This is a list of drama films of the 2020s.
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes | |
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2 Hearts | Lance Hool | United States | Romantic drama[1] | ||
3 Monkeys | Anil Kumar G | Sudigali Sudheer, Getup Srinu, Auto Ram Prasad, Shakalaka Shankar, Karunya Chowdary, Kautilya | India | Comedy-drama[2] | |
23 Walks | United Kingdom | Comedy-drama[3] | |||
A Call to Spy | United States | Historical drama[4] | |||
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | India | Action drama[5] | |||
All Day and a Night | United States | [6] | |||
All My Life | United States | [7] | |||
All Together Now | United States | [8] | |||
Ammonite | United Kingdom, Australia | Romantic drama[9] | |||
An American Pickle | United States | Comedy-drama | |||
Another Round | Denmark, Sweden | [10] | |||
Black Beauty | United States | [11] | |||
Capone | United States | Crime biopic[12] | |||
Charm City Kings | Angel Manuel Soto | United States | [13] | ||
Chemical Hearts | United States | Romantic drama[14] | |||
Clouds | United States | Musical drama[15] | |||
Court Martial | Sourabh Srivastava | Rajeev Khandelwal, Saksham Dayma, Swapnil Kotiwar | India | [16] | |
Crazy Awesome Teachers | Sammaria Simanjuntak | Gading Marten, Boris Bokir, Kevin Ardilova | Indonesia | Comedy-drama[17] | |
Double Down | United States | Psychological thriller drama | |||
Downhill | United States | Dark comedy-drama[18] | |||
Echo Boomers | United States | Crime drama[19] | |||
Emma | United Kingdom | Comedy-drama[20] | |||
Emperor | United States | Historical drama | |||
Falling | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | [21] | |||
Fatima | United States | Christian drama[22] | |||
Horse Girl | United States | Psychological drama[23] | |||
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | United States | [24] | |||
Never Rarely Sometimes Always | United States | [25] | |||
Nomadland | Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Charlene Swankie, Bob Wells | United States | [26] | ||
On the Rocks | United States | Comedy-drama[27] | |||
Percy | United States, Canada, India | Biographical drama[28] | |||
Players | Pyi Hein Thiha | Myanmar | Comedy-drama[29] [30] | ||
Stargirl | United States | Jukebox musical, romantic drama[31] | |||
The King of Staten Island | United States | Comedy-drama[32] | |||
The Last Vermeer | United States | Drama[33] | |||
The Legend of Inikpi | Nigeria | [34] | |||
The Life Ahead | United States, Italy | [35] | |||
The One and Only Ivan | United States | Hybrid animation, fantasy drama[36] | |||
The Trial of the Chicago 7 | United States | Historical legal drama[37] [38] | |||
The Water Man | United States | [39] | |||
Tigertail | United States | [40] | |||
Trance | India | [41] | |||
Undine | Germany, France | ||||
Unpregnant | United States | [42] | |||
Words on Bathroom Walls | United States | Comedy-drama[43] | |||
World Famous Lover | India | Romantic drama[44] | |||
Yeh Ballet | Julian Sands, Achintya Bose, Manish Chauhan | United States | [45] [46] |
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes | |
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83 | India | Sports drama[47] | |||
After We Fell | Castillo Landon | United States, United Kingdom, France | Romantic drama[48] | ||
Atrangi Re | India | Romantic drama[49] | |||
Being the Ricardos | United States | Biographical drama[50] | |||
Belfast | United Kingdom | Biographical drama[51] | |||
Benedetta | Virginie Efira, Lambert Wilson, Daphne Patakia, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Charlotte Rampling, Hervé Pierre | France, Netherlands | Biographical drama[52] | ||
India | War drama[53] | ||||
Breaking News in Yuba County | United States | Comedy drama[54] | |||
Bruised | United Kingdom, United States | Sports drama[55] | |||
Concrete Cowboy | Ricky Staub | United States | Western drama | ||
Cyrano | United States, United Kingdom | Musical drama[56] | |||
Dear Evan Hansen | United States | Musical, teen drama[57] | |||
Desert Dolphin | India, United States | Coming-of-age sports drama[58] | |||
Don't Go to School Tomorrow | Diego Barragan | Paco García, Krystian Huerta | Mexico | [59] | |
Drishyam 2: The Redemption | India | Family drama[60] | |||
Fatherhood | United States | [61] | |||
Finch | United States | Sci-fi, drama[62] | |||
Finding You | Brian Baugh | United States | Coming-of-age comedy drama[63] | ||
