From untangling tall tales to sweeping romances, here is our latest list of the best drama films on Netflix right now and why they're mustwatch. The 25 best drama movies on Netflix From untangling tall tales to sweeping romances, here is our latest list of the best drama films on Netflix right now and why they're mustwatch. By Kevin Jacobsen and Sammi Burke on November 5, 2025 11:30 a.m. ET :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/Netflixdramamovies032724506959c285ca41a3be21595593bff2ae.

From untangling tall tales to sweeping romances, here is our latest list of the best drama films on Netflix right now and why they're must-watch.

The 25 best drama movies on Netflix

From untangling tall tales to sweeping romances, here is our latest list of the best drama films on Netflix right now and why they're must-watch.

By Kevin Jacobsen and Sammi Burke

on November 5, 2025 11:30 a.m. ET

Florence Pugh as Elizabeth 'Lib' Wright in 'The Wonder'; Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran in 'The Irishman'; Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil Burbank in 'The Power of the Dog'. Credit:

Aidan Monaghan/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection; Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection; Kirsty Griffin/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection

One of the best characteristics of drama films is how seamlessly they combine with any other genre. Maybe you're in the mood for a straight suspenseful couple of hours, but perhaps you're dreaming of swoon-worthy elements — you want the love interests to have to work to *earn* them, though — so you go for a romantic drama. Or maybe you're looking for something to tug on your heartstrings, so you sit down to a coming-of-age tale.

From historical fiction to modern docudramas, here are the best dramas available to stream on Netflix as of November 2025.

Benedict Cumberbatch as Colonel Mackenzie in '1917'. François Duhamel/Universal

Sam Mendes immerses us in the hell of war in this visceral drama set in the heart of World War I. Lance corporals William Schofield (George MacKay) and Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) are tasked with relaying an important message to a superior to call off a scheduled attack that would put British troops in harm's way. Schofield and Blake traverse the precarious battlefields of northern France, and Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins' expert camerawork makes the film appear to be shot with only two uninterrupted takes. As EW's critic writes, this trick "effectively drops the viewer into the center of the story and compels them to stay there." —*Kevin Jacobsen*

Where to watch *1917*: Netflix

**EW grade:** A–

**Director:** Sam Mendes

**Cast:** George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

Rachel McAdams as Barbara Simon and Abby Ryder Forston as Margaret Simon in 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.'. Dana Hawley/Lionsgate

It took more than 50 years for Judy Blume's beloved coming-of-age novel to be adapted to film, but its themes remain as universal as they were all those years ago. Set in 1970, the film follows 11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) as she grapples with the many changes in her life, from moving to a new town to the turbulence of puberty. Through it all, her mother, Barbara (a never-better Rachel McAdams), deals with her own struggles while trying to have a better relationship with her daughter than she had with her parents. The result is "an endearing portrait of girlhood," writes EW's critic, "an adaptation that's well worth the wait." —*K.J.*

Where to watch *Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret*: Netflix

**EW grade:** A–**

**Director:** Kelly Fremon Craig**

**Cast:** Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, Elle Graham, Benny Safdie, Kathy Bates

Boy Erased (2018)

Théodore Pellerin as Xavier and Lucas Hedges as Jared Eamons in 'Boy Erased'. Focus Features

Jared (Lucas Hedges) grapples with the horrors of a gay conversion therapy program in this sobering, underrated drama. Based on a true story, the film delves into Jared's struggle with his sexuality, his continued trauma over an incident in college, and his complicated relationship with his homophobic father. While undoubtedly a difficult watch, *Boy Erased* is ultimately a story of resilience, with an achingly vulnerable performance by Hedges.

"There's no doubt that the film's heart is solidly in the right place," writes EW's critic. "And if there is even one confused kid — or mother or father — who sees *Boy Erased* and gains an extra ounce of understanding as a result, then it will have done a real service." —*K.J.***

Where to watch *Boy Erased*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B

**Director:** Joel Edgerton

**Cast:** Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Joe Alwyn, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan

His Three Daughters (2024)

Natasha Lyonne as Rachel, Elizabeth Olsen as Christina, and Carrie Coon as Katie in 'His Three Daughters'.

