Drama Movies 2022 List

With Josephine Langford • Jim Belushi • Marcia Gay Harden • Emilio Garcia-Sanchez • Zoe Colletti • Sasha Compère • Diane Ladd • Nick Hamm • Hannah Riley • Olly Sholotan • Mishel Prada • David Hudgins

Nate Gibson’s life is turned upside down after he suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic. Moving forward seems impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi – a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey – who helps Nate find what he needs most: hope. Inspired by true events.

With Virginie Efira • Romain Duris • Regis Roinsard • Gregory Gadebois

A young boy, Gary, lives with his eccentric parents and an exotic bird in a Parisian apartment. And each night, Gary's parents Camille and Georges dance lovingly to their favorite song, Mr. Bojangles. There is only room for fun, fantasy, and friends at home. But as his mesmerizing and unpredictable mother descends deeper into her mind, it is up to Gary and his father to keep her safe.

With Sean King O'Grady • Nicole Caltabiano • Hallee Adelman • Chris Caltabiano Jr. • Stephen Caltabiano • Bryan Geraghty • Linda Geraghty

Addiction is an all-encompassing force, in not only of the lives of the afflicted, but also those around them. OUR AMERICAN FAMILY provides an honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse. Captured at a pivotal “nothing to lose” moment, for over the course of a year, five family members tired of life with addiction on center stage, each struggle to transcend their crippling histories. What will it take to shift this entrenched, wrenching pattern in their lives? Will they be able to make significant shifts to help their next generation? The members of OUR AMERICAN FAMILY invite us into their lives to find hope and to explore what’s possible. Though they often falter, their familial loyalty is powerful, demonstrating how through love and dedication people can rise out of the deepest depths. For a touching, eye-opening look into one of America's most pressing crises, look no further.

With Denis Menochet • Isabelle Adjani • Khalil Ben Gharbia • Hanna Schygulla • Stefan Crepon • Aminthe Audiard • Francçois Ozon

Based on the classic Rainer Werner Fassbinder classic, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, François Ozon’s unique retelling finds Peter Von Kant, a successful, famous director, who lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through the great actress Sidonie, he meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome young man of modest means. He offers to share his apartment and help Amir break into the world of cinema...

With Benjamin Walker • Peter Mullan • Nazanin Boniadi • Morfydd Clark • Robert Aramayo • Cynthia Addai-Robinson • Ismael Cruz Cordova • Maxim Baldry • Owain Arthur

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and one of the greatest villains that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared reemergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the farthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.

With Sean King O'Grady • Nicole Caltabiano • Hallee Adelman • Chris Caltabiano Jr. • Stephen Caltabiano • Bryan Geraghty • Linda Geraghty

Addiction is an all-encompassing force, in not only of the lives of the afflicted, but also those around them. OUR AMERICAN FAMILY provides an honest, unfiltered look at a close-knit Philadelphia family dealing with generational substance abuse. Captured at a pivotal “nothing to lose” moment, for over the course of a year, five family members tired of life with addiction on center stage, each struggle to transcend their crippling histories. What will it take to shift this entrenched, wrenching pattern in their lives? Will they be able to make significant shifts to help their next generation? The members of OUR AMERICAN FAMILY invite us into their lives to find hope and to explore what’s possible. Though they often falter, their familial loyalty is powerful, demonstrating how through love and dedication people can rise out of the deepest depths. For a touching, eye-opening look into one of America's most pressing crises, look no further.

With Josephine Langford • Hero Fiennes Tiffin • Rob Estes • Kiana Madeira • Carter Jenkins • Louise Lombard • Castille Landon • Sharon Soboli

The final chapter in the AFTER franchise finds Tessa and Hardin at a crossroads: Does Tessa continue trying to save him and their relationship, or is it time to save herself? While Hardin remains in London after his mother’s wedding and sinks deeper into darkness, Tessa returns to Seattle and endures a tragedy. If they want their love to survive, they’ll need to work on themselves first. But will their paths lead them back to each other?

