The Best PG-13 Drama Movies

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List of PG-13 drama movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG-13 drama movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG-13 drama movie of all time is.

If you think the top drama movie with a PG-13 rating isn't as high as it should be, then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great PG-13 Drama films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG-13 drama film, you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.List contains movies like The Dark Knight and Forrest Gump.

If you're trying to find out "What are the best PG-13 drama movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you, so use this list if you're looking for some new drama movies that are rated PG-13. Between Netflix, Amazon Prime, and other services, there are thousands of great drama movies rated PG-13, so get out there and start watching. Share this list with your friends to get more great movies to the top ranks. {#nodes}

Be sure to also take a peek at Best Historical Dramas, Best Family Dramas, and Best rated R Drama Movies.

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Forrest Gump
Tom Hanks, Sally Field
Released: 1994
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Catch Me If You Can
Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio
Released: 2002
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Cast Away
Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt
Released: 2000
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Philadelphia
Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington
Released: 1993
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
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The Terminal
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Tom Hanks
Released: 2004
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey
Released: 1987
Directed by: Emile Ardolino
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Miss Bala
Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Córdova
Released: 2019
Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke
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The Social Network
Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones
Released: 2010
Directed by: David Fincher
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True Grit
Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon
Released: 2010
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Beaches
Bette Midler, Mayim Bialik
Released: 1988
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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The Others
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston
Released: 2001
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
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Say Anything...
John Cusack, Jeremy Piven
Released: 1989
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
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Step Up
Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan
Released: 2006
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
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(500) Days of Summer
Zooey Deschanel, Minka Kelly
Released: 2009
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Titanic
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
Released: 1997
Directed by: James Cameron
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Thor
Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
Released: 2011
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
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Save the Last Dance
Kerry Washington, Julia Stiles
Released: 2001
Directed by: Thomas Carter
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Pretty in Pink
James Spader, Gina Gershon
Released: 1986
Directed by: Howard Deutch
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Spider-Man 2
Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst
Released: 2004
Directed by: Sam Raimi
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Doctor Zhivago
Omar Sharif, Julie Christie
Released: 1965
Directed by: David Lean
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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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Moulin Rouge!
Nicole Kidman, Ozzy Osbourne
Released: 2001
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
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City Slickers
Jake Gyllenhaal, Billy Crystal
Released: 1991
Directed by: Ron Underwood
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The Dark Knight
Christian Bale, Michael Caine
Released: 2008
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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Kristen Stewart, Ashley Greene
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