The Drama is a dark rom com drama written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, starring Zendaya as Emma Harwood and Robert Pattinson as Charlie Thompson, a couple who are soon to be married but whose relationship is tested by the revelation of a dark secret. Drama ensues, no, The drama ensues, as the two attempt to grapple with how they see each other. The supporting cast includes Alana Haim as Rachel and Mamoudou Athie as Mike, a married couple and the couple's maid of honor and best man. Timestamps: (0:01:12) The Love Guru (0:21:08) We Live in Time (0:33:47) High Life (0:49:13) The Drama (1:03:50) Spoilers (2:05:17) Next time: Faces of Death Works Cited: A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005) The Amazing Spider-Man (Marc Webb, 2012) andrew garfield on X: "Andrew Garfield with a cardboard cut out of Florence Pugh at the London premiere of 'WE LIVE IN TIME' https://t.co/xrCiMnIgqT" / X Columbine Media: Traumatis Personae (Ben Verschoor, 2023) Contact (Claire Denis, 2014) Die My Love (Lynn Ramsay, 2025) The Drama (Kristoffer Borgli, 2026) 'Drama' Director's Essay on Age-Gap Romance Sparks Controversy (Seth Abramovitch, 2026) Good Time (Josh & Benny Safdie, 2017) High Life (Claire Denis, 2018) The King (David Michôd, 2019) The Lighthouse (Robert Eggers, 2019) No Oscar for Myers' wiener jokes movie review (Roger Ebert, 2008) Remember Me (Allen Coulter, 2010) Silence (Martin Scorsese, 2016) The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010) Tick, tick… BOOM! (Lin-Manuel Miranda, 2021) Twin Peaks: The Return (David Lynch, 2017) Vox Lux (Brady Corbet, 2018) Wayne's World (Penelope Spheeris, 1992) We Live in Time (John Crowley, 2024) We Live in Time Review: Pugh & Garfield Lead a Devastating Tear-Jerker (David Ehrlich, 2024) We Live in Time review: contrived but watchable weepie | Sight and Sound (Leigh Singer, 2024) You may now shame the bride in 'The Drama,' a cooly unromantic thought experiment (Amy Nicholson, 2026) Email us at Miseenscreenpodcast@gmail.com! Find us elsewhere! Ben Verschoor https://cinema-purgatorio.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/jamn4sure/ @benverschoor.bsky.social Steven Santana https://breakingarrows.ghost.io/ https://letterboxd.com/number8axel/ @number8axel.bsky.social Opening music is "Root Beer Rag" by Billy Joel Closing music is "G-Spot Tornado" by Frank Zappa Subscribe, rate and review us! Apple Podcasts: Mise en Screen - Podcast - Apple Podcasts Spotify Podcasts: Mise en Screen | Podcast on Spotify Player.fm: Mise En Screen podcast Podcast Addict: Mise en Screen - Podcast Addict