Drama Movies 2025 List

With Carey Mulligan • Tim Key • Yana Georgieva • James Griffiths • Tom Basden • Sian Clifford • Rupert Majendie • Akemnji Ndifornyen • Sarah Monteith • Laurence Brown • Stephen Kellier

Follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favorite musicians, Mortimer-McGwyer (Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden) back together. His fantasy quickly turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.

With Steve Coogan • Jonathan Pryce • Micaela Breque • Peter Cattaneo • Jeff Pope • Ramiro Blas • Vivian El Jaber • Bjorn Gustafsson • Alfonsina Carrocio • Tomas Pozzi

The true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976. Expecting an easy ride, he discovered instead a complicated and divided nation – and a class of practically unteachable young boys. However, when he finds a small penguin washed up on an oil slicked beach, his life is turned upside down – and the penguin becomes not only a valued friend, but also a teacher of life’s most important lessons, for Tom, the boys and, in fact, everyone he meets.

With Scott Adkins • Trace Adkins • Billy Zane • Zach Roerig • Cara Jade Myers • Travis J. Opgenort • Shaun Silva

Sheriff John Dorsey (Roerig), on the brink of losing his job and marriage, teams up with U.S. Marshal Butch Hayden (Zane) to capture outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers). Emily manipulates the group, causing internal conflict, but as her husband’s gang approaches, she and John must unite to survive.

With Clancy Brown • Natalie Dormer • Brandon Micheal Hall • Jimmi Simpson • Ami Canaan Mann

As the growing resistance to the Vietnam War takes to the streets of 1969 Philadelphia, Dr. Audrey Evans is fighting her own revolution amid the dated, crowded hallways of the world-renowned Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The British doctor may be the first female chief of pediatric oncology in CHOP’s history, yet her colleagues appear to withhold deserved respect. She finds herself the only woman in the room, balancing fierce determination with an undeniably tender bedside manner for the families of ill children. When her progressive new treatment methods are at first dismissed, and then nearly sidelined, Dr. Evans embarks on an unforgettable mission that will change the lives of millions of patients and their families.

With Alyssa Lorette • Leonardo van Dijl • Tessa Van den Broeck • Grace Biot • Noah Lecloux

As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach is suddenly suspended following the suicide of one of his female protégées, all the players at the academy are encouraged to speak up about their experiences with him. Julie, however, decides to keep quiet.

With Telmo Churro • Miguel Gomes • Crista Alfaiate • Gonçalo Waddington • Cláudio da Silva • Lang Khé Tran • Mariana Ricardo • Maureen Fazendeiro

1917, colonial Burma. Edward, a civil servant for the British Empire, jilts his lovestruck fiancée Molly the day she arrives to be married. As he escapes into an unexpected odyssey across Asia, she quickly follows suit amused by his moves.

With Naomi Watts • Bill Murray • Carla Gugino • Constance Wu • David Siegel • Owen Teague • Scott McGehee • Ann Dowd • Noma Dumezweni • Sarah Pidgeon • Felix Solis

In The Friend, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend’s problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.

With Chris Andrews • Susan Lynch • Aaron Heffernan • Nora-Jane Noone • Paul Ready • Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott • with Colm Meaney

Michael (Christopher Abbott), the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray (Colm Meaney). Burdened by a terrible secret, Michael has isolated himself from the world. When a conflict with his rival farmer Gary (Paul Ready) and also his son Jack (Barry Keoghan) escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past and leaving both families permanently altered.

With Sofia Carson • Connie Britton • Liza Chasin • Kerry Orent • Kyle Allen • Adam Brooks • Hutch Parker • Sebastian De Souza • Margaret Chernin

When Alex Rose’s mother sends her on a quest to complete her childhood bucket list, it takes her on a journey that will make you both laugh and cry as she uncovers family secrets, finds romance, and discovers herself along the way.

With Austin Abrams • Alex Wolff • Halle Bailey • Graham Patrick Martin • Ethan Berger • Bo Mitchell • Nicholas Basile

An engrossing contemplation of blind adherence to tradition through the lens of a fictional college fraternity. Tom (Alex Wolff), a passionate ‘brother’ of this fraternity, is charmed by the promises of high social status and alumni connections that open doors. But as a classmate outside of his social circle named Annabelle (Halle Bailey) enters his life, his devotion begins to falter. Once the scheduled hazing of new fraternity members comes to a disturbing head, Tom is faced with the decision of a lifetime.

With Daniel Craig • Jason Schwartzman • Drew Starkey • Lesley Manville • Luca Guadagnino • Colin Bates • Justin Kuritzkes • Henrique Zaga

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties, leads a solitary life amidst a small American community. However, the arrival in town of Eugene Allerton, a young student, stirs William into finally establishing a meaningful connection with someone.