Top Rated Drama Movies on Kanopy - Page 87

Brotherhood of Blades

2014

Brotherhood of Blades

2014
6.7
In the late Ming Dynasty, three sworn brothers who serve as the imperial secret police are dispatched to hunt down Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch politician who had been forced to resign from his influential post and exiled from Beijing. The brothers return successfully from their quest, only to find that their task was but the beginning of a strange conspiracy.
At War

2018

At War

2018
7
After promising 1100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a factory decide to suddenly close up shop. Laurent takes the lead in a fight against this decision.
Chuck

2017

Chuck

2017
6.3
A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.
Happy Christmas

2014

Happy Christmas

2014
5.1
After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.
4:44 Last Day on Earth

2012

4:44 Last Day on Earth

2012
4.7
A look at how a painter and a successful actor spend their last day together before the world comes to an end.
Run Silent, Run Deep

1958

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958
6.9
The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger.
Then She Found Me

2007

Then She Found Me

2007
5.6
A New York schoolteacher experiences a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies, and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students.
Two Men in Town

1973

Two Men in Town

1973
7.1
A former bank robber is released after 10 years in prison. He gets help from a social-worker, but gets harassed by an old cop from his past.
Nowhere in Africa

2001

Nowhere in Africa

2001
7
A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.
Becoming Astrid

2018

Becoming Astrid

2018
7
When Astrid Lindgren was very young something happened that affected her profoundly, and this combination of both miracle and calamity came to shape her entire life. It was an event that transformed her into one of the most inspiring women of our age and the storyteller a whole world would come to love. This is the story of when a young Astrid, despite the expectations of her time and religious upbringing, decided to break free from society's norms and follow her heart.
Tabu

2012

Tabu

2012
7
Lisbon, Portugal, 2010. Pilar, a pious woman devoted to social causes, maintains a peculiar relationship with her neighbor Aurora, a temperamental old woman obsessed with gambling who lives tormented by a mysterious past.
Elena Undone

2010

Elena Undone

2010
6.9
The wife of a pastor who preaches against homosexuality embarks on an affair with a female writer.
Cold Souls

2009

Cold Souls

2009
6
Paul is agonising over his interpretation of 'Uncle Vanya' and, paralysed by anxiety, stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. He enlists their services—only to discover that his soul is the shape and size of a chickpea.
How to Blow Up a Pipeline

2023

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

2023
6.4
A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline.
The Death of Dick Long

2019

The Death of Dick Long

2019
6.1
Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don’t want anybody finding out how. That’s too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.
Last Days in the Desert

2016

Last Days in the Desert

2016
5.8
On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting himself up for a dramatic test.
A Zed & Two Noughts

1985

A Zed & Two Noughts

1985
7
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.
True Confessions

1981

True Confessions

1981
6.1
A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
Music Box

1989

Music Box

1989
7.1
A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.
You Hurt My Feelings

2023

You Hurt My Feelings

2023
6.4
A novelist's longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.