Top Rated Drama Movies on Amazon Prime Video - Page 266

You Have to Run Fast

1961

You Have to Run Fast

1961
6.2
Dr. Frank Harlow is in the process of trying to save a man badly beaten by two gangsters whom he identifies to the police. When the victim dies the charge becomes murder and Harlow hightails it to the far woods where he finds a job as clerk Roger Condon in a sporting-goods store. Harlow's plan is to lay low until the gangsters forget about him. But complications arise from two different sectors. First, Harlow falls in love with the local beauty Laurie Maitland and second, the murderers find out where he is hiding.
A Mind Of Her Own

2006

A Mind Of Her Own

2006
4.5
Inspired by a true story, A Mind of Her Own tells the poignant and moving story of Sophie, a determined young girl whose ambition to become a doctor is obstructed by the fact that she is severely dyslexic. But Sophie, encouraged by her closest friend, Becky, has never been one to give up and, despite being advised by parents and school teachers to be realistic and pursue something less academic, she puts herself through college and university, in the process achieving a first class degree in biomedical science and a PhD conducting research into post trauma regeneration of the spinal column which ultimately leads to her achieving worldwide recognition for her work and helping to develop a cure for paralysis. Written by Owen Carey Jones
Convict Cowboy

1995

Convict Cowboy

1995
6.1
New inmate Clay Treyton, doing time for fisticuffs, is sent to a Montana ranch where prisoners spend time working with horses. Encouraged by the warden, the men ride in prison rodeos, and murderer Ry Weston, an ex-pro horseman, is the team's top performer. Clay and Ry become friends, exchanging lessons about horses and life. But when prison black marketeers start leaning on Ry, the men have more than rodeos to worry about.
Forget Me Never

1999

Forget Me Never

1999
5.5
Diane McGowin was employed as an administrative assistant for a group of attorneys in private practice. She found herself forgetting things, especially losing short term memory. She suspected that something was wrong and went to the doctor. After many tests, the diagnosis was Alzheimer's. Diana did not want to tell her husband, Jack McGowin because she thought her husband, Jack, would be worried about money since she made more money than he did.
Big Town Scandal

1948

Big Town Scandal

1948
5
A crusading editor and his star reporter aid underprivileged youths and crack down on racketeers out to fix basketball.
For Their Own Good

1993

For Their Own Good

1993
6.2
A factory worker gets an ultimatum from her employer that she agree to be sterilized or be fired.
Personal Effects

2005

Personal Effects

2005
5.2
An attorney is trying to solve her younger brother's mysterious disappearance while simultaneously helping a new friend rid herself of a stalker. As she begins to uncover the truth, it turns out that the seemingly separate situations are actually connected.
The Dalton Girls

1957

The Dalton Girls

1957
5.3
Female relatives of the infamous Dalton gang carry on the family tradition.
The Phantom in the House

1929

The Phantom in the House

1929
4
A man is blamed for a murder that was actually committed by his wife.
The Affair

1973

The Affair

1973
3.2
A crippled lady songwriter meets an older lawyer who becomes her first love.
The Love Light

1921

The Love Light

1921
6.7
Angela maintains a coastal lighthouse in Italy, where she awaits the return of her brothers from the war. She learns they are casualties and takes solace in the arms of an American sailor washed ashore. However, the sailor turns out to be a German spy, and she is torn between her love for him and her realization that he is part of the enemy force that has destroyed her family.
The County Fair

1920

The County Fair

1920
4.7
"The County Fair" begins with a nasty rich guy threatening to turn an old lady onto the street--unless her niece (who lives with her) marries this man's son. While she's dead set against it, the niece is a sweet thing and would do anything to help her aunt--even marry the rich jerk. However, a possible way out is presented. When a poor young man is taken in and fed, he turns out (naturally) to be a jockey and thinks he can win the $3000 prize at the fair and save the farm.
Touch

2011

Touch

2011
4.2
A mechanic looking to save his faltering marriage strikes up an unlikely friendship with a shy Vietnamese-American manicurist.
The Big Cat

1949

The Big Cat

1949
3.5
A city boy arrives in his late mother's birthplace to discover the locals have been pestered by a cougar.
Beauty's Revenge

1995

Beauty's Revenge

1995
5.3
An obsessive small town beauty queen goes to great lengths to keep the love of her life from reconciling with his ex-girlfriend.
The Coalition

2013

The Coalition

2013
4.2
A group of women form an unlikely alliance to get their revenge on a pro athlete and his three friends who played them. The guys are used to getting what they want when they want it, but that's all about to change.
Edmond Was a Donkey

2012

Edmond Was a Donkey

2012
8
Edmond is a misfit at the office. When his co-workers pull a prank giving him donkey ears, Edmond realizes his true nature: he, in fact, is a real donkey.
The Casserole Club

2011

The Casserole Club

2011
3.2
Attractive and sexy 1960's era suburban housewives, all dressed in mid-century modern pitch-perfect styles, are hell bent on one-upping each other as "Hostess with the Mostess." They hold dinner parties that become increasingly boozy, flirtatious and wild -- and soon more than recipes get swapped.
Cold Bloom

2012

Cold Bloom

2012
6.2
Industrial Hitachi City is the location for this post-3.11 drama. Still recovering from the tsunami, Shiori receives news of her husband’s accidental death, which marks the start of a personal recovery that mirrors the town’s for Shiori as well as forgiveness of surviving coworker Takumi.
Come Away Home

2005

Come Away Home

2005
6.6
Twelve-year-old Annie Lamm's first day of summer break quickly turns into a disaster. She realizes that her parents have not only decided to fly her to Hilton Head Island during their second honeymoon, but they also plan to coerce her to spend half her summer with her 76-year-old Grandpa Donald whom she hardly even knows.