Drama Movies 2024 List

With Nicole Wallace • Domingo González • Iván Sánchez • Gabriela Andrada • and Fran Morcillo • Gabriel Guevara • Eva Ruiz • Victor Varona • Goya Toledo • Marta Hazas • Javier Morgade • Felipe Londoño • Álex Béjar

With Andra Day • Derek Cianfrance • Stephanie Allain • Andre Holland • Jamie Patricof • John Earl Jelks • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor • Sean Cotton • Titus Kaphar

Tarrell Rodin (Holland) is an admired American painter who lives with his wife, singer-songwriter Aisha (Day), and young son, Jermaine. His artwork excavates beauty from the anguish of his past, keeping the deep wounds at bay. His path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged father, La’Ron (Jelks), a recovering addict desperate to reconcile the past. La’Ron visits at the invitation of Tarrell’s mother, Joyce (Ellis-Taylor) a pious woman with a profound and joyful spirituality. She hopes that Tarrell can open his heart to forgiveness, giving them all another chance, however imperfect, at being a family. Tarrell and La’Ron struggle and learn that forgetting might be a greater challenge than forgiving.

With Serena Rossi • Stefano Accorsi • Cristina Comencini • Barbara Ronchi • Christian Cervone

Set in post-World War II Italy, the story follows a group of children who are sent away from their impoverished families in the South to live with families in the North. The novel explores themes of identity, belonging, and the indomitable spirit of children.

With Jacob Elordi • Richard Gere • Uma Thurman • Michael Imperioli • Penelope Mitchell • Kristine Froseth • Victoria Hill

Aging filmmaker Leonard Fife (Richard Gere), still fiery despite his battle with illness, wants to tell his life story, unfiltered, before it’s too late. As the director of acclaimed documentary exposés, he has much to be proud of, but his Vietnam War draft-dodging and his past relationships harbor thorny truths. Leonard sits for an extended interview with his former student Malcolm (Michael Imperioli), relating candid stories about his younger self (Jacob Elordi) in the tumultuous 1960s and beyond. At Leonard’s insistence, his wife and indispensable artistic partner, Emma (Uma Thurman), bears witness to it all. His successes are held up against his failings and, as the man is cleansed of the myth, Leonard must confront what is left.

With Jude Law • Nicholas Hoult • Tye Sheridan • Jurnee Smollett • Justin Kurzel

In 1983, a series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations, and armored car heists frightens communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. As baffled law enforcement agents scrambled for answers, a lone FBI agent, stationed in the sleepy, picturesque town of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, comes to believe the crimes are not the work of traditional, financially motivated criminals, but of a group of dangerous domestic terrorists, inspired by a radical, charismatic leader, plotting a devastating war against the federal government of the United States.

With Ralph Fiennes • Juliette Binoche • Charlie Plummer • John Collee • Uberto Pasolini • Edward Bond

20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) finally returns home. But much has changed for this King’s kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan War. His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king.

With Michael Shannon • Tilda Swinton • Stephen Graham • Lennie James • Bronagh Gallagher • Tim McInnerny • Joshua Oppenheimer • George MacKay • Moses Ingram

A post-apocalyptic story about a rich family, surviving two decades after the world ended, living in a salt mine converted into a luxurious home. The earth around them has apparently been destroyed, but their 13-year-old son, born in the bunker, has never seen the outside world. There is a maid, with whom the son has his only honest relationship. There is also a doctor, and a butler. Unspoken blame over leaving loved ones behind looms over this family, hollowing out whatever intimacy they once shared. Suddenly, a young girl appears at the entrance of the bunker, the balance of the family is threatened.

With Mike Leigh • Marianne Jean-Baptiste • Michele Austin • David Webber • Tuwaine Barrett • Ani Nelson • Sophia Brown • Jonathan Livingstone

Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked by fear, tormented by afflictions, and prone to raging tirades against her husband, son, and anyone who looks her way. Meanwhile, her easygoing younger sister, played by Michele Austin (Another Year), is a single mother with a life as different from Pansy’s as their clashing temperaments - brimming with communal warmth from her salon clients and daughters alike.

