Best Drama Movies of This Year (So Far)

1.

Creed III

6.4
7.3/10 IMDB

After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damien Anderson, resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damien — a fighter who has nothing to lose.

Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rash?d, Jonathan Majors, Jacob 'Stitch' Duran, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Tony Bellew, Selenis Leyva, Spence Moore II, Michelle Davidson ..
Directed by: Michael B. Jordan
Release date: 2023-03-01
2.

Missing

5.4
7.2/10 IMDB

When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips to try and find her before it’s too late. But as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers... and when June unravels secrets about her mom, she discovers that she never really knew her at all.

Starring: Storm Reid, Nia Long, Joaquim de Almeida, Ken Leung, Amy Landecker, Daniel Henney, Megan Suri, Tim Griffin, Thomas Barbusca, Rick Chambers ..
Directed by: Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick
Release date: 2023-01-19
3.

Knock at the Cabin

5.4
6.1/10 IMDB

While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

Starring: Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Abby Quinn, William Ragsdale, Jerry Lobrow, McKenna Kerrigan, Scott Vogel ..
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Release date: 2023-02-01
4.

Sharper

4.9
6.6/10 IMDB

A small, wealthy family in New York City gets progressively torn apart by secrets, lies, and the theft that orchestrates all of it.

Starring: Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith, Briana Middleton, John Lithgow, Benjamin Caron, Darren Goldstein, Lucy Taylor, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Phillip Johnson Richardson ..
Directed by: Benjamin Caron
Release date: 2023-02-10
5.

Luther: The Fallen Sun

4.8
6.4/10 IMDB

A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

Starring: Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis, Einar Kuusk, Dermot Crowley, Jess Liaudin, Andy Apollo, James Travis, Shane Askam, Ben Vincent ..
Directed by: Jamie Payne
Release date: 2023-02-24
6.

Teen Wolf: The Movie

4.7
5.6/10 IMDB

The wolves are howling once again, as a terrifying ancient evil emerges in Beacon Hills. Scott McCall, no longer a teenager yet still an Alpha, must gather new allies and reunite trusted friends to fight back against this powerful and deadly enemy.

Starring: Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Shelley Hennig, Crystal Reed, Orny Adams, Linden Ashby, JR Bourne, Seth Gilliam, Colton Haynes, Ryan Kelley ..
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Release date: 2023-01-18
7.

Boston Strangler

4.3
6.5/10 IMDB

Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangler at great personal risk, putting their own lives on the line in their quest to uncover the truth.

Starring: Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Alessandro Nivola, Chris Cooper, David Dastmalchian, Morgan Spector, Rory Cochrane, Robert John Burke, Greg Vrotsos, Jon Lindstrom ..
Directed by: Matt Ruskin
Release date: 2023-03-17
8.

Magic Mike's Last Dance

4.2
5.3/10 IMDB

Mike Lane takes to the stage again after a lengthy hiatus, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. For what he hopes will be one last hurrah, Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can’t refuse… and an agenda all her own. With everything on the line, once Mike discovers what she truly has in mind, will he—and the roster of hot new dancers he’ll have to whip into shape—be able to pull it off?

Starring: Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek, Caitlin Gerard, Juliette Motamed, Christopher Bencomo, Ellen Marguerite Cullivan, Ayub Khan-Din, Christie Aaria Emby, Liam Edwards, Carmen Olivares ..
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Release date: 2023-02-09
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Noble Intentions
9.

Noble Intentions

4.1
8.7/10 IMDB

A teenage boy reluctantly turns to the streets to earn $6,000 a month for his mother's cancer medicine and quickly discovers that street money does not come easy. When an old family friend makes him a syndicate boss, jealousy and greed immediately turn his friends against him. With pressure mounting from all sides, he must choose between saving his mother’s life and saving his own.

Starring: Obba Babatundé, Aaron D. Spears, Lori Hayes, Michale Coffey, Lloyd Montague, Paris Allen, Julian Shells, Devin Banks, Aaron McCloud, Daniel Hall ..
Directed by: James C. Turner
Release date: 2023-01-03
10.

Dog Gone

3.8
6.0/10 IMDB

When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.

Starring: Rob Lowe, Johnny Berchtold, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Nick Peine, Savannah Bruffey, Brian Brightman, Holly Morris, Caroline Skye ..
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Release date: 2023-01-13
11.

