Top Rated Drama Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 140

Francis: Pray for Me

2015

Francis: Pray for Me

2015
6.5
A look at the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, form his early childhood days in Argentina to his becoming Pope Francis.
The Sound and the Fury

2015

The Sound and the Fury

2015
4.9
A look at the trials and tribulations of The Compson siblings, living in the deep south during the early part of the 20th century.
The Cheating Pact

2013

The Cheating Pact

2013
6
Three high school students that are under pressure from their parents to get into good colleges convince a shy but very smart girl to take the College Entrance Test for them.
The Contractor

2013

The Contractor

2013
3.6
Elizabeth Chase is busy remodeling her new home with her lawyer husband, Paul and daughter, McKenzie. To make sure it's finished before a charity event they're hosting, the couple hire a contractor, Javier, to help. However Elizabeth starts to grow suspicious of Javier and learns that he'd targeted the family all along. Now, to save her family, Elizabeth will have to take matters into her own hands.
A Father's Choice

2000

A Father's Choice

2000
5.1
The fast-paced city life of two sisters is turned upside down when they are sent to live in the country with their father after their mother is killed.
Big Sur

2013

Big Sur

2013
4.6
Big Sur is a film adaptation of the Jack Kerouac autobiographical novel of the same name.
When the Party's Over

1993

When the Party's Over

1993
4.7
Three women and a gay man in their 20s share a house in Los Angeles; try to find love and happiness - often at the expense of their well-being and friendships. Artist Amanda is trying to make it on the gallery scene, while aspiring actor Banks attempts to hit it big in Hollywood. Meanwhile, Frankie has an emotionally draining yet rewarding job as a social worker, but would be shattered to know that her roommate M.J. is sleeping with her boyfriend.
Sex Is No Laughing Matter

2008

Sex Is No Laughing Matter

2008
5.9
Mirume is a 19 year old college student who falls in love with Yuri, an almost 40 year old art teacher at his university. Yuri isn't your typical college professor, having a quirky sense of humor and unpredictable personality. When Yuri invites Murume to her studio, she playfully seduces the still naive 19 year old student. Things become more complicated when Mirume discovers that Yuri is married to a much older man....
Finding Rin Tin Tin

2007

Finding Rin Tin Tin

2007
5.6
The true story of the legendary German Shepherd who was found by American pilot Lee Duncun in France during World War I, and later became the most famous animal star in Hollywood history.
Streamers

1983

Streamers

1983
5.6
Four young recruits about to be sent to Vietnam confront their prejudicial feelings toward one another when it's learned one of them is gay.
The 5th Quarter

2010

The 5th Quarter

2010
5.5
In the wake of a car crash that killed his brother, football player Jon Abbate leads his school's struggling team to its most successful season ever.
Miranda

2002

Miranda

2002
5.3
A librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When she suddenly disappears he travels down to London to search for her only to discover that she has three identities - dancer, dominatrix and con-woman. But which one is the real Miranda?
Stardom

2000

Stardom

2000
5.2
A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.
Easy

2003

Easy

2003
5.6
Quirky Jamie Harris is a magnet for less-than-kind men as she hops beds. But things start to look up when she becomes the object of affection of two seemingly normal men. Unfortunately, there's the immense problem of her self-imposed 90-day moratorium on sex.
Devil's Diary

2007

Devil's Diary

2007
5.2
When a group of small-town teenagers find the “Devil's Diary,” a book that embodies the evil of Satan by physically manifesting any evil thought that is written in it, all hell breaks loose. Unearthed after centuries of concealment, the Devil's Diary wreaks havoc and destruction on the high school students who found it, and their entire community. Can their town be saved from complete ruin?
God's Little Acre

1958

God's Little Acre

1958
6.1
In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployment and booze threaten to destroy their family.
Kill Me Later

2001

Kill Me Later

2001
5.3
Her goldfish dead, her lover exposed as a rat, Shawn Holloway leaves her bank post and goes to the roof intent on suicide. Before she can leap, she's taken hostage by Charlie Anders, a fleeing bank robber. He and his partners have stolen a million in cash and plan to escape to Venezuela. Shawn agrees to cooperate if Charlie promises to kill her once he's in the clear. Parts of the plan go awry, so Charlie has time to try to pierce her bleak manner and self pity, and she has time for reflection. As night falls, their interlude ends: they're each alone, Charlie facing prison as the police close in, and Shawn staring down at a river from atop a high bridge.
Bullet Boy

2004

Bullet Boy

2004
5.5
Ricky is just out of a young offenders institute, heading home to Hackney and determined to go straight. Instead, he heads straight for trouble when he becomes involved in a street confrontation, siding with his best friend Wisdom against a local rude boy. The trouble escalates into a series of tit-for-tat incidents that threaten to spiral out of control. Ricky's 12-year-old brother Curtis, hero-worships Ricky, though he appears smart enough to know he doesn't want to follow his example. Yet, despite the stern warnings from his mother and support from her friends in the community, might Ricky's bad boy allure be too attractive for Curtis to resist?
Black Moon

1934

Black Moon

1934
5.3
A woman returning to her island birthplace finds herself drawn to a voodoo cult.
The Good Shepherd

2004

The Good Shepherd

2004
5.1
When a clergyman is accused for the murder of a social worker, the parish priest recruits a reporter (and his ex-girlfriend) to clear his name.