Drama Movies That Have Won Oscars and Golden Globes



Top Drama Movies That Won the Oscars

Two Soldiers Stream Two Soldiers Officially Now!

2003, null

40 minutes

Drama, War

Set during WWII, a young boy wants to join his brother in the "war at Pearl Harbour".

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Gosford Park Stream Gosford Park Officially Now!

2001, null

137 minutes

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.

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Wonder Boys Stream Wonder Boys Officially Now!

2000, Curtis Hanson

111 minutes

Comedy, Drama

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona Stream Vicky Cristina Barcelona Officially Now!

2008, Woody Allen

96 minutes

Drama, Romance

Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture.

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Michael Clayton Stream Michael Clayton Officially Now!

2007, Tony Gilroy

119 minutes

Drama, Thriller, Crime

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multi-billion dollar class action suit.

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Monster's Ball Stream Monster's Ball Officially Now!

2001, Marc Forster

113 minutes

Drama, Romance

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.

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Anna Karenina Stream Anna Karenina Officially Now!

2012, Joe Wright

130 minutes

Drama, Romance, History

In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age Stream Elizabeth: The Golden Age Officially Now!

2007, Shekhar Kapur

114 minutes

Drama, History, Romance

When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people.

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The Man Who Wasn't There Stream The Man Who Wasn't There Officially Now!

2001, Joel Coen

116 minutes

Crime, Drama

A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.

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The Little Matchgirl Stream The Little Matchgirl Officially Now!

2006, Roger Allers

7 minutes

Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy

An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.

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Midnight Cowboy Stream Midnight Cowboy Officially Now!

1969, John Schlesinger

113 minutes

Drama

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

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Undisputed III: Redemption Stream Undisputed III: Redemption Officially Now!

2010, Isaac Florentine

96 minutes

Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama

Russian inmate Boyka, now severely hobbled by the knee injury suffered at the end of Undisputed 2. No longer the feared prison fighter he was, he has declined so far that he is now good only for cleaning toilets. But when a new prison fight tournament begins - an international affair, matching the best fighters from prisons around the globe, enticing them with the promise of freedom for the winner - Boyka must reclaim his dignity and fight for his position in the tournament.

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My Fault: London Stream My Fault: London Officially Now!

2025, Charlotte Fassler, Dani Girdwood

118 minutes

Romance, Drama

18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. Noah meets William’s son, bad-boy Nick, and soon discovers there is an attraction between them neither can avoid. As Noah spends the summer adjusting to her new life, her devastating past will catch up with her while falling in love for the first time.

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The Conversation Stream The Conversation Officially Now!

1974, Francis Ford Coppola

114 minutes

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

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Before Midnight Stream Before Midnight Officially Now!

2013, Richard Linklater

109 minutes

Romance, Drama

It has been nine years since we last met Jesse and Celine, the French-American couple who once met on a train in Vienna. They now live in Paris with twin daughters but have spent a summer in Greece at the invitation of an author colleague of Jesse's. When the vacation is over and Jesse must send his teenage son off to the States, he begins to question his life decisions, and his relationship with Celine is at risk.

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Training Day Stream Training Day Officially Now!

2001, Antoine Fuqua

122 minutes

Action, Crime, Drama

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

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Divided We Fall Stream Divided We Fall Officially Now!

2000, Jan Hřebejk

120 minutes

Comedy, Drama

In 1943, a childless couple, the Čížeks, decide to hide a Jewish refugee, David Wiener, the son of Čížek's former employer, in the secret pantry of their apartment. Čížek is aware of the danger into which he has brought his household and his neighbours, but he takes helping his fellow man in need for granted. But at the same time, as a largely unheroic hero, he is dying of fear. His personal situation is greatly complicated by the approaching end of the war, when he faces danger from both the Germans and his "honest" fellow Czechs...

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As It Is in Heaven Stream As It Is in Heaven Officially Now!

2004, null

132 minutes

Romance, Drama, Comedy, Music

A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir, which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.

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Escape Stream Escape Officially Now!

2024, Lee Jong-pil

96 minutes

Action, Drama

After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.

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Boyka: Undisputed IV Stream Boyka: Undisputed IV Officially Now!

2016, Todor Chapkanov

87 minutes

Action, Drama, Thriller

In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, Boyka offers to fight in a series of impossible battles to free her from a life of servitude.

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Mickey 17 Stream Mickey 17 Officially Now!

2025, Bong Joon Ho

137 minutes

Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama

Mickey Barnes, an “expendable” employee, is sent on a human expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. With one regeneration, though, things go very wrong.

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Marked Men: Rule + Shaw Stream Marked Men: Rule + Shaw Officially Now!

2025, Nick Cassavetes

93 minutes

Romance, Drama

Shaw Landon has loved Rule Archer from the moment she laid eyes on him. Rule, a fiery-tempered rebel tattoo artist, doesn’t have time for a good girl pre-med student like Shaw — even if she’s the only one who can see the person he truly is. She lives by other people’s rules; he makes his own. But a short skirt, too many birthday cocktails, and spilled secrets lead to a night neither can forget. Now, Shaw and Rule must figure out how a girl like her and a guy like him are supposed to be together without destroying their love…or each other.

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Inside Llewyn Davis Stream Inside Llewyn Davis Officially Now!

2013, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

104 minutes

Drama, Music

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

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Sully Stream Sully Officially Now!

2016, Clint Eastwood

96 minutes

Drama, History

On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.

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