Drama Movies 2022 List

With McKenna Grace • Colin Hanks • Anna Paquin • Nick Antosca • Jake Lacy • Hendrix Yancey

A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY is based on the harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by a charismatic, obsessed family “friend.” The Brobergs — devoted to their faith, family, and community — were utterly unprepared for the sophisticated tactics their neighbor used to exploit their vulnerabilities, drive them apart, and turn their daughter against them. This is the story of how their lives were permanently altered — and how they survived.

With Robert De Niro • Christian Bale • Margot Robbie • Rami Malek • Anya Taylor-Joy • Mike Myers • Chris Rock • Zoe Saldana • Andrea Riseborough • Timothy Olyphant • Michael Shannon • Matthias Schoenaerts • John David Washington • Arnon Milchan • David O. Russell • Matthew Budman • Alessandro Nivola • Anthony Katagas.

Set in the '30s, it follows three friends who witness a murder, become suspects themselves, and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.

With Cate Blanchett • Mark Strong • Noémie Merlant • Scott Lambert • Todd Field • Nina Hoss • Allan Corduner • Julian Glover • Alexandra Milchan • Sophie Kauer • Sylvia Flote

The film, set in the international world of classical music, centers on Lydia Tár, widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.

With Frank Grillo • Dolph Lundgren • Hiram A. Murray • Apostolos Gliarmis • Andrew Stecker • Steven Luke

In the last days of WWII, Germany, desperate for any last grasp to defeat the allied powers, looked to their last remaining weapons and soldiers. The German Navy and the last remaining U-Boats formed together for one last mission to attack the United States Homeland. Captain Hans Kessler (Lundgren) a grizzled submarine commander from both world wars, is called into service to help turn the tide of the war. The mission was soon to be known as Operation Seawolf.

With Lucy Hale • Christina Hendricks • David Arquette • Hans Canosa • Kunal Nayyar

Based on the New York Times best-selling novel, A.J. Fikry’s life is not turning out as he expected and hits emotional and financial rock bottom. He lives alone, his bookstore is in a sales slump, and his most valuable possession, a book of poems, has been stolen. But when a mysterious package appears, he soon discovers he has a second chance at life, and love.

With Harris Dickinson • Woody Harrelson • Ruben Ostlund • Sunnyi Melles • Zlatko Buric • Amanda Walker • Charlbi Dean • Dolly De Leon • Iris Berben • Vicki Berlin • Henrik Dorsin • Jean-Christophe Folly • Oliver Ford Davies

Celebrity model couple, Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean), are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain (Woody Harrelson). What first appeared instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival.

With Henrik M. Dahlsbakken • Jan Sælid • Eva Nergård • Tarjei Sandvik Moe

While the Spanish flu epidemic is sweeping across the continent, a priest and his son return home to their family in rural Norway from missionary service in Madagascar. The priest has been tasked with deciding the location of a new church for the local mining company, which reveals itself to be on top of an old Sami burial ground. When the priest decides to have the remains dug up and removed, the dead come alive and haunt the settlers.

With John Way • Wes Studi • Michelle Wilson • Max Walker-Silverman • Dale Dickey • Benja K. Thomas

At a campground in the rural West, a woman waits alone for an old flame from her past to arrive, uncertain of his intentions while bashful about her own.

With Allison Janney • Stephen Root • Andrea Riseborough • Owen Teague • Michael Morris • James Landry Hebert • Matt Lauria • Ryan Binaco

Leslie is a West Texas single mother struggling to provide for her son when she wins the lottery and a chance at a good life. But a few short years later the money is gone and Leslie is on her own, living hard and fast at the bottom of a bottle as she runs from the world of heartbreak she left behind. With her charm running out and with nowhere to go, Leslie returns home. Unwelcome and unwanted by those she wronged, it’s Sweeney, a lonely motel clerk, who takes a chance when no one else will. With his support, Leslie comes face to face with the consequences of her actions, a life of regret, and a second chance to make a good life for her and her son.

With Edward Berger • Felix Kammerer • Daniel Dreifuss • Daniel Bruhl • Ian Stokell • Lesley Paterson • Malte Grunert • Albrecht Schuch

Set in 1918, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervor, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of WWI. Paul's preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict crumble. On the countdown to Armistice, Paul must carry on fighting until the end, with no purpose other than to satisfy the top brass' desire to end the war on a German offensive. His fight is a harrowing account of the futility and irony of war.

With Mila Kunis • Erik Feig • Bruna Papandrea • Connie Britton • Scoot McNairy • Jennifer Beals • Mike Barker • Dalmar Abuzeid • Alex Barone • Finn Wittrock • Thomas Barbusca • Justine Lupe • Jessica Knoll • Lucy Kitada • Chiara Aurelia • Carson MacCormac

Based on the best-selling novel, Ani FaNelli (Mila Kunis), a sharp-tongued New Yorker appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Brentley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.

