Drama on Pluto TV: what is worth streaming right now (free with ads)

75 drama titles on Pluto TV (free with ads) at our last check, ranked by quality and fame, each with scare, gore and violence tags.

1. 1The Walking Dead (2010) · seriesProperly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · TV-MAA sheriff awakens to a bleak, zombie-filled world, fighting to find family among desperate survivors.Netflix · Pluto TV
2. 2The Notebook (2004)No gore · emotionally devastating · measured · PG-13A man reads a faded notebook, rekindling a passionate, decades-spanning love story separated by war and fate.Pluto TV69
3. 3Donnie Darko (2001)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA troubled teenager's visions of a giant rabbit lead to surreal crimes and a suspenseful, dreamlike mystery.Prime Video · Hulu · Kanopy
4. 4The 100 (2014) · seriesMildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · TV-14A relentless, bleak future forces juvenile delinquents to survive a gritty, radioactive Earth.Pluto TV
5. 5Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) · seriesNo gore · measured · TV-PGA Starfleet crew explores the galaxy with earnest curiosity, facing cerebral mysteries and epic adventures.Paramount+ · Pluto TV
6. 6The Twilight Zone (1959) · seriesMildly scary · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-PGEach self-contained story explores humanity's deepest fears and follies with a chilling and surreal twist.Paramount+ · Fandango at Home (free) · Pluto TV
7. 7Metropolis (1927)Mildly scary · strong violence · emotionally heavy · measured · NRA bleak, surreal, and epic drama unfolds in a futuristic city sharply divided by class.Kanopy · The Roku Channel · Pluto TV
8. 8Downfall (2004)Light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · measured · RA measured, gritty portrayal of history's bleakest moments unfolds with suspenseful, tragic melancholy.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
9. 9Battlestar Galactica (2004) · seriesMildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · TV-14Humanity's last survivors navigate a bleak, measured journey through space, battling a relentless enemy and internal strife.Paramount+ · Pluto TV
10. 10The Kid (1921)No gore · emotionally heavy · measured · NRA tramp and an abandoned boy find family and joy, even as their bond faces an emotional challenge.Max · Criterion · MGM+
11. 11Apocalypto (2006)Mildly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA man's relentless fight for family unfolds with gritty, suspenseful action in a bleak, epic world.Prime Video · Hulu · Peacock
12. 12Moon (2009)Mildly scary · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · RA solitary astronaut's three-year mission unravels into a bleak, suspenseful mystery on the lunar surface.Pluto TV · YouTube (free) · Tubi
13. 13Midnight Sun (2018)No gore · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A sun-allergic teenager finds first love, navigating tender summer nights and the shadow of a rare disease.Prime Video · Hulu · The Roku Channel
14. 14A Walk to Remember (2002)No gore · emotionally devastating · measured · PGA rebellious teen falls for a minister's daughter, discovering love's earnest beauty and melancholy secrets.Fandango at Home (free) · Pluto TV
15. 15The Big Short (2015)No gore · emotionally heavy · brisk · RWitty outsiders expose the gritty truth of a financial crisis, leaving a bittersweet, satirical sting.Kanopy · Hoopla · Pluto TV
16. 16iZombie (2015) · seriesMildly scary · light gore · brisk · TV-14A zombie medical student with witty dry humor solves crimes by inheriting memories from the brains she eats.Pluto TV
17. 17Fear the Walking Dead (2015) · seriesProperly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · TV-MAWitness the relentless, bleak, and suspenseful beginning of the end in a transforming Los Angeles.Netflix · AMC+ · Prime Video
18. 18Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (2009) · seriesMildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-MAOrphaned friends find themselves on opposing sides of a holy war, their destinies now tragically intertwined.Crunchyroll · Pluto TV · Tubi
19. 19Star Trek (1966) · seriesMildly scary · measured · TV-PGA determined crew embarks on an earnest, epic, and suspenseful five-year mission to explore the galaxy.Paramount+ · Pluto TV
20. 20Boyhood (2014)No gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RAn intimate, earnest drama watches a boy's life unfold, capturing twelve years of melancholy and nostalgic growth.Netflix · AMC+ · Criterion
21. 21Captain Tsubasa (2018) · seriesNo gore · brisk · TV-GAn earnest, briskly-paced animation follows a young boy's wholesome, feel-good obsession with soccer.Netflix · Prime Video · Crunchyroll
22. 22Queer as Folk (2000) · seriesNo gore · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-MAA group of gay friends in Pittsburgh navigate life, love, and community with gritty intimacy and dark humor.Paramount+ · Pluto TV
23. 23Stargate Atlantis (2004) · seriesMildly scary · light gore · strong violence · brisk · TV-PGAn expedition to an ancient city in a new galaxy becomes a brisk, gritty fight for survival.Prime Video · Pluto TV
24. 24The Fugitive (1993)Light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · relentless · PG-13A doctor on the run races to unmask a killer as the law closes in, every second a pulse-pounding escape.AMC+ · Pluto TV
25. 25Taboo (2017) · seriesMildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-MAA mysterious adventurer returns to 1814 London, seeking vengeance with stolen diamonds and dark humor.Peacock · The Roku Channel · Pluto TV
