Top 20 drama movies on Netflix

Drama genre is intended to be a serious genre mixed with intense sensations. A good drama movie can blossom sensations and feelings if you aim to watch series with your partner or alone. Here there are the best drama movies you can watch today in Netflix to have a really intense time.

1. 12th Fail (2023)

A sincere small-town man heads to Delhi to become a police officer, facing systemic adversity at every step ahead of the notorious civil service exams.

Genres: Musical, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 IMDB Rating 8.9 /10

2. Psycho (1960)

Marion Crane, a young secretary, steals money from her company and runs away. She ends up at a house next door and decides to stay there with its owner, who turns out to be her mother.

Genres: Drama, Horror

Filmaffinity Rating 8.4 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

3. Prisoners (2013)

Keller Dover faces his worst nightmare: his six-year-old daughter, Anna, has disappeared with her friend Joy, and as time passes, he panics. Desperate, she decides to take matters into her own hands. But how far is she willing to go to find out the whereabouts of her daughter?

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

4. Farha (2021)

A 14 -year -old girl, in the 1948 Palestine, observes from a closed pantry how a tragedy consumes her home.

Genres: Drama, Independent, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 6.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

5. Before Sunrise (1995)

Jesse, an American, and Céline, a French student, meet on a Vienna train; Jesse persuades her to spend his last day in Europe with him. Over one day and evening they wander, share intimate conversations about life, love and mortality, forming a fleeting, bittersweet connection.

Genres: Cult, Drama, Independent, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

6. Groundhog Day (1993)

Phil, a TV reporter, visits Punxstawnwey for the Marmota Day Festival. Caught in a storm, they are forced to stay another day. To their astonishment, they wake up to find that the day is repeating itself.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

7. The Imitation Game (2014)

Biopic about the British mathematician Alan Turing, famous for deciphering the secret Nazi codes contained in the Enigma machine, which determined the advent of World War II (1939-1945) in favor of the Allies. Far from being admired as a hero, Turing was accused and tried for his homosexuality in 1952.

Genres: Thriller, LGBTQ, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

8. The Breakfast Club (1985)

Five students of different education, training and tastes are punished to spend a Saturday at the institute where they study. Disagreements between them soon appear, especially when the director who watches over them is absent from the classroom.

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10

9. American Gangster (2007)

In New York, 1968, Frank Lucas becomes a powerful drug trafficker after his boss's death. He floods the streets with high-quality and affordable drugs, gaining respect and becoming a prominent figure. Richie Roberts, a dedicated detective, shares a similar ethical code but operates on the opposite side of the law. Their paths will intersect, leading to an inevitable confrontation.

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10

10. Captain Phillips (2013)

In 2009, the "Maersk Alabama" was sailing in international waters near Somalia. It was carrying a valuable cargo.

Genres: Drama, Action/Adventure

Filmaffinity Rating 7.0 /10 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10

11. Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022)

Young Ganga moves to Bombay with dreams of a cinema career but is deceived and sold into a brothel in 1950s Kamathypura. Despite the challenges, she transforms into Gangubai, a fierce defender of prostitutes' rights, working with the local mafia.

Genres: Drama, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 6.7 /10 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10

12. Society Of The Snow (2024)

In 1972, Flight 571 of the Uruguayan Air Force, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashed into a glacier in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survive the accident. Cattered in one of the most inaccessible and hostile environments on the planet, they are forced to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.

Genres: Drama, Reality

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10

13. All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer (Thomas) is a young German patriot eager to fight. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to bear, and his friends are killed or seriously injured, Paul questions the sanity of fighting.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10

14. Black Hawk Down (2002)

October 1993. American elite soldiers are sent to Mogadiscio (Somalia) in a United Nations peace mission, but its main objective is to capture the Aidid leader and end up root with war. The mission is complicated when two Black Hawk helicopters are demolished. So the only thing that matters is to rescue the soldiers who have been trapped or have been injured in the accident.

Genres: Drama, Action/Adventure

Filmaffinity Rating 6.9 /10 IMDB Rating 7.7 /10

15. The Birds (1963)

In San Francisco, Melanie, a snobby socialite, meets lawyer Mitch Brenner, who shows little interest in her extravagant lifestyle. In an attempt to prove herself, Melanie buys some parakeets and visits Mitch's mother's house, but the birds go wild and attack everyone. Chaos ensues as the situation worsens throughout the day.

Genres: Drama, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

16. Traffic (2001)

Judge Robert Wakefield is appointed by the president to supervise drug fighting and coordination with Mexico. His satisfaction wanes when he learns his teenage daughter is a drug addict. Mexican agent Javier Rodríguez also battles drugs in his own way.

Genres: Drama, Crime

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

17. Who Am I (2014)

Benjamin, a young German computer genius, is invited to join a subversive group of hackers who want to make their mark on the world stage.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

IMDB Rating 7.5 /10

18. Legends of the Fall (1995)

"Legends of the Fall" is a story set in the early 1900s, revolving around William Ludlow and his three children. When World War I and a beautiful woman enter their lives, their destinies are forever altered. The film focuses on the strong and rebellious Tristan, the sensible Alfred, and their youngest brother Samuel, who brings his fiance Susannah into the family fold.

Genres: Romance, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10

19. Les Misérables (2012)

Les Misérables is a film adaptation of the musical of the same name based on Victor Hugo's novel. The story follows Jean Valjean, an ex-convict chased by a ruthless policeman, Javert. Valjean takes care of Cosette, and their lives change forever.

Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance, History

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10

20. tick, tick... Boom! (2021)

The musical, based on the life of Jonathan Larson, follows an aspiring theater composer working as a waiter while writing Superbia. His girlfriend and best friend have conflicting priorities, and as his 30th birthday approaches, he questions if his dream is worth pursuing.

Genres: Drama, Musical

Filmaffinity Rating 6.7 /10 IMDB Rating 7.5 /10