Drama Movies

Explore our collection of character-driven dramatic films that focus on realistic emotional themes. This genre demonstrates structured content organization with common attributes for Sitecore Search ingestion.

The Godfather
1972

The Godfather

1972 | Francis Ford Coppola

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Drama Crime Classic
Schindler's List
1993

Schindler's List

1993 | Steven Spielberg

In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.

Drama History War
Forrest Gump
1994

Forrest Gump

1994 | Robert Zemeckis

The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal and other historical events unfold from the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75.

Drama Romance Oscar Winner
Fight Club
1999

Fight Club

1999 | David Fincher

An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soapmaker form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.

Drama Thriller Psychological
The Shawshank Redemption
1994

The Shawshank Redemption

1994 | Frank Darabont

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Drama Prison Friendship
Joker
2019

Joker

2019 | Todd Phillips

In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime.

Drama Crime Psychological
The Pianist
2002

The Pianist

2002 | Roman Polanski

A Polish-Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto during World War II.

Drama Biography War
A Beautiful Mind
2001

A Beautiful Mind

2001 | Ron Howard

After John Nash, a brilliant but asocial mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn for the nightmarish.

Drama Biography Oscar Winner
American Beauty
1999

American Beauty

1999 | Sam Mendes

A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.

Drama Romance Oscar Winner
There Will Be Blood
2007

There Will Be Blood

2007 | Paul Thomas Anderson

A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.

Drama Historical Oscar Winner

Drama Genre Attributes

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