26. 26Pasión de Gavilanes (2003) · seriesNo gore · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-14A murder charge shatters idyllic lives, weaving together melancholy romance and building suspense.Peacock · Pluto TV
27. 27The Name of the Rose (1986)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA medieval monk and his novice uncover a shadowy conspiracy and grisly murders within a secluded monastery.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
28. 28Match Point (2005)No gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA former tennis pro's ambition and lust for a forbidden affair lead to tragic, suspenseful consequences.Prime Video · Paramount+ · Kanopy
29. 29True Grit (2010)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A determined girl and a grizzled marshal embark on a gritty, epic adventure for justice in the Old West.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
30. 30Broadchurch (2013) · seriesMildly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · measured · TV-MAA small town's dark secrets unravel as a child's murder exposes simmering grief and suspicion.Netflix · Peacock · Hoopla
31. 31We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA mother's bleak reflections on her son's chilling past reveal a deeply tense and gritty family drama.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
32. 32Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) · seriesMildly scary · strong violence · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-PGA gritty space station crew navigates cosmic politics and intimate alien encounters with earnest, measured resolve.Paramount+ · Pluto TV
33. 33Top Gun (1986)No gore · brisk · PGElite fighter pilots push their limits in high-octane dogfights, finding romance and facing personal demons.Paramount+ · Pluto TV
34. 34Merlin (2008) · seriesMildly scary · measured · TV-PGA young wizard and a future king forge an unlikely bond, shaping destiny with magic and courage.Prime Video · The Roku Channel · Pluto TV
35. 35Detachment (2011)No gore · emotionally devastating · measured · NRA substitute teacher navigates the bleak, gritty realities of a public school, seeking connection amid melancholy.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
36. 36Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA vengeful barber and a pie shop owner form a sinister partnership in a darkly comic, melancholy London.MGM+ · Pluto TV
37. 37Star Trek: Voyager (1995) · seriesMildly scary · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-PGA Starfleet crew and Maquis rebels unite for an epic, measured journey across a vast, dangerous galaxy.Paramount+ · Pluto TV
38. 38Blue Bloods (2010) · seriesNo gore · measured · TV-14A multi-generational police family navigates gritty New York City law enforcement with earnest, intimate devotion.Prime Video · Paramount+ · Pluto TV
39. 3910 Cloverfield Lane (2016)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A woman wakes in a bunker, trapped by a survivalist who claims the apocalypse rages outside.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Pluto TV
40. 40Lady Vengeance (2005)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA wronged woman meticulously orchestrates her dark, pulpy revenge with bleak and darkly-comic precision.AMC+ · Pluto TV
41. 41Farscape (1999) · seriesMildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-14An astronaut hurtles across galaxies, landing in the middle of a relentless, gritty alien war.Prime Video · Peacock · The Roku Channel
42. 42They Call Me Jeeg (2016)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA misanthropic brute gains super-strength from radioactive waste, finding purpose through a deluded girl's anime fantasy.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
43. 43The Fall (2013) · seriesMildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-MAA detective hunts a serial killer in Belfast, where every lead tightens the grim, atmospheric suspense.Prime Video · Peacock · AMC+
44. 44H2O: Just Add Water (2006) · seriesNo gore · measured · TV-PGThree teenage friends navigate everyday drama while secretly transforming into mermaids with every splash.Netflix · Prime Video · Hoopla
45. 45Stuck in Love (2013)No gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA year of witty, melancholy romance unfolds as a family grapples with love's messy, heartwarming complexities.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
46. 46Burning (2018)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · NRA young man's obsession with a mysterious couple unravels into a bleak, atmospheric descent into the unknown.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
47. 47The Virgin Suicides (2000)Light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RFive mysterious sisters navigate their sheltered lives as a group of friends become dreamily obsessed with them.Kanopy · Hoopla · Pluto TV
48. 48The Phantom of the Opera (2004)Mildly scary · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A disfigured genius haunts the opera, weaving a melancholy tale of obsession and suspense around a young soprano.Pluto TV · YouTube (free)
49. 49Continuum (2012) · seriesLight gore · strong violence · brisk · TV-14A cop from the future hunts ruthless time-traveling rebels in a gritty, suspenseful urban war.Prime Video · Peacock · The Roku Channel
50. 50Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)No gore · emotionally devastating · measured · RCutthroat salesmen scheme and betray each other in a darkly comic, tense, and gritty world.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
