Drama Movies 2022 List

With Glynn Turman • Michael Ealy • Will Catlett • Vaughn Hebron • Vanessa Bell Calloway • Omar Epps • Ashley Williams • Charles Murray • Theo Rossi • Curtiss Cook • Erica Tazel • BJ Britt • Keisha Epps • Roy Scott MacFarland • Jackie J. Stone • Marc Danon

Boundaries and bonds are tested in this gritty crime-thriller drama about family, morality, and redemption. Once-incarcerated Marcus Cowans (Omar Epps) is trying to turn over a new leaf with the support of his loving family. Upon discovering that one of his brothers (Will Catlett) may have been involved in a horrific crime, Marcus grapples with the limits of brotherhood and loyalty. He and his family, increasingly weary of the justice system’s failings, end up in the crosshairs of a seasoned but jaded detective (Michael Ealy). Written and directed by Charles Murray, The Devil You Know evokes the question: Am I my brother’s keeper? And at what cost?

With Jared Leto • Tyrese Gibson • Avi Arad • Daniel Espinosa • Adria Arjona • Emma Ludbrook • Matt Smith • Jared Harris • Louise Rosner • Lucas Foster • Matt Tolmach • Matt Sazama • Burk Sharpless • Al Madrigal

Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.

With Tilda Swinton • Apichatpong Weerasethakul • Jeanne Balibar • Daniel Gimenez Cacho • Elkin Díaz • Juan Pablo Urrego • Agnes Brekke

A bewildering drama about a Scottish woman, who, after hearing a loud ‘bang’ at daybreak, begins experiencing a mysterious sensory syndrome while traversing the jungles of Colombia.

With Vincent Dedienne • Catherine Frot • Melan Omerta • Fatsah Bouyahmed • Olivia Côte • Marie Petiot • Pierre Pinaud

Artisanal horticulturalist Eve Vernet (Catherine Frot) honors her father’s legacy by continuing the family business, breeding and growing unique roses that compete in showcases all over France. But Eve’s approach struggles to compete with the mass market production from her corporate rivals. With the business facing imminent bankruptcy or liquidation, Eve’s trusted secretary, Vera, makes a last-ditch effort to turn things around by hiring three new employees from a prison rehabilitation program behind Eve’s back. Fred, Samir, and Nadège are misunderstood outcasts with fresh ideas, strong work ethics, and absolutely no gardening skills. In a desperate attempt to save the business, the new team comes up with a perilous plan, and Eve unexpectedly discovers new parts of life that are worth nurturing in this colorful and touching comedy about growing new creations in mature soil.

With Stig Amdam • Ola Furuseth • Lisa Teige • Fabian Svegaard Tapia • Morad Aziman • Bao Andre Nguyen • Georgia M. Anta • Ellen Dorrit • Ingvild Søderlind • Martina Cecelia

From a small one-bedroom apartment in Oslo, Amalie and her boyfriend Mikael dream about an international breakthrough in the big world of street dance. When their crew “Illicit” is selected to compete in a renowned dance competition in Paris, they finally get their chance.In Paris, life starts to unravel. The crew realize they have to revamp their routine or they don’t stand a chance. Meanwhile, Amalie is distracted, searching for her estranged mother who lives in Paris and runs a ballet school. Her stage presence suffers as she botches the crew’s new moves and tensions within the crew rise. They confront Amalie and she comes to the devastating realization that she no longer has a part in the crew. But as she searches for her mother, she stumbles upon an underground dance club where she can be free and rekindle her passion for dancing.Torn between the love of Mikael, the longing for her absent mother, and her passion for dance, Amalie must choose. Who is she to become?

With Jack Black • Glen Powell • Richard Linklater • Zachary Levi • Josh Wiggins • Milo Coy • Jessica Brynn Cohen • Tommy Pallotta • Mike Blizzard • Lee Eddy • Bill Wise • Natalie L'Amoreaux • Sam Chipman

Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood tells the story of the first moon landing in the summer of 1969 from two interwoven perspectives – the astronaut and mission control view of the triumphant moment, and through the eyes of a kid growing up in Houston, Texas who has intergalactic dreams of his own. Taking inspiration from Academy Award-nominated® filmmaker Richard Linklater’s own life, Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood is a snapshot of American life in the 1960s that is part coming of age, part societal commentary, and part out-of-this-world adventure.

