Most Popular Drama Feature Films
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Spring Breakers
(2012) Four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation find themselves bailed out by a drug and arms dealer who wants them to do some dirty work. Dir: Harmony Korine With: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson Comedy | Crime | Drama 94 mins. |
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Django Unchained
(2012) With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Dir: Quentin Tarantino With: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio Adventure | Crime | Drama | Western 165 mins. |
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Zero Dark Thirty
(2012) A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May 2011. Dir: Kathryn Bigelow With: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt Drama | History | Thriller 157 mins. |
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Les Misérables
(2012) In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever. Dir: Tom Hooper With: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway Drama | Musical | Romance 158 mins. |
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Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
(2013) An ambitious married woman's temptation by a handsome billionaire leads to betrayal, recklessness, and forever alters the course of her life. Dir: Tyler Perry With: Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Vanessa Williams, Brandy Norwood Drama 111 mins. |
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Argo
(2012) A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. Dir: Ben Affleck With: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman Drama | History | Thriller 120 mins. |
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Silver Linings Playbook
(2012) After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own. Dir: David O. Russell With: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro Comedy | Drama | Romance 122 mins. |
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Lincoln
(2012) As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Dir: Steven Spielberg With: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn Biography | Drama | History | War 150 mins. |
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Life of Pi
(2012) A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger. Dir: Ang Lee With: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain Adventure | Drama | Fantasy 127 mins. |
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World War Z
(2013) United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments, and threatening to decimate humanity itself. Dir: Marc Forster With: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, David Morse Action | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(2012) An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world. Dir: Stephen Chbosky With: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller Drama | Romance 102 mins. |
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The Place Beyond the Pines
(2012) A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective. Dir: Derek Cianfrance With: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes Crime | Drama 140 mins. |
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Cloud Atlas
(2012) An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. Dir: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski With: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi 172 mins. |
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Rock of Ages
(2012) A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Dir: Adam Shankman With: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance 123 mins. |
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Admission
(2013) A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption. Dir: Paul Weitz With: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Nat Wolff Comedy | Drama | Romance 107 mins. |
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Trance
(2013) An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting. Dir: Danny Boyle With: James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson, Vincent Cassel Crime | Drama | Thriller 101 mins. |
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
(2012) After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. Dir: Bill Condon With: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Romance 115 mins. |
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Broken City
(2013) In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler. Dir: Allen Hughes With: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones Crime | Drama | Thriller 109 mins. |
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Flight
(2012) An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle Drama 138 mins. |
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The Shawshank Redemption
(1994) Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. Dir: Frank Darabont With: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton Crime | Drama 142 mins. |
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Side Effects
(2013) A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects. Dir: Steven Soderbergh With: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law Crime | Drama | Thriller 106 mins. |
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White House Down
(2013) While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. Dir: Roland Emmerich With: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal Action | Drama |
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Anna Karenina
(2012) Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. Dir: Joe Wright With: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson Drama 129 mins. |
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The Lion King
(1994) Tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future King. Dir: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff With: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Musical 89 mins. |
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End of Watch
(2012) Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves. Dir: David Ayer With: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller 109 mins. |

























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