Drama movies on Paramount Plus in the UK

Top 20: Drama movies on Paramount Plus in the UK

Updated 9 October 2026 · Ranked by TMDB popularity, which reflects what people are watching and searching for this week · Subscription titles only

1. The Godfather (1972) · ★ 8.7/10 · Drama, Crime
   Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely…
2. Good Will Hunting (1997) · ★ 8.2/10 · Drama
   Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology…
3. Forrest Gump (1994) · ★ 8.5/10 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
   A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he…
4. The Godfather Part II (1974) · ★ 8.6/10 · Drama, Crime
   In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand…
5. The Godfather Part III (1990) · ★ 7.4/10 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
   In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a…
6. Mean Girls (2004) · ★ 7.2/10 · Drama, Comedy
   Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha…
7. The Truman Show (1998) · ★ 8.2/10 · Comedy, Drama
   In a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a…
8. A Quiet Place (2018) · ★ 7.4/10 · Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
   A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
9. Saving Private Ryan (1998) · ★ 8.2/10 · War, Drama, History
   As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven…
10. First Blood (1982) · ★ 7.5/10 · Action, Thriller, Drama
    When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man…
11. Top Gun (1986) · ★ 7.1/10 · Action, Drama, Romance
    For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream…
12. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) · ★ 7.8/10 · Drama, War, History
    When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where…
13. Jack Reacher (2012) · ★ 6.7/10 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
    One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly…
14. American Beauty (1999) · ★ 8.0/10 · Drama
    Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive…
15. A Beautiful Mind (2001) · ★ 7.9/10 · Drama, Romance
    From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a…
16. Cast Away (2000) · ★ 7.7/10 · Adventure, Drama
    Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea…
17. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) · ★ 7.1/10 · Drama, Science Fiction, Adventure
    David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child,…
18. Roofman (2025) · ★ 7.0/10 · Crime, Comedy, Drama
    A former Army Ranger and struggling father turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname "Roofman." After escaping…
19. Primal Fear (1996) · ★ 7.7/10 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally…
20. Roman Holiday (1953) · ★ 7.9/10 · Romance, Comedy, Drama
    Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however,…

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