With Chandler Riggs • Jacob Wysocki • James Urbaniak • Samantha Isle • Brook Hogan • Carly Stewart • H. Nelson Tracey

A young man brings his girlfriend to his rural Oregon hometown to introduce her to his family, only for things to go terribly wrong upon arrival.

With Scarlett Johansson • Channing Tatum • Woody Harrelson • Jim Rash • Greg Berlanti • Colin Woodell • Jonathan Lia • Ray Romano • Peter Jacobson • Joe Chrest • Noah Robbins • Donald Elise Watkins • Rose Gilroy • Keenan Flynn • Anna Garcia • Nick Dillenburg • Christian Zuber

Fly Me to the Moon is a comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson), brought in to fix NASA’s public image, wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’ (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins.

With Lauren Graham • Judy Greer • Daryl Lefever • Dallas Jenkins • Christopher Woodrow • Pete Holmes • Elizabeth Tabish • Kynlee Heiman • Kirk B.R. Woller • Gerald R. Molen • Kevin Downes • Andrew Erwin • Jon Erwin • K. Blaine Johnston • Stephanie Sy • Darin McDaniel • Chet Thomas • Mark Kendell • Tony Young • Molly Belle Wright

The Herdmans are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, they steal, they bully…and now they’ve hijacked the town Christmas pageant. Directed by Dallas Jenkins (“The Chosen”) and based on the international bestseller by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever follows six siblings who sneak into church searching for snacks and walk away with the lead roles in the town pageant. Grace (Judy Greer) is directing the performance for the very first time; she and her daughter Beth (Molly Belle Wright) and husband Bob (Pete Holmes) are in over their heads, especially against a town that wants them to kick the Herdmans out. But the play’s mischievous stars might unwittingly teach a community the true meaning of Christmas.

With Angelina Jolie • Steven Knight • Kodi Smit-McPhee • Pierfrancesco Favino • Valeria Golino • Haluk Bilginer • Pablo Larraín • Alba Rohrwacher • Caspar Phillipson

Tells the tumultuous, beautiful, and tragic story of the life of the world’s greatest opera singer, relived and re-imagined during her final days in 1970s Paris.

With John Magaro • Tim Fehlbaum • Peter Sarsgaard • Marcus Rutherford • Georgina Rich • Ben Chaplin • Corey Johnson • Leonie Benesch • Zinedine Soualem

"September 5" unveils the decisive moment that forever changed media coverage and continues to impact live news today. Set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, the film follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. Through this lens, "September 5" provides a fresh perspective on the live broadcast seen globally by an estimated one billion people at the time.

With Dave Bautista • Brenda Song • Jamie Lee Curtis • Kiernan Shipka • Pamela Anderson • Gia Coppola • Robert Schwartzman • Natalie Farrey • Billie Lourd

Shelly is a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.

With Susan Chardy • Rungano Nyoni • Elizabeth Chisela • Henry B.J. Phiri

On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings begin around them, she and her cousins bring to light the buried secrets of their middle-class Zambian family.

With Daveed Diggs • Fred Hechinger • RaMell Ross • Hamish Linklater • Brandon Wilson • Aunjanue L. Ellis • Ethan Herisse • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Elwood Curtis’s college dream shatters alongside a two-lane Florida highway. Bearing the brunt of an innocent misstep, he’s sentenced to the netherworld of Nickel Academy, a brutal reformatory sunk deep in the Jim Crow South. He encounters another ward, the seen-it-all Turner. The two Black teens strike up an alliance: Turner dispensing fundamental tips for survival, Elwood, clinging to his optimistic worldview. Backdropped by the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement, Elwood and Turner’s existence appear worlds away from Rev. Martin Luther King’s burnished oratory. Despite Nickel’s brutality, Elwood strives to hold onto his humanity, awakening a new vision for Turner.

