Foreign Dramas on Netflix
Last updated March 10, 2025
In Love We Trust
2007 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsWhen they're told that the only thing that can save their young daughter's life is a bone marrow transplant from a sibling, divorced parents Mei Zhu (Weiwei Liu) and Xiao Lu (Jia-yi Zhang) must put their differences aside in an effort to conceive another child. Written and directed by Xiaoshuai Wang, this contemplative drama explores the depths of trust and betrayal and the lengths to which a parent would go for the life of his or her child.
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Womb
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsRecently widowed Rebecca (Eva Green) attempts to surmount her unbearable heartache by having her deceased husband cloned. This morally controversial decision, however, ushers the unyielding woman down a difficult path she never expected.
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Women Without Men
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsAmid the tumult of the American- and British-backed coup that reinstated the Shah in early-1950s Tehran, the heart-wrenching tales of four very different Iranian women converge in a lovely orchard garden, where they find both freedom and friendship. Director and acclaimed visual artist Shirin Neshat brings a striking aesthetic style to this stirring drama, an adaptation of the magical-realist novella by Shahrnoush Parsipour.
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Inspector Bellamy
2009 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsFrom renowned French director Claude Chabrol comes this intriguingly low-key police thriller in which vacationing detective Paul Bellamy (Gérard Depardieu) can't keep himself from getting involved when a mystery rears its head on holiday. Of course, his wife (Marie Bunel) is less than thrilled to share her vacation with criminals, and when Bellamy's brother pays an unexpected visit, the family tensions ratchet up as high as the professional ones.
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Raavan
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsWhen he's posted to a provincial town, policeman Dev goes after the local thugs, with dire consequences. Enraged by Dev's attacks, the head of the bandits kidnaps Dev's wife and takes her into the jungle, where their feelings for each other explode.
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Rain
2008 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsThree days of rain have left Buenos Aires shrouded in solitude, so when Alma (Valeria Bertuccelli), trapped in a traffic jam, sees her car door swing open and an utter stranger step in, nothing at the moment could be more natural. Bedraggled and bone tired, Roberto (Ernesto Alterio) says he'll go when the rain stops, but no such option awaits Alma, who calls her car home. Together the pair sit out the storm -- and share emotional cover besides.
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Black Venus
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsIn 1810, Saartjie Baartman, an African slave of unique proportions, left her home to work in European freak shows. Still enslaved yet claiming free will, Baartman somehow retained her dignity while submitting to horrific public degradation.
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Old Cats
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsNow in her 70s, Isadore (Bélgica Castro) begins to realize that her mental faculties are failing. However, she's determined to hide this fact from her domineering daughter Rosario (Claudia Celedón), whom she fears will take advantage of her. Indeed, both Rosario and her no-good druggie girlfriend (Catalina Saavedra) would like nothing more than to steal Isadore's flat. But Isadore also shows some cunning in this black-humored domestic farce.
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Mirch
2010 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsThis steamy drama weaves together four separate tales of lust, adultery and -- in a twist on an age-old theme -- the surprising ways that women evade the consequences when they're the ones caught cheating on their spouses.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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