Drama Movies 2024 List

With Lynn Collins • Jake Allyn • Sara Fisher • Robyn Lively • Tyler Russell

Architect Dawson Gage fell in love with London Quinn in high school, even though she told him not to. Ten years later, the two are still best friends when tragedy strikes. Now, the grieving Dawson is compelled to do one final act of love for London. He launches an impossible search for her secret twin sister, twins separated during their parents’ IVF procedure.

States away, Andi Allen has no idea she was adopted as an embryo. The news rocks her world and sends her into a spiral that culminates in her leaving home to meet her biological parents. But what will happen when Andi walks through the door of the parents she never knew? All while she’s missing the parents who lied to her?

With one set of parents grieving the loss of a daughter, and the other set grieving the truth they never told, only Dawson can show Andi everything she missed about her twin sister. But neither of them imagined the attraction they’d feel for each other. Now can Dawson help Andi make her way back home, even though he has fallen desperately in love with her?

With Rinko Kikuchi • David Zellner

In this darkly comedic odyssey, Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi stars as Kumiko, a frustrated Office Lady whose imagination transcends the confines of her mundane life. Kumiko becomes obsessed with a mysterious, battered VHS tape of a popular film she’s mistaken for a documentary, fixating on a scene where a suitcase of stolen cash is buried in the desolate, frozen landscape of North Dakota. Believing this treasure to be real, she leaves behind Tokyo and her beloved rabbit Bunzo to recover it—and finds herself on a dangerous adventure unlike anything she’s seen in the movies. With Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter, indie mavericks the Zellner Bros. spin a strangely touching underdog fable, populated by eccentrics and elevated to sonic heights by a Sundance award-winning score from electro-indie outfit The Octopus Project, that will leave audiences rooting for the impossible.

With Charlie Plummer • Dana Millican • Jeff Rutherford • Rachael Perrell Fosket • Loudon McCleery

A Perfect Day for Caribou tells the story of one extraordinary day in the life of Herman, Nate, and Ralph. Herman is an alcoholic with a depleted appetite for life. Nate is his estranged son and an anxious young father himself – reckoning with his past so he might move further into the future. And Ralph is an unusual, misunderstood child off in his own world. In this “spare, sober miracle of score, silence and speech” (The Film Verdict), three men spend the day ambling around a cemetery, wandering the wilderness, searching for family, and stumbling through disharmony and heartache.

With Caterina Ferioli • Alessandro Genovesi • Simone Baldassari • Eco Andriolo

Within the walls of the Grave, the orphanage where Nica and Rigel grew up, a legend has always been told: that of the Tearsmith, a mysterious craftsman, guilty of forging all the fears and anxieties that inhabit people’s hearts. But, at seventeen, the time has come for them to leave fairy tales behind and find the courage to accept that force that keeps them apart and united at the same time, which is called love.

With Dev Patel • Basil Iwanyk • Sharlto Copley • John Collee • Makarand Deshpande • Paul Angunawela • Sobhita Dhulipala • Sikandar Kher • Pitobash • Vipin Sharma • Ashwini Kalsekar • Adithi Kalkunte

Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

With Dasha Nekrasova • George MacKay • Bertrand Bonello • Guslagie Malanda • Martin Scali

The year is 2044: artificial intelligence controls all facets of a stoic society as humans routinely “erase” their feelings. Hoping to eliminate pain caused by their past-life romances, Gabrielle (Léa Seydoux) continually falls in love with different incarnations of Louis (George MacKay). Set first in Belle Époque-era Paris Louis is a British man who woos her away from a cold husband, then in early 21st Century Los Angeles, he is a disturbed American bent on delivering violent “retribution.” Will the process allow Gabrielle to fully connect with Louis in the present, or are the two doomed to repeat their previous fates?

With Dave Bautista • Brittany Snow • Gina Rodriguez • Courtney Eaton • Joel McHale • Thomas Mann • Scott Mescudi • Francesca Reale

Parachute tells the story of Riley (Courtney Eaton) and Ethan (Thomas Mann), who must navigate blossoming love and friendship while trying to overcome combustible personal struggles.

