Top Rated Drama Movies on Plex - Page 359

The Undershepherd

2012

The Undershepherd

2012
2
Best friends LC and Roland are two young ministers, climbing the ranks at the First Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Dr. Ezekial Canon.
The Sweetest Gift

1998

The Sweetest Gift

1998
5
Two neighboring families in Florida, one black and one white, struggle with the problems of race, poverty, prejudice, and absent fathers, as their children become friends over the course of one summer and fall.
Apeiron

2013

Apeiron

2013
3.2
Umbra is a scientist who wants to prove his theory that human beings are ruled by chance and devoid of any purpose, and as a consequence some become evil and cruel.
The Brave Lion

1974

The Brave Lion

1974
3.5
During Japan's invasion of China in World War II, two disgraced Japanese soldiers are given a second chance. Facing execution for various infractions, the two men are offered a reprieve if they take a special assignment. Since they can speak Chinese and know the territory, the men are assigned to the task of running a Chinese labor camp the Japanese operate in occupied territory. After the men take over, they work the prisoner's so hard the labor force rises up in revolt of their treatment.
Nuclear Waste

2012

Nuclear Waste

2012
6.5
Sergey and Sveta live in Chornobyl. He is a truck driver at a radioactive waste plant while she works at a radioactive decontamination station. Their work and life are dictated by one unchangeable rhythm.
The Right Hand Man

1987

The Right Hand Man

1987
2.5
A stagecoach driver goes to work for a dying, one-armed aristocrat in 1860s Australia.
Caged in Paradiso

1989

Caged in Paradiso

1989
6
A prisoner's wife joins him on an island where a killer satellite and shark-infested waters keep inmates in check.
Angels Around Me

2013

Angels Around Me

2013
1
(Long Synopsis) "Crime boss Big D rules the streets of Boston with an iron fist and a legion of henchmen. When it comes to business, anyone who crosses him is as good as dead. But drugs and prostitution are a lucrative business and everyone wants a cut. When a club owner and a dirty cop start moving in on his territory, Big D’s crew is sent to control the streets. In the fight for money and power broken trust, greed and deception will bring them down … but who will lift them up?"
All God's Creatures

2011

All God's Creatures

2011
7.5
Creature of habit, Jon Smith, spends his days mindlessly working as a barista in New York City. When night falls, this seeming everyman savagely kills "filthy women" as his social outlet. A chance encounter with Delia, a young prostitute searching for an escape from her troubled past, forces Jon to confront the most terrifying thing he has ever faced in all his dark affairs - himself. All God's Creatures examines the true nature of what it means to be a monster and reveals that love is not only for a chosen few, but for all God's creatures.
Shakespeare In... And Out

1999

Shakespeare In... And Out

1999
2
In the 1980s, a filmmaker begins a project to record the life of an average kid. In Perry, Ohio, he picks Rich Longfellow, a shy lad, and begins filming. Soon after, he dies in Mozambique. Sixteen years later, his son continues the project, finding Rich, now 23, in L.A., with dreams of being a Shakespearean actor, getting experience in porn films. We meet Betsy, Rich's sensible girlfriend, Lee, the impatient producer, and Carmichael, a director with artistic pretensions who inspires Rich. Problems with Besty and tension on the set bring Rich to a crisis; when his boyhood friend starts a Shakespeare company that tours nursing homes in the San Fernando Valley, Rich sees a way out.
Eagle in a Cage

1972

Eagle in a Cage

1972
5
1815. A soldier becomes the governor of St. Helena and jailer of Napoleon
When Thugs Cry

2003

When Thugs Cry

2003
4.5
Two brothers from Alabama struggle to rise above the ghetto rap scene to land a major record deal in Chicago in this journey through love, sibling rivalry, betrayal, violence and redemption.
A Measure Of The Sin

2013

A Measure Of The Sin

2013
3
A SUPER 16MM FEATURE FILM. SURVIVAL IS ALL THAT MATTERS. Every childhood is normal…to the child who lives it. For Meredith that means an enchanted seclusion that is shattered when she is deprived of her mother. Desperate and alone, Meredith must join a household with other women and their children, a sinister man who controls every facet of her existence, and a vicious bear that only she can see. As life in this world becomes increasingly strange and frightening, Meredith realizes that she must flee, even though she fears she has not learned enough to survive on her own.
B-Girl Rhapsody

1952

B-Girl Rhapsody

1952
6.5
Filmed record of a burlesque performance.
Hong Kong Nights

1935

Hong Kong Nights

1935
3.5
Customs agents track a ring of arms smugglers into Hong Kong.
Boppin' at the Glue Factory

2009

Boppin' at the Glue Factory

2009
4.5
A junkie nurse rules the night shift at a convalescent hospital.
Heroic Ones

1983

Heroic Ones

1983
5
A naive kung-fu student (Lung Ti) falls under the influence of a corrupt master. Soon the student realizes his master plans to dominate the martial arts community by stealing a legendary martial arts book that's supposed to bestow its owner with extraordinary powers. And his master will stop at nothing - including murder - to possess that book. Now, with the help of a sympathetic female fighter and an intriguing drunk, the student must lead a rival kung-fu sect in a deadly tournament against his master and his kung-fu stablemates to keep the book out of the wrong hands.
3 Weeks to Daytona

2011

3 Weeks to Daytona

2011
5.5
A stock car racer hopes his luck will turn around when he gets a chance to elevate his driving career. Can he pull off the ultimate comeback?
Kingdom of Dust

2011

Kingdom of Dust

2011
4.5
In a basement, somewhere in war torn Baghdad, hostage Adam Smith is waiting to die. With no time, no chance, and no hope, he must look into the abyss of his own personal hell and it is here, 'in the valley of the shadow of death' that something divine is awaiting him.
Is There Life Out There?

1994

Is There Life Out There?

1994
5
Lily Marshall has a loving, supportive husband, two great kids and an unfulfilled dream: to return to college and get the degree she always wanted. "Is there life beyond her family and home?", Lily wonders. The hole in Lily's life is soon filled by too much. There's a confusing new social life on campus, schoolwork keeping her up late, a part-time job keeping her from her husband and kids whose mom is turning into a stranger. Lily's strength, love and perseverance are the only things that can help her now.