Best on Disney+ › Drama
Included with subscription · US · updated October 29, 2026
Best dramas on Disney+ right now, ranked
The highest-rated dramas you can stream with a standard Disney+ plan in the US today: 25 movies and 25 series, checked title by title. Titles that need a paid add-on channel, a rental or a purchase aren’t counted.
How this is ranked: when a title has at least 5 ratings from Wochly users, its score is their average (green). Otherwise we use TMDB’s user rating weighted by how many people voted (marked “TMDB, weighted”), so a title with a handful of votes can’t outrank an established favorite. Talk, news and reality shows are left out. Availability comes from JustWatch via TMDB and is re-checked every few hours.
Best drama movies on Disney+
- 1
The Lion King (1994)
Animation, Family, Drama
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 2
Soul (2020)
Animation, Family, Drama
Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.
8.0TMDB, weighted
- 3
The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)
Action, Drama, Crime
As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.
8.0TMDB, weighted
- 4
Inside Out (2015)
Animation, Family, Adventure
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 5
Logan (2017)
Action, Drama, Science Fiction
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
7.8TMDB, weighted
- 6
The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
Drama, Romance
A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.
7.8TMDB, weighted
- 7
Luca (2021)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 8
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 9
The Sound of Music (1965)
Drama, Family, Music
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 10
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Comedy, Romance, Drama
On the first day at his new school, Cameron instantly falls for Bianca, the gorgeous girl of his dreams. The only problem is that Bianca is forbidden to date until her ill-tempered, completely un-dateable older sister Kat goes out, too. In an attempt to solve his problem, Cameron singles out the only guy who could possibly be a match for Kat: a mysterious bad boy with a nasty reputation of his own.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 11
The Fault in Our Stars (2014)
Romance, Drama
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 12
Remember the Titans (2000)
Drama
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 13
The Straight Story (1999)
Drama
Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his estranged brother Lyle has suffered a severe stroke. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 14
Flamin' Hot (2023)
Drama, History
The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 15
Prayers for Bobby (2009)
Drama, History, TV Movie
Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 16
The Call of the Wild (2020)
Adventure, Family, Drama
Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 17
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey (2018)
Drama, TV Movie, Crime
On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective, who suspects she was abducted by a serial killer. Based on horrifying true events.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 18
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Drama, Comedy
A young woman from the Midwest gets more than she bargained for when she moves to New York to become a writer and ends up as the assistant to the tyrannical, larger-than-life editor-in-chief of a major fashion magazine.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 19
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 20
Feast (2014)
Animation, Comedy, Drama
This Oscar-winning animated short film tells the story of one man's love life as seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 21
The Sandlot (1993)
Family, Comedy, Drama
During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the right field wall.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 22
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
Adventure, Drama, Family
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 23
Bao (2018)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
An aging Chinese mother suffering from empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 24
EverAfter (1998)
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Danielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother, Rodmilla, is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off the eldest of her two daughters to the prince. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when, under the guise of a visiting royal, she meets the charming Prince Henry.
7.3TMDB, weighted
- 25
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Comedy, Drama, History
Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
7.2TMDB, weighted
Best drama shows on Disney+
- 1
Love, Victor (2020)
Comedy, Drama
Victor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation. When it all seems too much, he reaches out to Simon to help him navigate the ups and downs of high school.
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 2
Shōgun (2024)
Drama, War & Politics
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 3
Loki (2021)
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
After stealing the Tesseract during the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” an alternate version of Loki is brought to the mysterious Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space and monitors the timeline. They give Loki a choice: face being erased from existence due to being a “time variant” or help fix the timeline and stop a greater threat.
8.2TMDB, weighted
- 4
WandaVision (2021)
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
8.1TMDB, weighted
- 5
Andor (2022)
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
8.1TMDB, weighted
- 6
Marvel's Daredevil (2015)
Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
Lawyer-by-day Matt Murdock uses his heightened senses from being blinded as a young boy to fight crime at night on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen as Daredevil.
8.1TMDB, weighted
- 7
Marvel's The Punisher (2017)
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama
A former Marine out to punish the criminals responsible for his family's murder finds himself ensnared in a military conspiracy.
8.0TMDB, weighted
- 8
American Horror Story (2011)
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
8.0TMDB, weighted
- 9
The Bear (2022)
Drama, Comedy
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 10
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 11
Snowfall (2017)
Drama, Crime
Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
7.9TMDB, weighted
- 12
Daredevil: Born Again (2025)
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.
7.8TMDB, weighted
- 13
Hawkeye (2021)
Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure
Former Avenger Clint Barton has a seemingly simple mission: get back to his family for Christmas. Possible? Maybe with the help of Kate Bishop, a 22-year-old archer with dreams of becoming a superhero. The two are forced to work together when a presence from Barton’s past threatens to derail far more than the festive spirit.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 14
Boy Meets World (1993)
Drama, Comedy, Family
The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.
7.7TMDB, weighted
- 15
Perfect Crown (2026)
Comedy, Drama
In 21st-century Korea under a constitutional monarchy, a chaebol heiress with everything but status tries to take control of her future after crossing paths with a lonely prince with nothing but his title. Together, bound by a contract marriage, they begin a class-defying romance to rewrite destiny.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 16
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019)
Family, Comedy, Drama
A group of East High students countdown to the opening night of their school’s first-ever production of “High School Musical.” Showmances blossom; friendships are tested while new ones are made; rivalries flare and lives are changed forever as these young people discover the transformative power that only a high school drama club can provide.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 17
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Following the events of “Avengers: Endgame”, the Falcon, Sam Wilson and the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities, and their patience.
7.6TMDB, weighted
- 18
Big Mouth (2022)
Mystery, Drama, Crime
A lawyer with a ten-percent winning rate is caught up in a murder case and becomes the notorious and genius con artist, Big Mouse, overnight. In order to survive and protect his family, he tries to reveal the true colors of the privileged people involved in a huge conspiracy.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 19
Jessie (2011)
Comedy, Kids, Drama
An idealistic teen from rural Texas embarks on the adventure of a lifetime when she decides to leave behind starry nights for big city lights. Thrilled to be on her own and determined not to be intimidated by New York City, she accepts a job as nanny for a high-profile couple with four kids. Helping to keep her moral compass in check are Bertram, the family's butler, and Tony, the building's 20-year-old doorman.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 20
Snowdrop (2021)
Drama, War & Politics
An enduring love story in 1987 Seoul; Young-ro, a female university student, treats the bleeding Soo-ho, a student attending a prestigious university, who one day jumps into a women's university dormitory despite the dangerous situation.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 21
Moving (2023)
Mystery, Drama, Action & Adventure
Children who live in hiding with superpowers, along with their parents who live with painful secrets of the past, face enormous dangers together.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 22
Dopesick (2021)
Crime, Drama
The story of how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. Look into the epicenter of America's struggle with opioid addiction, from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of "one percenter" Big Pharma Manhattan.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 23
X-Men: Evolution (2000)
Kids, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Teenagers Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat, and Spike fight for a world that fears and hates them.
7.5TMDB, weighted
- 24
A Shop for Killers (2024)
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery
A niece who lost her parents and grew up in the hands of an uncle who runs a shopping mall faces a new truth after her uncle's sudden death.
7.4TMDB, weighted
- 25
Light Shop (2024)
Mystery, Drama
In a mysterious shop that sells lamps, the dead may return to the world of the living, while the living may not walk out alive.
7.4TMDB, weighted
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