With Kelsey Grammer • Taylor Gray • Adam Aalderks • Ally Brooke

Jack Davis (Taylor Gray) finds himself adrift after his father, the legendary Coach Davis (Kelsey Grammer), cuts him from his renowned soccer club, the Carolina Mantis. Estranged from his father, at odds with his brother, Mantis All-Star goalie Sam (Adam Aalderks), and desperate for purpose, Jack turns to his ex-girlfriend Sophia (Ally Brooke). Jack is inspired by her tough love and unwavering pursuit to become a recording artist. He tackles his depression and takes one last shot at his lifelong dream, by trying out for a rival soccer club. Can Jack finally prove that he is worthy of his dad's love? Can he forgive and believe in second chances?

With Danielle Fichaud • Valérie Lemercier • Brigitte But • Sylvain Marcel • Roc Lafortune • Antoine Vézina • Pascale Desrochers • Jean-Noël Brouté

Two time Cesar Award-winning writer/director/star Lemercier's musical dramedy begins in 1960s Quebec. Sylvette and Anglomard welcome their 14th child, Aline. In this modest family, music is king. When a producer discovers Aline and her golden voice, he has only one idea in mind: to make her the greatest singer in the world. Supported by her family, guided by Guy Claude’s experience and budding love for her, Aline will create an extraordinary destiny for herself.

With Dustin Hoffman • Justin Chu Cary • Charlie Weber • Dianna Agron • Mayim Bialik • Simon Helberg • Candice Bergen • Julian Gant

As They Made Us follows Abigail (Agron), a divorced mother of two, who is struggling to balance the dynamic forces within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love. Her father Eugene (Hoffman) has a degenerative condition that he and his wife Barbara (Bergen) refuse to accept, and her brother Nathan (Helberg) has been estranged from the family for decades. A self-appointed fixer, Abigail attempts to mend her complicated family's dysfunction before it’s too late.

With Ciara Bravo • Melissa Leo • Cristela Alonzo • Fatima Ptacek • Mia Frampton • Mia Xitlali • Jessica Hester • Derek Schweickart

Desperate to escape the trappings of her small coastal farming town, 16-year-old Abby falls for the lead singer of a touring rock band and must decide whether to leave her family and lifelong friends behind in search of a better life.

With Ramon Zürcher • André Hennicke • Henriette Confurius • Silvan Zürcher • Liliane Amuat • Ursina Lardi • Flurin Giger • Dagna Litzenberger-Vinet

As her roommate Lisa prepares to move out of their apartment, Mara contemplates the end of an era. Furniture is moved, walls painted, cupboards built. Amid all the hustle and bustle, secret longings and desires come to the surface and coalesce around the roommates as well as around Lisa’s mother Astrid, the movers, the girls’ old neighbors, the neighbors’ cat, Lisa’s new neighbor and an ever-expanding cast of characters. Day turns into night and one final party in the apartment. When the last box is moved, the fragments of their lives remain.

With Jaeden Martell • Joe Manganiello • Brett Gelman • Peter Sollett • Sufe Bradshaw • Katie O'Grady • Michelle Mao • Isis Hainsworth • Adrian Greensmith

Two kids want to start a heavy metal band in a high school where exactly two kids care about heavy metal. Hunter (Adrian Greensmith) is a diehard metal fan —is there any other kind?— who knows his history and can shred. His dream in life is to win at the upcoming Battle of the Bands. He enlists his best friend Kevin (Jaeden Martell) to man the drums. But with schoolmates more interested in Bieber than Black Sabbath, finding a bassist is a struggle. Until Kevin overhears Emily (Isis Hainsworth) slaying on her cello. The motley crew must contend with school, parents, hormones and teen angst while trying to get along long enough for Skullf*cker to win the Battle of the Bands.

