100 Best Dramas of All Time
By Molly Pennington, Stacker
On 3/9/21 at 6:30 PM EST
Dramatic elements elicit strong emotions and pull you into the intimate core of human relationships. Drama as a film category spans a range of genres, including horror, thrillers, noirs, and comedy. These movies can center on heartwarming subjects, be viewed with a tissue in hand, or can take deep dives into serious matters. Dramas force audiences to grapple with issues of morality and the hard choices that govern what s right and wrong.
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The term melodrama has a bad rap as a description for films that are overwrought or sentimental. However, consider how the term melos, a Greek word for music, links with drama and becomes a word that captures the way sweeping scores and evocative musical soundtracks work in films that spark deep emotions. It s a drama if it evokes powerful emotions across subjects such as law and order in Westerns, courtroom plots, or g