Top Rated Drama Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 23

Zulu

1964

Zulu

1964
7.4
In 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War, man-of-the-people Lt. Chard and snooty Lt. Bromhead are in charge of defending the isolated and vastly outnumbered Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes.
JCVD

2008

JCVD

2008
6.6
Between his tax problems and his legal battle with his wife for the custody of his daughter, these are hard times for the action movie star who finds that even Steven Seagal has pinched a role from him! This fictionalized version of Jean-Claude Van Damme returns to the country of his birth to seek the peace and tranquility he can no longer enjoy in the United States, but inadvertently gets involved in a bank robbery with hostages.
The Man Without a Face

1993

The Man Without a Face

1993
6.5
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

2013

The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia

2013
5.8
A young family moves into a historic home in Georgia, only to learn they are not the house's only inhabitants. Soon they find themselves in the presence of a secret rising from underground and threatening to bring down anyone in its path.
Play Misty for Me

1971

Play Misty for Me

1971
6.6
A brief fling between a male disc jockey and an obsessed female fan takes a frightening, and perhaps even deadly turn when another woman enters the picture.
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

2017

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

2017
6.2
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974.
Carrie

2002

Carrie

2002
6.1
An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.
Death and the Maiden

1994

Death and the Maiden

1994
7.1
A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.
Sweet and Lowdown

1999

Sweet and Lowdown

1999
6.8
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
The Substitute

1996

The Substitute

1996
6.9
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.
The Crush

1993

The Crush

1993
6.6
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.
The Contract

2006

The Contract

2006
5.7
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
The Sea of Trees

2016

The Sea of Trees

2016
6.2
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.
Then Came You

2018

Then Came You

2018
7.4
An American hypochondriac who is working as a baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.
Missing in Action

1984

Missing in Action

1984
5.8
American servicemen are still being held captive in Vietnam and it's up to one man to bring them home in this blistering, fast-paced action/adventure starring martial arts superstar Chuck Norris. Following a daring escape from a Vietnamese POW camp, Special Forces Colonel James Braddock (Norris) is on a mission to locate and save remaining MIAs.
Black Narcissus

1947

Black Narcissus

1947
7.5
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.
To the Wonder

2013

To the Wonder

2013
5.8
After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
My Cousin the Sexologist

2016

My Cousin the Sexologist

2016
6.8
Two cousins began to discover their sexuality together in adolescence and they reunite after ten years: he only recently returned to bachelorhood, and she returned from Buenos Aires, where she opted to specialize in Sexology.
In Safe Hands

2018

In Safe Hands

2018
7.4
Théo is given up for adoption by his biological mother on the very day he is born. After this anonymous birth, the mother has two months to change her mind… Or not. The child welfare services and adoption service spring into action… The former have to take care of the baby and support it during this limbo-like time, this period of uncertainty, while the latter must find a woman to become his adoptive mother. She is called Alice, and she has spent the last ten years fighting to have a child.
The Healer

2017

The Healer

2017
7.2
The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.