Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 243

1618

2023

1618

2023
6
The Inquisition continues the persecution of Portuguese Jews, sending Visitador Sebastião Noronha to the city of Oporto. With his family and community in danger, António Álvares, decides to outline an escape plan.
Walk With Me

2021

Walk With Me

2021
5.3
At the age of 30 and with a young daughter, Amber Evans is forced to start over after she builds up the courage to leaver her husband and the only life she's ever known. As she struggles to find her way, she meets Logan, a free spirited musician with a kind heart who lends an ear to Amber's situation. What starts out as close friendship however, quickly evolves into an unexpected romance. Now, Amber must come to terms with this new identity, amidst the turmoil of a divorce, before she loses the person that she loves. Will she cave to the pressure, or can she overcome her fears before it destroys her relationship?
Wendy Williams: The Movie

2021

Wendy Williams: The Movie

2021
7.9
Talk show host Wendy Williams executive produces the biopic on her life, revealing the highs and lows she has experienced throughout the years. Wendy has made herself the go-to source for great celebrity dish on her hit talk show, The Wendy Williams Show, but recently the spotlight has turned towards her. The authorized project provides a revealing look at Wendy’s journey, from her scrappy upstart days in urban radio to the success of her own syndicated talk show. Despite all the naysayers and obstacles Wendy encountered throughout her life, her strength and determination have allowed her to thrive.
I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

2020

I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face

2020
5.8
After an 82-day separation, Adam travels a rough road to be reunited with the one he loves, whatever it takes.
Striding Into the Wind

2021

Striding Into the Wind

2021
5.3
An aimless film school student goes on an ambling road trip across China in a rickety old Jeep in this charming, deeply personal road movie.
Braking for Whales

2019

Braking for Whales

2019
3.9
Star and Brandon, estranged brother and sister, are brought together after their mother's recent death and her absurd final request to dispose of her ashes in the body of a whale. With no choice or face losing their much-needed inheritance - they embark on a road trip to Texas where they not only encounter adventure, but also encounter each other.
Neither Hero Nor Traitor

2020

Neither Hero Nor Traitor

2020
6.8
Matías dreams of going to study music in Spain. He must convince his girlfriend to join him later and deal with his father's opposition. But the board changes completely when the Falklands war is declared and he is called to fight.
Isaac

2019

Isaac

2019
6
Kaunas, Lithuania, 1941, Lithuanian activist Andrius Gluosnis kills a Jew Isaac in Lietukio garage massacre. Years after the incident Gluosnis is haunted by the guilt.
A New Christmas

2019

A New Christmas

2019
5.1
Kabir is a lonely medical student in New York, estranged from his wife and grieving the loss of his mother. When he meets Kioni, a charming film student from Kenya, she persuades him to show her the city's Christmas decorations, thereby leading him to rediscover the magic of the holiday season and get his life back on track.
Silo

2021

Silo

2021
4.8
Disaster strikes in a small American farm town when teenager Cody Rose becomes the victim of a grain entrapment accident. As corn becomes quicksand inside of a 50-foot tall silo, the town locals must put aside their differences to save Cody from drowning in the crop they harvest.
Careless Crime

2021

Careless Crime

2021
5.5
During the uprising to overthrow the Shah's regime in Iran, protestors set fire to movie theatres to protest Western culture. Forty years later, four people decide to re-create the past by burning down a theatre.
Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine

2020

Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine

2020
4.9
Aboard a cruise ship out at sea, a young sailor discovers a door mysteriously leading to an apartment in Montevideo. Meanwhile, a group of Asian farmers find an abandoned shed in the valley, attributing it supernatural powers.
The Book of Delights

2022

The Book of Delights

2022
4.7
The film brings Clarice Lispector’s novel Uma Aprendizagem ou O Livro dos Prazeres to the current days. In the plot, Lóri is a lonely and melancholic woman. She divides her time between her duties as a school teacher and her relationships, which are always fast and shallow. By chance, she meets Ulisses, an acknowledged Philosophy professor, who is self centered and provocative. Although he knows nothing about women, Lóri learns with him how to love and to face her own loneliness.
The Sharks

2019

The Sharks

2019
6.2
While a rumor about the presence of sharks in a small beach town distracts residents, 14-year-old Rosina begins to feel an instinct to shorten the distance between her body and Joselo's.
The Mover

2018

The Mover

2018
7.4
Hardly anyone would have predicted that Žanis Lipke would miraculously become a hero. He was a completely ordinary Latvian blue-collar worker. In order to be able to support his family under wartime conditions, he worked at the German military aviation warehouses and supplemented his income by smuggling at night. This film attempts to answer the question whether Žanis’ courage stems from his adventurous and daring spirit, stubbornness, or a sense of responsibility towards people in need.
Suburban Birds

2019

Suburban Birds

2019
5.9
Hao is part of a team of young engineers called in to investigate a series of craters that have opened up on the edge of the city. Meanwhile, a younger boy, also named Hao, spends long afternoons playing with friends and making mischief until one-by-one, his playmates start to disappear. As these parallel stories unfold, the connections between them proliferate and grow stranger.
Let It Be Morning

2021

Let It Be Morning

2021
5.4
Sami was at his parents’ house back in the village, when peace began to break out. He had gone there with his wife and kid for his brother's wedding . Back in the village people told him, “There’s no place like home,” and asked when he’d be coming back, but deep down Sami knew that he had forgotten. You can’t be away for that long without forgetting something.
Float Like a Butterfly

2019

Float Like a Butterfly

2019
5.9
Irish Traveller Frances has to fight for the right to pursue her passion... boxing. She is determined to make her idol Muhammad Ali proud, as well as her father who has recently been released from prison. But when she wants to show him just how tough she is, she soon comes to realise he's got other plans for her.
Harpoon

2017

Harpoon

2017
5.7
The principal at a local high school has developed a reputation among the students and teachers for his unorthodox methods. When he comes down hard on the rebellious Cata for suspected drug use, he discovers there is more to her story. He sets out to help her, a decision with precipitous consequences.
High Fantasy

2017

High Fantasy

2017
7.9
A group of young friends on a camping trip, deep in the South African countryside wake up to discover they have all swapped bodies.