Best Drama Movies on Foxtel Now in Australia

1. 1
   The Godfather 1972

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Foxtel Now
   8.7

   8.7 · 24K votes
2. 2
   Schindler's List 1993

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
   8.6

   8.6 · 18K votes
3. 3
   The Godfather Part II 1974

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Netflix, BINGE, Paramount Plus
   8.6

   8.6 · 15K votes
4. 4
   Interstellar 2014

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Stan
   8.5

   8.5 · 42K votes
5. 5
   Forrest Gump 1994

   Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
   8.5

   8.5 · 31K votes
6. 6
   The Silence of the Lambs 1991

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

   8.3 · 19K votes
7. 7
   Rear Window 1954

   Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
   8.3

   8.3 · 7.4K votes
8. 8
   Saving Private Ryan 1998

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Foxtel Now, Stan
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
9. 9
   Gladiator 2000

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

   8.2 · 22K votes
10. 10
    Inglourious Basterds 2009

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    8.2

    8.2 · 25K votes
11. 11
    Django Unchained 2012

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Foxtel Now
    8.2

    8.2 · 29K votes
12. 12
    The Departed 2006

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Netflix, BINGE, Foxtel Now
    8.1

    8.2 · 17K votes
13. 13
    Pride & Prejudice 2005

    Directed by Joe Wright · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    8.1

    8.1 · 9K votes
14. 14
    Casino 1995

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Foxtel Now
    8.0

    8.0 · 6.8K votes
15. 15
    The Sting 1973

    Directed by George Roy Hill · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    8.0

    8.0 · 3.2K votes
16. 16
    Rope 1948

    Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.9

    7.9 · 3.1K votes
17. 17
    The Great Escape 1963

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

    7.9 · 3K votes
18. 18
    Roman Holiday 1953

    Directed by William Wyler · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.4K votes
19. 19
    Little Women 2019

    Directed by Greta Gerwig · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Stan
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.1K votes
20. 20
    Stand by Me 1986

    Directed by Rob Reiner · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, SBS On Demand
    7.8

    7.8 · 6.8K votes
21. 21
    In the Name of the Father 1993

    Directed by Jim Sheridan · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.1K votes
22. 22
    The Best Offer 2013

    Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Foxtel Now
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.2K votes
23. 23
    Carlito's Way 1993

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.6K votes
24. 24
    Infernal Affairs 2002

    Directed by Alan Mak Siu-fai · Streaming on Foxtel Now
    7.7

    7.8 · 2K votes
25. 25
    Slumdog Millionaire 2008

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

    7.7 · 12K votes
26. 26
    A Man Called Otto 2022

    Directed by Marc Forster · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Stan
    7.7

    7.7 · 3.8K votes
27. 27
    The Breakfast Club 1985

    Directed by John Hughes · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.7

    7.7 · 8.8K votes
28. 28
    Joint Security Area 2000

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Foxtel Now
    7.7

    7.8 · 898 votes
29. 29
    Temple Grandin 2010

    Directed by Mick Jackson · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
    7.7

    7.9 · 599 votes
30. 30
    Cast Away 2000

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.7

    7.7 · 13K votes
31. 31
    Hamnet 2025

    Directed by Chloé Zhao · Streaming on Netflix, BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.7

    7.7 · 1.7K votes
32. 32
    All Quiet on the Western Front 1930

    Directed by Lewis Milestone · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Tubi TV
    7.6

    7.8 · 989 votes
33. 33
    I, Daniel Blake 2016

    Directed by Ken Loach · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus, Foxtel Now
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.6K votes
34. 34
    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
35. 35
    Atonement 2007

    Directed by Joe Wright · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.9K votes
36. 36
    The Normal Heart 2014

    Directed by Ryan Murphy · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
    7.6

    7.7 · 938 votes
37. 37
    Something the Lord Made 2004

    Directed by Joseph Sargent · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
    7.6

    8.0 · 333 votes
38. 38
    Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961

    Directed by Blake Edwards · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.6K votes
39. 39
    The Fall 2008

    Directed by Tarsem Singh · Streaming on Foxtel Now
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.6K votes
40. 40
    Fury 2014

    Directed by David Ayer · Streaming on Netflix, Foxtel Now, Stan
    7.5

    7.5 · 13K votes
41. 41
    A Few Good Men 1992

    Directed by Rob Reiner · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.5

    7.6 · 4.4K votes
42. 42
    Donnie Brasco 1997

    Directed by Mike Newell · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.5

    7.5 · 5K votes
43. 43
    The Wrestler 2008

    Directed by Darren Aronofsky · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.2K votes
44. 44
    The Woman King 2022

    Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Stan
    7.5

    7.6 · 2.4K votes
45. 45
    Reminders of Him 2026

    Directed by Vanessa Caswill · Streaming on Netflix, BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.5

    7.8 · 448 votes
46. 46
    Spartacus 1960

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.5

    7.5 · 2.5K votes
47. 47
    In Bruges 2008

    Directed by Martin McDonagh · Streaming on Foxtel Now, Stan
    7.5

    7.5 · 6K votes
48. 48
    A Star Is Born 2018

    Directed by Bradley Cooper · Streaming on Foxtel Now
    7.5

    7.5 · 12K votes
49. 49
    Serpico 1973

    Directed by Sidney Lumet · Streaming on Netflix, BINGE, Foxtel Now
    7.5

    7.5 · 2.3K votes
50. 50
    Escape from Alcatraz 1979

    Directed by Don Siegel · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, SBS On Demand
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.3K 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
   Little Amélie or the Character of Rain 2025

   Directed by Liane-cho Han · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
   7.4

   7.9 · 224 votes
2. 2
   Oasis 2002

   Directed by Lee Chang-dong · Streaming on Foxtel Now
   7.3

   7.7 · 296 votes
3. 3
   Summerland 2020

   Directed by Jessica Swale · Streaming on Foxtel Now, SBS On Demand
   7.1

   7.5 · 236 votes
4. 4
   Stuart: A Life Backwards 2007

   Directed by David Attwood · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
   7.0

   7.4 · 233 votes
5. 5
   Suddenly, Last Summer 1959

   Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
   7.0

   7.3 · 330 votes
6. 6
   Winter Spring Summer or Fall 2024

   Directed by Tiffany Paulsen · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
   7.0

   7.3 · 265 votes
7. 7
   The Ballad of Wallis Island 2025

   Directed by James Griffiths · Streaming on Netflix, BINGE, Foxtel Now
   7.0

   7.3 · 228 votes
8. 8
   Coal Miner's Daughter 1980

   Directed by Michael Apted · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now
   7.0

   7.2 · 293 votes
9. 9
   Taking Chance 2009

   Directed by Ross Katz · Streaming on Foxtel Now, HBO Max
   6.9

   7.2 · 257 votes
10. 10
    Turtles All the Way Down 2024

    Directed by Hannah Marks · Streaming on BINGE, Foxtel Now, HBO Max
    6.9

    7.2 · 234 votes