Drama Movies 2023 List

With Bob Balaban • Glynn Turman • Tom Brady • Sally Field • Rita Moreno • Lily Tomlin • Sarah Haskins • Mike Covino • Jane Fonda • Donna Gigliotti • Emily Halpern • Ron Funches • Kyle Marvin • Matt Lauria • Alex Moffat • Sara Gilbert • Jimmy O. Yang. • Jeff Stott • Guy Fieri • Harry Hamlin

Inspired by the true story of four best friends and New England Patriots fans who take a life-changing trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play.

With Haley Bennett • Sam Riley • Marisa Abela • Jamie Adams

A divorced couple unexpectedly cross paths at a country inn. What starts as an awkward encounter leads them to revisit a love long lost.

With Isabel Lucas • Luke Hemsworth • Tyler Atkins • Leanna Walsman • Ramsus King

Set in the late 1980s, Ocean Boy is told through the eyes of a 13-year-old boy, Rockit. As he grapples to understand why his Mum’s not coming home, Rockit embarks on a magical holiday with his father, Bosch, only to discover they’re actually running from the law.

Rockit finds a soulmate and then teenage love with Ash Ash, but it’s the ocean that gives him the security and calm he yearns from his parents. Ultimately Rockit is a boy held by nature, a young man who wins our hearts and respect as his story unfolds.

With Alex Bakri • Eran Kolirin • Juna Suleiman • Salim Daw • Ehab Salami • Khalifa Natour • Izabel Ramadan

Let It Be Morning is the story of Sami (Alex Bakri) a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who receives an invitation to his brother’s wedding forcing him to return to the Arab village where he grew up. After the wedding finishes, with no explanation, Sami's hometown is put under a military blockade lockdown by Israeli soldiers. When chaos erupts overnight amongst the villagers stuck behind the wall due to the blockade, Sami is cut off from the outside world and trapped in an unexpected situation. As he deals with questions about his own identity and hidden secrets are revealed, Sami watches everything he holds dear begin to fall apart.

With Teagan Croft • Cliff Curtis • Anna Paquin • Sarah Spillane • Stacy Clausen • Debra Martin Chase • Josh Lawson • Todd Lasance • Bridget Webb • Vivien Turner

When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson (Teagan Croft) sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant (Cliff Curtis) and her parents (Josh Lawson and Academy Award winner Anna Paquin), Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.

With Juan Fernandez • Isak Férriz • Iria del Río

March 2020. On the first day of the state of emergency, two detectives are called to a small mining town in the Asturian lowlands where a young woman has appeared that had been missing for years. While the world is falling apart and personal tragedy strikes all around, the detectives soon notice that the virus might not be the only dark force at work.

With Jim Parsons • David Marshall Grant • Michael Showalter • Bill Irwin • Jordana Mollick • Sally Field • Todd Spiewak • Michael Ausiello • Ben Aldridge • Eric Norsoph • Jeffery Self • Jason Sokoloff • Alison Mo Massey • Dan Savage

Based on Michael Ausiello’s best-selling memoir “Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies,” the film is a heartwarming, funny and life-affirming story of how Michael and Kit’s relationship is transformed and deepened when one of them falls ill.

With Alejandro Montoya Marín • Katy Erin • Michael Lovato

Set in the last week of 1999, best friends Kelly (Katy Erin, “The Lincoln Lawyer") and Miguel (Michael Lovato, Third Act) find themselves on the cusp of their future. Kelly has been floating through life after her parent's death, drowning herself in alcohol and drugs. When her inheritance money runs out, Kelly is slapped with the realities of her actions. Her best friend Miguel is torn between his immigrant parent's expectations and his dream to become a comedian. The pressure to pursue his dreams while defying the sacrifices his parents made for him pushes Miguel to the brink. Together, Kelly and Miguel along with the rest of the world find themselves wondering what's next.

With Leonardo DiCaprio • Kate Winslet • James Cameron • Frances Fisher • Victor Garber • Kathy Bates • Rae Sanchini • Jon Landau • Billy Zane • Bill Paxton • Gloria Stuart • Al Giddings

An epic, action-packed romance set against the ill-fated maiden voyage of the "unsinkable" Titanic, at the time, the largest moving object ever built.

