From buzzy blockbusters to hidden gems, these films all deserve a spot on your watchlist.
In some cases, art imitates life with big-name actors telling the true stories of infamous criminals.
Here areEntertainment Weeklys picks for the best drama movies on Amazon Prime Video.
Barry Keoghan in ‘Saltburn’; Zendaya in ‘Challengers’; Charlize Theron in ‘Monster’.Credit:Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios; Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures; Newmarket Releasing/Everett
Its universal message and heartfelt performances have madeIts a Wonderful Lifea classic worth watching every year.
The film has since grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide and earned seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
The film portrays Dickinsons gifted mind from an early age, finding pleasure and poetry in her growing independence.
Mike Faist and Zendaya in ‘Challengers’.Niko Tavernise/Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc.
Writer-director Sarah Polleywon an Oscar for her dialogue-heavy screenplay.
Sylvester Stallon and Michael B. Jordan in ‘Creed’.Barry Wetcher/Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection
Kim Tae-ri and Kim Min-hee in ‘The Handmaiden’.Everett Collection
James Stewart (center) and Donna Reed in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’.Everett Collection
Charlie Hunnam and Tom Holland in ‘The Lost City of Z’.Aidan Monaghan/Bleecker Street Media/Everett
Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck in ‘Manchester by the Sea’.Claire Folger
George Clooney in ‘Michael Clayton’.Warner Bros./Everett
Christina Ricci and Charlize Theron in ‘Monster’.Everett Collection
Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’.Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures
Adam Driver in ‘Paterson’.Mary Cybulsky
Cynthia Nixon and Jennifer Ehle in ‘A Quiet Passion’.A Quiet Passion/Hurricane Films/Music Box Films
Barry Keoghan in ‘Saltburn’.Courtesy of MGM and Amazon Studios
Riz Ahmed in ‘Sound of Metal’.Courtesy of TIFF
Cicely Tyson in ‘Sounder’.Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty
(From left) Liv McNeil, Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Kate Hallett, Rooney Mara, and Judith Ivey in ‘Women Talking’.Michael Gibson/United Artists Releasing
