Top Rated Drama Movies on Netflix - Page 5

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2021

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2021
7.6
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
The Highwaymen

2019

The Highwaymen

2019
6.8
In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.
Circle

2015

Circle

2015
6
In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two minutes, one of them must die…executed by a strange device in the center of the room.
5 Centimeters per Second

2007

5 Centimeters per Second

2007
7.3
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.
To All the Boys: Always and Forever

2021

To All the Boys: Always and Forever

2021
7.5
Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.
The Sisters Brothers

2018

The Sisters Brothers

2018
6.8
Oregon, 1851. Hermann Kermit Warm, a chemist and aspiring gold prospector, keeps a profitable secret that the Commodore wants to know, so he sends the Sisters brothers, two notorious assassins, to capture him on his way to California.
Past Lives

2023

Past Lives

2023
7.7
After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
Before I Wake

2016

Before I Wake

2016
6.5
An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.
The Midnight Sky

2020

The Midnight Sky

2020
5.7
A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.
Tall Girl

2019

Tall Girl

2019
6.3
Jodi, the tallest girl in her high school, has always felt uncomfortable in her own skin. But after years of slouching, being made fun of, and avoiding attention at all costs, Jodi finally decides to find the confidence to stand tall.
The Unforgivable

2021

The Unforgivable

2021
7.4
A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.
Extinction

2018

Extinction

2018
6
A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.
On My Skin

2018

On My Skin

2018
8
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.
Do the Right Thing

1989

Do the Right Thing

1989
7.8
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Mirage

2018

Mirage

2018
7.5
During a mysterious thunderstorm, Vera, a young mother, manages to save a life in danger, but her good deed causes a disturbing chain of unexpected consequences.
Filth

2013

Filth

2013
6.9
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.
Beasts of No Nation

2015

Beasts of No Nation

2015
7.6
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.
Cargo

2017

Cargo

2017
6.4
After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter.
Ali

2001

Ali

2001
6.8
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

2019
7.9
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.