Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 300

53206: Milwaukee

2018

53206: Milwaukee

2018
A young, and talented aspiring singer must decide whether to escape the crime-ravaged city where she grew up and go to Julliard, or stay on her quest to end the violence and rebuild her community.
Abortion, Corruption and Cops: The Bertram Wainer Story

2006

Abortion, Corruption and Cops: The Bertram Wainer Story

2006
In his fight to make abortion accessible, affordable and safe, Dr Bertram Wainer risked his life to uncover a web of corruption involving abortionists, politicians and police.
Homesick

2013

Homesick

2013
A homesick son studying abroad calls home to Singapore, having an unspoken longing for home.
The Lore of Love

2005

The Lore of Love

2005
Jessie Bartlett a shy 18 year old girl, learns the lores of love from her mischievous Pintubi grandmothers, Mijili, Nancy and Kumanjayi. A film about relationships and culture set in the desert.
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

1969

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

1969
Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, and the weaknesses of the feudal system; its oppressive tax structure, its cruelty and its social inequality
Nowhere

2023

Nowhere

2023
Two estranged childhood friends unexpectedly reunite and decide to journey home together
Učiteľka

1983

Učiteľka

1983
The story of a novice teacher who manages to win over not only her students but also her colleagues. Through her activity and dedication, she manages to ensure the completion of a gymnasium that has been under construction for 3 years.
The Monopoly of Stupidity

2017

The Monopoly of Stupidity

2017
A 27-year-old young man wakes up one morning with the heavy task of having to register his father's death in public records. To his surprise, he discovers that the process is much more cumbersome than he had anticipated.
South Arcadia St.

2014

South Arcadia St.

2014
As Jordan and his teacher's escalating struggle in their high school class leads to his arrest, the pressures they each bear are revealed.
What Doesn't Float

2023

What Doesn't Float

2023
An anthology of New Yorkers at their wit's end.
Running With Crutches

2020

Running With Crutches

2020
Locked down, shielded and isolated, ShoPaapaa hobbles around his tiny universe. In a monologue that has no audience, he rails against racism and bullies, he ponders his existence lying fallen on the floor, and he makes his bed...slowly, miserably, painfully. And he never loses hope.
Eid Mubarak

2023

Eid Mubarak

2023
A privileged six-year-old Pakistani girl embarks on a mission to save her beloved pet goat from being eaten on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Azha, only to learn the meaning of sacrifice.
The Building of a Nation

1938

The Building of a Nation

1938
The epic (and very costly) retelling of the history of South Africa from 1652 to 1910, made to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Great Trek (1838)
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel

2021

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel

2021
Pushkin folk tale as comedic opera whose sultry elements expand an Oriental influence. Korsakov portrays the story of Tsar Nicholas II, punished for his cowardice and despotism, using satire to condemn Russia's autocratic ruler.
Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free

2022

Shirin Ebadi: Until We Are Free

2022
The first Muslim woman to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi has inspired millions around the globe through her work as a human rights lawyer defending women and children against a brutal regime in Iran. Now the film, Until We Are Free, tells her story of courage and defiance in the face of a government out to destroy her, her family, and her mission: to bring justice to the people and the country she loves. The Iranian government would end up taking everything from Shirin Ebadi – her marriage, her home, even her Nobel Prize medallion – but the one thing it could never steal was her spirit to fight for justice and a better future for the women of Iran.
Helvetica

1995

Helvetica

1995
An amateur takes a film camera to prove that all images of his memories are nothing else but shadows of the mutable space beneath yet another window he observes the world through.
Jurassic Punk

2021

Jurassic Punk

2021
In 1976, punk rocker Danny Brooklyn was kicked out of his own band. 45 years later, he's crashing the reunion.
Rosewater

1999

Rosewater

1999
A solitary man struggles to cultivate beauty in a desolate urban world. Lonely and dislocated, he drifts in and out of a dream state envisioning the promise of regeneration. ROSEWATER tells a story of hope sustained through perseverance, ritual and, ultimately, revelation.
That Which Once Was

2011

That Which Once Was

2011
In 2032 an eight-year old boy, displaced by global warming, fends for himself as an environmental refugee in a hostile northern metropolis. Haunted by memories of flooding that left him homeless and orphaned, the boy forms an unexpected friendship with an Inuk ice carver who helps him confront his past.
Almost Home

2022

Almost Home

2022
When they learn of an outbreak of a dangerous virus shortly before their long-awaited return to Earth, a teenager and his mother struggle to decide whether to land or return to space aboard their confined spaceship.