With Josephine Langford • Hero Fiennes Tiffin • Rob Estes • Kiana Madeira • Carter Jenkins • Louise Lombard • Castille Landon • Sharon Soboli

The final chapter in the AFTER franchise finds Tessa and Hardin at a crossroads: Does Tessa continue trying to save him and their relationship, or is it time to save herself? While Hardin remains in London after his mother’s wedding and sinks deeper into darkness, Tessa returns to Seattle and endures a tragedy. If they want their love to survive, they’ll need to work on themselves first. But will their paths lead them back to each other?

With Bill Skarsgard • Richard Brake • Justin Long • Zach Cregger • Roy Lee • Matthew Patrick Davis • Arnon Milchan • Michael Schaefer • J.D. Lifshitz • Raphael Margules • Jaymes Butler • Georgina Campbell • Danny Chan • Kurt Braunohler • Yariv Milchan • Natalie Lehmann • Alex Lebovici

A young woman traveling to Detroit for a job interview books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night, she discovers that the house is double booked, and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to spend the evening, but soon discovers that there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.

With Arieh Worthalter • Mathieu Amalric • Vicky Krieps • Anne-Sophie Bowen-Chatet • Sacha Ardilly

Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread, Bergman Island) gives another riveting performance as Camille, a woman on the run from her family for reasons that aren’t immediately clear. Widely renowned as an actor but less well-known here for his equally impressive work behind the camera, Mathieu Amalric’s sixth feature directorial outing—his most ambitious to date—is a virtuosic, daringly fluid portrait of one woman’s fractured psyche. Alternating between Camille’s adventures on the road and her abandoned husband Marc (Arieh Worthalter) as he struggles to take care of their children at home, Amalric’s film keeps viewers uncertain as to the reality of what they’re seeing until the final moments of this richly rewarding, moving, and unpredictable portrait of grief.

With Ruth Wilson • Tom Burke • Hayley Squires • Harry Wootliff • Elizabeth Rider • Frank McCusker

Involves a young women who becomes infatuated by a stranger.

With Rebecca Rogers • Kirk Cameron • Alex Kendrick • Kevin Peeples • Dawn Long • Justin Sterner • Marissa Hampton • Raphael Ruggero

David’s comfortable world is turned upside down when his birthmother unexpectedly reaches out to him, longing to meet the 18-year-old son she’s only held once. With the encouragement of his adoptive parents, David embarks on a journey of discovery that leads to a staggering truth from his past.

With Tiago Guedes • Albano Jerónimo • Sandra Faleiro • Miguel Borges • Ana Vilela da Costa • João Pedro Mamede • João Vicente

This epic family saga follows a charismatic and stridently apolitical landowner over the course of several tumultuous decades. With the passing of his father, Joao (Albano Jeronimo) inherits a sprawling estate in southern Portugal, one of the largest in all of Europe on the south bank of the River Tagus. After Joao marries the elegant daughter of a powerful military general, he becomes pressured to publicly support the country’s authoritarian leadership and later the socialist revolutionaries who seek to nationalize the country’s resources. Eventually, Joao and his beleaguered family must contend with consequences of intergenerational secrets, personal failings, and economic decline.

With Giles Alderson • Anastasia Martin • Ed Westwick • Rupert Graves • Sam Gittins • Ben Mole • Éva Magyar

At the end of WWII, a tough British officer leads a ragtag band of Allied commandos behind enemy lines on one last impossible mission. Their task is to rescue a scientist in order to stop the Nazi’s work on developing an atomic bomb -- all while evading the Nazi guerrillas who are determined to continue the war at any cost.

With Piotr Glowacki • Maja Ostaszewska • Leszek Dawid • Dawid Ogrodnik • Marcin Czarnik

After climbing Broad Peak mountain, Maciej Berbeka learns his journey to the summit is incomplete. 25 years later, he sets out to finish what he started.

