Best Drama 2019 Movies

Afro-Brazilian poet and politician, the legendary Carlos Marighella. Driven to fight against the erosion of civil and human rights following the CIA-backed military coup of 1964 and the brutal, racist right-wing dictatorship that followed, the revolutionary leaves behind his wife and son to take up arms, becoming a notorious enemy to the power structure.

Metal drummer Ruben begins to lose his hearing. When a doctor tells him his condition will worsen, he thinks his career and life is over. His girlfriend Lou checks the former addict into a rehab for the deaf hoping it will prevent a relapse and help him adapt to his new life. After being welcomed and accepted just as he is, Ruben must choose between his new normal and the life he once knew.

All unemployed, Ki-taek’s family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.

The story of the sled dog, Togo, who led the 1925 serum run, but was considered by most to be too small and weak to lead such an intense race.

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them.

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

Directed by Clint Eastwood, this film delves into the real-life story of a security guard who discovers a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, only to find himself unjustly vilified…

Set against the backdrop of post-Civil War America, this film follows the lives of the four March sisters—Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth—as they navigate the challenges of growing up, pursuing…

In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to become a top hit man, he also goes to work for Jimmy Hoffa — a powerful Teamster tied to organized crime.

A traumatized, alcoholic Dan Torrance meets Abra, a kid who also has the ability to “shine.” He tries to protect her from the True Knot, a cult whose goal is to feed off of people like them in order to remain immortal.

When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s untimely death.

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel’s perspective on life is transformed.

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Howard Ratner, a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score, makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime.

Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio (Jonathan Pryce) requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins). Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. Behind Vatican walls, a struggle commences between both tradition and progress, guilt and forgiveness, as these two very different men confront their pasts in order to find common ground and forge a future for a billion followers around the world.

A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against the DuPont chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.

The hypnotic and hallucinatory tale of two lighthouse keepers on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Jojo Rabbit is about a young boy living during World War II. His only escapism is through his imaginary friend, an ethnically inaccurate version of Adolf Hitler, who pushes the young boy’s naive patriotic beliefs. However, this all changes when a young girl challenges those views and causes Jojo to face his own issues.

In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.

A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes.

In this intense character study, Joaquin Phoenix delivers a haunting performance as Arthur Fleck, a troubled man who embarks on a dark journey in a gritty, crime-ridden Gotham City. Directed…

Set in 1927, this film continues the story of the Crawley family and their servants as they prepare for a royal visit from King George V and Queen Mary. The…

A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Set in the early 15th century, this historical drama follows the reluctant rise of young Prince Hal, played by Timothée Chalamet, as he ascends to the English throne as King…

The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun, who prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing member states into voting for war.

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the 18th century, an artist is commissioned to paint a young woman’s wedding portrait.

A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement home where he’s lived most of his life.

Set in 1969 Los Angeles, this film follows the lives of a fading television actor, Rick Dalton, and his stunt double, Cliff Booth, as they navigate the rapidly changing Hollywood…

In this visually stunning reimagining of a beloved classic, audiences are transported to the African savanna where a young lion prince, Simba, embarks on a journey of self-discovery and redemption….

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family’s decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

A young couple travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown and attend its mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly descends into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

This biographical musical film chronicles the life and career of the legendary musician Elton John, capturing his rise to fame and personal struggles. Taron Egerton delivers a captivating performance as…

In this 2019 science fiction film, astronaut Roy McBride, played by Brad Pitt, embarks on a perilous mission across the solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father,…

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

Explore the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.

In this epic conclusion to a decade-long saga, the remaining members of a superhero team must come together to undo the catastrophic events caused by a powerful adversary. The film…

The story of the real-life unlikely relationship between an outspoken civil rights activist and a local Ku Klux Klan leader in 1971 North Carolina.

In this romantic drama directed by Jenny Gage, the story follows Tessa Young, a dedicated student and loyal girlfriend, as she embarks on her first year of college. Her world…

This gripping biographical crime drama delves into the life of Ted Bundy, one of America’s most notorious serial killers, as seen through the eyes of his longtime girlfriend, Liz. Zac…

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum , Dr William Minor.

In this heartfelt drama directed by Justin Baldoni, two teenagers with cystic fibrosis, played by Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson, navigate the complexities of their illness while forming a…

Salvador Mallo, a filmmaker in the twilight of his career, remembers his life: his mother, his lovers, the actors he worked with. The sixties in a small village in Valencia, the eighties in Madrid, the present, when he feels an immeasurable emptiness, facing his mortality, the incapability of continuing filming, the impossibility of separating creation from his own life. The need of narrating his past can be his salvation.

This 2019 film, directed by Stephen Merchant, follows the journey of a young woman from a tight-knit wrestling family in England as she pursues her dream of becoming a WWE…

In this 2019 action thriller directed by Catherine Hardwicke, Gina Rodriguez stars as Gloria, a young woman who finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of cross-border crime after witnessing…

Set in post-World War II Germany, this film follows the story of a British colonel and his wife who are assigned to live in a grand house in Hamburg, which…

In this 2019 thriller directed by Steven Knight, the story follows Baker Dill, a fishing boat captain leading tours off a tranquil, tropical enclave called Plymouth Island. His peaceful life…

Set in 19th century rural Vietnam, this film follows the story of a 14-year-old girl named May who becomes the third wife of a wealthy landowner. As she navigates her…