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.
Because of the format, Margo’s Got Money Troubles doesn’t quite have the same laugh-out-loud humor as the original novel– televised…
From the creators of HBO’s Mare of Easttown comes Task, a gritty crime drama that follows two men —one cop…
Dir. Paolo Sorrentino
In his last few months as president, Mariano de Santis has a few loose ends to tie up. This includes…
Dir. Tracie Laymon
With the anonymity of the internet, it’s hard to trust that the stranger on the other side would be a…
Dir. Eva Victor
In Sorry, Baby, an unspeakable act of cruelty disrupts Agnes’ ambitious rise to the top. Despite being a literature professor,…
Dir. Roshan Sethi
Sure, many of the tropes in this feel-good romcom would be familiar. Naveen, a shy Indian doctor, loves Jay, a…
Dir. Francis Lawrence
The dystopian survival thriller isn’t concerned about the reasons behind its death marathon, only giving a short speech about a…
Dir. Harry Lighton
Given the other depictions of BDSM on film, we weren’t sure how Pillion would turn out. Much more so with…
Dir. RaMell Ross
The first things that grab your attention in Nickel Boys are its beauty and technicality. Director RaMell Ross, a large-format…
Dir. Coralie Fargeat
There is nothing quite like The Substance right now. It’s unsubtle, it’s provocative, and its satirical humor can be a…
Dir. Jesse Eisenberg
A Real Pain is a deceptively simple film. There’s not a lot going on on the surface, but Eisenberg’s smart…
With the gorgeous period costumes, the romance, and the familial dynamics, you would think that Like Water for Chocolate’s latest…
Dir. Payal Kapadia
All We Imagine as Light is a political film that has many smart and moving things to say about the…
After the only war the Americans have lost, American post-Vietnam war portrayals tend to lean as patriotic revenge fantasies or…
Dir. Brady Corbet
Just a few minutes in, you can already feel the immensity of The Brutalist. The rousing score stirs you. The…
Dir. Ray Yeung
While the film is calm, contemplative, and never goes into histrionics, there’s a deep-seated anger in All Shall Be Well…
Dir. Baltasar Kormákur
With the internet able to connect people from miles away, the concept of the one that got away has become…
If you’re expecting the sleek, playful, and totally over-the-top spy shenanigans of 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, you’re not going…
Dir. Viggo Mortensen
Written, directed, and scored by Viggo Mortensen, The Dead Don’t Hurt is a visually stunning, emotionally potent, but still impressively…
Dir. Park So-yeon
High school can be an incredibly cruel place, but it’s not as systematically cruel as the Baekyeon Girls’ High School…
Dir. Dev Patel
Often deemed as South Asian John Wick, Monkey Man, of course, has plenty of the stylish action that’s been captivating…
Dir. Andrea Arnold
Given the genre being centered on a child protagonist, many coming-of-age stories sideline parents in the narrative, sometimes to the…
Dir. Titus Kaphar
Exhibiting Forgiveness does what it says in the title. The plot moves when a repentant family member returns to the…
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