Unlike plot-driven blockbusters, great dramas are propelled by internal or interpersonal struggles. Think of The Shawshank Redemption (1994)—the plot (a prison escape) is secondary to Andy Dufresne’s quiet, decades-long battle against despair and institutionalization.
(2002) : An award-winning film by Apichatpong Weerasethakul that features long, intimate scenes following a couple during a peaceful afternoon in the jungle.