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Last updated October 24, 2026

Dramas with an emotional payoff. The top picks are Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Your Name., Forrest Gump. The 10 films below rank highest on TMDB among titles with thousands of votes, so each one has a large audience behind its score. Streaming availability is for the US as of October 24, 2026.

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

1995 · Comedy, Drama, Romance · 190 min · TMDB 8.5/10

Rated 8.5/10 by 4,635 TMDB voters.

TMDB synopsis: Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI.

US streaming: Netflix

Your Name.

2016 · Animation, Romance, Drama · 106 min · TMDB 8.5/10

Rated 8.5/10 by 13,132 TMDB voters.

TMDB synopsis: High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives.

US streaming: HBO Max

Forrest Gump

1994 · Comedy, Drama, Romance · 142 min · TMDB 8.5/10

Rated 8.5/10 by 30,724 TMDB voters.

TMDB synopsis: A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do.

US streaming: Paramount+

Cinema Paradiso

1988 · Drama, Romance · 124 min · TMDB 8.4/10

Rated 8.4/10 by 5,025 TMDB voters.

TMDB synopsis: A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.

US streaming: not on a US subscription service as of October 24, 2026

A Silent Voice: The Movie

2016 · Animation, Drama, Romance · 129 min · TMDB 8.4/10

Rated 8.4/10 by 4,744 TMDB voters.

TMDB synopsis: Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf.

US streaming: Crunchyroll

Modern Times

1936 · Comedy, Drama, Romance · 87 min · TMDB 8.3/10

Rated 8.3/10 by 4,240 TMDB voters.

TMDB synopsis: 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...

US streaming: Prime Video, HBO Max

Five Feet Apart

2019 · Romance, Drama · 116 min · TMDB 8.2/10

Rated 8.2/10 by 6,013 TMDB voters.

TMDB synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient.

US streaming: not on a US subscription service as of October 24, 2026

The Handmaiden

2016 · Thriller, Drama, Romance · 145 min · TMDB 8.2/10

Rated 8.2/10 by 4,553 TMDB voters.

TMDB synopsis: 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki.

US streaming: Prime Video

Casablanca

1943 · Drama, Romance · 102 min · TMDB 8.1/10

Rated 8.1/10 by 6,298 TMDB voters.

TMDB synopsis: In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

US streaming: HBO Max

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2004 · Science Fiction, Drama, Romance · 108 min · TMDB 8.1/10

Rated 8.1/10 by 16,902 TMDB voters.

TMDB synopsis: Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same.

US streaming: not on a US subscription service as of October 24, 2026

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Sources: TMDB for titles, ratings, runtimes and synopses. JustWatch (via TMDB) supplies streaming availability. Streaming lists change often. Check the service before you plan your night.