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)
8.5
A fittingly punk history of the colorful heyday of Manchester’s music scene
Scrapper (2023)
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)
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)
8.8
An utterly unique genre hybrid combining samurai, mafia, and hip-hop cinema to brilliant effect
Third World Romance (2023)
8.2
A Filipino rom com that rewrites familiar tropes in a more thoughtful and grounded way
Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
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)
9.0
A psychological thriller of the highest quality, masked as an adult fairytale, by the great Guillermo del Toro
Master Gardener (2023)
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