Best Drama movies that are award winners or nominees

The Last Detail(1973)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 65

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way.



A River Runs Through It(1992)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 57

The story about two sons of a stern minister -- one reserved, one rebellious -- growing up in rural Montana while devoted to fly fishing.



In Darkness(2011)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A dramatization of one man's rescue of Jewish refugees in the German-occupied Polish city of Lvov.



Diner(1982)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.



I Am Sam(2001)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 53

A mentally handicapped man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his cold hearted lawyer the value of love and family.



Love Story(1970)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 59

A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.



Sleepers(1996)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 51

After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized; over 10 years later, they get their chance for revenge.



Dangerous Liaisons(1988)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 55

A scheming widow and her manipulative ex-lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman.



The Day of the Jackal(1973)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" plots to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France.



Fried Green Tomatoes(1991)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 54

A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.



My Best Friend's Wedding(1997)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 52

When a woman's long-time friend reveals he's engaged, she realizes she loves him herself and sets out to get him, with only days before the wedding.



Hyde Park on Hudson(2012)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 69

The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.



Tin Cup(1996)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 56

A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.



Where'd You Go, Bernadette(2019)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 68

A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.



Eraser(1996)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 53

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.



The Tragedy of Macbeth(2021)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 85

A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power.



What Dreams May Come(1998)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 51

After he dies in a car crash, a man searches heaven and hell for his beloved wife.



Willow(1988)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 51

A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen.



Anywhere But Here(1999)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A mother and daughter search for success in Beverly Hills.



The Client(1994)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 53

A young boy who witnessed the suicide of a mafia lawyer hires an attorney to protect him when the District Attorney tries to use him to take down a mob family.




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