With Rose Byrne • Bobby Cannavale • Daniel Webber • Jean Kittson • Gracie Otto • Todd Lasance • Celeste Barber • Krew Boylan • Thomas Campbell

Red (Krew Boylan) lost her job as a real estate agent, but there’s something no one can take away from her: her dream of becoming the world’s greatest Dolly Parton impersonator! After her act attracts the attentions of an amorous Elvis impersonator (Rose Byrne) and a powerful booking agent (Bobby Cannavale), Red is catapulted into the top tier of copycat acts, becoming the onstage and romantic partner of the top Kenny Rogers impersonator. But when Red’s life as an imitator starts to feel false, she discovers true happiness comes when you’re being the best version of yourself.

With Vincent Cassel • Monica Bellucci • Albert Dupontel • Gaspar Noe

Watch events of the original 2002 film unfold in the order in which they occur, providing new context for pivotal scenes of brutality and the subsequent quest for revenge.

With Saleh Bakri • Ayoub Missioui • Maryam Touzani • Lubna Azabal • Nabil Ayouch

Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they hire Youssef. Slowly Mina realizes how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man.

With Tory Kittles • Jon Bass • Libe Barer • Sarunas J Jackson • Jim Norton • Matthew Newton

When a gangster’s daughter reluctantly teams with a former Marine to find her kidnapped cousin, the combat veteran must overcome his own demons in order to rescue the child.

With Amal Murkus • Dana Ivgy • Joanna Said • Ruth Landau • Yulia Tagil • Orit Fouks Rotem

A group of Arab and Jewish women attend a video workshop at a small town community center run by Rona (Dana Ivgy, Zero Motivation), a young filmmaker from Tel Aviv, who teaches them to document their lives. As each student shares footage from her home life with the others, their beliefs and preconceptions are challenged and barriers are broken down. The group comes together as mothers, daughters, wives, and women living in a world designed to keep them apart, forming an empowering and lasting bond as they learn more about each other... and themselves. Inspired by writer-director Orit Fouks Rotem’s own experiences as a teacher, Cinema Sabaya presents a deft and heartfelt portrait of art’s capacity to unite disparate communities, moving effortlessly between the gravity of their conversations and the genuine joy of this unlikely group of friends.

With Andrés Garrigó

The story of an unprecedented marian pilgrimage called "Mother Come" that took place in Spain between May 1 and October 12, 2021, in the midst of the post-pandemic period. A reverse pilgrimage in which, according to the organizers, "no one went on pilgrimage to see Our Lady, but the Blessed Mother went on pilgrimage to see us. She used this carving to make herself present and to visit us".

With Liam Neeson • Jessica Lange • Diane Kruger • Daniela Melchior • Alan Cumming • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje • Neil Jordan • Ian Hart • Danny Huston • William Monahan • Gary Levinsohn • Colm Meaney • Francois Arnaud

MARLOWE, a gripping noir crime thriller set in late 1930’s Los Angeles, centers around a street-wise, down on his luck detective; Philip Marlowe, played by Liam Neeson, who is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress (Diane Kruger), daughter of a well-known movie star (Jessica Lange). The disappearance unearths a web of lies, and soon Marlowe is involved in a dangerous, deadly investigation where everyone involved has something to hide.

With Joe Alwyn • Gemma Jones • Emma Mackey • David Barron • Fionn Whitehead • Piers Tempest • Adrian Dunbar • Frances O'Connor • Oliver Jackson-Cohen • Robert Connolly • Jo Bamford • Robert Patterson • Alexandra Dowling • Amelia Gething

“EMILY” tells the imagined life of one of the world’s most famous authors, Emily Brontë. The film stars Emma Mackey (“Sex Education”, “Death on the Nile”) as Emily, a rebel and misfit, as she finds her voice and writes the literary classic Wuthering Heights. “EMILY” explores the relationships that inspired her – her raw, passionate sisterhood with Charlotte (Alexandra Dowling – “The Musketeers”) and Anne (Amelia Gething – “The Spanish Princess”); her first aching, forbidden love for Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen – “The Lost Daughter”, “The Haunting of Bly Manor”) and her care for her maverick brother (Fionn Whitehead – “The Duke”, “Dunkirk”) whom she idolises.

With Tony Leung • Chengpeng Dong • Wang Yibo • Eric wang • Zhou Xun • Huang Lei • Cheng Er

During World War II, at the height of China’s war of resistance against Japan, a group of courageous citizens develops a top-secret underground espionage network right under the nose of the newly established puppet regime. At increasingly great peril to their own lives, the double-agents masterfully extract classified information from deep behind enemy lines, an effort that gives rise to the united front that will help turn the tide of the conflict.

