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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.

That Burning House

251. That Burning House

Drama Crime Thriller
Upcoming

20262h 8min

Director: Yin-chuan Tsai

At Home of Happiness, a devoted social worker struggles to reform troubled youth while the institution falls into crisis. A bullied boy clings to his late mother’s teddy bear as his world collapses. A former resident, lured into a telecom scam, faces a moral dilemma that threatens his life. Across different paths, each must confront the scars of the past and decide whether to fall into darkness or fight for a way forward.


Sheep in the Box

252. Sheep in the Box

Drama Science Fiction
Upcoming

2026

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda

In the near future, a couple take a state-of-the-art humanoid into their home as their son.


Daydream

253. Daydream

Comedy Drama Family
Upcoming

20261h 10min

Director: Jackson Cooperman

A young adult recounts childhood memories involving his 6th grade teacher and the lessons she taught, particularly her unconventional assignment: to daydream.


The Death of Robin Hood

254. The Death of Robin Hood

Drama Thriller
Upcoming

2026

Director: Michael Sarnoski

Grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder, Robin Hood finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation.


Susana and Elvira, The Movie

255. Susana and Elvira, The Movie

Romance Comedy Drama
Upcoming

2026

Director: Maria Gamboa

Susana and Elvira, two former best friends, reunite after two years apart to organize the celebrity wedding of the year.


National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

256. National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World

Drama Comedy
Upcoming

20262h 30min

Director: Caitriona McLaughlin

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery. Pegeen Flaherty’s life is turned upside down when a young man walks into her pub claiming that he’s killed his father. Instead of being shunned, the killer becomes a local hero and begins to win hearts, that is until a second man unexpectedly arrives on the scene… Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Caitríona McLaughlin directs this darkly funny tale full to the brim with secrets.


I Understand Your Displeasure

257. I Understand Your Displeasure

Drama
Upcoming

20261h 33min

Director: Kilian Armando Friedrich

Heike works at a cleaning company, where every day she has to handle her team’s struggles, the pressure of delivering a spotless job, and the need to keep clients and boss happy. When a powerful subcontractor threatens to withdraw his support if she does not provide more work for his team, Heike faces a difficult choice. To comply, she must sacrifice one of her own employees. As the pressure closes in, Heike must decide how far she is willing to go to meet the job’s ruthless demands.


Mata

258. Mata

Drama Thriller
Upcoming

2026

Director: Rachel Lang

Wounded while on a clandestine operation in Niger, French secret agent Mata loses track of her colleague Antoine, captured on the spot. Upon her return, she volunteers for a counter-espionage mission in the Alps, with the intuition that this new assignment might somehow be connected to her traumatic mission in Africa. Haunted by Antoine’s captivity and convinced that her managers are hiding information from her, Mata embarks on a race against time, outside any official framework... at the risk of losing everything.


Onades

259. Onades

Drama Romance Fantasy
Upcoming

202615min

Director: Andoni Martínez

Álvaro returns to his Mediterranean hometown to sell the family house. There, the Mediterranean comes alive and guides him through legends, customs and memories, on an intimate journey where past and present intertwine. Onades is a contemporary fable about identity, nostalgia and desire, a poetic and queer short film created from and for La Vila.


Portrait In Red

260. Portrait In Red

Drama Mystery
Upcoming

202614min

Director: Lorelei Moxon

A mysterious guest arrives at a dinner party during a pivotal moment in an artist's career.