Best Drama movies that are oscar winners or nominees

Love Story(1970)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 59

A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.



The Day of the Jackal(1973)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" plots to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France.



Dangerous Liaisons(1988)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 55

A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.



Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 54

A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.



Sleepers(1996)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 51

After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized; over 10 years later, they get their chance for revenge.



Eraser(1996)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 53

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.



My Best Friend's Wedding(1997)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 52

When a woman's long-time friend reveals he's engaged, she realizes she loves him herself and sets out to get him, with only days before the wedding.



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.



Willow(1988)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 51

A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen.



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.



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.



The Client(1994)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 53

A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.



What Dreams May Come(1998)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 51

After he dies in a car crash, a man searches heaven and hell for his beloved wife.



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.



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.



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.



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.




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