Sam Levy/Netflix

The grieving process is different for everyone, as we see in this potent indie drama. Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, and Elizabeth Olsen star as estranged sisters who reunite at their father's apartment to prepare for his impending death. Tensions run high as one sister is accused of callously wanting to inherit the (rent-controlled) apartment, another has difficulty summing up their father's life in his obituary, and the third feels caught in the middle. Coon, Lyonne, and Olsen all make a meal of writer-director Azazel Jacobs' well-observed dialogue, evoking the unique bond of sisterhood with devastating clarity. —*K.J.***

Where to watch *His Three Daughters*: Netflix

**Director:** Azazel Jacobs

**Cast:** Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen

I'm Still Here (2024)

Fernanda Torres as Eunice Paiva in 'I'm Still Here'.

Adrian Teijido/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

This moving, Oscar-winning drama follows one woman's resilience through one of Brazil's most tumultuous eras. Based on a true story, the film focuses on Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres), a wife and mother whose politician husband disappears under Brazil's military dictatorship in the '70s. Spurred to find answers, Eunice goes to great lengths to find her husband and becomes a renowned activist over the ensuing decades. Torres delivers a masterclass performance, winning a Golden Globe and earning an Oscar nomination, with the film itself taking home the award for Best International Feature Film. —*K.J.***

Where to watch *I'm Still Here*: Netflix

**Director:** Walter Salles

**Cast:** Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro

I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Jesse Plemons as Jake and Jessie Buckley as Young Woman in 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'.

Mary Cybulski/Netflix

If you're looking for structure or a linear story with a clearly defined ending, then Charlie Kaufman's *I'm Thinking of Ending Things* might not be the right film for you. Written and directed by Kaufman and adapted from Ian Reid's novel by the same name, the film is a psychological thriller that traffics in the surreal, shifting fluidly between narrative and free association, all grounded in excellent performances by the film's actors. Jessie Buckley stars as the Young Woman — her name and occupation changing frequently — who contemplates ending her seven-week relationship during a Thanksgiving trip to meet her new boyfriend Jake's (Jesse Plemons) parents (David Thewlis and Toni Collette) at their farmhouse. Throughout the visit, character ages change, an old janitor weaves himself in and out of the story, and a maggot-infested pig makes more than a few appearances.

There is an explanation for all the absurdity — but you might not catch it on the first viewing. With the film's true premise often clouded, what audiences are left with are Kaufman's "dizzying stretches of dialogue," as EW's critic describes them. These conversations, she says, "have the quality of both earnest debate and avant-garde theater, ebbing and flowing on their own inscrutable tides." *—Sammi Burke*

Where to watch *I'm Thinking of Ending Things*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B

**Director: **Charlie Kaufman

**Cast: **Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette, David Thewlis

The Irishman (2019)

Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran in 'The Irishman'. Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection

Longtime collaborators Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro reunited for this 2019 gangster epic, about the real-life hitman Frank Sheeran and his experiences working for the Mafia. Spanning several decades, the film tracks Frank's evolution from truck driver to trusted gunman for crime boss Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci) and bodyguard for the infamous Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino). Despite his professional success, his home life deteriorates, particularly his relationship with his daughter.

While its 209-minute runtime may be daunting, the film moves along at an entertaining clip (thanks in part to master editor Thelma Schoonmaker), and the viewer's patience is rewarded with a haunting conclusion that recontextualizes all that came before. *The Irishman* scored 10 Oscar nominations, and though it was criminally shut out when it came to wins, time will be kind to the film, even if it wasn't to Sheeran. —*K.J.*

Where to watch *The Irishman*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B+

**Director:** Martin Scorsese

**Cast: **Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, Ray Romano, Stephen Graham, Bobby Cannavale

Lion (2016)

Nicole Kidman as Sue Brierley and Sunny Pawar as Saroo Brierley in 'Lion'. Mark Rogers

Finding your way home is impossible when you don't realize you're lost. Such is the case for Saroo (Sunny Pawar), a child found in Calcutta and raised in Tasmania by adoptive parents. It's not until Saroo reached his 20s that he remembers that he isn't actually from Calcutta — he was found there after being separated from his mother and brother as a young boy. Now aware of the family that might have been missing him this whole time, Saroo embarks on a journey to find the village where he was born and to reconnect with his biological mother and brother. **** Based on the autobiography by Saroo Brierley, *Lion* (the word the author's birth name, Sheru, translates to) offers outstanding Oscar-nominated performances from Dev Patel, who plays Saroo as an adult, and Nicole Kidman, who plays his adoptive mother. —*S.B.*

