Best Drama Movies on Paramount Plus in the UK

1. 1
   The Godfather 1972

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.7

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

   Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.6

   8.6 · 15K votes
3. 3
   Forrest Gump 1994

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

   8.5 · 31K votes
4. 4
   Saving Private Ryan 1998

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
5. 5
   Good Will Hunting 1997

   Directed by Gus Van Sant · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus
   8.2

   8.2 · 14K votes
6. 6
   The Truman Show 1998

   Directed by Peter Weir · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.2

   8.2 · 21K votes
7. 7
   There Will Be Blood 2007

   Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
   8.0

   8.1 · 7.8K votes
8. 8
   American Beauty 1999

   Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.0

   8.0 · 13K votes
9. 9
   Freedom Writers 2007

   Directed by Richard LaGravenese · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   7.9

   7.9 · 2.5K votes
10. 10
    A Beautiful Mind 2001

    Directed by Ron Howard · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.8

    7.9 · 12K votes
11. 11
    Roman Holiday 1953

    Directed by William Wyler · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.4K votes
12. 12
    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008

    Directed by Mark Herman · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.9K votes
13. 13
    Rosemary's Baby 1968

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic
    7.8

    7.8 · 4.6K votes
14. 14
    The Ten Commandments 1956

    Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.9K votes
15. 15
    Cast Away 2000

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.7

    7.7 · 13K votes
16. 16
    Primal Fear 1996

    Directed by Gregory Hoblit · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.6

    7.7 · 4.2K votes
17. 17
    Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961

    Directed by Blake Edwards · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.6K votes
18. 18
    Coach Carter 2005

    Directed by Thomas Carter · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.5

    7.6 · 3.4K votes
19. 19
    The Tenant 1976

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
20. 20
    First Blood 1982

    Directed by Ted Kotcheff · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Sky Go
    7.5

    7.5 · 7.2K votes
21. 21
    Escape from Alcatraz 1979

    Directed by Don Siegel · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.3K votes
22. 22
    Sabrina 1954

    Directed by Billy Wilder · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
23. 23
    My Fair Lady 1964

    Directed by George Cukor · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.5K votes
24. 24
    The Godfather Part III 1990

    Directed by Francis Ford Coppola · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.4

    7.4 · 7.1K votes
25. 25
    A Quiet Place 2018

    Directed by John Krasinski · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, ITVX
    7.4

    7.4 · 16K votes
26. 26
    The Terminal 2004

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.4

    7.4 · 9.1K votes
27. 27
    Little Big Man 1970

    Directed by Arthur Penn · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.3

    7.4 · 753 votes
28. 28
    True Grit 2010

    Directed by Ethan Coen · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.3

    7.3 · 6K votes
29. 29
    Hell or High Water 2016

    Directed by David Mackenzie · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Studiocanal Presents
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.1K votes
30. 30
    Gone Baby Gone 2007

    Directed by Ben Affleck · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.4K votes
31. 31
    Romeo and Juliet 1968

    Directed by Franco Zeffirelli · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.3

    7.4 · 763 votes
32. 32
    Mean Girls 2004

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

    7.2 · 9.8K votes
33. 33
    The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999

    Directed by Anthony Minghella · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.4K votes
34. 34
    Last Holiday 2006

    Directed by Wayne Wang · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.2

    7.3 · 915 votes
35. 35
    The Duellists 1977

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.2

    7.3 · 664 votes
36. 36
    Doubt 2008

    Directed by John Patrick Shanley · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.2

    7.2 · 2K votes
37. 37
    Marathon Man 1976

    Directed by John Schlesinger · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
38. 38
    Shooter 2007

    Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.7K votes
39. 39
    The Last Castle 2001

    Directed by Rod Lurie · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.5K votes
40. 40
    Munich 2005

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.1

    7.1 · 3.1K votes
41. 41
    Top Gun 1986

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

    7.1 · 10K votes
42. 42
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.1

    7.1 · 7K votes
43. 43
    Witness 1985

    Directed by Peter Weir · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.1

    7.1 · 2K votes
44. 44
    Labor Day 2013

    Directed by Jason Reitman · Streaming on Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.4K votes
45. 45
    Winter Spring Summer or Fall 2024

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

    7.3 · 265 votes
46. 46
    Roofman 2025

    Directed by Derek Cianfrance · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.1K votes
47. 47
    Revolutionary Road 2008

    Directed by Sam Mendes · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.0

    7.0 · 4.2K votes
48. 48
    An Officer and a Gentleman 1982

    Directed by Taylor Hackford · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.2K votes
49. 49
    The Accused 1988

    Directed by Jonathan Kaplan · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.0

    7.1 · 712 votes
50. 50
    Amistad 1997

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.5K 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
   Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005

   Directed by Jim Sheridan · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.8

   6.9 · 1.1K votes
2. 2
   September 5 2024

   Directed by Tim Fehlbaum · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Now TV Cinema, Paramount+
   6.9

   7.0 · 620 votes
3. 3
   if.... 1968

   Directed by Lindsay Anderson · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.9

   7.0 · 443 votes
4. 4
   Love Story 1970

   Directed by Arthur Hiller · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.7

   6.8 · 766 votes
5. 5
   Dreamgirls 2006

   Directed by Bill Condon · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   6.7

   6.7 · 1.1K votes
6. 6
   Pretty in Pink 1986

   Directed by Howard Deutch · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.6

   6.7 · 1.3K votes
7. 7
   Dumb Money 2023

   Directed by Craig Gillespie · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
   6.6

   6.7 · 879 votes
8. 8
   Rags 2012

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

   7.3 · 193 votes
9. 9
   Finestkind 2023

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

   6.8 · 363 votes
10. 10
    Battlestar Galactica: The Plan 2009

    Directed by Edward James Olmos · Streaming on Paramount Plus, Paramount+, Paramount Plus Premium
    6.6

    6.7 · 507 votes