Top Rated Drama Movies on Fandor - Page 5

Jeffrey

1995

Jeffrey

1995
6.3
Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.
Vitalina Varela

2019

Vitalina Varela

2019
6.7
A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his secret, illicit life.
The Overnighters

2014

The Overnighters

2014
7.1
Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor's decision to help them has extraordinary and unexpected consequences.
Men in War

1957

Men in War

1957
6.6
In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic colonel. Benson and Montana can't stand each other, but together they must get the survivors to Hill 465, where they hope the division is waiting. It's a long, harrowing march, fraught with all the dangers the elusive enemy can summon.
8 ½ Women

1999

8 ½ Women

1999
5.6
Following the death of a mother, a father and son open up their very own harem in their Genevan estate after watching 8½.
David and Lisa

1962

David and Lisa

1962
7.3
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people, but David remains withdrawn from the other patients and his psychiatrist. Over time, however, David grows interested in 15-year-old Lisa, who suffers from multiple personalities – one who can only speak in rhyme, and the other, a mute.
A Walk in the Sun

1945

A Walk in the Sun

1945
5.7
In the 1943 invasion of Italy, one American platoon lands, digs in, then makes its way inland to attempt to take a fortified farmhouse, as tension and casualties mount.
Cockfighter

1974

Cockfighter

1974
6.1
A man who trains fighting cocks vows to remain silent until one of his birds wins a championship.
Small Town Murder Songs

2010

Small Town Murder Songs

2010
5.4
A modern, gothic tale of crime and redemption about an aging police officer from a small Ontario Mennonite town who hides a violent past until a local murder upsets the calm of his newly reformed life.
Some Freaks

2016

Some Freaks

2016
6.2
A charming romance develops between a boy with one eye and an overweight girl, though when she loses weight after going to college, their relationship is tested in devastating ways they never dreamed would happen.
The Human Tornado

1976

The Human Tornado

1976
6.2
Dolemite comes to the rescue of Queen Bee, whose nightclub is threatened by the Mafia.
Bright Future

2003

Bright Future

2003
6.8
Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.
Voyager

1991

Voyager

1991
6.2
Walter Faber has survived a crash with an airplane. His next trip is by ship. On board this ship he meets the enchanting Sabeth and they have a passionate love affair. Together they travel to her home in Greece, but the rational Faber doesn't know what fate has in mind for him for past doings.
Saint Jack

1979

Saint Jack

1979
6.6
Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States is materialized when he is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.
Sounder

1972

Sounder

1972
7.4
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
The Wasted Times

2016

The Wasted Times

2016
6.9
Shanghai gangsters grapple with lust and loyalty on the eve of war with Japan as they try to navigate an alliance with the enemy's army.
Lost and Beautiful

2015

Lost and Beautiful

2015
7.1
Pulcinella, a foolish servant, is sent from the depths of Mt. Vesuvius to present-day Campania to grant the last wish of poor shepherd Tommaso, who spent his whole life looking after a crumbling Bourbon estate: his mission is to save a young buffalo named Sarchiapone. Pulcinella takes the buffalo north and the two servants, man and beast, travel through a beautiful and lost Italy.
A Hen in the Wind

1948

A Hen in the Wind

1948
7.1
Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband returns from WWII to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together they must deal with the consequences.
Last Ride

2009

Last Ride

2009
6.5
A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.
Atlantis

2020

Atlantis

2020
6.6
A soldier suffering from PTSD befriends a young volunteer hoping to restore peaceful energy to a war-torn society.