Where to watch *Lion*: Netflix

**Director:** Garth Davis

**Cast:** Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman**

Marriage Story (2019)

Scarlett Johansson as Nicole, Azhy Robertson as Henry, and Adam Driver as Charlie — the Barbers — in 'Marriage Story'. Wilson Webb/Netflix

Noah Baumbach reached new heights with this bittersweet examination of a relationship in the aftermath of a breaking point. Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver star as Nicole and Charlie, artists in the entertainment industry whose amicable separation soon turns into a nasty divorce and fight for custody over their son. The film even-handedly explores the nature of relationships and societal expectations, with two fully committed performances at its center (plus a scene-stealing, Oscar-winning turn from Laura Dern as Nicole's lawyer). EW's critic calls *Marriage Story* "a movie that somehow makes its intimacy seem like a radical act, one messy, heart-wrecking moment at a time." —*K.J.***

Where to watch *Marriage Story*: Netflix

**EW grade: **A–

**Director:** Noah Baumbach

**Cast:** Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta, Julie Hagerty, Merritt Wever

May December (2023)

Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry and Julianne Moore as Gracie Atherton-Yoo in 'May December'.

Francois Duhamel/Courtesy of Netflix

Todd Haynes' mesmerizing new film defies genre, blending psychological drama and ironic satire as it unravels. Natalie Portman stars as Elizabeth, a television actress who travels to the home of Gracie (Julianne Moore) — a woman she's set to portray in a film — to study her. Gracie was tabloid fodder in the '90s for her sexual relationship with a boy named Joe, whom she met when he was 13, while she was 36 (loosely inspired by the real-life story of Mary Kay Letourneau). All these years later, the couple is married with three kids, and doing their best to leave their controversy behind them. But the arrival of Elizabeth leads a now-grown-up Joe (Charles Melton) to reexamine his relationship, while Gracie gradually becomes resentful of the actress insinuating herself into their lives.

*May December* succeeds most as a well-observed, well-acted character study; the nature of Gracie and Joe's relationship is thorny, but so is Elizabeth's obsessive probing. Because, as the film demonstrates on both a surface and subtextual level, there's always more to the story. —*K.J.*

Where to watch *May December*: Netflix

**EW grade: **A–

**Director:** Todd Haynes

**Cast:** Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton

On the Basis of Sex (2018)

Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 'On the Basis of Sex'. Focus Features

This biopic about Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a compelling saga of a trailblazer in her early years. Felicity Jones portrays the future Supreme Court justice as a young law student looking to make her mark on the world — and frequently running into roadblocks due to her gender in a male-dominated society. She eventually becomes a law professor and sets out to challenge sex-based discrimination, making a name for herself as an equal rights advocate in the process. EW's critic writes that *On the Basis of Sex* "represents a noble attempt to showcase the roots of how deeply her efforts and passions would come to alter the fabric of American life." —*K.J.***

Where to watch *On the Basis of Sex*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B

**Director:** Mimi Leder

**Cast:** Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates

The Outrun (2024)

Saoirse Ronan as Rona in 'The Outrun'.

Martin Scott Powell/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Saoirse Ronan took on one of her most challenging roles to date with this quietly absorbing independent drama. The four-time Oscar nominee plays Rona, a young Scottish woman struggling with alcoholism who returns home after an extended stay in rehab. While she tries to adjust to a newly sober life, Rona is haunted by her past as she battles the urge to drink. It's a powerful showcase for Ronan, who's rarely played in such dark territory before. As EW's critic writes, she "elevates the film to a moving tale of overcoming one's demons and learning to savor life as it comes." —*K.J.***

Where to watch *The Outrun*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B

**Director:** Nora Fingscheidt

**Cast:** Saoirse Ronan, Paapa Essiedu, Nabil Elouahabi, Izuka Hoyle, Lauren Lyle, Saskia Reeves, Stephen Dillane

Phantom Thread (2017)

Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock in 'Phantom Thread'.

