Drama Movies (Top Rated From 1980 to Today), a list by thanos718

77

/396/

78

/62/

3.4

/46035/

77

/191/

98

/1766/

61

/45/

1.5

age 13+

Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

86

IMDb 3

8.2

/35008/

80

/682/

80

/129/

4.2

/949404/

93

/296/

83

/1342/

89

/58/

4.0

age 15+

In 1950s New York, table tennis player Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to Hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

76

IMDb 28

7.2

/2370/

68

/51/

75

/7/

3.5

/42768/

86

/149/

84

/100/

73

/37/

3.5

age 16+

As their marriage quietly unravels, Alex faces middle age and an impending divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene while Tess confronts the sacrifices she made for their family—forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and whether love can take a new form.

71

IMDb 2

7.0

/32437/

72

/1049/

72

/384/

3.1

/467221/

73

/188/

92

/1583/

65

/35/

2.5

age 17+

Trying to escape her past, Millie Calloway accepts a job as a live-in housemaid for the wealthy Nina and Andrew Winchester. But what begins as a dream job quickly unravels into something far more dangerous—a sexy, seductive game of secrets, scandal, and power.

73

6.7

/3634/

71

/230/

71

/48/

3.3

/12260/

85

/105/

82

/50/

73

/15/

3.0

age 14+

Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.

62

60

5.7

/3922/

68

/965/

71

/110/

2.6

/1677/

60

/15/

68

/79/

age 15+

When a reclusive survivalist and his daughter rescue a mysterious, wounded woman from a river, they become entangled in a deadly web of violence and revenge, forcing them to confront a brutal criminal to survive.

71

6.7

/3536/

66

/66/

68

/102/

3.2

/40241/

81

/106/

49

/40/

76

/30/

4.0

age 14+

Three stories concerning the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other: a reclusive father visited by his grown children in the US, sisters visiting their novelist mother in Dublin, and adult twins called back to their Paris apartment to address a family tragedy.

75

IMDb 36

7.0

/31023/

71

/2082/

71

/314/

3.8

/390085/

77

/185/

90

/216/

58

/36/

3.5

age 13+

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.

80

IMDb 14

8.1

/12829/

79

/183/

76

/41/

4.2

/197443/

86

/286/

93

/527/

84

/53/

2.5

age 13+

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

81

IMDb 6

7.4

/179446/

75

/9145/

72

/1756/

3.8

/1676886/

92

/326/

93

/257/

80

/59/

3.5

age 13+

When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.

80

76

IMDb 48

7.8

/11144/

81

/234/

76

/110/

3.9

/81845/

88

/168/

96

/498/

67

/31/

age 13+

An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.

70

IMDb 56

6.7

/53349/

69

/3475/

67

/725/

3.5

/1105289/

66

/346/

93

/6402/

58

/60/

3.0

age 11+

As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.

62

5.4

/3183/

57

/258/

55

/6/

2.9

/9892/

85

/41/

47

/54/

66

/5/

3.0

A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.

67

6.3

/12327/

70

/359/

73

/56/

3.2

/22980/

67

/199/

96

/63/

58

/38/

2.0

age 15+

Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia—until she discovered a knack for punching people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the world of boxing under the guidance of her trainer and manager-turned-husband, Jim. But while Christy flaunts a fiery persona in the ring, her toughest battles unfold outside it—confronting family, identity, and a relationship that just might become life-or-death.

74

IMDb 7

7.4

/45382/

75

/1889/

73

/375/

3.5

/103680/

72

/188/

95

/787/

61

/37/

3.0

age 14+

In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.

84

IMDb 21

7.6

/51172/

74

/1936/

73

/471/

4.1

/274147/

95

/227/

90

/17/

88

/43/

4.0

age 13+

A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.

