Top Rated Drama Movies on Google Play Movies - Page 482

Surrender, Dorothy

2006

Surrender, Dorothy

2006
5.4
When her daughter Sara unexpectedly passes away, Natalie retreats to the summer home where she and Sara used to visit. Time with her best friends and some of Sara's friends help her deal with her loss.
Pakeezah

1972

Pakeezah

1972
6.7
A beautiful courtesan is unable to break away from the cycle of prostitution until a forest ranger falls in love with her. Unfortunately, his wealthy parents oppose the union.
The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option

2001

The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option

2001
5.1
A former mercenary joins a military academy as a teacher. He soon discovers a neo-Nazi group, code-named Werewolves, formed among the cadets. He also quickly finds that they have military leadership among the officers at the Academy.
Niagara, Niagara

1998

Niagara, Niagara

1998
7
An outsider and a young woman plagued by Tourette's syndrome meet and together journey to Canada.
Emanuelle: Queen of the Desert

1982

Emanuelle: Queen of the Desert

1982
4
Armed soldiers, thirsty and lost, run into the mysterious Sheila, who claims to be able to guide them to safety.
The Wronged Man

2010

The Wronged Man

2010
6
Janet Gregory, a single mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis, an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a neighborhood girl. Eventually convinced of his innocence, Janet takes Calvin's pro bono case and wages a dramatic and stormy 22-year battle with the justice system that ultimately redeems an unjustly accused man and cements a life-long friendship.
Little Fauss and Big Halsy

1970

Little Fauss and Big Halsy

1970
6.1
The friendship between two Arizona dirt bike racers is tested when they both lust for an attractive runaway young woman who joins them on the racing circuit.
Prince of Foxes

1949

Prince of Foxes

1949
6
In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this delicate mission he sends Andrea Orsini, his sister's lover and nearly as unscrupulous as himself. En route, Orsini meets Camilla Verano, wife of the count of Citta' del Monte, and sentiment threatens to turn him against his deadly master, whom no one betrays twice...
Knute Rockne All American

1940

Knute Rockne All American

1940
6
The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.
Dragnet

1954

Dragnet

1954
6.2
Two homicide detectives try to find just the facts behind a mobster's brutal murder.
Midnight

1934

Midnight

1934
5
Jury foreman Edward Weldon's questioning leads to the death sentence for Ethel Saxon. His daughter Stella claims to have killed her lover, the gangster Garboni, just as Saxon was to sit in the electric chair.
Up the Down Staircase

1967

Up the Down Staircase

1967
7
Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.
The Europeans

1979

The Europeans

1979
5.5
An adaptation of Henry James' novel about the Countess Eugenia Münster and her brother Robert, expatriate Americans who have grown up in Europe. Returning to prosperous relatives in New England, Eugenia hopes to make an advantageous marriage with a wealthy cousin. While Eugenia encounters obstacles, Robert finds his suit bearing fruit.
Roadside Prophets

1992

Roadside Prophets

1992
5.7
On a quest to fulfill a friend's last wish, Joe takes to the desert road on his 1957 Harley-Davidson. Joined by wannabe biker Sam, Joe journeys from Los Angeles to Nevada, meeting all sorts of characters along the way.
The Lady Hermit

1971

The Lady Hermit

1971
6.7
A young Kung Fu student seeks a reclusive teacher so that she may learn to defeat the evil Black Demon. She doesn't realize that the servant woman she befriends is actually the kung fu master she seeks. After Black Demons henchmen attack, the master reveals herself and eventually takes on the student to train her so that they may both defeat the villian. A love triangle complicates things when another student asks for training as well.
My Side of the Mountain

1969

My Side of the Mountain

1969
6.5
Film adaption of the novel by Jean Craighead George. A family movie made by Paramount Studios, the story revolves around thirteen-year old Sam Gribley (Teddy Eccles), a devotee of Thoreau, as many were back in the in 1960's. Sam decides to leave the city (set in Toronto) to spend a sabbatical in the Canadian woods and see if he can make it as a self-sufficient spirit after his parents promise a summer trip that doesn't pan out.
Go for Broke!

1951

Go for Broke!

1951
5.6
A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Grayson who shares common prejudices of the time. The 442nd serve in Italy, then France, distinguishing themselves in skirmishes and battles; gradually and naturally, Grayson's prejudices evaporate with dawning realization that his men are better soldiers than he is.
Once a Thief

1965

Once a Thief

1965
6.5
Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.
Valley of the Wolves Gladio

2008

Valley of the Wolves Gladio

2008
5.9
Retired security intelligence agent Iskender Buyuk has kept his government's secrets for years but when the men he has sworn to protect suddenly desert him, Iskender finds himself in the defendant's chair with only young and inexperienced lawyer Ayse to represent his interests. Understandably angered by this turn of events, Iskender decides to strike back against his one-time employers by revealing all he knows about covert op missions.
Drool

2009

Drool

2009
5.2
An abused wife's plan to escape her husband goes awry when she accidentally kills him, causing her to split on a cross-country drive with her best friend and his corpse in tow.