Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 239

Adopting Audrey

2022

Adopting Audrey

2022
4.7
An adult woman puts herself up for adoption and forms a bond with the misanthropic patriarch of her adoptive family.
Jump, Darling

2022

Jump, Darling

2022
4.9
A rookie drag queen, reeling from a break-up, escapes to the country, where he finds his grandmother in steep decline yet desperate to avoid the local nursing home.
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

2021

Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

2021
6.8
The true story of Mahalia Jackson, who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.
Ghosts

2021

Ghosts

2021
5.4
In Istanbul, on the verge of a country-wide power surge, four characters come across in a neighborhood undergoing the process of gentrification for the “New Turkey”: a mother whose son is in prison, a young female dancer, a feminist artist, and a cunning middle man. Their stories intertwine during a drug deal, offering a roaring tale of the contemporary generation.
Food Club

2020

Food Club

2020
5.4
Three longtime girlfriends from elementary school, very different women, have one thing in common: they are in the fall of their lives and they all feel how ruthless old age can be. Marie is abandoned by her husband on Christmas Eve, and her entire identity as part of a happy family crumbles. Berling is the eternal "bachelor" who outwardly denies her age and lives the sweet life, but in the backdrop she is affected by a complicated relationship with her daughter. Vanja lives in the memories of her late husband and has difficulty moving on. The three travel to Italy together to attend a food course in Puglia, where they each have an opportunity to redefine themselves.
A Bruddah's Mind

2021

A Bruddah's Mind

2021
7.2
Leader of the student union, Saulo is the target of racist curses inside the classroom. When he retaliates, he is called to the principal's office, but refuses to suffer the consequences of the attack alone, since the aggressor is not responsible for his speech. Inspired by readings about the Black Panthers, the boy decides to stay in school until justice is done. Meanwhile, he exposes the neglect of the establishment's structure with his cell phone. Gradually, colleagues, teachers, directors and even politicians get involved in the conflict that is highlighted in the media.
40: The Temptation of Christ

2020

40: The Temptation of Christ

2020
6
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, sets out to prepare Himself for His earthly mission to save humanity by dying on the cross to atone for the sins of the world. Christ is led into the Judean desert to strengthen His spirit with fasting, prayer and time with His heavenly Father.
A Dog Barking at the Moon

2019

A Dog Barking at the Moon

2019
5.8
Coming back to her broken family, pregnant writer Huang Xiaoyu and her French husband, Benjamin, finds herself trapped between her cult brainwashed mother, Li Jiumei, and her secretly homosexual father, Huang Tao.
Listen to the Universe

2019

Listen to the Universe

2019
7
Four pianists take part in the preliminary round of an international piano playing competition. Each has a story that is different and unique. One is a former child prodigy who stopped playing when her mother died. One is a Julliard student. One is a new face and yet comes recommended.
The Long Walk

2019

The Long Walk

2019
7.7
An old Laotian hermit discovers that the ghost of a road accident victim can transport him back in time fifty years to the moment of his mother's painful death.
Goldie

2020

Goldie

2020
6
Goldie, a precocious teenager in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a dancer. This is a story about displaced youth, ambition, and maintaining your spirit in the face of insurmountable obstacles.
The Least of These: A Christmas Story

2018

The Least of These: A Christmas Story

2018
5
A charming Christmas tale of hope, forgiveness and faith that centers around a single mom, her seven year old daughter and a Salvation Army Santa Claus.
Jules of Light and Dark

2018

Jules of Light and Dark

2018
3
In present-day Texas, Maya and her on again, off again girlfriend Jules total their car after a night of backwoods raving and teen mischief. They're rescued from the wreckage by Freddy, an oil worker whose stoic facade crumbles as he comes to see himself, and his repressed desires, in Maya. As Jules recovers, Maya and Freddy develop a rapport that dulls the debilitating silence of their small-town lives. Together, they subtly encourage one another to chase after what they want the most (or at least figure out what that might be).
Women & Sometimes Men

2017

Women & Sometimes Men

2017
2.9
Sara is in crisis. Engaged for one day, she decides to call off her marriage. Quirky, beautiful, and tender, she is working on being bold. Having had a short relationship with a woman in college, Sara seeks that feeling again. How can she have a woman’s touch without giving up men entirely? This question launches Sara on a bittersweet journey filled with self discovery, sexual awakening, beautiful women and sometimes men.
Cane River

1982

Cane River

1982
6.4
A budding, forbidden romance lays bare the tensions between two black communities, both descended from slaves but of disparate opportunity—the light-skinned, property-owning Creoles and the darker-skinned, more disenfranchised families of the area.
White Rabbit

2018

White Rabbit

2018
5.7
A dramatic comedy following a Korean American performance artist who struggles to be authentically heard and seen through her multiple identities in modern Los Angeles.
Shuttle Life

2017

Shuttle Life

2017
7.4
A poor family struggles to cope with tragedy and mental illness in a fractured society.
Kissing Candice

2018

Kissing Candice

2018
5.5
Candice longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, but when a boy she dreams about turns up in real life, she becomes involved with a dangerous local gang.
West of Sunshine

2018

West of Sunshine

2018
6.1
A father has less than a day to pay back a debt to a violent loan shark, while looking after his young son.
I Am Still Here

2017

I Am Still Here

2017
5.3
An act of kindness met with deception leads to Layla's abduction and descent into a life of human trafficking hidden in an ordinary neighborhood.