Drama Movies
The list contains the best, new, and most relevant Drama Movies ordered by relevance. Trendflicks helps you find the most attractive Movies from all kinds of streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, HBO, etc.
Best Movies
Popular Movies:
The Children's Hour(1961) , Loving Annabelle(2007) , Remember the Daze(2008) , An American Affair(2009) , Breaking Away(1979) , World War Z(2013) , London(2006) , Uptown Girls(2003) , Forever Rich(2021) , The Brothers(2001) , Gone Baby Gone(2007) , The Good Heart(2010) , Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri(2017) , Chicago(2002) , Harry Price: Ghost Hunter(2015) , Shortbus(2021) , The Terminal(2004) , Return to Sender(2005) , The Local(2008) , Once Upon a Time in Mexico(2003) , Carrie(2013) , Going the Distance(2010) , Georgia Rule(2007) , The Switch(2010) , Barefoot(2014) , A Boy Called Po(2016) , The Social Network(2010) , Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011) , The Man from Earth(2007) , Under the Skin(2014)
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The Children's Hour (1961)
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1961-12-19
Duration: 108min
Country: US
Plot: Friends Karen and Martha are teachers at a girls' school. Karen's dream is to wed Joe, a physician. Mary is an evil girl who tells many falsehoods. She's upset with Martha and Karen. When she finds out, Martha's aunt claims that they are lesbians. She informs other parents and her grandma. They remove their daughters from school after coming to trust her. Martha and Karen lose everything. Joe and Karen split up. A depressing conclusion results from Mary's deception.
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Audrey Hepburn, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter
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Loving Annabelle (2007)
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Duration: 77min
Country: US
Plot: The smart-beyond-her-years new student at an exclusive Catholic girl's school is named Annabelle. She will definitely cause some difficulty because she was expelled from her first two schools. She and Simone Bradley, her instructor, click like crazy. Simone is pursued by Annabelle nonstop until she is forced to choose between acting morally and following her heart.
Director: Katherine Brooks
Cast: Erin Kelly, Laura Breckenridge, Michelle Horn, Ilene Graff, Kevin McCarthy
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Remember the Daze (2008)
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Duration: 101min
Country: US
Plot: Through a series of connected vignettes, a group of teens spend the summer of 1999 living through their final day of high school and getting ready for the future. Holly, who was formerly the new student, will stop at nothing to stay in the popular group. Dawn fights drugs and is a lesbian in secret. As her class valedictorian, Tori decides to use drugs for the first time the night before graduation.
Director: Jessica Manafort
Cast: Amber Heard, Alexa PenaVega, Leighton Meester, Melonie Diaz, Lyndsy Fonseca
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Release Date: 2009-02-27
Duration: 93min
Country: US
Plot: What if a thirty-something free-spirited painter who counts the US President among her admirers became the subject of a boy's coming-of-age relationship? In the autumn of 1963, Adam Stafford, a junior high school student in Washington, DC, develops an obsession with Catherine Caswell, his new neighbor. He peeks in her windows, steams open her mail, reads her journal, and lurks in her closet. He witnesses CIA operatives meeting with her and a Cuban who is anti-Castro after they see him. She hires Adam to help with her garden, and they wind up becoming friends. Is this a problem exclusive to America?
Director: William Olsson
Cast: Gretchen Mol, James Rebhorn, Cameron Bright, Noah Wyle, Mark Pellegrino
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Breaking Away (1979)
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Duration: 100min
Country: US
Plot: Dave and his pals are impoverished cutters who choose not to attend college. They dislike the wealthy pupils and are residents of Indiana. Dave claims to be Italian and enjoys riding motorcycles. He has feelings for a college-bound Italian girl called Katarina. Telling her he's from Italy is a lie. His goal is to compete for the Italian cycling team. However, something forces him to make changes in his life.
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie
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World War Z (2013)
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Duration: 116min
Country: US
Plot: Gerry Lane, a former UN investigator, appears to be leading a happy life with his family. Abruptly, a strange virus spreads over the planet, transforming whole populations of people into mindless, raging zombies. After narrowly avoiding the mayhem, Lane is convinced to go out on a quest to learn more about this illness. In order to uncover answers before human civilization collapses, Lane must confront horrifying risks and overwhelming odds on a treacherous journey around the globe.
