The best dramas on Netflix
1,129 drama titles are streaming on Netflix in the US. These are the top 20 by score, rebuilt every day from the live catalogue, so nothing here has already left.
Top pick
Breaking Bad (2008)
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financ…
Best drama movies on Netflix
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) | 82 | n/a | n/a | 3h 10m |
| 2 | Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | 82 | n/a | n/a | 1h 29m |
| 3 | The Prestige (2006) | 81.4 | n/a | n/a | 2h 10m |
| 4 | Green Book (2018) | 81.2 | n/a | n/a | 2h 10m |
| 5 | Top Gun: Maverick (2022) | 80.9 | n/a | n/a | 2h 11m |
| 6 | Scarface (1983) | 80.6 | n/a | n/a | 2h 50m |
| 7 | Call Me by Your Name (2017) | 80.1 | n/a | n/a | 2h 12m |
| 8 | Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019) | 79.9 | n/a | n/a | 2h 12m |
| 9 | 1917 (2019) | 79.2 | n/a | n/a | 1h 59m |
| 10 | The Sixth Sense (1999) | 78.8 | n/a | n/a | 1h 47m |
| 11 | Lion (2016) | 78.8 | n/a | n/a | 1h 58m |
| 12 | About Time (2013) | 78 | n/a | n/a | 2h 3m |
| 13 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) | 78 | n/a | n/a | 1h 27m |
| 14 | Dallas Buyers Club (2013) | 78 | n/a | n/a | 1h 57m |
| 15 | The Deer Hunter (1978) | 77.8 | n/a | n/a | 3h 3m |
Best drama series on Netflix
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking Bad (2008) | 88.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2 | Better Call Saul (2015) | 84.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 3 | Peaky Blinders (2013) | 83.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 4 | Anne with an E (2017) | 83.4 | n/a | n/a | 47m |
| 5 | The Umbrella Academy (2019) | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | Riverdale (2017) | 82.9 | n/a | n/a | 45m |
| 7 | Dark (2017) | 82.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) | 81.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | The Queen's Gambit (2020) | 81.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Teen Wolf (2011) | 81.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 11 | Money Heist (2017) | 81.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 | Grey's Anatomy (2005) | 81.3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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Questions about drama on Netflix
What is the best drama movie on Netflix?
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) is the highest-scoring drama movie on Netflix right now, at 82/100 on our blend of critic and audience ratings.
What is the best drama series on Netflix?
Breaking Bad leads Netflix's drama series at 88.5/100.
How many dramas are on Netflix?
We count 1,129 drama titles on Netflix in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.
What drama titles were just added to Netflix?
Recent arrivals include Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Triangle of Sadness, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Malcolm & Marie.