Aro Favourite: Drama

108 Drama Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite

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Last Showgirl, The (2025): A middle–aged Pamela Anderson glitters in more ways than one in this moving portrait of seasoned Las Vegas showgirl in career crisis, directed…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Queer (2025): Daniel Craig is drop dead brilliant as the alter ego of William S. Burroughs in this drama based on the author’s 1985 novella about an American…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Apprentice, The (2024): A riveting drama that charts the apprenticeship of Donald Trump as a young huckster in the 1970s and 80s who is mentored in business chicanery by the…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Different Man, A (2024): An unforgettable drama about a disfigured aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. The…; DVD $29.95
Great Lillian Hall, The (2024): A superb showcase for Jessica Lange as Lillian Hall, a grand dame of Broadway who has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Memoir of a Snail (2024): Another sublime stop–motion animated feature from Adam Elliot (Mary & Max) that chronicles the life of an outsider in poignant and hilarious…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Out of Season (2024): A richly layered French romantic drama starring Guillaume Canet (playing a famous actor much like himself) and Alba Rohrwacher as former lovers who…; DVD $29.95
We Were Dangerous (2024): A striking Kiwi fable about three teenage girls who plot to escape an oppressive school for delinquents on an isolated island in the 1950s, it's the…; DVD $29.95
Àma Gloria (Ama Gloria) (2023): Centred by an extraordinary child performance, this is an exquisite French drama bathed in the milk of human kindness in the face of…; DVD $29.95
Anatomy of a Fall (2023): An extraordinary, multi–layered dramatic thriller from France that deservingly won the Palm D'or at Cannes. For the past year, Sandra, a…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Goodbye Julia (2023): An outstanding drama from Sudan about two women – a retired Muslim singer and a Southern Sudanese widow – who forge an unusual friendship…; DVD $29.95
Let the River Flow (2023): A superbly–crafted and moving indigenous rights drama about a young teacher whose repressed Sami heritage is awakened by a protest group who…; DVD $29.95
Aftersun (2022): This quietly devastating story of a father and daughter that share holiday time in the 90's assembles its remembered and video–recorded…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Blaze (2022): A powerful, imaginative Australian drama from Archibald–winning artist Del Kathryn Barton about a twelve–year–old girl conflicted…; DVD $29.95
One Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin) (2022): Lea Seydoux is French movie star royalty but she keeps it real in this sublime film from Mia Hansen–Løve (Bergman Island), one of Europe’s…; DVD $29.95
Quiet Girl, The (An Cailín Ciúin) (2022): An exquisite rites–of–passage drama filmed mostly in the Irish/Gaelic language, it is the very definition of a literary pastoral that…; DVD $29.95
Saint Omer (2022): Inspired by real events, this devastating fictional drama from French–Senegalese director Alice Diop delivers a formally brilliant treatise on…; DVD $29.95
Full Time (A Plien Temps) (2021): A cracker of a French drama that teeters on the edge of a thriller throughout because it’s all about the pressure cooker that is modern life.…; DVD $29.95
Mass (2021): An emotionally devastating drama in which two sets of parents from both sides of a school shooting tragedy agree to meet and talk in an attempt to…; DVD $29.95
Paris, 13th District (Les Olympiades, Paris 13e) (2021): Jacques Audiard’s film charts the interwoven relationships between four twenty–somethings, beautifully played by Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba,…; DVD $29.95
Worst Person in the World, The (2021): Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…; DVD $29.95
Father, The (2020): Anthony Hopkins reaches another career peak in this brilliant conceived and executed drama about an aging man who is losing his sense of…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020): A devastating, personal account of a nightmarish dilemma for a wife and mother working as a translator between the UN, the Serbian aggressors and…; DVD $29.95
Corpus Christi (2019): A devastating, gripping drama based on the true story of a charismatic ex–convict who is mistaken to be a priest in a devout Polish village, a…; DVD $29.95
First Cow (2019): A western set in the Pacific Northwest from acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt (MEEK'S CUTOFF), patiently depicting the hardscrabble way of life of…; DVD $29.95
Truth, The (2019): Dazzling modern family drama from master auteur Kore–eda Hirokazu (SHOPLIFTERS), pairing French screen icons Catherine Deneuve and Juliette…; DVD $29.95
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018): A stonking, irrepressibly popular chronicle of Freddie Mercury and the band Queen's ascension to popular music royalty through the years leading up…; Blu-Ray ~~$25~~ $18.75
Woman at War (2018): A droll yet heroic tale of a fifty–year–old environmental activist who is secretly waging a one–woman–war on the local…; DVD $29.95