With J. August Richards • Rhian Blundell • Jonetta Kaiser • Sisi Stringer • Mia McKenna-Bruce • Daniela Nieves • Kieron Moore • André Dae Kim • Anita-Joy Uwajeh • Andrew Liner • Julie Plec

Lissa, a Royal vampire, and her best friend and protector, Rose, navigate romance, class politics, and ancient magic at their boarding school for vampires. When a mysterious bond develops between the two friends, they must work together to decipher it, all while facing threats inside the gates and out, including the bloodthirsty and undead Strigoi. Based on the international best-selling series from Richelle Mead.

With Viola Davis • Jayme Lawson • Thuso Mbedu • Dana Stevens • Cathy Schulman • Sheila Atim • Gina Prince-Bythewood • Lashana Lynch • Hero Fiennes-Tiffin • Adrienne Warren

The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Oscar®-winner Viola Davis) as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life. Some things are worth fighting for…

With Tyler Perry • Ryan Eggold • Amirah Vann • Joshua Boone • Solea Pfeiffer • Austin Scott

A Jazzman's Blues unspools forty years of secrets and lies in a tale of forbidden love and family drama soundtracked by juke joint blues in the deep South.

With Brad Pitt • Ana de Armas • Adrien Brody • Anthony Bregman • Sara Paxton • Dede Gardner • Xavier Samuel • Evan Williams • Toby Huss • David Warshofsky • Spencer Garrett • Lucy DeVito • Bobby Cannavale • Julianne Nicholson • Ned Bellamy • Garret Dillahunt • Andrew Dominik • Scoot McNairy • Caspar Phillipson • Lily Fisher • Michael Masini • Chris Lemmon • Rebecca Wisocky • Dan Butler

Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves. Written and directed by Andrew Dominik, the film boasts a cast led by Ana de Armas and featuring Bobby Cannavale, Adrien Brody, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel and Evan Williams.

With Tamara Lawrance • Andrea Seigel • Ben Pugh • Alicia Van Couvering • Agnieszka Smoczynska • Ewa Puszczyńska • Letitia Wright • Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska • Joshua Horsfield • Anita Gou

The astounding true story of twin sisters who only communicated with one another. As a result, they created a rich, fascinating world to escape the reality of their own lives.

With Jimmy Womble • Todd Terry • Cameron Arnett • Brett Varvel • Gigi Orsillo • Marty Roberts

When a small-town baseball coach gets the offer of a lifetime from a larger 6A High School, he uproots his family and leaves the only home he's ever known. But as a man of faith, he soon faces extreme opposition to his coaching methods from the school superintendent.

With Sophie Turner • Camila Mendes • Maya Hawke • Rish Shah • Maia Reficco • Alisha Boe • Talia Ryder • Ava Capri • Austin Abrams • Jennifer Kaytin Robinson • Paris Berelc • Celeste Ballard • Jonathan Daviss

After a clandestine meet-cute, Drea (Alpha, it girl) and Eleanor (beta, alt girl) team up to go after each other’s bullies. Strangers is a subverted Hitchcock-ian dark comedy featuring the scariest protagonists of all: teenage girls.

With James Cameron • Sam Worthington • Zoe Saldana • Michelle Rodriguez • Matt Gerald • Stephen Lang • Jon Landau • Sigourney Weaver • Wes Studi • Giovanni Ribisi • C.C.H. Pounder

In the epic action adventure fantasy "Avatar", James Cameron, the director of "Titanic", takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination. On the distant moon Pandora, a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption, discovery and unexpected love - as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization.

