Drama Movies 2023 List

With Pietro Marcello • Louis Garrel • Raphael Thiery • Juliette Jouan

Shortly after World War I, veteran Raphaël (Raphaël Thiery) returns home from the frontlines to find himself a widower, and father to an infant daughter. Raised by her father in rural Normandy, the child Juliette (Juliette Jouan) grows into a lonely young woman who dreams of greater possibilities. She seeks refuge in the nearby woods, where she meets a witch who promises scarlet sails will one day take her away from her village. Reckoning with her future and swept away by a rakish young pilot (Louis Garrel) who literally falls from the sky, Juliette never stops believing in the witch’s prophecy. Tracing Juliette's life journey throughout the 20 years of great invention between the World Wars, Scarlet delicately weaves together music and fantasy, history and folklore, realist drama and ethereal romance, to craft a timeless story of a young woman’s emancipation.

With Brian Cox • Perry Mattfeld • Patricia Heaton • Wes Studi • Sinqua Walls • Joshua Caldwell • Chris Galust • Stephen Camelio

Mending the Line is a story about finding something to make living worthwhile. John Colter, a wounded veteran, returns to the States still carrying the demons of war, hauntingly disturbed by the everyday expectations of friendships and love interests. In Livingston, Montana, he meets Ike, a surly, headstrong fly-fisherman more than twice his age, and Lucy, a talented photographer turned librarian who reads aloud to veterans, both damaged in their own way. While getting treatment for his wounds, both physical and psychological, Colter wants only to re-enlist, to have something to die for. But the real challenge is finding something to live for.

With Vadim Perelman • Lars Eidinger • Nahuel Perez Biscayart • Jonas Nay • Leonie Benesch • Ilya Zofin

Occupied France, 1942. Gilles (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) is arrested by SS soldiers alongside other Jews and sent to a camp in Germany. En route to the camp, he narrowly avoids sudden execution by swearing to the guards that he is not Jewish, but Persian. This lie temporarily saves him, as one of the soldiers’ superior officers is “looking for a Persian,” and has promised additional rations to the soldier who delivers. Gilles is then assigned a literal life-or-death mission: to teach Farsi to Head of Camp Koch (Lars Eidinger), who dreams of opening a restaurant in Iran once the war is over. Through an ingenious trick, Gilles manages to survive by inventing words of “Farsi” every day and teaching them to Koch. The unusual relationship between the two men sparks jealousy in other prisoners and particularly the SS guards towards Gilles. Meanwhile Koch’s suspicions grow every day, and Gilles struggles with the unfairness of his privileges compared to his fellow prisoners, while fighting to maintain his secret and survive.

With Christopher Briney • Ben Kingsley • Ezra Miller • Suki Waterhouse • Barbara Sukowa • Mary Harron • Andreja Pejic

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mary Harron (I SHOT ANDY WARHOL, AMERICAN PSYCHO), DALÍLAND stars Ben Kingsley as the titular Salvador Dalí, one of the most world-renowned artists of the 20th century and focuses on the later years of the strange and fascinating marriage between Dalí and his wife, Gala (Barbara Sukowa), as their seemingly unshakable bond begins to stress and fracture. Set in New York and Spain in 1974, the film is told through the eyes of James (Christopher Briney), a young assistant keen to make his name in the art world, who helps the eccentric and mercurial Dalí prepare for a big gallery show.

With Rosy McEwen • Georgia Oakley • Kerrie Hayes • Lucy Halliday • Lydia Page • Stacy Abalogun • Amy Booth-Steel

In Blue Jean, it’s England, 1988, and Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, forcing Jean (McEwen), a gym teacher, to live a double life. As pressure mounts from all sides, the arrival of a new student catalyzes a crisis that will challenge Jean to her core.

With Dorian Perez • Sarah Hay • Matthew August Jeffers • Andrew Stevens Purdy • Roy Abramsohn • Roberta Colindrez • Tara Pacheco • Hamish Allan-Headley • Kerry Flanagan • John Ryan Benavides • Elliot Frances Flynn • Juan Felipe Zuleta

Peter is a misanthropic dwarf hiding from the world in his shabby New York City apartment. But an unexpected visit from his upbeat – and possibly unhinged – neighbor Winona forces him out of his shell and onto an impromptu road trip. Their destination? What she believes to be the site of an upcoming alien visitation in the wilderness of rural Canada. On their increasingly-surreal odyssey, Peter and Winona will encounter bickering lesbian cosplayers, shroom-addled survivalists, and even extraterrestrial highway cops. But the further they go and the more their trauma comes to light, it becomes clear that the only thing more nerve-wracking than being abducted is being alone in the universe.

With Seo Hyun-woo • Gong Seung-yeon • Jung Da-eun • Park Jeong-hak • Kim Hannah • Hong Seong-eun

Jina (Gong Seung-yeon) is the top employee at a call center, despite talking to customers all day, she has shut out the world beyond her headset. When training a friendly new hire, her icy armor is threatened forcing her to confront why she isolates herself.

With Eva Longoria • Matt Walsh • DeVon Franklin • Dennis Haysbert • Brice Gonzalez • Tony Shalhoub • Jesse Garcia • Lewis Colick • Fabian Alomar • Pepe Serna • Vanessa Martinez • Emilio Rivera • Bobby Soto • Linda Yvette Chávez • Jimmy Gonzales • Annie Gonzalez • Mario Ponce • Hunter Jones

The immigrant to riches story of how Flamin' Hot Cheetos came to life. His initial idea sparks a billion-dollar brand and catapults him from janitor to elite corporate executive.

With Amanda Seyfried • Tom Holland • Emmy Rossum • Jason Isaacs • Thomas Sadoski • Lior Raz • Sasha Lane • Akiva Goldsman • Christopher Abbott • Will Chase

The Crowded Room follows Danny Sullivan (Tom Holland), a man who is arrested following his involvement in a shooting in New York City in 1979. A captivating thriller told through a series of interviews with curious interrogator Rya Goodwin (Amanda Seyfried), Danny’s life story unfolds, revealing elements of the mysterious past that shaped him, and the twists and turns that will lead him to a life-altering revelation.