Netflix Movies and Categories Finder: Classic Dramas
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The Shawshank Redemption
Framed for murder, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison and gradually forms a close bond with older inmate Red.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:22:33
Netflix ID: 70005379
The Godfather
When an organized-crime family patriarch barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son steps in to take care of the would-be killers.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:57:03
Netflix ID: 60011152
The Godfather: Part II
This second film in the trilogy explores the Corleone family roots, tracing Don Vito's journey from Sicily to a life of organized crime in New York.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 03:22:00
Netflix ID: 60011663
Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino's stylized crime caper weaves together stories featuring a burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner and a washed-up boxer.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:34:29
Netflix ID: 880640
Schindler's List
Oskar Schindler becomes an unlikely humanitarian, spending his entire fortune to help save 1,100 Jews from Auschwitz during World War II.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 03:15:04
Netflix ID: 60036359
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump, a friendly, simpleminded man, finds himself in the middle of nearly every major event of the 1960s and '70s.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:22:28
Netflix ID: 60000724
GoodFellas
This gripping gangster opus follows real-world mobster Henry Hill, who dreamed of making it big but landed in the Witness Protection Program instead.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:25:23
Netflix ID: 70002022
Leon: The Professional
Léon, a hit man in New York, becomes the unwilling custodian of Mathilda, a vengeful 12-year-old whose family was wiped out by a crooked DEA agent.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:49:28
Netflix ID: 7880857
Cinema Paradiso
When a Sicilian boy is mesmerized by the movies at his local theater, he befriends a projectionist who tells him to leave home and pursue his dreams.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:04:10
Netflix ID: 60022965
Scarface
Al Pacino stars as Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who becomes a Florida drug kingpin but makes the fatal mistake of getting high on his own supply.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:49:49
Netflix ID: 60029681
Full Metal Jacket
Marine recruits endure the grueling ordeal of basic training and later face the unrelenting Viet Cong during the Tet Offensive in this grim drama.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:56:30
Netflix ID: 528677
Taxi Driver
While looking out for a misguided child prostitute, an unhinged cabbie descends into madness while grappling with society’s moral decline.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:53:52
Netflix ID: 18907685
Lawrence of Arabia: Restored Version
This Oscar-winning epic tells the true story of T.E. Lawrence, who helped unite warring Arab tribes to strike back against the Turks in World War I.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 03:47:04
Netflix ID: 70012020
Das Boot: Director's Cut
Nominated for six Oscars, this edge-of-your-seat dramatic triumph follows the trials of a German U-boat crew during World War II.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 03:28:18
Netflix ID: 319867
2001: A Space Odyssey
While investigating the appearance of mysterious monoliths throughout the universe, two astronauts battle their ship's intelligent computer system.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 02:28:47
Netflix ID: 207856
Das Boot: Theatrical Cut
The theatrical cut of Wolfgang Petersen's epic drama delves into the lives of a German U-boat crew patrolling treacherous waters during World War II.
Released: 2016-01-20
Runtime: 02:29:06
Netflix ID: 70189475
Unforgiven
Retired gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes one last job -- and even more reluctantly accepts a boastful young man as a partner.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 02:10:36
Netflix ID: 1080395
The Shop on Main Street
An inept Czech peasant is torn between greed and guilt when the corrupt, Nazi-backed bosses of his small town appoint him 'Aryan controller' of an old Jewish widow's button shop in this drama that earned an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
Released: 2019-10-29
Runtime: 02:07:01
Netflix ID: 60011355
Rocky
Sylvester Stallone shot to fame as Rocky Balboa, an unknown fighter who's given a shot at fighting world champ Apollo Creed as a publicity stunt.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:59:35
Netflix ID: 915927
Stand by Me
When four boys seek adventure in the woods while looking for a missing teenager's dead body, they learn some truths about themselves along the way.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:28:35
Netflix ID: 994992
The Bridge on the River Kwai
This sweeping epic is set in a World War II Japanese prison camp, where British prisoners are forced to build a bridge as a morale-building exercise.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 02:42:11
Netflix ID: 60002970
Scent of a Woman
Hoping to earn some cash during the Thanksgiving holiday, a poor prep-school student agrees to look after a blind and cantankerous retired colonel.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:36:20
Netflix ID: 937499
Gandhi
Ben Kingsley stars as the diminutive attorney who stood up against British rule in India and became a global symbol of nonviolence and understanding.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 03:08:23
Netflix ID: 60010384
The Graduate
Dustin Hoffman turns in a landmark performance as a naïve college graduate who is seduced by a middle-aged neighbor in this Oscar-winning classic.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:45:57
Netflix ID: 555221
Jaws
When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes Amity Island, a police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the beast.