With Andrew Scott • Bella Ramsey • Lena Dunham • Billie Piper • Jenni Konner

The year? 1290. In the Medieval English village of Stonebridge, Lady Catherine (known as Birdy) is the youngest child of Lord Rollo and the Lady Aislinn. Her playground is Stonebridge Manor, a house that, like the family, has seen better days. Financially destitute and utterly greedy, Rollo sees his daughter as his path out of financial ruin by marrying her off to a wealthy man for money and land. But Birdy, like all the great teen heroines, is spirited, clever, and adventurous and ready to put off any suitor that comes calling in increasingly ingenious ways. Her imagination, defiance, and deep belief in her own right to independence put her on a collision course with her parents. When the vilest suitor of all arrives, they are presented with the ultimate test of love for their daughter.

With Robert Pattinson • Margaret Qualley • Joe Alwyn • Benny Safdie • Danny Ramirez • Claire Denis • Lea Mysius • Andrew Litvack • Nick Romano

A young American journalist (Margaret Qualley) stranded in present-day Nicaragua falls for an enigmatic Englishman (Joe Alwyn) who seems like her best chance of escape. She soon realizes, though, that he may be in even greater danger than she is. Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novel.

With Amy Tsang • West Liang • Chris Chan Lee

Elliot is desperate to reconcile with his estranged wife, Julie. Determined, he drives across a barren desert road to reach her, hoping he can convince her to give him a second chance. Stopping at a roadside motel, he reaches out to a surprised Julie, who informs him she has moved on. At a loss for his next move, Elliot falls into a downward spiral and, when he encounters the sultry Greta (Tsang in a dual role)—an uncanny woman on the run from a mysterious past—strange and mysterious occurrences begin to haunt him. As the shadowy line between reality and dark fantasy becomes increasingly blurred, Elliot questions his own sanity and seeks the truth ... But will he regret finding the answer?

With Whoopi Goldberg • Danielle Deadwyler • Sean Patrick Thomas • Kevin Carroll • Jayme Lawson • Michael Reilly • Barbara Broccoli • Preston Holmes • Tosin Cole • Chinonye Chukwu • Frankie Faison • Roger Guenveur Smith • Keith Beauchamp • Thomas K. Levine • Michael JP Reilly • John Douglas Thompson

Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie’s poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother’s ability to change the world.

With N.C. Heikin • Reginald Austin

After serving 35 years in prison for murder, musician Reggie Austin faces an uncertain future back on the streets as he tries to rebuild a life, reconnect with his family, and armed with little else but his heart and his music, find a way to survive.

With Bella Thorne • Benjamin Mascolo • Elisa Amoruso

Game of Love follows Vivien (Bella Thorne) and Roy (Benjamin Mascolo) as their love story continues and leads them to Roy’s childhood home in Sicily to prepare for the sale of the family estate. During the visit, a mysterious woman arrives and befriends Vivien, much to Roy’s displeasure. Tensions build and lines are crossed as secrets from Roy’s past force the couple to face aspects of their relationship they did not know existed.

With Edward Berger • Felix Kammerer • Daniel Dreifuss • Daniel Bruhl • Ian Stokell • Lesley Paterson • Malte Grunert • Albrecht Schuch

Set in 1918, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervor, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of WWI. Paul's preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict crumble. On the countdown to Armistice, Paul must carry on fighting until the end, with no purpose other than to satisfy the top brass' desire to end the war on a German offensive. His fight is a harrowing account of the futility and irony of war.

With Francesco Bruni • Carolina Crescentini • Filippo Nigro • Federico Cesari

A troubled young man wakes up involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. What he learns in that week inside will change his life forever.

With Shawn Levy • Isabela Merced • Bradley Whitford • Kaitlyn Dever • Scott Neustadter • Minnie Driver • Dan Cohen • Michael H. Weber • Kyle Allen • Karen Maine • Sean Teale

“Rosaline” is a fresh and comedic twist on Shakespeare’s classic love story “Romeo & Juliet,” told from the perspective of Juliet’s cousin Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever), who also happens to be Romeo’s recent love interest. Heartbroken when Romeo (Kyle Allen) meets Juliet (Isabela Merced) and begins to pursue her, Rosaline schemes to foil the famous romance and win back her guy.