51. 51Friday (1995)No gore · measured · RTwo friends in Los Angeles navigate a darkly comic Friday afternoon filled with raunchy, broad humor.Pluto TV
52. 52Arrow (2012) · seriesMildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · TV-14A billionaire playboy returns from the dead to wage a darkly-comic, gritty war on crime.Pluto TV
53. 53Humans (2015) · seriesMildly scary · emotionally heavy · measured · TV-14Highly developed robotic servants create unsettling domestic drama and cerebral mystery in a parallel present.Prime Video · Peacock · Hoopla
54. 54The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016)No gore · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13An earnest and intimate drama unfolds as a mathematical pioneer finds his voice at Cambridge.AMC+ · Kanopy · The Roku Channel
55. 55Lolita (1997)Light gore · emotionally devastating · measured · RA bleak, intimate drama unfolds as a middle-aged novelist becomes chillingly obsessed with a teenager.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
56. 56Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)Mildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastating · RA desperate jewelry store robbery by two brothers unleashes a relentless, bleak spiral of crime and family tragedy.Prime Video · Hulu · Kanopy
57. 57Z Nation (2014) · seriesMildly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · brisk · TV-14A pulpy, darkly comic trek across a zombie-gutted country, full of absurd humor and brisk action.Peacock · AMC+ · The Roku Channel
58. 58Limitless (2015) · seriesLight gore · strong violence · brisk · TV-14A slacker's enhanced brainpower solves FBI cases while a powerful senator pulls unseen, dangerous strings.Paramount+ · Pluto TV
59. 59The Death of Stalin (2017)Light gore · emotionally heavy · brisk · RA frantic, darkly comic power struggle erupts among bumbling cronies after a dictator's sudden death.Paramount+ · AMC+ · Kanopy
60. 60Bone Tomahawk (2015)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · NRA slow-burn Western descent into chilling horror as a sheriff hunts a cannibal tribe.AMC+ · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
61. 61The Babadook (2014)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · RA mother and son's grief turns to chilling paranoia when a sinister children's book comes to life.AMC+ · Kanopy · The Roku Channel
62. 62The Giver (2014)No gore · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A boy discovers the heavy burden of memory and emotion in a world engineered for blissful ignorance.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
63. 63The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)Mildly scary · measured · PGThree siblings discover a hidden world of faeries and creatures, balancing whimsical wonder with looming suspense.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Pluto TV
64. 64Payback (1999)Light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · brisk · RA betrayed criminal’s brutal quest for vengeance unfolds with gritty, darkly comic suspense.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
65. 65Side Effects (2013)Mildly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · RA woman's anxiety over her husband's return leads to dangerous prescriptions and pulpy, cerebral suspense.Prime Video · Kanopy · The Roku Channel
66. 66The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · PG-13A love triangle ignites an ancient war as a malicious vampire seeks revenge amidst mysterious killings.Peacock · Pluto TV
67. 67Gemini Man (2019)Light gore · brutal violence · relentless · PG-13An aging assassin faces his deadliest challenge: a younger, faster clone who anticipates his every move.Paramount+ · Starz · Pluto TV
68. 68Get the Gringo (2012)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RA career criminal navigates a brutal Mexican prison, forming an unlikely bond with a resourceful nine-year-old boy.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
69. 69All Is Lost (2013)Mildly scary · light gore · emotionally devastating · a slow burn · PG-13A lone sailor fights a relentless, intimate battle against the bleak, unforgiving ocean.Prime Video · Starz · Kanopy
70. 70Tango & Cash (1989)Light gore · strong violence · brisk · RTwo rival narcotics detectives, framed for murder, must outwit a crime lord and clear their names.Pluto TV · YouTube (free)
71. 71Super (2010)Mildly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavy · RAn ordinary man's desperate attempt at heroism becomes a darkly comic, briskly paced, pulpy misadventure.Paramount+ · AMC+ · The Roku Channel
72. 72What Lies Beneath (2000)Properly scary · light gore · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A chilling secret unravels a seemingly perfect marriage, building relentless tension with every measured discovery.Paramount+ · MGM+ · Kanopy
73. 73LOL (2012)No gore · measured · PG-13Teenage Lola navigates wholesome high school romance and friendship as her mom discovers Lola's secret journal.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
74. 74The Cobbler (2014)No gore · measured · PG-13A whimsical heirloom allows an intimate, feel-good journey as a cobbler steps into new lives.Hoopla · The Roku Channel · Pluto TV
75. 75Serenity (2019)Mildly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavy · RA fishing boat captain's isolated world shatters when a mysterious figure from his past resurfaces.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel

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