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken
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London (2006)
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Duration: 92min
Country: US
Plot: Drug addict Syd from New York still has feelings for his former lover, London. Her friends are throwing a farewell party for her since she is leaving the city. With Bateman, a banker and cocaine dealer he met at a pub, Syd interrupts the celebration. They use drugs and talk about their issues in the restroom. Syd kept his passion for London a secret. It is erectile dysfunction in Bateman. Before it's too late, Syd should speak with London, Bateman advises.
Director: Hunter Richards
Cast: Jessica Biel, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, Joy Bryant, Kelli Garner
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Uptown Girls (2003)
6.2
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Duration: 92min
Country: US
Plot: Molly Gunn is a spoilt, affluent, immature young woman who lives in New York City as though she were a princess from a fairy tale. When she was a small child, her mother and father, a well-known rock guitarist, perished in an aircraft accident. On her birthday, Lorraine "Ray" Schleine, a rude young woman with an adult attitude who lives in a posh uptown apartment with her father, who is terminally sick, and her negligent mother, is introduced to her at a nightclub.
Director: Boaz Yakin
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison, Jesse Spencer
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Forever Rich (2021)
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Duration: 89min
Country: NL
Plot: The narrative of Richie's ascent to become the most renowned rapper in the Netherlands. One evening, a bunch of teens robs him forcefully of his most valuable item, an exquisite watch. Richie's well-earned reputation suffers as pictures of the embarrassing heist become widely shared. Will Richie's career come to an end, or will he be able to regain his reputation?
Director: Shady El-Hamus
Cast: Jonas Smulders, Daniël Kolf, Sinem Kavus, Hadewych Minis, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing
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The Brothers (2001)
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Duration: 106min
Country: US
Plot: "The Brothers" chronicles the adventures of four African-American males as they face friendship, sex, love, and two of the scariest things in life: commitment and honesty. In this blatantly humorous yet terribly real examination of the struggle between the sexes, smart, successful, and seductive Jackson Smith, Brian Palmer, Derrick West, and Terry White—collectively known as "The Brothers"—have come together as longtime friends to weather the inherent fears and sporadic victories inherent in love.
Director: Gary Hardwick
Cast: Morris Chestnut, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy, Shemar Moore, Tatyana Ali
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Gone Baby Gone (2007)
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Duration: 113min
Country: US
Plot: Beatrice McCready, the aunt of 4-year-old Amanda McCready, employs Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro as private investigators when the daughter vanishes from her house and the police are unable to solve the case. The family wants the investigators, despite their open admission that they lack experience with this kind of case because they are not law enforcement officers and are familiar with the rough Boston neighborhood where they all reside.
Director: Ben Affleck
Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, John Ashton
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The Good Heart (2010)
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Duration: 95min
Country: US
Plot: The homeless guy Lucas attempted suicide. Jacques, the proprietor of a sick bar, takes him in. After his death, he wants Lucas to take over the tavern. He's got a lot of regulations for the bar. Lucas is a caring person; he assists April, a French lady who failed flying school, and speaks with clients and gives away his money. Jacques isn't fond of April. How is Lucas going to respond?
Director: Dagur Kári
Cast: Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Stephanie Szostak, Isild Le Besco, Bill Buell
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Duration: 115min
Country: US
Plot: The dark comedy Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, was written by Martin McDonagh. The fact that the person who killed her daughter has not been apprehended infuriates Mildred Hayes. She writes a message for Chief Willoughby, the head of the police department, on three placards. Dixon is a Willoughby police officer who uses violence. He attempts to halt Mildred. They battle both the cops and one another. Their quarrel is the subject of the film.
