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The Award-winning Dramas category on Netflix is identified by the secret code 89804 . Below are 83 Award-winning Dramas titles currently traceable on Netflix, sorted by rating. Top picks include The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Schindler's List (1993), The Green Mile (1999).
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 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.
Year: 199470005379 · IMDb
Schindler's List (1993) Oskar Schindler becomes an unlikely humanitarian, spending his entire fortune to help save 1,100 Jews from Auschwitz during World War II.
Year: 199360036359 · IMDb
The Green Mile (1999) When a prison guard discovers that a death row inmate possesses mysterious powers, he tries desperately to prevent the condemned man's execution.
Year: 199960000417 · IMDb
The Pianist (2002) Famed Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman struggles to survive the onslaught of Nazi tyranny during World War II in this drama based on his memoirs.
Year: 200260025061 · IMDb
Dhh (2017) Convinced only a miracle can save them from failing school exams, a trio of friends seek help from a magician. To their surprise, he gamely complies.
Year: 201781281461 · IMDb
Scenes from a Marriage (1973) This intense drama follows the marriage of Marianne and Johan as it deteriorates when Marianne learns of Johan's infatuation with another woman.
Year: 197360035371 · IMDb
Django Unchained (2012) Accompanied by a German bounty hunter, a freed slave named Django travels across America to free his wife from a sadistic plantation owner.
Year: 201270230640 · IMDb
Casino (1995) This tense and sordid tale chronicles the rise and fall of a casino owner, his friend and Mafia underboss, and an ex-prostitute with expensive taste.
Year: 199570019012 · IMDb
A Beautiful Mind (2001) This Oscar-winning drama charts the life and work of famed economist John Forbes Nash Jr., a brilliant man plagued by the anguish of mental illness.
Year: 200160021793 · IMDb
The Seventh Seal (1957) A medieval knight heads home after years of combat. When the black-robed figure of Death confronts him, the knight challenges him to a game of chess.
Year: 195770127971 · IMDb
Catch Me If You Can (2002) An FBI agent makes it his mission to put cunning con man Frank Abagnale Jr. behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Year: 200260024942 · IMDb
Gran Torino (2008) Curmudgeonly Korean War vet Walt confronts his Hmong immigrant neighbors when the family's son tries to steal his beloved 1972 Gran Torino.
Year: 200870105600 · IMDb
The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) This biopic chronicles the life and times of iconic Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh, who led an armed resistance against the British in the 1920.
Year: 200260033227 · IMDb
The Elephant Man (1980) With a disfigured face and barely perceptible speech, John Merrick endures ostracizing behavior as a sideshow attraction in mid-19th century England.
Year: 198060011111 · IMDb
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) When Chris and his son are evicted, they face trying times as a desperate Chris accepts an unpaid internship at a stock brokerage firm.
Year: 200670044605 · IMDb
Central Station (1998) Dora, who writes letters for illiterate people at Rio de Janeiro's railroad station, feels compelled to help a 9-year-old locate his estranged father.
Year: 19988177424 · IMDb
Walk the Line (2005) This acclaimed biopic follows country singer Johnny Cash from his hardscrabble days on an Arkansas farm to his time inside Memphis's Sun Studios.
Year: 200570023968 · IMDb
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) A 23-year-old Che Guevara motorcycles across South America with friend Alberto, a trek that crystallizes the future revolutionary's political beliefs.
Year: 200460034802 · IMDb
Glory (1989) 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.
Year: 1989547335 · IMDb
Titanic (1997) This cinematic spectacle -- winner of 11 Oscars -- follows society girl Rose and penniless artist Jack as they fall in love just as tragedy strikes.
Year: 19971181461 · IMDb
The Remains of the Day (1993) 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.
Year: 199360011325 · IMDb
Budhia Singh: Born to Run (2016) Born into poverty and sold by his mother to a street vendor, a 5-year-old boy becomes India's first marathon-running champion despite his youth.
Year: 201680165849 · IMDb
Die Beste aller Welten (2017) Seven-year-old Adrian enjoys an idyllic childhood with his single mother in Salzburg, until her heroin habit threatens their joyful existence.
Year: 201780177694 · IMDb
System Crasher (2020) Traumatized, violent and yearning for love, 9-year-old Benni bonds with a gruff mentor as child-services workers struggle to find her a home.
Year: 202081071573 · IMDb
Boyz n the Hood (1991) 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.
Year: 1991328438 · IMDb
Ray (2004) In this biopic, Jamie Foxx portrays rhythm and blues legend Ray Charles, who rose from obscurity and overcame his struggles to become world famous.
Year: 200470001994 · IMDb
The Theory of Everything (2014) As his esteem grows in the world of physics, Stephen Hawking's body is ravaged by ALS, forcing his increasing dependence on his devoted wife, Jane.
Year: 201480000644 · IMDb
The Breadwinner (2017) A courageous 11-year-old Afghan girl disguises herself as a boy and takes on odd jobs to provide for her family when her father is arrested.
