The Best Drama Movies of 2010

Updated September 24, 2019 985 votes 45 voters 3.7k views50 items

List of the best 2010 drama movies, ranked by how many upvotes they've received by other fans of the genre. Some of the movies on this list are award-winning drama films, so if you're trying to watch Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated drama movies, then these are the ones you want to see. These are all the drama movies that defined the year 2010, so vote for your favorites and help them rise to the top. This poll is also a great resource for finding new movies that you haven't already seen, especially since you can watch trailers for each film right on this page. To make sure this list is as accurate as possible, please don't downvote a movie if you haven't seen it.

Everything from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I to Eclipse is included on this list. This isn't necessarily a list of all drama movies from 2010, but it does contain all the ones worth watching.

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The King's Speech
Helena Bonham Carter, Colin Firth
Released: 2010
Directed by: Tom Hooper
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127 Hours
James Franco, Kate Mara
Released: 2010
Directed by: Danny Boyle
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The Town
Blake Lively, Ben Affleck
Released: 2010
Directed by: Ben Affleck
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True Grit
Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon
Released: 2010
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Shutter Island
Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Williams
Released: 2010
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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The Runaways
Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning
Released: 2010
Directed by: Floria Sigismondi
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2010
Directed by: David Yates
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Black Swan
Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis
Released: 2010
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
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Remember Me
Pierce Brosnan, Robert Pattinson
Released: 2010
Directed by: Allen Coulter
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Secretariat
Diane Lane, John Malkovich
Released: 2010
Directed by: Randall Wallace
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The Bang Bang Club
Malin Åkerman, Ryan Phillippe
Released: 2010
Directed by: Steven Silver
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How to Train Your Dragon
Gerard Butler, Kristen Wiig
Released: 2010
Directed by: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
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The Next Three Days
Olivia Wilde, Elizabeth Banks
Released: 2010
Directed by: Paul Haggis
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The Last Song
Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth
Released: 2010
Directed by: Julie Anne Robinson
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The Social Network
Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones
Released: 2010
Directed by: David Fincher
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The Fighter
Amy Adams, Christian Bale
Released: 2010
Directed by: David O. Russell
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Winter’s Bone
Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes
Released: 2010
Directed by: Debra Granik
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The Book of Eli
Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis
Released: 2010
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
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The Kids Are All Right
Julianne Moore, Annette Bening
Released: 2010
Directed by: Lisa Cholodenko
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Incendies
Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Lubna Azabal
Released: 2010
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
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The American
George Clooney, Violante Placido
Released: 2010
Directed by: Anton Corbijn
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Greenberg
Ben Stiller, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Released: 2010
Directed by: Noah Baumbach
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The Man from Nowhere
Won Bin, Kim Sae-ron
Released: 2010
Directed by: Lee Jung-beom
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Sex and the City 2
Miley Cyrus, Penélope Cruz
Released: 2010
Directed by: Michael Patrick King
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Blue Valentine
Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams
Released: 2010
Directed by: Derek Cianfrance
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