The story’s protagonist, Jake Sully, is an ex-Marine who was wounded and paralyzed from the waist down in combat on Earth. In order to participate in the Avatar program, which will give him a healthy body, Jake agrees to travel to Pandora, a lush rainforest environment filled with incredible life forms – some beautiful, many terrifying. Pandora is also the home to the Na’vi, a humanoid race that lives at what we consider to be a primate level, but they are actually much more evolved than humans. Ten feet tall and blue skinned, the Na’vi live harmoniously within their unspoiled world. But as humans encroach on Pandora in search of valuable minerals, the Na’vi’s very existence is threatened – and their warrior abilities unleashed.

Jake has unwittingly been recruited to become part of this encroachment. Since humans are unable to breathe the air on Pandora, they have created genetically-bred human-Na’vi hybrids known as Avatars. The Avatars are living, breathing bodies in the real world, controlled by a human driver through a technology that links the driver’s mind to the Avatar body. On Pandora, through his Avatar body, Jake can be whole once again. Moreover, he falls in love with a young Na’vi woman, Neytiri, whose beauty is matched by her ferocity in battle.

As Jake slides deeper into becoming one of her clan, he finds himself caught between the military-industrial forces of Earth, and the Na’vi – forcing him to choose sides in an epic battle that will decide the fate of an entire world.

Conceived 14 years ago and over four years in the making, "Avatar" breaks new ground in delivering a fully immersive, emotional story and reinvents the moviegoing experience.

With Natascha McElhone • Michaela Farrugia • Steven Love • Valerie Buhagiar

In a small Mediterranean village, Carmen has looked after her brother, the local priest, for her entire life. When the Church abandons Carmen, she is mistaken for the new priest. Carmen begins to see the world, and herself, in a new light. In Malta, it is tradition for the younger sister to devote her life to the church when an older brother enters the priesthood. Inspired by true events, Carmen lives a life of servitude from the age of 16 until 50, when her brother dies. Realizing her own mortality, she leaves the church and makes up for lost time.

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

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 Thomasin McKenzie • Essie Davis • Xana Tang • Lively Nili • Angus Stevens • Erroll Shand • Gaysorn Thavat

Bunny King (Essie Davis), a headstrong mother of two with a sketchy past, earns her keep by washing windows at traffic lights. Using her razor-sharp wit to charm money from gridlocked motorists, she saves every cent to get back the custody of her kids. After promising her daughter a birthday party, Bunny must fight the social services and break the rules to keep her word, but in doing so risks losing her children altogether. Accompanied by her niece Tonya (Thomasin McKenzie), a fierce teenager running away from home, Bunny is in a race against the clock and headed towards an epic showdown with the authorities.

With Kathleen Turner • Douglas Smith • Adelaide Clemens • Patrick J. Adams • Lindsay MacKay

"It is a rare and miraculous thing to find your one true soul mate.” Carey soon learns that finding two of them can pose an even greater problem. Equal parts humor and heartbreak, “The Swearing Jar” tells two love stories at once, exploring the challenges of marriage, parenting, loss, and moving on.

With Tyler Perry • Ryan Eggold • Amirah Vann • Joshua Boone • Solea Pfeiffer • Austin Scott

A Jazzman's Blues unspools forty years of secrets and lies in a tale of forbidden love and family drama soundtracked by juke joint blues in the deep South.

With Mike Epps • Sanaa Lathan • Method Man • Isaac Klausner • Da'Vine Joy Randolph • Miles Gutierrez-Riley • Marty Bowen • Robert Teitel • John Fischer • Kay Oyegun • Jay Marcus • Angie Thomas • Lil Yachty • GaTa • Jamila C. Gray • Justin Martin • Titus Makin • Michael Cooper Jr.

On the Come Up is the story of Bri, a gifted 16-year-old rapper, who attempts to take the battle rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by the legacy of her father – a local hip hop legend whose career was cut short by gang violence. But when her first hit song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, she finds herself torn between the authenticity that got her this far and the false persona that the industry wants to impose upon her.