Year: 201780217121 · IMDb
Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008) A moving portrayal of the 2006 train bombings in Mumbai, this Indian drama follows the interconnected stories of several strangers.
Year: 200870106268 · IMDb
A Star Is Born (2018) When an aspiring singer develops a passionate relationship with a seasoned musician, her career begins to soar as his vices trigger a downward spiral.
Year: 201880221908 · IMDb
West Beirut (1999) Three intrepid teens roam the streets of Beirut in the midst of civil war, filming on a Super 8 camera and reckoning with the pains of growing up.
Year: 199960000513 · IMDb
Seven Pounds (2008) Weighed down by a dark secret, IRS agent Ben Thomas tries to improve the lives of seven strangers in need of a second chance.
Year: 200870104313 · IMDb
The Thin Red Line (1998) In this lyrical account of the 1942 battle for Guadalcanal, several soldiers become a tight-knit group as they each struggle with the horrors of war.
Year: 199818171134 · IMDb
Apollo 13 (1995) Technical troubles scuttle the Apollo 13 mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew in this chronicle of a true story.
Year: 1995262866 · IMDb
Philomena (2013) An aging Irishwoman teams with a floundering journalist to find the son she was forced to give up for adoption 50 years ago.
Year: 201370293789 · IMDb
The Aviator (2004) Leonardo DiCaprio portrays eccentric tycoon Howard Hughes, who turned a small fortune into a massive one by building Hollywood and aviation empires.
Year: 200470011213 · IMDb
Wadjda (2012) A persistent 10-year-old wishes for a new bicycle so she can beat her friend (a boy) in a race. But it's going to take some ingenuity to get one.
Year: 201270258293 · IMDb
Nowhere in Africa (2001) A Jewish couple and their daughter emigrate from Germany to Kenya to escape the Nazis and are forced to adapt to life on an unfamiliar continent.
Year: 200160026143 · IMDb
Story of Women (1989) This drama is based on the true story of Marie-Louise Girard, a French woman put to death for performing unlawful abortions -- an occupation she stumbles into when a friend asks for her assistance in ending a pregnancy.
Year: 198970001748 · IMDb
Frida (2002) This Oscar-winning biopic focuses on painter Frida Kahlo's relationship with her husband and her controversial political and sexual reputation.
Year: 200260024997 · IMDb
Babel (2006) When an American couple vacationing in Morocco falls victim to a random act of violence, a series of events unfolds across four countries.
Year: 200670045866 · IMDb
84 Charing Cross Road (1986) Feisty New York writer Helene mails a note to a small London bookshop, sparking a touching and humorous correspondence with reserved bookseller Frank.
Year: 198660023132 · IMDb
Alexandria ... Why? (1979) Living in Alexandria during World War II, an Egyptian teen enamored with American films dreams of making it in Hollywood.
Year: 197960001801 · IMDb
Cesar and Rosalie (1972) When Rosalie reconnects with her old flame, Cesar becomes insanely jealous and attempts to drive David away but a complicated love triangle soon forms.
Year: 197260026444 · IMDb
Life and Nothing But (1989) Maj. Dellaplane is a military man in World War I who takes on the unenviable, emotionally painful task of sifting through the bodies of men killed in the Verdun countryside and helping their relatives identify them.
Year: 198970012338 · IMDb
120 battements par minute (2017) In 1990s Paris, radical AIDS activists push for new policies while finding love and facing deaths from the devastating disease. Based on true events.
Year: 201781324407 · IMDb
The Young Victoria (2009) Eighteen-year-old British royal Victoria ascends to the throne and is romanced by future husband Prince Albert in this lush period film.
Year: 200970095147 · IMDb
Il Divo (2008) This entertaining docudrama traces the life and career of Italy's Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti and his party's long chokehold on Italian politics.
Year: 200870100556 · IMDb
Lincoln (2012) Director Steven Spielberg takes on the towering legacy of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his stewardship of the Union during the Civil War years.
Year: 201270251896 · IMDb
Vagabond (1985) When a young woman's body is found frozen in a ditch, a series of flashbacks and interviews show the possible reasons why she ended up deceased.
Year: 19851084996 · IMDb
Under the Bombs (2007) Escorted by a Christian cabbie, a divorced Shiite mother takes a risky journey to war-torn Lebanon to find her missing 6-year-old son.
Year: 200770084188 · IMDb
Carol (2015) A wealthy married woman and a female department store clerk begin a forbidden affair in the 1950s that leads to both heartache and liberating joy.
Year: 201580058700 · IMDb
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Two girlfriends on holiday in Spain become smitten with the same artist, unaware that his insanely jealous ex-wife is about to re-enter the picture.
Year: 200870097585 · IMDb
Dirty Dancing (1987) While spending summer with her family in the mountains, 17-year-old Frances falls in love with the resort's free-spirited dance instructor.
Year: 1987445386 · IMDb
Rosa Luxemburg (1986) Tracing every year of socialist activist Rosa Luxemburg's remarkable career, this documentary draws on thousands of pages of her own correspondence.
