Best Drama Movies on Paramount Plus 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
   The Godfather Part II 1974

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

   8.6 · 15K votes
3. 3
   Forrest Gump 1994

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

   8.5 · 31K votes
4. 4
   Gladiator 2000

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

   8.2 · 22K votes
5. 5
   Inglourious Basterds 2009

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

   8.2 · 25K votes
6. 6
   Django Unchained 2012

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

   8.2 · 29K votes
7. 7
   Shutter Island 2010

   Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Stan
   8.2

   8.2 · 27K votes
8. 8
   Scarface 1983

   Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
   8.1

   8.2 · 14K votes
9. 9
   Call Me by Your Name 2017

   Directed by Luca Guadagnino · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Stan
   8.1

   8.1 · 13K votes
10. 10
    I'm Still Here 2024

    Directed by Walter Salles · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.2K votes
11. 11
    Slumdog Millionaire 2008

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

    7.7 · 12K votes
12. 12
    Blade Runner 2049 2017

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.6

    7.6 · 16K votes
13. 13
    A Few Good Men 1992

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

    7.6 · 4.4K votes
14. 14
    The Wrestler 2008

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

    7.5 · 4.2K votes
15. 15
    The Bourne Ultimatum 2007

    Directed by Paul Greengrass · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, BINGE, Paramount Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.7K votes
16. 16
    The Godfather Part III 1990

    Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Stan, ABC iview
    7.4

    7.4 · 7.1K votes
17. 17
    A Quiet Place 2018

    Directed by John Krasinski · Streaming on Netflix, BINGE, Paramount Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 16K votes
18. 18
    The Last of the Mohicans 1992

    Directed by Michael Mann · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, 7plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.6K votes
19. 19
    Legends of the Fall 1994

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.4

    7.4 · 3K votes
20. 20
    The Bourne Supremacy 2004

    Directed by Paul Greengrass · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, BINGE, Paramount Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 8.5K votes
21. 21
    Rocketman 2019

    Directed by Dexter Fletcher · Streaming on Apple TV, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.1K votes
22. 22
    Cape Fear 1991

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.2

    7.3 · 4.1K votes
23. 23
    Mean Girls 2004

    Directed by Mark Waters · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.2

    7.2 · 9.8K votes
24. 24
    Lars and the Real Girl 2007

    Directed by Craig Gillespie · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.2

    7.2 · 2.2K votes
25. 25
    The Invite 2026

    Directed by Olivia Wilde · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.1

    7.2 · 851 votes
26. 26
    Stepmom 1998

    Directed by Chris Columbus · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Foxtel Now
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.6K votes
27. 27
    Love Actually 2003

    Directed by Richard Curtis · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, BINGE, Paramount Plus
    7.1

    7.1 · 7.6K votes
28. 28
    Downton Abbey 2019

    Directed by Michael Engler · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
29. 29
    The Virgin Suicides 2000

    Directed by Sofia Coppola · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.1

    7.1 · 3.7K votes
30. 30
    Top Gun 1986

    Directed by Tony Scott · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.1

    7.1 · 10K votes
31. 31
    Winter Spring Summer or Fall 2024

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

    7.3 · 265 votes
32. 32
    Jerry Maguire 1996

    Directed by Cameron Crowe · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Foxtel Now
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.9K votes
33. 33
    Regretting You 2025

    Directed by Josh Boone · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Stan
    6.9

    7.1 · 602 votes
34. 34
    Karate Kid: Legends 2025

    Directed by Jonathan Entwistle · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.9

    7.0 · 1.3K votes
35. 35
    Rags 2012

    Directed by Bille Woodruff · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Stan
    6.9

    7.3 · 193 votes
36. 36
    American Made 2017

    Directed by Doug Liman · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    6.9

    6.9 · 5.2K votes
37. 37
    Wicked 2024

    Directed by Jon M. Chu · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.9

    6.9 · 3.3K votes
38. 38
    The Brutalist 2024

    Directed by Brady Corbet · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.9K votes
39. 39
    Touch 2024

    Directed by Baltasar Kormákur · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.9

    7.4 · 134 votes
40. 40
    Everest 2015

    Directed by Baltasar Kormákur · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.8

    6.8 · 5.4K votes
41. 41
    Closer 2004

    Directed by Mike Nichols · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Foxtel Now
    6.8

    6.8 · 3.9K votes
42. 42
    Friday Night Lights 2004

    Directed by Peter Berg · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    6.8

    6.9 · 657 votes
43. 43
    The Craft 1996

    Directed by Andrew Fleming · Streaming on Disney Plus, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    6.7

    6.8 · 2.2K votes
44. 44
    Bridget Jones's Diary 2001

    Directed by Sharon Maguire · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    6.7

    6.7 · 5.7K votes
45. 45
    The Kingdom 2007

    Directed by Peter Berg · Streaming on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    6.7

    6.8 · 1.9K votes
46. 46
    Disturbia 2007

    Directed by D.J. Caruso · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.7

    6.7 · 4.3K votes
47. 47
    Step Up 2: The Streets 2008

    Directed by Jon M. Chu · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.7

    6.7 · 2.5K votes
48. 48
    Jack Reacher 2012

    Directed by Christopher McQuarrie · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Stan
    6.7

    6.7 · 8K votes
49. 49
    Finestkind 2023

    Directed by Brian Helgeland · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.7

    6.8 · 363 votes
50. 50
    Dreamgirls 2006

    Directed by Bill Condon · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.7

    6.7 · 1.1K 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
   Whip It 2009

   Directed by Drew Barrymore · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.7

   6.7 · 1.2K votes
2. 2
   The Room Next Door 2024

   Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.7

   6.7 · 724 votes
3. 3
   The Nanny Diaries 2007

   Directed by Shari Springer Berman · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.4

   6.4 · 1.3K votes
4. 4
   Ferrari 2023

   Directed by Michael Mann · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, 10
   6.3

   6.4 · 1.3K votes
5. 5
   Honey 2003

   Directed by Bille Woodruff · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.3

   6.4 · 1.3K votes
6. 6
   The Smashing Machine 2025

   Directed by Benny Safdie · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Foxtel Now
   6.3

   6.4 · 730 votes
7. 7
   Three Months 2022

   Directed by Jared Frieder · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.5

   7.1 · 79 votes
8. 8
   Marmalade 2024

   Directed by Keir O'Donnell · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus
   6.4

   6.7 · 134 votes
9. 9
   Friendship 2025

   Directed by Andrew DeYoung · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Stan
   6.3

   6.4 · 340 votes
10. 10
    Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025

    Directed by Michael Morris · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Foxtel Now
    6.3

    6.3 · 599 votes