Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 183

The Corsican Brothers

1941

The Corsican Brothers

1941
6.6
Cultured Mario and outlaw Lucien, twins separated at birth, join forces to avenge their parents' death at the hands of evil Colonna. Because each feels all the same sensations experienced by the other, swordplay is difficult for them. Worse yet, raised very differently, they struggle to find common ground between their conflicting personalities. But to defeat their enemy, the two will have to overcome the obstacles and work as a team.
The Deserted Station

2002

The Deserted Station

2002
6
On a pilgrimage to Mashad from Tehran, a couple's transportation breaks down, far from any major town. The husband, a photographer, seeks help at a nearby village and encounters a teacher who offers to help. Whilst the husband and teacher go off to find a spare part, the wife, who used to be a teacher, takes over the teaching lessons in the village. It is clear that the children live there, in this strange deserted place, without any men, save the teacher and an old signal guard. As the day draws on, the children help to bring a new hope and life into the wife's heart.
The Last Stand

2006

The Last Stand

2006
4.8
The Last Stand, a drama that chronicles the life of four very different people attempting success as performers in Los Angeles until life becomes too much to handle.
Psychopathia Sexualis

2006

Psychopathia Sexualis

2006
3.2
Multi-narrative adaptation of Richard v. Krafft-Ebing's notorious medico-forensic study of sexual perversity.
Jack London

1943

Jack London

1943
5.8
The adventurous and remarkable life of the US writer Jack London (1876-1916).
Yolngu Boy

2001

Yolngu Boy

2001
6
After committing a crime for which he is likely to be jailed, a Yolngu teenager convinces two of his childhood friends to join him on a journey from North East Arnhem Land to Darwin to seek help from a tribal leader.
Maya and Her Lover

2021

Maya and Her Lover

2021
6.8
The mundane life of a 39 year old introvert is disrupted when she begins a steamy but contentious affair with a much younger Man.
Lapwing

2021

Lapwing

2021
6.4
Mute young woman Patience, from an isolated community in rural England in 1555, struggles with her controlling brother-in-law and leader, David, who is gradually unraveling after the failure of his idyllic community. The Egyptian Act has been passed, stipulating that all ‘gypsies’ must vacate England immediately and anyone found aiding them could be executed. In exchange for a fee, David agrees to help an Egyptian family who must stay a month on their land until a ship comes to take them away. But when Patience pursues an affair with one of the outsiders, she is thrust into a violent and vicious psychological battle with David.
The Christmas Dance

2021

The Christmas Dance

2021
4
Traumatized by her past, Christmas is not at the top of Sarah's list this time of year however waltzing through life's unexpected emergencies she is taught the Christmas Dance.
What Is a Woman?

2020

What Is a Woman?

2020
3.7
A discussion arises in a women's locker room when a trans woman is asked to leave. The situation escalates rapidly as more people chime in, all with different opinions about what makes a woman.
The Message

2020

The Message

2020
6
After a tragedy, Sophie attends a summer camp where she encounters some camp bullies. But when Sophie joins the archery team, the girls form a tight squad led by their coach Percy. Along the way, Percy also helps Sophie come to terms with the loss of her mother, in an unexpected and magical way.
ASIA A

2018

ASIA A

2018
9
A recent spinal cord injury patient struggles to reconcile his sense of self-worth with his new reality as a paraplegic.
Our Own

2020

Our Own

2020
6.1
Faced with the trials and obstacles of life, the tight-knit community of Ste-Adeline has always remained united. But this time it's in shock and will have to face a situation that will confront the inhabitants with their contradictions. At the center of the scandal, Magalie, a teenager with a childish pout, Manuel, the adopted child of the village's emblematic mayor, and Isabelle and Chantale, protective mothers but powerless witnesses to a predicted tragedy. In Ste-Adeline, appearances are deceptive and the layers of a carefully maintained social veneer end up cracking, revealing the true nature of the inhabitants of this peaceful little town.
Half Shaved

2013

Half Shaved

2013
7.6
At the beginning of 1991, after the Romanian Revolution, an old barber meets by chance his former torturer who came in for a shave. Quickly, the parts are inverted though the client refuses to acknowledge that he has been recognized. He says that it is a mistake but to no avail because the barber is convinced he is right. And while latter holds the razor against the client's neck, he gets scarier and scarier wishing for revenge and payback time. Will the victim spare his former torturer?
CODA

2019

CODA

2019
7.2
Alex uses dance to try find her place between hearing and deaf.
Golden Voices

2019

Golden Voices

2019
6.8
Raya and Victor built a shared career as the Soviet Union’s most beloved film dubbers. As the USSR collapses, the Jewish couple must immigrate to Israel and reinvent themselves to find employment.
The Grand Duke Of Corsica

2021

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

2021
3.8
A cantankerous and brilliant architect, Alfred, embarks on a highly unusual commission in Malta for a man who calls himself 'The Grand Duke of Corsica'. An epidemic hits the Island and all must flee, but Alfred remains to finish the job.
Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive

2020

Born in Jerusalem and Still Alive

2020
6.5
A black comedy which follows Ronen Matalon's journey to overcome his anxiety of terror attacks. Ronen uses writing and guiding a tour of terror-attack sites along Jerusalem's Jaffa Street to try and break free from his trauma.
Nudo Mixteco

2021

Nudo Mixteco

2021
7
The imprint of the past is made present by the return of three migrants to a community in the upper Mixteca region of Oaxaca, where the three stories intersect.
Complicity

2020

Complicity

2020
6.4
A Chinese man who is living illegally in Japan bluffs his way into a job preparing traditional Japanese soba noodles.