With Davy Chou • Park Ji-Min • Oh Kwang-Rok • Guka Han • Kim Sun-Young

After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on (an unexpected) journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.

With Val McAdoo • Joshua Coates • Yale Schwartz • Nicholas Runfolo • Elizabeth Caponigro • Danny Plaza

This extraordinary story begins in the late 1960’s during turbulent times when Yale, 23, idealistic and fresh out of college meets Nina, 37 and widowed with 5 children. Yale’s parents aren’t thrilled about the budding relationship, yet despite the obstacles Nina and Yale fall in love. This is a true love story of a couple who went against the social norms of their times to prove love conquers all.

With Ang Lee • Michelle Yeoh • Chow Yun Fat • Chang Chen

Two master warriors (Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh) are faced with their greatest challenge when the treasured Green Destiny sword is stolen. A young aristocrat (Zhang Ziyi) prepares for an arranged marriage, but soon reveals her superior fighting talents and her deeply romantic past. As each warrior battles for justice, they come face to face with their worst enemy - and the inescapable, enduring power of love.

With Sergi López • Matahi Pambrun • Pahoa Mahagafanau • Benoît Magimel • Albert Serra • Cécile Guilbert

On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official De Roller (Benoît Magimel) is a calculating man with flawless manners. His somewhat broad perception of his role brings him to navigate the high end ’establishment’ as well as shady venues where he mingles with the locals. Especially since a persistent rumor has been going around: the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing.

With Chonda Pierce • Martha Bolton • Colin Hearn

The Confession tells the story of Amish Family in turmoil when their daughter, Katie Lapp, discovers she was adopted by an Englisher (not Amish) woman. Meanwhile, the woman, Laura Mayfield, heir to a vast fortune and on her death bed, is searching for her lost daughter to bequest her the estate. Standing between her is her gold-digging husband Dylan (played by John Schneider), who is plotting to claim the fortune for himself with the help of a hired imposter pretending to be the long-lost daughter.

With Jonathan Roumie • Kelsey Grammer • Joel Courtney • Kimberly Williams-Paisley • Jon Gunn • Kevin Downes • Andrew Erwin • Jon Erwin • Nic Bishop • Greg Laurie • Ally Ioannides • Julia Campbell • Jolie Jenkins • Anna Grace Barlow • Nicholas Cirillo

Jesus Revolution is the story of one young hippie’s quest in the 1970s for belonging and liberation that leads not only to peace, love, and rock and roll, but that sets into motion a new counterculture crusade—a Jesus Movement—changing the course of history.

Inspired by a true movement, Jesus Revolution tells the story of a young Greg Laurie (Joel Courtney) being raised by his struggling mother, Charlene (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) in the 1970s. Laurie and a sea of young people descend on sunny Southern California to redefine truth through all means of liberation. Inadvertently, Laurie meets Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie), a charismatic hippie-street-preacher, and Pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer) who have thrown open the doors of Smith’s languishing church to a stream of wandering youth. What unfolds becomes the greatest spiritual awakening in American history. Rock and roll, newfound love, and a twist of faith lead to a Jesus Revolution that turns one counterculture movement into a revival that changes the world.

With Devon Sawa • Alyssa Milano • Yeardley Smith • Ema Horvath • John Ales • Ben Epstein

After a botched attempt to seduce her English teacher, sixteen-year-old Alex runs away from boarding school to seek out the biological father her mother always kept hidden and learn the dark secret of her roots.

With Tony Shalhoub • Michael Ian Black • Colin West • West Duchovny • Jim Gaffigan • Amy Hargreaves • Gabriel Rush • Rhea Seehorn • Roger Hendricks Simon • Katelyn Nacon • Tony Shaloub • Elizabeth Henry

Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children's science TV show called "Above & Beyond", has always had aspirations of being an astronaut. After a mysterious space-race era satellite coincidentally falls from space and lands in his backyard, his midlife crisis manifests in a plan to rebuild the machine into his dream rocket. As his relationship with his wife (Rhea Seehorn) and daughter (Katelyn Nacon) start to strain, surreal events begin unfolding around him -- a doppelgänger moving into the house next door, a car falling from the sky, and an unusual teenage boy forging a friendship with him. He slowly starts to piece these events together to ultimately reveal that there's more to his life story than he once thought.

