Dramas on Netflix
Last updated January 13, 2026
Lianna
1983 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsLianna becomes fed up with her marriage to her cheating husband and begins an affair with Ruth, her night school professor. But Lianna's joy at finding a new life and love soon disintegrates as the people around her start to treat her differently.
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Doosara Aadmi
1973 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsDetermined not to follow in his father's footsteps, ambitious Karan starts his own advertising agency. All goes well until he hires Nisha, a top designer who harbors a secret that threatens to destroy Karan's happy marriage.
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The Puffy Chair
2005 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWhen Josh (Mark Duplass, whose brother Jay directs) finds the perfect birthday present for his father, he decides to deliver it in person. But with his high-maintenance girlfriend (Kathryn Aselton) and granola brother (Rhett Wilkins) along for the ride, Josh's road trip turns into a bigger journey than anyone anticipated. This indie romantic dramedy was an audience favorite at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
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Noorie
1979 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsYoung and beautiful Noorie is in love with Yusuf, and together they hope to build a life and a family. But their blissful reverie is shattered by a couple of village goons who take advantage of the young woman. Can their love survive this trial?
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Friends with Money
2006 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWriter-director Nicole Holofcener's bittersweet tale examines the evolving lives of four female friends living in Los Angeles: married and financially secure Jane (Frances McDormand), Franny (Joan Cusack) and Christine (Catherine Keener), and their single friend Olivia (Jennifer Aniston). As the friends move from one group event to the next, married life starts showing cracks for Jane, Franny and Christine, while Olivia struggles to find herself.
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Say Salaam India
2006 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWhen dedicated cricket coach Hari Sadu is fired from the prestigious Royal Heritage School and replaced by a slick-talking cad, he vows to turn a ragtag group of wrestlers from the local corporation school into interschool cricket champions.
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Khoya Khoya Chand
2007 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsNikhat is an ingénue who sees her career leap from that of an extra to a leading lady; Zafar Ali Naqvi is a headstrong writer determined to make it in competitive Bollywood. Sparks fly when the writer steals the young starlet from a rival.
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Far North
2007 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsSaiva (Michelle Yeoh) lives a tough existence in the Arctic wasteland, hunting for food and other necessities. Her only human contact is with Anja (Michelle Krusiec), a woman she raised from infancy. The arrival of a wounded soldier, Loki (Sean Bean), tests both women's loyalty and resolve. Neither, it seems, is prepared for the man's impact on their lifelong friendship. Award-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia directs this visually stunning epic.
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Afterschool
2008 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsBullied prep school loner Robert (Ezra Miller) captures his classmates' various escapades on video, but when he winds up filming two girls fatally overdosing on cocaine, his footage plays a role in the emotional fallout within the school community. As the students and faculty at the sheltered academy try to cope with the tragedy, many spiral into despair. Antonio Campos directs this film, which explores the ethics of voyeurism.
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Easier with Practice
2009 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsDespite his brother's (Kel O'Neill) company, Davy Mitchell (Brian Geraghty) becomes bored and disillusioned during a road trip to promote his unpublished novel -- until an unexpected phone call from stranger Nicole (Kathryn Aselton) leads to life-changing phone sex. Soon, Davy is full of joy due to the amusing and intimate phone relationship he forges with Nicole in this drama based on Davy Rothbart's autobiographical article for GQ.
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The Girl on the Train
2009 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsInspired by a true story, director André Téchiné's riveting drama centers on a young Parisian woman (Émilie Dequenne) who captures the attention of her country when she claims she's been the target of a hate crime. International film legend Catherine Deneuve also stars in this ripped-from-the-headlines tale, which explores the power of prejudice and the diminishing credibility of modern-day media.
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Samaantar
2009 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsA prosperous but lonely businessman has suicidal thoughts as his 60th birthday approaches. Then, he runs into his college sweetheart. Her life hasn't turned out the way she'd hoped, either. Can the couple find hope and rekindle their love?
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Hello Goodbye
2008 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWhen they move to Israel to explore their Jewish heritage and revive their flagging marriage, fiftysomething French émigrés Alain and Gisèle Gaash (Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant) arrive in Tel Aviv to find their luggage lost, their apartment gone and Alain's new job taken. Now, as Alain struggles through this midlife crisis, Gisèle finds herself attracted to a handsome young rabbi. Graham Guit directs this French romantic comedy.
