Dramas on Netflix
Last updated January 12, 2026
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTommy Lee Jones stars in and directs this dark drama set on the Texas-Mexico border. After accidentally killing a man, heartless border patrol officer Mike (Barry Pepper) quickly buries the body in an unmarked grave. But ranch foreman Pete Perkins (Jones) learns of his friend's death, kidnaps Mike and drags him on a harrowing journey to Mexico to bury the man in his hometown. Julio Cesar Cedillo, January Jones and Dwight Yoakam co-star.
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11:14
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsEven though they're strangers, Buzzy, Mark, Cheri, Jack and Eddie will become part of each other's lives -- even if it kills them -- in this innovative drama composed of five seemingly random story lines that intersect at precisely 11:14 p.m.
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsBorn with an acute sense of smell, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille resorts to dark deeds in creating a perfume that captures the essence of a woman in this 18th-century thriller based on Patrick Süskind's best-selling novel.
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Home of the Brave
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis potent drama focuses on three American soldiers who encounter tough challenges as they adjust to civilian life after a harrowing tour of duty in Iraq. But their physical and psychological wounds continue to take a toll on them.
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Kabul Express
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIndian reporters Jai and Suhel, Afghan taxi driver Khyber and American journalist Jessica are taken on a perilous journey when Khyber's cab is hijacked by Imran, a Pakistani soldier and Talibani seeking safe passage across the Afghan-Pakistan border.
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Georgia Rule
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsFed up with the antics of her unruly daughter, Rachel, exasperated Lilly takes her to Idaho to live with her flinty, no-nonsense grandmother, Georgia, who lays down her own set of rules centered around two things: God and hard work.
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A Matador's Mistress
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn the 1940s, Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez, known to the world as Manolete, owned the Spanish bullring. This searing biopic follows his notorious affair with movie siren Lupe Sino at the height of his fame, and his death in the ring at age 30.
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Mandingo
1975 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis controversial potboiler set in antebellum Louisiana chronicles the decline of the slave-breeding Maxwell family. Son Hammond marries his Southern belle cousin Blanche, but the two bed their slaves instead of each other.
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XXY
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsInés Efron plays Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, in this compelling tale. Though she's living as a girl, Alex and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion. Director Lucía Puenzo's sensitive drama co-stars Valeria Bertuccelli, Martín Piroyansky and Ricardo Darín.
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The Narrows
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsMike Manadoro (Kevin Zegers) is torn between two worlds -- his numbers-runner father Vinny's (Vincent D'Onofrio) Brooklyn way of life and the college lifestyle he discovers as a photography student -- in this drama based on Tim McLoughlin's novel Heart of the Old Country. While earning money for school as his father's driver and by delivering packages for a local mobster, Mike yearns to fully embrace the urbane new world he's entered.
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Cass
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsRaised by white parents in London, Jamaican-born orphan Cass (Nonso Anozie) uses violent aggression to propel himself to the top of a dangerous street gang. A prison sentence and a new love (Natalie Press) inspire Cass to try a new direction in life, but a would-be assassin's bullet shows him that the cycle of violence he set in motion isn't broken easily. Jon S. Baird directs this provocative drama based on a true story.
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Handsome Harry
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsFor many years, small-town resident Harry Sweeney has avoided confronting painful memories from his past. But when his best friend becomes seriously ill, Harry builds up enough courage to explore long-hidden secrets and uncover his true identity.
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Kaminey
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsHeartthrob Shahid Kapur stars in this Indian action drama, playing identical twins Charlie and Guddu. While Charlie pursues his dreams of wealth and success by breaking the law, Guddu tries to better his life by working hard and remaining honest.
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The 27 Club
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen his bandmate and best friend, Tom (James Forgey), kills himself just after his 27th birthday, grief-stricken rock star Elliot Kerrigan (Joe Anderson) hires a driver and sets out on a drug-addled road trip to deliver Tom's final letter to his father. Along the way, Elliot picks up Irish hitchhiker Stella (Eve Hewson), who pretends not to recognize the musical celeb. Erica Dunton directs this provocative drama that co-stars David P. Emrich.
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Beach Kings
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTen years after his dreams of glory in the NBA go off the rails, former hotshot hoopster Cameron Day (David Charvet) finds his way to the beaches of California, where he sets his sights on dominating the intensely competitive world of pro beach volleyball. A beautiful local (Torrey DeVitto) inspires Cameron to live a better life, but mounting pressure on the court threatens to unleash his old demons. Paul Nihipali directs this inspiring drama.
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Mercy
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA womanizing writer who's never known true love struggles to pen a novel that captures the feeling's all-consuming nature. While looking for inspiration, he falls for a pretty literary critic who drastically alters his outlook on life.
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Falling Awake
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsProfessional and romantic dreams pull an aspiring musician from the Bronx into the wider world. But despite his ambitions, loyalty, obligation and the cycles of violence and trauma that have long plagued his neighborhood continue to draw him back.
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Never Let Me Go
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsBased on Kazuo Ishiguro's acclaimed novel, this sci-fi drama from director Mark Romanek is centered on thirtysomething Kathy (Carey Mulligan), who reflects on her time spent at Hailsham, an English boarding school, alongside classmates Ruth (Keira Knightley) and Tommy (Andrew Garfield). Born for an unusual reason, the three struggle with their destiny and their love triangle. Charlotte Rampling plays headmistress Miss Emily.
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Fighter
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAlthough her strict father expects her to study medicine, Aicha won't be deterred from training to become a skilled kung fu fighter. But in the process of building up her strength with a professional club, she unexpectedly falls for an adversary.
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Bloodworth
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsKris Kristofferson is E.F. Bloodworth, an impoverished aging musician who returns to his Tennessee hometown to make amends with the family he abandoned for 20 years of roaming, only to find their lives have disintegrated into a troubled mess.
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An Invisible Sign
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen a puzzling disease devastates her beloved father, math prodigy Mona Gray deals with the pain by isolating herself from the rest of the world and turning for comfort to the reliable world of mathematics. But when she later teaches math to troubled grade school kids, Mona discovers that her gift can be a route back from her long emotional exile. Marilyn Agrelo directs and Jessica Alba stars in this adaptation of the book by Aimee Bender.
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Cairo Time
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen magazine editor Juliette Grant travels to Cairo to meet her diplomat husband, Mark, she learns from his friend Tareq Khalifa that Mark has been delayed. But as Tareq shows her around the city, an unexpected attraction develops between them.
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTrader Jake (Shia LaBeouf) tries to mend the broken relationship between his fiancée, Winnie (Carey Mulligan), and her father, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), while avenging the fate of his mentor, Lou (Frank Langella), by getting close to Wall Street's new megalomaniac, Bretton James (Josh Brolin). Centered on the 2008 financial crisis, director Oliver Stone's follow-up is a modern-day ode to unfettered capitalism and, of course, greed.
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Eat Pray Love
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsRecent divorcée Liz decides to reshape her life, traveling the world in search of direction. She heads to Italy, India and Bali, indulging in delicious cuisine while seeking the true meaning of self-love, family, friendship and forgiveness.
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The Illusionist
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsOscar-nominated for Best Animated Feature, this wistful tale follows the fading fortunes of aging illusionist Tatischeff , who's forced to perform in obscure venues as his act is eclipsed by the growing popularity of rock bands. He gets an emotional lift, though, from a wide-eyed girl named Alice, who thinks he possesses magic powers. But Tatischeff's "sleight of hand" efforts to impress her with expensive gifts may lead to his financial undoing.
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