Firebird | Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya | United Kingdom, Estonia | Romantic war drama[64] | ||
Freaks Out | Italy | Fantasy drama[65] | |||
United States | Supernatural comedy-drama[66] | ||||
God of Cricket | Sudesh Kanojia | India | Biographical sports drama[67] | ||
In the Heights | United States | Musical drama[68] | |||
Jersey | India | Sports drama[69] | |||
A Journal for Jordan | United States | War drama | |||
Judas and the Black Messiah | Shaka King | United States | Biographical drama[70] | ||
Kaadan | India | [71] | |||
King Richard | United States | Biographical drama | |||
Land | United States | [72] | |||
Licorice Pizza | United States | [73] | |||
Little Fish | United States | Romantic sci-fi drama[74] | |||
Luca | United States | Animated fantasy, drama[75] | |||
Madam Chief Minister | India | Political drama[76] | |||
Maidaan | India | Biographical sports-drama[77] | |||
Malcolm & Marie | United States | Romantic drama[78] | |||
Naked Singularity | Chase Palmer | John Boyega, Olivia Cooke, Bill Skarsgård, Ed Skrein, Linda Lavin, Tim Blake Nelson, Robia Deville | United States | Legal drama[79] | |
Paris, 13th District | France | [80] | |||
Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi | India | Family drama[81] | |||
Respect | United States | Biographical drama[82] | |||
RRR | India | Period action drama[83] | |||
Sardar Udham Singh | India | Biographical drama[84] | |||
The Great Indian Kitchen | India | [85] | |||
The Last Duel | United States | Historical drama-thriller[86] | |||
The Last Letter from Your Lover | United States | Romantic drama | |||
The Many Saints of Newark | United States | Crime drama | |||
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things | Ian Samuels | United States | [87] | ||
The Power of the Dog | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand | Drama | |||
The Souvenir Part II | United States, United Kingdom | [88] | |||
The United States vs. Billie Holiday | United States | Biographical drama[89] | |||
Tick, Tick... Boom! | United States | Musical drama[90] | |||
Violet | United States | [91] | |||
West Side Story | United States | Romantic musical drama[92] |
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes |
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A Jazzman's Blues | Joshua Boone, Solea Pfeiffer, Brent Antonello, Brad Benedict, Ryan Eggold, Milauna Jemai Jackson, Kario Marcel | United States | [93] | |
A Man Called Otto | United States | Comedy drama[94] | ||
After Ever Happy | Castillo Landon | United States, United Kingdom, France | Romantic teen drama[95] | |
Albatross | United States | |||
All Quiet on the Western Front | Daniel Brühl, Albrecht Schuch, Sebastian Hülk | Germany | War drama[96] | |
Among the Living | United Kingdom | Horror drama | ||
Armageddon Time | United States | Period drama[97] | ||
Babylon | United States | Period drama[98] | ||
Blonde | United States | Biographical drama[99] | ||
Devotion | United States | War drama[100] | ||
United Kingdom, United States | Historical drama[101] | |||
Elvis | United States | Biographical, music drama[102] | ||
Empire of Light | United States | Romantic drama[103] | ||
The Healing Garden | Joseph Granda | Jeremy Cumrine, Sam Del Rio, Dan Foote, Miguel O. Garcia, Katherine Garner, Chris Grundy, Kevin Klatman, Kyriana Kratter, Shur Lee, Danny Michael Mann, Gene Nuanes, Redmond Ramos, Jaydi Raney, Ellen Ranson, Kevin Sean Ryan, James Svatko and Carly Lepard | Brazil and the United States | Family drama |
Hollywood Stargirl | United States | Romantic teen drama[104] | ||
United States | Biographical, music drama[105] | |||
Laal Singh Chaddha | Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Mona Singh | India | Comedy drama[106] | |
Men | United States | Horror drama[107] | ||
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris | United States, United Kingdom, France, Hungary | Period drama[108] | ||
Phil Hawkins | James Cromwell, Darcey Ewart, Sarah-Jane Potts, Aaron McCusker, Joseph Millson | United States | Fantasy drama[109] | |
Redeeming Love | United States | Christian romantic drama[110] | ||
She Said | United States | Biographical drama[111] | ||
The Fabelmans | United States | Biographical drama[112] | ||
The Good House | United States | Comedy drama[113] | ||
Till | United States | Biographical drama[114] | ||
Where the Crawdads Sing | United States | Suspense thriller, drama[115] | ||
United States, Germany | War drama[116] | |||