20th Century Women (2017): Recalling her turn in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Annette Bening shines once again as a bohemian Californian mom, who here enlists Greta Gerwig and Elle…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Battle of the Sexes, The (2017): Entertainingly playful telling of the story behind the milestone 1973 tennis match in which the 29–year–old women's champ Billie Jean…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Death of Stalin, The (2017): Outrageous "comedy of terrors" from the creator of IN THE LOOP and VEEP, set in Moscow in 1953, where Stalin has just dropped dead and his cronies…; DVD $29.95
Disobedience (2017): Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) directs this powerful and exquisitely melancholy film about a woman who returns to the ultra orthodox Jewish community that…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017): A superbly written dramatic thriller from the director of NIGHTCRAWLER set within the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. Denzel…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Arrival (2016): Amy Adams plays a linguistics expert who is recruited by the military to determine the intentions of seemingly–benign alien visitors who have…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Crown, The - Season 1 (TV Series) (2016): The writer of the acclaimed 2006 movie THE QUEEN, Peter Morgan, turns his attention to Elizabeth II's earlier years. Season One covers her marriage…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016): A feel–good comic misadventure in which a rebellious city kid and his reluctant foster uncle become subjects of a manhunt after they "go bush"…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Jackie (2016): A portrait of Jackie Kennedy following the assassination of her husband John F. Kennedy. Natalie Portman provides an intimate and sensitive portrayal…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Lion (2016): Riveting true story of a boy who becomes separated from his Indian family at the age of 5, and is adopted by Australian parents. As an adult, he…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Odyssey, The (L'odyssée) (2016): A shimmering yet unvarnished biopic of pioneering Frenchman Jacques Cousteau, who invented the aqualung and went on to become a world–famous…; DVD $29.95
Diary of a Teenage Girl, The (2015): This brave and bittersweet portrait of an unusual sexual awakening has Bel Powley as a fledgling cartoonist entering into a relationship with her…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Heavy Water War, The (The Saboteurs) (2015): Thrilling Norwegian mini–series tells the story behind Hitler's plan for obtaining the atomic bomb during WW2, and the heavy water sabotages in…; DVD $34.95
Wild (2015): Vivid adaptation of the memoir by Cheryl Strayed, which chronicled her 1100–mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent…; Blu-Ray ~~$20~~ $15
20,000 Days on Earth (2014): A 24–hour portrait of writer and musician Nick Cave, blending fiction and reality, as it examines the artistic process and the power of the…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Dark Horse, The (2014): Cliff Curtis turns in a magnificent performance in this accomplished and powerful story of speed chess champion Genesis Potini, his battles with…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15, $19.95
Pride (2014): An inspired and inspirational dramatization of true events that took place when a group of Gay Rights activists in London offered generous support to…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Whiplash (2014): A promising young jazz drummer enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Broadchurch - Series 1 (TV Series) (2013): Superb addition to the euro crime craze, with Tennant and Colman bringing a surprisingly fresh take on the mismatched partner scenario, as detectives…; DVD ~~$30~~ $20
Enough Said (2013): Writer/director Nicole Holofcener moves into the first division with her fifth feature film, a savvy divorcee rom–com in perfect accord with…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Orange is the New Black (TV Series) (2013): A bracing, darkly humorous addition to the women–in–prison genre, centred on the plight of a privileged young woman whose fling with a…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Philomena (2013): Poignant drama stars Judi Dench as a elderly Irish woman searching for the child she was forced to give up while working at a convent as a teenager.; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Stoker (2013): Korean director Park Chan–wook (OLD BOY) makes a head–turning English–language debut with this uber–stylish and sensitized…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Wind Rises, The (2013): Hayao Miyazaki's glorious swansong is the poignant story of aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi and his dreams of designing the perfect flying machine…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Amour (2012): An octogenarian couple find their love put to the ultimate test when one of them suffers a stroke in this devastating humanist drama from master…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Artist, The (2011): The director and star of the OSS 117 movies combine for this glorious homage to the Golden Age of cinema, set in 1920s Hollywood on the eve of the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Hook, Line and Sinker (Hook, Line & Sinker) (2011): A blue–collar truck driver struggles to cope with his failing eyesight, despite the love and support of his family, in this grassroots gem from…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Justified - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010): Slick urban western with an old–school U.S. Marshal reassigned from Miami to his childhood home in the poor, rural coal–mining towns of…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
