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Aftersun

Aftersun chronicles an eleven-year-old girl’s vacation with her father at a Turkish resort, set against the backdrop of...

Drama Psychological Teen Drama Nostalgic

8.2 Great

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The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day is a 1993 drama film based on Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel. Directed by James Ivory, the movie features...

Classic Drama Period Piece Reflection

8.1 Great

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Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies chronicles a troubled British family’s dynamics following the unexpected arrival of Hortense, Cynthia’s a...

Character Driven Drama Family Saga Period Piece

8.1 Great

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Howards End

Howards End is a 1992 historical drama focusing on class distinctions within late Victorian England. The narrative cente...

Drama Melancholy Family Saga Period Piece

7.9 Good

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The Servant

The Servant, released in 1963, is a British psychological drama exploring complex interpersonal dynamics between four in...

Drama Period Piece Psychological Drama Black And White

7.9 Good

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Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses is a 1962 drama starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick as two individuals whose lives deteriorate du...

Classic Drama Melancholy Noir

7.9 Good

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Marty

Marty is a poignant 1955 drama exploring loneliness and connection within a middle-class American family. Adapted from P...

Classic Drama Family Melancholy

7.8 Good

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1958 drama film directed by Richard Brooks, adapted from Tennessee Williams’s stage play. The...

Classic Drama Award Winning Family Saga

7.8 Good

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Bellissima

Bellissima, directed by Luchino Visconti, is a 1951 Italian drama starring Anna Magnani. The film portrays a family’s st...

Drama Italy Family Drama Period Piece

7.8 Good

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Richard III

Richard III is a 1955 Technicolor adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, directed by Laurence Olivier and featuring Cedric Ha...

Epic Drama Historical 1950S

7.7 Good

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The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful is a 1952 melodrama centered on a film producer’s deteriorating relationships as he loses the...

Drama Cinema Noir 1950S

7.6 Good

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Maurice

Maurice is a 1987 British drama film adapted from E.M. Forster’s novel. It depicts the developing romantic relationships...

Drama Australia Britain Historical

7.6 Good

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Vera Drake

Vera Drake is a 2004 film depicting a London resident during the 1950s who provided clandestine abortion services. The n...

Drama Crime Period Piece Thriller

7.6 Good

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After the Wedding

After the Wedding is a 2006 drama directed by Susanne Bier, featuring Mads Mikkelsen and Sidse Babett Knudsen. It receiv...

Drama Emotional Tearjerker 2000S

7.6 Good

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1939 romantic drama film depicting the life of Mr. Chipping, an aging schoolteacher who reflects...

Drama Film Nostalgic Romantic Drama

7.5 Good

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth is a biographical drama focusing on the early reign of Queen Elizabeth I in 16th-century England. The film exp...

Drama Political Thriller 1990S Biographical

7.4 Good

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Notes on a Scandal

Notes on a Scandal is a 2006 British drama focusing on the complex relationship between a senior schoolteacher and her c...

Drama Period Piece Psychological Thriller 2000S

7.4 Good

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Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer is a 1959 psychological drama film adapted from Tennessee Williams’ play. Starring Elizabeth Taylo...

Drama Cinema Family Saga Period Piece

7.2 Good

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The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII is a 1933 British drama chronicling the reign of King Henry VIII and his multiple marriag...

Drama Film Period Piece Historical Drama

7.1 Good

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The Prince and the Showgirl

“This 1957 British drama, adapted from Terence Rattigan’s play, stars Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. The film expl...

Drama Cinema Romantic Comedy Biographical

6.5 Fair