Laurie Sparham/Focus Features/Courtesy Everett

Paul Thomas Anderson's beautiful, dark, twisted love story unfolds with the precision of the urbane fashion designer at its center. Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Reynolds Woodcock, a celebrated dressmaker in 1950s London who falls in love with Alma (Vicky Krieps), a waitress who soon becomes his muse. Though Reynolds' sister Cyril (a scene-stealing Lesley Manville) fears that Alma may be distracting him from his work, Alma proves herself equally matched with the stubborn Reynolds. Adorned with Oscar-winning costumes and a nominated score by Jonny Greenwood, *Phantom Thread* is a hypnotic (and shockingly honest) exploration of love and the shifting power dynamics therein. —*K.J.*

Where to watch *Phantom Thread*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B

**Director:** Paul Thomas Anderson

**Cast:** Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville

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The Piano Lesson (2024)

Danielle Deadwyler as Berniece and John David Washington as Boy Willie in 'The Piano Lesson'.

David Lee/Netflix

The theatrical work of August Wilson is ripe for cinematic adaptation, as proved by the Oscar-winning dramas *Fences* (2016) and *Ma Rainey's Black Bottom* (2020). *The Piano Lesson* continues in that tradition of accomplished actors making meals out of Wilson's remarkable writing about the Black experience, this time with a slight horror bent. The film largely takes place in 1936 Pittsburgh, where the dysfunctional Charles family argues over what to do about their family's most treasured heirloom, a piano acquired by their enslaved ancestors.

Packed with rigorous performances — particularly by Danielle Deadwyler — *The Piano Lesson* is a stirring family saga about the tension between honoring one's history and moving forward to chart a new path. —*K.J.***

Where to watch *The Piano Lesson*: Netflix

**EW grade: **A–

**Director:** Malcolm Washington**

**Cast:** John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith**

The Power of the Dog (2021)

Kodi Smit-McPhee as Peter Gordon and Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil Burbank in 'The Power of the Dog'. Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection

Simmering with tension, Jane Campion's moody revisionist Western is a transfixing examination of power and control — and the lengths to which a boy will go to protect his mother. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Phil, a spiteful rancher who torments his brother's (Jesse Plemons) new wife (Kirsten Dunst) and her sensitive teenage son Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) against the backdrop of 1920s Montana. As Phil plays psychological mind games on his farm's new inhabitants, Peter quietly calculates how to get back at his uncle after discovering a buried secret. The widely-acclaimed drama earned a whopping 12 Oscar nominations, including acting nominations for all four central performances, with Campion becoming only the third woman to win Best Director. —*K.J.*

Where to watch *The Power of the Dog*: Netflix

**EW grade:** A–

**Director:** Jane Campion

**Cast: **Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, Frances Conroy

Private Life (2018)

Paul Giamatti as Richard Grimes and Kathryn Hahn as Rachel Biegler in 'Private Life'. Netflix

This emotional dramedy from Tamara Jenkins follows a middle-aged couple and their painstaking efforts to have a baby. With Richard (Paul Giamatti) having sperm issues and Rachel (Kathryn Hahn) struggling with in vitro fertilization, the couple is desperate for solutions. After their niece, Sadie (Kayli Carter), goes to live with them, Rachel considers asking her for help, leading to awkward family tension when Sadie's parents find out. Emotionally honest with just the right dash of humor, *Private Life* is a poignant slice of family drama anchored by Hahn's vulnerable performance. As EW's critic writes of the film, "It's about perseverance, compassion, and empathy." —*K.J.***

Where to watch *Private Life*: Netflix

**EW grade: **A–

**Director:** Tamara Jenkins

**Cast:** Paul Giamatti, Kathryn Hahn, Kayli Carter, Molly Shannon, John Carroll Lynch, Desmin Borges, Denis O'Hare

The Room Next Door (2024)

Tilda Swinton as Martha and Julianne Moore as Ingrid in 'The Room Next Door'.

