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Drama Movies With Your Boyfriend That Will Mess With Your Mind
DRAMA · WITH YOUR BOYFRIENDGreat date-night films have enough going on for both of you. The right film can shift everything. This list was put together for that specific occasion.
The best dramas are the ones where you could not say exactly when things went wrong. Every film here was chosen with that standard in mind.
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American History X
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinh...
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Jesus
Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.
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Ikiru
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
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Dead Poets Society
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of ...
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Léon: The Professional
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year...
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Violet Evergarden: The Movie
As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.
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We All Loved Each Other So Much
Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.
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Dedicated to my ex
The film tells the story of Ariel, a 21-year-old who decides to form a rock band to compete for a prize of ten thousand dollars in a musical band contest, this as a last option when trying to get mone...
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It's a Wonderful Life
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan compan...
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Modern Times
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
Films that destabilise your assumptions about what you're watching are doing something technically precise.
Every one of these has a coherent internal logic. The disorientation is the point, not a side effect. Drama is the genre with the longest reach. These will stay with you.