With Tony Todd • Sean Young • Jamie Costa • Andrew Keegan • Kane Hodder • Nicholas Gyeney • Ivana Rojas

An everyman graples with the loss of his dog. His grief triggers unsettling visions, blurring the line between mourning and supernatural forces.

With Sean Baker • Mikey Madison • Karren Karagulian • Ivy Wolk • Mark Eydelshteyn • Yuriy Borisov • Lindsey Normington • Vache Tovmasyan

Anora, a sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

With Neal McDonough • Currie Graham • Dawn Olivieri • Ben Smallbone • Jesse Hutch • Susan Misner

A nuclear bomb is detonated in Los Angeles, and the nation devolves into unprecedented chaos. Ex-Green Beret Jeff Eriksson and his family escape to The Homestead, an eccentric prepper’s fortress nestled in the mountains. As violent threats and apocalyptic conditions creep toward their borders, the residents of The Homestead are left to wonder: how long can a group of people resist both the dangers of human nature and the bloodshed at their doorstep?

With Mads Mikkelsen • Thandiwe Newton • Seth Rogen • Jeff Nathanson • Lennie James • Barry Jenkins • Donald Glover • Keith David • Kelvin Harrison Jr. • Aaron Pierre • Sheila Atim • Thuso Mbedu • Kagiso Lediga • Billy Eichner • Beyoncé Knowles-Carter • Anika Noni Rose • John Kani • Abdul Salis • Adele Romanski • Tiffany Boone • Mark Ceryak • Preston Nyman • Blue Ivy Carter • Braelyn Rankins • Theo Somolu • Folake Olowofoyeku • Joanna Jones • Dominique Jennings

Exploring the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, “Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of an extraordinary group of misfits searching for their destiny—their bonds will be tested as they work together to evade a threatening and deadly foe.

With Felicity Jones • Adrien Brody • Joe Alwyn • Stacy Martin • Jonathan Hyde • Guy Pearce • Emma Laird • Brady Corbet • Isaach de Bankolé • Daniel Washington • Andrew Lauren • Alessandro Nivola • D.J. Gugenheim • Raffey Cassidy • Jaymes Butler • Michael Epp • Mona Fastvold • Peter Polycarpou • Natalie Shinnick • Jeremy Wheeler • Nick Wittman • Matt Devere • Rudolf Molnár • Peter Linka • Robert Jackson • Zephan Hanson Amissah • Laura Bóta • Stephen Saracco

When visionary architect László Toth (Brody) and his wife Erzsébet (Jones) flee post-war Europe to rebuild their legacy in America, a mysterious and wealthy client (Pearce) ends up changing their lives forever.

With Pierre Niney • Pierfrancesco Favino • Anamaria Vartolomei • Patrick Mille • Laurent Lafitte • Anais Demoustier • Alexandre de la Patellière • Matthieu Delaporte

The target of a sinister plot, young Edmond Dantès is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After fourteen years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.

With Tyler Perry • Kerry Washington • Susan Sarandon • Oprah Winfrey • Dean Norris • Jeanté Godlock • Kylie Jefferson • Shanice Shantay • Sam Waterston • Gregg Sulkin • Sarah Jeffery • Milauna Jackson • Baadja-Lyne Odums • Jay Reeves • Ebony Obsidian • Pepi Sonuga • Moriah Brown • Nicole Avant

Six Triple Eight tells the inspiring true story of the incredible and brave women of the only all-black, all-female World War 2 Battalion. These 855 women joined the war effort with little knowledge of what exactly they would be doing, but were quickly given the mission of a lifetime: sort through and fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. A herculean task, that most thought to be impossible, the women not only succeeded but did it in half the time they were given. Facing discrimination, unfamiliar land, and a war-torn country, they persevered and sorted over 17 million pieces of mail, reconnecting American soldiers with their families and loved ones back home. The motto that kept them going each day was one they created themselves: “No Mail, Low Morale.” The women of the 6888 weren’t just delivering mail, they were delivering hope.

