Top Rated Drama Movies on Amazon Video - Page 407

A Bag of Hammers

2011

A Bag of Hammers

2011
5.8
Two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed.
Exhibit A

2007

Exhibit A

2007
5.5
Exhibit A tells the timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure. All is not as it seems as the King family go about their day-to-day lives oblivious of the horror to come. Dad Andy (Bradley Cole) is nursing a secret that ultimately leads to terrible consequences for them all. We witness these chilling events unfold through daughter Judith's video camera, which subsequently becomes Exhibit A.
El estudiante

2009

El estudiante

2009
7.7
After retiring to the beautiful Mexican town of Guanajuato, a 70 year old decides to follow his dreams and enroll at the university where he stumbles upon a new generation and they are bound together by the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004
5.1
In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Spanish Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.
The Southerner

1945

The Southerner

1945
6.5
Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers?
The Born Losers

1967

The Born Losers

1967
6
A ruthless motorcycle gang rides into a California town and terrorizes its denizens.
A Story of Floating Weeds

1934

A Story of Floating Weeds

1934
7.1
An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.
I Remember Mama

1948

I Remember Mama

1948
7.1
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.
Mr. Skeffington

1944

Mr. Skeffington

1944
6.7
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.
King David

1985

King David

1985
5.6
This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
Lovers: A True Story

1991

Lovers: A True Story

1991
6.4
Set in '50s Spain, a young man leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancée can get married. He rents a room from a widow, and shortly begins a torrid affair with her. The fiancée figures it out and decides to win him back by offering herself to him and taking him to meet her family. Ultimately he has to make a decision. Based on a true story.
Awaara

1951

Awaara

1951
7.2
A petty thief is put on trial for the attempted murder of a lawyer. Through a series of flashbacks, the intertwining lives of the thief, the lawyer, and the thief's defense lawyer are illustrated.
The Manson Family

1997

The Manson Family

1997
5.3
A dramatization of the horrific and notorious Manson Family Murders, in the form of super 8 home movies.
Smooth Talk

1985

Smooth Talk

1985
6.2
Connie, the fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family, finds her summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger.
Agatha

1979

Agatha

1979
6.1
England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace.
The Late Shift

1996

The Late Shift

1996
6.4
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

1982

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

1982
6.2
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death.
The Castle

1997

The Castle

1997
6.1
When land surveyor K arrives at a small village that houses a castle, local authorities refuse to allow him to enter. As he tries to convince the officials that they sent for him, they clamp down with increasingly complicated bureaucratic obstacles.
The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956
6.9
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. All citizens swear to keep his secret and support him to give up his guns forever -- but a boy tells the story to a gang of wanted criminals. Their leader threatens to burn down the whole town, if he doesn't duel him.
Year of the Jellyfish

1984

Year of the Jellyfish

1984
5.8
Chris, a sexy teenager who appears mostly bare-breasted on the French Riviera, has a crush on Romain, her mother's lover. In reaction to her inability to attract his attention, she experiments with other risque affairs.