Director: Martin McDonagh
Cast: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Lucas Hedges, Abbie Cornish
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Chicago (2002)
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Duration: 113min
Country: US
Plot: Singer Velma Kelly killed both her husband and sister. A fan named Roxie Hart murdered her partner. For murder, they are both incarcerated. Their financial benefactor is the jail warden, Mama Morton. Their attorney, Billy Flynn, is defending them. He uses a made-up narrative to make Roxie famous. Envious, Velma longs to be with Roxie. They are stars and killers alike.
Director: Rob Marshall
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly
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Duration: 90min
Plot: A medium named Harry Price exposes dishonest psychics. MP Edward Goodwin hires him to assist his wife, Grace. She believes spirits control her and that their home is haunted. She is not credible, but Goodwin does not want to put her in jail. When he notices strange writing on the floor, he allows Harry to stay in their home. Harry learns about the Goodwins' secrets and the history of the house. They have an impact on Grace's visions.
Director: Alex Pillai
Cast: Rafe Spall, Cara Theobold, Tom Ward, Sophie Stanton, Zoe Boyle
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Shortbus (2021)
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Duration: 101min
Country: US
Plot: People flock to the Club Shortbus to make their sexual lives better. Sophia can't reach a climax despite Rob and her marriage. She treats couples with sex issues as a therapist. Gay couple Jamie and James are looking for a third person. Caleb observes them while Ceth joins them. Sophia notices Severin, the lady in charge of her. Everybody has wants and secrets.
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Cast: Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish, Adam Hardman, Sook-Yin Lee, Raphael Barker
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The Terminal (2004)
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Duration: 128min
Country: US
Plot: Viktor Navorski is an Eastern European tourist who is swept up in world politics when war breaks out in his country. He lands at JFK in New York. The Department of Homeland Security will not permit him to enter or leave the country due to the conflict. He's stuck at JFK for all time. Viktor develops feelings for a flight attendant while residing at the airport. She could also feel something for him. But if Viktor cannot exit the terminal, what good is love?
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna
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Return to Sender (2005)
6.3
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2005-01-29
Duration: 109min
Country: US
Plot: Charlotte Cory is a teenage prisoner on Death Row who has become friends with Frank Nitzche via letters, and her lawyer is working feverishly to overturn the decision before Charlotte's sentence expires. Frank recognizes he has fallen in love with Charlotte and that there is more to the terrible circumstances surrounding her captivity than he initially realized, realizing he only has a few days to spare.
Director: Bille August
Cast: Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, Kelly Preston, Tim Daly, Mark Ryan
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The Local (2008)
5.6
Duration: 90min
Plot: The Local tracks Noname, a mysterious man fleeing a horrific history. He works as a menial drug dealer for a group of insane veterans and is caught up in the brutal underbelly of Brooklyn. There, a wealthy visitor from out of town approaches Noname and offers him a sizable sum of money in exchange for "rescuing" his heroin-addicted daughter from his employer's drug den. Noname quickly learns that there's more to saving the girl than just making money.
Director: Dan Eberle
Cast: Adam Nagaitis, George Tchortov
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Duration: 102min
Country: US
Plot: In the last chapter of Mariachi/Desperado, the guitar hero El Mariachi makes a comeback. Barrillo, the head of a cartel hating on the president of Mexico, is the target of his pursuit. El Mariachi teams up with dubious CIA operative Sands to get retribution. He pursues Barrillo across rugged terrain to even the score. As El Mariachi struggles to end a coup and overthrow the cartel lord, the story is about justice and retribution.
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, Cheech Marin, Salma Hayek Pinault, Mickey Rourke
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Carrie (2013)
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Duration: 100min
Country: US
Plot: Carrie is a girl who experiences bullying from her peers. Her mother is insane and deeply religious. When Carrie gets her menstruation, she is clueless about what it is. She is made fun of by the other females, who record a video of her. Carrie is able to mentally move objects. She gains knowledge of her abilities. Sue asks Carrie's boyfriend to accompany her to the prom since she feels bad for her. Billy and Chris, however, want to harm Carrie during the prom.
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort, Alex Russell
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Duration: 102min
Country: US
Plot: Erin's internship at the New York Sentinel ends in six weeks, after which she will return to San Francisco. Garrett is cool with it because he recently ended a romance. However, their connection takes off and soon becomes something they can't just end after six weeks. They acknowledge their want to be together even if they live on different coasts. They eventually have no choice except to split up or find a way to live in the same city as their critical friends and sister as the distance grinds them down.
