That Thing You Do!
1996 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 934 votes
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager. 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 2026-08-06 · 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 Rover
2014 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,075 votes
Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Many Saints of Newark
2021 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 773 votes
Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Resurrection
2025 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 107 votes
In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Eight Hundred
2020 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 345 votes
In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cry Macho
2021 · TMDB 5.9/10 · 1,132 votes
A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man's young son home from Mexico. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Here
2024 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 698 votes
An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
La Chimera
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 600 votes
Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Woman in Black
2012 · TMDB 6.1/10 · 3,719 votes
The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fearless
2006 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,438 votes
After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 809 votes
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Red Corner
1997 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 411 votes
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Finest Hours
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,774 votes
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
This Is Where I Leave You
2014 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,506 votes
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Gold Rush
1925 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 1,863 votes
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hate U Give
2018 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 2,231 votes
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Alpha
2018 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,795 votes
In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
De Gaulle: Liberté
2026 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 150 votes
Part two of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political commitment between 1940 and 1945, and trace his development towards a political career. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
To Die For
1995 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 903 votes
Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Collateral Damage
2002 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 1,524 votes
Firefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing credited to Claudio 'The Wolf' Perrini. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.