Best Drama Movies on Amazon Prime Video in Canada

1. 1
   The Shawshank Redemption 1994

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Starz
   8.7

   8.7 · 32K votes
2. 2
   The Way to the Heart 2024

   Directed by Wendy Ord · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   8.5

   9.9 · 143 votes
3. 3
   Once Upon a Time in America 1984

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

   8.4 · 6.3K votes
4. 4
   Whiplash 2014

   Directed by Damien Chazelle · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Crave
   8.4

   8.4 · 17K votes
5. 5
   The Pianist 2002

   Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   8.4

   8.4 · 11K votes
6. 6
   The Silence of the Lambs 1991

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

   8.3 · 19K votes
7. 7
   The Intouchables 2011

   Directed by Éric Toledano · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Tubi TV
   8.3

   8.3 · 19K votes
8. 8
   Inglourious Basterds 2009

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Super Channel Plus
   8.2

   8.2 · 25K votes
9. 9
   Scarface 1983

   Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Paramount Plus
   8.1

   8.2 · 14K votes
10. 10
    Witness for the Prosecution 1957

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

    8.2 · 1.8K votes
11. 11
    Elite Squad 2007

    Directed by José Padilha · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Lionsgate+
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.8K votes
12. 12
    Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace 2020

    Directed by Rob Diamond · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV
    8.0

    8.4 · 382 votes
13. 13
    1917 2019

    Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix
    8.0

    8.0 · 14K votes
14. 14
    Casino 1995

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

    8.0 · 6.8K votes
15. 15
    Look Back 2024

    Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    8.0

    8.2 · 699 votes
16. 16
    Citizen Kane 1941

    Directed by Orson Welles · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV
    7.9

    8.0 · 6.3K votes
17. 17
    Blade Runner 1982

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.9

    7.9 · 16K votes
18. 18
    Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms 2018

    Directed by Mari Okada · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV
    7.9

    8.1 · 745 votes
19. 19
    Dallas Buyers Club 2013

    Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.9

    7.9 · 9.3K votes
20. 20
    Sound of Freedom 2023

    Directed by Alejandro Monteverde · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.9

    7.9 · 2.9K votes
21. 21
    The Gold Rush 1925

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

    8.0 · 1.9K votes
22. 22
    Better Days 2019

    Directed by Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, AsianCrush
    7.9

    8.1 · 592 votes
23. 23
    A Taxi Driver 2017

    Directed by Jang Hoon · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Rakuten Viki
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.2K votes
24. 24
    The Notebook 2004

    Directed by Nick Cassavetes · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Starz
    7.9

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

    Directed by John Sturges · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.9

    7.9 · 3K votes
26. 26
    Freedom Writers 2007

    Directed by Richard LaGravenese · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.9

    7.9 · 2.5K votes
27. 27
    Raging Bull 1980

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla
    7.9

    7.9 · 5K votes
28. 28
    Downfall 2004

    Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Plex
    7.8

    7.9 · 4.5K votes
29. 29
    Dances with Wolves 1990

    Directed by Kevin Costner · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.8

    7.8 · 4.9K votes
30. 30
    Flamin' Hot 2023

    Directed by Eva Longoria · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Crave
    7.8

    8.0 · 882 votes
31. 31
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2012

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

    7.8 · 12K votes
32. 32
    Rocky 1976

    Directed by John G. Avildsen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, AMC+
    7.8

    7.8 · 9K votes
33. 33
    Donnie Darko 2001

    Directed by Richard Kelly · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hollywood Suite, Plex
    7.8

    7.8 · 14K votes
34. 34
    The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion 2018

    Directed by Park Hoon-jung · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.9 · 814 votes
35. 35
    Thirteen Lives 2022

    Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.6K votes
36. 36
    Rain Man 1988

    Directed by Barry Levinson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.7 · 7.4K votes
37. 37
    Rush 2013

    Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Hollywood Suite
    7.7

    7.7 · 8.1K votes
38. 38
    The King's Speech 2010

    Directed by Tom Hooper · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+
    7.7

    7.7 · 9.6K votes
39. 39
    In This Corner of the World 2016

    Directed by Sunao Katabuchi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Crunchyroll
    7.7

    7.9 · 659 votes
40. 40
    My Fault 2023

    Directed by Domingo González · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.7 · 4.2K votes
41. 41
    Argentina 1985 2022

    Directed by Santiago Mitre · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.8 · 784 votes
42. 42
    Where Hands Touch 2018

    Directed by Amma Asante · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla
    7.7

    7.9 · 543 votes
43. 43
    Hamnet 2025

    Directed by Chloé Zhao · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.7 · 1.7K votes
44. 44
    Short Term 12 2013

    Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Sundance Now
    7.7

    7.7 · 1.5K votes
45. 45
    Blade Runner 2049 2017

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

    7.6 · 16K votes
46. 46
    The Last Samurai 2003

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.9K votes
47. 47
    Another Round 2020

    Directed by Thomas Vinterberg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Crave
    7.6

    7.6 · 4K votes
48. 48
    Sniper: The White Raven 2022

    Directed by Marian Bushan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Plex
    7.6

    7.7 · 960 votes
49. 49
    The Man from Earth 2007

    Directed by Richard Schenkman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV
    7.6

    7.6 · 3.1K votes
50. 50
    American Gangster 2007

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Starz
    7.6

    7.6 · 6.3K 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
   Kadaisi Vivasayi 2022

   Directed by M. Manikandan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.7

   8.6 · 28 votes
2. 2
   Baby Assassins 3 2024

   Directed by Yugo Sakamoto · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV
   6.8

   8.2 · 43 votes
3. 3
   Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A 2023

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

   8.1 · 44 votes
4. 4
   Papanasam 2015

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

   7.8 · 50 votes
5. 5
   Herstory 2018

   Directed by Min Kyu-dong · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Plex
   6.5

   8.7 · 17 votes
6. 6
   #Home 2021

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

   7.8 · 45 votes
7. 7
   A Dog's Courage 2019

   Directed by Oh Sung-yoon · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV
   6.6

   7.8 · 44 votes
8. 8
   Aattam 2024

   Directed by Anand Ekarshi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.6

   7.9 · 35 votes
9. 9
   Heneral Luna 2015

   Directed by Jerrold Tarog · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.7

   7.7 · 49 votes
10. 10
    Follow 2025

    Directed by Gonzalo Tobal · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    6.6

    7.8 · 42 votes