Catch.44
2011 · TMDB 5.0/10 · 378 votes
The lives of three female assassins take a sudden turn when their charming boss lures them into one last job. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Drama Movies
Discover popular and highly rated drama movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-05 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
The Good Son
1993 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,061 votes
A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Where the Wild Things Are
2009 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,045 votes
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 2,499 votes
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mississippi Burning
1988 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,986 votes
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
What If
2013 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,097 votes
Medical-school dropout Wallace has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 821 votes
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Chaos
2005 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,169 votes
In Seattle, detective Quentin Conners is unfairly suspended and his partner Jason York leaves the police force after a tragic shooting on Pearl Street Bridge, when the hostage and the criminal die. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Crossing Over
2009 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 414 votes
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 934 votes
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Flatliners
1990 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,768 votes
Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mother's Day
2016 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 1,321 votes
Three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother's Day. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Girl in the Box
2016 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 163 votes
The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
CJ7
2008 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 817 votes
A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Police Story 4: First Strike
1996 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 545 votes
Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Maverick
1994 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,805 votes
Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Small Things Like These
2024 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 568 votes
In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Jungle Book
1994 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 512 votes
Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Colonia
2016 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 2,006 votes
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Last Castle
2001 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,459 votes
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.