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Drama films focus on realistic storytelling with strong emotional themes like love, conflict, family, or personal growth. They often depict character development over sensational events. Example: What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

Raging Bull (1980) Plot Summary

Raging Bull (1980) Plot Summary

A Bronx boxer rises from obscurity to become a world champion, but his jealousy, violence, and self-destruction shatter his family and career. Estranged from his brother and abandoned by his wife, he spirals into disgrace, prison, and eventual obscurity, left only with memories of what he once was.

28 Days (2000) Plot Summary

28 Days (2000) Plot Summary

After wrecking her sister’s wedding and facing jail, a young woman enters rehab for 28 days. Resistant at first, she slowly opens to therapy, friendship, and family reconciliation. Confronted by tragedy, she learns to reject toxic relationships and embrace sobriety, leaving with hope for a new beginning.

Frankie and Johnny (1991) Plot Summary

Frankie and Johnny (1991) Plot Summary

A scarred waitress resists the affections of an ex-convict cook who believes they are destined to be together. As their lives intertwine through work, grief, and vulnerability, she confronts her painful past of betrayal and abuse, slowly opening her heart to the possibility of love again.

The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002) Plot Summary

The First  Million Is Always the Hardest (2002) Plot Summary

A determined marketer and his eccentric team of geniuses build a revolutionary $99 computer using holograms, internet-based software, and laser-tracked controls. Betrayed by corporate greed, they fight back with an even more advanced device, reclaiming their invention and staying true to their vision of accessible technology.

The Terminal (2002) Plot Summary

The Terminal (2002) Plot Summary

Stranded in an airport due to political upheaval, one man's journey transforms a bureaucratic nightmare into a mission of purpose. Friendships, resilience, and a father's legacy drive his stay—culminating in a triumphant tribute decades in the making.

Catch Me If You Can (2002) Plot Summary

Catch Me If You Can (2002) Plot Summary

A teenage con artist expertly deceives banks, airlines, hospitals, and the FBI, assuming multiple identities to fund a globe-trotting escape. His talent for forgery and disguise challenges law enforcement—until one determined agent earns his trust and alters his life forever.

Wag the Dog (1997) Plot Summary

Wag the Dog (1997) Plot Summary

A political fixer and a Hollywood producer orchestrate a fake war to bury a presidential scandal. As their deception spirals, patriotic fervor grows, exposing how media manipulation and narrative control can rewrite truth and manufacture national unity.

John Q. (2002) Plot Summary

John Q. (2002) Plot Summary

A desperate father takes a hospital hostage after learning his son needs a heart transplant he can’t afford. As public sympathy grows, the standoff becomes a searing indictment of systemic healthcare failure and the price of saving a child’s life.

The Way Back (2010) Plot Summary

The Way Back (2010) Plot Summary

A group of prisoners escapes a Siberian gulag during World War II, embarking on a harrowing trek across frozen wilderness, deserts, and mountains. Their fight for freedom spans thousands of miles, testing human endurance, friendship, and the will to survive.

Dead Man Walking (1995) Plot Summary

Dead Man Walking (1995) Plot Summary

A spiritual nun supports a death row inmate through his final days, confronting guilt, redemption, and moral ambiguity. Their unlikely connection reveals the power of compassion amid unforgivable crimes and the complexities of justice and forgiveness.

The Lovely Bones (2010) Plot Summary

The Lovely Bones (2010) Plot Summary

After a young girl is murdered, her spirit observes from the afterlife as her grieving family struggles for justice, and her killer roams free. A haunting tale of loss, hope, and the fragile bond between worlds.

LOL (2012) Plot Summary

LOL (2012) Plot Summary

A teenage girl navigates love, heartbreak, and friendship in a digital age where misunderstandings and social drama test her relationships with friends, family, and her first true love.

My One and Only (2009) Plot Summary

My One and Only (2009) Plot Summary

A strong-willed mother takes her two sons on a cross-country journey, chasing security and love through a series of failed relationships. Along the way, the family learns that true independence comes not from finding someone else, but from within.

State of Grace (1990) Plot Summary

State of Grace (1990) Plot Summary

An undercover cop returns to his New York neighborhood, torn between loyalty to childhood friends and his duty. As tensions rise within the Irish mob, betrayal becomes inevitable in a world where trust means everything.