With Jota Linares • María Pedraza • Paula Losada • Mona Martínez

After the star of the Spanish National Dance Company tragically commits suicide, Irene is selected to take her place in the company’s biggest ballet production: Giselle. Now the target of all the girl’s jealousy and cruelty, Irene finds a friend in Aurora, a solitary dancer controlled by her mother. Isolated and fueled by the pressures of the ballet world, Irene and Aurora’s relationship turns more and more obsessive, until they run away together to find themselves.

With Naomi Watts • Billy Howle • Denis O'Hare • Malgorzata Szumowska • Eliot Sumner

As an experienced climber (Naomi Watts) ascends Mt. Washington, she turns back before she reaches the summit as a huge blizzard approaches. But on her way down, she encounters a lone, stranded man, and takes it upon herself to get them both down the mountain before nightfall arrives and they succumb to the storm. Based on a true story.

With Mel Gibson • Mark Wahlberg • Stephen Levinson • Rosalind Ross • Jacki Weaver • Miky Lee • Colleen Camp • Teresa Ruiz • Jordan Foss • Patrick Peach • Tony Grazia

Based on a true story, Father Stu is an unflinchingly honest, funny and ultimately uplifting drama about a lost soul who finds his purpose in a most unexpected place. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to L.A. dreaming of stardom. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Catholic Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. But surviving a terrible motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others find their way, leading to the surprising realization that he is meant to be a Catholic priest. Stu pursues his vocation with courage and compassion, inspiring not only those closest to him but countless others along the way.

With Sven Ruygrok • Robyn Scott • Erica Wessels • Nicky Rebelo • Caleb Payne • Jennifer Steyn • Adam Neill • Leon Clingman • Bonnie Rodini

When Olive, 35, discovers her boyfriend cheating, she decides to escape to her family’s home in Greece to mend her broken heart. There she is met with hostility from the local villagers who band together to make her life unbearable. That’s when Olive meets Jet, a nine-year-old boy who comes to her rescue. He becomes her guide, negotiator and friend, teaching Olive how to live "The Good Life."

With Michael Rogers • Jane Schoenbrun • Sarah Winshall • Anna Cobb • Daniel Patrick Carbone

A teenage girl becomes immersed in an online role-playing game.

With Hugh Bonneville • Sam Heughan • Geoffrey Palmer • Keeley Hawes • John Hay • Conleth Hill

The true story of renowned writer Roald Dahl and actress Patrica Neal.

With Ramon Zürcher • André Hennicke • Henriette Confurius • Silvan Zürcher • Liliane Amuat • Ursina Lardi • Flurin Giger • Dagna Litzenberger-Vinet

As her roommate Lisa prepares to move out of their apartment, Mara contemplates the end of an era. Furniture is moved, walls painted, cupboards built. Amid all the hustle and bustle, secret longings and desires come to the surface and coalesce around the roommates as well as around Lisa’s mother Astrid, the movers, the girls’ old neighbors, the neighbors’ cat, Lisa’s new neighbor and an ever-expanding cast of characters. Day turns into night and one final party in the apartment. When the last box is moved, the fragments of their lives remain.

With Alessio Rigo de Righi • Matteo Zoppis

Luciano (Gabriele Silli) is a wandering outcast in a remote, late 19th-century Italian village. His life becomes undone by alcohol, forbidden love, and a bitter conflict with the prince of the region over the right of passage through an ancient gateway. When the quarrel escalates, Luciano is exiled to the distant Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego where, with the help of ruthless gold-diggers, he searches for a mythical treasure, paving his way toward redemption. However, in these barren lands, only greed and insanity can prevail.

With Eric Close • Tanya Christiansen • Pat Boone • Charmin Lee

An intensely driven CEO, Paul McAlister is a success in everything — except life. Separated from his wife and estranged from his son, Paul's steely-eyed focus remains solely on his next boardroom mega-deal. But like an errant tee-shot on a difficult hole, Paul's life could use a do-over … a "mulligan." With the help of a new friend known as "the Old Pro," Paul is challenged to focus more on his priorities and purpose than pitching and putting. Desperate to make something good of a situation gone bad, Paul discovers he needs the ultimate mulligan.

