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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.

Wit

1521. Wit

Drama TV Movie Tragic Drama True-Story TV Movie
8.0

20011h 39min

United States

Director: Mike Nichols

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

Themes

Illness and mortality, Professional detachment and care, Medical ethics under pressure, Fourth-wall communication, Memory and life reflection, Patient autonomy vs experimentation

Available on

HBO Max
HBO Max Amazon Channel
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Hesher

1522. Hesher

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
6.9

20101h 46min

Taiwan, United States

Director: Spencer Susser

A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.

Themes

Grief and isolation, Unstable home dynamics, Disruption by outsiders, Violence and retaliation cycles, Unreliable care and guidance

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Trust

1523. Trust

Crime Drama Thriller Con Artist Crime Psychological Drama
6.9

20101h 44min

United States

Director: David Schwimmer

A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. After months of communicating via online chat and phone, Annie discovers her friend is not who he originally claimed to be. Shocked into disbelief, her parents are shattered by their daughter's actions and struggle to support her as she comes to terms with what has happened to her once innocent life.

Themes

Online dating risk, Online predation and deception, Parental vigilance under strain, Digital harassment and doxxing, Teen trauma and recovery

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Welcome to the Rileys

1524. Welcome to the Rileys

Drama Family Drama
6.9

20101h 50min

United States

Director: Jake Scott

Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t understand, he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian.

Themes

Caregiving under pressure, Grief and responsibility, Unconventional family dynamics, Economic dependency, Boundaries and dependence, Age and vulnerability

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Romantics Anonymous

1525. Romantics Anonymous

Drama Comedy Romance Romantic Comedy Awkward Comedy
6.9

20101h 20min

Belgium, France

Director: Jean-Pierre Améris

What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René, the boss of a small chocolate factory, and Angélique, a gifted chocolate maker he has just hired. What occurs when a highly emotional man meets a highly emotional woman? They fall in love, and this is what occurs to Jean-René and Angélique who share the same handicap. But being pathologically timid does not make things easy for them. So whether they will manage to get together, join their solitudes and live happily ever after is a guessing matter.

Themes

Collaboration under pressure, Craft as lifeblood, Social anxiety and romance, Fear of intimacy, Support networks and growth

Available on

Amazon Video
Plex Channel
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Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

1526. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life

Drama Historical Drama
6.9

20102h 10min

France, United States

Director: Joann Sfar

A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.

Themes

Creative ambition under pressure, Parent-child dynamics, Public image vs private conscience, Romantic entanglements shaping career, Illusion vs reality in fame, Musical experimentation across genres

Available on

Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Munich

1527. Munich

Drama Action History Thriller Historical Drama
7.5

20052h 44min

United States, Canada

Director: Steven Spielberg

During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Plausible deniability ethics, Covert violence consequences, Moral ambiguity in retaliation, Cross-border collaboration, Psychological toll

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Thank You for Smoking

1528. Thank You for Smoking

Comedy Drama Satire Political Drama
7.5

20051h 32min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Jason Reitman

Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.

Themes

Corporate lobbying power, Media exposure and reputation risk, Advertising ethics vs health, Consumer choice and responsibility, Moral ambiguity in marketing, Family dynamics in public life

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Lady Vengeance

1529. Lady Vengeance

Drama Thriller Revenge Thriller Tragic Drama
7.5

20051h 55min

South Korea

Director: Park Chan-wook

Released after being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 13 years, a woman begins executing her elaborate plan of retribution.

Themes

Manipulation and control, Enduring injustice, Prison reform paradox, Vigilantism and revenge, Deception within justice system, Motherhood under threat

Available on

AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
AMC+
Kanopy
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A Bittersweet Life

1530. A Bittersweet Life

Action Drama Crime Organized Crime Tragic Drama
7.5

20051h 59min

South Korea

Director: Kim Jee-woon

Kim Sun-woo is an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a cold, calculative crime boss, Kang who assigns Sun-woo to a simple errand while he is away on a business trip; to shadow his young mistress, Hee-soo, for fear that she may be cheating on him with a younger man with the mandate that he must kill them both if he discovers their affair.

Themes

Power dynamics, Loyalty under pressure, Isolation and longing, Deception and cover-up, Risk and retaliation, Vengeance and consequences

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV
Amazon Prime Video
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