Top Drama Movies


The Top Drama Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Drama List". Lists are calculated daily.

361. Lion

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Garth Davis
Actors: Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Divian Ladwa
Plot: As a five-year-old, young Saroo finds himself alone on the bustling streets of Calcutta, separated from his family and far from home. After surviving many hardships, he finds himself adopted by an Australian couple. Fast-forward 25 years and he is ready to make the journey to track down his lost family.

362. Mud

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jeff Nichols
Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Michael Shannon, Matthew McConaughey, Sam Shepard, Sarah Paulson, Ray McKinnon
Plot: A fugitive looking to reunite with the love of his life happens across two teenage boys and the three form a pact to help him evade his pursuers and complete his quest.

363. Cries and Whispers ( Viskningar och rop )

Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin, Liv Ullmann, Anders Ek, Inga Gill
Plot: In turn-of-the-century Sweden, a dying woman's sisters visit her at her country home. However, the sisters are consumed by selfishness and fear, while the woman's maid does her best to comfort her in her final days.

364. The Place Beyond the Pines

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Actors: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Rose Byrne, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, Bruce Greenwood
Plot: A daredevil motorcyclist quits his carnival job when he learns a former
lover has a son - and he now has a family. In order to provide for them,
he takes on a series of bank robberies, putting all his riding skills to
good use. But this puts him on a crash course with an ambitious police
officer looking for a quick way to rise through the ranks of his corrupt
precinct. Over the course of 15 years, the story unfolds, leaving a
legacy for their children - who will have to face the consequences of
these actions.

365. That Obscure Object of Desire ( Cet obscur objet du désir )

Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Luis Buñuel
Actors: Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina, Julien Bertheau, André Weber, Ellen Bahl
Plot: An aging man finds himself in love with an infuriating but captivating younger woman, played interchangeably by two actresses, one a cool, icy Frenchwoman, the other a fiery Spaniard.

366. Secrets & Lies

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Leigh
Actors: Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Elizabeth Berrington
Plot: Adopted as a child, the now-grown up and successful Hortense thinks it is
time to track down her birth mother. It leads to a the rather lonely,
isolated working-class Cynthia - who does everything she can to deny the
lineage even as it exposes secrets long buried.

367. God's Own Country

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Francis Lee
Actors: Josh O'Connor, Alec Secareanu, Gemma Jones, Ian Hart, Liam Thomas, Melanie Kilburn

368. Battleship Potemkin ( Bronenosets Potyomkin )

Year of Release: 1925
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sergei M. Eisenstein
Actors: Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Aleksandrov, Ivan Bobrov, Mikhail Gomorov, Aleksandr Levshin
Plot: A Russian naval mutiny occurs, which leads to riots in the streets.

369. A History of Violence

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Cronenberg
Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Maria Bello, Ashton Holmes, Peter MacNeill
Plot: Set in a small town, a calm family has it's husband deemed a hero by
stopping a violent act. This brings on old thoughts and feelings from a
long time ago which brings trouble to the table.

370. Days of Heaven

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Terrence Malick
Actors: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Linda Manz, Robert J. Wilke, Sam Shepard, Jackie Shultis
Plot: After accidentally killing his foreman, a young man must flee Chicago with his young sister and his girlfriend. Going to Texas, the young lovers pretend to be siblings and secure employment as farmhands. But when the farmer takes an interest in the girlfriend, a triangle is formed that will lead to tragedy.

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