Best Drama movies on hotstar disney+ that are award winners or nominees

West Side Story(2021)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 89

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.



Black Panther: Wakanda Forever(2022)

Combined Rating:
85
Combined Critics Rating: 81

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.



The Last King of Scotland(2006)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 79

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970's.



Into the Woods(2014)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.



Jojo Rabbit(2019)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A young boy in Hitler's army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.



Saving Mr. Banks(2013)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 78

Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.



The Lion King(2019)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.



Encanto(2021)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 80

A young Colombian girl has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers.



The Devil Wears Prada(2006)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

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.



The Sixth Sense(1999)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist.



Boys Don't Cry(1999)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Female-born Teena Brandon adopts his male identity of Brandon Teena and attempts to find himself and love in Nebraska.



The Banshees of Inisherin(2022)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 88

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.



In Her Shoes(2005)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Strait-laced Rose breaks off relations with her party girl sister, Maggie, over an indiscretion involving Rose's boyfriend. The chilly atmosphere is broken with the arrival of Ella, the grandmother neither sister knew existed.



Big(1988)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 68

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.



Dead Poets Society(1989)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 67

English teacher John Keating inspires his students to look at poetry with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and feelings.



The Greatest Showman(2017)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 69

Celebrates the birth of show business, and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.



Edward Scissorhands(1990)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation.



Air Force One(1997)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 58

Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he - an ex-soldier - works from hiding to defeat them.



Breaking Away(1979)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 68

A small-town boy obsessed with the Italian cycling team vies for the affections of a college girl.



Nightmare Alley(2021)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 79

An ambitious carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.




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