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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.

Relay

1. Relay

Action Drama Thriller Spy Action Professional Drama
7.0
20251h 52min

Overview

A broker of lucrative payoffs between corrupt corporations and the individuals who threaten them breaks his own rules when a new client seeks his protection to stay alive.

Themes

Moral compromise under pressure, Corporate corruption exposure, Deception and counter-surveillance, Shadow negotiations and payoff, Whistleblower protection risk, Identity concealment and manipulation

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Sentimental Value

2. Sentimental Value

Drama Entertainment Industry Drama
7.9
20252h 13min

Overview

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

Themes

Dysfunctional family dynamics, Creative collaboration tensions, Filmmaking, Absent authority and memory, Home as battlefield, Careers under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Map That Leads to You

3. The Map That Leads to You

Romance Drama Passionate Romance Coming-of-Age Drama
6.2
20251h 36min

Overview

Heather is a young woman traveling Europe with friends before starting her perfectly planned life. A chance meeting with Jack sparks an unexpected romance that leads to deep emotional discovery. As secrets and life choices test their bond, her path changes forever.

Themes

Memory and longing, Travel as growth, Illness as obstacle, Chance meeting romance, Independence vs commitment, Trust under uncertainty

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
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The Shadow's Edge

4. The Shadow's Edge

Action Crime Drama Thriller
7.2
20252h 22min

Overview

Macau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.


Night Always Comes

5. Night Always Comes

Thriller Drama Crime Domestic Thriller Family Drama
5.9
20251h 48min

Overview

Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.

Themes

Economic precarity, Housing instability, Gentrification pressures, Illicit economy survival, Survival under deadlines, Caregiver obligations vs autonomy

Available on

Netflix
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Highest 2 Lowest

6. Highest 2 Lowest

Thriller Crime Drama Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Organized Crime
5.5
20252h 13min

Overview

When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.

Themes

Loyalty under strain, Public image pressure, Crime and ambition, Moral dilemma, Risk and leverage, Ownership vs control

Available on

Apple TV
Apple TV Amazon Channel
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My Oxford Year

7. My Oxford Year

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Relationship Drama
5.9
20251h 53min

Overview

An ambitious American fulfilling her dream of studying at Oxford falls for a charming Brit hiding a secret that may upend her perfectly planned life.

Themes

Teacher student tension, Career vs relationship, Family duty pressure, Belonging while abroad, Cross cultural romance, Illness as deadline

Available on

Netflix
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The Secret Agent

8. The Secret Agent

Crime Drama Thriller Political Thriller Organized Crime
8.0
20252h 41min

Overview

In 1977 Brazil, technology specialist Marcelo, fleeing a mysterious past, returns to Recife in search of peace, but realizes the city is far from the refuge he seeks.

Themes

Resistance and exile, Memory and displacement, Refugee shelter networks, Police corruption and violence, Military dictatorship effects


Dead to Rights

9. Dead to Rights

Drama War History
7.7
20252h 17min

Overview

During the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, a postman poses as a photo developer, helping Japanese forces while secretly sheltering Chinese refugees. He later risks his life evacuating them and revealing evidence of the atrocities.


Wall to Wall

10. Wall to Wall

Thriller Drama Domestic Thriller Psychological Drama
5.9
20251h 58min

Overview

A man who poured his life savings into a new apartment discovers its walls are full of disturbing noises, hostile neighbors and unsettling secrets.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Surveillance through walls, Apartment as pressure cooker, Economic gamble and loss, Debt-induced anxiety, Exposure through scandal, Collapse of trust

Available on

Netflix
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