With Anna Paquin • Ray Winstone • Stephen Moyer • Youssef Kerkour • Pippa Bennett-Warner • Luca Hogan • Tim Cullingworth-Hudson

Ella, at almost forty years old, is forced to move back in with her father and has given up custody of her young daughters to her ex-husband Joseph and his new partner Bethan, though she hopes this change won’t be permanent. Ella strikes up an unlikely friendship with a mysterious teenage boy whose belief in her as a mother helps her rediscover her self-worth.

With Marija Dimitrova • Lia Buman • Samson Selim • Mia Mustafa • Tim Headington • Anamaria Marinca • Blerta Basholli • Goran Stolevski • Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska • Alina Șerban • Vladimir Tintor • Džada Selim • Sara Klimoska • Rozafë Çelaj • Ajse Useini • Ankica Jurić Tilić • Beata Rzeźniczek • Milan Stojanović • Ana Leocha • Marcin Łuczaj • Jan Naszewski

Housekeeping for Beginners explores the universal truths of family, encompassing both the bonds we inherit and those we create. The narrative revolves around Dita, who, despite never aspiring to be a mother, finds herself compelled to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters—Mia, a tiny troublemaker, and Vanesa, a rebellious teenager. As their individual wills clash, a heartwarming story unfolds about an unlikely family's struggle to stay together.

With Gillian Anderson • Keeley Hawes • Rufus Sewell • Billie Piper

Inspired by real events, SCOOP is the inside account of the tenacious journalism that landed an earth shattering interview - Prince Andrew's (played by Rufus Sewell) infamous BBC Newsnight appearance. From the tension of producer Sam McAlister’s (played by Billie Piper) high stakes negotiations with Buckingham Palace, all the way to Emily Maitlis’ (played by Gillian Anderson) jaw dropping, forensic showdown with the Prince, SCOOP takes us inside the story, with the women who would stop at nothing to get it.

With Sarah Gadon • Robert Carlyle • River Price-Maenpaa • Amanda Fix • Benedict Samuel • James D’Arcy

After being raised in the wilderness, a teenage girl moves to the city hoping for a normal life with her anything but normal mother.

With Alex Garland • Kirsten Dunst • Cailee Spaeny • Wagner Moura • Jefferson White • Stephen McKinley Henderson • Sonoya Mizuno

An adrenaline-fueled thrill ride through a near-future fractured America balanced on the razors edge.

With Dennis Quaid • Brett Cullen • Jay Hernandez • Gillian Vigman • Oscar Nuñez • Julio Quintana • Jaina Lee Ortiz

Follows the true story of five young Mexican American caddies in 1955 who created their own golf course in the middle of the South Texas brush country. Despite outdated and inferior equipment and no professional instruction to begin with, they would go on to compete against wealthy, all-white teams and win the 1957 Texas State High School Golf Championship.

With Samuel L. Jackson • Vincent Cassel • Kate Dickie • John Hannah • Gianni Capaldi • Laura Haddock • Terry McDonough • Vincent Cassell • Brian McCardie

How do you catch a brilliant monster? When a sadistic murderer surfaces in Scotland, terrified local authorities call on a Chicago police detective who investigated a killing spree with the same horrific pattern five years earlier. Samuel L. Jackson and Vincent Cassel star in this shocking thriller about two detectives with tortured pasts trying to stop a merciless serial killer before he claims his next victim.

With Tom Waits • Zoe Saldana • Julie Yorn • Martin Scorsese • Adria Arjona • Garrett Hedlund • Chris Coy • Marco Perego-Saldana • Marco Perego • Rick Yorn • Alexandra Milchan • Robert Kravis • Karl Herrmann • Morningstar Angeline

When Esmee, a young woman working as a private dancer in Mexico, is forced to commit a violent act of self-defense that results in the death of a cartel member, she flees her homeland for sanctuary in the United States. Guided by a ruthless Coyote and a group of undocumented immigrants, she befriends a young mother and her daughter along the way. Before crossing the border, the mother is taken from the group, and Esmee promises to protect her daughter and help them reunite again in America, touching off an interlocking story about people struggling to survive on America's border with Mexico.