Director: Nanette Burstein
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate
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Georgia Rule (2007)
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Duration: 113min
Country: US
Plot: Rachel was not prepared for life in small-town Idaho, where the majority population is Mormon, of her upbringing in San Francisco. She decides to teach the young Mormon man Harlan the ways of the outside world after meeting him there. She also begins working part-time with Simon, the local veterinarian who was recently involved in a car accident that claimed the lives of his wife and child.
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Cary Elwes
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The Switch (2010)
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Duration: 101min
Country: US
Plot: Wally and Kassie are best friends. Since Kassie hasn't found love, she intends to conceive on her own. Though he's scared to say it, Wally dislikes this plan and has feelings for Kassie. He takes the sperm donor's sample and does something foolish one night when he's very intoxicated. Kassie returns with her son years later. Wally observes that the boy resembles him greatly. It's a story about love, friendship, and maybe even surprises!
Director: Josh Gordon
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Thomas Robinson, Jeff Goldblum
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Barefoot (2014)
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Duration: 90min
Country: US
Plot: The affluent family's "black sheep" son meets a young mental patient who has spent her entire life in solitude. In an attempt to persuade his family that he has at last turned his life around, he brings the innocent young lady home for the wedding of his brother. Her sincere, if erratic, charm wins over the family. As they travel, they develop an unlikely love.
Director: Andrew Fleming
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Scott Speedman, J.K. Simmons, Treat Williams, Kate Burton
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Duration: 95min
Country: US
Plot: Po tells the story of a father and son who lose their wife and mother to cancer. David is a working father who must care for Po, a sixth-grade autistic son. Po is a bright but unhappy young man who flees to his world, the Land of Color. David and Po grow apart and confront several challenges. The film depicts how they cope and reunite based on a genuine incident.
Director: John Asher
Cast: Christopher Gorham, Julian Feder, Kaitlin Doubleday, Andrew Bowen, Sean Gunn
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The Social Network (2010)
7.8
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Genre: Drama
Release Date: 2010-10-01
Duration: 121min
Country: US
Plot: Brilliant Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg has a passion for computer programming. He began developing a new concept one evening in 2003: a social network. He uses his dorm room to code and blog. Facebook is a big success as a result of his idea. He becomes the youngest billionaire in history after gaining 500 million friends. However, he also has difficulties: he gets sued and loses a few friends. It is a tale of brilliance, aspiration, and difficulties.
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Justin Timberlake, Max Minghella
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
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Duration: 105min
Country: US
Plot: The Rise of the Planet of the Apes by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver served as the inspiration for the movie. It demonstrates how the astute chimpanzee Caesar spearheads an ape revolution. Caesar is the child of two apes who were given medication to increase their intelligence. Will, a scientist, and Caroline, an animal physician, are his parents. He cherishes them. However, he is hauled away and imprisoned alongside further apes.
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Cast: Andy Serkis, James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox
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The Man from Earth (2007)
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Release Date: 2007-06-10
Duration: 87min
Country: US
Plot: John Oldman, the professor, is quitting his work. His pals show up to bid him farewell. Unbelievably, he reveals to them his age—14,000 years. He has experienced several civilizations and historical eras. His pals are intrigued and in awe. They bombard him with inquiries. They're curious about the reality. Is he truly unkillable? Is he telling the truth or not?
Director: Richard Schenkman
Cast: David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, John Billingsley, Ellen Crawford, Annika Peterson
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Under the Skin (2014)
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Release Date: 2014-04-04
Duration: 108min
Country: US
Plot: A space-age lady visits Scotland. She searches for males to devour. They arrive in a strange environment with no clothing on, thanks to her. She is not a person. But she begins to shift. She gains knowledge of human life and emotions. She senses her humanity. However, that scares and worries her a lot. She must deal with several threats. This is not where she belongs.
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Kryštof Hádek, Paul Brannigan