Popular Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 45

Confession

2023

Confession

2023
3.2
Up-and-coming district attorney Jillian takes on the case of a young woman who has accused three men of sexual assault. She puts her career on the line in order to uncover a deeper web of mystery, murder and deception.
Concrete Night

2013

Concrete Night

2013
5.8
A 14-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.
The Glass Castle

2017

The Glass Castle

2017
7.1
A young girl is raised in a dysfunctional family constantly on the run from the FBI. Living in poverty, she comes of age guided by her drunkard, ingenious father who distracts her with magical stories to keep her mind off the family's dire state, and her selfish, nonconformist mother who has no intention of raising a family, along with her younger brother and sister, and her other older sister. Together, they fend for each other as they mature in an unorthodox journey that is their family life.
Requiem for a Dream

2000

Requiem for a Dream

2000
8
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.
The Rite

2011

The Rite

2011
6.1
Seminary student Michael Kovak reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.
La Chimera

2023

La Chimera

2023
7.3
Just out of jail, rumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of tombaroli accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of itinerant grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up.
Manito

2002

Manito

2002
5.8
Fifteen years ago, their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one of the most vibrant, Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. While the drug dealers continue to disappear, their violent legacy still casts a shadow over the neighborhood and its residents. Junior, an ex-convict struggling to get his life back on track, is a product of this legacy. His younger brother Manny, the salutatorian of his high school class, embodies the hope of the future. On the night of his graduation party, Manny finds himself faced with an ill-fated decision that could change his life forever
Rodin

2017

Rodin

2017
4.6
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), man of the people, autodidact and revolutionary sculptor - the most brilliant of his era. At 42, Rodin meets Camille Claudel, a young woman desperate to become his assistant. He quickly acknowledges her as his most able pupil, and treats her as an equal in matters of creation.
Dr. T & the Women

2000

Dr. T & the Women

2000
4.9
A successful Texas gynecologist finds himself amid a bevy of women and their problems – his wife’s breakdown, his daughter's fake marriage, his other daughter’s conspiracy theories, and his secretary’s crush. Craving time for himself, he finds solace in a kind outsider.
Home Again

2017

Home Again

2017
6.1
Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.
Femme Fatale

1991

Femme Fatale

1991
3.5
A worried artist tries to locate his wife who suddenly abandoned him only to discover that she led a secret life - or two. He proceeds to investigate her past and stirs up a hornet's nest.
Fig

2011

Fig

2011
5.8
In South Los Angeles, a young mother's love for her daughter is put to the test.
Shortbus

2006

Shortbus

2006
6.3
In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
The Whistleblower

2010

The Whistleblower

2010
6.7
Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an international conspiracy that is determined to stop her, no matter the cost.
Fatal Attraction

1987

Fatal Attraction

1987
6.8
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
Upside Down

2012

Upside Down

2012
6.3
In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually stunning romantic adventure that poses the question: what if love was stronger than gravity?
The Space Between Us

2017

The Space Between Us

2017
7
A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.
Skirt Power

1997

Skirt Power

1997
6.6
A group of woman in a Malian village find a mystical mask. Using the mask, they reverse gender roles, women act like men, and men act like women.
The Big Animal

2000

The Big Animal

2000
7
When the circus leaves town, Zygmunt and Marysia unwittingly adopt a camel into their home. The couple quickly forms a close bond with the nameless camel, but as the bond grows stronger, their neighbors slowly begin to ostracize them.
To the Wonder

2013

To the Wonder

2013
5.8
After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.