A Single Man (2009): Colin Firth gives a career–best performance as a gay English professor who grieves for his long–time lover in this impeccable and…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Balibo (2009): Searing political thriller based on the death of five Australian–based journalists (one, a Kiwi) who, upon covering the occupation of East…; DVD $19.95
Dogtooth (Kynodontas) (2009): An astringent, blackly comic tale of a modern Greek family whose adult children have been imprisoned in their home since birth. Something of a…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Nine (2009): A stonkingly glamorous screen musical based on FELLINI'S 8 1/2, with famous film auteur Guido Contini struggling to realize his cinematic masterpiece…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
White Ribbon, The (Das weisse Band) (2009): Michael Haneke’s intellectual rigour is paired with a mesmerising sociological drama in this award–winning exploration of the roots of…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
La Vie en Rose (2007): Marion Cotillard excels (and deservingly won a Best Actress Oscar) in this stunning new biopic of the life and times of French singer Edith…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Savages, The (2007): Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney make for convincing, disenchanted siblings in this acute observation of a family crisis surrounding their…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
There Will Be Blood (2007): Rising to the challenge, overachiever Paul Thomas Anderson delivers some formidable filmmaking to match his grim, egocentric tale of burning…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del fauno) (2006): A stunning, sinister netherworld fantasy that parallels an equally compelling story of uprising against a fascist military unit in WWII Spain, this…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Queen, The (2006): A regal Helen Mirren brings command and pathos to the screen as Queen Elizabeth II, an iconic yet closely–guarded world figure whose retreat in…; DVD $14.95
Ten Canoes (2006): Beguiling Aboriginal parable from Rolf de Heer is an evocative time–warp of Australia’s rich ancestry, told through the campfire narration of…; Blu-Ray $19.95
Proposition, The (2005): Grimly intense and atmospheric 'Australian Western' – scripted by singer Nick Cave – is set the outback of the 1880s, where lawman Ray…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
World's Fastest Indian, The (2005): Feelgood drama with a core of goodhearted Kiwi common sense and realism, this relates the true story of Invercargill legend Burt Munro (Hopkins), who…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Downfall (Der Untergang) (2004): Widely acclaimed for its claustrophobic intensity, intelligence and detail, this vivid re–enactment of the last ten days in the life of Adolf…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Vera Drake (2004): An impeccable period drama from Mike Leigh that ranks alongside the director's best work, this is the moving story of a middle aged woman who was…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Mother, The (2003): An unforgettable British drama about an aging widow, alienated from her ambitious son and neurotic daughter, who confronts the vacuum of her life…; DVD $20
Whale Rider (2003): A stirring, widely–acclaimed adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s novel about a young girl’s struggle to win the approval of her patriarchal…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Secretary (2002): A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner) (2001): A ‘cause celebre’ of recent film festivals worldwide, this filmed folktale from the ice–bound Innuit communities of northern Canada,…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $15
Six Feet Under - Season 1 (TV Series) (2001): The acclaimed, innovative HBO comedy–drama about an extremely dysfunctional family that operate a funeral home presided over by their deceased…; DVD ~~$59.95~~ $30
Amores Perros (Love's a Bitch) (2000): Bursting forth with passion, cinematic mettle and pungent local flavours, this debut feature, a triptych of stories set in polyglot Mexico City, is…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $15, $29.95
Quills (2000): A sophisticated ‘bodice–ripper’ that details the twilight years of the Marquis De Sade in suitably heightened style, with Geoffrey…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Straight Story, The (2000): Far from wild at heart, this soft–peddle road movie from the infamous David Lynch is a serene, supremely dignified fable (though based on a…; Blu-Ray $29.95
Traffic (2000): A masterful, suitably complex address of the ‘drug problem’ and how it enslaves consumers, dealers, policy–makers and law–enforcers…; DVD $19.95
Boys Don't Cry (1999): Widely touted dramatisation of the true–life 'Brandon Teena' tragedy set in the grim badlands of America's Midwest, where a teenage girl…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Charles Dickens Collection, The (The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Martin Chuzzlewit, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend) (1999-2005): The BBC's twelve–DVD set offers eight acclaimed mini–series adaptations featuring the creme of Bitish stage and screen performers; DVD ~~$90~~ $67.50
