Popular Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 151

The Free World

2016

The Free World

2016
6.2
Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris, a mysterious woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound freedom to keep her in his life.
Better Days

2023

Better Days

2023
7
A widow finds a new lease on life through the joy of cosplay.
A Burning Hot Summer

2011

A Burning Hot Summer

2011
5
Paul reflects on the summer he met Angèle and Frédéric as he watches his friend being laid to rest.
The Last of the Mohicans

1936

The Last of the Mohicans

1936
6.3
The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to 1,500 Anglo-American troops, who had honorably surrendered at Fort William Henry, plus some women and servants; the kidnapping of two sisters, daughters of the British commander; and their rescue by the last Mohicans.
The Defiant Ones

1958

The Defiant Ones

1958
7.1
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
Elena

2011

Elena

2011
7.2
After suffering from a heart attack, a wealthy elderly Russian man plans to will most of his estate to his estranged daughter, but his titular wife has other plans.
Still of the Night

1982

Still of the Night

1982
5.7
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.
Kill Me Again

1989

Kill Me Again

1989
6.1
After Faye and her psychotic boyfriend, Vince, successfully rob a mob courier, Faye decides to abscond with the loot. She heads to Reno, where she hires feckless private investigator Jack Andrews to help fake her death. He pulls the scheme off and sets up Faye with a new identity, only to have her skip out on him without paying. Jack follows her to Vegas and learns he's not the only one after her. Vince has discovered that she's still alive.
They Made Me a Criminal

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

1939
6.2
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
Rialto

2020

Rialto

2020
6.2
Colm is in his mid-forties, married, with two teenage children. Still grieving the death of his father, a destructive figure in his life, Colm struggles with his relationship to his own son, whilst at work a recent takeover threatens his job. Unable to share his vulnerability with his wife, Colm’s world is falling apart around him. In the midst of this crisis, Colm finds a comfort that no one else can provide but Jay.
Giants and Toys

1958

Giants and Toys

1958
6.9
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.
Sugar Daddy

2021

Sugar Daddy

2021
6.4
When a struggling musician can't afford her rent, she signs up for a website where rich older men pay to date younger women. Her new money-making venture sends her down a dark rabbit hole that forces her to grow up fast, shaping her music, and how she sees the world.
Martin Eden

2019

Martin Eden

2019
7
The tale of an individualist proletarian in a time marked by the rise of mass political movements. In early 20th-century Italy, illiterate sailor Martin Eden seeks fame as a writer while torn between the love of a bourgeois girl and allegiance to his social class.
Pather Panchali

1955

Pather Panchali

1955
7.8
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarbojaya, looks after their rebellious daughter, Durga, and young son, Apu. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life.
The Time That Remains

2009

The Time That Remains

2009
7.1
An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. A semi-biographic film, in four chapters, about a family spanning from 1948 until recent times. Combined with intimate memories of each member, the film attempts to portray the daily life of those Palestinians who remained in their land and were labelled "Israeli-Arabs," living as a minority in their own homeland.
Grace and Grit

2021

Grace and Grit

2021
4.7
The true love story of iconic philosopher Ken Wilber and his wife Treya in 1980s California as they fall madly in love and are faced with illness and challenges that threaten to tear them apart.
Native Son

1986

Native Son

1986
5
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
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.
Where the Red Fern Grows

2003

Where the Red Fern Grows

2003
6
Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."
Goliath

2022

Goliath

2022
6.8
Patrick is a tenacious lawyer specializing in environmental law. France is a schoolteacher who becomes an activist after her husband develops cancer from exposure to a pesticide. Mathias is an ambitious lobbyist working for an international chemical corporation. The paths of these characters collide as the lives of thousands are affected by a tragic act that sparks a powerful movement while the corporation fights to prevent the truth from being revealed.