With Karen Allen • Fiona Dourif • Jayne Wisener • Cotter Smith • Cody Hartman • Brian Hartman

Tells the riveting journey of Senator William Alden Smith and undercover journalist Alaine Ricard as they investigate the aftermath of the most impactful maritime disaster in history... the Titanic.

With Mohammad Ali • Adnan Shah Tipu • Zarrar Kahn • Ramesha Nawal • Omar Javaid • Bakhtawar Mazhar

After the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter’s precarious existence is ripped apart by figures from their past. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.

With Landry Bender • Hope Lauren • Daniel Dorr • Dillon Tucker • Jeffrey A. Baker

An aspiring screenwriter/musician grapples with Pure O, a lesser-known form of OCD, while juggling his recent engagement and his day job at a high-end Malibu drug rehab.

With Moises Arias • Walton Goggins • Ella Purnell • Johnny Pemberton • Kyle MacLachlan • Xelia Mendes-Jones

Based on one of the greatest video game series of all time, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird and highly violent universe waiting for them.

With Dougray Scott • Sophie Nelisse • Louise Archambault • Irene Gut Opdyk • Andrzej Seweryn • Maciek Nawrocki

Through the eyes of a strong-willed woman comes the remarkable true story of Irena Gut Opdyke, and the triumphs of the human spirit over devastating tragedy, as she risked her life to save a generation of Jews from the atrocities of the Holocaust.

With Tommie-Amber Pirie • Gregory Wilson • Maddy Martin • Bill Lake • Darren Emery

William Miller’s faith is in ruins. After miraculously surviving a fierce battle in the War of 1812, Miller questions why God spared him. His search for wisdom leads to an astonishing prophesy—the world is going to end. The Hopeful unfolds as a story of a man burdened with the knowledge of Christ’s return. Miller’s message resonates with some—even as it is scorned by others. When a young woman named Ellen Harmon listens to one of his sermons she is transformed. And through her witness the message begins to take hold. Her preaching grows beyond prophecy and develops into a more holistic vision for how Christians should live and worship. We see blossoming the seeds of a new global movement of faith—the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Hopeful is the true story of a community whose lives were transformed as they learn what it means to truly wait for Jesus. This sweeping drama, set in 19th century New England, invites audiences of all ages to imagine how hope can change the world.

With Javon Walton • Lily Gladstone • Rebecca Godfrey • Vritika Gupta • Chloe Guidry • Izzy G. • Aiyana Goodfellow • Riley Keough.

Under the Bridge is based on acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey’s book about the 1997 true story of 14-year old Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta) who went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Through the eyes of Godfrey (Riley Keough) and a local police officer (Lily Gladstone), the series takes us into the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder — revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.

With Guy Ritchie • Henry Cavill • Alan Ritchson • Alex Pettyfer • Jerry Bruckheimer • Cary Elwes • Hero Fiennes Tiffin • Eric Johnson • Eiza González • Til Schweiger • Chad Oman • Christopher Woodrow • Henry Golding • Paul Tamasy • K. Blaine Johnston • Ivan Atkinson • John Friedberg

Set in 1939, the British are being pounded by Germany in mainland Europe, and Winston Churchill wants to hit back hard. His answer: stop fighting under accepted gentlemanly rules of engagement, and create a group of warriors who become the first "deniable" secret operatives to strike behind enemy lines. They are basically Britian’s first black op unit. Members are recruited, knowing they are likely to be killed. They become a very tight knit group and their work spans WWII. They win important victories against the Nazis, breaking all the accepted rules of warfare in the process and use deception and even the bow and arrow to dispatch the enemy.

With Adrian Paul • Anne Heche • Cara Jade Myers • Mo Brings Plenty • Eric Parkinson • Cassie Self

The mysterious story of the Cherokee ghost horse.

