Drama movies – 2000s
Genre: Drama. Period: 2000s. 58 movies, best first.
- The Pianist
A Polish pianist fights to survive the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. - La meglio gioventù
The lives of two brothers span four decades of Italian history. - The Lives of Others
A Stasi agent spies on a playwright and begins to change. - Requiem for a Dream
Four people spiral into destructive addiction while chasing their dreams. - Taare Zameen Par
A dyslexic boy finds his way with the help of an understanding art teacher. - A Beautiful Mind
A brilliant mathematician battles schizophrenia to achieve his breakthrough. - My Father and My Son
An ill father and his son reconnect in the family's home village. - Swades
A NASA engineer returns to India and decides to help the people of his home village. - There Will Be Blood
An oilman's ruthless rise to power and wealth in early 1900s California. - Departures
An unemployed cellist becomes a mortician and learns to value life. - Gran Torino
A bitter Korean War veteran befriends his Hmong neighbors and stands up to a local gang. - Hotel Rwanda
A hotel manager shelters over a thousand refugees during the Rwandan genocide. - Into the Wild
A young man abandons everything and heads alone into the Alaskan wilderness in search of freedom. - Lagaan
An Indian village challenges British officers to a cricket match to escape crushing taxes. - Million Dollar Baby
A veteran boxing trainer takes on a determined woman fighter, and their bond changes them both. - Nobody Knows
Four children abandoned by their mother try to survive on their own in Tokyo. - Rang De Basanti
Friends playing freedom fighters in a documentary awaken to injustices of today. - Yi Yi
Everyday life in a Taipei family weaves together three generations. - Amores Perros
A car crash links three Mexico City stories of love and violence. - Cinderella Man
A boxer down on his luck during the Great Depression makes a comeback and becomes a symbol of hope. - Le scaphandre et le papillon
A paralyzed editor writes his memoir by blinking one eye. - Mar adentro
A quadriplegic man fights for the right to end his life with dignity. - Slumdog Millionaire
A young man from the slums succeeds on a quiz show using his life experiences. - Almost Famous
A teenage journalist tours with a rising 1970s rock band for Rolling Stone magazine. - Gegen die Wand
Two Turkish-German outsiders enter a marriage of convenience and unexpected love follows. - Talk to Her
Two men care for comatose women and form a bond. - The Wrestler
An aging professional wrestler struggles to find his place outside the ring. - Cast Away
A plane crash survivor must live for years alone on a deserted island. - Remember the Titans
A new coach unites black and white players on a newly integrated high school football team. - Sophie Scholl: Die letzten Tage
A young woman resists the Nazi regime and faces trial. - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
A man is born old and grows younger throughout his life. - Walk the Line
The rise of Johnny Cash, his struggles with addiction and his love for June Carter. - Lost in Translation
Two strangers find an unexpected friendship in unfamiliar Tokyo. - Ray
Blind musician Ray Charles rises to legend while wrestling with personal demons. - The Motorcycle Diaries
A young Che Guevara travels South America by motorcycle and witnesses its hardships. - 21 Grams
A tragic accident intertwines three lives in a fractured, nonlinear story of loss and redemption. - Billy Elliot
A miner's son discovers a passion for ballet during a strike in northern England. - Laitakaupungin valot
A lonely security guard is manipulated by a woman working for criminals. - La Môme
The dramatic life of French singer Edith Piaf from poverty to fame. - The Man Without a Past
A man who loses his memory starts life over on the fringes of Helsinki.