Foreign Dramas on Netflix
Last updated May 16, 2024
Paa
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsReal-life father and son reverse roles in this drama featuring Bollywood idol Amitabh Bachchan, who portrays a youth with a rare condition that causes him to age rapidly. Abhishek Bachchan stars as the boy's dad, who helps him cope with the illness.
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Day of the Falcon
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsTo find peace after a long and bloody war, two kings declare a large piece of desert to be neutral territory. But when oil is discovered there, one king breaks the treaty and begins drilling.
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Dharm
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA priest and his wife find their lives forever changed when they decide to adopt a baby left on their doorstep. When the child's mother shows up four years later and reveals that she's a Muslim, it prompts them to question their Hindu faith.
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My Afternoons with Margueritte
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAn illiterate handyman named Germain (Gérard Depardieu) befriends Margueritte (Gisèle Casadesus), a highly educated 95-year-old woman. The two couldn't be more different, with the oafish Germain bewildered by the literature that gives Margueritte such pleasure. Slowly the two form an unusual and intense bond, leading them to a greater understanding of their place in the world, and in each other's lives.
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A Peck on the Cheek
2002 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDirector Mani Ratnam's powerful tale about abandonment and reunion stars P.S. Keerthana as 9-year-old Amudha, whose blissful world collides with reality when she learns that she was adopted as an infant. Initially dismayed by the shocking revelation, she soon resolves to find her elusive birth mother, Shyama (Nandita Das) -- a life-altering decision that leads Amudha on an emotional odyssey of discovery to war-ravaged Sri Lanka.
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All Our Desires
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsYoung mother Claire, who's also a judge, is diagnosed with inoperable cancer and decides to keep it secret from everyone in her life. Instead, she focuses her last days on helping the working poor fight lawsuits from predatory credit agencies.
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In a Better World
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDanish director Susanne Bier delves into the realm of fathers, sons and their perceived burden of male responsibility with this Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning drama about the interplay between two dysfunctional families. With his father working abroad, bullied Elias (Markus Rygaard) finds solace in a budding friendship with a volatile new student (William Jøhnk Nielsen). But the boys' shared revenge only seems to invite more violence.
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A Prophet
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter refusing to snitch, 18-year-old Arab Malik (Tahar Rahim) is thrown into a French prison, where the Corsican mafia rules with a firm fist. The obedient newcomer slowly rises through the organization's ranks but soon begins to double-cross his superiors. A follow-up to his 2005 gem The Beat My Heart Skipped, French director Jacques Audiard's A Prophet was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Troubled Water
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter serving time for killing a child, Jan Thomas -- still haunted by the crime he insists he didn't commit -- takes a job as a church organist and tries to make a fresh start. But his new life is threatened when one of the faithful recognizes Jan.
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Queen to Play
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIntrigued by a pair of vacationing lovers playing chess, hotel maid Hélène sets her sights on mastering the game. With some coaching from a doctor who employs her services, Hélène hones her chess skills and begins to notice big changes in her life.
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Paan Singh Tomar
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsPaan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner -- as the Indian National Games steeplechase champion -- to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned. After a stint in the military, Tomar joins a group of bandits.
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Rock On!!
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAditya, Joe, Kedar and Rob hoped that their rock band, Magik, would experience success, but destiny had other plans. After breaking up and establishing regular lives, the band members reunite and take another shot at fulfilling their dream.
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Flame and Citron
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis fact-based drama explores the less-than-heroic side of World War II Danish Resistance fighters Flame and Citron, who, after taking orders from a Resistance leader, systematically assassinated Danish collaborators and Nazi officers.
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I've Loved You So Long
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen Juliette is paroled after serving 15 years for murder, her estranged younger sister, Léa, offers her a place to live and restart her life. Léa's happy to reconnect, but her husband, thinking of the couple's two children, is more reluctant.
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Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen preoccupied businessman Ranbeer causes a car accident, a judge orders him to raise the four children whose parents were killed in the crash. Luckily, God sends help: his lovable angel, Geeta, in the form of a good-natured nanny.
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Bride Flight
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSet in the 1950s, this lush epic centers on Ada, Marjorie and Esther, Dutch brides-to-be flying to New Zealand to take up married life. On the trip, they form a bond and meet a dashing cowboy who alters their lives in unseen ways.
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The Red Baron
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBased on the true story of the notorious World War I flying ace, this drama explores the life of Manfred von Richthofen -- aka the Red Baron -- from his childhood fascination with flying to his renowned career in the German Luftwaffe.
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Winter in Wartime
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis sumptuously photographed drama focuses on 14-year-old Michiel as he wrestles with family loyalties, painful choices between safety and courage, and the harsh realities of the last, desperate winter of World War II.
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Guzaarish
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter an onstage disaster leaves illusionist Ethan a quadriplegic, he channels his magic into a hit radio show. But on the 14th anniversary of his accident, Ethan elects to fight for his right to die -- just as a young man approaches him for help.
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Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBadki moves to Mumbai, where she finds work and sends money home to pay for her sister's education. But her success comes at a dear price. After hiding her secret double life, Badki must think fast when her sibling also moves to Mumbai.
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The Drummer
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter offending a powerful triad boss, young Hong Kong rebel Sid (Jaycee Chan) is sent by his father to hide out in Taiwan. Under the protection of Chiu (Roy Cheung) and in rural isolation, Sid encounters a group of Zen drummers, whose powerful art speaks to him. But to become a member of this inspiring ensemble, the cocky and selfish Sid must learn the important values of discipline and hard work.
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Baabul
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen his only son dies in a tragic accident, Balraaj does the unthinkable to pull his grieving daughter-in-law out of a depression: He acts as matchmaker and urges her to marry a man who has long loved her in silence.
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Carlos
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIlich Ramírez Sánchez -- aka Carlos the Jackal -- is an elusive Venezuelan terrorist who executed scores of assassination plots, abductions and bombings across Europe and the Middle East. This biopic follows Carlos from 1973 to 1994.
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A Separation
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAn Iranian husband and wife split up over his decision to stay and care for his aging father instead of leaving the country with his family. But his fateful choice to hire a stranger to do most of the caretaking breeds unexpected consequences.
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The Four
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDuring the Song dynasty, four constables with special powers must do battle with a rival law enforcement agency, spies, a sinister villain and the undead to thwart a counterfeit currency plot that threatens to bring down the empire.
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