Released: 2015-09-30
Runtime: 02:03:54
Netflix ID: 60001220
Doctor Zhivago
A young physician and his beautiful mistress get swept up in the danger and drama of the Bolshevik Revolution in this Oscar-winning epic.
Released: 2016-10-01
Runtime: 03:19:56
Netflix ID: 449931
Dances with Wolves
Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide -- and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's sent to the remote Western frontier.
Released: 2019-02-01
Runtime: 03:01:06
Netflix ID: 60028940
The Elementary School
Everyone wants to tame 10-year-old Eda, from his conservative father to his regimented new school teacher. But Eda is a free, and mischievous, spirit.
Released: 2019-12-19
Runtime: 01:40:44
Netflix ID: 81192010
The Breakfast Club
The athlete, the brain, the criminal, the princess and the basket case break through the social barriers of high school during Saturday detention.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:37:03
Netflix ID: 330210
Do the Right Thing
Director Spike Lee chronicles trivial events that bring festering racial tensions to the surface on a sweltering day in a Brooklyn neighborhood.
Released: 2017-02-01
Runtime: 01:59:47
Netflix ID: 448860
The Pied Piper
A shady mayor hires a magical minstrel to lure away rodents with his flute but fails to pay him. Soon, the children of the town begin disappearing.
Released: 2020-06-03
Runtime: 01:30:27
Netflix ID: 70100329
Awakenings
When a neurologist tests an experimental drug on a catatonic patient, he must come to grips with life as an adult as he awakens from a 30-year coma.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:00:41
Netflix ID: 268371
Glory
This stirring drama follows the first African-Americans to serve in combat during the Civil War -- and shows how they helped turn the tide of the war.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:02:12
Netflix ID: 547335
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Steven Spielberg's 1982 smash hit tells the heartwarming story of the special bond 10-year-old Elliot forges with an alien he names E.T.
Released: 2015-04-15
Runtime: 01:59:55
Netflix ID: 60022398
The Killer
An assassin agrees to take on one final assignment to raise money for a woman he accidentally maimed during a shootout in John Woo's action thriller.
Released: 2015-05-01
Runtime: 01:46:35
Netflix ID: 70020140
Kramer vs. Kramer
Ted is a career-driven yuppie whose wife leaves him and their 6-year-old son. As he adjusts to life as a full-time dad, she comes to reclaim the boy.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 01:44:54
Netflix ID: 60010559
The Color Purple
A Southern woman's correspondence with her sister in Africa and friendship with a singer help her escape an abusive husband and a hardscrabble life.
Released: 2016-06-01
Runtime: 02:33:43
Netflix ID: 60026621
The Remains of the Day
In this Merchant-Ivory period drama, a dutiful butler dedicates himself to tending his lord's house, turning a blind eye to his Nazi sympathies.
Released: 2017-03-31
Runtime: 02:14:15
Netflix ID: 60011325
The Dirty Dozen
In this Academy Award-winning World War II flick, a U.S. Army major is tasked with turning a group of conscripted convicts into a crack fighting unit.
Released: 2018-12-06
Runtime: 02:29:34
Netflix ID: 445422
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Two wealthy Californians consider themselves progressive until their daughter brings home a black fiancé amidst tense race relations in the 1960s.
Released: 2020-02-15
Runtime: 01:48:08
Netflix ID: 564122
Boyz n the Hood
A South Central Los Angeles high schooler struggles to please his father and to stay straight in a community polluted by drugs, violence and racism.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:52:12
Netflix ID: 328438
Deliverance
A canoeing trip down a Georgia river turns sinister when redneck locals descend on a group of friends and force them to kill or be killed.
Released: 2016-07-01
Runtime: 01:49:02
Netflix ID: 433193
The Official Story
As the military junta ruling Argentina fails, a history teacher begins to suspect that her worst fears about her country and her husband are true.
Released: 2018-09-01
Runtime: 01:55:20
Netflix ID: 80245563
Closely Watched Trains
A railroad apprentice working at a train station in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia carves out some excitement by exploring his sexuality.
