The Best R-Rated Drama Movies

Updated September 3, 2020 11.9k votes 338 voters 32.3k views

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List of R-Rated drama movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated drama movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Drama movie of all time is. If you think the top drama movie with an R 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 R-Rated Drama films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Drama film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

List contains movies like The Godfather and Pulp Fiction.

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The Godfather
Al Pacino, Marlon Brando
Released: 1972
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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Braveheart
Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau
Released: 1995
Directed by: Mel Gibson
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Goodfellas
Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 1990
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Gladiator
Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix
Released: 2000
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm McDowell, Warren Clarke
Released: 1971
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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The Godfather Part II
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
Released: 1974
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito
Released: 1975
Directed by: Miloš Forman
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Christian Bale, Russell Crowe
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Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway
Released: 1967
Directed by: Arthur Penn
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Almost Famous
Zooey Deschanel, Kate Hudson
Released: 2000
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
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Enemy of the State
Will Smith, Jack Black
Released: 1998
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Full Metal Jacket
Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey
Released: 1987
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Rain Man
Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman
Released: 1988
Directed by: Barry Levinson
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Apocalypse Now
Marlon Brando, Harrison Ford
Released: 1979
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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Erin Brockovich
Julia Roberts, Marg Helgenberger
Released: 2000
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Donnie Darko
Drew Barrymore, Ashley Tisdale
Released: 2001
Directed by: Richard Kelly
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Sin City
Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis
Released: 2005
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Glengarry Glen Ross
Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin
Released: 1992
Directed by: James Foley
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara
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American Psycho
Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe
Released: 2000
Directed by: Mary Harron
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JFK
Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman
Released: 1991
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Brokeback Mountain
Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal
Released: 2005
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Raging Bull
Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci
Released: 1980
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Rosemary's Baby
Mia Farrow, Tony Curtis
Released: 1968
Directed by: Roman Polanski
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Johnny Depp, Charlie Sheen
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