How do you pronounce “The Drama”? (CREDIT: Jaclyn Martinez)
Starring: Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Alana Haim, Mamoudou Athie, Hailey Benton Gates, Zoë Winters
Director: Kristoffer Borgli
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Rating: R
Release Date: April 3, 2026 (Theaters)
I’ve heard chatter about how The Drama has led to breakups between couples who watched it together, so I figured it could be a public service for any of us who have already seen it to share our experiences to help the uninitiated figure out what they’re potentially in for. I knew going in that Zendaya’s character Emma was going to reveal the worst thing she’d ever done, and that that revelation would make her fiance Charlie (played by Robert Pattinson) and her friends played by Alana Haim and Mamoudou Athie completely re-evaluate everything they know about her. But as for the actual nature of that secret? I never would’ve guessed it.
I saw The Drama with my brother-in-law, a grad school friend, and a karaoke friend, and we were all pretty much on the same page about what the consequences of this revelation ought to have been. So how can you be similarly lucky in your moviegoing companions? Well, that’s a little tricky to say for sure, since this is definitely a flick where you’ll want to go in completely cold. But in general, I’d say opt for a crew made up of folks who are all generally down for whatever.
Grade: 79 [Redacted] out of 100 Wine Tastings
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