Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 191

Dancing in the Dust

2004

Dancing in the Dust

2004
7
When forced to divorce his wife by family and social pressure because her mother is a prostitute, Nazar works double shifts to pay back the loan he took out for his impulsive wedding and to pay some ongoing restitution to his sweet jilted bride, Reyhaneh. When he falls behind in the payments he flees the police and ends up in the desert with an uncommunicative old man who catches poisonous snakes for their venom. These two are forced to coexist in the desert, because Nazar is unwilling to return to the city and wants to catch snakes to make enough money to settle his debts. His verbose, chattering annoys the reticent old man until Nazar's life is endangered.
Arrowsmith

1931

Arrowsmith

1931
6.6
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
What's Cooking?

2000

What's Cooking?

2000
5.5
Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.
The Perfume of Yvonne

1994

The Perfume of Yvonne

1994
5.5
It is the summer of 1958 in wealthy Lake Geneva, where an enigmatic young Frenchman begins an affair with a beautiful starlet under the watchful eye of her flamboyant elderly mentor. But in a season full of secrets, is truth the most elusive passion of all?
Love Unto Death

1984

Love Unto Death

1984
6.6
A man is haunted after waking up from his sleep, during which he was pronounced dead by his doctor.
Careful

1992

Careful

1992
5.9
The mountain-village passions of a German widow and her sons unfold in the style of a 1920s expressionist movie.
July Rhapsody

2002

July Rhapsody

2002
6.5
Outwardly, Lam takes pride in his job teaching Chinese literature at an elite school and in his caring wife and two sons. But deep down, the forty-year-old wrestles with unfulfilled desires stoked by jealousy over his friends’ professional successes and the advances of a flirtatious student. The sudden return of his former mentor finally upsets this delicate balance, forcing Lam to unearth the long-hidden truth about who he is and gain a new perspective on how to live the rest of his life.
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.
Peter and Vandy

2009

Peter and Vandy

2009
6.3
Flashbacks and flash-forwards illustrate the rise and fall of a love affair between two New Yorkers.
Downtown '81

2001

Downtown '81

2001
6.7
The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.
Jackdaw

2024

Jackdaw

2024
4.6
A former motocross champion and army veteran, now caring for his younger brother. Broke, he agrees to do an open water pick up of a mysterious illegal package in the North Sea. A resulting double cross and his brother’s disappearance set him and his old bike on a violent nocturnal odyssey through England’s northern rust belt.
The Kiss

2022

The Kiss

2022
6.5
A romantic drama set in Denmark in 1913, the story follows Anton, a noble and conscientious young man whose top priority is to complete his training as a cavalry officer. During a training session, he orders his platoon to help Baron von Løvenskjold and finds himself invited to a ball at the castle, where he meets the baron’s beautiful daughter Edith who has been in an accident and ended up in a wheelchair.
I'm Totally Fine

2022

I'm Totally Fine

2022
6.3
Vanessa embarks on a solo trip after the death of her best friend, Jennifer. However, her self-care plans change when she finds Jennifer standing in her kitchen, claiming to be an extraterrestrial.
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.
Beans

2021

Beans

2021
6.3
Twelve-year-old Beans is on the edge: torn between innocent childhood and reckless adolescence; forced to grow up fast and become the tough Mohawk warrior she needs to be during the Oka Crisis, the turbulent Indigenous uprising that tore Quebec and Canada apart for 78 tense days in the summer of 1990.
The Way We Are

2020

The Way We Are

2020
5.3
A group of old friends get together to be with their beloved aunt/grandmother who took care of them when they were kids for her last days. And things get complicated.
Slut in a Good Way

2018

Slut in a Good Way

2018
5.6
Three 17-year-old girlfriends get a job at the Toy Depot for the holiday season and become smitten with the guys who work alongside them.
Little Hands

2018

Little Hands

2018
7
Léo is the two-year old, son of the acting manager of a factory on the brink of closing. When employees discover the news, Bruno, a more radical Worker who is willing to fight for his job, abducts Léo.
The Charmer

2018

The Charmer

2018
6.5
A young Iranian man is desperately trying to meet women who can secure his stay in Denmark. As time runs out, he falls in love and his past catches up with him. The film deals with themes of race, class, and the struggle for a better life.
Five Fingers for Marseilles

2018

Five Fingers for Marseilles

2018
5.6
Years ago, the young Five Fingers fought for the rural town of Marseilles against brutal police oppression. Now, after fleeing in disgrace, Tau, one of them, returns to Marseilles, seeking only a peaceful life. When he finds the town under new threat, he must reluctantly fight to free it.