Popular Drama Movies on Hoopla - Page 49

Under the Shadow

2016

Under the Shadow

2016
6.5
After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.
Planetarium

2016

Planetarium

2016
4.6
In 1930s France, two sisters who are thought to be able to communicate with ghosts meet a visionary producer while performing in Paris.
Little Men

2016

Little Men

2016
6.6
Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.
Misconduct

2016

Misconduct

2016
5.6
An ambitious lawyer finds himself caught in a power struggle between a corrupt pharmaceutical executive and his firm’s senior partner. When the case takes a deadly turn, he must race to uncover the truth before he loses everything.
The Eyes of My Mother

2016

The Eyes of My Mother

2016
6.2
A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.
Other People

2016

Other People

2016
6.3
David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Living with his conservative father and much-younger sisters for the first time in ten years, he feels like a stranger in his childhood home. As his mother’s health declines, David frantically tries to extract meaning from this horrible experience and convince everyone (including himself) that he's "doing okay.”
A Quiet Passion

2016

A Quiet Passion

2016
6.1
The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
Back in the Day

2016

Back in the Day

2016
3
A young boxer is taken under the wing of a mob boss after his mother dies and his father is run out of town for being an abusive alcoholic.
The Spirit of Christmas

2015

The Spirit of Christmas

2015
7
A woman falls in love with a man who is somewhat unavailable.
Nise: The Heart of Madness

2016

Nise: The Heart of Madness

2016
8.2
After being released from prison, Dr. Nise da Silveira is back at work in a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro where she refuses to employ the new and violent electroshock in the treatment of schizophrenics. Ridiculed by doctors, she is forced to take on the abandoned Sector for Occupational Therapy, where she would start a revolution through paintings, animals and love.
Almost Adults

2016

Almost Adults

2016
6.2
A film about growing apart when growing up. Two best friends relationship strains when one deals with her newfound sexuality and the other with breaking up with her long term boyfriend.
Dog Eat Dog

2016

Dog Eat Dog

2016
5.1
Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of prison and now have the task of adapting themselves to civilian life.
The Book of Love

2017

The Book of Love

2017
6.4
After tragedy strikes Henry and Penny, he befriends a tenacious young girl and discovers she is constructing a raft to sail across the Atlantic to find her lost father. Together, along with some unlikely friends, they set forth to construct the vessel and subsequently rebuild their lives.
This Beautiful Fantastic

2016

This Beautiful Fantastic

2016
7.1
Set against the backdrop of a beautiful garden in the heart of London, this contemporary fairy tale revolves around the unlikely friendship between a reclusive young woman and a cantankerous old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. After she is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her match, nemesis, and unlikely mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a grumpy, loveless, old man who lives next door who happens to be an amazing horticulturalist.
The Confirmation

2016

The Confirmation

2016
6.4
A divorced father reconnects with his son when they track down a stolen toolbox over the course of a weekend.
1 Mile To You

2017

1 Mile To You

2017
6.5
After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.
Jack of the Red Hearts

2016

Jack of the Red Hearts

2016
7.1
A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.
Indignation

2016

Indignation

2016
6.4
In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with anti-Semitism, sexual repression, and the ongoing Korean War.
Lavender

2016

Lavender

2016
5.6
A photographer struggling with memory loss discovers her pictures may indicate something sinister is hitting close to home.
The Healer

2017

The Healer

2017
7.2
The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.