Best Drama movies that are award winners or nominees

Reds(1981)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A radical American journalist becomes involved with the Communist revolution in Russia and hopes to bring its spirit and idealism to the United States.



Sophie's Choice(1982)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 56

After spending time with his new neighbors, an aspiring writer realizes they are harboring deep secrets that will forever change him.



The Tragedy of Macbeth(2021)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.



Basic Instinct(1992)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 50

A violent, suspended police detective investigates a brutal murder, in which a manipulative and seductive woman could be involved.



Wild at Heart(1990)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 52

Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor.



The Worst Person in the World(2021)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 73

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.



Corpus Christi(2019)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 73

Daniel experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention center. Although his criminal record prevents him from applying to the seminary, he has no intention of giving up his dream and decides to minister a small-town parish.



The Natural(1984)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 54

An unknown comes out of seemingly nowhere to become a legendary player with almost divine talent.



The One and Only Ivan(2020)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A gorilla named Ivan tries to piece together his past with the help of an elephant named Ruby as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.



Legends of the Fall(1994)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 49

In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.



If Beale Street Could Talk(2018)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 91

A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child.



Marvin's Room(1996)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 59

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.



Parallel Mothers(2021)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 75

The story of two mothers who give birth the same day.



Flatliners(1990)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 51

Five medical students experiment on "near death" experiences that involve past tragedies until the dark consequences begin to jeopardize their lives.



Country Strong(2010)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 61

A rising country-music songwriter works with a fallen star to work their way to fame, causing romantic complications along the way.



Beautiful Boy(2018)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.



The Banger Sisters(2002)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Lavinia and Suzette, former rock groupies and best friends, reconnect after twenty years; one is still as wild as ever, while the other has adopted a more conservative lifestyle.



Velvet Goldmine(1998)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 56

In 1984, British journalist Arthur Stuart investigates the career of 1970s glam superstar Brian Slade, who was heavily influenced in his early years by hard-living and rebellious American singer Curt Wild.



Beyond the Sea(2004)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin (Spacey) specifically, and his relationship with his wife Sandra Dee (Bosworth).



Titus(1999)

Combined Rating:
64
Combined Critics Rating: 59

Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family.




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