Just Finished The Drama? 3 Gripping Movies to Stream Next If You Loved Zendaya’s Latest

This weekend, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson drop a razor-edged rom-com called 'The Drama ' that builds to a nasty little twist — the kind that could blow up both leads lives. It definitely nudges the line of good taste with its secret. If that vibe works for you (and yes, that is the trailer where Zendaya slaps Pattinson mid-sex), here are three dark, still-pretty-wild picks to keep the mood going. Not many straight-up comedies go this far into the shadows, but these do — and they hold up.

• Ingrid Goes West (2017)

  Aubrey Plaza plays Ingrid Thorburn, who doesn’t really fall for influencer Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen) so much as she falls for Taylor’s whole curated life. Ingrid isn’t chasing romance; she wants in — best friend, twin flame, whatever gets her closest. So she cashes out, bolts to the West Coast, and starts gaming her way into Taylor’s orbit.

  The methods are, let’s say, not ethical. And the weak link isn’t even Taylor — it’s Taylor’s drug-addicted brother, Nicky (Billy Magnussen), who clocks Ingrid’s hustle immediately. Grifter meets grifter. Ingrid has to neutralize him fast or watch her new identity go up in smoke. The real surprise, though: Taylor’s not remotely the person Ingrid thinks she is. Streaming on Tubi.

• The Lobster (2016)

  Yorgos Lanthimos doing deadpan dystopia. This one isn’t even him at his strangest, which tells you everything. The setup: in a tightly controlled society, single people get 45 days to pair off or they’re transformed into an animal of their choice. David (Colin Farrell) picks a lobster. Motivation to mingle, achieved.

  David is so desperate to dodge the aquarium that he fakes his way through compatibility, until a short-sighted woman (Rachel Weisz ) becomes his best shot at something real. First, he has to slip the hotel’s hall monitors and also avoid a militant group of singles who are just as controlling as the couple cops. No spoilers, but the ending stares straight into the abyss and doesn’t blink. Streaming on HBO Max.

• The Opposite of Sex (1998 )

  Christina Ricci goes full chaos engine as Dedee Truitt, a 16-year-old who is pregnant, shameless, and completely unbothered by the wreckage she leaves behind. Her half-brother Bill Truitt (Martin Donovan) takes her in; she thanks him by stealing his boyfriend, Matt Mateo (Ivan Sergei), and running off to elope.

  Bill and his friend Lucia De Lury (Lisa Kudrow) hit the road to track the runaways, while the would-be father of Dedee’s baby, Randy Cates (William Lee Scott), is hunting for her too. It’s messy, mean, and very funny — right up until hearts break and friendships don’t make it to the credits. Streaming on Tubi.