With Brad Pitt • Ana de Armas • Adrien Brody • Anthony Bregman • Sara Paxton • Dede Gardner • Xavier Samuel • Evan Williams • Toby Huss • David Warshofsky • Spencer Garrett • Lucy DeVito • Bobby Cannavale • Julianne Nicholson • Ned Bellamy • Garret Dillahunt • Andrew Dominik • Scoot McNairy • Caspar Phillipson • Lily Fisher • Michael Masini • Chris Lemmon • Rebecca Wisocky • Dan Butler

Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves. Written and directed by Andrew Dominik, the film boasts a cast led by Ana de Armas and featuring Bobby Cannavale, Adrien Brody, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel and Evan Williams.

With Peter Lanzani • Santiago Mitre • Ricardo Darin

ARGENTINA, 1985 is inspired by the true story of Julio Strassera, Luis Moreno Ocampo, and their young legal team of unlikely hero’s in their David-vs-Goliath battle, in which, under constant threat, they dared to prosecute Argentina’s bloodiest military dictatorship against all odds and in a race against time to bring justice to the victims of the Military Junta.

With Robert De Niro • Morena Baccarin • Beverly D'Angelo • Sigourney Weaver • Maya Forbes • Michael Cunningham • Rob Delaney • Molly Brown • Kelly Aucoin • Georgia Lyman • David Rasche • Kevin Kline • Wallace Wolodarsky • Jane Rosenthal • Rebecca Henderson • Paul Guilfoyle • Kathryn Erbe

The Good House follows Hildy Good (Sigourney Weaver), a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches, who loves her wine and her secrets. Her compartmentalized life begins to unravel as she rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell (Kevin Kline), and becomes dangerously entwined in one person’s reckless behavior. Igniting long-buried emotions and family secrets, Hildy is propelled toward a reckoning with the one person she’s been avoiding for decades: herself.

With Richard Brake • Eddie Marsan • Rosy McEwen • Raffiella Chapman • Kristina Buozyte • Bruno Samper • Edmund Dehn • Brian Clark

After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her Father, must use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the future.

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

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 Prabhu • Radhakrishnan Parthiban • Mani Ratnam • Sobhita Dhulipala • Prakash Raj • Vikram • Aishwarya Rai Bachchan • Jayam Ravi • Karthi • Trisha • Aishwarya Lekshmi • R Sarathkumar • Vikram Prabhu • Jayaram • Rahman

Based on the novel by Kalli, the historical epic chronicles the rise of Rajaraja I, an emperor of the Chola Dynasty who ruled Southern India 1000 years ago.

With Saela Davis • Emily Watson • Paul Mescal • Anna Rose Holmer • Aisling Franciosi

The psychological drama stars Emily Watson (center) as a mother in a tight-knit Irish fishing village who tells a lie for her beloved son that threatens their family and the community.

With Willem Dafoe • Christoph Waltz • Benjamin Bratt • Hamish Linklater • Rachel Brosnahan • Walter Hill • Brandon Scott • Guy Burnet • Warren Burke

A famed bounty hunter (Waltz) runs into his enemy, a professional gambler and outlaw that he had sent to prison years before (Dafoe), while on a mission to find and return the wife (Brosnahan) of a successful businessman who is being held hostage in Mexico.

With Wekaforé Jibril • Áyax Pedrosa • Paco León • DORA

A modern tale of a teenager’s coming-of-age journey loosely inspired by the classic novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”

With Russell Crowe • Dana Goldberg • David Ellison • Zac Efron • Kyle Allen • Archie Renaux • Peter Farrelly • Don Granger • Pete Jones • Brian Hayes Currie • Jake Picking • Andrew Muscato • Will Ropp

To show support for his neighborhood friends serving in Vietnam, Chickie Donohue (Zac Efron) decides to do something totally outrageous: travel to the frontline by himself to bring the soldiers a little piece of home — their favorite can of American beer. However, what started as a well-meaning journey quickly turns into the adventure of a lifetime as Chickie confronts the reality of this controversial war and his reunions with his childhood buddies thrust him into the complexities and responsibilities of adulthood.