Dramas on Netflix
Last updated January 13, 2026
Is Anybody There?
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsGrowing up in a seaside nursing home run by his parents takes its toll on 10-year-old Edward, but things begin to look up for the lonely boy when a retired magician with a zest for life moves in.
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Fear Me Not
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter moving to a suburb of Copenhagen with his wife (Paprika Steen) and teenage daughter, the uptight Michael (Ulrich Thomsen) tests a new drug designed to help him unwind. But the medication has unexpected consequences for Michael's relationships with everyone around him. Lars Brygmann and Stine Stengade also star in this disturbing psychological drama from Danish director Kristian Levring.
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35 Shots of Rum
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsThis heartfelt slice-of-life drama by filmmaker Claire Denis tells the story of widower Lionel (Alex Descas), a train driver, and his grown daughter, Sophie (Mati Diop). The two spend most of their time together, but change is in the cards. A neighbor (Grégoire Colin) becomes attracted to Sophie, a family friend retires and Lionel tries to maintain a friendship with his ex-girlfriend (Nicole Dogue).
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Cold Souls
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsPaul Giamatti stars as himself, an actor in the throes of anxiety over an upcoming performance -- until he gives his soul to a mysterious company that promises to freeze and store it until he wants it again, along with his anxieties. But when his soul goes missing, Giamatti embarks on a journey to track it down. Along the way he learns a thing or two about engaging every human emotion, however difficult. Sophie Barthes directs.
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Solitary Man
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsMichael Douglas stars as a former car dealership owner who sees his personal and professional lives take a nosedive when the repercussions of years of shady business dealings and chronic womanizing finally catch up with him.
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Heaven's Heart
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen a dinner party conversation turns to the topic of infidelity, surprising revelations and unsettling questions emerge, and the marriages of two happy couples become increasingly compromised by doubt and distrust. Is unfaithfulness a forgivable response to temptation or an unpardonable offense? Jakob Eklund, Maria Lundqvist, Mikael Persbrandt and Lena Endre star in this provocative drama from director Simon Staho.
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Villa Amalia
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn this moody character study from French director Benoît Jacquot, Anne (Isabelle Huppert) discovers her husband's infidelity and begins to carefully disassemble her neatly ordered life, cutting ties to the present in order to reconnect with her past. Is Anne on a mission of self-reinvention or self-negation? With an old acquaintance (Jean-Hugues Anglade) as her only confidant, Anne plays her emotions and intentions close to the vest til the end.
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By the Will of Genghis Khan
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsDirector Andrei Borissov's epic biopic follows a young Mongol child by the name of Temüjin (Ayan Ouspun), who has a stunning destiny: to become Genghis Khan (Eduard Ondar), the most ruthless leader of the largest empire in history. An international crew and a talented cast (Stepanida Borissova, Sergei Egorov and Gernot Grimm, among others) filmed in Russia, Mongolia and the United States, bringing Nikolay Luginov's novel to life.
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Grown Up Movie Star
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsTeenage Ruby's life turns upside down when her mother runs off and her hard-luck ex-hockey star father, Ray, comes home. While her dad struggles with failed expectations, Ruby strikes up an ill-advised friendship with an older man.
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Mein Kampf
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsSatire and history blend in director Urs Odermatt's adaptation of playwright's George Tabori's imaginative and controversial retelling of Adolf Hitler's early life as a young man desperate to be admitted to art school. In pre-World War I Vienna, Hitler (Tom Schilling) is befriended by elderly Jew Schlomo Herzl (Götz George), who takes the starving artist under his wing and encourages him to enter politics.
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The Orgasm Diaries
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsPhotographer Manchester (Liam Browne) and taxidermist Noon (Nancy Trotter Landry) spend a rapturous summer together reveling in their intense romance, as documented by Manchester's erotic pictures. The couple's faith in each other is tested, however, by Manchester's sudden fame. When gallery owner and pornographer Franny (Michael Hodgson) introduces Manchester to the art world, the young couple's self-imposed isolation and happiness are threatened.
