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Best Drama Movies of the 2020s
#1 Swapped (2026) · ★ 8.9 · 2,214 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, fantasy, adventureA small woodland creature and a majestic bird, two natural sworn enemies of the Valley, magically trade places and set off on an adventure of a lifetime to switch back. Their journ…
#2 Project Hail Mary (2026) · ★ 8.6 · 8,086 votes · 2h 37m · adventure, drama, science-fictionScience teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mi…
#3 Michael (2026) · ★ 8.6 · 4,476 votes · 2h 8m · drama, history, musicThe story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talen…
#4 Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) · ★ 8.5 · 846 votes · 1h 54m · fantasy, drama, mysteryThrough unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly widow, learns of a life-changing discovery that may bring her joy and wonder once again.…
#5 Your Eyes Tell (2020) · ★ 8.5 · 512 votes · 2h 3m · romance, dramaA tragic accident lead to Akari's blindness, but she clings to life and the smaller pleasures it can still afford her. She meets Rui and begins to talk to him. Rui was once a promi…
#6 Gabriel's Inferno (2020) · ★ 8.4 · 2,483 votes · 2h 2m · romance, dramaAn intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love, and redemption, Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own pe…
#7 The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026) · ★ 8.3 · 2,283 votes · 0h 51m · action, drama, crimeAs Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.…
#8 Gabriel's Inferno: Part II (2020) · ★ 8.3 · 1,563 votes · 1h 46m · romance, dramaProfessor Gabriel Emerson finally learns the truth about Julia Mitchell's identity, but his realization comes a moment too late. Julia is done waiting for the well-respected Dante…
#9 The Shadow's Edge (2025) · ★ 8.3 · 1,497 votes · 2h 22m · action, thriller, dramaMacau Police brings the tracking expert police officer out of retirement to help catch a dangerous group of professional thieves.…
#10 Gabriel's Inferno: Part III (2020) · ★ 8.3 · 1,095 votes · 1h 42m · romance, dramaThe final part of the film adaption of the erotic romance novel Gabriel's Inferno written by an anonymous Canadian author under the pen name Sylvain Reynard.…
#11 Voicemails for Isabelle (2026) · ★ 8.3 · 937 votes · 1h 59m · comedy, romance, dramaA young woman's hilariously confessional voicemails to her late sister are unknowingly redirected to a stranger, who begins to fall in love from afar.…
#12 Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2020) · ★ 8.3 · 627 votes · 1h 38m · romance, drama, animationWith dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push ea…
#13 I Swear (2025) · ★ 8.3 · 590 votes · 2h 1m · drama, historyDiagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of o…
#14 Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020) · ★ 8.3 · 547 votes · 2h 20m · fantasy, romance, dramaAs the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.…
#15 Radical (2023) · ★ 8.3 · 513 votes · 2h 5m · dramaIn a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries an unorthodox new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their cu…
#16 Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 11,636 votes · 2h 11m · action, dramaAfter more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself trainin…
#17 Life in a Year (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 2,003 votes · 1h 47m · romance, dramaA 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.…
#18 Clouds (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 1,068 votes · 2h 1m · romance, drama, musicYoung musician Zach Sobiech discovers his cancer has spread, leaving him just a few months to live. With limited time, he follows his dream and makes an album, unaware that it will…
#19 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) · ★ 8.2 · 1,004 votes · 2h 35m · action, drama, science-fictionIn the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined p…
#20 20th Century Girl (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 861 votes · 1h 59m · romance, dramaIn 1999, a teen girl keeps close tabs on a boy in school on behalf of her deeply smitten best friend – then she gets swept up in a love story of her own.…
#21 Ne Zha 2 (2025) · ★ 8.2 · 835 votes · 2h 24m · action, comedy, fantasyAfter a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial fo…
#22 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 777 votes · 0h 35m · fantasy, adventure, dramaThe unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.…
#23 Look Back (2024) · ★ 8.2 · 662 votes · 0h 58m · drama, animationPopular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant reclus…
#24 Soul (2020) · ★ 8.1 · 11,757 votes · 1h 41m · comedy, fantasy, dramaJoe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from…
#25 The Father (2020) · ★ 8.1 · 3,674 votes · 1h 37m · dramaA man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the…
#26 Palmer (2021) · ★ 8.1 · 1,988 votes · 1h 50m · dramaAfter 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubl…
#27 There's Still Tomorrow (2023) · ★ 8.1 · 1,557 votes · 1h 58m · comedy, drama, historyIn postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter a…
#28 Memoir of a Snail (2024) · ★ 8.1 · 830 votes · 1h 34m · comedy, drama, animationForcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life…
#29 Oppenheimer (2023) · ★ 8.0 · 12,539 votes · 3h 1m · drama, historyThe story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.…
#30 Cruella (2021) · ★ 8.0 · 10,329 votes · 2h 14m · comedy, adventure, dramaIn 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who…
#31 The Odyssey (2026) · ★ 8.0 · 3,972 votes · 2h 53m · action, fantasy, adventureOdysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, myt…
#32 Society of the Snow (2023) · ★ 8.0 · 3,650 votes · 2h 23m · drama, historyOn October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.…
#33 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) · ★ 8.0 · 3,478 votes · 1h 57m · fantasy, adventure, dramaDuring the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.…
#34 Purple Hearts (2022) · ★ 8.0 · 2,950 votes · 2h 2m · romance, dramaAn aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.…
#35 Flamin' Hot (2023) · ★ 8.0 · 871 votes · 1h 39m · comedy, drama, historyThe inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack t…
#36 Robot Dreams (2023) · ★ 8.0 · 843 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, drama, science-fictionA lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?…
#37 Bo Burnham: Inside (2021) · ★ 8.0 · 641 votes · 1h 28m · comedy, dramaStuck in COVID-19 lockdown, US comedian and musician Bo Burnham attempts to stay sane and happy by writing, shooting and performing a one-man comedy special.…
#38 Sound of Freedom (2023) · ★ 7.9 · 2,858 votes · 2h 11m · action, dramaThe story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.…
#39 CODA (2021) · ★ 7.9 · 2,691 votes · 1h 52m · romance, drama, musicAs a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds herself torn between pursuing her…
#40 The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) · ★ 7.9 · 2,131 votes · 2h 58m · action, adventure, thrillerEdmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manage…