With Brad Pitt • Charlie Hunnam • Johnny Depp • Sujaya Dasgupta • Alyy Khan • Elham Ehsas • Shiv Palekar • Peter Weir • Eric Roth • Alexander Siddig • Vincent Perez • Rachel Kamath • Matthew Joseph • Bharat Nalluri • Graham King • David Field • Andrea Barron • Luke Pasqualino • Shubham Saraf • Elektra Kilbey • Fayssal Bazzi • Steve Lightfoot • Nicole Clemens • Antonia Desplat • Gabrielle Scharnitzky

Based on the internationally bestselling novel by Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram follows a fugitive named Lin Ford (Charlie Hunnam) looking to get lost in vibrant and chaotic 1980s Bombay. Alone in an unfamiliar city, Lin struggles to avoid the trouble he’s running from in this new place. After falling for an enigmatic and intriguing woman named Karla, Lin must choose between freedom or love and the complications that come with it.

With Ellen Dorrit Petersen • Cecilie A. Mosli • Astrid S • Cengiz Al • Ingrid Giæver

Scandinavian pop star Astrid Smeplass stars as the title character in this Norwegian fairy-tale reimagining, where Cinderella is out to find true love and also escape her stepmother’s tyranny.

With Sean Harris • Joel Edgerton • Ewen Leslie • Thomas M. Wright • Jada Alberts

A small circle of seasoned undercover cops must pose as a vast and influential criminal network to catch a murderer who has evaded conviction for eight years.

With Paul Mescal • Frankie Corio • Charlotte Wells • Celia Rowlson-Hall • Kayleigh Coleman

Eleven-year-old Sophie and her father, Calum, vacation at a Turkish beach resort in the late1990s. They swim, play pool, and enjoy each other’s company; they’re partners in crime. Calum is the best version of himself when he is with Sophie. Sophie feels like anything is possible when Calum is around. When Sophie is on her own, she navigates new friendships and experiences. As they enjoy their time together, layers of melancholy and mystery ripple through Calum’s behavior. Twenty years later, the memories take on new meaning as Sophie tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t. Written and directed by Charlotte Wells, AFTERSUN explores how we may never truly understand the complex interior lives of the ones we love.

With Rupert Everett • Harry Styles • Emma Corrin • Greg Berlanti • Robbie Rogers • Sarah Schechter • Gina McKee • Linus Roache • Michael Grandage • Ron Nyswaner. • David Dawson • Michael Riley McGrath • Caroline Levy

A story of forbidden love and changing social conventions, My Policeman follows three young people – policeman Tom (Harry Styles), teacher Marion (Emma Corrin), and museum curator Patrick (David Dawson)– as they embark on an emotional journey in 1950s Britain. Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Linus Roache), Marion (Gina McKee), and Patrick (Rupert Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past.

With Colin Farrell • Kerry Condon • Brendan Gleeson • Martin McDonagh • Barry Keoghan

Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN follows lifelong friends Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. A stunned Pádraic, aided by his sister Siobhán (Kerry Condon) and troubled young islander Dominic (Barry Keoghan), endeavours to repair the relationship, refusing to take no for an answer. But Pádraic's repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend’s resolve and when Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum, events swiftly escalate, with shocking consequences.

With Lisette Flanary • Alika Tengan • Naz Kawakami • Rina White • Miya Yamaoka • Alec Singer • Holden Mandrial-Santos • Jordan Cheng

Naz, a cynical and charismatic 20-something, has spent his entire life in tranquil O’ahu, Hawaiʻi, skateboarding with his friends and hosting a nightly radio show where he spotlights emerging musicians. When his girlfriend, Sloane, nabs the chance to move to bustling New York, Naz begins preparing for their big move, planning every detail down to his cat’s absurd flight plan. Even when dreaming about what life outside the island might look like, however, Naz wonders whether uprooting his world is the right decision, and if anywhere will ever really feel like home when he’s always been an eternal outsider.

With Charlize Theron • Laurence Fishburne • Paul Feig • Kerry Washington • Michelle Yeoh • Palak Patel • Patricia Riggen • Stephen Jones • Joe Roth • Jane Startz • David Magee • Sofia Wylie • Zack Roth • Sophia Anne Caruso

In the village of Gavaldon, two misfits and best friends, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), share the unlikeliest of bonds. Sophie, a lover of fairy tales, dreams of escaping her ordinary village life, while Agatha, with her grim aesthetic, has the makings of a real witch. Then one night under a blood red moon, a powerful force sweeps them away to the School for Good and Evil — where the true story of every great fairy tale begins. Yet something is amiss from the start: Sophie is dropped into the School for Evil, run by the glamorous and acid-tongued Lady Lesso (Charlize Theron), and Agatha in the School for Good, overseen by the sunny and kind Professor Dovey (Kerry Washington). As if navigating classes with the offspring of Cinderella, Captain Hook, and the dashing son of King Arthur (Jamie Flatters) wasn’t hard enough, according to the Schoolmaster (Laurence Fishburne), only true love’s kiss can change the rules and send the girls to their rightful school. But when a dark and dangerous figure (Kit Young) with mysterious ties to Sophie reemerges and threatens to destroy the school and the rulebook entirely — the only way to a happy ending is to survive the fairytale first.