Bank of Dave

3.8
7.1/10 IMDB

The true story of how Dave Fishwick, a working class man and self-made millionaire, fought to set up a community bank so that he could help the local businesses of Burnley not only survive, but thrive. In his bid to help his beloved community, he has to take on the elitist financial institutions of London and fight to receive the first, new banking license to be issued in over 100 years.

Starring: Joel Fry, Phoebe Dynevor, Rory Kinnear, Hugh Bonneville, Paul Kaye, Jo Hartley, Cathy Tyson, Florence Hall, Drew Cain, Grant Crookes ..
Directed by: Chris Foggin
Release date: 2023-01-16
12.

Jesus Revolution

3.8
7.8/10 IMDB

In the 1970s, aimless teenager Greg Laurie searches for all the right things in all the wrong places until he meets Lonnie Frisbee, a charismatic hippie/street preacher. Together with local pastor Chuck Smith, they open the doors of a languishing church to an unexpected revival.

Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Julia Campbell, Jackson Robert Scott, Nicholas Cirillo, Jonathan Roumie, Joel Courtney, Alexia Ioannides, Nic Bishop, Jolie Jenkins ..
Directed by: Jon Erwin, Brent McCorkle
Release date: 2023-02-23
13.

True Spirit

3.6
6.8/10 IMDB

When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.

Starring: Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Anna Paquin, Josh Lawson, Bridget Webb, Vivien Turner, Stacy Clausen, Todd Lasance, Alyla Browne, Freya Callaghan ..
Directed by: Sarah Spillane
Release date: 2023-01-26
14.

Champions

3.6
7.0/10 IMDB

A stubborn and hotheaded minor league basketball coach is forced to train a Special Olympics team when he is sentenced to community service.

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Cheech Marin, Matt Cook, Ernie Hudson, Madison Tevlin, Joshua Felder, Kevin Iannucci, Ashton Gunning, Matthew Von Der Ahe ..
Directed by: Bobby Farrelly
Release date: 2023-03-09
15.

Transfusion

3.6
5.0/10 IMDB

Ryan Logan, a former Special Forces operative, is battling to cope with life after the loss of his wife. He is thrusted into the criminal underworld to keep his only son from being taken from him.

Starring: Sam Worthington, Phoebe Tonkin, Matt Nable, Edward Carmody, Susie Porter, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Sam Parsonson, Sam Cotton, George Houvardas, Damien Strouthos ..
Directed by: Matt Nable
Release date: 2023-01-05
Best Drama Movies of This Year: She Inherited Danger
16.

She Inherited Danger

3.6
6.4/10 IMDB

A young woman inherits her grandfather's theater and plans to sell it, but things get dangerous when she changes her mind and decides to reopen the beautiful landmark property herself.

Starring: Sarah Fisher, Robert Peters, Tiffany Montgomery, Conner Floyd, Nancy Harding, David Dittmeier, Justin France, Preston Ward, Josh Davis ..
Directed by: Peter Foldy
Release date: 2023-03-03
17.

80 for Brady

3.5
5.8/10 IMDB

A quartet of elderly best friends decide to live life to the fullest by taking a wild trip to the Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play.

Starring: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Tom Brady, Glynn Turman, Bob Balaban, Ron Funches, Jimmy O. Yang, Sara Gilbert ..
Directed by: Kyle Marvin
Release date: 2023-02-03
18.

The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story

3.4
6.1/10 IMDB

The TRUE STORY of how Kara Robinson was kidnapped, assaulted and held captive for 18 hours, 15-year-old Kara Robinson plots a daring escape from a serial killer's apartment.

Starring: Katie Douglas, Cara Buono, Kristian Bruun, Erik Athavale, Lisa Marie DiGiacinto, Sophia Carriere, Brandon McEwan, Derek Kun ..
Directed by: Simone Stock
Release date: 2023-02-11
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Eileen
19.

Eileen

3.3
7.6/10 IMDB

In 1960s Massachusetts, an unhappy prison secretary is beguiled a new co-worker who pulls her into complicity in a crime that surpasses her wildest imaginings.

Starring: Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Jefferson White, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Tonye Patano, William Hill, Lauren Yaffe ..
Directed by: William Oldroyd
Release date: 2023-01-21
20.

Divinity

3.3
7.0/10 IMDB

Two mysterious brothers abduct a mogul during his quest for immortality. Meanwhile, a seductive woman helps them launch a journey of self-discovery.

