Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, sexuality, poverty, class divisions, violence against women and corruption put the characters in conflict with themselves, others, society and even natural phenomena.
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Some of the most critically acclaimed drama films in Asian cinema were produced during the 1950s, including Yasujirō Ozu's Tokyo Story (1953), Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu (1954), Satyajit Ray's The Apu Trilogy (1955–1959), Guru Dutt's Pyaasa (1957), and the Akira Kurosawa films Rashomon (1950), Ikiru (1952) and Seven Samurai (1954).
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2by4 or 2 x 4 (Two by Four) is a 1998 American drama film directed by and starring Jimmy Smallhorne.
A Knight in London (German: Eine Nacht in London) is a 1929 British-German silent drama film directed by Lupu Pick and starring Lilian Harvey, Ivy Duke and Robin Irvine.
Abuso de confianza (English: Breach of Trust) is a 1950 Argentine drama film directed by Mario C. Lugones and written by Julio Porter.
Before the Fall (also known as NaPolA: Hitler's Elite; German: Napola - Elite für den Führer) is a 2004 German drama film written and directed by Dennis Gansel.
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 American drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh about the last ten years in the life of pianist Liberace and the secret affair he had with the younger Scott Thorson, based on Thorson’s memoir, Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace (1988).
Bigamie (English: Bigamy) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Heinrich George, Maria Jacobini and Anita Dorris.
Dactylo is a 1931 French drama film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Marie Glory, Jean Murat and Armand Bernard.
Danger on Dartmoor is a 1980 British drama film directed by David Eady and starring Marcus Evans, Simon Henderson, Debby Salter and Barry Foster.
Ek Ghar (The House) is a 1991 Indian Hindi psychological drama film directed by Girish Kasaravalli with Deepti Naval, Naseeruddin Shah and Rohini Hattangadi.
Faccia di spia (also known as C.I.A. Secret Story) is a 1975 Italian political drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Ferrara.
Fugitive Rage is an crime drama action film directed by Fred Olen Ray and starring Shauna O'Brien, Jay Richardson & Alexander Keith, credited as Wendy Schumacher.
Fusilier Wipf (German: Füsilier Wipf) is a 1938 Swiss drama film directed by Hermann Haller and Leopold Lindtberg and starring Paul Hubschmid, Heinrich Gretler and Robert Trösch.
Ghulam-E-Mustafa is a 1997 Bollywood Crime Action Drama film directed by Partho Ghosh, Starring Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon in the lead role, it was produced by P.G. Shrikanth and
Goripalayam is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Mayandi Kudumbathar fame Rasu Madhuravan.
Enjoying fame as early as in the 1970s as a singer and actress, her popularity with the new generation rose in the 2000s with the sitcom Avrupa Yakası and the feature drama My Father and My Son directed by Çağan Irmak.
Ijé is a Nigerian-American drama film written by Samuel Tilson & Chineze Anyaene, produced by Paula Moreno & Chineze Anyaene, directed by Chineze Anyaene and starring Genevieve Nnaji, Odalys García and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde.
Il Brigante Musolino (Italian: Musolino the Prisoner), released in the US as Outlaw Girl, is a 1950 Italian crime drama film inspired by the life of the Calabrian outlaw Giuseppe Musolino.
La Conjura de El Escorial (The Escorial Conspiracy) is a 2008 Spanish historical drama film directed by Antonio del Real and starring Jason Isaacs, Julia Ormond, Jordi Mollà, Pilar Bastardés and Jürgen Prochnow.
Empty Cradles has been dramatised as the 2011 feature film Oranges and Sunshine, a 2010 British-Australian drama film co-production directed by Jim Loach with the leading roles played by Emily Watson as Margaret and Hugo Weaving and David Wenham as two former British child migrants.
Maria Mariana II is the 1998 Malaysian drama film, and sequel to the 1996's hit film of the same title, Maria Mariana.
Replacement members Anthony Fuller, Dwayne Jones, and Michael Best appeared in the 1989 biographical-drama film, Lean on Me starring Morgan Freeman.
Menschen im Käfig is a 1930 British drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Conrad Veidt, Fritz Kortner and Tala Birell.
Night Unto Night is a 1949 drama film directed by Don Siegel, based on the 1944 novel by Philip Wylie.
O Filme dos Espíritos is a 2011 Brazilian drama film directed by Michel Dubret and André Marouço, based on the book The Spirits Book by Allan Kardec.
P$C's debut single "I'm a King", which was produced by Lil' Jon, features Lil' Scrappy, and was included on the soundtrack of the drama film Hustle & Flow (2005).
Ssenjovu appeared as Ibrahim Moshoeshoe in Game 6 (2005), a sport, comedy-drama film directed by Michael Hoffman; and Sydney Pollack’s The Interpreter (2005), a mystery-thriller, drama film directed by Sydney Pollack.
Peaceful Warrior is a 2006 drama film directed by Victor Salva and written by Kevin Bernhardt based on the novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman.
