If you’re in the mood for drama, Netflix has you covered
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Netflix has made a name for itself when it comes to drama movies.
Over the past few years, many of their original films have become critically acclaimed — and some have even earned Best Picture nominations at the Academy Awards. On top of that, the platform is also home to numerous excellent dramatic offerings from other studios around the world. From relationship dramas to biopics based on real people, there’s never a shortage of films to fit your mood.
But with the number of options on the streaming service, it can sometimes be difficult to figure out exactly what to watch. That’s why we’ve compiled some of the best drama flicks available to view on the platform right now. Between newer releases like Lonely Planet and His Three Daughters and award-winning films like Schindler’s List, Marriage Story and Roma, you’ll find the perfect movie to stream in no time.
Ahead, the best drama movies on Netflix to watch.
It Ends with Us
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Before the PR turmoil and ongoing legal battles, It Ends with Us was already packed with its fair share of fictional drama. Based on Colleen Hoover‘s best-selling romance novel about domestic violence, this 2024 film centers around Lily Bloom (Blake Lively), a florist who starts a new life in Boston and falls for a smooth-talking neurosurgeon (Justin Baldoni), only to have her teenage love (Brandon Sklenar) come back into her life just as her current relationship takes a turn for the worst.
Watch It Ends with Us on Netflix
The Whale
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In Darren Aronofsky‘s The Whale, Brendan Fraser delivers an Oscar-winning performance as Charlie, a reclusive English teacher affected by severe obesity. As he isolates himself in his apartment while his health quickly declines, Charlie makes his final attempts at reconciling with his estranged daughter (Sadie Sink).
Melancholia
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As a free-floating planet hurtles towards Earth, two sisters (Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg) struggle to cope with the impending apocalypse — one succumbing to apathetic depression, the other overwhelmed by anxiety. The second installment of Lars von Trier‘s Depression Trilogy, Melancholia also stars Kiefer Sutherland, Alexander Skarsgård and Stellan Skarsgård, among others.