Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 216

Mambo Man

2020

Mambo Man

2020
Desperate to support his family and crops, a Cuban farmer and music promoter gambles everything on a deal that appears too good to be true.
Declaration

2020

Declaration

2020
Having regained consciousness after a suicide attempt, a woman finds herself next to two men. The weird proposal of the strangers changes her attitude towards herself.
Crescendo

2019

Crescendo

2019
Lalo's House

2018

Lalo's House

2018
Lalo's House, a Student Academy Award and DGA Student Award winning film, is inspired by true events. After being taken from home in Jacmel, Haiti, two sisters must escape a child sex trafficking ring, disguised as a Catholic orphanage.
Under Darkness

2019

Under Darkness

2019
In World War II Poland, a young Jewish woman joins the Soviet resistance, and realizes that through photography, she can remember the past while documenting for the future.
Lady of the Night

2017

Lady of the Night

2017
The dynamics of a group of friends changes when Martin arrives at a Christmas party wearing a dress.
The Kite

2019

The Kite

2019
Days before her wedding, Mary learns the news of her fathers sudden passing. With their relationship so complex, she finds it hard to mourn.
The Princess

2013

The Princess

2013
A young woman gets ready for a midnight party while remembering the past and pondering her life.
The Inheritance

2020

The Inheritance

2020
Based on real events, the film’s protagonist inherits a house in West Philadelphia that becomes home to an urban collective for activists of color. The increasingly claustrophobic drama unfolds as the group attempts to live together and find consensus through Black political discourse and social philosophy.
Strive

2019

Strive

2019
Kalani (Joi Campbell), is a teenager living in Harlem with her older brother Jacob, and her younger sister, Bebe, while her mother struggles to make ends meet. Her college counselor Mr. Rose (Danny Glover) sees great promise in her educational future. As Kalani's siblings get caught in a myriad of hardships, Kalani teeters on the brink of ruin as she struggles to keep both her family and her dream intact. Strive reminds us that hard work, optimism, and perseverance, in the face of overwhelming adversity, is the essence of what it is to be American.
Elder Jackson

2010

Elder Jackson

2010
A Mormon missionary, Jacob Jackson has a very disciplined regime. But he encounters Kathy. Caught between his desires and pressures from the hierarchy, Jacob finally reveals his true self.
Relentless

2010

Relentless

2010
Relentless tells the story of Obi (Gideon Okeke), a Nigerian peacekeeping soldier who has been deployed to war-torn Sierra Leone. Obi's world is crushed after Blessing, a Sierra Leonean woman whom Obi loves, is mutilated by a gang of child soldiers and he's forced to kill her in order to put her out of pain and misery. He eventually returns to Lagos after the war, and tries to reintegrate himself into his community; in the process, he finds solace in the arms of a prostitute, Honey (Nneka Egbuna) who may help him forget his haunting past and lead him to self-discovery.
Draupadi Unleashed

2019

Draupadi Unleashed

2019
In 1930’s British India, sixteen-year-old Indira finds herself torn between true love, her duty to follow through with an arranged marriage, and the powerful allure of a mysterious guru. Through her heartbreaking journey to self-discovery, long-held secrets are brought to light and Indira discovers the strength within herself to break free.
Saint-Tite

2019

Saint-Tite

2019
The Auction

2010

The Auction

2010
It's Christmas in Toronto, 1978. Eight-year-old Meehee Park longs for two things: to make her mother happy and to get a Cindy doll from Santa. But she soon realizes that Santa isn't real and her parents are struggling to make ends meet. This distresses Meehee to no end, that is until one fateful day when she comes across a neighbourhood auction that will pit her two greatest desires, leaving Meehee to choose between dreams of the past and fitting in with the present.
15 Minuten Wahrheit

2007

15 Minuten Wahrheit

2007
Hell hath no fury like an employee scorned.
Refugee

2020

Refugee

2020
A Syrian doctor attempts to escape her war-ravaged homeland with her young daughter.
Vazante

2018

Vazante

2018
On an empty beach, 5 kids talk and talk, over the beach lenght. They are young but not dumb. Mean but not beamed. And cute but not stupid.
David

2011

David

2011
The story of a man who dreams of his own murder and searches for the killer.
Paradise

2019

Paradise

2019
Ana and Lars are spending their summer holiday on an island in the Adriatic sea. It seems like paradise, until an unexpected encounter puts their relationship to the test, forcing them to re-evaluate what they really want from each other.