69

6.7

/6040/

68

/371/

67

/65/

3.1

/17701/

66

/64/

78

/42/

57

/13/

3.5

age 15+

When Ellen and Paul’s son introduces his new girlfriend one lovely afternoon at their 25th anniversary party, no one suspects that it is the beginning of the end for this happy family. The new girlfriend is Liz, Ellen’s former student, who left the university, some years before, after Ellen called her out in class for her radical ideology.

67

6.7

/15873/

67

/859/

68

/178/

3.2

/125628/

60

/247/

82

/939/

59

/51/

3.0

age 13+

Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.

64

5.8

/3711/

57

/236/

55

/86/

3.3

/32190/

89

/152/

56

/55/

70

/34/

2.5

age 15+

Hedda Gabler finds herself torn between the lingering ache of a past love and the quiet suffocation of her present life. Over the course of one charged night, long-repressed desires and hidden tensions erupt—pulling her and everyone around her into a spiral of manipulation, passion, and betrayal.

76

IMDb 91

6.9

/10306/

66

/341/

66

/119/

3.7

/72159/

90

/212/

77

/72/

78

/43/

3.5

age 15+

On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.

82

IMDb 17

7.5

/233072/

76

/5436/

77

/2641/

3.9

/1928880/

85

/365/

94

/623/

78

/58/

4.0

age 16+

Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

75

7.2

/2128/

75

/115/

80

/32/

3.5

/3793/

83

/24/

96

/225/

2.0

age 13+

When loyalty to country becomes loyalty to a lie, one teen risks everything to expose the truth. With the Gestapo closing in, he must decide what it really means to be a good German.

68

6.3

/8590/

56

/369/

57

/103/

3.3

/112542/

90

/150/

50

/18/

80

/37/

3.5

age 14+

In a sedate Massachusetts suburb circa 1970, unemployed family man and amateur art thief J.B. Mooney sets out on his first heist. With the museum cased and accomplices recruited, he has an airtight plan. Or so he thinks.

77

7.1

/20221/

73

/1531/

67

/156/

3.7

/116521/

99

/92/

81

/185/

83

/21/

3.0

age 15+

Police bodycam footage reveals how a long-running neighborhood dispute turned fatal in this documentary about fear, prejudice and Stand Your Ground laws.

76

IMDb 85

6.7

/13512/

65

/708/

65

/106/

3.8

/117578/

92

/190/

79

/23/

77

/34/

3.5

age 15+

With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.

65

5.7

/3260/

57

/120/

59

/47/

3.3

/17548/

77

/150/

67

/271/

65

/32/

3.0

age 15+

Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.

71

IMDb 42

7.0

/46330/

71

/3138/

71

/420/

3.5

/216445/

87

/214/

85

/472/

66

/37/

2.0

age 15+

A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname "Roofman." After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.

65

IMDb 39

6.1

/30322/

58

/1157/

62

/304/

3.2

/313407/

74

/254/

46

/186/

72

/54/

3.5

age 16+

After inheriting a remote Montana house, Jackson moves there from New York with his partner Grace, and the couple soon welcome a child. As Jackson becomes increasingly absent and rural isolation sets in, Grace struggles with loneliness, creative frustration, and unresolved emotional wounds. What begins as an attempt at renewal gradually turns into an intense psychological descent, placing strain on their relationship and exposing the fragile balance between love, identity, and motherhood.

53

5.6

/6093/

57

/199/

61

/85/

2.8

/25236/

53

/134/

59

/59/

53

/41/

1.5

age 15+

Middle-aged Jem sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother Ray. Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally tender relationship—one that was forever altered by shattering events decades earlier.

72

IMDb 70

6.4

/105049/

65

/6222/

64

/1036/

2.8

/249072/

75

/259/

77

/38/

75

/51/

4.0

age 14+

When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

67

6.4

/54943/

64

/1423/

64

/363/

3.2

/238883/

70

/303/

74

/262/

65

/55/

3.0

age 15+

In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.

