Top Rated Drama Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 187

Danger Lights

1931

Danger Lights

1931
5.9
Head railroad man Dan is as ugly as he is honorable. When he spots a drifter who'd hopped a freight held up by a landslide, Dan offers the man a job; then he finds the man was a railroader, too, and takes him under his wing. Engaged to Mary, Dan doesn't notice the growing attraction between his protégé and his intended but focuses instead on running the railroad.
Shadow Island Mysteries: The Last Christmas

2010

Shadow Island Mysteries: The Last Christmas

2010
6.2
Resort manager Claire prepares for a holiday family reunion, but when her grandfather makes a startling announcement and then dies unexpectedly, Claire must solve a devilishly clever puzzle in order to earn her inheritance and expose a murderer.
Far from Heaven

1952

Far from Heaven

1952
7.6
Pedro Gonzalez first gets into trouble as part of a criminal gang and then works honourably to become rich. Money is his undoing allowing him to become a womanizer and drinker, almost losing his wife. Finally he rejoins her, they have a son and he pays for his mistakes.
Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story

1994

Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story

1994
6.5
A San Francisco couple (Neil Patrick Harris, Kelli Williams) and their infant son are stranded in the snow-covered Nevada wilderness.
In the Dark Half

2012

In the Dark Half

2012
5.2
A teenage girl comes to terms with the unexplained death of the boy next door.
Guardian Angel

1994

Guardian Angel

1994
4.4
Detective-turned-bodyguard Cynthia McKay is hired by a psychotic, icy seductress, Nina Lindell, the same woman who killed McKay's lover months earlier. With vendetta in her heart, McKay accompanies a flamboyantly playful womanizer through the glamorous world of the super-rich, as his protector. In a unique role reversal, it is the woman protecting the man from another woman, erupting into a deadly triangle of passion, suspense and action.
Robin of Locksley

1996

Robin of Locksley

1996
5.4
Teenage Robin and his family move from Kansas City to Seattle after winning the lottery. Robin attends Locksley Academy, a wealthy private school, where he – alongside some new friends – concocts a plan to help an injured friend whose surgery money is stolen by the head of a very wealthy corporation.
The Brave One

1956

The Brave One

1956
5.6
A young Mexican boy tirelessly tries to save his pet bull from death at the hands of a celebrated matador.
For My Daughter's Honor

1996

For My Daughter's Honor

1996
5.1
Fourteen-year-old high school student, Amy Dustin, becomes an object of romantic affection to the school's biology teacher and football coach, Pete Nash. They take a sudden interest in each other, sending each other notes and talking on the telephone. Although Pete has a family, the two begin a secret relationship. People then begin to suspect that Pete and Amy are having an affair.
Harold's Going Stiff

2011

Harold's Going Stiff

2011
4.6
Harold is suffering from a terrifying new disease that is turning him into a zombie. As his condition deteriorates, he and his friendly care worker end up on the run from a group of violent vigilantes.
Weeds

1987

Weeds

1987
5.1
A San Quentin inmate, sentenced to life without parole, writes a play that catches the interest of a reporter.
Saving My Hubby

2002

Saving My Hubby

2002
5.6
Geum-soon, once a top-ranked volleyball player, is now a common housewife with a six-month old daughter and a clumsy husband. On the first day her husband goes to work, she spends the day taking care of her little daughter who never stops crying. While Gum-soon is busy cleaning her house upon hearing her parents-in-law are coming on the next day, she gets a phone call from a club that they've arrested her husband for an unpaid bill. Amidst the merciless threatening of the gang in the club, Geum-soon rushes out into the night streets, still carrying her baby on her back. It's past midnight with less than three hours to go before her in-laws arrive. In the seediest part of Seoul, Geum-soon's husband is practically being held for ransom for the alcohol he didn't drink, Geum-soon has no clue where the bar is, two rival gangs are chasing after her, the pot is boiling at home, and her daughter is wailing while Geum-soon is leaping over trash cans in a dark alley.
Abducted

2007

Abducted

2007
5.9
Melanie is married to Tom, a controlling, cold and self-centered man who happens to be a prison warden. He finds her to be a liability to his career aspirations and secretly plans to have her kidnapped and killed, by Jack, a dangerous inmate.
The Student Nurses

1970

The Student Nurses

1970
4.9
Four female college students in Los Angeles, who live together and have nursing internships at the same hospital, have their lives complicated by love, sex, drugs and revolution.
Liar's Moon

1982

Liar's Moon

1982
5.1
In East Texas, the summer after high school, Jack falls in love with Ginny, the daughter of the town's banker (Jack's mom's high school sweetheart). Ginny's been at boarding school; she's headed for Vassar. Over her father's strenuous objections, she spends time with Jack. At summer's end, Jack and Ginny elope to Louisiana (where 17-year-olds can marry without their parents' permission), and he gets a job in the oil fields. Her dad hires a menacing private eye to find them, Ginny's pregnant, her town doctor gives her horrible news, and Jack's mom has her own agenda. It seems that Jack and Ginny have grown up under a liar's moon. What will these sweethearts do?
The Old Garden

2006

The Old Garden

2006
6.4
Political activist Hyun-woo is released from prison after a 17-year stint. Journeying back to the village where he spent some time as a fugitive he recalls the time spent with Yoon-hee, a woman who gave him shelter and companionship.
Crucible of Terror

1972

Crucible of Terror

1972
4.9
An obsessed sculptor kills a young women to make a perfect bronze sculpture of her. Years later at his secluded home a number of people become trapped in a web of revenge, murder and horror.
The Slugger's Wife

1985

The Slugger's Wife

1985
3.4
Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an emotional journey that sees his career take off, while hers doesn't. She can't escape unhappiness when she gives up her dreams to support her husband. With a separation on the horizon, Darryl must choose between his big-league life and his one true love.
Earthling

2011

Earthling

2011
3.7
After a mysterious atmospheric event, a small group of people wake up to realize that their entire lives have been a lie. They are in fact aliens disguised as humans. Now they have to make a choice. Live amongst men, or try to find a way back home.
Romance

1930

Romance

1930
6.3
A beautiful opera star kept by a rich older man falls in love with a young clergyman.