Best Drama movies that are award winners or nominees

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice(1969)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 28

Documentary film-maker Bob Sanders and his wife Carol attend a group therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the opening scenes of the film. Returning to their Los Angeles home, the...



Elmer Gantry(1960)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 19

A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.



Glory(1989)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.



The French Lieutenant's Woman(1981)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A film is being made of a story, set in 19th century England, about Charles, a biologist who's engaged to be married, but who falls in love with outcast Sarah, whose melancholy makes her ...



Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte(1964)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 17

An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.



Carnal Knowledge(1971)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 18

The concurrent sexual lives of best friends Jonathan and Sandy are presented, those lives which are affected by the sexual mores of the time and their own temperament, especially in ...



The Cincinnati Kid(1965)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 14

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.



Lolita(1962)

Combined Rating:
31
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a fourteen-year-old nymphet.



A Thousand Acres(1997)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 26

"King Lear" set on a farm in Iowa.



Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes(1984)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 11

A shipping disaster in the nineteenth century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. The mother dies soon ...



Valley of the Dolls(1967)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 22

Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.



Seven Days in May(1964)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 15

United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.



A Star Is Born(1976)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 22

A has-been rock star falls in love with a young, up-and-coming songstress.



Hope and Glory(1987)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A semi-autobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War 2. For a young boy, this time in history was ...



Hatari!(1962)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 16

A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways.



Heaven & Earth(1993)

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Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 14

The final movie in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war. As a ...



Beaufort(2007)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 26

The story of a group of Israeli soldiers stationed in an outpost prior to the withdrawal of forces of 2000.



Without Limits(1998)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 21

The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to...



The Russia House(1990)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 13

An expatriate British publisher unexpectedly finds himself working for British intelligence to investigate people in Russia.



The Sheltering Sky(1990)

Combined Rating:
30
Combined Critics Rating: 17

The American artist couple Port and Kit Moresby travel aimlessly through Africa, searching for new experiences that could give sense to their relationship. But the flight to distant regions only leads both deeper into despair.




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