Best Drama Movies on Netflix in Canada

1. 1
   Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995

   Directed by Aditya Chopra · Streaming on Netflix
   8.5

   8.5 · 4.6K votes
2. 2
   Forrest Gump 1994

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

   8.5 · 31K votes
3. 3
   Grave of the Fireflies 1988

   Directed by Isao Takahata · Streaming on Netflix
   8.4

   8.5 · 6.9K votes
4. 4
   The Silence of the Lambs 1991

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

   8.3 · 19K votes
5. 5
   Miracle in Cell No. 7 2019

   Directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.3 · 4.6K votes
6. 6
   Inglourious Basterds 2009

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

   8.2 · 25K votes
7. 7
   Django Unchained 2012

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Netflix, Crave, Super Channel Plus
   8.2

   8.2 · 29K votes
8. 8
   Remarkably Bright Creatures 2026

   Directed by Olivia Newman · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.4 · 986 votes
9. 9
   Green Book 2018

   Directed by Peter Farrelly · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.2 · 13K votes
10. 10
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997

    Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Netflix, Criterion Channel
    8.2

    8.3 · 2K votes
11. 11
    The Departed 2006

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Netflix, Crave, Starz
    8.1

    8.2 · 17K votes
12. 12
    Scarface 1983

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

    8.2 · 14K votes
13. 13
    Voicemails for Isabelle 2026

    Directed by Leah McKendrick · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.3 · 1K votes
14. 14
    Mommy 2014

    Directed by Xavier Dolan · Streaming on Netflix, iciTouTV, Crave
    8.1

    8.2 · 2.9K votes
15. 15
    David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 2020

    Directed by Alastair Fothergill · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.4 · 473 votes
16. 16
    Pride & Prejudice 2005

    Directed by Joe Wright · Streaming on Netflix, Crave, Britbox
    8.1

    8.1 · 9K votes
17. 17
    My Dearest Assassin 2026

    Directed by Taweewat Wantha · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.6 · 314 votes
18. 18
    Incendies 2010

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on Netflix, iciTouTV, Crave
    8.1

    8.1 · 3.5K votes
19. 19
    Violet Evergarden: The Movie 2020

    Directed by Taichi Ishidate · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.3 · 557 votes
20. 20
    20th Century Girl 2022

    Directed by Bang Woo-ri · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.2 · 873 votes
21. 21
    The Tale of The Princess Kaguya 2013

    Directed by Isao Takahata · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.1K votes
22. 22
    Silenced 2011

    Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.2 · 827 votes
23. 23
    1917 2019

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

    8.0 · 14K votes
24. 24
    Hachi: A Dog's Tale 2009

    Directed by Lasse Hallström · Streaming on Netflix, Hollywood Suite, Club Illico
    8.0

    8.0 · 7.4K votes
25. 25
    Purple Hearts 2022

    Directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.0 · 3K votes
26. 26
    Casino 1995

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

    8.0 · 6.8K votes
27. 27
    A Dog's Journey 2019

    Directed by Gail Mancuso · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.0 · 1.7K votes
28. 28
    The Sixth Sense 1999

    Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · Streaming on Disney Plus, Netflix, Starz
    7.9

    8.0 · 14K votes
29. 29
    Braveheart 1995

    Directed by Mel Gibson · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.9

    7.9 · 12K votes
30. 30
    On My Skin 2018

    Directed by Alessio Cremonini · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.9K votes
31. 31
    Society of the Snow 2023

    Directed by J. A. Bayona · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    8.0 · 3.7K votes
32. 32
    Titanic 1997

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.9

    7.9 · 28K votes
33. 33
    La La Land 2016

    Directed by Damien Chazelle · Streaming on Netflix, Lionsgate+
    7.9

    7.9 · 19K votes
34. 34
    Out of the Clear Blue Sky 2019

    Directed by Pepe Bojórquez · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    8.3 · 396 votes
35. 35
    Even If This Love Disappears Tonight 2025

    Directed by Kim Hye-young · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    8.5 · 240 votes
36. 36
    Whisper of the Heart 1995

    Directed by Yoshifumi Kondo · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    7.9 · 2.4K votes
37. 37
    When Marnie Was There 2014

    Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 2K votes
38. 38
    A Beautiful Mind 2001

    Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 12K votes
39. 39
    Fargo 1996

    Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on Netflix, Hoopla, Crave
    7.8

    7.8 · 9.5K votes
40. 40
    Drawing Closer 2024

    Directed by Takahiro Miki · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    8.5 · 236 votes
41. 41
    Little Women 2019

    Directed by Greta Gerwig · Streaming on Netflix, Hollywood Suite, Club Illico
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.1K votes
42. 42
    Suzume 2022

    Directed by Makoto Shinkai · Streaming on Disney Plus, Netflix, Crunchyroll
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.9K votes
43. 43
    The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2019

    Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.9K votes
44. 44
    Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll 2019

    Directed by Haruka Fujita · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    8.1 · 487 votes
45. 45
    How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies 2024

    Directed by Pat Boonnitipat · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    8.1 · 452 votes
46. 46
    A Whisker Away 2020

    Directed by Junichi Sato · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.5K votes
47. 47
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2012

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

    7.8 · 12K votes
48. 48
    Love, Rosie 2014

    Directed by Christian Ditter · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.8 · 6.6K votes
49. 49
    Dangal 2016

    Directed by Nitesh Tiwari · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.2K votes
50. 50
    The Forge 2024

    Directed by Alex Kendrick · Streaming on Netflix, Crave
    7.8

    8.2 · 363 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
   Where the Tracks End 2023

   Directed by Ernesto Contreras · Streaming on Netflix
   7.2

   8.0 · 120 votes
2. 2
   A Father's Miracle 2025

   Directed by Ana Lorena Pérez Ríos · Streaming on Netflix
   7.1

   8.1 · 92 votes
3. 3
   The House of Flowers: The Movie 2021

   Directed by Manolo Caro · Streaming on Netflix
   7.2

   7.9 · 125 votes
4. 4
   Falling in Love Like in Movies 2023

   Directed by Yandy Laurens · Streaming on Netflix
   6.9

   8.8 · 40 votes
5. 5
   Meiyazhagan 2024

   Directed by C. Prem Kumar · Streaming on Netflix
   7.0

   8.2 · 68 votes
6. 6
   Love Like the Falling Petals 2022

   Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa · Streaming on Netflix
   7.1

   7.9 · 101 votes
7. 7
   Mexico 86 2026

   Directed by Gabriel Ripstein · Streaming on Netflix
   7.1

   7.8 · 121 votes
8. 8
   Blue Giant 2023

   Directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa · Streaming on Netflix
   7.0

   7.8 · 105 votes
9. 9
   Per Aspera Ad Astra 2026

   Directed by Han Yan · Streaming on Netflix
   7.0

   8.0 · 69 votes
10. 10
    Hi Nanna 2023

    Directed by Shouryuv · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    7.9 · 82 votes