265 Best Character-driven Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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If you're less about adventurous plots, and more about the emotional journey and relationship arcs, we've got you covered. Here are the best character-driven movies and shows to stream right now.

Hard Days (2023)

7.0

A detective has a series of terrible, horrible days in this decent Japanese thriller remake

24 Hour Party People (2002)

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8.5

A fittingly punk history of the colorful heyday of Manchester’s music scene

Scrapper (2023)

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8.3

An expectedly sunny, funny film about childhood grief led by a charismatic young breakout

Doi Boy (2023)

7.8

Nontawat Numbenchapol dives into feature film in this stunning, thrilling debut

Richard III (1995)

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8.7

An inspired Shakespeare update with a terrifying Ian McKellen performance at its center, this is a masterpiece of its own

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

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8.8

An utterly unique genre hybrid combining samurai, mafia, and hip-hop cinema to brilliant effect

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

Boys Don’t Cry (1999)

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8.6

The first mainstream picture focusing on a trans man is both a milestone and a tough watch

tick, tick… BOOM! (2021)

7.6

An emotional musical biopic whose unwieldiness feels totally sincere

Nightmare Alley (2021)

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9.0

A psychological thriller of the highest quality, masked as an adult fairytale, by the great Guillermo del Toro

Master Gardener (2023)

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8.7

Yet another tortured-soul-thriller-banger by one of American indie cinema's best

Forgotten Love (2023)

7.7

The stunning third take of the classic Polish pre-war melodrama

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