Aro Favourite: Drama

93 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
Chernobyl (TV Mini-Series) (2019): Powerful dramatisation of the 1986 nuclear accident in Ukraine, one of the worst man–made catastrophes in history. Unfolds in 5…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
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…; DVD $19.95 | 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
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
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
Lean on Pete (2017): An unforgettably moving portrayal of the bond developed between a 15–year old boy with no knowledge of horses and an aging race horse. Directed…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Lucky (2017): Harry Dean Stanton plays an eccentric and fiercely independent veteran called Lucky, who lives in a small Arizona desert town. A gentle exploration…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
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
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
La La Land (2016): The wunderkind director of WHIPLASH fashions another bold, contemporary love letter to the Jazz age, this time as a widescreen, technicolor romantic…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
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 ~~$15~~ $11.25
Grandma (2015): Satisfying indie comedy–drama starring Lily Tomlin in a rare starring role as an acerbic lesbian grandmother who receives an unexpected visit…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
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
Love is Strange (2014): Poignant drama with John Lithgow and Alfred Molina starring as a recently married gay couple who are forced to move into separate households after…; 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
Gloria (2013): Another superb Chilean drama in the wake of the previous year's NO, Paulina Garcia plays a free–spirited 58–year–old divorcee who…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
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 ~~$20~~ $15
Boardwalk Empire - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010): Stunning period detail and the endless intrigue of organised crime characterize this marquee HBO production, centred on the empire surrounding…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
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
Dean Spanley (2008): This Kiwi–British production cross–breed is a charmingly eccentric, surprisingly moving 'drawing room' drama set in Edwardian Britain in…; 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
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
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
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
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
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
Topsy-Turvy (1999): Rewarding biopic of Gilbert & Sullivan's ('HMS Pinafore', 'Pirates of Penzance') creative partnership that yields not so much drama as fascinating,…; DVD ~~$30~~ $20
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Citizen Kane (1941): Orson Welles ground–breaking work chronicles a publishing tycoon's rise to power, told through a reporter's efforts to discover the meaning of…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
La Regle Du Jeu (Rules of the Game) (1939): Considered one the greatest films in history, this downbeat yet incisive satire centres around weekend shooting party that results in a myriad of…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50

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