Starring: Stephen Dorff, Moisés Arias, Jason Genao, Karrueche Tran, Bella Thorne, Scott Bakula, Emily Willis, Mike O'Hearn, Sawyer Jones ..
Directed by: Eddie Alcazar
Release date: 2023-01-21
Best Drama Movies of This Year: A Little Prayer
21.

A Little Prayer

3.3
7.4/10 IMDB

Tammy and husband David lead a quiet life in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sharing a home with David’s parents, Bill and Venida. David and Bill work together and have always been closely involved in each other’s lives. When Bill begins to suspect that David is straying in his marriage, he is drawn into a relationship minefield, caught between wanting to protect his amicable daughter-in-law and trying to understand his impulsive son. As Bill confronts the limits of patriarchal influence, he is also forced to reckon with disheartening behavioral patterns that may be transcending generations.

Starring: Jane Levy, David Strathairn, Dascha Polanco, Celia Weston, Steve Coulter, Keisha Tillis, Will Pullen, Billie Roy, Ashley Shelton, David Price ..
Directed by: Angus MacLachlan
Release date: 2023-01-23
22.

The Reading

3.3
5.2/10 IMDB

After a deadly home invasion, Emma (Mo'Nique Hicks) copes by writing a book, but when a young psychic and her team perform a reading in her home, a new terror is unleashed.

Starring: Mo'Nique, Charnele Brown, Sara Alavi, Courtney Glaude, Lisa Alavi, Chasity Sereal, Cooper Helm, Denisha Hardeman, Ian Haywood, Mcauley Teters ..
Directed by: Courtney Glaude
Release date: 2023-02-02
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Magazine Dreams
23.

Magazine Dreams

3.3
7.0/10 IMDB

Killian Maddox lives with his ailing veteran grandfather, obsessively working out between court-mandated therapy appointments and part-time shifts at a grocery store where he harbors a crush on a friendly cashier. Though Killian’s struggles to read social cues and maintain control of his volatile temper amplify his sense of disconnection amid a hostile world, nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of bodybuilding superstardom, not even the doctors who warn that he’s causing permanent damage to his body with his quest.

Starring: Jonathan Majors, Taylour Paige, Haley Bennett, Bradley Stryker, Mike O'Hearn, Harrison Page, Dan Donohue, Sonny Valicenti, Mark Rhino Smith, Tim Martin Gleason ..
Directed by: Elijah Bynum
Release date: 2023-01-20
24.

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

3.2
7.2/10 IMDB

The dramatic comedy is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.

Starring: Mike Faist, Crystal Reed, Dennis Boutsikaris, Kenneth Tigar, Mike Doyle, Damian Young, Bryan Batt, Connor Ratliff, Michael Kostroff, Christopher Convery ..
Directed by: Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg
Release date: 2023-03-17
25.

The Strays

3.2
4.7/10 IMDB

A Black woman's meticulously crafted life of privilege starts to unravel when two strangers show up in her quaint suburban town.

Starring: Ashley Madekwe, Michael Warburton, Caroline Martin, Justin Salinger, Bukky Bakray, Alfredo Tavares, Samuel Paul Small, Jorden Myrie, George Greenland, Maria Almeida ..
Directed by: Nathaniel Martello-White
Release date: 2023-02-17
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Fancy Dance
26.

Fancy Dance

3.2
7.8/10 IMDB

Since her sister’s disappearance, Jax has cared for her niece Roki by scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga Reservation in Oklahoma. Every spare minute goes into finding her missing sister while also helping Roki prepare for an upcoming powwow. At the risk of losing custody to Jax’s grandfather, Frank, the pair hit the road and scour the backcountry to track down Roki’s mother in time for the powwow. What begins as a search gradually turns into a far deeper investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Indigenous women moving through a colonized world and at the mercy of a failed justice system.

Starring: Lily Gladstone, Isabel Deroy-Olson, Ryan Begay, Shea Whigham, Audrey Wasilewski ..
Directed by: Erica Tremblay
Release date: 2023-01-20
Best Drama Movies of This Year: WWE Royal Rumble 2023
27.

WWE Royal Rumble 2023

3.1
7.2/10 IMDB

Thirty men and 30 women compete in two huge Royal Rumble Matches as The Road to WrestleMania officially begins at the Alamodome. Bray Wyatt returns to take on LA Knight in a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match.

