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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.

One Eight Seven

2501. One Eight Seven

Drama Thriller
6.6

19971h 59min

United States

Director: Kevin Reynolds

After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad. He then moves to California to be a sub for a predominantly Native Hispanic/Latin-American high school in Los Angeles. He is tormented by members of a Native Hispanic/Latino-American tag crew named K.O.S. (Kappin’ off Suckaz).


A River Runs Through It

2502. A River Runs Through It

Drama Family
7.2

19922h 3min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Robert Redford

The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess where they've been and where they're going.


The Crying Game

2503. The Crying Game

Crime Drama Thriller
7.2

19921h 52min

United Kingdom, Japan

Director: Neil Jordan

Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.


Bitter Moon

2504. Bitter Moon

Thriller Drama Romance Erotic Thriller Dark Romance
7.2

19922h 19min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Roman Polanski

A passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

Themes

Marriage crisis, Deception and power dynamics, Desire and control, Bondage and obsession, Voyeurism and exhibitionism, Paralysis and vulnerability

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Strictly Ballroom

2505. Strictly Ballroom

Comedy Drama Romance
7.2

19921h 34min

Australia

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed?


Romeo + Juliet

2506. Romeo + Juliet

Drama Romance
6.7

19962h

Australia, United States

Director: Baz Luhrmann

In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.


Marvin's Room

2507. Marvin's Room

Drama
6.7

19961h 38min

United States

Director: Jerry Zaks

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.


Ghosts of Mississippi

2508. Ghosts of Mississippi

Drama History
6.7

19962h 10min

United States

Director: Rob Reiner

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to bring a white supremacist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.


Cape Fear

2509. Cape Fear

Drama Crime Thriller
7.3

19912h 8min

United States

Director: Martin Scorsese

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.


Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

2510. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Comedy Drama
7.3

19911h 57min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Tom Stoppard

Rosencrantz and Guildensterm, minor characters from the play 'Hamlet', find themselves on the road to Elsinore Castle at the behest of the King of Denmark. The duo encounter a band of players before arriving to find that they are needed to try to discern what troubles the prince Hamlet. Meanwhile, they ponder the meaning of their existence.