Top Rated Drama Movies on Paramount Plus - Page 5

Pride

2014

Pride

2014
7.7
In 1984, a group of LGBT activists decide to raise money to support the National Union of Mineworkers during their lengthy strike. There is only one problem: the Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.
Amistad

1997

Amistad

1997
7
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
The Last Castle

2001

The Last Castle

2001
7.2
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.
Save the Last Dance

2001

Save the Last Dance

2001
6.5
After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.
The Kite Runner

2007

The Kite Runner

2007
7.3
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
The Kings of Summer

2013

The Kings of Summer

2013
7
Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his freedom once and for all, he escapes to a clearing in the woods with his best friend, Patrick, and a strange kid named Biaggio. He announces that they are going to build a house there, free from responsibility and parents. Once their makeshift abode is finished, the three young men find themselves masters of their own destiny, alone in the woods.
The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996
7
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
Changing Lanes

2002

Changing Lanes

2002
6.3
A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.
Black Rain

1989

Black Rain

1989
6.6
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
Marathon Man

1976

Marathon Man

1976
7.2
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
The Pledge

2001

The Pledge

2001
6.6
A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
Jersey Girl

2004

Jersey Girl

2004
6.2
Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.
K-19: The Widowmaker

2002

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002
6.6
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
Everybody's Fine

2009

Everybody's Fine

2009
6.8
Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out on a road trip to reconnect with his offspring. As he visits each one in turn, Frank finds that his children's lives are not quite as picture-perfect as they've made them out to be.
The Weather Man

2005

The Weather Man

2005
6.1
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
Bound

1996

Bound

1996
7.2
Corky, a tough female ex-convict working on an apartment renovation in a Chicago building, meets a couple living next door, Caesar, a paranoid mobster, and Violet, his seductive girlfriend, who is immediately attracted to her.
Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005
6.8
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Hard Eight

1996

Hard Eight

1996
6.9
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Bob Marley: One Love

2024

Bob Marley: One Love

2024
6.7
Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.
The Soloist

2009

The Soloist

2009
6.7
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.