With Ethan Hawke • Ewan McGregor • Sophie Okonedo • Maribel Verdú • Alfonso Cuarón • Rodrigo Garcia • Julie Lynn • Bonnie Curtis • Gabriela Rodriguez • Shea Kammer

“Raymond & Ray” follows half-brothers Raymond and Ray who have lived in the shadow of a terrible father. Somehow, they still each have a sense of humor, and his funeral is a chance for them to reinvent themselves. There’s anger, there’s pain, there’s folly, there might be love, and there’s definitely gravedigging.

With Berkun Oya • Fatih Artman • Sevval Balkan • Ayça Bingöl • Incinur Dasdemir • Yilmaz Erdogan

A family migrates to the city after a tragic loss. When they reunite in their hometown 30 years later, buried emotions and painful secrets resurface.

With Elizabeth Banks • Sigourney Weaver • Kate Mara • John Magaro • Chris Messina • Wunmi Mosaku • Hayley Schore • Grace Edwards • Robbie Brenner • Roshan Sethi • Phyllis Nagy • Jeff Kwatinetz • Cory Michael Smith • Kevin McKeon

Chicago, 1968. As the city and the nation are poised on the brink of political upheaval, suburban housewife Joy (Elizabeth Banks) leads an ordinary life with her husband and daughter. When Joy’s pregnancy leads to a life-threatening heart condition, she must navigate an all-male medical establishment unwilling to terminate her pregnancy in order to save her life. Her journey for a solution leads her to Virginia (Sigourney Weaver), an independent visionary fiercely committed to women’s health, and Gwen (Wunmi Mosaku), an activist who dreams of a day when all women will have access to abortion, regardless of their ability to pay. Joy is so inspired by their work, she decides to join forces with them, putting every aspect of her life on the line.

With Whoopi Goldberg • Danielle Deadwyler • Sean Patrick Thomas • Kevin Carroll • Jayme Lawson • Michael Reilly • Barbara Broccoli • Preston Holmes • Tosin Cole • Chinonye Chukwu • Frankie Faison • Roger Guenveur Smith • Keith Beauchamp • Thomas K. Levine • Michael JP Reilly • John Douglas Thompson

Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie’s poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother’s ability to change the world.

With Robert De Niro • Cate Blanchett • Anne Hathaway • Anthony Hopkins • Oscar Isaac • James Gray • Donald Sutherland • Anthony Katagas • Jeremy Strong • Marc Butan • Banks Repeta • Rodrigo Teixeira • Jaylin Webb • Ryan Sell • Alan Terpins • Marco Tulio Kehdi • Francisco Civita • Beto Gauss • Gustavo Debs • Lourenco Sant’Anna

From acclaimed filmmaker James Gray, Armageddon Time is a deeply personal story on the strength of family, the complexity of friendship and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.

With Andrea von Kampen • Paul Petersen • Michele Scimone • Jason Edwards • Elizabeth Stenholt • Vincenzo Vivenzio • Tony Tizzolo • Kyle Brunick • Alexander Jeffery

Two Americans, one an aspiring poet and the other an established folk musician, cross paths in the scenic, coastal town of Taormina, Sicily. Their instant chemistry sparks collaboration, leading to an unexpected, weeklong writer's retreat at a beautiful villa in the Sicilian countryside. As they immerse themselves in the local culture, they challenge each other to express their thorniest secrets, growing closer all the while.

With Ali Abbasi • Zar Amir-Ebrahimi • Arash Ashtiani • Mehdi Bajestani • Forouzan Jamshidnejad

Follows a journalist investigating the serial killings of sex workers.

With Edward Berger • Felix Kammerer • Daniel Dreifuss • Daniel Bruhl • Ian Stokell • Lesley Paterson • Malte Grunert • Albrecht Schuch

Set in 1918, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervor, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of WWI. Paul's preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict crumble. On the countdown to Armistice, Paul must carry on fighting until the end, with no purpose other than to satisfy the top brass' desire to end the war on a German offensive. His fight is a harrowing account of the futility and irony of war.

With Chris Chameleon • Frank Rautenbach • Mothusi Magano • Fabian Medea • Mona Monyane • Izel Bezuidenhout

In a small racially segregated town, a corrupt cop struggles to take responsibility for his part in the wrongful arrest of a black teenager charged for the brutal murder of a young Afrikaans girl.

With Robert Pattinson • Margaret Qualley • Joe Alwyn • Benny Safdie • Danny Ramirez • Claire Denis • Lea Mysius • Andrew Litvack • Nick Romano

A young American journalist (Margaret Qualley) stranded in present-day Nicaragua falls for an enigmatic Englishman (Joe Alwyn) who seems like her best chance of escape. She soon realizes, though, that he may be in even greater danger than she is. Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novel.