Starring: Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, Windham Rotunda, Shaun Ricker, Joe Anoa'i, Paul Heyman, Kevin Steen, Jorge Bolly, Trevor Mann, Austin White, Colby Lopez ..
Directed by: Paul Michael Lévesque
Release date: 2023-01-28
28.

Unexpected Grace

3.1
7.5/10 IMDB

Grace finds a note from a schoolgirl looking for a friend. Since Grace is still trying to find her place in her new hometown, she excitedly writes back and sets off a chain of events that ultimately changes the lives of three people.

Starring: Erica Durance, Michael Rady, Erica Tremblay, Sophia Powers, Trevor Carroll, Vincent Gale, Dean Marshall, Eva Brooke Baker, Glen Gordon, David Attar ..
Directed by: Linda-Lisa Hayter
Release date: 2023-03-12
29.

Bezos

3.1
6.0/10 IMDB

Bezos chronicles the true-life story of Jeff Bezos-a humble yet awkward entrepreneur on his mission to create Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce company, and turning himself into the richest man in the world.

Starring: Armando Gutiérrez, Kevin Sorbo, Eliana Ghen, Emilio Estefan, Alex Mitchell, Sasha Andreev, Marcus Lemonis, Jevon White, Jorge Masvidal, Nick Friedman ..
Directed by: Khoa Le
Release date: 2023-01-24
30.

When You Finish Saving the World

3.1
5.6/10 IMDB

Evelyn and her oblivious son Ziggy seek out replacements for each other. As Evelyn tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant young woman at school.

Starring: Finn Wolfhard, Julianne Moore, Billy Bryk, Alisha Boe, Sara Anne, Jack Justice, Jay O. Sanders, Eléonore Hendricks, Sarah Minnich, Jordyn Aurora Aquino ..
Directed by: Jesse Eisenberg
Release date: 2023-01-20
Best Drama Movies of This Year: A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story
31.

A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story

3.1
6.4/10 IMDB

Lori becomes distraught when her best friend, Cindy Roth, drowns under mysterious circumstances while on a trip with her husband, Randy. Determined to honor Cindy and learn the truth, she starts to uncover disturbing evidence from Randy's past.

Starring: Chrishell Stause, Colin Egglesfield, Laura Ramsey, Rachel Stubington, Amy Parrish, Jim E. Chandler, Jonathan D Bergman, Sara Lindsey, Meredith Jackson, Cathy Salvodon ..
Directed by: Maritte Lee Go
Release date: 2023-02-18
32.

The Hammer

3.1
7.1/10 IMDB

After a judge passes away under suspicious circumstances, Kim Wheeler finds herself covering a circuit that stretches between Las Vegas and Reno — a rugged, often desolate area where anything and everything can happen. Kim Wheeler, an attorney who is appointed as a judge for Nevada's 5th district after the former judge's death. As the investigation into the death intensifies, Kim's sister, who runs the local brothel, becomes the prime suspect.

Starring: Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Rex Linn, Jill Morrison, Matty Finochio, Kay Metchie, Vanesa Tomasino, Matt Kennedy, Aaron Paul Stewart, Alan Colodey ..
Directed by: Jeff Beesley
Release date: 2023-01-07
Best Drama Movies of This Year: My Diary of Lies
33.

My Diary of Lies

3.1
5.4/10 IMDB

After making the cheer squad at her new school, Natalie becomes public enemy number one after she's framed for murder.

Starring: Tyler Harlow, Amanda Jones, Grace Patterson, Brooke Maroon, Noémi VanSlyke, Ian Michaels, Nathan Kohnen, Dempsey Gibson, Laurie Fortier, Emree Franklin ..
Release date: 2023-03-02
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Mutt
34.

Mutt

3.1
7.3/10 IMDB

Over the course of a single hectic day in New York City, three people from Feña's past are thrust back into his life: his foreign father, his straight ex-boyfriend, and his 13-year old half-sister. Having lost touch since transitioning from female to male, Feña must navigate the new dynamics of these old relationships while tackling the day-to-day challenges that come with living a life in-between.

Starring: Lio Mehiel, Cole Doman, MiMi Ryder, Jasai Chase-Owens, Alejandro Goic, Jari Jones, Ben Groh, Sarah Herrman ..
Directed by: Vuk Lungulov-Klotz
Release date: 2023-01-23
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Fremont
35.

