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Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American drama film directed by Billy Wilder. It portrays Max Eastman, an aging silent movie...

Drama Film Comedy Drama 1950S

8.9 Great

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Amadeus

The film explores the complex relationship between composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rival, Antonio Salieri, set...

Drama 1980S Biographical Musical

8.7 Great

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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters portrays the life of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima through interwoven biographical scen...

Drama 1980S Biographical United States

8.6 Great

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American Beauty

American Beauty is a 1999 drama exploring themes of midlife crisis and unexpected connection. The film follows an advert...

Drama Comedy Drama 1990S Black Comedy

8.1 Great

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All That Jazz

All That Jazz is a 1979 film directed by Bob Fosse, portraying the life of a stage director through a semi-autobiographi...

Dance Stage Drama 1970S

8.1 Great

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Nashville

Nashville portrays a collection of individuals within the Nashville music scene during a politically charged week. The n...

Character Driven Drama Comedy Drama Political Thriller

8.1 Great

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller

McCabe & Mrs. Miller is a 1971 drama film exploring themes of ambition and community conflict in the American West. The...

Character Driven Drama Independent Historical

8.1 Great

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Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club is a 2013 biographical drama about Ron Woodroof, an AIDS patient who operated the "Dallas Buyers Club...

Drama Medical Biographical Dramedy

7.8 Good

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Cabaret

Cabaret is a 1972 musical drama film adapted from Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel *Goodbye to Berlin*. The story, bas...

Drama Award Winning Historical 1970S

7.8 Good

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Blue Moon

Blue Moon is a 2025 biographical comedy-drama focusing on Lorenz Hart. The film depicts Hart’s introspection during the...

Drama Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Biographical

7.8 Good

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is a 1993 legal drama centered on an attorney seeking justice against his former employer following wrongfu...

Trial Drama Advocacy Historical

7.7 Good

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Harold and Maude

Harold and Maude is a 1971 drama exploring an unlikely friendship between a young man, Harold Chasen, obsessed with deat...

Drama Comedy Drama 1970S Romantic Comedy

7.7 Good

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Fiddler on the Roof

The 1971 film chronicles Tevye, a milkman in Imperial Russia, as he navigates the difficulties of arranging marriages fo...

Classic Drama Historical Family Drama

7.7 Good

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Milk

Milk portrays the life of Harvey Milk, a pivotal figure in American LGBTQ+ history. The film chronicles his rise as the...

Drama Historical Coming Of Age 2000S

7.6 Good

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Death in Venice

Death in Venice, directed by Luchino Visconti, portrays Gustav von Aschenbach’s obsession with a young boy, Tadzio. Film...

Classical Romantic Drama Italy

7.6 Good

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Five Easy Pieces

Five Easy Pieces follows Bobby Dupea (Jack Nicholson), an oil worker grappling with a dual identity—a former pianist and...

Drama Psychological Family Drama Comedy Drama

7.6 Good

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Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Can You Ever Forgive Me? is a 2018 biographical drama chronicling Lee Israel’s efforts to revive her career by creating...

Drama Dark Comedy Comedy Drama Biographical

7.5 Good

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Hair

Hair is a 1979 film depicting the experiences of a Vietnam War draftee within the hippie counterculture. The narrative f...

Drama Comedy Drama 1970S Musical

7.2 Good

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Vice

Vice is a 2018 biographical film depicting the rise of Dick Cheney to become the 46th Vice President of the United State...

Drama Comedy Drama Political Biographical

6.9 Fair

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Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock chronicles the events surrounding the 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair, drawing upon Elliot Tiber’s memo...

Drama Coming Of Age Comedy Drama 2000S

6.3 Fair