Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 289

Wade in the Water

2020

Wade in the Water

2020
7
A chilling spoken word film, inspired by the old negro spiritual 'Wade in the Water', told through the eyes of three men unveiling their struggle and fear of being a black man in America.
Whirlybird

2022

Whirlybird

2022
10
A young woman frustrated with her entry into adulthood meets an older woman on a walk, who helps her to see that her life could be far worse...
It Turns Blue

2023

It Turns Blue

2023
7
Follows Pari, who tries to cover up that her brother beat up his 3-year-old daughter. Her plan of manipulating the little girl into thinking it was all a game seems to go well, but they realize the truth can't be hidden for ever.
WanderLand

2023

WanderLand

2023
2
A young girl attempts to navigate the sea front on the search of her missing alcoholic mother over one night.
Take Me Home

2023

Take Me Home

2023
6
After their mother’s death, a cognitively disabled woman and her estranged sister must learn to communicate in order to move forward
Merry Monday

2022

Merry Monday

2022
2
Masha and Ilya live in a remote area of the Moscow region and want to spend their long-awaited weekend in peace. But one impulsive act changes their plans.
Affect

2022

Affect

2022
10
A dream about a young man, a girl and a retired colonel.
Bienvenidos a Los Angeles

2023

Bienvenidos a Los Angeles

2023
5
Inspired by true events and shot on location at LAX airport, "Bienvenidos a Los Angeles" tells the timely story of Imani, a Nigerian single-mother living in Los Angeles, who offers to help a perfect stranger reunite with her son. In doing so, Imani learns this simple act of kindness threatens to jeopardize her own path to citizenship.
Waiting for the Light to Change

2023

Waiting for the Light to Change

2023
6
Over the course of a week-long beachside getaway, Amy, having recently undergone dramatic weight loss, finds herself wrestling between loyalty to her best friend Kim and her attraction to Kim's new boyfriend.
Everything at Once

2022

Everything at Once

2022
5
Jakob has gone through something big. Something that changed everything. Well, actually, it was a lot of different things, and he can’t really tell them apart that well. It’s as is if everything happened at once. Some fragments stand out; a car, a gust of wind, sunshine reflecting off that building. Feet on the asphalt. And Mads, his intrusive, abusive friend, with some kind of grand plan to fix everything. And someone so perfect, you’ll always remember them.
Four Quartets

2022

Four Quartets

2022
6
Four interwoven meditations on the nature of time, memory, experience and the quest for spiritual enlightenment.
Ingredients

2021

Ingredients

2021
A mysterious woman inspires a writer. But her ideas turn into a dangerous reality.
Our Brother James

2001

Our Brother James

2001
10
Australia has one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world. The suicide rate in men under 25 has tripled in the last 30 years, and young men in rural and remote communities are particularly vulnerable. This reality has disturbing implications for society. When it affects you directly, it's shattering. In this very personal film, director Jessica Douglas-Henry and her sister Alix explore the impact of their brother’s suicide. In 1996 James Dalmann killed himself. He was found dead in the bathroom of his housing commission unit in Geraldton, Western Australia. James was only twenty. Although this film is about James, it's really Alix's story. It's about the people left behind, whose lives have been changed forever by the suicide of someone they loved. Although Our Brother James focuses on a personal tragedy, it is ultimately a film about survival and growth, about love, strength and hope for the future.
Vaillante

2021

Vaillante

2021
9
24-year-old child marriage activist, Sali, is on a mission to end the harmful practice of child marriage. She seems to be the only person able to help the 14-year-old, soon-to-be child bride, Adi, living in a rural West African village. The tale of Adi's uncertain future and Sali's painful past shows the devastating impact child marriage can have over multiple generations as well as the bravery it takes to speak out against it.
Relative

2022

Relative

2022
10
As various members of the Frank family come together for a college graduation party in Chicago, they find their bonds being tested -- and strengthened -- in surprising ways.
Famous

2021

Famous

2021
2
Famous was filmed live on stage in the height of the #MeToo movement. Inspired by the lives of Young Hollywood stars like River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Heath Ledger and Corey Haim, Famous takes you on a non-stop thrill ride behind the glamorous world of Young Hollywood and into the mind of A-list celebrity, Jason Mast. What appears to be a night of celebration for his first Oscar nomination, turns out to be an intricate plan to confront his past. Driven by a devastating need to expose the truth, Jason attempts to control the outcome of the evening and ignites a chain of events that pushes the boundaries of real friendship and reveals the true cost of fame.
Climate Exodus

2020

Climate Exodus

2020
7
The Land of Owls

2021

The Land of Owls

2021
6
In the isolation of the Catskill Mountains, a relationship retreat pushes two Brooklyn couples through a weekend of exercises that force them out of their calcified comfort zones. Removed from the routine distractions of city life and engaging in honest communication for the first time, they have the chance to rebuild their partnerships - or leave them behind.
Guidance

2021

Guidance

2021
6
During a trip to the country, a young couple use 'Guidance', a device made to create enlightened people. But, as time passes, they subvert Guidance to manipulate and lie-- hoping to save what they are afraid of losing the most: each other.
The Bad Mother

2015

The Bad Mother

2015
4
A frustrated stay-at-home mom vents her feelings in rants she writes in secret, until her kid posts them on social media, and they go viral.