The best new drama movies you can stream right now
The best new drama movies you can stream right now
This list has war-room tension, family chaos, spiritual obsession, and one very stylish reunion.
A great drama movie doesn’t always have to mean two miserable hours of people going through the worst life has to offer (though this list has a little of that). This week’s movies include romantic fantasies, family messes, war rooms, religious movements, and one very stylish trip back to Runway. Some are huge emotional swings, while others are smaller stories built around one great performance. Either way, there’s a lot here worth watching so here are my picks for the top seven drama movies streaming right now.
Top 7 drama movies streaming right now
No. 7: ‘Reminders of Him’ | Peacock
“Reminders of Him” stars Maika Monroe as Kenna, a woman returning home after serving time in prison for her role in the death of her boyfriend. She wants to meet the daughter she’s never gotten to raise, but the people caring for the girl have no interest in letting Kenna back into their lives.
The only person willing to hear her out is Ledger, her late boyfriend’s best friend, played by Tyriq Withers. Their growing connection makes an already painful situation even more complicated. It’s definitely built to make you cry, but the performances keep it from feeling like pure emotional manipulation.
Reminders of Him
When Diem’s custodial grandparents adamantly refuse Kenna’s attempts to see her daughter, Kenna discovers unexpected compassion, and then something truer and deeper, with former NFL player and local bar owner Ledger. As their secret romance develops, so do the dangers for both of them, leading Kenna toward heartbreak and, ultimately, the hope for a second chance.
No. 6: ‘Eternity’ | Apple TV
Tara and I really liked “Eternity.” Elizabeth Olsen plays Joan, who dies and arrives in an afterlife where everyone gets one week to decide where they’ll spend forever. Joan’s choice is even harder because she has to pick between Larry, the man she spent most of her life with, and Luke, her first husband, who died young and has waited decades for her.
It’s such a great high-concept setup, and the whole afterlife world is really clever. I expected it to be much funnier, which is why it’s landing on a drama list instead of a comedy one. Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner make both sides of the love triangle feel real, and the movie has a lot to say about first love versus the person who actually shares a life with you.
Eternity
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.
No. 5: ‘Heartstopper Forever’ | Netflix
“Heartstopper Forever” gives Nick and Charlie’s story a feature-length ending. Nick is getting ready to leave for university while Charlie is becoming more confident and taking on new responsibilities at school. They’re still completely in love, but the possibility of living apart forces them to think seriously about what comes next.
The movie lets these characters grow up without losing what made the series special. Kit Connor and Joe Locke have spent years building this relationship, and that history makes the bigger emotional moments land. It’s warm, honest, and a satisfying goodbye for anyone who has followed Nick, Charlie, and their friends from the beginning.
Heartstopper Forever
It’s a new school year for the Truham-Higgs gang. As Nick and Charlie’s relationship deepens, their thoughts turn to life after the last bell rings.
No. 4: ‘Pressure’ | Peacock
“Pressure” takes place during the tense 72 hours before D-Day. Andrew Scott plays James Stagg, the meteorologist responsible for warning Allied leaders that terrible weather could destroy the entire invasion. Brendan Fraser plays Dwight Eisenhower, who has to decide whether to trust him and delay the largest seaborne invasion in history.
It sounds like a movie about people arguing over a weather report, and technically it is. Somehow, though, it’s incredibly tense. Scott is excellent as a scientist who knows thousands of lives could depend on whether he’s right, while Fraser carries the weight of someone forced to make an impossible call. It’s a smart, performance-driven war movie that finds a fresh way into a story we’ve seen many times before.
Pressure
In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice—launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.
No. 3: ‘I’ll Be Right There’ | Peacock
Edie Falco plays Wanda in “I’ll Be Right There,” a woman who is constantly fixing everyone else’s problems. Her daughter is pregnant and planning a wedding. Her son is getting into trouble. Her mother thinks she’s dying. Wanda also has an ex-husband and two very different romantic relationships demanding her attention.
Falco is the whole reason this works. She makes Wanda funny, exhausted, loving, and slightly responsible for her own chaos. The movie understands that being needed can feel good, even when it’s destroying your life. It’s small and doesn’t have some giant dramatic hook, but the family feels real, the dialogue is sharp, and Falco makes an ordinary woman’s problems completely worth watching.
I’ll Be Right There
Wanda wants to take care of everyone in her life. She barely has time for herself, not that she would know what to do with it anyway.
No. 2: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ | Hulu
“The Testament of Ann Lee” stars Amanda Seyfried as the 18th-century religious leader who helped build the movement that became known as the Shakers. Ann preaches celibacy, pacifism, shared property, and equality between men and women while trying to create a new spiritual community in America.
This isn’t a normal historical biopic… it’s also a full musical, with Shaker hymns turned into huge scenes of singing, trembling, and physical movement. Seyfried completely throws herself into the role, and her performance is easily the biggest reason to watch. The movie is strange, intense, and sometimes challenging, but that’s also what people loved about it. It takes a wild swing instead of giving us another safe history lesson.
The Testament of Ann Lee
The extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers as the female Christ.
No. 1: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ | Hulu
Nearly 20 years after Andy Sachs walked away from Runway, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” pulls her back into Miranda Priestly’s world. Print media is struggling, Runway’s future is in danger, and Andy is now experienced enough to enter the room as something much closer to Miranda’s equal.
The reunion is obviously the main event. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci still bounce off each other perfectly, but the movie doesn’t just trap them in a repeat of the original. Andy and Emily have their own power now, Miranda is facing a world that no longer automatically bends around her, and the fight to save Runway gives everyone a real reason to be together. Throw in the fashion, New York, and those Miranda one-liners, and this is an extremely easy No. 1.
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Andy Sachs returns to Runway as Miranda Priestly navigates a new media landscape and Runway’s position within. The duo reconnect with former assistant Emily Charlton, now the head of a luxury brand that possesses funding which could ensure Runway’s survival.