70 Best Drama Movies of All Time

Drama movies that give you all the feels

While there is a time and place for a good comedy belly laugh, an edge-of-your-seat thriller, a terrifying horror movie, a whimsical musical, and other good movies, there is something to be said about a powerful, emotional drama that refuses to leave you long after the theater lights come up (or your streaming service is already firing up the next recommendation on your playlist).

Drama movies hit hard because they tend to deal with things nearly every human being can relate to in one way or another. While we’d all like to think we could punch a meteor into space or survive the night against a holiday-themed slasher, we’re never going to experience that kind of thing in our real lives. But we will fall in love. We will experience loss. We will have challenges in our lives that force us to dig deep and find the fortitude inside to carry on. Dramas hit us in those areas that feel the most real—and for that reason dramas hit everyone a little differently based on their own personal experiences. On that note, this is by no means a ranked list—we’re not trying to say one movie here is better than another. This is just a celebration of 70 movies you need to see to fully understand the power of the drama.