Top Rated Drama Movies on Amazon Video - Page 394

Crimes of the Heart

1986

Crimes of the Heart

1986
6
Three sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
Gas Food Lodging

1992

Gas Food Lodging

1992
6.3
Nora, a single mother raising two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, waits tables at a truck-stop diner in a small New Mexico town. The beautiful and rebellious Trudi drops out of school and gets a job alongside Nora, while the younger Shade whittles away her time at Spanish movie matinees. Their lives are turned upside down when Trudi becomes pregnant and the girls' absent father returns.
Simple Men

1992

Simple Men

1992
6.7
Two diametrically opposite brothers set off on a journey to reunite with their estranged father but when their motorcycle breaks down while passing through a small town, they become entangled in local life.
Time Regained

1999

Time Regained

1999
6.2
In early 1920s France, an author, lying on his deathbed, looks at various photographs and is flooded with memories of the people and events that have shaped his life.
Carrington

1995

Carrington

1995
6.1
Painter Dora Carrington develops an intimate but extremely complex bond with writer Lytton Strachey. Though Lytton is a homosexual, he is enchanted by the mysterious Dora and they begin a lifelong friendship that has strangely romantic undertones. Eventually, Lytton and Dora decide to live together, despite the fact that the latter has fallen in love with military man Ralph Partridge, whom she plans to marry.
Man of La Mancha

1972

Man of La Mancha

1972
6.5
In the 16th century, poet, playwright and part-time actor Miguel de Cervantes has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They're accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside the huge dungeon into which they have been cast, the other inmates gang up on Cervantes and his manservant, staging a mock trial, with the intention of stealing or burning his possessions. Cervantes wishes to desperately save a manuscript he carries with him and stages, with costumes, makeup, and the participation of the other prisoners, an unusual defense—the story of Don Quixote.
And When Did You Last See Your Father?

2007

And When Did You Last See Your Father?

2007
6.5
The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
This Land Is Mine

1943

This Land Is Mine

1943
7.2
Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.
Insignificance

1985

Insignificance

1985
6.3
Four 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room, and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.
Funny Lady

1975

Funny Lady

1975
5.2
Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

2008

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

2008
6.4
Five-time Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner Henry Winkler stars in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, the story of what happens when you open your heart to the power of Christmas. Disenchanted single mom Jennifer Cullen (Brooke Burns) is a Scroogette when it comes to anything Christmas. In fact, even her six-year-old son, Brian, is having trouble believing in Santa Claus. But when her Uncle Ralph (Henry Winkler) visits and brings a fellow passenger from his flight named Morgan Derby (Warren Christie), Jennifer s dubious heart awakens to the possibility that perhaps Christmas really does hold miracles. It s uplifting and laugh-packed and a story that will inspire the whole family to believe.
No Such Thing

2002

No Such Thing

2002
6
A young journalist journeys to Iceland to find her missing fiancé only to encounter a mythical creature who longs to die.
Daimajin

1966

Daimajin

1966
6.4
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
East/West

1999

East/West

1999
6.4
June 1946: Stalin invites Russian emigres to return to the motherland. It's a trap: when a ship-load from France arrives in Odessa, only a physician and his family are spared execution or prison. He and his French wife (her passport ripped up) are sent to Kiev. She wants to return to France immediately; he knows that they are captives and must watch every step.
The Last Time

2006

The Last Time

2006
5.7
Ted Ryker is the top salesman in the New York office of a business machine company; the corporate stock lives by quarterly sales numbers, the competition is keen, and the economy may be in a downturn. Ted's company is marking time until a new product is ready – probably in a few months. Into the mix comes a new hire, a callow Midwesterner named Jamie, who's come East with his fiancée Belisa.
An Actor's Revenge

1963

An Actor's Revenge

1963
6.6
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.
Party Girl

1958

Party Girl

1958
6.8
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.
Blaze

1989

Blaze

1989
6.1
A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure.
The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934

The Scarlet Pimpernel

1934
6.9
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
The Great Santini

1979

The Great Santini

1979
6.8
As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.