With Kyle Lowder • Indar Smith • Julie Eagleton • Frederick Keeve

Two brothers, who meet once a year at a cabin in the woods in Big Bear to hunt white-tailed deer for a week, uncover hidden family secrets and lies when their stepbrother drops by for an evening, changing their lives forever.

With Ludovica Martino • Brando Pacitto • Andrea Lattanzi

A slacker who does his best to avoid confrontation strikes up an unlikely friendship with a dangerous thug who suddenly forces his way into his life.

With Nicole Kidman • Alexander Skarsgard • Willem Dafoe • Anya Taylor-Joy • Ethan Hawke • Lars Knudsen • Robert Eggers • Mark Huffam • Claes Bang

An action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder.

With Keira Knightley • Sam Claflin • Brenda Blethyn • Jim Broadbent • Mark Strong • Eddie Marsan • Sophie Okonedo • Helen McCrory • Henry Czerny • Eric Warin • Tahir Rana

CHARLOTTE is an animated drama that tells the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which emboldens her resolve. But the world around her is changing quickly and dangerously, limiting her options and derailing her dream. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs, she leaves Berlin for the safety of the South of France. There she begins to paint again, and finds new love. But her work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only the extraordinary will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story.

With Timothy Armstrong • Jared Trevino Maggie McClure • Bill Jenkins • Marcus Mauldin • Cheryl Ladd • Jason Alan Smith • Savannah Lee May • Darci Lynne • Rachel Cannon • Dodge Prince • Amberley Snyder • Shane Henry

Two teen sisters, Hailey and Brooke, go to live with their grandmother when their father is arrested for a crime he didn't commit. Their grandma used to be a country music star but she retired after the death of their grandfather in a car accident. Hailey wants to be a country singer like her grandma but she suffers from bad stage fright. Brooke used to be a barrel racer but she was injured in the accident. The girls convince their grandmother to come out of retirement to raise money for their dad's defense. The concert is a success and helps Hailey get over her stage fright. However, when they go to withdraw the money they find that it is gone. The girls and their grandma find a way to recover the money and they ultimately use it to free their father. And with their grandma's help both girls go on to chase their dreams of being a singer and a barrel racer.

With Jim Broadbent • Helen Mirren • Roger Michell • Matthew Goode • Fionn Whitehead • Richard Bean • Nicholas Martin • Nicky Bentham • Charlotte Spencer • Anna Maxwell Martin • Sian Clifford • Clive Coleman

Set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge – a startling revelation of how a good man set out to change the world and in so doing saved his son and his marriage.

With Hassan Madjooni • Pantea Panahiha • Rayan Sarlak • Amin Simiar • Panah Panahi

Follows a family of four – two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other an ebullient six-year-old – as they drive across the Iranian countryside. Over the course of the trip, they bond over memories of the past, grapple with fears of the unknown, and fuss over their sick dog. Unspoken tensions arise and the film builds emotional momentum as it slowly reveals the furtive purpose for their journey.

With Gabrielle Sanz • Nina Meurisse • Céline Sciamma • Stéphane Varupenne • Joséphine Sanz • Margo Abascal

After her grandmother dies, Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) is taken to her mother’s childhood home. While her parents go about cleaning out the house, Nelly explores the surrounding woods. She encounters Marion (Gabrielle Sanz), a girl exactly Nelly’s age and to whom she bears a striking resemblance. The pair become fast friends, constructing a hut together, sharing lunches, and talking over the life transitions both are in the midst of. (Marion is only days away from going to hospital for an operation.) Incrementally, the girls’ eerie similarities yield revelations that merge events of the past with those of the present.

With Andie MacDowell • Kate Bosworth • Dermot Mulroney • Marcus Scribner • Sofia Alvarez • Genevieve Hannelius • Belmont Cameli • Emma Pasarow • Laura Kariuki • Laura Kaiuki • Samia Finnerty • Ricardo Hurtado • Paul Karmiyran

The summer before college Auden meets the mysterious Eli, a fellow insomniac. While the seaside town of Colby sleeps, the two embark on a nightly quest to help Auden experience the fun, carefree teen life she never knew she wanted.

With Michele Morrone • Simone Susinna • Anna-Maria Sieklucka • Barbara Białowąs • Tomasz Mandes

Laura and Massimo are back and stronger than ever. But Massimo's family ties and a mysterious man bidding for Laura’s heart complicate the lovers' lives.