With Joey Parro • Carmen Madonia • Ramona Milano • Paige Evans • Luis De Filippis

Ren, an aspiring writer and mid-twenty-something, accompanies her parents, Mona and Guido, and her younger sister, Siena, on a beach resort holiday in cottage country. As Ren navigates the resort, she struggles to cope with her parents’ loving yet overbearing nature, and tries to balance the yearning for independence with the comfort of being taken care of. The realities of being a stunted millennial and a trans woman coalesce in Ren not wanting to be perceived as a burden. Looming in the back of Ren’s mind is the secret of her recent dismissal from work, and that once the holiday is over, she will need to rely even more on her family’s support.

With Zendaya • Josh O'Connor • Luca Guadagnino • Mike Faist • A.J. Lister • Jake Jensen

Tennis player turned coach Tashi (Zendaya) has taken her husband, Art (Mike Faist), and transformed him into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she makes him play a “Challenger” event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend (Josh O’Connor).

With Lucas Black • Jonathan Jackson • Richard Ramsey • Joel Smallbone • Terry O'Quinn • Justin Tolley • Daisy Betts • Hillary Scott • Kirrilee Berger • Josh Walsh • Luke Smallbone

When David Smallbone’s successful music company collapses, he moves his family from Down Under to the States, searching for a brighter future. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases, and their love of music, David (for KING + COUNTRY’s Joel Smallbone) and his pregnant wife Helen (Daisy Betts) set out to rebuild their lives. Based on a remarkable true story, Helen’s faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs. With their own dreams on hold, David and Helen begin to realize the musical prowess in their children, who would go on to become two of the most successful acts in Inspirational Music history: fivetime Grammy Award-winning artists for KING + COUNTRY and Rebecca St. James.

With Victor Rasuk • Wendy Braun • Jeff Kober • Uriah Shelton • Caleb Emery • Will Wernick • Braedyn Bruner • Patricia Belcher • Darren Weiss • Suzen Baraka • Rick Fitts

Follows Eli (early 20s) as he juggles two jobs, tries to juggle taking care of his sister and mother, and relationship. A series of unexpected events Introduces him to the world of Detroit Pool where he learns his absent father was once a Detroit pool hall legend. Eli journeys into the scene, and must confront the realities & dangers of the game – and himself.

With Valene Kane • Keith McErlean • Uberto Pasolini • James Norton • Daniel Lamont • Carol Moore • Eileen O'Higgins • Laura Hughes

James Norton stars as John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, who has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation. Although initially certain of what he is looking for in the perfect family, John gradually abandons his early convictions, over- whelmed by doubts on the decision. How can he judge a family from a brief encounter? And does he know his own child well enough to make this choice for him? As John struggles to find the right answer to his impossible task, he comes to accept the help of a young social worker, opening himself to solutions he would never have considered. And he finally comes to accept his anger at the injustice of his destiny, the need to share the truth with his son, and to follow the child's instincts on the biggest decision of their lives.

With Constance Wu • Daniel Yoon • Kavi Ramachandran Ladnier • Edmund Sim

An unexpectedly uplifting comedy about 39-year-old Jack Lee, who is forced to accept that he’s a failure. He turns to his friends, whose lives also haven’t exactly gone as planned. Each struggles with the constant pressure to be happy and successful. As Jack tries to get back on track, he has hallucinations that make him question reality.

With Ali Asgari • Alireza Khatami • Bahram Ark • Sadaf Asgari • Ardeshir Kazemi • Gohar Kheirandish

Follows everyday people from all walks of life as they navigate the cultural, religious, and institutional constraints imposed on them by various social authorities, from school teachers to bureaucrats.

With Alan McIntyre Smith • Matt Bogart • Kate Ginna • Lauren Rejent • Victoria J. Robles

When naive grad student gets the chance to tell the story of a forgotten astronomer, an aggressive journalist and seductive dancer turn her night in the library into a power play of science and desire.