Best Drama Movies of 2023


10 Saltburn

Saltburn

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

Director: Emerald Fennell
Writer: Emerald Fennell
Starring: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Archie Madekwe
Box office: $20 643 000

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9 Air

Air

When Nike is discussing who they should sign from the NBA draft in 1984, shoe salesman Sonny Vaccaro pushes for the #3 draft pick, Michael Jordan. In an all out battle between Nike, Adidas, and Converse, Michael’s mother is the one who fought for the worth of her son, the man who later became one of the greatest of all time.

Director: Ben Affleck
Writer: Alex Convery
Starring: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck
Budget: $90 000 000
Box office: $90 060 000

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8 Past Lives

Past Lives

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Twenty years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.

Director: Celine Song
Writer: Celine Song
Starring: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro
Box office: $22 345 000

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7 Odin malenkiy nochnoy sekret (Один маленький ночной секрет)

Один маленький ночной секрет

Fourteen-year-old Mira wants to spend New Year’s Eve with her friend Lera. Initially, her stepfather disagrees. But, after a tense family dinner, she is given permission.

Director: Nataliya Meshchaninova
Writer: Nataliya Meshchaninova
Starring: Taisya Kalinina, Stepan Devonin, Elena Plaksina
Box office: $22 345 000

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6 Poor Things

Poor Things

From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writers: Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray
Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef
Box office: $19 831 000

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5 The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか | Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka)

Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka

After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Soma Santoki, Aimyon, Keiko Takeshita
Box office: $167 029 000

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4 The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.

Director: Sean Durkin
Writer: Sean Durkin
Starring: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson
Box office: $29 301 000

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3 Sound of Freedom

Sound of Freedom

“Sound of Freedom”, based on the incredible true story, shines a light on even the darkest of places. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child-traffickers, a federal agent learns that the boy’s sister is still a captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death.

Director: Alejandro Gomez Monteverde
Writers: Rod Barr, Alejandro Gomez Monteverde
Starring: James Caviezel, Bill Camp, Javier Godino
Budget: $14 600 000
Box office: $250 570 000

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2 Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the creator of The Atomic Bomb, is put on trial for his supposed communist ties in the past, all while coming to terms with what it meant to change the history of the world for the sake of winning World War Two. This is the story of how America’s Prometheus was cast out by The Gods for giving mankind an unthinkable gift: power unlike any other, the power to destroy the world; the power of Olympus.

Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, Martin Sherwin
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon
Budget: $100 000 000
Box office: $952 531 000

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1 Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one – until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Eric Roth, Martin Scorsese, David Grann
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone
Budget: $200 000 000
Box office: $156 365 000

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