Room for Romeo Brass, A (1999): This extraordinary coming–of–age story places two twelve–year–old boys in the company of a well–meaning but…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Apostle, The (1997): Labour of love – in the best possible sense – for Robert Duvall (as Actor/Writer/Director), raising hellfire as a repentant…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Love and Death On Long Island (1997): Delightful central conceit sees John Hurt fall in love with flaky teen–movie actor Jason Priestley in this decidedly genre and…; Poster (G) $12.95
Kolya (1996): A beautifully sentimental Oscar winner for Best Foreign film – set during the 1988 Russian occupation of Czechoslovakia, when a…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Bridges of Madison County (1995): Meryl Streep's exceptional talent finds a worthy vessel in a repressed housewife whose passions become enflamed by a nomadic photographer (Clint…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Once Were Warriors (1994): As sensational as it is important, Lee Tamahori's adaptation managed to transform Alan Duff's relentlessly down–beat novel about domestic…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Schindler's List (1993): Spielberg deservedly swept the '94 Oscars with this compassionate, consummately–crafted tale of a prominent Nazi's precarious mission to save…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992): Gripping transposition of David Mamet's savage stageplay about ruthless real estate salesmen who reel under a do–or–die sales ultimatum.…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Player, The (1992): A glittering Tinseltown satire that manages to be an intricate, clever, surprising and entertaining thriller all at the same time, with a cast of…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Red Curtain Trilogy (Strictly Ballroom; Romeo and Juliet; Moulin Rouge) (1992-2001): Australian dir. Baz Luhrmann's three visionary modern musicals given a lavish box–set presentation.; DVD ~~$35~~ $25
Prime Suspect (TV Series) (1991-2003): Helen Mirren stars as DCI Tennison in seven award–winning (Emmy and BAFTA) mini–series from the pen of Lynda La Plante.; DVD $54.95
Proof (1991): Near–perfect little drama makes the most of its intriguing premise; a blind photographer interprets the world by having his photographs…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Truly, Madly, Deeply (1990): Charming story of a grief–stricken widow who discovers the ghost of old luvvy resurrected in her living room. Many have fallen truly, madly and…; DVD $25
Do the Right Thing (1989): Spike Lee's tour–de–force of racial friction and personal politics, forged his status as the most important black director in history.…; DVD $39.95
Drugstore Cowboy (1989): A stylised yet vivid journey into the lives of a group of sympathetic, drug–addicted youths in the early '70s. A high point in the career…; Blu-Ray $34.95
Amadeus (1984): Academy–award winning biopic of Mozart's illustrious but brief existence that spawned much of the greatest music ever written. A humourous yet…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Utu - Redux (1983-2013): With lavish technical enhancement and narrative streamlining, this 'Redux' version of the 1983 epic restores its rightful place in the canon of great…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $14.95, ~~$39.95~~ $24.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $34.95
Raging Bull (1980): Robert De Niro gives new meaning to 'method acting' in his portrayal of hot–blooded boxer, Jake La Motta. The film chronicles his violent world…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Network (1976): Explosive drama about an ailing TV station desperate to improve their ratings. Peter Finch won the Best Actor Oscar post–humously as the…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Taxi Driver (1976): Robert De Niro stalks the decaying streets of the Big Apple to Bernard Herrmann's haunting score before flipping his lid and enacting brutal revenge…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15, ~~$40~~ $30
Deliverance (1972): Four businessmen encounter the dark side of both human and mother nature on their weekend canoe trip in the deep South. Aided by that unmistakable…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Psycho (1960): Only Mr. Hitchcock could plunder B–movie conventions and turn in the biggest box–office success of his career. A plethora of…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Paths of Glory (1957): Kubrick's muscular drama deals frankly with the hypocrisy and inhumanity of military ethics, based on a true incident in WWI France. Following a…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951): Cast in a hole until recently, this scathing editorial on media sensationalism and the human spectacle stars Kirk Douglas (never fiercer) as a…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Sunset Boulevard (1950): Faded screen vamp Gloria Swanson and screenwriter William Holden exploit each other mercilessly in this searing dissection of Hollywood decadence,…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Bicycle Thieves (The Bicycle Thief, Ladri di biciclette) (1948): A huge sentimental favourite about a man whose chance at meaningful labour is taken from him when his precious bicycle is stolen from him. Though not…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75

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Aro Favourite: Drama