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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.

Frankie and Johnny

2641. Frankie and Johnny

Drama Romance Comedy
6.7

19911h 58min

United States

Director: Garry Marshall

When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, he develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.


Regarding Henry

2642. Regarding Henry

Romance Drama
6.7

19911h 48min

United States

Director: Mike Nichols

After being shot, a lawyer loses his memory and must relearn speech and mobility, but he has a loving family to support him.


White Fang

2643. White Fang

Action Adventure Drama Family
6.7

19911h 47min

United States

Director: Randal Kleiser

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.


Rush

2644. Rush

Crime Drama
6.7

19912h

United States

Director: Lili Fini Zanuck

Undercover cop Jim Raynor is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates, is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his next case with him: a deep cover assignment to bring down the notoriously hard-to-capture drug lord Gaines. While their relationship turns romantic during the assignment, they also turn into junkies, and will have to battle their own addictions if they want to bring down Gaines once and for all.


Hero

2645. Hero

Comedy Drama
6.5

19921h 57min

United States

Director: Stephen Frears

Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.


Gladiator

2646. Gladiator

Drama Underdog Sports
6.5

19921h 41min

United States

Director: Rowdy Herrington

Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where punches can kill.

Themes

Racial tension, Underground boxing, Boxing promoter, Tournament pressure, Gambling debts, Sports ethics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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New Jack City

2647. New Jack City

Thriller Crime Drama
6.6

19911h 37min

United States

Director: Mario Van Peebles

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infiltrate the gang is to become a dealer himself.


Jungle Fever

2648. Jungle Fever

Drama Romance
6.6

19912h 12min

United States

Director: Spike Lee

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.


Little Man Tate

2649. Little Man Tate

Drama Family
6.6

19911h 39min

United States

Director: Jodie Foster

Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs, and that he is not taken advantage of by people who forget that his extremely powerful intellect is harboured in the body and emotions of a child.


Mermaids

2650. Mermaids

Comedy Drama Romance Coming-of-Age Drama Romantic Comedy
6.7

19901h 50min

United States

Director: Richard Benjamin

Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte's attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.

Themes

Coming of age under upheaval, Relocation and instability, Romance across age difference, Religious tension vs secular longing, Parental boundaries and friendship, Family resilience and repair

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
The Roku Channel
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