With Robert Grabow • Michael Peterson • Jon Proudstar • Michael Spears • Alyssa Groenig • Jeff Medley • Aaron Finley • Andrew McGinn

Matt, a loner alcoholic at rock bottom, struggles to maintain sobriety for 30 days so he can honor his mother's dying wish, to visit her in hospice, sober. His book-thumping AA sponsor, Fred, offers him refuge at his farm, where Matt finds Yup'ik, a stray Husky with a unique talent. The man and dog relationship is precarious at first, but with the help of a close-knit Montana community, the two strays find a connection and discover what it takes to pull through to the finish line.

With Catherine Clinch • Joan Sheehy • Carrie Crowley • Colm Bairéad • Cleona Ní Chrualaoi • Andrew Bennett • Michael Patric • Kate Nic Chonaonaigh

Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.

With Charlotte Rampling • Marton Csokas • George Ferrier • Edith Poor • Matthew J. Saville

Ruth (Charlotte Rampling) is a worldly former war correspondent now bored in retirement with a drinking problem and a newly fractured leg. Sam (George Ferrier) is her unruly grandson, recently kicked out of boarding school and grieving the death of his mother. When the two are brought together under the same roof, they form an unexpected bond.

With Eric Bana • Radha Mitchell • Mia Wasikowska • Robert Connolly

While researching Australia’s deteriorating coral reefs, young marine biologist Abby receives word of her elderly mother Dora’s stroke. As she rushes to her seaside hometown to care for Dora, Abby recalls her childhood years spent living in concert with the ocean, and her mother’s efforts to protect the bay from greedy developers and invasive fishermen alike, often to the detriment of their own relationship. Among the coral gardens, Abby also befriends a rare fish, an enormous blue groper — affectionately named Blueback — a tether to her environmentalism, and the key to reminding Abby and Dora of their love for each other and the vulnerable waters they call home.

With Sean Astin • Carol Kane • Stephanie J. Block • Marvin Samel • Dahlia Heyman • Azia Dinea Hale • Judd Hirsch • Rudy Gaines

Mordecai (Judd Hirsch) likes to fix things. It’s why his phone is 20 years old and held together with duct tape and tinfoil. It’s why he worked his entire life as a plumber and a painter. But this is a story about the things he cannot fix: Getting older, the Alzheimer’s diagnosis of his wife Fela (Carol Kane), and his relationship with his son Marvin. (Sean Astin) Sometimes, something small and unexpected can change your whole world. For Mordecai, this moment happens when his son, Marvin, replaces his ancient phone with a brand-new iPhone. This act sets off a series of unexpected events and magically changes both Mordecai and the people closest to him. Mordecai becomes friends with the “Einstein’s,” led by Nina (Azia Dinea Hale), who teach him to use this strange device with no buttons. He becomes open to new experiences and new perspectives. Ultimately, through letting go, he begins to heal the things he cannot fix and turn the pain of his past into something beautiful. A journey that takes you through every human emotion, iMordecai teaches you that it’s never too late for inspiration.

With John Lacy • Tess Harper • Josh Daugherty • Tyne Stecklein

A Hollywood filmmaker connects with his estranged young son in a small town in North Carolina. The result reminds us that it's never too late to mend the past and pour as much love as possible into the people in our lives.

With Trevante Rhodes • Shamier Anderson • Jalyn Hall • Miles Warren

During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.

With Jeremy Ray Valdez • Allison Ewing • Cameron James Matthews • Alley Mills • Tony Gapastione

LAST CHANCE CHARLENE tells the story of Charlene, a writer/actress trying to put her life back together after losing her brother, Dominick, to suicide. It’s been 9 months now since Dominick’s death and Charlene still hasn’t been able to fully process this loss. Neither Charlene, Ayla, her pregnant sister-in-law, or mother Lorenna could have seen this tragedy coming. Charlene’s life feels completely wrecked as she attempts to salvage her fledgling acting and screenwriting career. But she has to face her grief, which has resulted in marital problems. Charlene’s husband, Raul, has moved him and their two young kids to live with his sister to allow Charlene the time and space to grieve. How is Charlene supposed to grieve when she’s also fulfilling her obligation to carry on her brother’s design business, care for her aging mother, Lorenna, and reconcile with Ayla, who she’s been avoiding? No big deal. She’s fine, (Lies. All lies. She’s the farthest thing from being fine). Grief is one thing that can’t be avoided for long.

With François Cluzet • Berenice Bejo • Jeremie Renier • Philippe Le Guay

After a Jewish couple (Jérémie Renier and The Artist’s Bérénice Bejo) sells their basement to a former history teacher (The Intouchables’ François Cluzet), they discover his secret life as an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist. As the couple struggles to rescind the sale, the buyer befriends their naive teenage daughter.