Top rated 18 pop-culture icon movies with Drama

Check out today’s highest ranked pop-culture icon Drama movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best pop-culture icon Drama movies, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Judy (2019)

Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.

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2019-09-27 | Drama / History

Cast

Renée Zellweger, Finn Wittrock

Rating

rating icon 6.711
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    performance of a lifetime
  2. Ranked #1 for
    iconic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    tragic hero

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2 Blonde (2022)

From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.

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2022-09-16 | Drama

Cast

Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody

Rating

rating icon 6.009
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sexually explicit
  2. Ranked #1 for
    long-legged actor
  3. Ranked #1 for
    statuesque

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3 Rocketman (2019)

The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.

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2019-05-17 | Music / Drama

Cast

Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell

Rating

rating icon 7.325
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    musically talented actor
  2. Ranked #1 for
    rocking
  3. Ranked #1 for
    with the best music

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4 Respect (2021)

The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

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2021-08-12 | Drama / Music

Cast

Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker

Rating

rating icon 6.83
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    Biography
  2. Ranked #1 for
    domineering character
  3. Ranked #2 for
    most famous role

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5 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.

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2019-09-07 | Drama / History

Cast

Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks

Rating

rating icon 6.969
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    humble
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cynical view
  3. Ranked #2 for
    cynical

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6 The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war on drugs, ultimately aiming to stop her from singing her controversial ballad, "Strange Fruit."

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2021-03-31 | Music / Drama

Cast

Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes

Rating

rating icon 6.608
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    lynching
  2. Ranked #1 for
    splendid performance
  3. Ranked #1 for
    patriotic song

Trailer

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7 Nothing Compares (2022)

Since the beginning of her career, Sinéad O’Connor has used her powerful voice to challenge the narratives she was surrounded by while growing up in predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland. Despite her agency, depth and perspective, O’Connor’s unflinching refusal to conform means that she has often been patronized and unfairly dismissed as an attention-seeking pop star.

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2022-09-23 | Documentary / Music

Cast

Sinéad O'Connor, John Reynolds

Rating

rating icon 7.897
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    most distinctive
  2. Ranked #1 for
    defiant
  3. Ranked #1 for
    one hit wonder

Trailer

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8 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

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2022-12-20 | Music / History

Cast

Naomi Ackie, Ashton Sanders

Rating

rating icon 7.037
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    ultimate demise
  2. Ranked #1 for
    angelic voice
  3. Ranked #2 for
    good sound

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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody trailer
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9 The High Note (2020)

Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.

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2020-06-10 | Romance / Comedy

Cast

Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross

Rating

rating icon 7.008
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    like Inside Llewyn Davis
  2. Ranked #1 for
    comic flairs
  3. Ranked #2 for
    ringing false

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10 Being the Ricardos (2021)

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

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2021-12-10 | Drama / History

Cast

Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem

Rating

rating icon 6.523
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    lack of charisma
  2. Ranked #1 for
    odd casting
  3. Ranked #1 for
    spot-on

Trailer

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