Popular Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 214

Street Fighting Men

2017

Street Fighting Men

2017
10
In a rapidly changing America where mass inequality and dwindling opportunity have devastated the black working class, three Detroit men must fight to build something lasting for themselves and future generations.
Zulu

2013

Zulu

2013
6.7
As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkhata, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. Only he and his mother survived the carnage of those years. But as with many survivors, the psychological scars remain.
Distant

2002

Distant

2002
7.1
A young man from rural Turkey arrives in Istanbul with dreams working on a ship and stays with a cousin while he searches for work. Over time, the former’s struggles to find employment and the latter’s troubles and disappointments strain their relationship and living situation.
Eismayer

2022

Eismayer

2022
6.9
Vice Lieutenant Eismayer is the most feared trainer and model macho in the Austrian Military and lives as a gay man in secret. When he falls in love with a young, openly gay soldier, his world gets turned upside down.
Woman Thou Art Loosed

2004

Woman Thou Art Loosed

2004
5.3
An adaptation of Bishop T.D. Jakes' self-help novel, chronciling a woman's struggle to come to terms with her legacy of abuse, addiction and poverty.
Salvo

2013

Salvo

2013
5.8
Salvo, a ruthless Sicilian Mafia hit man, changes his priorities after being involved in a bloody ambush.
Wade in the Water

2020

Wade in the Water

2020
7
A chilling spoken word film, inspired by the old negro spiritual 'Wade in the Water', told through the eyes of three men unveiling their struggle and fear of being a black man in America.
Cyrano de Bergerac

1950

Cyrano de Bergerac

1950
6.8
France, 1640. Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent deception, with tragic results.
Here Now

2024

Here Now

2024
5.6
The plot of the film unfolds over 24 hours during which everything happens, including a robbery. A Californian tourist, Sophie, played by Elena Kampouris, meets three young people on the beach who promise to introduce her to the Sicilian capital, but actually have a debt to pay and involve the girl. The three young men are played by Lorenzo Richelmy, Enrico Inserra and Saul Nanni.
Roadkill

1989

Roadkill

1989
5.6
A music promoter sends a young woman on a road trip in search of a band who hasn't been showing up for their gigs.
Detainment

2018

Detainment

2018
6.7
Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler.
Alfie

1966

Alfie

1966
6.5
A young man leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes and goals in life.
High Strung Free Dance

2018

High Strung Free Dance

2018
7.3
Zander Raines, a dazzling and tempestuous young choreographer, gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow, and innovative pianist, Charlie, in New York’s most-anticipated new Broadway show: Free Dance. But the move throws off the show’s delicate creative balance when Charlie falls hard for Barlow, while Zander embraces her as his muse.
The Liberator

2013

The Liberator

2013
6.9
Bolívar was instrumental in Latin America’s struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is today considered one of the most influential politicians and emancipators in American history. Libertador is told from the viewpoint of Bolívar, portrayed by Ramírez, about his quests and epic military campaigns, which covered twice the territory Alexander the Great conquered, and his vision to unify South America.
P.S.

2004

P.S.

2004
5.6
Louise, an unfulfilled divorced woman with regrets, gets the chance to relive her past when she meets a young man who bears an uncanny resemblance, in name and appearance, to her high school sweetheart who died many years before.
Harbor

2018

Harbor

2018
8.5
A tense night of raised pulses on a ferry to England: Adèle, an English teacher, is hiding a 15 year old migrant among her students on board.
Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?

2012

Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?

2012
6.1
A comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids, and a mother who is determined that it's best to take care of everything herself.
Lucky Them

2013

Lucky Them

2013
6
More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what really happened to long lost rock god, Matt Smith, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Teaming up with an eccentric amateur documentary filmmaker, Ellie hits the road in search of answers.
Patterns

1956

Patterns

1956
7.2
To eliminate internal opposition, a cruel CEO sabotages and humiliates a good-natured executive in an effort to force his resignation — and make the reticent new hire his new yes man.
Deadland

2023

Deadland

2023
5.9
After covering up the murder of an undocumented migrant, a U.S. Border Patrol Agent is haunted by the victim’s spirit, forcing him to confront the sins of his past.