Popular Drama Movies on Hoopla - Page 195

Stolen Summer

2002

Stolen Summer

2002
6.2
Pete, an eight-year-old Catholic boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the mid-1970s, attends Catholic school, where as classes let out for the summer, he's admonished by a nun to follow the path of the Lord, and not that of the Devil. Perhaps taking this message a bit too seriously, Pete decides it's his goal for the summer to help someone get into heaven - by trying to convert a Jew to Catholicism.
Mia madre

2015

Mia madre

2015
6.6
Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.
The Fence

2022

The Fence

2022
6.9
The story kicks off on Hartcliffe council estate in Bristol during the early 1980s. It follows Steven Knight, a working-class boy who has his motorbike stolen the day he buys it. Teaming up with his scoundrel friends he desperately tries to track it down before it's gone for good.
Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day

2020

Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day

2020
7.3
Henry is hired to authenticate and purchase a long lost and very valuable recipe book. Soon Henry and Maggie find themselves in a murder mystery where secrets hidden within a treasured book have dire consequences for all who own it.
My Brother's Wedding

1983

My Brother's Wedding

1983
6.9
A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an upwardly mobile lawyer.
Rockers

1979

Rockers

1979
7.1
Horsemouth, a drummer living in a ghetto of Kingston, plans to make money selling records. After his prized motorcycle is stolen, his plans fall through and he's forced to adapt.
Picture Perfect Lies

2021

Picture Perfect Lies

2021
5.7
Rachel Collins is thriving and about to celebrate her sweet sixteenth birthday. She has great friends, a new boyfriend and loving parents, what more could a girl want? But when a shock murder at her party unravels a dark web of lies in her family, Rachel questions everything she’s ever known.
Black Beauty

1971

Black Beauty

1971
5.9
Told from the POV of Black Beauty himself, his birth and perception of humans are explored, but his first owner, a boy named Joe, is his most memorable.
Manifest West

2022

Manifest West

2022
6.1
A coming of age story told through the eyes of a young girl whose family spirals out of control after they decide to live off the grid.
The Good Witch's Destiny

2013

The Good Witch's Destiny

2013
7.5
As Cassie's birthday approaches, Lori discovers disturbing parallels between Cassie and her great aunt, who disappeared years before on her birthday. When signs of a curse appear, Cassie conjures up a little magic to make things right again.
Eaten by Lions

2018

Eaten by Lions

2018
5.7
Omar and Pete are half brothers. When their parents are eaten by lions they embark on a journey to find Omar's real father. What follows is a funny, heart-warming journey of self-discovery for both boys...in Blackpool. The Choudray family represents a truly contemporary example of modern multicultural Britain - but what will the brothers make of their eccentric newfound family? Will they be going to Mecca or Mecca bingo? In contrast to the old fashioned stereotypes about Blackpool, the comedy is sharp, current and non-stop.
Acid Test

2021

Acid Test

2021
8
A coming-of-age rebellion story fueled by Riot Grrrl music, a dysfunctional family, and LSD. Set in 1992 and based on true events following Jenny, a Latina teen, as she tumbles through self-discovery into adulthood.
Permanent Record

1988

Permanent Record

1988
6.3
David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school, his band is trying to get a recording session. Therefore, David's suicide leaves everyone, especially his best friend and bandmate, Chris, with a lot of questions.
One More Shot

2025

One More Shot

2025
7
New Years Eve. 1999. Minnie discovers a bottle of time travelling tequila. Each shot takes her back to the start of the night - giving her a bottle’s worth of shots to win back her old flame Joe, and change the course of her millennium.
Elizabeth Is Missing

2019

Elizabeth Is Missing

2019
7.3
Maud's best friend Elizabeth has disappeared, but as she tries to solve the mystery, dementia threatens to erase all the clues, giving the search a poignant urgency.
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

1953
5.9
Mike and Tony Petrakis are a Greek father and son team who dive for sponges off the coast of Florida. After they are robbed by crooks, Arnold and the Rhys brothers, Mike decides to take his men to the dangerous 12-mile reef to dive for more sponges. Mike suffers a fatal accident when he falls from the reef leaving Tony to carry on the business. But now he has a companion, Gwyneth Rhys.
Pomegranate

2025

Pomegranate

2025
6
A young, politically liberal, Iraqi Muslim immigrant struggles to find her footing in a neighborhood of well-to-do conservative, Iraqi Christians while battling her family's fears of deprivation and demands of loyalty to Muslim traditions.
Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas

2023

Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas

2023
6.8
Carly heads to a small town to lead a church choir at Christmastime, facing her first holiday season without her mother. While there, she connects with a man back in town after serving in the Army.
The Maker

1997

The Maker

1997
5
Absent for 10 years, a teen's older brother returns and seeks his help with criminal activity.
Elyse

2020

Elyse

2020
5.2
Elyse appears, on the surface, to have it all - a beautiful family, and enviable home, a charmed lifestyle. However, all is not what it seems, and her enviable existence starts to unravel. Institutionalised following a catastrophic accident, she is deeply traumatised and seemingly unreachable. Only the care from her doctor and the unconditional love from her nurse might lead to her recovery.