Drama movies on Netflix in the US

Top 20: Drama movies on Netflix in the US

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

1. UNABOMBER (2026) · ★ 6.6/10 · Thriller, Drama, Crime
   Follow Ted Kaczynski's transformation from Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray,…
2. Doing Life (2026) · ★ 7.7/10 · Romance, Drama
   A single mother and an incarcerated man forge an unlikely bond through heartfelt letters, unlocking a door to redemption, hope and love against all odds.
3. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · ★ 8.2/10 · Action, Drama
   After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds…
4. The Devil Wears Prada (2006) · ★ 7.4/10 · Drama, Comedy
   A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical,…
5. Crazy Rich, Incredibly Broke (2026) · ★ 6.6/10 · Comedy, Drama
   When the snobbish and wealthy AlThahabi family find out they're actually not as loaded as they think, they're forced to fake their affluence to survive.
6. Twilight (2008) · ★ 6.3/10 · Fantasy, Drama, Romance
   When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old…
7. The Whisper Man (2026) · ★ 6.9/10 · Crime, Drama, Thriller
   When his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
8. Karate Kid: Legends (2025) · ★ 7.0/10 · Action, Adventure, Drama
   After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. When a new friend needs his…
9. Vishwanath & Sons (2026) · ★ 7.1/10 · Drama, Romance, Comedy
   A celebrated Olympian shooter travels to America looking for a donor to help his sick child — but unexpected romance complicates his search.
10. The Prestige (2006) · ★ 8.2/10 · Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
    A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and…
11. Green Book (2018) · ★ 8.2/10 · Drama, Comedy, History
    Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate…
12. Scarface (1983) · ★ 8.2/10 · Action, Crime, Drama
    After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone…
13. 1917 (2019) · ★ 8.0/10 · War, Drama, History
    At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
14. The Sixth Sense (1999) · ★ 8.0/10 · Mystery, Thriller, Drama
    Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
15. 365 Days: This Day (2022) · ★ 5.9/10 · Romance, Drama
    Laura and Massimo are back and hotter than ever. But the reunited couple's new beginning is complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s…
16. Frankenstein (2025) · ★ 7.6/10 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror
    Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the…
17. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) · ★ 6.0/10 · Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
    Forks, Washington resident Bella Swan is reeling from the departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, and finds comfort in her friendship with Jacob Black, a werewolf.…
18. Call Me by Your Name (2017) · ★ 8.1/10 · Romance, Drama
    In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a…
19. The Karate Kid (2010) · ★ 6.6/10 · Action, Adventure, Drama
    12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his…
20. Love Actually (2003) · ★ 7.1/10 · Comedy, Romance, Drama
    Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.

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