With Alex Kendrick • Cameron Arnett • Aspen Kennedy • Stephen Kendrick • Karen Abercrombie • Priscilla Shirer

The Forge tells the story of Isaiah Wright, a 19 year old who lives for basketball and video games. A year out of high school, he still has no job, no plans, and no idea how to be a man. At odds with his single mom, Cynthia, Isaiah is given an ultimatum - to step up or move out. Feeling the pull from his friends and the push from his mom, Isaiah is hired by Moore Fitness, but has no idea how the owner will personally impact his life. With the prayers of his mother and unexpected guidance from his new mentor, Isaiah is forced to deal with his past, sacrifice his selfishness and discover how God might have a greater purpose for his life.

With Bill Skarsgard • Nicholas Hoult • Willem Dafoe • Chris Columbus • Aaron Taylor-Johnson • Emma Corrin • Robert Eggers • Simon McBurney • Eleanor Columbus • Lily-Rose Depp • Jeff Robinov • Ralph Ineson • John Graham

A Gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.

With Timothee Chalamet • Elle Fanning • Will Harrison • Boyd Holbrook • James Mangold • Peter Jaysen • Charlie Tahan • Bob Dylan • Scoot McNairy • Jeff Rosen • Andrew Rona • Brian Kavanaugh-Jones • Bob Bookman • Alan Gasmer • Monica Barbaro • Dan Fogler • Fred Berger

Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician BOB DYLAN’s (Timothée Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

With Ice Cube • Judy Greer • Brian Tyree Henry • De'Adre Aziza • Rachel Morrison • Ryan Destiny • Lanette Ware

Follows Claressa “T-Rex” Shields (Destiny), a 17-year-old Flint, Michigan native who dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.

With Julianne Moore • John Turturro • Pedro Almodovar • Tilda Swinton • Juan Diego Botto • Alessandro Nivola

Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

With Phil Lord • Chris Miller • Michael Schwartz • Jorge Perugorría • Tyler Nilson • Adria Arjon • Héctor Medina • Luis Alberto García • Eros de la Puente

Teenagers in Havana deliberately inject themselves with HIV to escape the oppression of "Special Period" Cuba.

With Ice Cube • Judy Greer • Barry Jenkins • Elishia Holmes • Brian Tyree Henry • Drea Cooper • Rachel Morrison • Claressa Shields • Ryan Destiny • Lyn Lucibello Brancatella • Jazmin Headley • Zackary Canepari • Sue Jaye Johnson

The inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time. Claressa, a high school Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.

With Shahana Goswami • Sunita Rajwar • Sandhya Suri • Pratibha Awasthy

Ripped from her life of domesticity, Santosh, a young widow now desperate to support herself, accepts an opportunity to inherit her husband’s job as a police officer in the rural badlands of India. Quickly taken under the wing of Sharma, a charismatic and commanding older female inspector, Santosh begins an investigation into a low-caste girl’s brutal murder that plunges her into a gritty world of crime and corruption, forcing her to confront not only the brokenness of the system around her, but her own place within it.

With Ralph Fiennes • Juliette Binoche • Charlie Plummer • John Collee • Uberto Pasolini • Edward Bond

20 years after being washed up on the shores of Ithaca, Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) finally returns home. But much has changed for this King’s kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan War. His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king.

With Jamie Campbell Bower • Sam Worthington • Luke Wilson • Sienna Miller • Kevin Costner • Michael Angarano • Angus MacFadyen • Douglas Smith • Colin Cunningham • Scott Haze • Abbey Lee • Tom Payne • Wasé Chief • Jon Beavers

Explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.

With Kieran Culkin • Jesse Eisenberg • Jennifer Grey • Liza Sadovy • Daniel Oreskes • Will Sharpe • Olha Bosova • Kurt Egyiawan

Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.