Top Rated Drama Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 385

Don't Touch If You Ain't Prayed

2005

Don't Touch If You Ain't Prayed

2005
1
A woman's Mr. Right turns out to have extra baggage in the form of a drunk ex wife and criminal past.
How You Look to Me

2005

How You Look to Me

2005
6
An English professor helps three men come to terms with themselves in Kentucky.
Johnny's Girl

1995

Johnny's Girl

1995
1
A father gives his daughter an unorthodox upbringing on the fringes of the Alaskan underworld in the 1960's and 70's.
17 and Under

1997

17 and Under

1997
5
A 17 year-old gang member is convicted and sentenced to live with a family that has lost their son to gang violence.
Colorz of Rage

1999

Colorz of Rage

1999
5
Writer-director Dale Resteghini's indie drama follows a young interracial couple (Resteghini and Nicki Richards) whose recent move to New York from the Boston suburbs lands them in an environment of bigotry and hatred that they're ill-equipped to handle. Hip-hop artist turned actor Redman also stars in this thought-provoking tale.
For the Glory

2012

For the Glory

2012
5
The true-life story of professional soccer player, Kurt Kuykendall is told in this riveting drama starring Jason Burkey of "October Baby."
Kings County

2003

Kings County

2003
10
When four teenage drug dealers and their boss violate the altar of a crack addicted Santeria prophetess, their lives become unhinged when she predicts one of them will die and one of them will be incarcerated within a day.
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story

1986

Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story

1986
1
A kindly but firm priest mentors a troubled young boy at the famous Boys Town, a residential care community for troubled youth.
My Brother's Keeper

1995

My Brother's Keeper

1995
1
A man and his HIV-positive twin take an insurance company to court over a possibly life-saving bone marrow transplant.
Fly By Night

1992

Fly By Night

1992
7
A struggling rapper finds a way in when he is approached by a more respected, hardcore rapper.
Soldier of Destiny

2012

Soldier of Destiny

2012
5
In worn-torn Afghanistan, young marine Tyler's life is changed when he is saved by a fellow soldier, Quincy, who dies in doing so.
El balcón de la Luna

1962

El balcón de la Luna

1962
10
The lives of 3 singers during their last few months working at a venue called "The Moon's Balcony"
Nothing in Los Angeles

2013

Nothing in Los Angeles

2013
4
A young artist's bittersweet love affair with the city of LA.
The Imagemaker

1986

The Imagemaker

1986
5
Roger Blackwell has been a media advisor to countless politicians: probably one too many. He is set on using his experience to make a film about manipulation of the media by unscrupulous politicos.
Shaking Dream Land

2007

Shaking Dream Land

2007
2
When Robert marries the beautiful Alice they are the 'perfect couple'. But the moment he learns his wife is pregnant, dark secrets from his childhood fly unbidden into the present and threaten to destroy their future. With the birth of his son he is catapulted into the abyss of losing all that he loves. Misunderstood by the people closest to him, a wall of silence grows around him. Terrified, Robert seeks help to understand what is happening to him and is forced to confront his own father, coming face to face with his childhood trauma.
Lost for Words

1999

Lost for Words

1999
7
Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first stroke and a nursing home is the obvious solution, but which one and where?
Shored Up

2013

Shored Up

2013
7
Shored Up is the story of our coasts where life on the edge of a rising sea has placed our towns and cities on the front lines of climate change. Following frustrated scientists, confused politicians and level-headed surfers, Shored Up follows the conflicts that are erupting from New Jersey to North Carolina as the ocean rises and we challenge nature to an unwinnable duel.
God's New Plan

1999

God's New Plan

1999
5
Fact-based story about a woman facing her impending death and forced to let her baby's nurse become an integral part of her family's life to aid the future care of the child and her husband.
Homeward Bound

1980

Homeward Bound

1980
1
The relationship among a divorced man, his incurably ill teenage son, and his long-estranged father is explored when the youngster joins his dad for one final summer vacation and they end up at the grandfather's vineyard where he reconciles the two older men.
The Angel

1969

The Angel

1969
10
A Spanish singer, known as "El Ángel", owner of a nightclub, lives a double life as an expert in alarms for gangs of thieves. In his last robbery, he betrays his partners, and his lover is kidnapped and he is blackmailed. Thinking that she has betrayed him, he abandons her to her fate. Finally, she committed suicide. El Ángel reconsiders his life and decides to become a monk. But his former life will meet him within the walls of the monastery.