Lilya 4-ever
2002 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 681 votes
In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. 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 Poseidon Adventure
1972 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,038 votes
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Monster
2003 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,584 votes
In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Enforcer
2022 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 514 votes
A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
To Catch a Killer
2023 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,352 votes
Baltimore. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
12th Fail
2023 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 255 votes
Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 357 votes
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Conversation
1974 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,064 votes
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Aftermath
2019 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 731 votes
In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Robe
1953 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 288 votes
Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
2009 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 516 votes
Ninjas with bloodline limits begin disappearing in all the countries and blame points toward the fire nation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Magnum Force
1973 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,224 votes
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 627 votes
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Rays and Shadows
2026 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 103 votes
Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Square
2017 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,761 votes
A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Room
2019 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 1,056 votes
Kate and Matt discover that a part of their house can grant wishes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mysterious Skin
2005 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,318 votes
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Gabriel's Inferno
2020 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 2,477 votes
An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love, and redemption, Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible--forgiveness and love. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Defiance
2008 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,927 votes
Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Visitor Q
2001 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 550 votes
In a dysfunctional family where the mother is a heroin addict and prostitute, beaten by her son, and the father is an ex-TV reporter, sleeping with his daughter and filming his son being beaten up, ‘Q’, a complete stranger enters the bizarre family, changing their lives for the better, finding a balance in their disturbing natures. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.