Best Drama 2016 Movies
Jackie
Jackie
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy\'s assassination in 1963. Genre: Best Drama 2016
La La Land
La La Land
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart. Country: United States of America
Lion
Lion
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family. Rules Don’t Apply
Rules Don’t Apply
It\'s Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes\' number one rule: No employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes\' behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed. Country: United States of America
Manchester by the Sea
Manchester by the Sea
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised. Country: United States of America
Genre: Best 2016, Best Drama 2016
Arrival
Arrival
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. Country: United States of America
Loving
Loving
The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple, whose challenge of their anti-miscegenation arrest for their marriage in Virginia led to a legal battle that would end at the US Supreme Court. Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Genre: Best Drama 2016, Best Family 2016
Moonlight
Moonlight
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality. Country: United States of America
Christine
Christine
Christine is an ambitious 29-year-old news reporter, in Sarasota, FL, circa 1974. Relentlessly motivated to succeed, she knows she has talent, but being a driven career woman in the 1970s comes with its own challenges, especially when competition for a promotion, unrequited love for a coworker and a tumultuous home life lead to a dissolution of self. With ratings in the cellar, the station manager issues a mandate to deliver juicier and more exploitative stories, a story firmly at odds with Christine’s serious brand of issue-based journalism. To accomplish her goals, she must overcome her self-doubt and give the people what they want. Country: United States of America
Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Country: Australia, United States of America
Genre: Best 2016, Best Drama 2016
Goat
Goat
Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of \'brotherhood,\' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways. Country: United States of America
Genre: Best Drama 2016
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation
Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites. Country: United States of America
Genre: Best Drama 2016
Sully
Sully
On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the \'Miracle on the Hudson\' when Captain \'Sully\' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career. Country: United States of America
Genre: Best 2016, Best Drama 2016
Hell or High Water
Hell or High Water
A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family\'s farm in West Texas. Country: United States of America
Don’t Think Twice
Don’t Think Twice
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time. Country: United States of America
Genre: Best Drama 2016
Captain Fantastic
Captain Fantastic
A father living in the forests of the Pacific Northwest with his six young kids tries to assimilate back into society. Country: United States of America
Into the Forest
Into the Forest
In the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation. Country: Canada
Genre: Best Drama 2016
Love and Friendship
Love and Friendship
From Jane Austen’s novella, the beautiful and cunning Lady Susan Vernon visits the estate of her in-laws to wait out colorful rumors of her dalliances and to find husbands for herself and her daughter. Two young men, handsome Reginald DeCourcy and wealthy Sir James Martin, severely complicate her plans. Genre: Best Drama 2016
Cafe Society
Cafe Society
The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age. Country: United States of America
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Genre: Best Drama 2016
Midnight Special
Midnight Special
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers. Country: United States of America
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Hello, My Name Is Doris
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker. Country: United States of America
Genre: Best Drama 2016
A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash
An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experiences trouble when the wife invites a former lover and his teenage daughter to visit, which leads to jealousy and dangerous sexual scenarios. Genre: Best Drama 2016
Miles Ahead
Miles Ahead
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis. Country: United States of America
Genre: Best Drama 2016
The Lobster
The Lobster
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods. Genre: Best Drama 2016