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Dramas under 2 hours to stream tonight

Dramas that finish in under two hours. Good for a quiet evening with one or two people who will actually watch rather than talk over it.

Streaming on a subscription or free service in the US as of 2026-11-08: 180 movies with at least 300 TMDB votes, most-voted first. Open a title for where it streams in your country tonight. Streaming availability by JustWatch.

#MovieLengthGenresTMDB
1Joker (2019)2 h 2 minCrime, Thriller8.1
2Inside Out (2015)1 h 35 minAnimation, Family7.9
3The Truman Show (1998)1 h 43 minComedy, Drama8.2
4The Lion King (1994)1 h 29 minAnimation, Family8.3
5Arrival (2016)1 h 56 minDrama, Science Fiction7.6
6The Intouchables (2011)1 h 53 minDrama, Comedy8.3
7The Silence of the Lambs (1991)1 h 59 minCrime, Thriller8.3
8The Imitation Game (2014)1 h 53 minHistory, Drama8.0
9I Am Legend (2007)1 h 41 minDrama, Science Fiction7.2
10Whiplash (2014)1 h 47 minDrama, Music8.4
11Gravity (2013)1 h 31 minScience Fiction, Thriller7.2
12Léon: The Professional (1994)1 h 51 minCrime, Drama8.3
13A Quiet Place (2018)1 h 31 minHorror, Drama7.4
14Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)2 h 42 minComedy, Drama7.4
15Twilight (2008)2 h 2 minFantasy, Drama6.3
16Ex Machina (2015)1 h 48 minDrama, Science Fiction7.6
17The Devil Wears Prada (2006)1 h 49 minDrama, Comedy7.4
18Life Is Beautiful (1997)1 h 56 minComedy, Drama8.4
19Edward Scissorhands (1990)1 h 45 minFantasy, Drama7.7
201917 (2019)1 h 59 minWar, Drama8.0
21Taxi Driver (1976)1 h 54 minCrime, Drama8.1
22Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)2 hDrama, Comedy7.4
23Donnie Darko (2001)1 h 54 minFantasy, Drama7.8
24The Social Network (2010)2 h 1 minDrama7.4
25Scarface (1983)2 h 50 minAction, Crime8.2
26The Sixth Sense (1999)1 h 47 minMystery, Thriller8.0
27American Beauty (1999)2 h 2 minDrama8.0
28Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)1 h 45 minThriller, Action7.4
29The Shape of Water (2017)2 h 3 minDrama, Fantasy7.2
30Your Name. (2016)1 h 46 minAnimation, Romance8.5
31The Notebook (2004)2 h 3 minRomance, Drama7.9
32American Psycho (2000)1 h 42 minThriller, Drama7.4
33Silver Linings Playbook (2012)2 h 2 minDrama, Comedy7.2
34Nightcrawler (2014)1 h 58 minCrime, Drama7.7
35Gran Torino (2008)1 h 56 minDrama8.0
36The Usual Suspects (1995)1 h 46 minDrama, Crime8.2
37Full Metal Jacket (1987)1 h 57 minDrama, War8.1
38Soul (2020)1 h 41 minAnimation, Family8.1
39Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)2 hAction, Comedy6.7
40The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)1 h 43 minDrama7.8
41Requiem for a Dream (2000)1 h 42 minDrama8.0
42(500) Days of Summer (2009)1 h 35 minComedy, Drama7.3
43Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)1 h 55 minCrime, Drama8.1
44The Lion King (2019)1 h 58 minAdventure, Drama7.1
45The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)1 h 57 minDrama7.9
46Bird Box (2018)2 h 4 minHorror, Thriller6.8
47Jojo Rabbit (2019)1 h 48 minComedy, War8.0
48Murder on the Orient Express (2017)1 h 54 minMystery, Drama6.7
4912 Angry Men (1957)1 h 37 minDrama8.6
50The Greatest Showman (2017)1 h 45 minDrama7.9
51Godzilla (2014)2 h 3 minAction, Drama6.4
52Top Gun (1986)1 h 50 minAction, Drama7.1
53Elysium (2013)1 h 49 minScience Fiction, Action6.5
54Room (2015)1 h 58 minDrama, Thriller8.0
55Mean Girls (2004)1 h 37 minDrama, Comedy7.2
56Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)1 h 58 minComedy, Drama7.3
57About Time (2013)2 h 3 minDrama, Romance7.9
58The King's Speech (2010)1 h 58 minDrama, History7.7
59365 Days (2020)1 h 54 minRomance, Drama7.0
60The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)1 h 55 minFantasy, Drama6.5
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