Courtesy of TIFF

Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar brought his signature flair for melodrama to this, his English-language feature debut. Tilda Swinton stars as Martha, a woman with terminal cancer who enlists her friend and former colleague, Ingrid (Julianne Moore), to join her at a country house where she plans to end her life. While the subject matter is bleak, Almodóvar balances the darkness with a tenderness and sensitivity that comes from a career of exploring women's lives at their most intimate. EW's critic praises *The Room Next Door* as "a heartfelt portrait of friendship: its cozy familiarity, deep warmth, and inevitable sense of unknowability." —*K.J.***

Where to watch *The Room Next Door*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B+

**Director:** Pedro Almodóvar

**Cast:** Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola

Shiva Baby (2020)

Rachel Sennott as Danielle in 'Shiva Baby'. Utopia

Depending on who you are, this acclaimed indie will either play as a hilarious cringe comedy or an anxiety-inducing horror drama. Rachel Sennott stars as Danielle, a college student struggling to balance her chaotic life, as she attends a shiva observation. Amid dozens of prying questions from other attendees about her future, she is mortified to see her sugar daddy at the shiva with his wife, whom she did not know about. "Enter *Shiva* at your own risk," EW's critic quips of the dramedy, "a hell of Danielle's own making maybe, but still a witty, jittery trip." —*K.J.***

Where to watch *Shiva Baby*: Netflix

**EW grade:** B

**Director:** Emma Seligman

**Cast:** Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Polly Draper, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, Dianna Agron

Society of the Snow (2023)

Various characters in 'Society of the Snow'.

This harrowing thriller tells the wild true story of a Uruguayan rugby team whose charter flight to Chile crash-landed in the Andes in 1972. The team was forced to survive unbearably harsh conditions within the snowy mountains, with some even resorting to cannibalism. Director J.A. Bayona depicts their struggle with bracing realism as they try to maintain their spirits and sanity as they try to make their way back to civilization. As Bayona told EW in 2023, "To me, it's more about emotional survival. It's not only physical survival. It's to understand that there's something bigger than yourself."* —K.J.***

Where to watch *Society of the Snow*: Netflix

**Director:** J.A. Bayona

**Cast:** Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Felipe González Otaño, Luciano Chatton, Valentino Alonso, Francisco Romero, Agustín Berruti, Andy Pruss, Simón Hempe, Juan Caruso, Esteban Bigliardi, Rocco Posca, Esteban Kukuriczka, Rafael Federman, Manuela Olivera, Agustín Della Corte, Tomas Wolf

Still Alice (2014)

Julianne Moore as Alice Howland in 'Still Alice'.

JoJo Whilden/Sony Pictures Classics

After decades of brilliance onscreen, Julianne Moore won an Oscar for this wrenching drama, delivering yet another soul-baring performance as a woman struggling with Alzheimer's disease. As Alice Howland, a linguistics professor, Moore embodies her character's internal struggle with heartbreaking accuracy. EW's critic observes, *Still Alice* "grapples with this maddeningly ruthless affliction with remarkable compassion and grace." —*K.J.***

Where to watch *Still Alice*: Netflix**

**EW grade:** B+**

**Directors:** Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland**

**Cast:** Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish

Taxi Driver (1976)

Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in 'Taxi Driver'.

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Though far from the first psychological character study in film history, *Taxi Driver* pushed the boundaries so significantly upon its release that it went on to influence generations of filmmakers. In one of his most committed performances, Robert De Niro stars as Travis Bickle, a troubled Vietnam War veteran and taxi driver working the night shift in New York City. Revulsed by the increasing urban decay around him, Travis' mental instability worsens as he takes drastic actions to protect a 12-year-old girl forced into sex work. Director Martin Scorsese immerses us in Travis's disturbed perspective, offering a blistering vision of 1970s cynicism. —*K.J.*

Where to watch *Taxi Driver*: Netflix

**Director:** Martin Scorsese

**Cast:** Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Leonard Harris, Peter Boyle

The Teachers' Lounge (2023)

Leonie Benesch as Carla Nowak in 'The Teachers' Lounge'.

Sony Pictures Classics/Courtesy Everett

This Oscar-nominated German drama explores the intense pressure of being a teacher in today's culture. Leonie Benesch plays Carla, the new seventh-grade teacher at a school in which her fellow faculty are investigating a series of thefts from their lounge. After Carla spots one of the other educators stealing money, she soon finds herself in over her head as she tries to balance various conflicts, from parents angry that their children were being interrogated to retaliation from the colleague Carla accused.

