Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 230

Phantom Love

2007

Phantom Love

2007
5.1
A surreal drama about an alienated family set in Koreatown, Los Angeles and Rishikesh, India.
Kedma

2002

Kedma

2002
4.8
In May 1948, shortly before the creation of the State of Israel, hundreds of immigrants from across Europe arrive in Palestine--only to risk arrest by British troops.
The Homecoming

1973

The Homecoming

1973
6
In a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy professor visits his family after a nine-year absence and introduces the four men - father, uncle and two brothers - to his wife.
Household Saints

1993

Household Saints

1993
6.5
A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II New York’s Little Italy.
The Garden of Earthly Delights

2004

The Garden of Earthly Delights

2004
6.2
When a terminally-ill art historian meets an engineer, it is love and lust at first sight. But their love is threatened by her looming illness. With her remaining days on earth numbered, she chooses to fan the flames of her obsession by taking her lover on a trip to Venice, where the artist's work becomes the background for their physical passion and emotional discovery.
Anchoress

1993

Anchoress

1993
5.6
A 14th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a religious hermit.
Planet of Snail

2012

Planet of Snail

2012
7.1
Young-Chan comes from planet of snail where deaf blind people live slow and quiet lives. When Young-Chan came to Earth, nobody understood his language and he was desperate. Then an angel walked into his life. Soon-Ho knows how it is to be lonely and soon becomes an inseparable part of his life. Young-Chan also discovers an amazing world under his fingers as he learned to read books with braille. Hopes began to grow and he dreams of writing a book. However, Soon-Ho cannot always be there for him because of her own problem of spine disability. The couple now should learn to survive alone. While Soon-Ho uneasily spends her first day waiting for his return, Young-Chan goes out for the biggest adventure of his life.
Old Cats

2010

Old Cats

2010
4.4
Isidora, an old woman, discovers that her mind is quickly deteriorating. At an apparently relaxed dinner table, she will desperately try to hide her state from her daughter, a demanding woman who awaits any sign of senility in order to take way everything she has.
Shakespeare-Wallah

1965

Shakespeare-Wallah

1965
6.5
The story of a family troupe of English actors who travel around the towns and villages in India giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face of India as the old is replaced by the new, Maharajas become hotel owners, sports become more important than culture and the theater is replaced by Bollywood movies. Based on the travels of Geoffrey Kendal with his daughter Felicity Kendal.
Native Son

1986

Native Son

1986
5
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
You Are Not I

1981

You Are Not I

1981
6.5
A young woman escapes from a mental hospital during the chaos of a nearby multiple-car accident. She is mistaken for a shock victim and is driven to her sister's house by a rescue volunteer. Then the real story begins...
Killer Cop

1975

Killer Cop

1975
6.5
In a crowded hotel in the center of Milan a bomb has been planted. The time device on its detonator has only minutes to run. A young detective discovers the bomb by accident and is drawn into a terrifying nightmare of intrigue, brutality and ruthless killing. This is a world where human life is sold or sacrificed for twisted ideals. A world of international terrorism. The time is now.
Kid-Thing

2012

Kid-Thing

2012
6.2
On the outskirts of Austin, 10-year-old Annie tears around on her BMX bike, hurls dough at cars, and smashes things up with her baseball bat. Her father, a goat-farmer-cum-demolition-derby driver, does little parenting. Annie has no friends her age, so her daily routine is filled with solitary mischief. Playing in the woods one day, she hears a woman’s plaintive call for help from an abandoned well. Though Annie feels driven to visit the well daily, she is unsure about how to deal with the woman’s plight.
The Village Teacher

1947

The Village Teacher

1947
5.1
A life-long story of a romantic school teacher who left imperial St. Petersburg for teaching country children. Driven by noble intentions to enlighten people and examples by 1880s revolutionary "People's Will" member teachers, a young woman spent her life in a village and evidenced the changes a Russian village has undergone from pre-revolutionary tsarist times to late 1940s.
Christmas Eve

1947

Christmas Eve

1947
5.1
The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons appear for a Christmas Eve reunion. Separate stories reveal Michael as a bankrupt playboy loved by loyal Ann; Mario as a seemingly shady character tangling with a Nazi war criminal in South America; Jonathan as a hard-drinking rodeo rider intent on a flirtatious social worker. Is there hope for Matilda?
Putty Hill

2010

Putty Hill

2010
5.5
Friends and family of Cory, a young man who has died of an overdose, gather at a Baltimore-area karaoke bar for his wake and compare stories about him. Gradually, as it becomes clear that there are many holes in their recollections about Cory, they fill in the blanks by talking about things that reveal aspects of their own lives. Among those mourning him and searching for meaning are his cousin Jenny, his sister Zoe and his brother James.
The Mystery of Chess Boxing

1979

The Mystery of Chess Boxing

1979
6
Evil Chun Shan uses chess boxing and a five-element ninja style to terrorize the martial arts world until he is challenged in a series of battles, then destroyed.
You Wont Miss Me

2009

You Wont Miss Me

2009
4.9
A kaleidoscopic film portrait of Shelly Brown, a twenty-three year-old alienated urban misfit recently released from a psychiatric hospital.
Starstruck

1982

Starstruck

1982
5.3
A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.
In Between Days

2007

In Between Days

2007
6
A Korean immigrant falls in love with her best friend while navigating her way through the challenges of living in a new country.