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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.

The Limey

2291. The Limey

Crime Drama Thriller Mystery
6.9

19991h 29min

United States

Director: Steven Soderbergh

The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.


East Is East

2292. East Is East

Drama Comedy
6.9

19991h 37min

United Kingdom

Director: Damien O'Donnell

In 1971 Salford fish-and-chip shop owner George Khan expects his family to follow his strict Pakistani Muslim ways. But his children, with an English mother and having been born and brought up in Britain, increasingly see themselves as British and start to reject their father's rules on dress, food, religion, and living in general.


Tea with Mussolini

2293. Tea with Mussolini

Comedy Drama War
6.9

19991h 57min

United Kingdom, Italy

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.


Interview with the Vampire

2294. Interview with the Vampire

Horror Drama Fantasy Vampire Horror Psychological Drama
7.5

19942h 3min

United States

Director: Neil Jordan

A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

Themes

Loneliness and attachment, Immortality and isolation, Love and betrayal, Plague as catalyst, Power and restraint, Loss and mourning

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Legends of the Fall

2295. Legends of the Fall

Drama Western Romance War Action
7.5

19942h 13min

United States

Director: Edward Zwick

In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.

Themes

World war i trauma, Loss and loyalty, Sibling relationship tensions, Duty versus family

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Quiz Show

2296. Quiz Show

History Drama
7.5

19942h 13min

United States

Director: Robert Redford

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.


The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

2297. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Drama Comedy
7.5

19941h 43min

Australia, United States

Director: Stephan Elliott

Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.


Fresh

2298. Fresh

Crime Drama Thriller
7.5

19941h 54min

France, United States

Director: Boaz Yakin

Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.


A Pure Formality

2299. A Pure Formality

Mystery Thriller Crime Drama
7.5

19941h 51min

Italy, France

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore

Onoff is a famous writer, now a recluse. The Inspector is suspicious when Onoff is brought into the station one night, disoriented and suffering a kind of amnesia. In an isolated, rural police station, the Inspector tries to establish the events surrounding a killing, to reach a startling resolution.


What Dreams May Come

2300. What Dreams May Come

Drama Fantasy Romance
7.0

19981h 53min

United States

Director: Vincent Ward

Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.