Best Drama Movies

Drama is where cinema does its heaviest lifting — the breakups, verdicts, families and quiet ruinations that stay with you for years. These are the highest-rated dramas on Filmtally, from towering classics to recent award winners. Track what you've seen and find your next gut-punch.

Hyena (2015)

The Stud (1978)

Walking the Halls (2012)

The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2005)

Term Life (2016)

On the Inside (2011)

Nude Tuesday (2022)

Stockholm Marathon (1994)

Five Star Day (2010)

The Motel Life (2013)

Lovelace (2013)

Pumpkin (2002)

The Lickerish Quartet (1970)

Double Whammy (2001)

The Love Punch (2014)

The Ancines Woods (1970)

Prey for Rock & Roll (2003)

I Used to Go Here (2020)

The Housekeeper (2002)

Smartass (2017)

Dhammu (2012)

Fix (2009)

Boot Camp (2008)

The Broken Tower (2012)

The House of Usher (2007)

Shamshera (2022)

Fingernails (2023)

The Key (1983)

The Giving Tree (2000)

The Roller Blade Seven (1991)

After the Storm (2001)

The Piano Player (2002)

The Man in the Basement (2021)

Drift (2013)

Roy (2015)

What Happens Next (2011)

Garden of Eden (2008)

Beautiful Creatures (2000)

Money for Nothing (1993)

A Woman (2022)

Mom + Mom (2018)

Prison (1987)

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)

Around the Fire (1998)

The Faces of My Gene (2018)

Backgammon (2016)

A Night in Old Mexico (2013)

The Last Light (2014)

How He Fell in Love (2015)

As Cool as I Am (2013)

Life (2015)

Small Apartments (2012)

Avenging Force (1986)

Medicine Man (1992)

Secrets of a Chambermaid (1998)

Kiss Me Again (2006)

The Lies of the Victors (2014)

L.A. Bounty (1989)

Fast Sofa (2001)

The I Inside (2004)