Year: 198680010203 · IMDb
Ghost (1990) 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.
Year: 199060010395 · IMDb
A Heavy Heart (2015) Long past his heyday, a still-virile boxer tries to reconnect with his daughter as he confronts the onset of a terminal, degenerative neural disorder.
Year: 201580082749 · IMDb
Die göttliche Ordnung (2017) In a Swiss village in 1971, men write the rules -- and a fed up housewife launches a suffrage campaign ahead of a referendum on women's right to vote.
Year: 201780189869 · IMDb
Wackersdorf (2018) Residents of a small town learn of the state government's plans to build a nuclear plant as doubts rise, protests spark and a local politician steps up.
Year: 201881435605 · IMDb
Love Story (1970) Privileged Harvard jock Oliver sparks the anger of his steely, demanding father by falling in love with and marrying a plebeian Radcliffe student.
Year: 197060020297 · IMDb
Rosenstrasse (2003) After her father dies, Hannah notices that her mother is acting very strangely. A look back at her mother's troubled childhood yields explanations.
Year: 200370018270 · IMDb
Mary Kom (2014) This true story chronicles the journey of Indian boxer Mary Kom, who overcame a disapproving father and other obstacles to become a world champion.
Year: 201480015785 · IMDb
Judy (2019) Financially ruined, separated from her children and desperate for a fresh start, Judy Garland embarks on a series of sold-out London concerts in 1968.
Year: 201980223104 · IMDb
Loro (2018) This fictionalized Silvio Berlusconi biography paints a surreal portrait of the former Italian Prime Minister’s excesses while on the comeback trail.
Year: 201880211651 · IMDb
Out of Life (1991) Kidnapped by guerrillas in Beirut, a French photojournalist refuses to yield his dignity despite being tortured and brainwashed by his captors.
Year: 199181344068 · IMDb
Burden (2020) A young man who rises to the top of the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan decides to walk away with the help of an unexpected ally. Based on real events.
Year: 202080240857 · IMDb
Rhino Season (2012) Released from a 30-year prison sentence in Iran, a poet embarks on a search for his wife, who believes he's been dead for decades. Based on true events.
Year: 201281314928 · IMDb
The Iron Lady (2011) Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of Britain, navigates a career destined to change the rules of leadership and politics.
Year: 201170189282 · IMDb
Barney's Version (2011) Barney Panofsky, a Jewish Canadian television producer, reflects in flashbacks on three strange decades of his life -- and three wives.
Year: 201170129177 · IMDb
The Tenth Man (2016) After spending much of his adult life in New York, an affable economist returns home to Buenos Aires and tries to reconnect with his aloof father.
Year: 201680104237 · IMDb
Cuties (2020) Eleven-year-old Amy starts to rebel against her conservative family’s traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew.
Year: 202081111198 · IMDb
Four Minutes (2006) An elderly music teacher who gives piano lessons to prisoners finds a prodigy in a young inmate and devotes herself to developing that talent.
Year: 200670098886 · IMDb
Il Traditore (2019) In a trial that shocks Italy, former Mafia insider Tommaso Buscetta turns informant against his powerful crime family in this fact-based drama.
Year: 201981405362 · IMDb
Nobody Knows I'm Here (2020) A former child singer, traumatized by his experiences, becomes a recluse, nurturing his hurt until a woman comes into his life and really hears him.
Year: 202081020106
Murer: Anatomy of a Trial (2020) In 1963, a former SS officer who orchestrated the murders of thousands of Jews is put on trial – but what follows is a grave miscarriage of justice.
Year: 202081324781
Lavorare con lentezza (2004) Two buddies just getting by in life discover a radio network at the forefront of a student movement, sparking a new political awareness inside of them.
Year: 200481303789
Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995) When the aging Monsieur Arnaud, a retired judge, offers to help Nelly, a beautiful young divorcée, pay her debts by hiring her to work as his secretary, he stifles an obvious attraction for her that erupts when she courts his young publisher.
Year: 199570023793
Il Primo re (2019) In this historical epic based on the ancient tale of Romulus and Remus, the brothers rise to power amidst warring tribes during the 8th-century B.C.
Year: 201981405352
Wer wenn nicht wir (2011) When two university students meet in West Germany during the 1960s, their relationship blurs the lines between love, politics, and revolution.
Year: 201181394887
Berlin Alexanderplatz In this update of the Alfred Döblin novel, Francis is an undocumented West African man who seals his fate when he falls in with a German drug dealer.
Runtime: 03:03:3681048770
The Clockmaker (1974) When an unassuming watchmaker learns that his son is the primary suspect in a murder case, he launches his own investigation.
Year: 197470022996
5 è il numero perfetto (2019) In 1970s Naples, a hit man emerges from retirement with a dark mission: He wants to enlist four hired guns to avenge the killing of his son.
Year: 201981405355
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl (2019) A Jewish girl and her family flee from Berlin and make their way around Europe in an attempt to escape the Nazi occupation. Based on a true story.
Year: 201981349555
