Best Drama Movies on Amazon Prime Video in Australia

1. 1
   The Shawshank Redemption 1994

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
   8.7

   8.7 · 32K votes
2. 2
   The Green Mile 1999

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   8.5

   8.5 · 20K votes
3. 3
   Once Upon a Time in America 1984

   Directed by Sergio Leone · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
   8.4

   8.4 · 6.3K votes
4. 4
   The Silence of the Lambs 1991

   Directed by Jonathan Demme · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, BINGE
   8.3

   8.3 · 19K votes
5. 5
   Gladiator 2000

   Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, BINGE, Paramount Plus
   8.2

   8.2 · 22K votes
6. 6
   Five Feet Apart 2019

   Directed by Justin Baldoni · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   8.2

   8.2 · 6K votes
7. 7
   Witness for the Prosecution 1957

   Directed by Billy Wilder · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV
   8.1

   8.2 · 1.8K votes
8. 8
   Bicycle Thieves 1948

   Directed by Vittorio De Sica · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, Tubi TV
   8.1

   8.2 · 2.8K votes
9. 9
   Wonder 2017

   Directed by Stephen Chbosky · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
   8.1

   8.1 · 8.4K votes
10. 10
    I Swear 2025

    Directed by Kirk Jones · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    8.0

    8.3 · 641 votes
11. 11
    The Wolf of Wall Street 2013

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    8.0

    8.0 · 27K votes
12. 12
    Room 2015

    Directed by Lenny Abrahamson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    8.0

    8.0 · 9.9K votes
13. 13
    Gran Torino 2008

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    8.0

    8.0 · 12K votes
14. 14
    The Imitation Game 2014

    Directed by Morten Tyldum · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Britbox
    8.0

    8.0 · 19K votes
15. 15
    Look Back 2024

    Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    8.0

    8.2 · 699 votes
16. 16
    Gifted 2017

    Directed by Marc Webb · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    8.0

    8.0 · 6.1K votes
17. 17
    Million Dollar Baby 2004

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.9

    8.0 · 11K votes
18. 18
    My Name Is Khan 2010

    Directed by Karan Johar · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.5K votes
19. 19
    Heat 1995

    Directed by Michael Mann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Stan
    7.9

    7.9 · 8.8K votes
20. 20
    Blade Runner 1982

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.9

    7.9 · 16K votes
21. 21
    Sound of Freedom 2023

    Directed by Alejandro Monteverde · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.9

    7.9 · 2.9K votes
22. 22
    The Gold Rush 1925

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Hoopla
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.9K votes
23. 23
    Gone Girl 2014

    Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.9

    7.9 · 21K votes
24. 24
    The Notebook 2004

    Directed by Nick Cassavetes · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.9

    7.9 · 13K votes
25. 25
    The Great Escape 1963

    Directed by John Sturges · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.9

    7.9 · 3K votes
26. 26
    A Bronx Tale 1993

    Directed by Robert De Niro · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, 7plus, Tubi TV
    7.9

    7.9 · 3.1K votes
27. 27
    Raging Bull 1980

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, 7plus, Tubi TV
    7.9

    7.9 · 5K votes
28. 28
    Sing Street 2016

    Directed by John Carney · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.5K votes
29. 29
    Her 2013

    Directed by Spike Jonze · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.8

    7.8 · 16K votes
30. 30
    Robot Dreams 2023

    Directed by Pablo Berger · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, SBS On Demand
    7.8

    8.0 · 873 votes
31. 31
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2012

    Directed by Stephen Chbosky · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.8

    7.8 · 12K votes
32. 32
    Rocky 1976

    Directed by John G. Avildsen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.8

    7.8 · 9K votes
33. 33
    Papillon 1973

    Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, 7plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.2K votes
34. 34
    Mr. Nobody 2009

    Directed by Jaco Van Dormael · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, 10, Beamafilm
    7.8

    7.8 · 6.4K votes
35. 35
    Thirteen Lives 2022

    Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.6K votes
36. 36
    Rain Man 1988

    Directed by Barry Levinson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.7

    7.7 · 7.4K votes
37. 37
    Mystic River 2003

    Directed by Clint Eastwood · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.7

    7.7 · 7.8K votes
38. 38
    See You Up There 2017

    Directed by Albert Dupontel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.4K votes
39. 39
    Slumdog Millionaire 2008

    Directed by Danny Boyle · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.7

    7.7 · 12K votes
40. 40
    A Walk to Remember 2002

    Directed by Adam Shankman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.7

    7.7 · 4.4K votes
41. 41
    My Fault 2023

    Directed by Domingo González · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.7 · 4.2K votes
42. 42
    Sound of Metal 2020

    Directed by Darius Marder · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Sony Pictures Core
    7.7

    7.7 · 3K votes
43. 43
    Argentina 1985 2022

    Directed by Santiago Mitre · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.8 · 784 votes
44. 44
    Where Hands Touch 2018

    Directed by Amma Asante · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.9 · 543 votes
45. 45
    Short Term 12 2013

    Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
    7.7

    7.7 · 1.5K votes
46. 46
    A Bag of Marbles 2017

    Directed by Christian Duguay · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Beamafilm
    7.6

    7.8 · 913 votes
47. 47
    The Blind Side 2009

    Directed by John Lee Hancock · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.6

    7.7 · 7.1K votes
48. 48
    Arrival 2016

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Stan
    7.6

    7.6 · 20K votes
49. 49
    What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993

    Directed by Lasse Hallström · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Foxtel Now, 10
    7.6

    7.7 · 4.4K votes
50. 50
    Mysterious Skin 2005

    Directed by Gregg Araki · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rialto
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.4K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A 2023

   Directed by Hemanth M. Rao · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.7

   8.1 · 44 votes
2. 2
   Viduthalai: Part I 2023

   Directed by Vetrimaaran · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Zee5
   6.8

   7.9 · 56 votes
3. 3
   Sarpatta Parambarai 2021

   Directed by Pa. Ranjith · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.8

   7.8 · 57 votes
4. 4
   Papanasam 2015

   Directed by Jeethu Joseph · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Sun Nxt
   6.7

   7.8 · 50 votes
5. 5
   #Home 2021

   Directed by Rojin Thomas · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla
   6.7

   7.8 · 45 votes
6. 6
   Kannathil Muthamittal 2002

   Directed by Mani Ratnam · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.7

   7.7 · 53 votes
7. 7
   Heneral Luna 2015

   Directed by Jerrold Tarog · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.7

   7.7 · 49 votes
8. 8
   Aattam 2024

   Directed by Anand Ekarshi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.6

   7.9 · 35 votes
9. 9
   Follow 2025

   Directed by Gonzalo Tobal · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.6

   7.8 · 42 votes
10. 10
    Superboys of Malegaon 2025

    Directed by Reema Kagti · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    6.7

    7.6 · 55 votes