Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 126

We Monsters

2015

We Monsters

2015
6.7
A husband and wife struggle with their consciences after they try to conceal a terrible crime committed by their teenage daughter.
The Chambermaid Lynn

2015

The Chambermaid Lynn

2015
5.4
Lynn Zapatek, a chambermaid in a large hotel, has a deathly fear of human interaction yet she craves intimacy. A chance encounter prompts her to emerge from her cocoon.
Darker Than Midnight

2014

Darker Than Midnight

2014
6.1
Davide is different from the other teenagers. Something makes him look like a girl. Davide is fourteen when he runs away from home. His intuition leads him to choose Villa Bellini, a park in Catania, as a refuge. The park is a world in itself, a world of the marginalized, to which the rest of the city turns a blind eye. But one day the past catches up and Davide has to face the most difficult choice, this time alone.
For Those in Peril

2013

For Those in Peril

2013
6.1
Aaron, a young misfit living in a remote Scottish fishing community, is the lone survivor of a strange fishing accident that claimed the lives of five men including his older brother. Spurred on by sea-going folklore and local superstition, the village blames Aaron for this tragedy, making him an outcast amongst his own people. Steadfastly refusing to believe that his brother has died, he sets out to recover him and the rest of men.
Mother of George

2013

Mother of George

2013
5.4
A Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn are having trouble conceiving a child - a problem that defies cultural expectations and leads to a shocking decision that could either save or destroy them.
New Boy

2007

New Boy

2007
6.5
A young African boy with a haunting back story starts school in Ireland, and finds out quickly exactly what it means to be the new kid. Winner of Best Narrative Short at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival and nominated for an Oscar.
Aliyah

2012

Aliyah

2012
6.3
Paris 2011. Alex is 27. He's lives off dealing and pays the debts of his brother, Isaac, who after being his support has now become dead weight. When his cousin announces he's going to open a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Alex imagines he can join him and change his life. Set on emigrating, Alex has to find money, leave his beloved Paris, end his complicated love life, drop his destructive brother and find his way.
Once Upon a Time Veronica

2012

Once Upon a Time Veronica

2012
5.9
Veronica, a young woman, lives in Recife, one of the most violent cities in Brazil. Her life is filled with fleeting love affairs and passing romances. As her father feels his death approaching, he asks a favor: that she finds true love before he passes away.
Alice and Martin

1998

Alice and Martin

1998
5.9
Martin, the illegitimate son of an industrialist and a hairdresser, was sent to live with his wealthy father in the countryside as a young boy. Alice is a musician living with Martin's half-brother in Paris. When Martin shows up at Alice's door after fleeing his father's home under troubled circumstances, their lives become intertwined.
Middle of Nowhere

2012

Middle of Nowhere

2012
6.1
When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.
Love Unto Death

1984

Love Unto Death

1984
6.7
A man is haunted after waking up from his sleep, during which he was pronounced dead by his doctor.
Korczak

1990

Korczak

1990
7.1
The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war.
The Elusive Corporal

1962

The Elusive Corporal

1962
6.3
The story serves as a companion piece to Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, once more bringing together men from across the broad social spectrum of French society to depict one man's Sisyphean efforts to escape captivity in a German POW camp.
Cowards Bend the Knee

2003

Cowards Bend the Knee

2003
6.2
When he takes his girlfriend to a seedy abortion clinic in the back room of a combination hair salon / bordello, Guy Maddin meets the madam’s daughter and falls in love. But she won’t let any man touch her until her father’s murder has been avenged.
Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

2022

Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power

2022
5.8
Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 80 movie clips from 1896 - 2020.
Costa Brava, Lebanon

2022

Costa Brava, Lebanon

2022
6.4
Members of a family quit the polluted, rubbish-strewn city of Beirut for an idyllic mountain home. However, their dreams of a utopian existence are shattered by the construction of a landfill on the boundary of their land.
Lorelei

2020

Lorelei

2020
6
A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a lyrical take on love, regret and second chances.
Test Pattern

2021

Test Pattern

2021
6.9
A relationship is put to the test after the girlfriend is sexually assaulted and the boyfriend drives her from hospital to hospital in search of a rape kit.
Take Me Somewhere Nice

2019

Take Me Somewhere Nice

2019
5.9
A teen raised in the Netherlands by her single mother travels to their native Bosnia to visit the father who left them, as he’s been admitted to a rural hospital. Joined by her cousin and his best friend, they hit the road.
Nevrland

2019

Nevrland

2019
5.8
17-year-old Jakob wants nothing more than to feel alive. Uncontrollable anxiety attacks prevent him from doing so and force him to escape into virtual worlds. One night, he meets 26-year-old Kristjan in a cam chat. Their encounter marks the beginning of a transpersonal journey to the wounds of their souls.