Most Popular Drama Feature Films
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Django Unchained
(2012) With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio Adventure | Crime | Drama | Western 165 mins. |
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Pain & Gain
(2013) A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong. Dir: Michael Bay With: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller 129 mins. |
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The Great Gatsby
(2013) A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor. Dir: Baz Luhrmann With: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton Drama | Romance 143 mins. |
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(2013) The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey. Dir: Brian Helgeland With: Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford Biography | Drama | Sport 128 mins. |
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Safe Haven
(2013) A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her. Dir: Lasse Hallström With: Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller 115 mins. |
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The Place Beyond the Pines
(2012) A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective. Dir: Derek Cianfrance With: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes Crime | Drama 140 mins. |
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Gangster Squad
(2013) Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city. Dir: Ruben Fleischer With: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller 113 mins. |
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Mud
(2012) Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love. Dir: Jeff Nichols With: Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland Drama 130 mins. |
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Silver Linings Playbook
(2012) After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own. Dir: David O. Russell With: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro Comedy | Drama | Romance 122 mins. |
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Les Misérables
(2012) In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever. Dir: Tom Hooper With: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway Drama | Musical | Romance 158 mins. |
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Broken City
(2013) In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler. Dir: Allen Hughes With: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones Crime | Drama | Thriller 109 mins. |
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Ma Mère
(2004) Based on George Bataille's posthumous and controversial novel: When his father dies, a young man is introduced by his attractive, amoral mother to a world of hedonism and depravity. Dir: Christophe Honoré With: Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes Drama 110 mins. |
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Dead Poets Society
(1989) English teacher John Keating inspires his students to a love of poetry and to seize the day. Dir: Peter Weir With: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke Drama 128 mins. |
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The Impossible
(2012) The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Dir: Juan Antonio Bayona With: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland Drama | History | Thriller 114 mins. |
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Zero Dark Thirty
(2012) A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011. Dir: Kathryn Bigelow With: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt Drama | History | Thriller 157 mins. |
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Life of Pi
(2012) A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger. Dir: Ang Lee With: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain Adventure | Drama | Fantasy 127 mins. |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(2012) An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world. Dir: Stephen Chbosky With: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller Drama | Romance 102 mins. |
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Argo
(2012) A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. Dir: Ben Affleck With: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman Drama | History | Thriller 120 mins. |
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Cloud Atlas
(2012) An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. Dir: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski With: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi 172 mins. |
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Spring Breakers
(2012) Four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation find themselves bailed out by a drug and arms dealer who wants them to do some dirty work. Dir: Harmony Korine With: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson Comedy | Drama 94 mins. |
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The Shawshank Redemption
(1994) Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. Dir: Frank Darabont With: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton Crime | Drama 142 mins. |
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Lincoln
(2012) As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn Biography | Drama | History | War 150 mins. |
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The Bling Ring
(2013) Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes. Dir: Sofia Coppola With: Emma Watson, Israel Broussard, Taissa Farmiga Crime | Drama 95 mins. |
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Upstream Color
(2013) A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. Dir: Shane Carruth With: Amy Seimetz, Frank Mosley, Shane Carruth Drama | Sci-Fi 96 mins. |
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The Dark Knight
(2008) When Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent launch an assault on the mob, they let the clown out of the box, the Joker, bent on turning Gotham on itself and bringing any heroes down to his level. Dir: Christopher Nolan With: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller 152 mins. |

























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