Released: 2019-10-29
Runtime: 01:29:05
Netflix ID: 60010240
Cairo Station
A Cairo newsstand vendor's fantasies morph into a dangerous fixation with a lemonade seller as a serial killer begins terrorizing the city.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 01:13:29
Netflix ID: 70124714
Legends of the Fall
The Ludlow clan -- father William and brothers Alfred, Tristan and Sam -- splinters when Sam leaves to fight in World War I against his dad's wishes.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:12:52
Netflix ID: 693960
Escape from Alcatraz
Lifer Frank Morris plans his unauthorized departure from Alcatraz in this thriller based on the penitentiary's only successful jailbreak.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:51:52
Netflix ID: 480144
The Counterfeiters
A Jewish master forger is shielded from the atrocities of the concentration camps by agreeing to create counterfeit currency for the Nazis.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:34:20
Netflix ID: 70083950
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
As inexplicable events baffle experts worldwide, a UFO-obsessed man is drawn to a mysterious mountain that leads to a life-changing encounter.
Released: 2015-09-01
Runtime: 02:14:42
Netflix ID: 70144496
Midnight Express
Arrested in 1970 after trying to smuggle two kilos of hash out of Turkey, American student Billy Hayes faces a nightmare 30-year jail sentence.
Released: 2017-01-11
Runtime: 02:00:59
Netflix ID: 759396
Dark Waters
A fisherman returns home after a three-year absence only to find the woman he loves drifting away, the sailors feuding and his community unraveling.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 01:44:15
Netflix ID: 81252546
Saladin
The Sultan of Egypt and Syria launches a campaign to retake Jerusalem amid the Crusades.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 03:14:03
Netflix ID: 81252549
Hum Aapke Hain Koun
Prem is a budding businessman being tutored by his elder brother, Rajesh. Nisha is the carefree favorite of her elder sister Pooja. Although it's love at first sight for Prem and Nisha, they decide to sacrifice their happiness for their families.
Released: 2015-10-09
Runtime: 03:13:07
Netflix ID: 60035870
Intimate Lighting
A small-town music teacher is visited by an old friend who is a professional musician, setting in motion events that are both reflective and amusing.
Released: 2020-08-05
Runtime: 01:13:45
Netflix ID: 81289310
Invention for Destruction
A distinguished professor is kidnapped by a mysterious submariner in this innovative blend of visual techniques inspired by the works of Jules Verne.
Released: 2020-09-10
Runtime: 01:22:31
Netflix ID: 81289479
84 Charing Cross Road
Feisty New York writer Helene mails a note to a small London bookshop, sparking a touching and humorous correspondence with reserved bookseller Frank.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:39:22
Netflix ID: 60023132
Eyes Wide Shut
An argument about fidelity sends a married physician reeling into the night, where he finds himself in a surreal succession of sexual encounters.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:39:00
Netflix ID: 5670434
Howards End
When a husband, acting in his family's 'best interest,' does not accept his wife's deathbed wish, providence dictates that he pay for his duplicity.
Released: 2017-03-18
Runtime: 02:22:31
Netflix ID: 60029366
American Graffiti
On the night before two of them leave for college, four high school pals cruise around town finding love and mischief in this coming-of-age classic.
Released: 2017-12-01
Runtime: 01:52:26
Netflix ID: 70019013
Alexandria ... Why?
Living in Alexandria during World War II, an Egyptian teen enamored with American films dreams of making it in Hollywood.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 02:11:07
Netflix ID: 60001801
Steel Magnolias
In this bittersweet drama, five tight-knit women congregate at a beauty parlor in a small Louisiana town to laugh, cry and discuss their lives.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:58:12
Netflix ID: 60001533
Easy Rider
In this counterculture classic, two freewheeling hippies hop on their motorcycles and ride across America, picking up a boozy lawyer along the way.
Released: 2016-01-06
Runtime: 01:35:30
Netflix ID: 467895
Out of Africa
A Denmark native shares a marriage of convenience with a womanizing baron. But when they move to Nairobi, she falls for a free-spirited hunter.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:40:54
Netflix ID: 60000019
The Karate Kid
When bullied teen Daniel LaRusso teams with a martial arts master, he ends up learning much more than just self-defense in this classic underdog tale.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:06:57
Netflix ID: 60036164
The Age of Innocence
A well-bred New Yorker engaged to an appropriate, cultured woman puts society's mores to the test when her alluring cousin comes along.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:18:26
Netflix ID: 60011002
sex, lies, and videotape
When an intriguing visitor arrives with videotapes of women confessing their sexual secrets, he turns the lives of three people inside out.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:39:57
Netflix ID: 952082
High Heels
Murder complicates the relationship between a famous singer and her estranged daughter, who's now married to someone from her mother's past.
