Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 6

A Street Cat Named Bob

2016

A Street Cat Named Bob

2016
7.9
James Bowen, a homeless busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat.
Witness for the Prosecution

1957

Witness for the Prosecution

1957
8.2
An ailing famous barrister agrees to defend a man in a sensational murder trial where his self-possessed wife's unconvincing testimony confuses him.
The Worst Person in the World

2021

The Worst Person in the World

2021
7.5
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
Ghost World

2001

Ghost World

2001
7.1
Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befriends him, which causes a rift in the girls’ friendship.
The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016

The Man Who Knew Infinity

2016
7.2
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
The Farewell

2019

The Farewell

2019
7.4
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
Centurion

2010

Centurion

2010
6.2
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
I, Daniel Blake

2016

I, Daniel Blake

2016
7.7
A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.
Tell No One

2006

Tell No One

2006
7.2
A man receives a mysterious e-mail appearing to be from his wife, who was murdered years earlier. As he frantically tries to find out whether she's alive, he finds himself being implicated in her death.
Glengarry Glen Ross

1992

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992
7.3
When an office full of real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene, who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson, but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen.
Mustang

2015

Mustang

2015
7.7
In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.
Equals

2015

Equals

2015
6.1
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.
BPM (Beats per Minute)

2017

BPM (Beats per Minute)

2017
7.7
Paris, in the early 1990s: a group of young activists is desperately tied to finding the cure against an unknown lethal disease. They target the pharmaceutical labs that are retaining potential cures, and multiply direct actions, with the hope of saving their lives as well as the ones of future generations.
Summer of 84

2018

Summer of 84

2018
6.9
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.
The Wave

2015

The Wave

2015
6.7
Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
Dark Places

2015

Dark Places

2015
5.9
A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.
The Lodge

2020

The Lodge

2020
6.1
When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.
Black Box

2021

Black Box

2021
7.3
Mathieu is a young and talented black box analyst on a mission to solve the reason behind the deadly crash of a brand new aircraft. Yet, when the case is closed by authorities, Mathieu cannot help but sense there is something wrong with the evidence. As he listens to the tracks again, he starts detecting some seriously disturbing details. Could the tape have been modified? Going against his boss' orders, Mathieu begins his own rogue investigation - an obsessional and dangerous quest for truth that will quickly threaten far more than his career...
Cashback

2007

Cashback

2007
6.9
After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.
Day of the Dead

1985

Day of the Dead

1985
7.1
A small group of scientists and soldiers take refuge in an underground missile silo where they struggle to control the flesh-eating dead that walks the Earth above.