Popular Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 245

The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

2019

The Obituary of Tunde Johnson

2019
5.2
A wealthy, Nigerian-American teenager is pulled over by police, shot to death, and immediately awakens, trapped in a terrifying time loop that forces him to confront difficult truths about his life and himself.
Casablanca Beats

2021

Casablanca Beats

2021
4.5
When a rapper-turned-teacher brings hip-hop to a community center in an impoverished area of Casablanca, his tough methods spark an explosion of talent.
On the Bowery

1957

On the Bowery

1957
6.6
A mix of documentary and scripted footage on the Bowery, New York City's skid row. Against a backdrop of men (and a few women) drinking in bars, talking and arguing, and sleeping on sidewalks, we have the story of Ray.
Someone Behind the Door

1971

Someone Behind the Door

1971
5.4
A neurosurgeon with a cheating wife takes an amnesiac into his home and conditions him to believe that the cheating wife is his own and to take the "appropriate" action.
Twist of Faith

2013

Twist of Faith

2013
6.5
A single mother and her gospel community help an Orthodox Jewish cantor whose wife and three children were murdered.
Augustus: The First Emperor

2003

Augustus: The First Emperor

2003
Old and ill, Augustus, the man who changed the fortunes and destiny of an empire by completing Julius Caesar's project, recounts the two most important phases of his life: his rise to power and his fight against the pressure of his family.
The End of St. Petersburg

1927

The End of St. Petersburg

1927
6.6
Shortly before the outbreak of WWI, a peasant from rural Russia arrives in St. Petersburg to find work.
The Green Years

1963

The Green Years

1963
7
Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident young housemaid who becomes a regular shop visitor, his working-class values collide with the bourgeois trappings of modern life.
It’s Nice in Here

2023

It’s Nice in Here

2023
5.8
A fragmented portrait of a moment, a person, and a place, seen through the subjective memories of a young Black girl, Imani, and a rookie police officer, David, who both have wildly different recollections of the same fateful moment in a corner store that will leave their lives altered forever.
The Alchemist Cookbook

2016

The Alchemist Cookbook

2016
5.1
Self-made chemist Sean, a recluse living in an old trailer in the woods, suffers from pill-popping delusions of fortune. When his manic attempts at cracking the ancient secret of alchemy go awry he unleashes something far more sinister and dangerous.
Haramuya

1995

Haramuya

1995
5
The story centers on a devout Muslim, Faco, who tries to run his two-wife household in the traditional way. The trouble begins when his ambitious younger son, Kalifa lapses and gets involved with his older brother's hoodlum friends. Kalifa then gives them his money and soon loses his job. The city has a curfew at night and only those with a highly-prized identity card are allowed out. Police rigorously patrol the streets in search of whores and people without cards. One homeless, unemployed man, Oussou, decides to earn the card by becoming a stoolie for the cops, and snitches on Kalifa's older brother, precipitating a police raid of Faco's home that results in their finding a cache of illegal drugs. Faco and the older son are both stripped naked and thrown in jail. Suddenly Faco finds himself brutalized and humiliated by his Muslim brothers. Meanwhile, the dark-skinned daughter of a white storekeeper, with a lust for black hookers, sets off to find her real mother.
Women & Sometimes Men

2017

Women & Sometimes Men

2017
2.9
Sara is in crisis. Engaged for one day, she decides to call off her marriage. Quirky, beautiful, and tender, she is working on being bold. Having had a short relationship with a woman in college, Sara seeks that feeling again. How can she have a woman’s touch without giving up men entirely? This question launches Sara on a bittersweet journey filled with self discovery, sexual awakening, beautiful women and sometimes men.
Fear and Loathing in Aspen

2021

Fear and Loathing in Aspen

2021
4.8
The true story of Hunter S Thompson's curious, bizarre and entertaining run to be sheriff of Pitkin County in the 1970s.
Dare to Be Wild

2015

Dare to Be Wild

2015
6.3
Irishwoman Mary Reynold's journey from rank outsider to winner of a Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.
From the Rough

2013

From the Rough

2013
6.1
The coach of a women's swim team parlays her success into an opportunity to build her school's men's golf team.
The Automatic Hate

2016

The Automatic Hate

2016
5.9
When Davis Green's alluring young cousin Alexis appears on his doorstep one night, he discovers that a side of his family has been kept secret from him. Against his father’s wishes, Davis travels to rural, upstate New York to meet his other cousins.
Unexpected

2022

Unexpected

2022
4.9
Music critic Bob is out of a job, addicted to Zoloft, and trying to wrangle the menagerie of animals that his wife Linda has accumulated. Will adopting a baby cure their existential angst? Or should they just rescue another duck?
Inshallah a Boy

2024

Inshallah a Boy

2024
7
After the sudden death of her husband, working mother Nawal has to fight for her inheritance in order to save her daughter and home in a society where having a son would be a game changer.
Sand Dollars

2015

Sand Dollars

2015
5.8
Every afternoon Noelí, a young Dominican woman, hangs out on the beach at Las Terrenas. With her boyfriend, Yeremi, they look for ways to make a living at the expense of one of the hundreds of tourists there. However Noelí also has a steady client, Anne, a much older French woman, who, like many other Europeans, has found an idyllic refuge on the island to spend her last years. For Noelí, the relationship is one of convenience, but the feelings become more intense as they plan to leave together for Paris.
Peter and Vandy

2009

Peter and Vandy

2009
6.3
Flashbacks and flash-forwards illustrate the rise and fall of a love affair between two New Yorkers.