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Diary of a Nymphomaniac
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsEver since her first sexual encounter at age 15, middle-class Barcelona Frenchwoman Valére (Belén Fabra) has reveled in her exploits and, at her grandmother's urging, begins writing about them in her diary in director Christian Molina's lush erotic escapade. After losing her job, Valére meets an older man and believes she has found true love. But when he turns out be a disappointment, Valére indulges her love of pleasure by working in a brothel.
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The Beaver
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsSuffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. Jodie Foster directs and co-stars as Walter's wife in this dark comedy.
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Certified Copy
2010 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's captivating meditation on art and love, British writer James Miller meets a beautiful gallery owner in Tuscany and begins -- or possibly continues -- a romance with her.
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The Bad Mother's Handbook
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsMoonstruck sixth-form misfit Daniel Gale (Robert Pattinson) woos mouthy schoolmate Charlotte Cooper (Holly Grainger) but finds himself swapping bouquets for baby advice when she shares the secret that she might be pregnant in this charming slice-of-teen-life comedy-drama. Daniel's fancy proves more than fair weather as Charlotte heads gamely toward a future her own single mum, Karen (Catherine Tate), is determined won't turn out as hers did.
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The Journey
1997 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsCultural tensions simmer to the surface in this drama from director Harish Saluja, when retired schoolteacher Kishan (Roshan Seth) leaves India and moves to Pittsburgh, Penn. to live with his physican son (Antony Zaki), his wife (Carrie Preston) and their young daughter, Jenny (Nora Bates). Barely tolerated by the rest of the family, Kishan forms a tight bond with Jenny -- until the girl goes missing on Kishan's watch.
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Eloise's Lover
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen she meets alluring lesbian artist Eloïse (Ariadna Cabrol), young architecture student Àsia (Diana Gómez) thrills at the chance to escape her conventional life -- a banal boyfriend, an overbearing mother and average expectations. Àsia agrees to model for Eloïse and they begin a passionate affair, but their tryst sparks unintended consequences, including a tragedy that could destroy Àsia's life.
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Taking the Plunge 2
2009 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsConfident they'll excel at Quebec City's prestigious swimming competition, recent graduates Fred (Jason Roy-Léveillée) and Gaby (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) find themselves in love and in high spirits -- until William (David Laurin), a hunky rival swimmer -- and rival suitor -- catches Gaby's eye. Now Fred and Gaby must sort out their feelings for each other as the competition at the championships intensifies.
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Délice Paloma
2007 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsMadame Aldjéria is a charismatic "fixer" in Algeria who helps her clients with requests, from finding romantic companions to framing innocent people. But one day, the crafty con artist launches a scam that may prove to be her undoing.
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Down to the Dirt
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsDrug addict Keith Kavanagh (Joel Thomas Hynes) longs to clean up his act and get a new start on life, but lacks the motivation to do so. Determined to escape both his small Newfoundland town and his addictions, Keith seeks solace in his girlfriend Natasha (Mylene Savoie) but eventually descends further into depravity. Hynes also penned the semiautobiographical novel that inspired this dark drama.
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Le Héros de la Famille
2006 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAging drag queen Gabriel, known as Gabriella at the Parisian nightclub he manages, dies in his sleep one night, setting off a scramble among his friends and family over his will. Among those with vested interests is Gabriel's "surrogate son," Nicky.
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Chiko
2008 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIsa Cakiroglu (Denis Moschitto) is a young criminal who goes by the name Chiko when doing business with his Hamburg gang. Will he get the respect he desires or become just another victim of the drugs and violence of the streets? As this band of immigrant outsiders pursues money and power via any means necessary, Chiko must confront his own sense of loyalty and friendship. Özgür Yildirim directs.
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Higher Ground
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsVera Farmiga stars in and directs this sensitive and searching chronicle describing one woman's lifetime journey of faith -- one that initially leads her to join a fundamentalist sect and then leave it again years later.
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Perfect Sense
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsAfter sparks fly between a newly single epidemiologist and a charming chef, a puzzling patient -- a truck driver who's lost his ability to smell -- drastically alters the couple's budding relationship in this sci-fi thriller.
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Sound of My Voice
2011 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsIn this psychological thriller, journalists Peter and Lorna undergo an elaborate preparation process in order to infiltrate a cult, leading from a desolate road to an unmarked location, but the mystery only deepens when their blindfolds are removed.
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