Best Drama Movies on Amazon Prime Video in the US

1. 1
   The Godfather 1972

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.7

   8.7 · 24K votes
2. 2
   The Godfather Part II 1974

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.6

   8.6 · 15K votes
3. 3
   The Way to the Heart 2024

   Directed by Wendy Ord · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Fawesome
   8.5

   9.9 · 143 votes
4. 4
   Interstellar 2014

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.5

   8.5 · 42K votes
5. 5
   Once Upon a Time in America 1984

   Directed by Sergio Leone · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
   8.4

   8.4 · 6.3K votes
6. 6
   The Silence of the Lambs 1991

   Directed by Jonathan Demme · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Kanopy
   8.3

   8.3 · 19K votes
7. 7
   The Intouchables 2011

   Directed by Éric Toledano · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
   8.3

   8.3 · 19K votes
8. 8
   Modern Times 1936

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
   8.2

   8.3 · 4.2K votes
9. 9
   It's a Wonderful Life 1946

   Directed by Frank Capra · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
   8.2

   8.3 · 5.1K votes
10. 10
    Inglourious Basterds 2009

    Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, MovieSphere+
    8.2

    8.2 · 25K votes
11. 11
    The Help 2011

    Directed by Tate Taylor · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Tubi TV
    8.2

    8.2 · 9.4K votes
12. 12
    City Lights 1931

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Hoopla
    8.2

    8.2 · 2.6K votes
13. 13
    The Handmaiden 2016

    Directed by Park Chan-wook · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    8.1

    8.2 · 4.6K votes
14. 14
    Witness for the Prosecution 1957

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

    8.2 · 1.8K votes
15. 15
    Bicycle Thieves 1948

    Directed by Vittorio De Sica · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
    8.1

    8.2 · 2.8K votes
16. 16
    The Hunt 2012

    Directed by Thomas Vinterberg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    8.1

    8.1 · 5K votes
17. 17
    There Will Be Blood 2007

    Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    8.0

    8.1 · 7.8K votes
18. 18
    Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion 1970

    Directed by Elio Petri · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV
    8.0

    8.2 · 910 votes
19. 19
    Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace 2020

    Directed by Rob Diamond · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    8.0

    8.4 · 382 votes
20. 20
    Radical 2023

    Directed by Christopher Zalla · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    8.0

    8.3 · 520 votes
21. 21
    Casino 1995

    Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV
    8.0

    8.0 · 6.8K votes
22. 22
    Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds 2017

    Directed by Kim Yong-hwa · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.3K votes
23. 23
    Look Back 2024

    Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    8.0

    8.2 · 699 votes
24. 24
    The Sting 1973

    Directed by George Roy Hill · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV
    8.0

    8.0 · 3.2K votes
25. 25
    Heat 1995

    Directed by Michael Mann · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV
    7.9

    7.9 · 8.8K votes
26. 26
    Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms 2018

    Directed by Mari Okada · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, The CW
    7.9

    8.1 · 745 votes
27. 27
    Sound of Freedom 2023

    Directed by Alejandro Monteverde · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Angel Studios
    7.9

    7.9 · 2.9K votes
28. 28
    The Gold Rush 1925

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, The Roku Channel
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.9K votes
29. 29
    Better Days 2019

    Directed by Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Pluto TV
    7.9

    8.1 · 592 votes
30. 30
    A Taxi Driver 2017

    Directed by Jang Hoon · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.2K votes
31. 31
    The Great Escape 1963

    Directed by John Sturges · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, History Vault
    7.9

    7.9 · 3K votes
32. 32
    Raging Bull 1980

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

    7.9 · 5K votes
33. 33
    Prayers for Bobby 2009

    Directed by Russell Mulcahy · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Hoopla
    7.8

    8.1 · 659 votes
34. 34
    Downfall 2004

    Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.8

    7.9 · 4.5K votes
35. 35
    Red Beard 1965

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.8

    8.2 · 433 votes
36. 36
    Warrior 2011

    Directed by Gavin O'Connor · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Fawesome
    7.8

    7.8 · 5.2K votes
37. 37
    Dances with Wolves 1990

    Directed by Kevin Costner · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon MX Player
    7.8

    7.8 · 4.9K votes
38. 38
    El Infierno 2010

    Directed by Luis Estrada · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, VIX
    7.8

    8.0 · 830 votes
39. 39
    A Street Cat Named Bob 2016

    Directed by Roger Spottiswoode · Streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.6K votes
40. 40
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower 2012

    Directed by Stephen Chbosky · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The CW, Kanopy
    7.8

    7.8 · 12K votes
41. 41
    Rocky 1976

    Directed by John G. Avildsen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.8

    7.8 · 9K votes
42. 42
    Shoplifters 2018

    Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel
    7.8

    7.8 · 2.4K votes
43. 43
    Carlito's Way 1993

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Starz
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.6K votes
44. 44
    Midnight Sun 2018

    Directed by Scott Speer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Philo
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.6K votes
45. 45
    Mr. Nobody 2009

    Directed by Jaco Van Dormael · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.8

    7.8 · 6.4K votes
46. 46
    Donnie Darko 2001

    Directed by Richard Kelly · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV
    7.8

    7.8 · 14K votes
47. 47
    The Circus 1928

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, HBO Max
    7.7

    7.9 · 924 votes
48. 48
    The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion 2018

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

    7.9 · 814 votes
49. 49
    Thirteen Lives 2022

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

    7.8 · 1.6K votes
50. 50
    Ip Man 2008

    Directed by Wilson Yip · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Peacock Premium
    7.7

    7.8 · 4.3K 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
   The Great Warning 2024

   Directed by Juan Carlos Salas Tamez · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.7

   9.4 · 22 votes
2. 2
   The Visual Bible: Matthew 1993

   Directed by Regardt van den Bergh · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Pluto TV
   6.8

   8.8 · 31 votes
3. 3
   A Melody to Remember 2016

   Directed by Lee Han · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
   6.6

   8.3 · 27 votes
4. 4
   Forgiveness Girl 2025

   Directed by Rob Diamond · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Amazon Prime Video
   6.6

   8.3 · 26 votes
5. 5
   Orphan Horse 2018

   Directed by Sean McNamara · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
   6.6

   8.2 · 28 votes
6. 6
   Herstory 2018

   Directed by Min Kyu-dong · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free, Plex
   6.5

   8.7 · 17 votes
7. 7
   My Lovely Angel 2021

   Directed by Lee Chang-won · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Hoopla
   6.6

   8.0 · 33 votes
8. 8
   Birthday 2019

   Directed by Lee Jong-un · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.5

   8.1 · 27 votes
9. 9
   Aattam 2024

   Directed by Anand Ekarshi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   6.6

   7.9 · 35 votes
10. 10
    Love, Kennedy 2017

    Directed by T.C. Christensen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    6.5

    8.0 · 29 votes