Popular Drama Movies on Amazon Video - Page 147

Transamerica

2005

Transamerica

2005
7
A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
Fat Man and Little Boy

1989

Fat Man and Little Boy

1989
6.2
Assigned to oversee the development of the atomic bomb, Gen. Leslie Groves is a stern military man determined to have the project go according to plan. He selects J. Robert Oppenheimer as the key scientist on the top-secret operation, but the two men clash fiercely on a number of issues. Despite their frequent conflicts, Groves and Oppenheimer ultimately push ahead with two bomb designs — the bigger "Fat Man" and the more streamlined "Little Boy."
A Hole in the Head

1959

A Hole in the Head

1959
6.1
An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977
4.9
The story of J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI from 1924-1972, following his racket-busting days through his reign under eight US presidents.
Finding You

2019

Finding You

2019
5
Love in the time of hyperthymesia.
Nebraska

2013

Nebraska

2013
7.5
An aging, booze-addled father takes a trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim what he believes to be a million-dollar sweepstakes prize.
The Throne

2015

The Throne

2015
7.1
Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.
Prime

2005

Prime

2005
6
A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.
Seven Years in Tibet

1997

Seven Years in Tibet

1997
7.2
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.
Love and Other Cults

2017

Love and Other Cults

2017
6.7
Ai's mother sends her to live with a cult commune, where she remains for seven years. After the cult is broken up by the police, Ai struggles to fit in with society.
The Bear

1988

The Bear

1988
7.1
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters.
De-Lovely

2004

De-Lovely

2004
6.1
From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda Lee Thomas were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. And though Cole's thirst for life strained their marriage, Linda never stopped being his muse, inspiring some of the greatest songs of the twentieth century.
Elvis

2022

Elvis

2022
7.5
The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Air

2023

Air

2023
7.3
Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan brand.
The Island

2006

The Island

2006
6.9
Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.
Blood and Bone

2009

Blood and Bone

2009
7.4
In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
A Son

2020

A Son

2020
7.1
Tunisia, summer 2011. The holiday to the South of the country ends in disaster for Fares, Meriem and their 10-year-old son Aziz, when he is accidentally shot in an ambush. His injury will change their lives: Aziz needs a liver transplant, which leads to discovery of a long-buried secret. Will Aziz and the relationship survive?
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

2018

The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

2018
6.2
In the wake of the social unrest caused by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, two female sumo athletes, Kiku and Tokachi, and an anarchist group called the Guillotine Society, spark an unlikely connection.
Death by Hanging

1968

Death by Hanging

1968
7.4
A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next.
Brighton Rock

1948

Brighton Rock

1948
6.8
Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.