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The best dramas on Paramount+ right now
Right now the best dramas and drama series on Paramount+ in the United States are The Godfather (1972), Interstellar (2014) and MobLand (2025). This is the top 30 streaming there today, ranked by how well rated each one is, how many people have rated it, and what people are watching now.
Updated November 12, 2026 · streaming in the United States
1. The Godfather1972
Film · 2h 55mDrama, Crime★ 8.7
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take…
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MGM+2. Interstellar2014
Film · 2h 49mAdventure, Drama, Science Fiction★ 8.5
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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Paramount+3. MobLand2025
Series · 2 seasonsCrime, Drama★ 8.6
Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.
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fuboTV
Paramount+
Spectrum On Demand4. Criminal Minds2005
Series · 19 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.3
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.
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Prime Video
Hulu
Paramount+
Philo+15. The Godfather Part II1974
Film · 3h 22mDrama, Crime★ 8.6
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
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6. Forrest Gump1994
Film · 2h 22mComedy, Drama, Romance★ 8.5
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.
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AMC++27. Tulsa King2022
Series · 4 seasonsCrime, Drama, Comedy★ 8.3
New York mafia capo Dwight "The General" Manfredi is released from prison after 25 years and exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Paramount+8. Dexter2006
Series · 8 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.2
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
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Paramount+
Spectrum On Demand9. Dutton Ranch2026
Series · 1 seasonWestern, Drama★ 9.1
Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton gamble everything on a new life in South Texas, but the promise of building a future far from the ghosts of Yellowstone quickly collides with brutal new realities and a rival ranch that will stop at nothing to…
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Paramount+10. Parasite2019
Film · 2h 13mComedy, Thriller, Drama★ 8.5
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
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Paramount+
Kanopy (free)11. Gladiator2000
Film · 2h 35mAction, Drama, Adventure★ 8.2
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred.
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Netflix
Paramount+
Kanopy
YouTube TV+212. Star Trek: The Next Generation1987
Series · 7 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama★ 8.4
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
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Pluto TV (free)13. Twin Peaks1990
Series · 3 seasonsDrama, Mystery★ 8.3
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him…
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Paramount+
MUBI
Pluto TV (free)14. Top Gun: Maverick2022
Film · 2h 11mAction, Drama★ 8.2
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized…
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Netflix
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YouTube TV15. Shutter Island2010
Film · 2h 18mDrama, Thriller, Mystery★ 8.2
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
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fuboTV
Paramount+
Kanopy (free)
YouTube Free (free)16. Saving Private Ryan1998
Film · 2h 49mWar, Drama, History★ 8.2
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines.
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Paramount+17. Lioness2023
Series · 3 seasonsDrama, War & Politics★ 8.3
Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within.
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fuboTV
Paramount+
Spectrum On Demand18. Scorpion2014
Series · 4 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, Crime★ 8.2
Eccentric genius Walter O’Brien and his team of brilliant misfits comprise the last line of defense against complex, high-tech threats of the modern age.
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Paramount+19. Dexter: Resurrection2025
Series · 2 seasonsCrime, Drama, Mystery★ 8.6
Set 10 weeks after Dexter: New Blood, Dexter Morgan chases a missing Harrison to New York City, where Captain Angel Batista is hot on their trail from way down in Miami.
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fuboTV
Paramount+20. Apocalypse Now1979
Film · 2h 27mDrama, War★ 8.3
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter…
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Howdy21. Life Is Beautiful1997
Film · 1h 56mComedy, Drama★ 8.4
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II.
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Paramount+
Kanopy (free)
Hoopla (free)22. Good Will Hunting1997
Film · 2h 7mDrama★ 8.2
Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.
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Prime Video
Paramount+
Kanopy (free)
Hoopla (free)+123. The Twilight Zone1959
Series · 5 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama★ 8.5
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
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Pluto TV (free)24. The Wolf of Wall Street2013
Film · 3h 0mCrime, Drama, Comedy★ 8.0
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
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Starz
Kanopy (free)25. This Is Us2016
Series · 6 seasonsDrama★ 8.2
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times.
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Hulu
fuboTV
Paramount+
YouTube TV+226. Battlestar Galactica2004
Series · 4 seasonsSci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama★ 8.2
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
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Pluto TV (free)27. SEAL Team2017
Series · 7 seasonsAction & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics★ 8.0
Military drama following the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them.
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Netflix
Paramount+
Wonder Project28. Titanic1997
Film · 3h 14mDrama, Romance★ 7.9
101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship.
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YouTube TV
Kanopy (free)29. It's a Wonderful Life1946
Film · 2h 11mDrama, Family, Fantasy★ 8.3
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company.
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Prime Video
Paramount+
Peacock
Hoopla (free)+330. Catch Me If You Can2002
Film · 2h 21mDrama, Crime★ 8.0
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars.
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Paramount+
MGM+
Kanopy (free)
Hoopla (free)+2
Questions
- What are the best dramas and drama series on Paramount+ right now?
- In the United States, as of November 12, 2026: The Godfather (1972), rated 8.7 out of 10 on TMDB, then Interstellar and MobLand.
- How is this list made?
- Watchwalla asks TMDB for everything of this kind that streams in your country today, ranks it by rating (pulled toward the middle until enough people have rated a title), with a nudge for what's new and what people are watching now, and refreshes the list every day. Streaming availability comes from JustWatch, through TMDB.
- Can it pick something for me?
- Yes. The picker at watchwalla.com/tonight asks who's watching, how much time you have and what you're in the mood for, and gives three picks streaming where you are. Sign in and every title also gets a match score for your own taste.
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