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The best drama movies on Netflix
The highest-rated drama movies you can stream on Netflix in the US, ranked by Lantern Score. Top three right now: Grave of the Fireflies (9.5), Whiplash (9.3), Marriage Story (9.3). How the score works.
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Grave of the Fireflies9.5 - 2
Whiplash9.3 - 3
Marriage Story9.3 - 4
Roma9.3 - 5
The Irishman9.2 - 6
Call Me by Your Name9.2 - 7
I'm Still Here9.0 - 8
The Deer Hunter8.9 - 9
Top Gun: Maverick8.8 - 10
Dangal8.8 - 11
RRR8.8 - 12
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion8.8 - 13
Dallas Buyers Club8.6 - 14
Another Round8.6 - 15
Hamnet8.6 - 16
I Lost My Body8.6 - 17
19178.5 - 18
Suzume8.5 - 19
Stand by Me8.4 - 20
All Quiet on the Western Front8.4 - 21
Beasts of No Nation8.4 - 22
Miracle in Cell No. 78.4 - 23
Heat8.3 - 24
Donnie Brasco8.3 - 25
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About this list
Best drama movies on Netflix lists the 25 highest-rated movies you can stream there in the US right now, ranked by Lantern Score: one number on a 10-point scale that combines IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, so a title has to impress audiences and critics alike. Grave of the Fireflies leads with 9.5, and the list runs from 1978 to 2025, with an average score of 8.8. Only titles with plenty of votes qualify, so a film rated by a handful of people can't crowd out proven favourites. Streaming catalogues change, so the list is rebuilt every day. Open any title for its full score breakdown, cast, and where to stream, rent or buy it.