2022 drama films

The Northman is an upcoming American epic historical film directed by Robert Eggers, co-written by Eggers and Sjón. Set at the turn of the tenth century in Iceland, it stars Alexander Skarsgård as Viking prince Amleth, who sets out on a mission of revenge after his father is murdered by his uncle. Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe appear in supporting roles.

Thuramukham (transl. Harbour) is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language period action-drama film directed and filmed by Rajeev Ravi. The screenplay, written by Gopan Chidambaran, is based on the play of the same name by his father K. M. Chidambaran. The film stars Nivin Pauly, Indrajith Sukumaran, Joju George, Arjun Ashokan, Sudev Nair, Manikandan R. Achari, Senthil Krishna, Nimisha Sajayan, Poornima Indrajith and Darshana Rajendran in prominent roles.

Jungle Cry is an Indian Hindi language sports drama film directed by Sagar Ballary. The film stars Abhay Deol, Emily Shah and Atul Kumar in the lead role. The has released on 3 June 2022 on Lionsgate Play.

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (Korean: 야차; Hanja: 夜叉; RR: Yacha) is a 2022 South Korean spy action film directed by Na Hyeon. The film stars Sol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo. Based in Shenyang, China, the film revolves around a leader of an espionage agency's black ops team, and a prosecutor who was demoted to the espionage agency. The film was released worldwide on April 8, 2022 on Netflix.

Veyil (transl. Sunlight) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Sarath Menon. It is produced by Joby George under the banner of Goodwill Entertainments. The film stars Shane Nigam and Shine Tom Chacko.

I Want to Know Your Parents (Korean: 니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다; RR: Ni Bumo Eolguli Bogo Sipda; lit. I Miss Your Parents' Faces) is a 2022 South Korean drama film directed by Kim Ji-hoon and written by Gim Gyung-mi. Based on a Japanese theatrical play Oya no Kao ga Mitai by Seigo Hatasawa, the film stars Sol Kyung-gu, Sung Yoo-bin and Chun Woo-hee. The film about school violence revolves around an eighth grade student, who kills himself but not before writing the names of the students who victimized him. And when their parents are called to the school, a battle goes on regarding the will. It was released theatrically on April 27, 2022.

That Kind of Summer (French: Un été comme ça) is a Canadian film directed by Denis Côté and scheduled for release in 2022. It had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in official competition on February 14, 2022. This is the fourteenth feature film by the filmmaker and his fourth selection in official competition at the Berlinale.

Coma is a 2022 French film written and directed by Bertrand Bonello. The film made its world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival in the Encounters section on February 12, 2022, where it won the FIPRESCI Award. This is the first film starring Gaspard Ulliel to be released after his death. The film mixes animation and live action and tells the story of a teenage girl who is locked up in her house during a global health crisis and navigates between dreams and reality, until she starts following a disturbing and mysterious YouTuber named Patricia Coma. It stars Louise Labeque, Julia Faure, Gaspard Ulliel, Laetitia Casta, Vincent Lacoste, Louis Garrel and Anaïs Demoustier.

Norbourg is a Canadian drama film, directed by Maxime Giroux and released in 2022. A dramatization of the real-life Norbourg scandal of 2005, the film stars François Arnaud as company president Vincent Lacroix, and Vincent-Guillaume Otis as vice-president Éric Asselin.

No Vacancy is an American drama film directed by Kyle Saylors and starring T.C. Stallings, Dean Cain, and Sean Young.