Released: 2017-11-29
Runtime: 01:53:26
Netflix ID: 80192820
My Own Private Idaho
Gus Van Sant's indie hit hones in on the friendship between Mike and Scott, two hustlers living on the streets of gritty Portland.
Released: 2020-01-01
Runtime: 01:43:55
Netflix ID: 60035031
Ghost
Sam is killed by a mugger, but his love for his girlfriend, Molly, endures beyond the grave as Sam's spirit tries to warn Molly that she is in danger.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 02:06:37
Netflix ID: 60010395
Lal Patthar
A vain, self-righteous nobleman falls in love with a village girl and tries to transform her into his version of the ideal woman.
Released: 2017-07-01
Runtime: 02:33:16
Netflix ID: 80158481
An Officer and a Gentleman
Dreams of being a Navy pilot prompt Zack to enroll in officer training school, where he runs afoul of a drill instructor who aims to change his ways.
Released: 2018-06-14
Runtime: 02:04:15
Netflix ID: 60004564
Green Gold
While picking hops in the country for the summer, a misunderstood teen experiences first love that soon stirs up both conflict and musical harmony.
Released: 2020-08-01
Runtime: 01:29:03
Netflix ID: 81289312
Top Gun
Tom Cruise plays a hotshot pilot who struggles to balance life, responsibility and a love affair while competing at the Navy's fighter-weapons school.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:49:32
Netflix ID: 1056189
Love Story
Privileged Harvard jock Oliver sparks the anger of his steely, demanding father by falling in love with and marrying a plebeian Radcliffe student.
Released: 2015-04-14
Netflix ID: 60020297
Voyage to the End of the Universe
In the 22nd century, the crew of a Russian spaceship travels to a mysterious planet orbiting Alpha Centauri that may be home to extraterrestrial life.
Released: 2020-09-10
Runtime: 01:23:54
Netflix ID: 81289477
Sleepless in Seattle
Fate and a tenacious 8-year-old boy conspire to unite a lovelorn widower and an unhappily engaged journalist in this Oscar-nominated romantic comedy.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:45:05
Netflix ID: 973331
Saturday Night Fever
By day, 19-year-old Tony Manero is a paint store clerk, but at night he's a polyester-clad stallion who rules a Brooklyn disco in this iconic film.
Released: 2015-05-02
Netflix ID: 60010860
THX 1138
In a dystopian future where humans are given narcotics to suppress their emotional and sexual desires, two city dwellers rebel against the status quo.
Released: 2016-12-01
Runtime: 01:28:31
Netflix ID: 70000760
Bugsy
Gangster Bugsy Siegel builds a gambling mecca in the middle of the Nevada desert, but his affair with a screen siren would ultimately bring him down.
Released: 2017-04-13
Runtime: 02:16:08
Netflix ID: 70058803
Stardust
A British rock musician rises to superstardom during the 1960s, but handling the pressures of fame proves to be more difficult than he had expected.
Released: 2015-04-14
Runtime: 01:47:28
Netflix ID: 80010630
The Land
A group of peasant farmers fights to protect their village against a corrupt landowner. Adapted from the popular novel by Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 02:09:30
Netflix ID: 81252548
The Blazing Sun
Competition between sugar cane producers turns deadly after a greedy landlord conspires against an agricultural engineer who falls for his daughter.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 01:56:17
Netflix ID: 81252547
Secluded, Near Woods
Longing for a country getaway, a family buys a ramshackle cottage from an aging farmer who, it is soon evident, has no intention of ever leaving.
Released: 2019-12-09
Runtime: 01:36:12
Netflix ID: 81225190
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers*
This collection restores films from women who tackled hot-button issues, transcended norms, and left a mark on the history of cinema and the industry.
Released: 2018-12-30
Netflix ID: 81030762
The Loves of a Blonde
Inexperienced young factory worker Andula falls for visiting pianist Milda after they spend one night together in this touching drama. Longing for Milda after he's gone away, Andula decides to track him down in Prague.
Released: 2019-10-29
Runtime: 01:20:46
Netflix ID: 60010616
Alexandria: Again and Forever
At the peak of his career, Yehia joins a hunger strike, becomes smitten and reckons with a creative crisis — but finds a new muse.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 01:49:17
Netflix ID: 60001803
An Egyptian Story
While undergoing heart surgery in London, Yehia reflects on his life as his heart chamber becomes a courtroom where he's tried for his mistakes.
Released: 2020-06-18
Runtime: 02:08:59
Netflix ID: 60001802