Good drama movies are a great way to spend a night with the family. Drama movies have something for everyone – action, adventure, relationships. Seven Pounds is one of those movies and when you see it you’ll know why so many people loved it. The main character is Ben Thomas and he has a secret. What his secret is is not as important as the redemption that he seeks. His goal is to transform the lives of seven people that are complete strangers to him.
The transformations that he attempts to bring about in their lives are radical and sometimes the people whose lives he is changing don’t know what to think. But love was not part of his plan. Will that transform him in a way that he never expected?
There are many good drama movies that are being made overseas and Cidade de Deus (City of God) is one of them. Drama movies like this one are great for opening up your mind and making you realize that not everyone has it so easy. It is about gangs and violence, friendship and logic. It is a movie that will make you questions your life and your motives. It takes place in the 1970’s and Li’l Ze is pretty much running the city he lives in. He has made a point of wiping out every rival gang that steps into his territory and threatens his business. Rocket is one of the people that try to stay separate from the gangs but it is very difficult. If you want some good movies to watch tonight check this one out.
War movies always make great drama movies, especially when they have a great cast like the movie Saving Private Ryan does. When two brothers are killed in action at the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944 the third brother is KIA, too, their mother gets all three of the sad telegrams on the same day. When George, C. Marshall finds out that Mrs. Ryan’s fourth son is still in action, he sets out to find him and make sure that he gets home safely so that his mother will have at least one son home safe and sound. This movie is exciting, yet touching all at the same time. Good movies like this are watched over and over again and when you see it for yourself you will understand why.
Love and heartbreak is often the subject of good drama movies and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is one of those movies. It is perhaps one of the best movies that Jim Carey has ever been in. It is sad yet brings hope to those who have found and lost love. It is about a man named Joel Barish who was deeply in love with a girl named Clementine. But when they break up, Clementine goes so far as to have a surgery that will erase all memories of him from her mind so that she does not have to deal with the pain. He’s heartbroken but he figure if that is how she really feels he should do the same thing. But as his memories start to disappear he comes to the realization that he might still love her and attempts to stop this drastic mistake. Is it too late? Good movies like this stay in your mind forever.
Classic movies never go out of style. There’s always someone that has not seen them and then there are the people who watch them over and over again and that is why good drama movies like The Godfather find their place in people’s movie libraries. In this movie, the head of the New York mafia, Don Vito Corleone his watching over his daughter’s wedding. His son is just home from the war, and despite his father’s wishes, has no plans of getting into the “family business” – but sometimes things don’t go as planned. This movie is filled with the tribulations of a mafia family and their battle to keep control. It has plenty of action and you can’t help but be in total suspense as you watch drama movies like this.
If you’re looking for good drama movies you might have missed out on the 1998 classic movie American History X. If you somehow missed this one you should definitely check it out. It’s about a man named Derek Vineyard who has been paroled after serving three years for kill the thugs that broke into his truck and tried to steal it. Before prison, Derek was a skinhead and he led a white supremacist gang that was very violent. The committed a lot of hate crimes in L. A. Now that he’s out of prison though he’s changed his ways and want to stay away from the gang life and his mission is to keep his brother Danny out if it as well. This movie is one of the great drama movies that you shouldn’t miss.
Anyone who loves good drama movies should make sure that they don’t miss out on seeing The Shawshank Redemption. This is an older movie but it is a classic movie for sure. This movie is about past mistakes, relationships, and dreaming for the future, even when the future seems pretty darned bleak. Andy Dufresne plays the successful young banker who is convicted of a crime that leads him to life in prison. He’s convicted with murdering his young wife and her lover and now he has to do the time. There, he meets Red, a prisoner who knows all about making a living in jail. He’s unconventional but he’s a good man and the two become fast friends. Drama movies like this are great for watching at home when the new releases are boring you to tears. Sometimes you just have to go backwards to find a great movie!
Anyone that loves history will enjoy one of the good drama movies that is set during the Nazi reign but Schindler’s List is one of the best of them. Drama movies that are based on real life stories are filled with history that we can learn from and Schindler’s List is no different. Oskar Schindler was the type of man that one would have expected to play the villain but this once greedy German businessman actually ends up being the hero during the Nazi reign. His factory becomes a place of refuge for many Jewish people who would have otherwise died at Auschwitz, one of the largest concentration camps. After seeing good movies like this it is not so hard to believe that people can change from doing bad to doing good in a short matter of time.
One the best drama movies you could pick for a great movie night at home is Memento. This is one of the good drama movies that you will want to watch several times to make sure that you don’t miss anything. Memento follows the life of Leonard. Leonard is a very different character that you have likely ever come across before because he can’t build new memories – he can only remember 5 minutes into the past so he constantly has to write himself notes and clues as to what is going on in his life. His life is even more complicated because he is trying to figure out who murdered his wife. The murder of his wife is the last thing he remembers before he is unable to create new memories. The story is told backwards, which makes this one of the most unique good movies that you will ever see.
If you like drama movies that touch your heart, teach you a little bit about life, and make you feel good all at the same time you have to make sure you see Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump is one of the best good drama movies that has ever been made. Forrest Gump is the kind of boy that is made fun of in school but it doesn’t seem to affect the man he becomes. He develops close relationships with people, loves his mother, and even falls in love. He inspires people to great things and to changes in life that benefits them. He affects all those that he comes into contact with. And if you love good movies and watch this one, he will affect your life, too. You might be surprise with how moved you are by this movie.
