Best Drama Movies on Sky Go in the UK

1. 1
   The Shawshank Redemption 1994

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   8.7

   8.7 · 32K votes
2. 2
   The Green Mile 1999

   Directed by Frank Darabont · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   8.5

   8.5 · 20K votes
3. 3
   GoodFellas 1990

   Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   8.4

   8.5 · 15K votes
4. 4
   The Shadow's Edge 2025

   Directed by Larry Yang · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   8.2

   8.3 · 1.6K votes
5. 5
   Inglourious Basterds 2009

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Sky Go
   8.2

   8.2 · 25K votes
6. 6
   Django Unchained 2012

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Sky Go
   8.2

   8.2 · 29K votes
7. 7
   Scarface 1983

   Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky Go
   8.1

   8.2 · 14K votes
8. 8
   Full Metal Jacket 1987

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   8.1

   8.1 · 12K votes
9. 9
   Catch Me If You Can 2002

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Sky Go
   8.0

   8.0 · 18K votes
10. 10
    Bohemian Rhapsody 2018

    Directed by Bryan Singer · Streaming on Disney Plus, HBO Max, Sky Go
    7.9

    7.9 · 18K votes
11. 11
    The Pursuit of Happyness 2006

    Directed by Gabriele Muccino · Streaming on Sky Go, Sony Pictures Core
    7.9

    7.9 · 11K votes
12. 12
    Dog Day Afternoon 1975

    Directed by Sidney Lumet · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.8

    7.9 · 3.6K votes
13. 13
    Stand by Me 1986

    Directed by Rob Reiner · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.8

    7.8 · 6.8K votes
14. 14
    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
15. 15
    Mulholland Drive 2001

    Directed by David Lynch · Streaming on Sky Go, STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS, Now TV Cinema
    7.8

    7.8 · 7.4K votes
16. 16
    Anatomy of a Murder 1959

    Directed by Otto Preminger · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.2K votes
17. 17
    The Breakfast Club 1985

    Directed by John Hughes · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.7

    7.7 · 8.8K votes
18. 18
    Nightcrawler 2014

    Directed by Dan Gilroy · Streaming on Netflix, Sky Go, BFI Player
    7.7

    7.7 · 12K votes
19. 19
    Cast Away 2000

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

    7.7 · 13K votes
20. 20
    Cool Hand Luke 1967

    Directed by Stuart Rosenberg · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.7

    7.7 · 1.7K votes
21. 21
    Hamnet 2025

    Directed by Chloé Zhao · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.7

    7.7 · 1.7K votes
22. 22
    Arrival 2016

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on Netflix, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.6

    7.6 · 20K votes
23. 23
    Blade Runner 2049 2017

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.6

    7.6 · 16K votes
24. 24
    Boyz n the Hood 1991

    Directed by John Singleton · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Sony Pictures Core
    7.6

    7.6 · 2.4K votes
25. 25
    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
26. 26
    A Dog's Purpose 2017

    Directed by Lasse Hallström · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Lionsgate+
    7.6

    7.6 · 3.6K votes
27. 27
    Gattaca 1997

    Directed by Andrew Niccol · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Sony Pictures Core
    7.5

    7.6 · 7.2K votes
28. 28
    Nuremberg 2025

    Directed by James Vanderbilt · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.5K votes
29. 29
    First Blood 1982

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

    7.5 · 7.2K votes
30. 30
    Better Man 2024

    Directed by Michael Gracey · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.5

    7.6 · 956 votes
31. 31
    A Star Is Born 2018

    Directed by Bradley Cooper · Streaming on HBO Max, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.5

    7.5 · 12K votes
32. 32
    Hotel Mumbai 2019

    Directed by Anthony Maras · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.5

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
33. 33
    Instant Family 2018

    Directed by Sean Anders · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Sky Go
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.3K votes
34. 34
    Empire of the Sun 1987

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.4

    7.5 · 2.2K votes
35. 35
    I, Tonya 2017

    Directed by Craig Gillespie · Streaming on Netflix, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.4

    7.5 · 6.4K votes
36. 36
    The Bourne Ultimatum 2007

    Directed by Paul Greengrass · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.7K votes
37. 37
    Erin Brockovich 2000

    Directed by Steven Soderbergh · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.8K votes
38. 38
    My Girl 1991

    Directed by Howard Zieff · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Sony Pictures Core
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.4K votes
39. 39
    Legends of the Fall 1994

    Directed by Edward Zwick · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Paramount+
    7.4

    7.4 · 3K votes
40. 40
    Promising Young Woman 2020

    Directed by Emerald Fennell · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.3

    7.4 · 3.9K votes
41. 41
    The Bourne Supremacy 2004

    Directed by Paul Greengrass · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.3

    7.3 · 8.5K votes
42. 42
    Rocketman 2019

    Directed by Dexter Fletcher · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.1K votes
43. 43
    Moneyball 2011

    Directed by Bennett Miller · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.3

    7.3 · 6.1K votes
44. 44
    True Grit 2010

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

    7.3 · 6K votes
45. 45
    The Illusionist 2006

    Directed by Neil Burger · Streaming on Netflix, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.6K votes
46. 46
    The African Queen 1952

    Directed by John Huston · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Studiocanal Presents
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.1K votes
47. 47
    Old Henry 2021

    Directed by Potsy Ponciroli · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.2

    7.3 · 805 votes
48. 48
    True Grit 1969

    Directed by Henry Hathaway · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Channel 4 Plus
    7.2

    7.3 · 897 votes
49. 49
    The Karate Kid 1984

    Directed by John G. Avildsen · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.9K votes
50. 50
    A League of Their Own 1992

    Directed by Penny Marshall · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Sony Pictures Core
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.6K 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
   Roofman 2025

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

   7.1 · 1.1K votes
2. 2
   Terms of Endearment 1983

   Directed by James L. Brooks · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   7.0

   7.1 · 867 votes
3. 3
   Life Itself 2018

   Directed by Dan Fogelman · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   7.0

   7.2 · 652 votes
4. 4
   Karate Kid: Legends 2025

   Directed by Jonathan Entwistle · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   6.9

   7.0 · 1.3K votes
5. 5
   The Lion in Winter 1968

   Directed by Anthony Harvey · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Studiocanal Presents
   7.2

   7.4 · 422 votes
6. 6
   The Towering Inferno 1974

   Directed by John Guillermin · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   6.9

   7.0 · 1.1K votes
7. 7
   Regretting You 2025

   Directed by Josh Boone · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Paramount+
   6.9

   7.1 · 602 votes
8. 8
   Song Sung Blue 2025

   Directed by Craig Brewer · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   7.1

   7.3 · 340 votes
9. 9
   To Catch a Killer 2023

   Directed by Damián Szifron · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
   6.8

   6.8 · 1.4K votes
10. 10
    Escape to Victory 1981

    Directed by John Huston · Streaming on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema
    6.8

    6.9 · 1.1K votes