Popular Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 82

Flyboys

2006

Flyboys

2006
6.5
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Six Degrees of Separation

1993

Six Degrees of Separation

1993
6.4
The story of a young, gay, black, con artist who, posing as the son of Sidney Poitier, cunningly maneuvers his way into the lives of a white, upper-class New York family.
L'Âge d'or

1930

L'Âge d'or

1930
6.8
The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.
My Salinger Year

2020

My Salinger Year

2020
6.3
A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.
Vivre Sa Vie

1962

Vivre Sa Vie

1962
7.7
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Dedalus

2018

Dedalus

2018
2.3
In rural Iowa, a grocery cashier watches helplessly as classmates conceal their act of sexual violence against his teenaged step-sister. A hustler tricks for food, shelter, and intimacy during a winter in New York City. Mortality compels a father to leave his home in Los Angeles and move in with his daughter. Jonah Greenstein's gorgeously shot feature debut laces loneliness with beauty to create a film of startling cinematic intimacy.
Swimming with Men

2018

Swimming with Men

2018
6.1
A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.
Venus in Fur

2013

Venus in Fur

2013
7.2
An enigmatic actress may have a hidden agenda when she auditions for a part in a misogynistic writer's play.
Black Caesar

1973

Black Caesar

1973
5.8
Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
Winner

2024

Winner

2024
7
Winner is a brilliant young misfit from Texas who finds her morals challenged while serving in the U.S. Air Force and working as an NSA contractor. A fresh take on the traditional whistleblower thriller, the coming-of-age story follows an idealistic young woman persecuted for standing by her principles.
Zan Boko

1988

Zan Boko

1988
6.5
In the Mossi culture, one of the rites attending the birth of a child and its induction as a new member of the community involves the burial of the placenta. The space in which the placenta is buried is called 'Zan Boko' - a phrase which connotes the religious, cultural and affective relations that bind the child to the land and that embraces the notions of 'rootedness' and 'belonging'. Kaboré tells the story of Tinga, who resists the encroaching urbanization of his native territory. The specific rhythms and vision of the rural community, including its values, social relationship, and individual & collective destinies, are altered when a city is planted on the edge of an ancient native village.
Stay as You Are

1978

Stay as You Are

1978
5.6
A married Roman landscape architect starts an affair with a young woman who might be a shadow from his past.
Last Resort

2022

Last Resort

2022
5.7
Two terminally ill hospice residents conspire to make their spouses fall in love with each other to lessen the impact of their death. Things go awry when they themselves fall in love and one of them begins to feel better.
Marriage Italian Style

1964

Marriage Italian Style

1964
7.7
During the bombing of Naples in World War II, a cynical businessman helps a naive prostitute, who spends the next two decades desperate to have him reciprocate her feelings.
Undress Me

2012

Undress Me

2012
5.7
Mikaela has undergone gender reassignment and is now a woman. One night at a bar, she meets a guy and takes him back to her place.
Escape from Mogadishu

2021

Escape from Mogadishu

2021
7.1
Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.
Romance

1999

Romance

1999
5.4
Frustrated by the lack of intimacy in her relationship, a young schoolteacher goes through a series of intimidating and often violent sexual partners.
Drug War

2012

Drug War

2012
6.9
A drug cartel boss is arrested in a raid and coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.
The Pornographer

2001

The Pornographer

2001
4.9
A former porn director, who once elevated the genre with 1960s counter-culture ideals, returns to filmmaking after 20 years, clashing with his producer's hard-core vision. Estranged from his son over the family business, they begin reconnecting as the son embraces political activism, while the director seeks personal renewal.
40,000 Horsemen

1940

40,000 Horsemen

1940
5.6
Charles Chauvel's 1940 cinematic tribute to the mounted troops of the Australian Light Horse regiments is a rousing call to arms, giving life to the heroic tales of mateship during the Great War.