Popular Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 150

Capital

2012

Capital

2012
6.1
The head of a giant European investment bank desperately clings to power when an American hedge fund company tries to buy them out.
Killer's Kiss

1955

Killer's Kiss

1955
6.4
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
Irena's Vow

2024

Irena's Vow

2024
7.4
19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.
A First Farewell

2020

A First Farewell

2020
6
When Isa is not at school or working on his parents' farmyard, he spends carefree days with his friends - until the outside world starts forcing him to say one goodbye after another.
ma ma

2015

ma ma

2015
6.2
After finding a lump in one of her breasts, Magda goes to visit her doctor who gives her bad news: she needs a mastectomy, preceded by severe chemo treatments. While she ponders this ill fortune at a soccer game where her son Dani participates, she attracts the attention of talent scout Arturo, who is looking for talented young players to enroll them in the junior leagues.
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.
Little Brother

2025

Little Brother

2025
5.5
After his most recent suicide attempt, Pete, a neurodivergent man, reluctantly travels back home with his younger brother Jake. As they drive across the American West, they attempt to reconcile past traumas and forge a new bond.
Tony Manero

2008

Tony Manero

2008
6.4
A man is obsessed with John Travolta's disco dancing character from "Saturday Night Fever".
The Miseducation of Cameron Post

2018

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

2018
6.9
Pennsylvania, 1993. After getting caught with another girl, teenager Cameron Post is sent to a conversion therapy center run by the strict Dr. Lydia Marsh and her brother, Reverend Rick, whose treatment consists in repenting for feeling “same sex attraction.” Cameron befriends fellow sinners Jane and Adam, thus creating a new family to deal with the surrounding intolerance.
Respect the Jux

2022

Respect the Jux

2022
3.5
A corrupted young man ventures to the United States in quest of the American Dream, and forms a band of robbers to obtain it.
Corsage

2022

Corsage

2022
6.1
A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.
City of Men

2007

City of Men

2007
7
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
Manifesto

2017

Manifesto

2017
6.8
An edited version of Rosefeldt's installation work of the same name, Manifesto is an outstanding tribute to various (art) manifestos of the nineteenth and twentieth century, ranging from Communism to Dogme, in connection with thirteen different characters, including a homeless man, a factory worker and a corporate CEO, who are all played by Cate Blanchett. A striking humorous audio-visual experience.
Snowtown

2011

Snowtown

2011
6.3
Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
Ray & Liz

2018

Ray & Liz

2018
6.7
On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humor, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.
'71

2014

'71

2014
6.8
A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.
Four Good Days

2021

Four Good Days

2021
6.8
A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse.
The Nightingale

2014

The Nightingale

2014
7.1
In order to keep a promise he made to his wife, an old man sets off to her native village with a bird in a cage. Along the road, together with his granddaughter, he discovers new values, particularly those related to the heart.
Edge of Seventeen

1999

Edge of Seventeen

1999
6.5
1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality.
Without Limits

1998

Without Limits

1998
6.5
The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.