Drama movies – 2020s

Genre: Drama. Period: 2020s. 31 movies, best first.

1. Oppenheimer (2023) · Drama · ⭐ 8.3
   The story of a physicist developing the atomic bomb and its moral consequences.
2. The Father (2020) · Drama · ⭐ 8.2
   An elderly man with dementia slowly loses his grip on reality.
3. Ainda Estou Aqui (2024) · Drama · ⭐ 8.0
   A Brazilian woman searches for the truth about her husband's disappearance during the military dictatorship.
4. CODA (2021) · Drama · ⭐ 8.0
   The only hearing member of a deaf family balances family duty with her own dreams.
5. Perfect Days (2023) · Drama · ⭐ 7.9
   A Tokyo toilet cleaner finds joy in the small moments of everyday life.
6. La sociedad de la nieve (2023) · Drama · ⭐ 7.8
   Survivors of a plane crash endure impossible conditions in the Andes.
7. Aftersun (2022) · Drama · ⭐ 7.7
   A grown woman recalls a vacation in Turkey with her young father years ago.
8. Anatomy of a Fall (2023) · Drama · ⭐ 7.7
   A writer stands trial after the mysterious death of her husband.
9. Another Round (2020) · Drama · ⭐ 7.7
   Four teachers test a theory that a constant light buzz improves life.
10. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) · Drama · ⭐ 7.7
    On an Irish island a man abruptly ends a friendship, and the fallout escalates.
11. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) · Drama · ⭐ 7.7
    Anti-Vietnam War protesters are put on trial for inciting riots in Chicago in 1968.
12. The Whale (2022) · Drama · ⭐ 7.7
    A severely obese English teacher tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter.
13. Anora (2024) · Drama · ⭐ 7.6
    A Brooklyn sex worker marries the son of a Russian oligarch and finds herself in chaos.
14. BlackBerry (2023) · Drama · ⭐ 7.6
    The film tells how the BlackBerry phone rose and fell.
15. Drive My Car (2021) · Drama · ⭐ 7.6
    A widowed actor-director processes grief alongside his young driver.
16. King Richard (2021) · Drama · ⭐ 7.5
    Richard Williams trains his daughters Venus and Serena to become tennis champions.
17. The Fabelmans (2022) · Drama · ⭐ 7.5
    A young boy falls in love with filmmaking and uncovers his family's secrets.
18. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) · Drama · ⭐ 7.4
    An FBI informant infiltrates the circle of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.
19. Minari (2020) · Drama · ⭐ 7.4
    A Korean family moves to Arkansas and tries to build a new life on a farm.
20. The Brutalist (2024) · Drama · ⭐ 7.4
    A Hungarian-born architect flees the war and tries to build a new life in America.
21. Tár (2022) · Drama · ⭐ 7.4
    A celebrated conductor's career begins to crumble as her past comes to light.
22. A Complete Unknown (2024) · Drama · ⭐ 7.3
    A young Bob Dylan rises to fame in the New York folk scene of the early 1960s.
23. Belfast (2021) · Drama · ⭐ 7.3
    A boy's childhood in Belfast in 1969 amid unrest and family love.
24. Compartment No. 6 (2021) · Drama · ⭐ 7.3
    A train trip to Murmansk brings together a Finnish student and a Russian miner.
25. Nomadland (2020) · Drama · ⭐ 7.3
    A woman lives out of her van, traveling for work after the financial crisis.
26. The Zone of Interest (2023) · Drama · ⭐ 7.3
    An Auschwitz commandant and his family live a idyllic life beside the camp wall.
27. Air (2023) · Drama · ⭐ 7.2
    A Nike executive tries to sign a deal with young Michael Jordan.
28. Mank (2020) · Drama · ⭐ 6.8
    Screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz writes the script for Citizen Kane.
29. The Power of the Dog (2021) · Drama · ⭐ 6.8
    A charismatic rancher torments his new sister-in-law and her son on the Montana plains.
30. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) · Drama · ⭐ 6.7
    Wakanda mourns its king and defends itself against a new external threat.
31. Creed III (2023) · Drama · ⭐ 6.7
    Adonis Creed must face a childhood friend who returns from prison.