Paper Spiders (2020)
Drama
A high school girl struggles to navigate her mother's spiraling paranoid delusions while balancing her own life and relationships.
Drama movies
Explore character conflicts, relationships and emotional stories.
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Jimpa (2025)
Drama
A mother and her nonbinary teenager travel to Amsterdam to visit the father's family, leading to a profound re-examination of her past.
The Aeronauts (2019)
Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama
A balloon pilot and a scientist embark on a perilous high-altitude expedition to break the world flight record.
Cry Freedom (1987)
Biography, Drama
A liberal journalist seeks to understand the radical activism of a banned anti-Apartheid leader in 1970s South Africa.
Blue Crush (2002)
Coming-of-age, Drama, romance film, romantic comedy, sport film, teen film
A former surfing prodigy must overcome a paralyzing fear of big waves to compete in a prestigious tournament while navigating a complicated romance with an NFL quarterback.
Center Stage (2000)
Coming-of-age, Dance Film, Destiny, Drama, musical film, romance film, Romantic drama, teen film
A group of aspiring dancers navigate the grueling demands and personal sacrifices of the professional ballet world at a prestigious New York academy.
Charly (1968)
Drama, romance film, Science fiction
An intellectually disabled man undergoes a surgical procedure that triples his IQ, leading to a profound and tragic transformation of his identity.
Antwone Fisher (2002)
Biography, Coming-of-age, Drama, romance film
A troubled Navy sailor seeks to overcome a violent past and childhood trauma through psychiatric treatment.
Chasing Summer (2026)
Comedy, Drama, Tragicomedy
A woman returning to her small Texas hometown finds her life upended by the ghosts of a fateful high school summer.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Comedy, fantasy film, romantic comedy, Superhero
A corporate man's life is turned upside down when his superhero girlfriend uses her powers to seek revenge after a breakup.
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Comedy, Dark Comedy, Drama
A famous Manhattan author embarks on a road trip to receive an honorary degree while grappling with his fictional creations and real-life regrets.
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
Drama, war film
A disgraced bomber group is tasked with rebuilding its discipline and morale under a stern new commander during World War II.
7 Khoon Maaf (2011)
black comedy film, Crime, Drama, thriller film
An Anglo-Indian woman embarks on a deadly quest for love, systematically eliminating her husbands one by one.
Keeper of the Flame (1942)
Drama, mystery film
A journalist investigating the death of a national hero uncovers a chilling plot of domestic fascism hidden behind a facade of civic virtue.
Date Movie (2006)
Comedy, Drama, Melodrama, Parody, romantic comedy, Silly Movie
Obese Julia Jones dreams of marrying Napoleon Dynamite, but even in her dreams, she is rejected. Writing in her diary, she thinks she will never find her true love. Julia goes outside and dances to impress men on the streets, but is unsuccessful.
The Last Full Measure (2019)
Drama, Justice Drama, war film
The Last Full Measure centers on the true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescueman who personally saved over 60 men during the Vietnam War.
Trapped (2002)
crime thriller film, Drama, thriller film
A wealthy couple's life is upended when their daughter is kidnapped by a mysterious pair seeking a ransom.
Henry Johnson (2025)
Drama, prison film
The synopsis of the plot appears on RogerEbert.com describing the opening to the film stating that: "The first half hour or so of Mamet’s new film, 'Henry Johnson,' adapted from a recent theatrical work, is the playwright undistilled. Evan Jongkeit, a fine actor who’s incidentally Mamet’s son-in-law (he’s married to actress Zosia Mamet), plays the title role. When we meet him, he’s a besuited, buttoned-up lawyer called in to confer with his boss, Mr.
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
Drama, historical film, romance film
A militant bride leads a famous ride to protest the influence of Norman French in 11th-century England.
The Strangers' Case (2024)
Drama
Five individuals from different walks of life are pulled together on a single night where their survival is uncertain.
Midnight Sun (2018)
Drama, Melodrama, romance film
A girl with a rare light-sensitive condition must decide whether to hide her reality or risk her life for a chance at love.
La Vie en Rose (2007)
Biography, Drama, flashback film, musical film
The film is structured as a largely non-linear series of key events from the life of Édith Piaf. The film begins with elements from her childhood, and at the end with the events prior to and surrounding her death, poignantly juxtaposed by a performance of her song, "Non, je ne regrette rien" (No, I do not Regret Anything). Beginning in 1918, young Édith suffers a chaotic childhood and is eventually sent to live with her paternal-grandmother, who runs a brothel in Normandy.
Hoffa (1992)
Biography, Crime, Drama, Gangster Film
The film explores the rise and mysterious disappearance of Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa through a series of vignettes and fictionalized historical events.
My Cousin Rachel (2017)
Drama, Melodrama, romance film
A young man in Cornwall suspects his cousin's widow of being responsible for his cousin's death.