Before Midnight
2013 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,746 votes
It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. 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 Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,446 votes
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Million Dollar Arm
2014 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 675 votes
In a last-ditch effort to save his career, sports agent JB Bernstein dreams up a wild game plan to find Major League Baseball’s next great pitcher from a pool of cricket players in India. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
2019 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 3,567 votes
A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy, from the perspective of his longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kloepfer, who refused to believe the truth about him for years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Last Christmas
2019 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,657 votes
Kate is a young woman who has a habit of making bad decisions, and her last date with disaster occurs after she accepts work as Santa's elf for a department store. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Darkest Minds
2018 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,955 votes
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Eddie the Eagle
2016 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,323 votes
The feel-good story of Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself—even as an entire nation was counting him out. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Minari
2021 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,890 votes
A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,429 votes
A Black hitman who models after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Step Up 2: The Streets
2008 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,443 votes
When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Life in a Year
2020 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 1,994 votes
A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Do the Right Thing
1989 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,029 votes
Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Drive My Car
2021 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,521 votes
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,576 votes
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fathers and Daughters
2015 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,049 votes
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while, 27 years later, his grown daughter struggles to forge connections of her own. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Centurion
2010 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,589 votes
Britain, A.D. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
American Fiction
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,389 votes
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cocoon
1985 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,433 votes
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Emperor
2012 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 287 votes
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Darjeeling Limited
2007 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 4,033 votes
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.