Best movies that are golden globes winners or nominees in best actor - motion picture drama category

Actors : Philip Seymour Hoffman, George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti,
Directors : George Clooney,

An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.

Actors : Peter Brocco, Michael Berryman, Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher,
Directors : Milos Forman,

A criminal pleads insanity after getting into trouble again and once in the mental institution rebels against the oppressive nurse and rallies up the scared patients.

Actors : Gary Sinise, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Robert Zemeckis,

JFK, LBJ, Vietnam, Watergate, and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75.

Actors : Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke,
Directors : Antoine Fuqua,

On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes beyond a full work day in training within the narcotics division of the LAPD with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.

Actors : Kate Winslet, Radha Mitchell, Johnny Depp, Julie Christie,
Directors : Marc Forster,

The story of J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.

Actors : Kagiso Kuypers, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Leonardo DiCaprio,
Directors : Edward Zwick,

A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

Actors : Helen Hunt, Moon Bloodgood, William H. Macy, John Hawkes,
Directors : Ben Lewin,

A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.

Actors : Ben Whishaw, Alicia Vikander, Eddie Redmayne, Amber Heard,
Directors : Tom Hooper,

A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Actors : Julianne Moore, Sela Ward, Tommy Lee Jones, Harrison Ford,
Directors : Andrew Davis,

Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt lead by a seasoned US Marshall.

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Willem Dafoe, Juliette Binoche,
Directors : Anthony Minghella,

At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.

Actors : Cate Blanchett, Jude Law, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow,
Directors : Anthony Minghella,

In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

Actors : Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini, Billy Bob Thornton,

A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.

Actors : Will Smith, Brian Howe, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton,
Directors : Gabriele Muccino,

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

Actors : Dean Mumford, Will Dalton, Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga,
Directors : Jeff Nichols,

The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.

Actors : Dustin Hoffman, John McGiver, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles,
Directors : John Schlesinger,

A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York to seek personal fortune but, in the process, finds himself a new friend.

Actors : Perry Lopez, Faye Dunaway, Jack Nicholson, John Huston,
Directors : Roman Polanski,

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

Actors : Sissy Spacek, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter, Richard Farnsworth,
Directors : David Lynch,

An old man makes a long journey by lawn-mover tractor to mend his relationship with an ill brother.

Actors : Frances Fisher, Jennifer Connelly, Ron Eldard, Ben Kingsley,
Directors : Vadim Perelman,

An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her home's new owners.

Actors : Armie Hammer, Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Hamilton, Naomi Watts,
Directors : Clint Eastwood,

J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly 50 years, looks back on his professional and personal life.

Actors : Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling, Tim Roth, Richard Gere,
Directors : Nicholas Jarecki,

A troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.