Best Drama movies that are award winners or nominees

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.



Mississippi Burning(1988)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 48

Two F.B.I. Agents, with wildly different styles, arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.



Guess Who's Coming to Dinner(1967)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 53

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African American fiancé.



The Eyes of Tammy Faye(2021)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 69

An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.



Hilary and Jackie(1998)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 66

The tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.



Dead Again(1991)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 57

An amnesiac and a private eye find they might have a past life connection.



Peggy Sue Got Married(1986)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 55

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up, she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.



Michael Collins(1996)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 55

Neil Jordan's historical biopic of Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, the man who led a guerrilla war against the UK, helped negotiate the creation of the Irish Free State, and led the National Army during the Irish Civil War.



Roman J. Israel, Esq.(2017)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity for extreme action.



All the Pretty Horses(2000)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 62

Two Texas cowboys head to Mexico in search of work, but soon find themselves in trouble with the law after one of them falls in love with a wealthy rancher's daughter.



Benny & Joon(1993)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 51

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.



Selena(1997)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 58

The true story of Selena Quintanilla-Perez, a Texas-born Tejano singer who rose from cult status to performing at the Astrodome, as well as having chart topping albums on the Latin music charts.



Causeway(2022)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.



Elling(2001)

Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 62

When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and...



Seven Years in Tibet(1997)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
63
Combined Critics Rating: 48

True story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with the Dalai Lama at the time of China's takeover of Tibet.



Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 44

A washed-up actor, who once played a famous superhero, attempts to revive his career by writing and starring in a Broadway play.



Sea of Love(1989)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 51

A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.



Boy Erased(2018)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 81

The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.



The Manchurian Candidate(1962)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 47

A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.



Sherrybaby(2006)

Combined Rating:
62
Combined Critics Rating: 62

Sherry tries to integrate again into society and become a good mother.




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