With Daisy Edgar-Jones • Andrew Garfield • Sam Worthington • Brian Grazer • Rory Culkin • Ron Howard • Dustin Lance Black • Billy Howle • Gil Birmingham • Stephanie Davis • Adelaide Clemens • Wyatt Russell • Denise Gough • Leslie Cowan • Shannon Costello

Two brothers murder the wife and infant daughter of their younger brother. The killers claimed they were acting on orders from God, consistent with their interpretation of a fundamentalist interpretation that goes back to the formation of Mormonism.

With Tom Prior • Margus Prangel • Peeter Rebane • Oleg Zagorodnii • Diana Pozharskaya • Jake-Thomas Henderson • Nicholas Woodeson

Based on a true story during the Cold War, Firebird is a passionate love story set against the backdrop of an Air Force base in occupied Estonia during late 1970’s Communist rule. Sergey (Tom Prior), a soulful, young soldier who dreams of becoming an actor in Moscow, is counting the days until his military service ends. His life is turned upside down when he locks eyes with Roman (Oleg Zagorodnii), a sexy, enigmatic ace fighter pilot newly assigned to his base. Driven by their undeniable attraction, Sergey and Roman navigate the precarious line between love and friendship at a time when Soviet men in uniform caught having a sexual affair was met with the severest punishment. As their friendship grows into love, the men risk their freedom and their lives to be together in the face of an all-seeing Communist regime.

With Takayuki Hirao • Akio Ôtsuka • Konomi Kohara • Hiroya Shimizu

Pompo is a talented and gutsy producer in “Nyallywood,” the movie-making capital of the world. Although she’s known for B-movies, one day Pompo tells her movie-loving but apprehensive assistant Gene that he will direct her next script: a delicate drama about a tormented artistic genius, starring the legendary and Brando-esque actor Martin Braddock, and a young actress seeking her first break. But when the production heads towards chaos, can Gene rise to Pompo’s challenge, and succeed as a first-time director?

With Mark Hachem • Jonathan Keijser • Hatem Ali • Ayham Abou Ammar • Mark Camacho • Yara Sabri • Katheryn Kirkpatrick • Najla Al-Khamri • Abdul Malik

After the bombing of his father's chocolate factory, a charming young Syrian refugee struggles to settle into his new Canadian small-town life, caught between following his dream to become a doctor and preserving his family's chocolate-making legacy. Based on the incredible internationally recognized true story.

With Oiva Ollila • Hanna Bergholm • Ilja Rautsi • Siiri Solalinna • Sophia Heikkilä • Jani Volanen • Reino Nordin

In Hatching, 12-year-old gymnast, Tinja (Siiri Solalinna), is desperate to please her image-obsessed mother, whose popular blog ‘Lovely Everyday Life’ presents their family’s idyllic existence as manicured suburban perfection. One day, after finding a wounded bird in the woods, Tinja brings its strange egg home, nestles it in her bed, and nurtures it until it hatches. The creature that emerges becomes her closest friend and a living nightmare, plunging Tinja beneath the impeccable veneer into a twisted reality that her mother refuses to see.

With Valeria Bruni Tedeschi • Anais Demoustier • Denis Podalydès • Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet • Jean-Charles Clichet • Xavier Guelf • Christophe Montenez

The film follows a spirited young woman who falls in love with the novelist wife of the man with whom she’s having an affair.

With Alessio Rigo de Righi • Matteo Zoppis

Luciano (Gabriele Silli) is a wandering outcast in a remote, late 19th-century Italian village. His life becomes undone by alcohol, forbidden love, and a bitter conflict with the prince of the region over the right of passage through an ancient gateway. When the quarrel escalates, Luciano is exiled to the distant Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego where, with the help of ruthless gold-diggers, he searches for a mythical treasure, paving his way toward redemption. However, in these barren lands, only greed and insanity can prevail.

With Ana Cristina Tarpo • Mira Thiel

Traveling to Berlin, a young Amish man on his rite of passage connects with his roots, falls in love and makes a big decision.