Director Ilker Çatak deftly ratchets up the tension throughout, and Benesch's performance as audience surrogate is compelling as she tries to do what's right under impossible circumstances. —*K.J.***

Where to watch *The Teachers' Lounge*: Netflix

**Director:** Ilker Çatak

**Cast:** Leonie Benesch, Michael Klammer, Rafael Stachowiak, Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Eva Löbau

Thank You for Your Service (2017)

Haley Bennett and Miles Teller as Saskia and Adam Schumann in 'Thank You for Your Service'. Francois Duhamel/Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett

While numerous films have depicted the hellishness of war, sometimes the more interesting story comes from what happens when soldiers return home. Such is the case with *Thank You for Your Service*, which finds Miles Teller's Iraq War veteran Adam Schumann struggling to readjust to life in Kansas between his PTSD and survivor's guilt. The underrated drama, as EW's critic writes, proved "successful at capturing the Iraq War's effects on American lives," centering on the specific sense of malaise experienced by veterans coming back to a country that doesn't always provide them with the help they need to re-acclimate. —*K.J.*

Where to watch *Thank You for Your Service*: Netflix**

**Director:** Jason Hall

**Cast: **Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze

The Wonder (2022)

Florence Pugh as Elizabeth 'Lib' Wright in 'The Wonder'.

Aidan Monaghan/Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection

Following the Great Famine in 19th-century Ireland, British nurse Lib (Florence Pugh) is called to look after a girl who has not eaten in months, claiming to be fed with "manna from Heaven." As villagers come to be in the presence of a seemingly holy girl, Lib meets a journalist (Tom Burke) who suspects it all to be a ruse.

Tackling themes of science vs. faith and family trauma, this period drama nearly tips over into gothic horror, brimming with moody atmosphere. As EW's critic notes, "The sumptuous cinematography, by Ari Wegner (*The Power of the Dog*, *Zola*), makes the landscape look like a Brönte novel, full of windswept moors and flickering, fire-lit shadows. Pugh, too, is pretty much perfectly cast, an actress with such a keen emotional presence that she tends to cut through pretense and triviality like a hot knife." —*K.J.*

Where to watch *The Wonder*: Netflix

**EW grade: **B

**Director:** Sebastián Lelio

**Cast:** Florence Pugh, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Tom Burke, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Caolán Byrne, Toby Jones, Ciarán Hinds

Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

Maribel Verdu as Luisa Cortés, Diego Luna as Tenoch Iturbide, and Gael García Bernal as Julio Zapata in 'Y Tu Mamá También'.

IFC Films/Courtesy Everett Collection

This naturalistic coming-of-age dramedy put writer-director Alfonso Cuarón on the map as one of the true artists of his generation. Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna play teenage friends who take a road trip through Mexico with a married-but-jilted woman in her late 20s (Maribel Verdú). As they get to know her and she gets to know them, the trio becomes increasingly intimate with each other and forms a messy love triangle. EW's critic calls *Y Tu Mamá También* "sad, funny, sexy, and altogether marvelous," noting it's "so organic that the road trip, magical as it is, feels in a way realer than life." —*K.J.***

Where to watch *Y Tu Mamá También*: Netflix

**Director:** Alfonso Cuarón

**Cast:** Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna

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Jonathan Bennett would never turn down a chance to return to the *Mean Girls* universe — yes, it's a multiverse, Tina Fey said so — but he would prefer that his iconic ladies man remain as such.

"I think Aaron would be straight," Bennett tells host Tommy DiDario in **'s exclusive preview of his upcoming appearance on the *I've Never Said This Before* podcast, when the host questions if he would want Aaron Samuels to be depicted as gay in a potential sequel, considering his own sexuality.

Bennett, who is over 20 years removed from playing the North Shore hottie who catches the eye of Lindsay Lohan's Cady Heron and Rachel McAdams' Regina George, points out that "almost all the guys" who play the major characters in *Mean Girls* have come out as queer since the film's release, "which is just funny to me."

Bennett, Daniel Franzese (who played Damian Leigh), and Rajiv Surendra (who played Kevin Gnapoor) were all closeted while making *Mean Girls, *and came out in 2017, 2014, and 2018, respectively.

Jonathan Bennett and Rachel McAdams in 'Mean Girls'.

"I think Aaron would be straight because I wouldn't want to change the narrative of Aaron Samuels because Jonathan Bennett is gay. You would keep the narrative of Aaron Samuels because that's the story," he reasons.

