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160 Best Social Issue Dramas Movies To Watch

The Official Story (1985)

7.7

A heartbreaking family drama that reveals the human cost of Argentina’s political unrest in the 20th century

The Monk and the Gun (2024)

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8.1

Pawo Choyning Dorji depicts Bhutan through this fascinatingly gentle comedy during its shift to democracy

Pelle the Conqueror (1987)

7.2

A well-done, though lengthy, adaptation of the classic Danish immigrant novel

Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996)

best

8.4

Absurdist comedy makes for unusual but powerful framing in this wry commentary on Palestinian identity

My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024)

7.0

Love enables survival in this moving drama about the refugee experience

American Fiction (2023)

best

8.0

This sharp and hilarious social satire about African American art is as entertaining as it is enlightening

Mutt (2023)

best

8.3

A Sundance-awarded film that actually stands the test of time, a brave new addition to the trans cinema canon

Blood Vessel (2023)

7.0

A brutal Nigerian survival thriller where escape is possible, but only at a cost

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

8.1

A star-studded and riveting legal drama with a blockbuster feel.

Sankofa (1993)

7.4

Haile Gerima returns to source in his groundbreaking historical drama

The Black Book (2023)

7.0

A Nigerian revenge thriller seeking justice against corrupt institutions

Third World Romance (2023)

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8.2

A Filipino rom com that rewrites familiar tropes in a more thoughtful and grounded way

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