Drama Movies

10 must watch drama movies of all time

1.             Knives Out

Released date: 27^th November, 2019

Cast: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell

Director: Rian Johnson

Genre: Mystery/Crime

Awards:

i. Actors and Actresses Union Awards: Best Actress in an International Production

ii. American Film Institute: Top Ten Films of the Year

iii. Hollywood Critics Association Awards: Best Cast

iv. Satellite Awards: Best Cast – Motion Picture

v. Saturn Awards: Best Supporting Actress, Best Editing, Best Thriller Film

2.            Parasite (Gisaengchung)

Released date: 30^th May, 2019

Cast: Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun, Jang Hye-jin, Park Myung-hoon, Jung Ji-so, Jung Hyeon-jun, Park Keun-rok, Park Seo-joon

Director: Bong Joon-ho

Screenplay: Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won

Genre: Thriller/ Drama

Awards:

i. Academy Awards: Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Achievement in Directing, Best Original Screenplay, Best International Feature Film

ii. BAFTA Awards: Best Screenplay (Original), Best Film Not in the English Language

iii. Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

iv. Discussing Film Critics Awards: Best Motion Picture, Best Foreign Film

v. Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Director

vi. Golden Tomato Awards (Rotten Tomatoes): Best Movies 2019: Limited Release

vii. Korean Association of Film Critics Awards: Best Film, Ten Best Films of the Year, Best Director, Best Cinematography

3. The Irishman

    Released date: 27^th November, 2019

  Cast: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Harvey Keitel, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Kathrine Narducci

Director: Martin Scorsese

Screenplay: Steven Zaillian

Based on: I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt

Genre: Crime/Drama

Awards:

i. Australian Film Critics Association Awards: Best International Film (English Language)

ii. Black Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay

iii.  Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Best Editing

iv. Discussing Film Critics Awards: Best Supporting Actor, Best Film Editing

v. Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Director

vi.  Golden Trailer Awards: Best Motion/Title Graphics

vii. Hollywood Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor

4. The Godfather

Released date: 24^th March, 1972

Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Al Lettieri, Diane Keaton, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, Gianni Russo John Cazale

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Screenplay: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola

Based on: The Godfather by Mario Puzo

Genre: Crime/Drama

Awards:

i.  Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

ii. Directors Guild of America: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures

iii.  Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Best Original Score - Motion Picture

iv.  Grammy Awards: Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special

v.  New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Supporting Actor 

5. A Quiet Place

Released date: 6^th April, 2018

Cast: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward, Leon Russom

Director: John Krasinski

Screenplay: Bryan Woods, Scott Beck, John Krasinski

Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi

Awards:

i. American Film Institute Awards: Top 10 Films of the Year

ii. Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie

iii. Hollywood Film Awards: Hollywood Sound Award

iv.  Motion Picture Sound Editors: Feature Film - Effects/Foley

v. Saturn Award: Best Horror Film, Best Writing

vi. Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

6. A Star is Born

Released date: 5^th October, 2018

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott, Rafi Gavron, Andrew Dice Clay, Anthony Ramos, Dave Chappelle, Drena De Niro, Greg Grunberg

Director: Bradley Cooper

Screenplay: Eric Roth, Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters

Based on: A Star Is Born by William Wellman, Robert Carson

Genre: Romance/ Musical

Awards:

i. Academy Awards: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)

ii. BAFTA Awards: Original Music

iii. Black Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Actor

iv. Golden Globes: Best Original Song - Motion Picture

v. Golden Trailer Awards: Best Drama, Best Romance, Best Drama TV Spot, Best Music TV Spot, Best Radio/Audio Spot

vi. Grammy Awards: Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media, Best Song Written for Visual Media

vii. MTV Movie + TV Awards: Best Performance in a Movie

viii. Music City Film Critics' Association Awards: Best Song, Best Music Film
 7.           Dunkirk

        Released date: 21^th July, 2017

        Cast: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine

Director: Christopher Nolan

Genre: War/Action

Awards:

i. Academy Awards: Best Achievement in Film Editing, Best Achievement in Sound Editing, Best Achievement in Sound Mixing

ii. BAFTA Awards: Best Sound

iii. Gold Derby Awards: Film Editing, Sound

iv. Golden Trailer Awards: Best Drama

v. Satellite Awards: Best Sound (Editing & Mixing)

8.            The Shape of Water

    Released date: 1^st December, 2017

    Cast: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Nick Searcy, David Hewlett, Nigel Bennett, Stewart Arnott, Lauren Lee Smith

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor

Genre: Romance/Fantasy

Awards:

i. Academy Awards: Best Achievement in Directing, Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score), Best Achievement in Production Design

ii. BAFTA Awards: Best Production Design, Original Music

iii. Saturn Award: Best Fantasy Film

iv. Golden Globes: Best Director - Motion Picture, Best Original Score - Motion Picture

v. Golden Trailer Awards: Best Drama, Best Fantasy / Adventure Poster

vi. Satellite Awards: Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Best Art Direction & Production Design

9. Marriage Story

    Released date: 15^th November, 2019

 Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Azhy Robertson, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever, Wallace Shawn, Martha Kelly, Mark O'Brien, Matthew Shear, Brooke Bloom

Director: Noah Baumbach

Written By: Noah Baumbach

Genre: Drama/Romance

Awards:

i. Academy Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

ii. BAFTA Awards: Best Supporting Actress

iii. Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

iv. Discussing Film Critics Awards: Best Film Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Use of Music

v. Gold Derby Awards: Supporting Actress

vi. Golden Globes: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

vii. Hollywood Film Awards: Composer of the Year, Supporting Actress of the Year

viii. Satellite Awards: Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama, Best Screenplay, Original

10. 12 Years a Slave

Released date: 18^th October, 2013

Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alfre Woodard, Brad Pitt, Adepero Oduye, Garret Dillahunt, Scoot McNairy, Taran Killam, Christopher Berry, Chris Chalk

Director: Steve McQueen

Screenplay: John Ridley

Based on: Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

Genre: Drama/ History

Awards:

i. Academy Awards: Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

ii. BAFTA Awards: Best Film, Best Leading Actor

iii. Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

iv. Black Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Ensemble

v. Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay

vi. Gold Derby Awards: Supporting Actress of the Decade, Supporting Actress, Motion Picture, Adapted Screenplay

vii.  Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture – Drama

viii. Satellite Awards: Best Motion Picture, Best Director