Top rated 18 pure escapism movies with Drama

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

1 The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019)

Decades after serving in WWII and assassinating Adolf Hitler, a legendary American war veteran must now hunt down the fabled Bigfoot.

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2019-02-08 | Drama / Adventure

Cast

Sam Elliott, Aidan Turner

Rating

rating icon 5.391
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    with impressive taglines
  2. Ranked #2 for
    escapist fantasy
  3. Ranked #3 for
    two parallel plot

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2 The Aeronauts (2019)

In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing scientific discovery, their voyage to the very edge of existence helps the unlikely pair find their place in the world they have left far below them. But they face physical and emotional challenges in the thin air, as the ascent becomes a fight for survival.

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2019-11-04 | Adventure / Drama

Cast

Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones

Rating

rating icon 6.809
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fictional character
  2. Ranked #7 for
    pure escapism
  3. Ranked #22 for
    alternate history

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3 Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020)

After freeing a young Bedouin girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, an Australian adventuress, together with her devoted police detective friend, begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless emeralds, an ancient curse and the disappearance of the girl's mother and massacre of her tribe.

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2020-02-27 | Drama / Adventure

Cast

Essie Davis, Nathan Page

Rating

rating icon 6.165
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #10 for
    pure escapism
  2. Ranked #69 for
    mystical
  3. Ranked #87 for
    translating to big screen

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4 The Highwayman (2022)

Famed highway robber Dick Turpin finds himself on the run in the English countryside having accidentally kidnapped the Earl of Pembroke's feisty daughter, Elizabeth. As her fiance Winthroppe attempts to track them down, Elizabeth begins to fall for the dashing highwayman, leaving Turpin with no choice but to face off against Winthroppe in a fight for Elizabeth's heart - and her fortune.

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2022-05-07 | Adventure / Drama

Cast

Ciaron Davies, Steven Dolton

Rating

rating icon 6.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #17 for
    pure escapism
  2. Ranked #17 for
    hare-brained
  3. Ranked #23 for
    inept directing

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5 Polite Society (2023)

Martial artist-in-training Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, Ria attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

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2023-04-27 | Comedy / Action

Cast

Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya

Rating

rating icon 6.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    sisterhood
  2. Ranked #2 for
    infectious
  3. Ranked #2 for
    terrifically entertaining

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6 Rockaway (2019)

Inspired by true events, a man recounts the summer of '94, when he and his brother plotted revenge against their abusive father.

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2019-01-11 | Adventure / Drama

Cast

Keidrich Sellati, Maxwell Apple

Rating

rating icon 6.684
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    abusive
  2. Ranked #2 for
    definitely must-watch
  3. Ranked #2 for
    sensitive directing

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7 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019)

Four teenage girls go on a diving adventure to explore a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply steadily dwindling, the friends must navigate the underwater labyrinth of claustrophobic caves and eerie tunnels in search of a way out of their watery hell.

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2019-08-15 | Horror / Drama

Cast

Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx

Rating

rating icon 5.705
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #8 for
    nail biting moments
  2. Ranked #13 for
    with thrilling moments
  3. Ranked #39 for
    build a scene

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8 The Call of the Wild (2020)

Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

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2020-02-19 | Adventure / Family

Cast

Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens

Rating

rating icon 7.567
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    state of art CG
  2. Ranked #1 for
    husky voice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    fake-looking

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9 The Railway Children Return (2022)

Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

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2022-07-15 | Drama / Family

Cast

Jenny Agutter, Sheridan Smith

Rating

rating icon 6.818
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #13 for
    comforting
  2. Ranked #15 for
    for watching with a drink
  3. Ranked #69 for
    cult classic

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10 The Green Knight (2021)

An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic emerald-skinned stranger and tester of men.

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2021-07-29 | Adventure / Drama

Cast

Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander

Rating

rating icon 6.592
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    chivalry
  2. Ranked #1 for
    arthurian
  3. Ranked #1 for
    epic story

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