Drama Films This Week in Manhattan worth going out for.

I follow drama films in Manhattan closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

Top picks

Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day

Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day

Tue, Sep 8 · 12:50 PM

Greenwich Village

Witty feminist period drama

TWO PROSECUTORS

TWO PROSECUTORS

Tue, Sep 8 · 12:20 PM

SoHo

Stalinist legal nightmare

2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour

2026 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Tour

Wed, Sep 9 · 11:30 AM

West Village

Indie shorts showcase

THE CONVERSATION

THE CONVERSATION

Thu, Sep 10 · 2:00 PM

SoHo

70s paranoia thriller

THE GODFATHER PART II

THE GODFATHER PART II

Thu, Sep 10 · 4:20 PM

SoHo

Art-house film retrospective

A Sad and Beautiful World

A Sad and Beautiful World

Tue, Sep 8 · 5:40 PM

Greenwich Village

Epic Lebanese romance

THE GODFATHER PART II

THE GODFATHER PART II

Thu, Sep 10 · 4:20 PM

SoHo

Coppola's operatic crime saga

Two Prosecutors

Two Prosecutors

Tue, Sep 8 · 12:20 PM

SoHo

Japanese legal thriller

Brazil

Brazil

Fri, Sep 11 · 3:45 PM

Chinatown

Dystopian satire on 35mm

KONTINENTAL ‘25

KONTINENTAL ‘25

Tue, Sep 8 · 1:00 PM

SoHo

Romanian moral satire

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A Scanner Darkly - 35MM

A Scanner Darkly - 35MM

Thu, Sep 10 · 12:00 PM

Tribeca

Rotoscoped sci-fi noir

The Departed - 35MM

The Departed - 35MM

Thu, Sep 10 · 12:00 PM

Tribeca

Classic crime on 35mm

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How does Outgoing pick drama films in Manhattan?

I go through what's actually on locally and keep the ones worth going to. Nothing pay-to-play, no filler, just the things I'd text a friend about.

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Yes. Past events drop off on their own and the list refreshes every day, so what you see is what's actually happening.

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