Popular Drama Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 217

A Marine Story

2010

A Marine Story

2010
6
Marine officer Alexandra is tough enough to kick any guy's ass in a bar fight, but there's one opponent she can't beat: military policy. When she returns to her conservative hometown from Iraq with a mysterious personal life, she finds herself charged with preparing a tempestuous teenage girl to boot camp.
The Maker

1997

The Maker

1997
5
Absent for 10 years, a teen's older brother returns and seeks his help with criminal activity.
Bloody Duel: Life & Death

1972

Bloody Duel: Life & Death

1972
5
Since 1895, the imperial forces of Japan have tightened their grip on Northern China, destroying all who dare oppose them. When the local kung fu masters get holes punched in them by the Japanese overseer (just like in that anime with the blood and the heads exploding... you know the one we mean), the young fighters must look outside their own tradition for a way to win.
Fuego

2007

Fuego

2007
2
The daughter of the American Ambassador to Spain has been kidnapped. There is only one man who can save her.
Land of the Heroes

2011

Land of the Heroes

2011
5.8
Iraq, 1988. A land devastated by war (Iraq-Iran conflict). Dilleer (10) and his sister Zienee want to watch cartoons on television, but that becomes more difficult than expected when bully Malo comes along.
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin

1978

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin

1978
6.5
Jackie Chan stars as the young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong. Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must fight off numerous clans who are all attempting to steal the book from him, to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Shaolin Masters.
Passion Play

2011

Passion Play

2011
4.8
An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.
The Pages of my Heart

2022

The Pages of my Heart

2022
Aaliyah, a struggling actress stuck in sunny St. Pete, feels her dreams slipping away, until a whirlwind romance with a charming writer reignites her spark. But when secrets surface and tragedy strikes, she must choose: stay stuck or take the leap her dreams-and heart-deserve.
Ballade vir 'n Enkeling

2015

Ballade vir 'n Enkeling

2015
6.4
Based upon the book written by South African author Leon van Nierop, and the 1980s TV series it spawned, this drama focuses on the mysterious disappearance of celebrated writer Jacques Rynhard (Armand Aucamp), and the investigative hunt for him launched by journalist Carina Human (DonnaLee Roberts). Christia Visser, Rolanda Marais and Jacques Bessenger co-star.
A Dickens of a Christmas

2025

A Dickens of a Christmas

2025
Zara, a lawyer haunted by Christmas memories, attends a Victorian dinner where she meets Rafe, a renovator. His ghostly ancestor plays matchmaker by giving Zara a book of love stories, challenging her skepticism about romance.
Lighting Up the Stars

2022

Lighting Up the Stars

2022
7.4
Having been released after serving his sentence, a funeral director accidentally crosses paths with a girl which brings about an unexpected change in his attitude towards life.
Enigma

1982

Enigma

1982
5.5
Five highly-trained KGB agents are sent to the west to assassinate several Soviet dissidents. In order to stop the diabolical plot, an American agent must infiltrate Soviet intelligence and obtain information from a Russian computer.
The Wheel

2022

The Wheel

2022
5.2
Albee and Walker, a young couple on the brink of divorce, rent a mountain getaway to save their fledgling marriage. Before long, their personal drama creates tension between their newly engaged AirBnB hosts -- Ben & Carly — leaving us to wonder if either couples’ relationships will survive the weekend.
Ask for Jane

2019

Ask for Jane

2019
6.5
A group of college students develop an underground network that helps women get abortions in the pre-Roe vs. Wade Chicago.
The Holcroft Covenant

1985

The Holcroft Covenant

1985
5.5
A man who was a confidant of Adolf Hitler dies and leaves a fortune to make amends for his Nazi past—but his son has to search the world to find it.
Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks

2017

Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks

2017
2
Estranged siblings Marcus and Michelle Brinks are reunited after the sudden death of their parents, two globe-trotting aid workers who they barely knew. In the days following the wake, the siblings can't help but turn their current lives and relationships into chaos as they're forced to reckon with their shared past.
Speed Walking

2014

Speed Walking

2014
6.4
In a quirky, small town, situated in the outskirts of everything, 14-year-old Martin is getting ready for one of the most formal transitions from boy to man; the communion. It's 1976, music's in the air and hormones are blossoming. But in the midst of it all Martin's mother suddenly passes away and her tragic death trickers a series of events that not only changes Martin's life forever, but also affects everyone else in the local community. Overwhelmed with grief neither Martin's dad, nor his older brother, is capable to comfort Martin. He enters adulthood in a mixture of drunken happiness and immense sadness over the loss of his mother, and his relationship to both his friend Kim and girlfriend Kristine comes to its natural conclusion.
Meeting

2020

Meeting

2020
3
A young woman organizes a meet-up party at her house where things go awfully wrong where some of the guests mysteriously disappear. They keep on haunting her in unexpected circumstances.
The Proposal

2001

The Proposal

2001
5.7
An undercover cop lets his job get personal while on an underground assignment.
The Spitfire Grill

1996

The Spitfire Grill

1996
6.4
Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the Spitfire Grill. Percy brings change to the small town, stirring resentment and fear in some, and growth in others.