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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.

Clear and Present Danger

2521. Clear and Present Danger

Action Drama Thriller
6.9

19942h 21min

United States

Director: Phillip Noyce

Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.


The Ref

2522. The Ref

Comedy Crime Drama
6.9

19941h 37min

United States

Director: Ted Demme

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.


Cool Runnings

2523. Cool Runnings

Comedy Adventure Drama
7.0

19931h 38min

United States

Director: Jon Turteltaub

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.


Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

2524. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Drama History Action
7.0

19931h 59min

Hong Kong SAR China, United States

Director: Rob Cohen

This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.


Red Rock West

2525. Red Rock West

Crime Drama Thriller
7.0

19931h 38min

United States

Director: John Dahl

When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.


Fearless

2526. Fearless

Drama
7.0

19932h 2min

United States

Director: Peter Weir

After surviving a plane crash that kills many others, Max Klein develops a sense of invulnerability, leading to radical, compulsive actions. Can a psychologist and a fellow guilt-ridden survivor bring him down to earth?


Nowhere

2527. Nowhere

Comedy Drama Science Fiction
6.5

19971h 23min

United States, France

Director: Gregg Araki

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.


Sneakers

2528. Sneakers

Comedy Crime Drama High-Concept Comedy Heist
7.1

19922h 5min

United States

Director: Phil Alden Robinson

When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'black box' from a Soviet-funded genius, they uncover a bigger conspiracy. Now, he and his 'sneakers' must save themselves and the world economy by retrieving the box from their blackmailers.

Themes

Trust under manipulation, Impostor networks, Wealth redistribution pressures, Corporate-criminal collusion, Fugitive pursuit dynamics, Codebreaking tech ethics

Available on

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Orlando

2529. Orlando

Drama Fantasy
7.1

19921h 34min

France, Italy

Director: Sally Potter

England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.


Benny's Video

2530. Benny's Video

Crime Drama
7.1

19921h 50min

Austria, Switzerland

Director: Michael Haneke

A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.