Best Drama movies that are oscar winners or nominees

The Man Who Wasn't There(2001)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 77

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.



In the Bedroom(2001)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.



Girl with a Pearl Earring(2003)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 77

A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.



Seabiscuit(2003)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 79

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.



I, Robot(2004)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 73

In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.



The Pursuit of Happyness(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 73

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



Julie & Julia(2009)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.



The Help(2011)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.



The Great Gatsby(2013)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A writer and wall street trader, Nick, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby.



Loving(2016)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 85

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.



20th Century Women(2016)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 85

The story of a teenage boy, his mother, and two other women who help raise him among the love and freedom of Southern California of 1979.



Bombshell(2019)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 79

A group of women take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.



Trainspotting(1996)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.



King Richard(2021)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams.



The Devil Wears Prada(2006)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.



Real Steel(2011)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 72

In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling promoter feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.



Unbroken(2014)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 74

After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.



Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Following an accidental encounter with otherworldly vessels, an ordinary man follows a series of psychic clues to the first scheduled meeting between representatives of Earth and visitors from the cosmos.



The Shawshank Redemption(1994)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 72

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.



Boogie Nights(1997)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s.




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