20 Best Drama Movies on Apple TV Plus 2026
Explore Apple TV Plus drama picks, from The Social Network and Her to The Wolf of Wall Street, plus more moving films across genres and eras.
If you’re searching for great streaming picks with real emotional weight, Apple TV Plus has a lot to offer. This roundup of the best drama movies on Apple TV Plus brings together sharp biographical stories, tense crime arcs, intimate character studies, and big-screen adventures that still leave room for feeling. You’ll find modern favorites like The Social Network and Her alongside enduring standouts such as The Sixth Sense and The Wolf of Wall Street. There’s also room for lighter but still character-driven choices like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, plus newer additions like The Greatest Beer Run Ever and Eternity. Whether you want something intense, funny, moving, or a little of all three, this list helps you choose fast.
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01
The Social Network
Won 3 Oscars Best Picture (2011) · 8 nominations
drama
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.
Directed by David FincherCast Jesse Eisenberg, Rooney Mara, Bryan Barter, Dustin Fitzsimons, Joseph MazzelloApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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The Sixth Sense
6 Oscar nominations Best Picture (2000)
drama · mystery · thriller
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
Directed by M. Night ShyamalanCast Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Trevor MorganNetflixHuluApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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28 Days Later
drama · horror · mystery & thriller · science-fiction
Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
Directed by Danny BoyleCast Alex Palmer, Bindu De Stoppani, Jukka Hiltunen, David Schneider, Cillian MurphyApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Good Will Hunting
Won 2 Oscars Best Supporting Actor (1998) · 9 nominations
drama · romance
Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-level math problems, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he gets court-ordered therapy. Eventually, therapist Dr. Sean Maguire helps Will confront the demons that are holding him back.
Directed by Gus Van SantCast Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård, John Mighton, Rachel MajorowskiApple TV PlusParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Black Hawk Down
Won 2 Oscars Best Director (2002) · 4 nominations
action · drama · history · war
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Directed by Ridley ScottCast Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana, William FichtnerApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb →
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06
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Won 2 Oscars Best Cinematography (2004) · 10 nominations
action · adventure · drama · war
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
Directed by Peter WeirCast Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Edward Woodall, Chris LarkinApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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The Wolf of Wall Street
5 Oscar nominations Best Actor (2014)
biography · comedy · crime · drama
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Directed by Martin ScorseseCast Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle ChandlerApple TV PlusParamount PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Won 1 Oscar Best Actress (2012) · 5 nominations
crime · drama · mystery & thriller
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
Directed by David FincherCast Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven BerkoffNetflixApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Her
Won 1 Oscar Best Picture (2014) · 5 nominations
drama · romance · science-fiction
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.
Directed by Spike JonzeCast Joaquin Phoenix, Lynn Adrianna Freedman, Lisa Renee Pitts, Gabe Gomez, Chris PrattApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Insomnia
drama · mystery & thriller
A Los Angeles detective chases a murder suspect in a remote Alaskan town.
Directed by Christopher NolanCast Al Pacino, Martin Donovan, Oliver 'Ole' Zemen, Hilary Swank, Paul DooleyApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Taxi Driver
4 Oscar nominations Best Picture (1977)
crime · drama
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.
Directed by Martin ScorseseCast Diahnne Abbott, Frank Adu, Victor Argo, Gino Ardito, Garth AveryApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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A League of Their Own
comedy · drama · sport
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.
Directed by Penny MarshallCast Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'DonnellApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
13
F1: The Movie
Won 1 Oscar Best Picture (2026) · 4 nominations
action · drama · sport
Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more chance at glory.
Directed by Joseph KosinskiCast Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Javier Bardem, Kerry Condon, Tobias MenziesApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Eternity
comedy · drama · fantasy · romance
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
Directed by David FreyneCast Barry Primus, Betty Buckley, Darryl Scheelar, Danny Mac, Damon Scott JohnsonApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Palmer
drama
After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.
Directed by Fisher StevensCast Justin Timberlake, Ryder Allen, Alisha Wainwright, Juno Temple, June SquibbApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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The Banker
biography · drama
In the 1960s, two entrepreneurs hatch an ingenious business plan to fight for housing integration—and equal access to the American Dream.
Directed by George NolfiCast Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicholas Hoult, Nia Long, Scott Daniel JohnsonApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Fallen
action · crime · drama · fantasy · mystery · thriller
Homicide detective John Hobbes witnesses the execution of serial killer Edgar Reese. Soon after the execution the killings start again, and they are very similar to Reese's style.
Directed by Gregory HoblitCast Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Donald Sutherland, Embeth Davidtz, James GandolfiniApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Blood Diamond
5 Oscar nominations Best Actor (2007)
drama · mystery & thriller
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
Directed by Edward ZwickCast Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Kagiso Kuypers, Arnold VoslooApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Fury
action · drama · war
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.
Directed by David AyerCast Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Jon BernthalApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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Tetris
biography · drama · history · thriller
In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain.
Directed by Jon S. BairdCast Taron Egerton, Mara Huf, Miles Barrow, Rick Yune, Nikita EfremovApple TV PlusMore details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
With so many strong options on Apple TV Plus, this guide makes it easier to match your mood to the right film. From biography and crime to comedy, action, and straight-up drama, the lineup covers a wide range of stories that still feel worth your time. Add a few favorites to your watchlist, then bookmark this page so you can come back when you want a reliable recommendation. We update it regularly, so the selection stays useful as the platform’s catalog changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Do I need a Apple TV Plus subscription to watch these?
Yes — every title on this list is currently available on Apple TV Plus. Availability can change, so we recommend checking the streaming link on each title before you start watching.
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