Women Talking | United States | Drama[117] | ||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes |
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A Good Person | United States | Drama[118] | ||
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. | United States | Comedy-drama[119] | ||
Boston Strangler | Matt Ruskin | United States | Drama[120] | |
Clinic | United States | Thriller drama | ||
Creed III | United States | Sports drama[121] | ||
Falling Into Place | United Kingdom | Romantic drama | ||
Falling Sons | United States | |||
Ferrari | United States | Biographical drama[122] | ||
Gran Turismo | United States | Sports drama[123] | ||
Heart of a Lion | Khris Davis, Forest Whitaker, Sullivan Jones | United States | Sports biopic[124] | |
Jacir جاسر | Waheed AlQawasmi | Malek Rahbani, Lorraine Bracco, and Darius "Tutweezy" Tutwiler | United States | Darma[125] |
Topu Khan | Shakib Khan, Shobnom Bubly, Misha Sawdagor, Shahiduzzaman Selim | Bangladesh | Political drama | |
Love Again | United States | Romantic drama[126] | ||
Maestro | United States | Biographical drama[127] | ||
Napoleon | United States | Historical drama[128] | ||
Next Goal Wins | United States, United Kingdom | Sports dramedy[129] | ||
On a Wing and a Prayer | Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Jesse Metcalfe, Jessi Case, Rocky Myers | United States | Drama[130] [131] | |
Oppenheimer | United States | Biographical drama[132] | ||
Priyotoma | Himel Ashraf | Shakib Khan, Idhika Paul, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Lutfur Rahman George, Elina Shammi | Bangladesh | Romantic drama |
RC15 | India | Political drama[133] | ||
Shttl | Ady Walter | Moshe Lobel, Saul Rubinek | Ukraine, France | Historical drama[134] |
Sisi & I | Germany | Biographical drama[135] | ||
Sophie's Rules | Maritza Brikisak, Saraphina Joachim, Keerthi Paikera, Lumen Beltran, Phil Trasolini, Marcio Moreno, Austin Trapp, Vince Song, Chelsea Thompson, Rohain Arora, Yvette Dudley-Neuman, Dan Zachary, Todd Hann, Justin Lacey, Kathryn Daniels, Seann Sheriland, Patrice Jefferson, Ian Crowe, Martin Cervantez, Mathew Fee, Joseph Findlay, Jen Hiltz, Nathaniel Postma, Abigail Snider, Ava Trasolini and Vader the Dog | Canada and the USA | Comedy-drama | |
The Boys in the Boat | United States | Sports drama[136] | ||
The Color Purple | United States | Musical drama[137] | ||
The Creator | Gareth Edwards | United States | Sci-fi drama[138] | |
Taxi | India | Action thriller drama | ||
Varisu | India | Drama[139] | ||
When You Finish Saving the World | United States | Comedy-drama[140] | ||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes |
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United States | Music biopic[141] [142] | |||
Lee | United States | Biographical drama[143] | ||
Reagan | United States | Biographical drama[144] [145] | ||
Young Woman and the Sea | United States | Biographical sports drama[146] | ||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/notes | |
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American Son | United States | Crime drama[147] | |||
Bag Man | United States | Biographical political drama[148] | |||
Barbarian Days | United States | Biographical sports, drama[149] | |||
Black 5 | United States | Drama[150] | |||
Born a Crime | United States | Biographical drama[151] | |||
Boy21 | United States | Teen drama[152] | |||
Calico Joe | United States | Sports drama[153] | |||
Cleopatra | United States | Biographical drama[154] | |||
Combat Control | United States | War biopic[155] | |||
Fake! | United States | Biographical drama[156] | |||
Farnsworth House | Richard Press | United States | Period drama[157] | ||
Fever | United States | Biographical drama[158] | |||
Follies | Dominic Cooke | United States | Musical drama[159] | ||
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree | United States | True crime, action drama[160] | |||
Fun Home | United States | Musical biographical dramedy[161] | |||
Houdini | United States | Biographical drama[162] | |||
Love is Pain | United States | Biographical drama[163] | |||
Solitary | United States | Biographical drama[164] | |||
Sunset Boulevard | United States | Musical drama[165] | |||
The Faith of Long Beach | Eric Amadio | United States | Sports drama[166] | ||
The King | United States | Biographical drama[167] | |||
The Nightingale | United States | War drama[168] | |||
Untitled Bee Gees biopic | United States | Music biopic[169] |