List of Drama Movies

Based on a Politico article about the harrowing time immediately following the 9/11 attacks where President George W. Bush and his team were whisked off from a Florida schoolroom and into Air Force One and into the sky - which was considered the safest place to be.

Haunted by nightmares of Oz's impending destruction, Dorothy Gale finds herself in a home for others like her with troubling, vivid dreams. While she is there, she meets a mysterious girl, Alice - who involves her in a perilous quest to not only save the worlds of imagination...

In the gritty underbelly of a city fueled by secrets, Brad Pitt stars as a hardened former intelligence operative whose quiet life is shattered when a figure from his violent past resurfaces. Directed by David Ayer, this tense drama-thriller forces him into an uneasy...

A Colin Powell's biopic, whose went from respected Army general to the first African-American Secretary of State, initially opposed the U.S.' invasion of Iraq, not believing dictator Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. But he capitulated to hawkish voices in the Wh...

It focuses on Susan Fowler, the Uber engineer whose blog post about sexual harassment within the juggernaut Silicon Valley ride-hailing service exposed a toxic culture of sexism and sexual harassment that eventually led to the ouster of seemingly untouchable CEO Travis Kalanic...

Inspired by a harrowing true story, A Girl from Mogadishu is a powerful drama of survival and defiance. The film follows Ifrah Ahmed, portrayed by Aja Naomi King, a young woman whose life in Somalia is shattered by a brutal civil war. After enduring unthinkable violence,...

Based on Laura Kaplan's nonfiction book "The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service", the story follows a Chicago woman who founded and maintained the underground abortion service "Jane," a group of women who taught themselves how to perform abortio...

Directed by Elizabeth Banks, "The Paper Bag Princess" brings a dramatic new vision to the beloved story. The film is produced by a powerhouse team including Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Bryan Unkeless, and Dan Krech,...

Based on John Elder Robison's book "Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening", is the extraordinary story of the experimental new brain therapy, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), that dramatically changed both the life and mind of New York Times bes...

The story follows the exploits of Thompson and illustrator Ralph Steadman who are sent to cover the marathon in Waikiki and end up on a drug-fueled journey to the sacred City of Refuge.

Democratic Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis, who on June 25, 2013, hit the national spotlight when, against extraordinary odds, she singlehandedly staged a 13-hour filibuster. Her stamina not only thwarted GOP leaders' plans to enact one of the country's most restrictive anti-choi...

In the wake of his brother's death, a young African American youth tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem, aided by his imagination and the magic of Legos.

In the immediate, bewildering aftermath of the September 11th attacks, 38 planes carrying nearly 7,000 passengers and crew are ordered to land unexpectedly in the remote town of Gander, Newfoundland. This heartwarming and true story, captured in a filmed version of the acclai...

In a quiet, unassuming life, a man named Ernest, portrayed by Mike Cooper, carries the weight of a profound and private sorrow. Directed and written by Christopher Landon, this concise, potent drama captures a fleeting but pivotal moment of human connection. The film...

From the coal-mining towns of West Virginia to the dazzling, brutal spotlight of the boxing world, Katherine Fugate's gripping drama chronicles the meteoric rise of Christy Martin, a fighter who shattered barriers and became a mainstream sensation. Discovered and mana...

A rookie female marine gets stranded on a hostile planet during humanity's space colonization.

Based on a story of a man taking on the notorious Westboro Baptist Church. It focuses on the aftermath of the 2006 death of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder, who was killed while serving in Iraq. Member of Kansas church protested the funeral, with members carrying placards...

"Newsflash" is a drama that revolves around Walter Cronkite (Chris Pine), Don Hewitt (Mark Ruffalo), their boss Jim Aubrey, and Dan Rather, a young news man who happened to be in Texas and who first distinguished himself as a dogged reporter as he and other journalists frantic...

The story centers on a Chinese-American family in 1970s small-town Ohio who suffer a tragedy when the teenage daughter's body is found in the local lake. The investigation of her death rips the family apart as the secrets they’ve kept from one another begin to emerge an...

The story takes its cues from the current age of social media and viral videos and centers on a high school romance blogger (Brooks) who uses his platform to anonymously end a relationship between his childhood sweetheart (Sinclair) and her cheating internet-star boyfriend in...