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70 of the Best Drama Movies of All Time
HarpersBazrar ^ | 10/4/23 | Sophie Hanson

Posted on 11/03/2023 12:56:13 PM PDT by DallasBiff

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Arrival

If ever there were a perfect movie, it’s this Amy Adams gem from Dune director Denis Villeneuve. The narrative is based on Story of Your Life, a Nebula-winning novella written by Ted Chiang, its themes exploring language barriers and bridging the gap between humanity and things we don’t understand. It’s heavy stuff for an alien drama, but trust us when we say it’s so, so worth your time.

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To: Alberta's Child

“Heat”

Best crime drama EVER!


61 posted on 11/03/2023 4:22:53 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: sphinx
26 out of 70. Not a bad list, of those I've seen.

Ya beat me -- I've only seen 17; but I don't watch tv any more and don't have streaming services. There are so very many really good movies that are NOT on the OP's very pandering list. Here's the ones I've seen:

A Star Is Born (2018), A Streetcar Named Desire, Almost Famous, Billy Elliot, Good Will Hunting, Hidden Figures, Jaws, Lost in Translation, Rebecca, Remember the Titans, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Godfather, The Queen, Titanic, Vertigo.

I must say, Hidden Figures was an outstanding movie. I like "based on a true story" flicks, as long as they don't turn out to be fantasizations, like the recent dust-up over The Blind Side.

As far as drama, some of my favorites:
A Room with a View, Hotel Rwanda, Apocalypse Now, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Life of Pi, Cinema Paradiso, Inglourious Basterds, The Great Santini, The Apostle, Scent of a Woman, Stand and Deliver, Swept Away (the original by Wertmuller), Heartland (the 1979 film), Terms of Endearment, How the West Was Won, The Departed, Marie Antoinette (1938, with Norma Shearer)...

62 posted on 11/03/2023 4:25:59 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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To: Rummyfan; Alberta's Child
Last of the Mohicans

So very memorable. The scene with the native American negotiating in the French language really knocked me out; and Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the most outstanding dramatic actors of our time—along with Robert Duvall and (forgive me) Jack Nicholson.

Along the lines of LOTM, I rather liked Dances with Wolves.

63 posted on 11/03/2023 4:32:05 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Frankly, I don't trust some FReepers' choices either, but it's always interesting to have a discussion about movies here.

We are different age groups, come from all over the USA and have posters from other countries too, some are married, some not, some have kids, some don't. We're a mixed bag here.

64 posted on 11/03/2023 5:05:07 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: DallasBiff

Godfather II and The Idolmaker


65 posted on 11/03/2023 5:05:33 PM PDT by coalminersson (since )
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To: DCPatriot
Love that movie; great cast, great acting, great directing, and great script!

You left out Elsa Lancaster and Charles Laughton!

66 posted on 11/03/2023 5:07:47 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: abigkahuna
The Korda brothers made FANTASTIC movies!

The FOUR FEATHERS is very good and the remakes aren't bad, which is unusual.

67 posted on 11/03/2023 5:09:24 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: faucetman
I think you overrate LOTM. Daniel Day Lewis and Wes Studio were phenomenal. Most of the other actors were good, not great. The action and musical scores inflate the quality of the movie, in my opinion. Some of the screenplay seems a bit too cheesy for a great movie.

It was nominated for only one Academy Award — for the sound (which it won).

68 posted on 11/03/2023 5:14:02 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Fiji Hill
ABSOLUTELY!

The Wind is a really good movie!

All movies with Louise Brooks should be seen! Orphans of the Storm, with both Gish sisters is also a must.

69 posted on 11/03/2023 5:16:26 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Savage Beast

I think you’re too harsh on Third Man.

Noting Los Olvidados is of course right on.

Pretty much any Buñuel movie beats most on that list.


70 posted on 11/03/2023 5:16:27 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

The Third Man is one of the all time great movies, with some of the best dialogue ever written (by Graham Greene).


71 posted on 11/03/2023 5:23:35 PM PDT by Trump_Triumphant ("Our hearts are restless, Oh Lord, until they rest in thee"- St. Augustine)
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To: Trump_Triumphant

4l8tr


72 posted on 11/03/2023 5:29:38 PM PDT by Romans Nine
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To: Shady

Yes!

How are 12 Angry Men, Chinatown, Raisin in the Sun, and Untouchables not on this list? And several of the movies (Eternal Sunshine, Batman) aren’t anyone’s idea of a drama movie.


73 posted on 11/03/2023 5:32:58 PM PDT by jacob k ( )
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To: Trump_Triumphant

Yeah.

I knew the song from the Tijuana Brass. I was a kid and had no idea where the name Third Man Theme came from.

When I happened upon the movie one day I realized how good it was — and where the title of the song came from.


74 posted on 11/03/2023 5:33:48 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: DallasBiff

Read later.


75 posted on 11/03/2023 5:58:05 PM PDT by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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To: ifinnegan; All
You might like the movie THE STRANGER; it stars Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young.

And in the same vein ( Nazi/post WW!! ), TOMORROW THE WORLD, starring Skippy Homeier, Agnes Moorehead, and Frederick March.

Also WATCH ON THE RHINE, starring Bette Davis and the AMAZING Paul Lukas.

76 posted on 11/03/2023 6:00:40 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: nopardons

Thanks.

I think I heard of it. Not based on the Camus book.


77 posted on 11/03/2023 6:24:45 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

No, nothing to do re Camus, nor his book.


78 posted on 11/03/2023 6:30:48 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Albion Wilde
My viewing tastes have changed so much over the years that I would have difficulty pulling together a personal "Best of" list. I just roll my eyes today at some of the movies I thought were great back when. Others I still recognize as great films and towering achievements in their day, but I would have no interest in rewatching them today. I rarely rewatch older movies, and if I do turn one on, I am likely to multitask through most of it and only focus on favorite scenes or tricky details that I had perhaps overlooked before.

Bottom line, I'm much more oriented today to trying to find the keepers among recent films and especially new releases. There are some good ones out there, but it is obviously true that the current output in any given year is not going to compare favorably to our personal GOAT lists. And the older we get, the longer our GOAT lists become. I just think it's a shame to wait for a movie to grow barnacles before we discover it as a golden oldie.

And of course, when I post on FR, I'm usually on the culture war track and on the lookout for good conservative movies. They don't need to be worthy of the GOAT lists, but if they are solid enough films to be watchable and enjoyable, and if they are on our side in the culture war, we should at least take note of them. I don't go into movies blind, I'm always sniffing around for leads, and I am willing to go genre slumming to find them. Which brings me to an amazingly traditional values/marriage-affirming recent "romcom" (it's not really a romcom, but most of the reviewers and viewers don't seem to realize this) and wildly crazy but somehow charming adaptation of a Japanese manga adaptation. But those are stories for another day.:)

I'm reasonably satisfied with my gleanings from the last five or six years, roughly the period that I took a renewed interest in movies. But this year has been disappointing; there are a few but not many, though I'll probably discover some more as time goes on.

Next year is going to be awful because of the strikes. The sooner the streamers die, the better. The streaming model is not sustainable, and at this point, they're all losing money and are engaged in a race to the bottom in pursuit of generic customers on global platforms. May it crash and burn. The question is what will arise from the ashes.

79 posted on 11/03/2023 6:43:05 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: DallasBiff

Anything by Troma Films...


80 posted on 11/03/2023 8:07:03 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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