Top Drama Movies


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

411. This is England

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shane Meadows
Actors: Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure, Perry Benson
Plot: In England, circa 1983, a young boy whose father has been killed at war falls in with a group of teenage skinheads. An unflinching, often humorous and grippingly uncomfortable look at the politics of hate, disenfranchisement and what it means to love (or hate) your country. Based on the personal experiences of director Shane Meadows.

412. Attack

Year of Release: 1956
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Aldrich
Actors: Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen
Plot: In the waning days of WWII a National Guard Infantry Company is given the
mission of setting up artillery observation posts in key areas. Lieutenant
Costa knows that his captain, Cooney, has only achieved his position due
to his connections and doubts his leadership ability. Costa and his men
are sent out but after running into trouble, Cooney refuses to reinforce
them. Suffering heavy losses, Costa plots revenge.

413. Knife in the Water ( Nóz w wodzie )

Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz
Plot: A man and his wife almost hit a young student on the road and invite him to their yacht. The two men suddenly find themselves in a rivalry - and as the tension slowly increases, there will be consequences.

414. Carlito's Way

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Brian De Palma
Actors: Al Pacino, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Sean Penn, Luis Guzman, Ingrid Rogers
Plot: A gangster is released from prison as he pledges to stay out of trouble in New York City.

415. The Iron Giant

Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Brad Bird
Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, Christopher McDonald
Plot: A giant alien robot falls into a small Maine town in 1958. A 9-year-old boy becomes fast friends with the machine, but soon the government arrives with the intent to destroy the machine at any cost.

416. American Gangster

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Carla Gugino
Plot: Based on a true story about a gangster who smuggles in drugs in the coffins of dead Vietnam soldiers while a detective tries to track him down.

417. Searching

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Aneesh Chaganty
Actors: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La, Sara Sohn, Gage Biltoft
Plot: Told entirely from the point-of-view of a computer screen, a father searches his missing 15-year-old daughter's laptop and social media accounts in hopes of finding out what has happened to her.

418. Rosemary's Baby

Year of Release: 1968
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy
Plot: A couple moves into a new apartment when the wife gets pregnant mysteriously. She has odd dreams, vision and believes that her neighbors have other motives for her new baby.

419. Imitation of Life

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Douglas Sirk
Actors: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Robert Alda, Susan Kohner, Dan O'Herlihy
Plot: A black woman has a biracial daughter and is hired by a white lady to
manage her home.

420. The Pursuit of Happyness

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Actors: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellaneta
Plot: Based on a true story, in 1981 struggling salesman Chris Gardner wants nothing more than the best for his family, especially his son. When his wife leaves him, he takes custody of his son and secures a non-paying internship at Dean Witter. With money dwindling and time always against him, he will let nothing stand in the way of his future.

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