Dramas on Netflix
Last updated January 13, 2026
Sardari Begum
1996 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsThe police are called to investigate the death of a woman during a riot. The woman killed is known in the community as Sardari Begum, a popular singer and courtesan in her time. This story chronicles her youth, her contacts and her lifestyle.
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About Cherry
2012 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsDetermined to escape her past, 18-year-old Angelina moves to San Francisco, where she becomes Cherry, an innocent-but-sexy adult film star. Her provocative new life brings fame, money, and acquaintances who have a variety of motives.
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Gimme the Loot
2012 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsTwo talented graffiti artists from the Bronx are stung when a rival outfit covers their own illustration with a portrait of the Mets' Home Run Apple. They turn their outrage into a daring plan to tag the real Home Run Apple at the Mets ballpark.
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The Wise Kids
2012 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsIn a Baptist church community, three teenage friends contemplate the next stage of life. There's Brea, an introspective pastor's daughter; hyperactive Laura, a devout believer; and Tim, a gay teen navigating his faith as he prepares for college.
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The Food Guide to Love
2013 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsOpposites attract, and sparks start to fly in this romantic drama about the love affair of an Irish food columnist and a Spanish political activist. Despite their glaring differences, Oliver falls head-over-heels for the irresistible Bibiana.
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Spies of Warsaw: Season 1
2013 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsWith World War II looming, a French military attaché is posted to Warsaw and soon finds himself entangled in multiple espionage intrigues. Meanwhile, he falls for a bewitching Parisian attorney also engaged in global political affairs.
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Spies of Warsaw
2013 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsAs Germany prepares to lead the world into war, military attaché Col. Jean-François Mercier tries to convince French leaders of the growing danger. While risking his life to make his case, he unexpectedly falls in love with a Parisian lawyer.
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Beloved
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsIn the 1960s, circumstances separated Madeleine from her husband. Thirty years later, Madeleine watches history repeating itself in the life of her daughter, Véra. But as times change, so do the ways these women respond to love and loss.
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Puzzle
2009 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsThis absorbing drama charts the growing independent streak of a meek Argentinian housewife with a knack for assembling jigsaw puzzles. As her hobby turns to obsession, she and a wealthy bachelor secretly train for a high-stakes puzzle competition.
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Spoils of War
2010 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsDispatched behind enemy lines to destroy a stash of millions in counterfeit currency -- part of a Nazi plot to undermine the Allied economy -- a team of commandos must elude the Germans and fight the allure of taking the money and running.
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Americano
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsFollowing the death of his dynamic mother, grieving Frenchman Martin travels to Los Angeles to settle her estate, and learns the true meaning of family while tracking down Lola, his childhood friend who seems to have meant a great deal to his mother.
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The Deep Blue Sea
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsThis remake of the original 1955 film, adapted from a Terence Rattigan play, stars Rachel Weisz as a wedded woman who falls hard for a younger man. Her determination and emotional obsession lead her into tragic conflict with the morals of the day.
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Saaz
1997 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsAfter moving to Mumbai, two loving sisters with a passion for song let ambition come between them as they try to make it in the music industry. Can they repair their relationship or will rivalry win out?
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Unforgivable
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsThis moody drama follows the increasingly chaotic life of Francis, a crime novelist who moves to Venice to write his next book. After starting an affair with a young beauty, Francis suspects her of cheating -- even as his own daughter goes missing.
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For Ellen
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWould-be rock star Joby is forced to duel for joint custody of his 6-year-old daughter, Ellen, when his wife decides to end their marriage. Long absent from his daughter's life, he must now convince the court that he deserves to share in her future.
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Simon Killer
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsYoung and heartbroken, a New Yorker travels to Paris to escape his romantic woes but soon falls into another all-consuming attraction. Hopelessly smitten with a young prostitute, he finds himself drawn into her dark and alien world.
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The Snowtown Murders
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsThis grisly thriller is based on the true story of Australia's worst serial killer, John Bunting, and the people he convinced to help him. One of them is teenager Jamie, whose entire family eventually falls under Bunting's dark spell.
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At Any Price
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsIn this father-vs.-son drama, Dean Whipple is fixated on auto racing, while his dad, Henry, wants him to take over the family's farm business. However, Henry's penchant for shady deals and bribery unexpectedly puts the whole empire at risk.
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Superstar
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsMartin's on his way to work one morning when people begin mobbing him and trying to get his picture. The only trouble is, he doesn't know why. As the media closes in, Martin starts to realize that his fame may come from his very desire to avoid it.
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Something in the Air
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsGrowing up in the wake of France's civil crisis of May 1968, Gilles and his teen friends are determined to sustain the partisan passions of that era. But now it's 1971, and Gilles is also beginning to think more about his other aspirations in life.
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A Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsDreamlike vignettes blend biographical and fictionalized elements to present pivotal moments in James Dean's short yet remarkable life, focusing on his experiences as a rising star in Los Angeles circa 1951.
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The Look of Love
2013 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsThis bittersweet biopic chronicles the over-the-top life of Paul Raymond, England's Hugh Hefner, from nightclub mind reader to burlesque impresario. When not putting nude women on stage, he indulges in every excess and nearly destroys his family.
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One Kine Day
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsTeen Hawaiian skateboarder Ralsto seems destined to fall into the rut that plagues his other friends and family members when he's fired from his job and learns his girlfriend is pregnant, and his attempts to raise money for an abortion go awry.
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Vijay
1988 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Yash Chopra's exploration of dark family secrets follows Arjun Gujral (Anil Kapoor) and Vikram Bhardwaj (Rishi Kapoor), two young men thrust into a heated rivalry when they learn of the bloodline that connects them.
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Assassination Tango
2002 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsEnticed by a tidy sum, a veteran hit man interrupts his domestic life to travel to Argentina to ice a brutal retired general. As the assassin waits for the right moment to take out his target, he passes the time with a willowy young dancer.
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