Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 205

Adieu Godard

2022

Adieu Godard

2022
7
A small Indian village: an old man is addicted to watching pornography with his friends. One fine day, he accidentally brings home a DVD with a Godard film inside it. Though his friends were disgusted, Ananda gets attracted to Godard’s film and gradually develops an obsession. He initiates the idea of hosting a film festival in their village where Godard’s films will be screened. The festival gets organized after a lot of drama, but what happens next is to be seen.
Caught

2021

Caught

2021
1
In this innovative blend of documentary and fiction, Rosa and Paloma, two trans Latina sex workers in Queens, New York, fight transphobic violence, persecution from the police, and defend their cases of trafficking in an increasingly anti-migration political environment in the U.S.
Flying Cadets

1941

Flying Cadets

1941
3
Story of test pilots at a school that trains new flyers.
Our Father

2021

Our Father

2021
5
In a last ditch attempt to foster a meaningful bond, estranged sisters Beta and Zelda go in search of their mysterious Uncle Jerry.
Vanishied on 7th Street

2011

Vanishied on 7th Street

2011
5
The first and unpublished Luis Robledo's film that was inspired in the Brad Anderson's selftitled film.
My Day

2019

My Day

2019
3
Life isn't easy for Ally - growing up on the streets and working as a drug mule, danger is never far away. What starts out as a normal day, quickly turns sour for Ally when a customer takes advantage of her, leaving her injured, humiliated, and out of pocket. She now owes boss, who is less than forgiving and insists that she go on one last drop to make up the money. But Ally's worries are far from over. For the troubled young girl, it's just another day in her life.
Miracle on Highway 34

2020

Miracle on Highway 34

2020
6
A diverse set of characters find themselves together in a old diner in a small town on Christmas eve during a snow-storm. While a young expecting couple tries to make it home on a night that's anything but silent.
La musique

2019

La musique

2019
5
Music is the story of a father and son. Or, rather, the story of the reunion between a father and son who have hardly seen each other over many years and who clumsily attempt to renew bonds. Unfortunately, too much time has already passed and it will be impossible to strengthen the ties. But although they lose each other again, the father will nevertheless pass on a legacy to his son: the love of music.
Come On In

2020

Come On In

2020
10
After a failed attempt at “making it,” jaded 29-year-old artist Leinad Nahallac returns home to a dead end job and a deepening depression. But when he mistakenly dials a wrong number at work, a mysterious voice on the other end shatters his malaise and offers him a way out of his misery. A twisted journey ensues in which the lines between reality and fantasy, past and present, dream and nightmare blur into a maddening labyrinth that will lead Leinad either towards his destiny or destruction.
Colobane Express

1999

Colobane Express

1999
8
Public vans provide the traditional and sole means of city transportation in Dakar, Senegal. In a frenzy of activity, from the outskirts to downtown, people from all walks of life as well as fruits, vegetables, chickens, etc. are transported daily in these public vans.
We Home

2018

We Home

2018
6
When two desperate boys force their way into the home of a privileged college student, they discover what it's like to live without struggle.
American Terrorist

2020

American Terrorist

2020
6
In the wake of the September 11th attacks, two brothers decide to take matters into their own hands. Embarking on a swath of vigilante justice the two believe they have stopped a mass casualty event. But what if they were wrong? What if they are right? Where does the line between good and evil fall…
Bagatelle

2019

Bagatelle

2019
2
A group of Russian musicians struggles from gig to gig in South Texas until one of them ditches the group to attempt a marriage with a wealthy farmer on his ranch. The story is inspired and is loosely based on 'Ionych', a novella by Anton Chekhov.
Silent Beats

2001

Silent Beats

2001
5
An African-American boy is confronted by the harsh reality of assumptions and stereotypes in an ordinary trip to the convenience store.
Life on the Mississippi

1980

Life on the Mississippi

1980
9
Most mid-19th-century Mississippi River boys dreamed of occupying that pinnacle of power and glamour, the pilot house of a riverboat. In a riot of local color, this film tells how, unlike many, Sam's dream comes true. A callow teenager, he talks the tough but consummate Horace Bixby into making him his apprentice on the "Paul Jones," eventually following him to the much finer "Aleck Scott." Meanwhile, he is already spinning fantastic yarns to everyone from awe-struck lads ashore, to fellow "cub pilots", to young lady passengers who catch his eye. Things temporarily take a turn for the worse when Bixby must attend a meeting and leave Sam to work under Brown, a dour tyrant with a grudge against him.
Soumaya

2020

Soumaya

2020
7
Soumaya, a practicing Muslim, is fired one day without explanation or warning. Later that night, she sees on TV that news outlets are linking her to jihadist circles.
The Flood

2019

The Flood

2019
6
After a year’s absence of his father, son tries to reconcile with him on a solitary trip to the family mountain hut. The more he tries, the more distant his father becomes. When a sunny day is suddenly disrupted by heavy rain, son fears this might have something to do with his father. Can he find the strength to see the truth before the flood arrives?
A Midsummer Night's Dream

2017

A Midsummer Night's Dream

2017
10
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
Samira

2016

Samira

2016
1
Janosch, an interpreter, is called to help during a police deployment at the Port of Hamburg. A young African woman has barricaded herself in a container ship and threatens to commit suicide. In order to get her out, Janosch promises to help her, an offer which bears unexpected consequences.
The Illegal

2019

The Illegal

2019
10
A gritty realistic story about a young film school student from middle-class India who's forced to drop out to support his family while staying in the United States as an undocumented worker.