Fremont

3.1
8.2/10 IMDB

Beautiful and troubled 20-something Donya, an Afghan translator who used to work with the U.S. government, has trouble sleeping. She lives by herself in Fremont, California, in a building with other Afghan immigrants and often dines alone at a local restaurant watching soap operas. Her routine changes when she’s promoted to writing the fortunes at her job at a fortune cookie factory in the city. As her fortunes are read by strangers throughout the Bay, Donya’s smoldering longing drives her to send a message out to the world, unsure where it will lead.

Starring: Anaita Wali Zada, Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington, Hilda Schmelling, Siddique Ahmed, Taban Ibraz, Avis See-tho, Timur Nusratty, Eddie Tang, Jennifer McKay ..
Directed by: Babak Jalali
Release date: 2023-01-20
36.

Somebody I Used to Know

3.1
5.7/10 IMDB

On a trip to her hometown, workaholic Ally reminisces with her first love Sean, and starts to question everything about the person she's become. Things only get more confusing when she meets Sean's fiancé, Cassidy, who reminds her of the person she used to be.

Starring: Alison Brie, Jay Ellis, Kiersey Clemons, Danny Pudi, Haley Joel Osment, Amy Sedaris, Julie Hagerty, Olga Merediz, Zoë Chao, Evan Jonigkeit ..
Directed by: Dave Franco
Release date: 2023-02-10
Best Drama Movies of This Year: NXT Vengeance Day 2023
37.

NXT Vengeance Day 2023

3.0
6.9/10 IMDB

NXT Vengeance Day is a professional wrestling event produced by WWE, and the third annual held for the promotion's NXT brand division.

Starring: Carla Gonzalez, Priscilla Kelly, Taylor Grado, Bronson Rechsteiner, Matthew Farrelly, Deveon Aikens, Christopher Dijak, Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, Austin Watson, Mark Coffey ..
Release date: 2023-02-04
38.

Rye Lane

3.0
7.7/10 IMDB

Two twenty-somethings, both reeling from bad break-ups, connect over the course of an eventful day in South London – helping each other deal with their nightmare exes, and potentially restoring their faith in romance.

Starring: Vivian Oparah, David Jonsson, George Taylor, Poppy Allen-Quarmby, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni, Greg McKenzie, Rohan Rakhit, Bikramjit Gurm, Sharan Hunjan, Cain Aiden ..
Directed by: Raine Allen-Miller
Release date: 2023-03-17
39.

Of an Age

3.0
7.1/10 IMDB

A Serbian ballroom dancer experiences an unexpected and intense 24-hour romance with a friend's older brother.

Starring: Elias Anton, Thom Green, Hattie Hook, Toby Derrick, Grace Graznak, Verity Higgins, Jessica Lu, Jack Kenny, Louise Child, Milijana Cancar ..
Directed by: Goran Stolevski
Release date: 2023-02-10
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Family History Mysteries: Buried Past
40.

Family History Mysteries: Buried Past

2.9
6.7/10 IMDB

Genealogist Sophie McClaren is an expert at bringing families together. When her close friend Jonathan urgently needs to find a bone marrow donor, the case becomes personal.

Starring: Janel Parrish, Niall Matter, Morgan David Jones, Dave Rose, Sherry Miller, Kyana Teresa, Ron Lea, Carlisle J. Williams, Judah Katz, Kelly McNamee ..
Directed by: Jonathan Wright
Release date: 2023-02-05
41.

Inside

2.9
6.4/10 IMDB

An art thief becomes trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist goes awry. Imprisoned with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Gene Bervoets, Eliza Stuyck, Josia Krug ..
Directed by: Vasilis Katsoupis
Release date: 2023-03-09
42.

Blue Jean

2.9
7.2/10 IMDB

Jean, a PE teacher, is forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her sexuality, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity.

Starring: Rosy McEwen, Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Stacy Abalogun, Izzy Neish, Dexter Heads, Lydia Page, Amy Booth-Steel, Aoife Kennan, Scott Turnbull ..
Directed by: Georgia Oakley
Release date: 2023-02-10
43.

Chang Can Dunk

2.9
6.3/10 IMDB

Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the respect of his high school peers too. But before he can rise up and truly throw one down, he'll have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.

