Popular Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 270

The Tree

2010

The Tree

2010
6.3
The O'Neills lived happily in their house in the Australian countryside. That was until one day fate struck blindly, taking the life of Peter, the father, leaving his grief-stricken wife Dawn alone with their four children. Among them, eight-year-old Simone denies this reality. She is persuaded that her father still lives in the giant fig tree growing near their house and speaks to her through its leaves. But the tree becomes more and more invasive and threatens the house. It must be felled. Of course, Simone won't allow it.
Dodsworth

1936

Dodsworth

1936
7.1
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
My Happy Family

2017

My Happy Family

2017
7.4
In a patriarchal society, an ordinary Georgian family lives with three generations under one roof. All are shocked when 52-year-old Manana decides to move out from her parents’ home and live alone. Without her family and her husband, a journey into the unknown begins.
Estación Catorce

2021

Estación Catorce

2021
6
Luis discovers the world at age seven. Violence touches his surroundings and triggers the first encounter with death, the discovery of the fragility of his father, and the learning of masculinity in his vulnerable world. Everything happens between games and perplexities. It is life in a violent Mexico, where only growing implies danger.
Strangerland

2015

Strangerland

2015
5.3
Newly arrived to a remote desert town, Catherine and Matthew are tormented by a suspicion when their two teenage children mysteriously vanish.
Between Shadow and Soul

2020

Between Shadow and Soul

2020
9
Mây, a fourteen year-old girl is being married as the third wife to a rich landowner in the late 19th century Northern Vietnam. A black & white version of The Third Wife with no dialogue and new music.
Jana and Jan

1992

Jana and Jan

1992
4.4
Fall 1989: Jan is almost 16. Caught while trying to escape to West Germany, he is transferred from prison to a juvenile detention center. Here, he meets Jana ... and what starts as a bet, becomes true love. When Jana gets pregnant, the situation spirals out of control. In the summer of 1990, Jana and Jan flee into the unknown, insecure future of a new Germany.
The Way of Tea

2014

The Way of Tea

2014
5.7
A small town in northern France, Alex, a young skinhead, enters Malik's grocery store.
Hungry Wives

1972

Hungry Wives

1972
5.3
An unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.
King of Peking

2017

King of Peking

2017
6.3
When home entertainment enters the market in 90s Beijing, a former projectionist ropes his young son into starting their own pirate movie company, but easy money comes with its own price tag.
Rubber Dolphin

2018

Rubber Dolphin

2018
5.5
A gay love story set in a one-bedroom apartment in Tel Aviv. They meet, they have sex, they fall in love. Will it last until the morning comes?
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.
Proud

2004

Proud

2004
4.4
The true story of the only African-American crew to take a Navy warship into combat in World War II.
The Forger

2022

The Forger

2022
6.1
Jewish aesthete Cioma, 21, does not let anyone take away his joy of life, especially not the Nazis. In 1942, he has to find new ways to make his living in Berlin and escape deportation. In the process he discovers his talent for forgery: not only with passports, but also his own identity.
The Girls of Summer

2020

The Girls of Summer

2020
3
After her two younger sisters leave home, Maren, a Midwest sod farmer by day, and a drummer by night, is left alone to take care of her depressed, narcotic-abusing father. Eventually recognizing her unhappiness, Maren's father insists she pursue her dreams of becoming an Americana musician.
Julius Caesar

2010

Julius Caesar

2010
A short film presenting a stylized, abridged adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
American Street Kid

2018

American Street Kid

2018
Filmmaker, Michael Leoni heads to the streets of LA to shine a light on the epidemic of homeless youth in America. Once inside their world he realizes he can no longer be an observer; every day is a matter of life or death and he'll do anything to get them off the streets.
Best Sellers

2021

Best Sellers

2021
6.3
A cranky, retired author reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young publisher.
The Affairs of Anatol

1921

The Affairs of Anatol

1921
5.6
Socialite Anatol Spencer, finding his relationship with his wife lackluster, goes in search of excitement. After bumping into old flame Emilie, he lets an apartment for her only to find that she cheats on him. He is subsequently robbed, conned, and booted from pillar to post. He decides to return to his wife and discovers her carousing with his best friend Max.
Blackbird

2016

Blackbird

2016
In the late 1800s, two Solomon Islander siblings, Kiko (16) and Rosa (24), were kidnapped from their Pacific island home and forced to work on a sugar cane plantation in Queensland. In a world where exploitation of Pacific Islanders for cheap labour is legislated and conditions for islanders are akin to slavery, Rosa struggles to keep an eye on her spirited young brother as he journeys into adulthood.