The best dramas on Netflix
1,118 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)
BN 88.4Series
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 | Grave of the Fireflies (1988) | 82.4 | n/a | n/a | 1h 29m |
| 2 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) | 82 | n/a | n/a | 3h 10m |
| 3 | Green Book (2018) | 81.3 | n/a | n/a | 2h 10m |
| 4 | Scarface (1983) | 80.6 | n/a | n/a | 2h 50m |
| 5 | 1917 (2019) | 79 | n/a | n/a | 1h 59m |
| 6 | Lion (2016) | 78.8 | n/a | n/a | 1h 58m |
| 7 | Gone Girl (2014) | 78.4 | n/a | n/a | 2h 29m |
| 8 | About Time (2013) | 78 | n/a | n/a | 2h 3m |
| 9 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) | 77.9 | n/a | n/a | 1h 27m |
| 10 | Fargo (1996) | 77.5 | n/a | n/a | 1h 38m |
| 11 | The Deer Hunter (1978) | 77.5 | n/a | n/a | 3h 3m |
| 12 | The Theory of Everything (2014) | 77.4 | n/a | n/a | 2h 3m |
| 13 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) | 77.3 | n/a | n/a | 1h 57m |
| 14 | Purple Hearts (2022) | 77.3 | n/a | n/a | 2h 2m |
| 15 | Society of the Snow (2023) | 77.2 | n/a | n/a | 2h 23m |
Best drama series on Netflix
| # | Title | BN | IMDb | RT | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breaking Bad (2008) | 88.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2 | Better Call Saul (2015) | 84.7 | 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) | 83.1 | 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 | Grey's Anatomy (2005) | 81.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | The Queen's Gambit (2020) | 81.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) | 81.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 11 | Teen Wolf (2011) | 81.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 | Money Heist (2017) | 81.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Questions about drama on Netflix
What is the best drama movie on Netflix?
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is the highest-scoring drama movie on Netflix right now, at 82.4/100 on our blend of critic and audience ratings.
What is the best drama series on Netflix?
Breaking Bad leads Netflix's drama series at 88.4/100.
How many dramas are on Netflix?
We count 1,118 drama titles on Netflix in the US, checked against the live catalogue every day.
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