Phijigee Mani (English: The Only Jewel; also written as Phijigi Mani) is a 2011 Manipuri drama film directed by Oinam Gautam Singh, co-written and produced by Takhelchangbam Ongbi and Medha Sharmi, and starring an ensemble cast including Gurumayum Bonny Sharma, Elangbam Abenao and Leishangthem Tonthoingambi Devi.
Prisoner of Rio is a 1988 drama film directed by Lech Majewski and starring Steven Berkoff, Paul Freeman and Peter Firth.
Repeated Absences (French: Absences répétées) is a 1972 French drama film directed by Guy Gilles.
A drama film, based on the making of the film, was chronicled in One of the Hollywood Ten (2000).
Ang Munting Prinsesa (lit. means Sarah... The Little Princess) is a 1995 Filipino family-drama film adapted from a popular anime Princess Sarah which in turn based on the children's novel A Little Princess by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Somewhere in the City is a 1998 American indie comedy-drama film written and directed by Ramin Niami.
Swapner Din (English language: Chased by Dreams, translation: A Day of Dreams) is a 2004 Bengali drama film directed and written by Buddhadev Dasgupta, who won the National Film Award for Best Direction for it.
The Clairvoyant (US title: The Evil Mind) is a 1934 drama film made in the UK, starring Claude Rains, Fay Wray, and Jane Baxter, directed by Maurice Elvey, and based on the novel of the same name by Ernst Lothar.
The First Gentleman is a 1948 British historical drama film directed by Alberto Cavalcanti and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Joan Hopkins and Cecil Parker.
The Gypsy Chief (German:Der Zigeunerprimas) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Paul Heidemann, Margarete Schlegel and Fritz Schulz.
The Lady in Question is a 1940 American comedy drama film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford.
The Last Adventurers is a 1937 British drama film directed by Roy Kellino and starring Niall MacGinnis, Roy Emerton, Linden Travers and Peter Gawthorne.
The Last American Hero (also known as Hard Driver) is a 1973 sports drama film based on the true story of American NASCAR driver Junior Johnson.
The Love Affairs of Hector Dalmore (German: Die Liebschaften des Hektor Dalmore) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Conrad Veidt, Erna Morena and Kitty Moran.
The Loves of Ariane is a 1931 British-German drama film directed by Paul Czinner starring Elisabeth Bergner, Charles Carson and Percy Marmont.
The Trials of Oz is 1991 BAFTA Award-nominated BBC drama film about famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine Oz were charged with obscenity.
The Yellow Foal (Hungarian: Sárga csikó) is a 1913 Hungarian silent drama film directed by Félix Vanyl and starring Lili Berky, Gyula Nagy and Victor Varconi.
Three Cuckoo Clocks (German:Die drei Kuckucksuhren) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Nina Vanna and Nils Asther.
Uchithanai Muharnthaal or Uchithanai Mukarnthal is a 2011 Tamil drama film directed by Pugazendhi Thangaraj and assisted by Prashanth Ramamurthy.
Under a Cloud is a 1937 British drama film directed by George King and starring Betty Ann Davies, Edward Rigby, Bernard Clifton, Brian Buchel and Peter Gawthorne.
Valley of Song is a 1953 British comedy drama film directed by Gilbert Gunn and starring Mervyn Johns, Clifford Evans and Maureen Swanson.
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion is a 1994 action crime drama film directed by Michael Preece, written by Galen Thompson, and starring Chuck Norris and Michael Alton.
Allá donde muere el viento (Where The Wind Dies) is a 1976 Argentine drama film directed by Fernando Siro and written by Enrique Torres.
A Quiet Little Marriage is a 2008 drama film directed by Mo Perkins and written by Perkins, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Cy Carter.
Alpha Dog is a 2006 American crime drama film written and directed by Nick Cassavetes, first screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2006, with a wide release the following year on January 12, 2007.
This online role-playing appears on the Belgian-Dutch drama film Ben X.
Daughter of actors Raf Vallone and Elena Varzi, she made her film debut in 1979 in the "poliziottesco" Gardenia, later starred in several genre films, except for the more ambitious Alberto Bevilacqua's drama film Le rose di Danzica.
Native Canadian actor Eric Schweig portrayed Epenow in Disney's 1994 live action adventure drama film Squanto: A Warrior's Tale.
Felix şi Otilia (Felix and Otilia) is a 1972 Romanian drama film based on the George Călinescu's 1938 novel Enigma Otiliei.
Goya in Bordeaux (1999) Spanish historical drama film written and directed by Carlos Saura about the life of Francisco de Goya.
A Funny Man, a 2011 Danish drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet
Gardens of the Night is a 2008 drama film, starring Gillian Jacobs, John Malkovich, Ryan Simpkins and Tom Arnold; and directed and written by Damian Harris.