65

6.3

/8485/

61

/513/

61

/126/

2.9

/23461/

71

/63/

66

/122/

66

/14/

3.0

age 15+

Laura and Simon have been best friends since college. Over the years, they've realized their bond is more than platonic. Can they—and should they—risk everything to explore a love that has existed all along?

85

IMDb 4

7.8

/277009/

74

/10271/

74

/2445/

4.2

/1849435/

94

/429/

85

/2002/

95

/63/

4.0

age 16+

Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

75

7.1

/3119/

72

/168/

76

/26/

3.8

/20604/

83

/89/

88

/29/

65

/13/

3.0

age 15+

In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest gay men. However, he's surprised to discover a scintillating connection with one of his targets. As their secret connection deepens and internal pressure to deliver arrests intensifies, he finds himself torn between duty and desire.

74

6.8

/43483/

71

/3907/

71

/574/

3.3

/69064/

88

/136/

95

/43/

64

/28/

age 14+

A determined father risks everything to rescue a dedicated teacher and her students from a raging wildfire.

58

5.3

/2360/

56

/292/

50

/21/

2.7

/9782/

77

/22/

56

/57/

58

/6/

2.5

age 15+

A content moderator is tasked with purging offensive media from the internet. When she witnesses a crime in a video, she is lured away from the safety of her keyboard as she obsessively seeks to hold someone accountable.

63

5.5

/2485/

60

/549/

59

/71/

2.6

/4387/

77

/22/

77

/102/

54

/9/

3.0

age 16+

The lives of two siblings are completely upended when they discover a dead body, long buried in their parent’s basement, sending them down a rabbit hole of crime and murder.

66

6.8

/4302/

67

/156/

63

/37/

3.3

/45646/

69

/118/

89

/49/

63

/29/

2.0

age 15+

In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.

56

6.1

/12750/

68

/1049/

66

/273/

2.4

/91081/

67

/15/

62

/84/

1.0

age 13+

Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.

88

8.3

/136414/

83

/5849/

73

/66/

4.3

/618820/

98

/204/

99

/599/

88

/42/

4.0

age 11+

Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.

81

7.4

/8868/

74

/501/

71

/72/

3.8

/103827/

97

/131/

94

/53/

80

/25/

3.5

age 15+

Two young men meet in a twin support group and form an unlikely friendship.

56

5.6

/1622/

60

/163/

61

/47/

2.8

/2381/

69

/54/

46

/16/

50

/15/

2.0

age 15+

A retired boxer intends to return to the ring for one last shot at the title, but first he must make the weight. Holed up in a room in Las Vegas with an unscrupulous trainer, he embarks on an intensive and illegal weight-cutting program.

68

6.6

/4450/

67

/199/

69

/69/

3.4

/20320/

67

/150/

93

/101/

52

/28/

2.5

age 13+

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

64

6.2

/4116/

63

/230/

62

/47/

3.2

/26907/

77

/56/

71

/115/

70

/10/

2.0

age 15+

Connor and his long-time crush Olivia engage in a threesome with a sweet, alluring stranger named Jenny. This encounter sparks a relationship between Connor and Olivia, leading them to plan a life together. However, their romance faces challenges when Jenny reappears, thrusting all three into a difficult journey toward true accountability and adulthood.

77

6.8

/3945/

68

/219/

65

/26/

3.6

/50782/

95

/112/

85

/18/

78

/23/

3.5

When a twenty-something retail clerk meets a rising popstar, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

72

IMDb 74

7.0

/26593/

72

/2261/

69

/284/

3.3

/59282/

82

/146/

89

/141/

70

/28/

2.5

age 14+

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.

61

5.9

/5968/

62

/605/

62

/104/

3.0

/16149/

63

/68/

78

/44/

61

/16/

2.0

age 15+

When a rare Lakota Ghost Shirt falls into the black market in a small town in South Dakota, the lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine.

69

5.5

/30157/

61

/2690/

55

/409/

2.8

/118753/

83

/231/

83

/580/

74

/47/