Best Drama movies of 2010s

Actors : Christopher Meloni, Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Angela Bassett,
Directors : Gregg Araki,

In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears.

Actors : Folajomi 'FJ' Akinmurele, Adut Akech, Isaak Adoyi, Aweng Ade-Chuol,

Visual album from Beyoncé inspired by 'The Lion King'.

Actors : Antony Langdon, Carey Perloff, Larry McHale, Joaquin Phoenix,
Directors : Casey Affleck,

Documenting Joaquin Phoenix's transition from the acting world to a career as an aspiring rapper.

Actors : James Howson, Kaya Scodelario, Shannon Beer, Solomon Glave,
Directors : Andrea Arnold,

A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.

Actors : Rainn Wilson, Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Devin Brochu,
Directors : Spencer Susser,

A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.

Actors : Linda Cardellini, Al Sapienza, Matt Dillon, Tom Hardy,
Directors : Josh Trank,

The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.

Actors : Freddie Highmore, Sasha Spielberg, Michael Angarano, Emma Roberts,
Directors : Gavin Wiesen,

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who has made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.

Actors : Jon Bernthal, Max Greenfield, Jessy Schram, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau,
Directors : Ric Roman Waugh,

A newly released prisoner is forced by the leaders of his gang to orchestrate a major crime with a brutal rival gang on the streets of Southern California.

Actors : Tao Zhao, Lanshan Luo, Baoqiang Wang, Wu Jiang,
Directors : Zhangke Jia,

Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.

Actors : Hugh Laurie, Dev Patel, Peter Capaldi, Tilda Swinton,
Directors : Armando Iannucci,

A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles.

Actors : Nathalie Baye, Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Emmanuel Schwartz,
Directors : Xavier Dolan,

A drama that charts ten years in the relationship of a male-to-female transsexual's relationship with her lover.

Actors : Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway, Bob Adriaens, Louise Harris,
Directors : Justin Kurzel,

Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

Actors : Kim Wayans, Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis,
Directors : Dee Rees,

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.

Actors : Laysla De Oliveira, Patrick Wilson, Avery Whitted, Will Buie Jr.,
Directors : Vincenzo Natali,

After hearing a young boy's cry for help, a sister and brother venture into a vast field of tall grass in Kansas but soon discover there may be no way out...and that something evil lurks within.

Actors : Gary Oldman, Britt Robertson, Asa Butterfield, Carla Gugino,
Directors : Peter Chelsom,

The first human born on Mars travels to Earth for the first time, experiencing the wonders of the planet through fresh eyes. He embarks on an adventure with a street smart girl to discover how he came to be.

Actors : Phillipa Soo, Angelina Jolie, Chaka Khan, Bryan Cranston, Helen Mirren, Sam Rockwell,
Directors : Thea Sharrock,

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.

Actors : Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester, Gwyneth Paltrow,
Directors : Shana Feste,

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

Actors : Bridget Everett, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, Danielle Macdonald,
Directors : Geremy Jasper,

PATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.

Actors : James Rolleston, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore, Cherilee Martin,
Directors : Taika Waititi,

Set on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

Actors : Maura Tierney, Timothée Chalamet, Steve Carell, Christian Convery,
Directors : Felix van Groeningen,

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.