Born in Rome, pretty active on stage, after several small film roles Scarpati had his breakout role in 1991 as Marco, the main character in the Giuseppe Piccioni's drama film Chiedi la luna.
Going My Way is a 1944 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald.
Gordy is a 1995 American family comedy-drama film about a piglet named Gordy who searches for his missing family (who are taken away to a slaughterhouse in Omaha).
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain is a 1999 Bollywood drama film starring Anil Kapoor, Kajol, Anupam Kher and Shakti Kapoor.
"In All the Right Places" is a song recorded by British singer Lisa Stansfield for the 1993 drama film Indecent Proposal, starring Robert Redford and Demi Moore.
Boeven also starred in Rang Rasiya an Indian drama film based on the life of the 19th century Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.
Josh: Independence Through Unity, a Pakistani mystery thriller drama film by Iram Parveen
In the 2012 Polish and Italian fictional historical drama film September Eleven 1683 about the Battle of Vienna, Kara Mustafa Pasha is portrayed by Italian actor Enrico Lo Verso.
Catlett made his feature film acting debut in a 2013 adventure drama film The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, he played the lead role as T. S. Spivet directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
La Captive (The Captive) is a 2000 drama film directed by Chantal Akerman and featuring Olivia Bonamy, Sylvie Testud, and Stanislas Merhar.
The Law of the Wilds, a 1915 American silent short drama film directed by Thomas Ricketts
Les Mauvaises fréquentations (En. Bad Company) is a 1963 short drama film written and directed by Jean Eustache.
Martian Child is a 2007 American comedy-drama film about a writer who adopts a strange young boy who believes himself to be from Mars.
Motor Sundaram Pillai (Tamil: மோட்டார் சுந்தரம் பிள்ளை) is a 1966 Indian Tamil drama film, directed by Balu.
Mudda – The Issue is a 2003 Hindi Drama film directed by Saurabh Shukla and produced by Daksha Mavani.
Muttina Haara (English:Pearl Necklace) is a 1990 Indian Kannada war drama film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu.
Nammanna (Kannada: ನಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ, translation: Our Brother) is a 2005 Kannada action-drama film (Telugu: Dowrjanyam ( దౌర్జన్యమ్ )) directed by N. Shankar featuring Sudeep, Anjala Zaveri and Asha Saini in the lead roles.
Pacquiao: The Movie is a 2006 action-drama film based on a true story of Filipino boxer Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, co-produced by Star Cinema and FLT Films.
The Passion of the Christ, a 2004 American drama film directed by Mel Gibson
Prime Risk is a 1985 drama film directed by Michael Farkas and starring Lee Montgomery and Toni Hudson.
Raja Huli is a 2013 Indian Kannada-language comedy-drama film directed by Guru Deshpande and written by S. R. Prabhakaran.
Russkies is a 1987 American drama film starring Whip Hubley and Leaf Phoenix, directed by Rick Rosenthal with cinematography by Reed Smoot.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a 2011 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas and Amr Waked.
Shadows & Lies (also known as In Praise of Shadows and William Vincent) is a 2010 romantic drama film starring James Franco and Julianne Nicholson.
Soldier in the Rain is a 1963 American comedy-drama film starring Jackie Gleason and Steve McQueen.
Thanks for Sharing is a 2012 American comedy-drama film directed by Stuart Blumberg, from a screenplay written by Blumberg and Matt Winston.
The Hour Before the Dawn is a 1944 drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake and Franchot Tone.
The Man Who Understood Women is a 1959 American drama film written and directed by Nunnally Johnson from a novel by Romain Gary, and starring Henry Fonda, Leslie Caron, Renate Hoy and Cesare Danova.
The Night and the Moment is a 1995 erotic drama film directed by Anna Maria Tatò.
The Ninth Cloud is an upcoming feature length comedy-drama film set in contemporary London starring Michael Madsen, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Leo Gregory, Meredith Ostrom, Megan Maczko, Joshua Feinman, Wendy Thomas and a strong supporting cast of up-and-coming British and Foreign talent.
The Patrol is a 2013 British action drama film set in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2006.
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll is a music-themed drama film starring Kevin Zegers and Jason Ritter and directed by Scott Rosenbaum.
The Private Life of Don Juan is a 1934 British historical comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon and Benita Hume.
The Redhead from Wyoming is a 1953 American Western drama film produced by Leonard Goldstein and directed by Lee Sholem.
The Silent Fall is a 2007 South African drama film set in and around Cape Town, focusing on the AIDS problem of Africa.
:For the similarly titled 1985 American drama film, see Tuff Turf.
He has appeared in numerous films, notably Lucía y el sexo (Sex and Lucía), a 2001 Spanish drama film, written and directed by Julio Médem, with Paz Vega.
Two Weeks, a 2006 American comedy drama film starring Sally Field
Vanessa: Her Love Story is a 1935 American drama film directed by William K. Howard of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, starring Robert Montgomery, Helen Hayes and May Robson.
Willful Murder, a 1981 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai