Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 48

12 Angry Men

1997

12 Angry Men

1997
7.7
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.
Scarlet Street

1945

Scarlet Street

1945
7.6
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.
The Other Woman

2010

The Other Woman

2010
6.2
Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant daughter. Devastated, Emilia nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge a connection with her stepson William and to resist the interference of Jack's jealous ex-wife.
Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988
6.7
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.
The Dark Valley

2014

The Dark Valley

2014
7
The Alps, late 19th century. Greider, a mysterious lone rider who claims to be a photographer, arrives at an isolated lumber village, despotically ruled by a family clan, asking for winter accommodation.
Freeway

1996

Freeway

1996
6.4
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
Daisies

1966

Daisies

1966
7.3
Two teenage girls embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world around them.
Aniara

2019

Aniara

2019
6.1
A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.
Queen Margot

1994

Queen Margot

1994
7.2
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.
A Vigilante

2019

A Vigilante

2019
5.4
A once-abused woman devotes herself to ridding victims of their domestic abusers while hunting down the one she must kill to be truly free.
Waiting for the Barbarians

2019

Waiting for the Barbarians

2019
5.9
At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.
Pacific Heights

1990

Pacific Heights

1990
6.3
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig

2024

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

2024
7.6
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
Police Story: Lockdown

2013

Police Story: Lockdown

2013
6.2
A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.
Mean Creek

2004

Mean Creek

2004
6.8
Teenagers living in small-town Oregon take a boat trip for a birthday celebration. When they get an idea to play a mean trick on the town bully, it suddenly goes too far. Soon they're forced to deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions.
Flowers in the Attic

2014

Flowers in the Attic

2014
6.7
After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother.
Christine

2016

Christine

2016
6.9
In 1974, television reporter Christine Chubbuck struggles with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.
The Gospel According to St. Matthew

1965

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

1965
7.4
Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching, primarily using parables. He attracts disciples; he's stern, brusque, and demanding. His parables often take on the powers that be, so he and his teachings come to the attention of the Pharisees, the chief priests, and elders. They conspire to have him arrested, beaten, tried, and crucified, just as he prophesied to his followers.
EO

2022

EO

2022
6.5
The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. EO, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes, meets good and bad people on his life’s path, experiences joy and pain, endures the wheel of fortune randomly turn his luck into disaster and his despair into unexpected bliss. But not even for a moment does he lose his innocence.
The Cured

2017

The Cured

2017
5.5
What happens when the undead return to life? In a world ravaged for years by a virus that turns the infected into zombie-like cannibals, a cure is at last found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the survivors back into society begins.