That's not to say that Bennett doesn't have ideas on what would happen should a sequel come to fruition. The *Finding Mr. Christmas* star acknowledges that no one has actually conceptualized the idea of a follow-up to the 2004 film, but says the desire to reprise their original roles is there for "99 percent of the cast."

Bennett tells DiDario, "I don't think there's been an actual conversation between us that I can remember. But, like, in the group chat, do we want to do it? Yes. It's just, we did that movie 22 years ago, so it's like... everyone grows up. We were kids shooting this movie. And then you grow up and get your lives... So it's like, we would love to come back and bring the band back together. It's just way above my pay grade. That's a Tina Fey question."

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And if Fey gives a sequel the green light, Bennett shares that he believes his character would have become a teacher in the decades since the original film.

"Why don't we just do the movie everyone wants; we all come back, I'm a teacher at the school, the girls are grown up [and] have their own kids, and now their daughters are coming to school," Bennett suggests, adding that the film's plot would center on the parents' of the kids in school as they're the former Mean Girls. "It's just in your face, like, that's the storyline. It's not rocket science."

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The actor quips that as someone that does Hallmark Channel movies, he thinks "a lot about multi-generational viewing," which would be a perfect way for both new and old fans of *Mean Girls* to enjoy a sequel.

"You could have a storyline for all the parents who are the millennials that are fans of the movie [and] grew up with it; so they're going to be attached to, like Lacey, Amanda, me. And then you have the kids who are the new [stars] for their kids to be watching, so they can identify with those kids," Bennett pitches.

DiDario jokes that Bennett is "such a producer," which the star takes on the chin, adding, "Tina, write [the movie]. I ain't getting any younger, sweetie."**

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*Mean Girls* — based on the 2002 book* Queen Bees and Wannabes* by Rosalind Wiseman — has become a modern classic, and inspired a Broadway musical that ran from 2017 to 2019, which laid the foundation for Fey's 2024 movie musical adaptation starring Angourie Rice in the role of Cady, with Reneé Rapp in the role of Regina.**

Bennett passed the torch of Aaron Samuels to *The Summer I Turned Pretty* star Christopher Briney for the film, who called the role a "dream."

As for the possibility of a sequel that features the original stars, Fey previously said she tried to bring back all four actresses for the movie musical but "it didn't come together."

"I have a feeling Paramount would love that. I have not really thought much about that," Fey told *The New York Times* in January 2024. "To me, part of why the stakes are so high in the story is because everyone's so young and feelings are huge, love is huge and friendship is huge in a way [that it isn't with] middle-aged moms. I love writing about middle-aged people, but I don't know."**

Watch the clip of Jonathan Bennett on the *I've Never Said This Before* podcast above. The full episode drops on Tuesday.

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See first look at reunited "13 Going on 30" stars Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer in "The Last Thing He Told Me" Lauren HuffNovember 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM 0 Columbia/ Everett Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer in '13 Going on 30' Thirty, flirty, and thriving (again)! 13 Going on 30 stars and longtime friends Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer are teaming up onscreen together once more in the upcoming season of Apple TV's The Last Thing He Told Me.

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Thirty, flirty, and thriving (again)!

13 Going on 30 stars and longtime friends Jennifer Garner and Judy Greer are teaming up onscreen together once more in the upcoming season of Apple TV's The Last Thing He Told Me.

In new first look images from the highly anticipated second season, Garner can be seen standing with her arms crossed overlooking a river in what looks like Paris as Greer approaches her from behind. Both women seem tense, though it's unclear what is bothering them.

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The actresses first appeared together in the beloved 2004 rom-com, also starring Mark Ruffalo, about a girl who wishes she were 30 on her 13th birthday, and wakes up to find it has come true and she is now living as an adult (Garner). Greer plays her childhood frenemy-turned-adult-friend (but actually still frenemy) Lucy.

The other sneak peek images from The Last Thing He Told Me, which also seem to be mostly set in the City of Light, show Garner's Hannah with her arms around her stepdaughter, Bailey (Angourie Rice), as well as sitting at a cafe solo lost in thought, and receiving some wine from a new character played by Rita Wilson.

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Perhaps of most interest to fans of the series and the book upon which it's based, though, is a rather romantic picture that features Hannah and her long-lost husband, Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), talking on a balcony. Oh là là!

