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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.

Lost Highway

2051. Lost Highway

Drama Thriller Mystery
7.6

19972h 14min

France, United States

Director: David Lynch

A married couple receives strange videotapes filmed by someone watching them from inside their home. After a string of chilling events, the wife is found dead, and the husband becomes the prime suspect. But the real madness is only just beginning.


The Castle

2052. The Castle

Drama Comedy
7.6

19971h 25min

Australia

Director: Rob Sitch

The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail – a few yards from the edge of Melbourne, Australia's busy Tullamarine Airport. When a building inspector condemns the building and reveals that the government plans to use their land for an airport expansion, Darryl Kerrigan and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.


Step Up

2053. Step Up

Music Drama Romance Crime Dance-Centered Music Film
6.5

20061h 44min

United States

Director: Anne Fletcher

Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with up-and-coming dancer Nora.

Themes

Class inequality, Betrayal and loyalty, Risk and consequence, Romance under pressure, Belonging through teamwork, Ambition through art

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Marie Antoinette

2054. Marie Antoinette

Drama History Historical Drama Political History
6.5

20062h 3min

Japan, United States

Director: Sofia Coppola

The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette - from her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at fifteen to her reign as queen at nineteen and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Themes

Class inequality at court, Spectacle vs constraint, Extravagance amid crisis, Public image management, Social climbing and legitimacy, Motherhood and succession pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Flyboys

2055. Flyboys

Action Adventure Drama History Romance
6.5

20062h 18min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Tony Bill

The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.

Themes

Racial segregation in armed forces, Frontline risk and sacrifice, Duty and danger, Peer mentorship and competition, Collective identity and belonging, Honor and personal loss

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Facing the Giants

2056. Facing the Giants

Drama Underdog Sports
6.5

20061h 51min

United States

Director: Alex Kendrick

A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.

Themes

Underdog perseverance, Faith driven leadership, Mentorship and coaching philosophy, Adversity driven discipline, Community pressure and support, Teamwork and effort

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Believer

2057. The Believer

Drama Psychological Drama
7.1

20011h 38min

United States

Director: Henry Bean

A hardcore US racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant scholar whose questioning of the tenets of his faith has left him angry and confused, turning against those who he thinks have a tragic history of their own making.

Themes

Group dynamics and coercion, Appeal of extremism, Manipulation through rhetoric, Violence as identity performance, Identity and allegiance, Scapegoating under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
fuboTV
The Roku Channel
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The Warrior

2058. The Warrior

History Drama Action War Historical Event
7.1

20012h 35min

South Korea, China

Director: Kim Sung-soo

In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Duty under tyranny, Homeland longing, Exile as constraint, Slavery and coercion, Battle as disruption


L.I.E.

2059. L.I.E.

Drama Crime Coming-of-Age Drama Heist
7.1

20011h 37min

United States

Director: Michael Cuesta

With his mother dead and his father busy at work, Howie feels adrift in his New York suburb. He and his friend Gary spend their time burglarizing their neighbors' homes — until they make the mistake of robbing the house of Big John, a macho former Marine who is also an unrepentant pedophile. He propositions Howie, who declines, but the two eventually develop an unlikely and dangerous friendship.

Themes

Coming of age, Juvenile delinquency, Male prostitution, Death of mother

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Manic

2060. Manic

Drama Psychological Drama
7.1

20011h 42min

United States

Director: Jordan Melamed

Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution, where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.

Themes

Mental illness stigma, Group therapy dynamics, Child abuse aftermath, Power within institution, Desire for escape, Abuse legacy

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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