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The Imperialists Are Still Alive!
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsAs her new romance with handsome Javier (José María de Tavira) blossoms, French artist Asya (Élodie Bouchez) copes with her ex-boyfriend's disappearance, worries about her brother's safety in Beirut, and experiences a variety of bizarre adventures around New York City. Written and directed by Zeina Durra, this quirky drama also stars Karim Saleh, Karolina Muller, Marianna Kulukundis and Rita Ackerman.
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A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsMaster director Yimou Zhang tackles an adaptation of the Coen brothers' classic Blood Simple in this period dramedy full of slapstick and plot twists. When the owner of a Chinese noodle shop attempts to kill his adulterous wife, the fireworks fly. The proprietor also hopes to eliminate his wife's woebegone lover, but complications and high-flying action arise courtesy of a rampaging band of feudal soldiers and the shop's wacky employees.
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Love
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsStranded alone aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Lee Miller fights to survive the stress of isolation and stay alive. But everything changes when he discovers something unexpected that allows him to travel through space and time.
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Paper Covers Rock
2008 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsJeannine Kaspar delivers a stunning performance as a troubled single mother who risks losing custody of her daughter after a failed suicide attempt. Can a woman lost between hope and despair find the strength to put the pieces back together?
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Black Heaven
2010 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWhile searching for the owner of a missing mobile phone with his girlfriend, Marion (Pauline Etienne), Gaspard (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet) falls for the mysterious Sam (Louise Bourgoin), who draws him into a dangerous virtual-reality video game, where she provokes unsuspecting victims into killing themselves. Directed by Gilles Marchand, this intense French drama alternates between real-life events and those within the simulated computer world.
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Madchen in Uniform
1958 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsSent to an austere, all-girls boarding school after the death of her parents, spunky orphan Manuela von Meinhardis (Romy Schneider) soon develops a sensual attraction to one of her teachers, the beautiful Elisabeth von Bernburg (Lilli Palmer). As Manuela's forbidden attraction becomes stronger, the suggestion of lesbian scandal sends the school's headmistress into a rage. Géza von Radványi's directs this 1958 remake of the 1931 classic.
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Dangerous Parking
2007 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsThis drama based on a novel by Stuart Browne recounts the desperate life of film director Noah Arkwright (Peter Howett), a drug addict and alcoholic who's finally inspired to turn things around ... but is it too late? A fellow alcoholic (Rachael Stirling) persuades Noah to give sobriety a try, and his pal Ray (Sean Pertwee) helps him out, but it's Claire (Saffron Burrows), a bewitching cellist, who makes Noah really want to become a better man.
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Curling
2010 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsFearing damaging influences, overprotective Jean-Francois (Emmanuel Bilodeau) isolates his teen daughter, Julyvonne (Philomène Bilodeau), from the world in this sensitive drama that paints an intimate portrait of the parent-child relationship. Set in a wintry village in Quebec, the film charts the unraveling of the pair's orderly but constricted world, which begins as the snowy woods surrounding their home yield some dark discoveries.
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Live!
2007 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsAcademy Award-winning documentarian Bill Guttentag tries his hand at fiction with this provocative satire, an outrageous indictment of ambition, excess, opportunism and the draw of reality television. Under pressure to come up with a hit, a power-hungry TV executive (Eva Mendes) pitches a deadly game of Russian roulette, where contestants vie for the chance to point a loaded gun at their heads and pull the trigger. And the best part? It's live.
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Dil Dosti Etc.
2007 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsIn this drama that explores the nature of male friendship and how today's youth live and think, two college pals with differing political views and backgrounds embody the clash between new liberal attitudes in India and older, more conservative ones.
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Happy Tears
2009 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsJayne (Parker Posey) and Laura (Demi Moore) return to their childhood home in Pittsburgh to look after their father, Joe (Rip Torn), a lively widower who may be slipping into dementia. The sisters are soon at odds over their father's care -- and over old family dramas. As Joe's condition deteriorates, they are forced to confront myriad unpleasant memories. Ellen Barkin and Christian Camargo co-star.
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Boogie Woogie
2009 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsA star-studded cast brings the eccentricities of the contemporary London art scene to life in this character-driven satire, which centers on Piet Mondrian's iconic painting -- who owns it and who wants to possess it.
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