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Per a synopsis, this season of The Last Thing He Told Me picks up when Owen shows up after five years on the run, and Hannah and Bailey find themselves in a race to figure out how to reunite their family before the past catches up to them.

The first season, which was based on Laura Dave's 2021 bestseller of the same name, was initially conceived as a limited series. Dave previously teased to Entertainment Weekly ahead of season 1's finale — which, like the book, somewhat controversially ends with Hannah deciding to live apart from her on-the-lam hubby for the sake of his daughter — that, if there ever were a book sequel, Owen's reasons for leaving the way he did "will become clear."

"What I will say is, I had no intention of writing a sequel. I had no intention of it when I was writing the first one. It was closed for me," she said at the time. "Over time, and thinking about the way that readers have engaged so intensely with that last scene — in good and bad ways, people either love it or some people are like, 'How dare you not put them back together!' — I've been asked some questions around this in different capacities, and I started thinking about what the answers are. So now I don't know. I can imagine the world in which that sequel could come to be."

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Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our EW Dispatch newsletter.Dave, in fact, went on to write a sequel, dubbed The First Time I Saw Him, which will be available starting Jan. 6, 2026, ahead of the second season, which also welcomes new and returning cast David Morse, Augusto Aguilera, Josh Hamilton, Nick Hargrove, Michael Galante, John Noble, Michael Hyatt and Luke Kirby.

The eight-episode second season will debut globally with the first two episodes on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 on Apple TV, followed by one new episode every Friday through April 3.

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Drew Barrymore is opening up about a recent health scare on her talk show. **

The Emmy-winning host and actress revealed that she underwent an "emergency biopsy" after receiving a "bad mammogram" during an interview with comedian and breast cancer survivor Tig Notaro on Monday's episode of *The Drew Barrymore Show*. **

"This was the thing I wanted to risk talking about on this show because I recently had a scare," Barrymore admitted. Turning to the audience, she added, "I'm completely fine, but I did get a bad mammogram and I got taken into that room and then I had an emergency biopsy. And I waited those five days."

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Barrymore's eyes welled up with tears as she reflected on the entire experience. Notaro, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, acknowledged, "It's a long wait." **

"You had breast cancer and you have spoken about it humorously, eloquently, fiercely and brilliantly yourself," Barrymore said. "How did you calm yourself? How did you make peace with it?"**

Notaro, who has been in remission since 2013 after undergoing both chemotherapy and a double mastectomy, confessed that the experience of having breast cancer "cracked me open" entirely.

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"I went from being somebody that held everything to myself — I was gonna do it on my own and I'm okay," she said. "Even when I came back from surgery, I had a double mastectomy and my closest friends were settling in to stay with me and I was like, 'Oh, I'm fine.' And I couldn't even lift my arms." **

She continued, "They were like, 'You're all set, Tig?' And I'm like, 'Yep, I'm all set. You guys can just head out now.'"**

Barrymore teased, "I'll just martyr myself right into my bed and stay there for the next month!"**

Instead, Notaro said that she can't encourage people enough to get over their fear of asking for help. "It is the greatest gift you can give yourself and the people that love you," she said. "Because people want to help. People want to do good, and it changed my life."

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Notaro was visiting *The Drew Barrymore Show* to promote her documentary* Come See Me in the Good Light*, which depicts the relationship between poet and activist Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley after Gibson is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. **

"Thank you, Tig, for opening this conversation so we can change the narrative on what's coming for all of us," Barrymore said. "That we can embrace it in a new way — your documentary is going to be groundbreaking and so important for people and it's one of the most beautiful love stories I've ever seen in my life."

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Barrymore has spoken out about the importance of routine breast cancer screenings on her talk show, and even filmed an episode that featured herself getting a mammogram in order to show viewers feel more comfortable with the process. **

She also dedicated an entire October 2023 episode about breast cancer awareness to Drew Crew member Ross Mathews' late mom Gay, who died from the disease. **

"It was so heartbreaking, but it also taught me so much about strength and family and love," Mathews said on the show at the time. "How strong she was and how much I loved her and still do. It was such a gift to have that time."**

Notaro, meanwhile, has also detailed her breast cancer experience in her 2014 stand-up special, *Live*, as well as in her 2016 memoir, *I'm Just A Person. ***

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