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Drama movies

Emotional and character-driven narratives that explore the complexities of the human condition and relationships.

Subgenres include: Psychological Drama, Professional Drama, Entertainment Industry Drama.

A Walk Among the Tombstones

1451. A Walk Among the Tombstones

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller Narcotics Crime
6.5

20141h 54min

United States

Director: Scott Frank

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Themes

Kidnap for ransom, Mafia violence networks, Addiction and sobriety, Private investigation ethics, Dealer targeting schemes, Urban crime realism

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Magic in the Moonlight

1452. Magic in the Moonlight

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
6.5

20141h 38min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Woody Allen

Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.

Themes

Trust under scrutiny, Romance amid doubt, Deception and collaboration, Rationalism versus belief, Wealth and spectacle, Occult versus science

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Barefoot

1453. Barefoot

Comedy Drama Romance Romantic Comedy Family Drama
6.5

20141h 30min

United States

Director: Andrew Fleming

The "black sheep" son of a wealthy family meets a young psychiatric patient who's been raised in isolation her entire life. He takes the naive young woman home for his brother's wedding an improbable romance blooms, as she impresses everyone with her genuine, simple charms.

Themes

Isolation and belonging, Class tension, Unconventional romance, Debt and coercion, Family reputation, Deception and honesty

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The Duke of Burgundy

1454. The Duke of Burgundy

Drama Mystery Romance Relationship Drama Dark Romance
6.5

20141h 44min

Hungary, United Kingdom

Director: Peter Strickland

Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Ritualized control mechanisms, Dominance submission dynamics, Desire versus convention, Boundary testing, Aging insecurity

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Lord of War

1455. Lord of War

Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime Political Drama
7.6

20052h 2min

France, United States

Director: Andrew Niccol

Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.

Themes

Profit-driven violence, Global arms economy, Moral compromise under crime, Ambition and addiction, Collateral harm and indifference, Power and exploitation

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Match Point

1456. Match Point

Drama Romance Thriller Relationship Drama Dark Romance
7.6

20052h 4min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Woody Allen

Chris, a former tennis pro, takes a job as an instructor and befriends his wealthy young student, Tom. After being introduced to his family, Chris is soon engaged to Tom's sister, Chloe. Despite the professional and financial advantages that this relationship affords him, Chris becomes obsessed with Tom's fiancee, American actress Nola.

Themes

Class inequality, Social climbing, Wealth as lure, Infidelity and deception, Marriage for security, Obsession and control

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Amazon Prime Video
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Mysterious Skin

1457. Mysterious Skin

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.6

20051h 45min

United States, Netherlands

Director: Gregg Araki

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Themes

Childhood trauma and memory, Sexual exploitation and agency, Identity under stigma, Alienation through dream imagery, Abuse of power and trust, Trauma shaping relationships

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Joyeux Noel

1458. Joyeux Noel

Drama War Romance History Historical Drama
7.6

20051h 56min

Belgium, France

Director: Christian Carion

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…

Themes

Duty versus humanity, Art as morale, Memory and home, Fraternization ethics, Ritual under fire, Fragile cease-fire dynamics

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In 1943, as Hitler continues to wage war across Europe, a group of college students mount an underground resistance movement in Munich. Dedicated expressly to the downfall of the monolithic Third Reich war machine, they call themselves the White Rose. One of its few female members, Sophie Scholl is captured during a dangerous mission to distribute pamphlets on campus with her brother Hans. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to the White Rose, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Collective resistance under repression, Moral courage under surveillance, Legal mechanisms under authoritarian rule, Cost of dissent, Propaganda versus truth

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Water

1460. Water

Drama Romance
7.6

20051h 55min

Canada, India

Director: Deepa Mehta

The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.