Popular Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 304

Still Water Runs Deep

2017

Still Water Runs Deep

2017
A father must withstand his emotions and preserve his pride when his estranged son mysteriously disappears.
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.
The Librarian

2023

The Librarian

2023
10
A lifeless librarian with no social skills is chased by the voice in his head until one of them had enough...
Come On In

2020

Come On In

2020
10
After a failed attempt at “making it,” jaded 29-year-old artist Leinad Nahallac returns home to a dead end job and a deepening depression. But when he mistakenly dials a wrong number at work, a mysterious voice on the other end shatters his malaise and offers him a way out of his misery. A twisted journey ensues in which the lines between reality and fantasy, past and present, dream and nightmare blur into a maddening labyrinth that will lead Leinad either towards his destiny or destruction.
Violeta Went to Heaven

2011

Violeta Went to Heaven

2011
6.7
A portrait of famed Chilean singer and folklorist Violeta Parra filled with her musical work, her memories, her loves and her hopes.
Confessions of a Headhunter

2000

Confessions of a Headhunter

2000
9
In the film, two Noongar men – Frank and Vinnie – travel across the country and seek revenge for the repeated beheading of the statue of their ancestor warrior Yagan.
Battalion to my beat

2016

Battalion to my beat

2016
5.6
Eager to escape a life of confinement in the refugee camps of Western Sahara in Algeria, Mariam flees into the desert to join the army, naively believing herself to be the Joan of Arc who will save her country from occupation.
Marina's Ocean

2014

Marina's Ocean

2014
8.7
A 15-year old girl yearns to see the ocean, but her disability interferes. Unable to travel to the beach with her sister, Marina strikes out on an adventure of her own.
What 80 Million Women Want

1913

What 80 Million Women Want

1913
3.5
The women's suffrage movement inspired this silent film classic that includes appearances by equal rights crusaders Emmeline Pankhurst and Harriet Stanton Blatch. As politicos work to deny women the right to vote, a young lawyer tells his activist girlfriend of the corruption within the government that actively seeks to ensure that her voice is never heard.
Looking For Home

2024

Looking For Home

2024
In modern-day Ireland, on Christmas Eve, a hardworking man, influenced by the anti-immigrant rhetoric around him and in the media, faces a life-altering event that forces him to confront his own prejudices and realise the humanity behind those he once feared.
A Film About Couples

2021

A Film About Couples

2021
When a couple of filmmakers decide to shoot a documentary about couples in love, problems and tensions between the two force them to question their own relationship and the meaning of cinema.
Human and Dog Love is Limitless

2024

Human and Dog Love is Limitless

2024
Chen Yanan, whose love life had taken a turn for the worse, found herself stranded alone on a remote island. While struggling to survive on the island, she rescued a trapped German Shepherd dog (Xiao Ba). On the island, Chen Yanan faced numerous dangers, all of which were averted by Xiao Ba. On one occasion, Xiao Ba was kidnapped by savages while trying to rescue Chen Yanan, prompting Chen Yanan to risk her life to save Xiao Ba. In her moment of desperation...
We Will Be Strong in Our Weakness

2011

We Will Be Strong in Our Weakness

2011
This mockumentary shows the mourning events after the assassination of Slawomir Sierakowski, leader of fictitious Jewish Renaissance Movement in Poland.
Disonancia

2024

Disonancia

2024
Alana (25, Spanish) has completed the musical record she developed during the time allowed by her job. She seeks to share her excitement with Rai (28, Peruvian), but work-related issues stemming from her immigrant status overshadow everything else. Their unequal opportunities and privileges are clear.
The Killing of a Sacred Ant

2024

The Killing of a Sacred Ant

2024
After killing an ant, a man finds his conscience to be a more difficult adversary.
Super 8 ½

2004

Super 8 ½

2004
Amateur filmmaker Otto E. Mezzo discovers rolls of Super-8 film in his freezer, and decides to regroup his old film company to make a new film. The film brings Otto, Pace (his producer/brother), Tal (philosopher/contra-dance caller), Luisa (Otto's wife), Carla (Otto's girlfriend), and thier children together to make a documentary of their lives in 2004.
A Perfect Day

2014

A Perfect Day

2014
In a city far away from the nature, a man wakes up, has his breakfast and starts a perfect day.
Salma

2021

Salma

2021
Salma Keeps the promise she made to herself and decides to go on a two nights adventure in which she faces a lot of challenges and difficulties but she eventually reaches her goal.
Cachada: The Opportunity

2019

Cachada: The Opportunity

2019
6
Five Salvadoran saleswomen want to take their cruel life stories to the stage. During the rehearsal process of their play, they’ll discover themselves as victims and victimizers in a cycle of violence that has plagued their families for generations.
A Life without Words

2011

A Life without Words

2011
5.5
In rural Nicaragua, Dulce Maria and her brother Francisco are Deaf adults who know no language at all--spoken, written or signed--until Tomasa, a Deaf sign-language teacher, arrives determined to teach them their first words.