Best Drama Movies on Netflix in the US

1. 1
   Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995

   Directed by Aditya Chopra · Streaming on Netflix
   8.5

   8.5 · 4.6K votes
2. 2
   Grave of the Fireflies 1988

   Directed by Isao Takahata · Streaming on Netflix
   8.4

   8.5 · 6.9K votes
3. 3
   Gladiator 2000

   Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.2

   8.2 · 22K votes
4. 4
   Miracle in Cell No. 7 2019

   Directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.3 · 4.6K votes
5. 5
   The Prestige 2006

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
6. 6
   Remarkably Bright Creatures 2026

   Directed by Olivia Newman · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.4 · 986 votes
7. 7
   Green Book 2018

   Directed by Peter Farrelly · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.2 · 13K votes
8. 8
   Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997

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

   8.3 · 2K votes
9. 9
   Top Gun: Maverick 2022

   Directed by Joseph Kosinski · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.1

   8.2 · 12K votes
10. 10
    Scarface 1983

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.2 · 14K votes
11. 11
    Voicemails for Isabelle 2026

    Directed by Leah McKendrick · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.3 · 1K votes
12. 12
    David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 2020

    Directed by Alastair Fothergill · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.4 · 473 votes
13. 13
    My Dearest Assassin 2026

    Directed by Taweewat Wantha · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.6 · 314 votes
14. 14
    Call Me by Your Name 2017

    Directed by Luca Guadagnino · Streaming on Netflix
    8.1

    8.1 · 13K votes
15. 15
    The Art of Racing in the Rain 2019

    Directed by Simon Curtis · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus, YouTube TV
    8.1

    8.1 · 1.8K votes
16. 16
    I Swear 2025

    Directed by Kirk Jones · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.3 · 641 votes
17. 17
    Violet Evergarden: The Movie 2020

    Directed by Taichi Ishidate · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.3 · 557 votes
18. 18
    20th Century Girl 2022

    Directed by Bang Woo-ri · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.2 · 873 votes
19. 19
    Lion 2016

    Directed by Garth Davis · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.0 · 7.1K votes
20. 20
    Silenced 2011

    Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk · Streaming on Netflix, Tubi TV
    8.0

    8.2 · 827 votes
21. 21
    1917 2019

    Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.0 · 14K votes
22. 22
    Purple Hearts 2022

    Directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum · Streaming on Netflix
    8.0

    8.0 · 3K votes
23. 23
    The Sixth Sense 1999

    Directed by M. Night Shyamalan · Streaming on Netflix, Apple TV, Hulu
    7.9

    8.0 · 14K votes
24. 24
    Heat 1995

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

    7.9 · 8.8K votes
25. 25
    On My Skin 2018

    Directed by Alessio Cremonini · Streaming on Netflix, Kanopy
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.9K votes
26. 26
    Loving Vincent 2017

    Directed by DK Welchman · Streaming on Netflix, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.9

    8.0 · 2.7K votes
27. 27
    Society of the Snow 2023

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

    8.0 · 3.7K votes
28. 28
    The Deer Hunter 1978

    Directed by Michael Cimino · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    8.0 · 4.4K votes
29. 29
    Dallas Buyers Club 2013

    Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    7.9 · 9.3K votes
30. 30
    Out of the Clear Blue Sky 2019

    Directed by Pepe Bojórquez · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    8.3 · 396 votes
31. 31
    About Time 2013

    Directed by Richard Curtis · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    7.9 · 9.6K votes
32. 32
    Even If This Love Disappears Tonight 2025

    Directed by Kim Hye-young · Streaming on Netflix
    7.9

    8.5 · 240 votes
33. 33
    Drawing Closer 2024

    Directed by Takahiro Miki · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    8.5 · 236 votes
34. 34
    Suzume 2022

    Directed by Makoto Shinkai · Streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.9K votes
35. 35
    The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2019

    Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.9K votes
36. 36
    Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll 2019

    Directed by Haruka Fujita · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    8.1 · 487 votes
37. 37
    How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies 2024

    Directed by Pat Boonnitipat · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    8.1 · 452 votes
38. 38
    A Whisker Away 2020

    Directed by Junichi Sato · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.5K votes
39. 39
    I'm Still Here 2024

    Directed by Walter Salles · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.2K votes
40. 40
    Dangal 2016

    Directed by Nitesh Tiwari · Streaming on Netflix
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.2K votes
41. 41
    Shoplifters 2018

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

    7.8 · 2.4K votes
42. 42
    Straight Outta Compton 2015

    Directed by F. Gary Gray · Streaming on Netflix, Starz
    7.7

    7.8 · 4.3K votes
43. 43
    Marriage Story 2019

    Directed by Noah Baumbach · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    7.7 · 7.6K votes
44. 44
    All Quiet on the Western Front 2022

    Directed by Edward Berger · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    7.7 · 5K votes
45. 45
    Bad Genius 2017

    Directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya · Streaming on Netflix, OnDemandKorea, Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.9 · 887 votes
46. 46
    Nightcrawler 2014

    Directed by Dan Gilroy · Streaming on Netflix, Kanopy, Sundance Now
    7.7

    7.7 · 12K votes
47. 47
    Apollo 11 2019

    Directed by Todd Douglas Miller · Streaming on Netflix, Kanopy, History Vault
    7.7

    7.9 · 737 votes
48. 48
    The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020

    Directed by Aaron Sorkin · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    7.7 · 3.5K votes
49. 49
    Paper Lives 2021

    Directed by Can Ulkay · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    8.0 · 424 votes
50. 50
    Hamnet 2025

    Directed by Chloé Zhao · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    7.7 · 1.7K 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
   Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard 2023

   Directed by Michelle Ouellet · Streaming on Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu
   7.0

   8.4 · 59 votes
5. 5
   Falling in Love Like in Movies 2023

   Directed by Yandy Laurens · Streaming on Netflix
   6.9

   8.8 · 40 votes
6. 6
   Meiyazhagan 2024

   Directed by C. Prem Kumar · Streaming on Netflix
   7.0

   8.2 · 68 votes
7. 7
   Love Like the Falling Petals 2022

   Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa · Streaming on Netflix
   7.1

   7.9 · 101 votes
8. 8
   Mexico 86 2026

   Directed by Gabriel Ripstein · Streaming on Netflix
   7.1

   7.8 · 121 votes
9. 9
   Blue Giant 2023

   Directed by Yuzuru Tachikawa · Streaming on Netflix
   7.0

   7.8 · 105 votes
10. 10
    Per Aspera Ad Astra 2026

    Directed by Han Yan · Streaming on Netflix
    7.0

    8.0 · 69 votes