Curated by SceneIt · United States
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
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
2013 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 3,104 votes
Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1984 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,023 votes
When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 1,239 votes
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2026 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 113 votes
In 2025 Spain, a celebrated film director struggles to write the screenplay for an autofictional film set in 2004 Spain about an unsuccessful movie director turned director of commercials who suffers a panic attack that forces her to take a break by visiting the Canary Islands, where she begins work on a new film. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 2,051 votes
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,961 votes
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 1,272 votes
Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,370 votes
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1998 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 111 votes
Heeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 5,582 votes
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 3,110 votes
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,445 votes
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 334 votes
An expat PI is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim's powerful family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 427 votes
After the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 342 votes
A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1974 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 498 votes
Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2005 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 1,317 votes
Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 292 votes
A soldier-turned-high school teacher uses unusual methods to reach to a class of poor students, while dealing with a greedy entrepreneur and his gang of fighters as well as the government. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 252 votes
After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, young Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 118 votes
Two dancers, opposites in all but their art, agree to train together for a competition. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.