Critically acclaimed Drama movies of 2021 on netflix

The Power of the Dog(2021)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 91

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.



Passing(2021)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 86

"Passing" follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities.



The Lost Daughter(2021)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 83

A woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.



tick, tick...BOOM!(2021)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 79

On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.



The Hand of God(2021)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 77

In 1980s Naples, young Fabietto pursues his love for football as family tragedy strikes, shaping his uncertain but promising future as a filmmaker.



The Dig(2021)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 76

An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of Sutton Hoo in 1938.



The Harder They Fall(2021)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 76

When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge in this Western.



The Guilty(2021)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A demoted police officer assigned to a call dispatch desk is conflicted when he receives an emergency phone call from a kidnapped woman.



Malcolm & Marie(2021)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Zendaya, John David Washington,
Sam Levinson,

A director and his girlfriend's relationship is tested after they return home from his movie premiere and face each other's turmoil during one long night.



Oxygen(2021)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 68

A woman wakes in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there. As she's running out of oxygen, she must rebuild her memory to find a way out of her nightmare.



Stowaway(2021)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 67

A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.



Moxie(2021)

Combined Rating:
68
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.



7 Prisoners(2021)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 63

To provide a better life for his family in the country, 18-year-old Mateus accepts a job in a junkyard in São Paulo for his new boss, Luca, but becomes trapped in the dangerous world of human trafficking.



Prayers for the Stolen(2021)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Life in a town at war seen through the eyes of three young girls on the path to adolescence.



To All the Boys: Always and Forever(2021)

Combined Rating:
67
Combined Critics Rating: 62

Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans - with and without Peter.



Cousins(2021)

Combined Rating:
41
Combined Critics Rating: 60

Entwines the very different lives of three Maori girls, cousins, through tumultuous decades, after one of them is taken from her family and raised in an orphanage.



Fever Dream(2021)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 60

It will tell the haunting story of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ties that bind a parent to a child.



Things Heard & Seen(2021)

Combined Rating:
65
Combined Critics Rating: 58

An artist relocates to the Hudson Valley and begins to suspect that her marriage has a sinister darkness, one that rivals her new home's history.



The Summit of the Gods(2021)

Combined Rating:
47
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A photojournalist's obsessive quest for the truth about the first expedition to Mt. Everest leads him to search for an esteemed climber who went missing.



Fatherhood(2021)

Combined Rating:
66
Combined Critics Rating: 57

A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died a day after their daughter's birth.




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