Starring: Bloom Li, Chase Liefeld, Heather Lee, Alexandre Chen, Dexter Darden, Nile Bullock, Mardy Ma, Ben Wang, Cathy Salvodon, Ka-Ling Cheung ..
Directed by: Jingyi Shao
Release date: 2023-03-10
44.

Allelujah

2.9
5.9/10 IMDB

Set in a geriatric ward within a small hospital, when news of its closure begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a local news crew to document their planning of a concert in honor of the hospital's most celebrated nurse. But there might be something more threatening to the hospital itself, more deadly than the politicians ready to shut down the place at a moment's notice.

Starring: Judi Dench, Jennifer Saunders, Bally Gill, Russell Tovey, David Bradley, Derek Jacobi, Jessica Baglow, JP Conway, Jesse Akele, Lorraine Ashbourne ..
Directed by: Richard Eyre
Release date: 2023-03-17
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Fair Play
45.

Fair Play

2.9
7.3/10 IMDB

An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.

Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Phoebe Dynevor, Sebastian de Souza, Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer, Geraldine Somerville, Sia Alipour, Jim Sturgeon, Jamie Wilkes, Buck Braithwaite ..
Directed by: Chloe Domont
Release date: 2023-01-20
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias
46.

Bad Behind Bars: Jodi Arias

2.8
5.6/10 IMDB

Jodi Arias befriends Donavan Bering and Tracy Brown in prison, and they became inseparable. Donavan is released from prison before Jodi's trial and becomes her mouthpiece, posting on social media and defending Jodi. When the details of the case and Jodi's story no longer add up, Donavan refuses to continue her work, bringing out Jodi's vengeful side.

Starring: Celina Sinden, Tricia Black, Lynn Rafferty, Elias Edraki, Maggie Cassella, Adriano Sobretodo Jr., Christine Noble, Michelle Haffey, Adesola Adesina ..
Directed by: Rama Rau
Release date: 2023-01-21
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Cat Person
47.

Cat Person

2.8
6.2/10 IMDB

College student Margot meets 33-year-old Robert at the movie theater where she works. After a casual flirtation at the concession stand, they carry on conversations through texts. As their perceptions of each other collide, events spiral out of control.

Starring: Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Hope Davis, Michael Gandolfini, Liza Koshy, Fred Melamed, Isabella Rossellini, Isaac Powell, Josh Andrés Rivera ..
Directed by: Susanna Fogel
Release date: 2023-01-21
Best Drama Movies of This Year: Sometimes I Think About Dying
48.

Sometimes I Think About Dying

2.8
7.0/10 IMDB

Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Megan Stalter, Bree Elrod, Brittany O'Grady, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, Ayanna Berkshire, Jeb Berrier, Lauren Beveridge ..
Directed by: Rachel Lambert
Release date: 2023-01-19
Best Drama Movies of This Year: The Surrogate Scandal
49.

The Surrogate Scandal

2.8
6.3/10 IMDB

Amelia discovers her estranged and late daughter was a secret surrogate for a celebrity couple. Posing as a nanny, Amelia uncovers a dark truth about the surrogacy and learns she is not the only person who wants to claim the baby.

Starring: Catherine Dyer, Luisa d'Oliveira, Matthew James Dowden, Christine Milo, Veronica Long, Jennifer Juniper Angeli, Cassandra Cavalli, Aidan Correia, Nduduzo Leroy Hikwa, Casey Manderson ..
Directed by: Amanda J. Strachan
Release date: 2023-03-12
50.

Girl in the Closet

2.8
5.6/10 IMDB

Based on real-life events, Girl In the Closet tells the story of 10 year old Cameron, who, after her mother suffered an aneurysm, was adopted by her Aunt Mia, who already had a husband and daughter of her own. Soon after arriving in her new home, Cameron started hearing strange, ghostly voices at night coming from the basement's locked door. Little Cameron would soon discover what was actually behind that door, people chained to the wall, innocent victims of her Aunt's schemes to enrich herself by cashing their benefit checks. It wasn't long before Cameron was demoted down into the basement herself, where she would stay for the next ten years while police thought she was missing.

Starring: Tami Roman, Stevie Baggs Jr., Remy Ma, Daijah Peters, Danielle LaRoach, Willie Raysor, David Dunston, Teisha Speight ..
Directed by: Jaira Thomas
Release date: 2023-03-11

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