Best drama movies on HBO Max (US)
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 9 PM ET
The 25 highest-rated drama movies on IMDb available now on HBO Max in the US. Number one: Seven Samurai (IMDb 8.6).
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Seven Samurai
IMDb 8.6
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2
City Lights
IMDb 8.5RT 95%
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3
Modern Times
IMDb 8.5RT 98%
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4
The Departed
IMDb 8.5RT 91%
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5
The Usual Suspects
IMDb 8.5RT 87%
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6
Your Name.
IMDb 8.4
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7
Memento
IMDb 8.4RT 93%
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8
High and Low
IMDb 8.4RT 97%
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9
The World of Apu
IMDb 8.4RT 97%
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10
The Cranes Are Flying
IMDb 8.3RT 96%
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11
Ikiru
IMDb 8.3RT 98%
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12
Red Beard
IMDb 8.3RT 73%
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13
The Big City
IMDb 8.3RT 93%
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14
Temple Grandin
IMDb 8.2RT 100%
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15
Taxi Driver
IMDb 8.2RT 89%
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16
Bicycle Thieves
IMDb 8.2RT 99%
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17
The Alabama Solution
IMDb 8.2RT 100%
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18
Late Spring
IMDb 8.2RT 100%
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19
Full Metal Jacket
IMDb 8.2RT 90%
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20
A Clockwork Orange
IMDb 8.2RT 86%
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21
The Kid
IMDb 8.2RT 100%
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22
Pather Panchali
IMDb 8.2RT 98%
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23
Aparajito
IMDb 8.2RT 96%
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24
The Shop on Main Street
IMDb 8.2RT 100%
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25
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang
IMDb 8.2RT 96%