Top Rated Drama Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 42

Sidekicks

1992

Sidekicks

1992
5.3
Asthmatic teenager Barry Gabrewski is a daydreamer. Troubled by bullying, he escapes into a fantasy world where he is the sidekick to his martial arts hero, Chuck Norris, in a series of high-octane adventures taken right out of his movies. With help from his teacher's wise old uncle, Mr. Lee, Barry learns the finer points of martial arts and enters a karate championship.
Incendiary

2008

Incendiary

2008
5.4
A woman's life is torn apart when her husband and infant son are killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer match.
Fisherman's Friends

2019

Fisherman's Friends

2019
6.7
Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties. Based on the true-life story of Cornish folk band, Fisherman's Friends.
My Golden Days

2015

My Golden Days

2015
6.7
Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, his mother's madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life.
Forget Me Not

2009

Forget Me Not

2009
5.4
It's graduation weekend, and Sandy Channing, the popular class president of her small-town high school, should be enjoying the time of her life. But when her friends start disappearing, Sandy discovers they have unwittingly awakened the vengeful spirit of a girl they wronged long ago. Fighting for her sanity, Sandy must unlock a dark secret from her own past before it's too late.
Hallam Foe

2007

Hallam Foe

2007
6.7
Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.
Ip Man: Kung Fu Master

2019

Ip Man: Kung Fu Master

2019
6.6
Ip Man’s promising career as a Policeman is ruined after he is framed for murder and targeted by a mob boss’s daughter.
Escape from Mogadishu

2021

Escape from Mogadishu

2021
7.1
Diplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.
The Mandela Effect

2019

The Mandela Effect

2019
6.4
A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.
Shortcut to Happiness

2003

Shortcut to Happiness

2003
5.6
In Manhattan, the aspirant writer Jabez Stone is a complete loser: he is not able to sell his novels, he lives in a lousy apartment and he does not have success with women. When one of his friends Julius Jenson sells his novel for US$ 190,000.00 to an editor, Jabez fells envy and promises to sell his soul to the devil for success and accidentally kills a woman with his typing machine. The Devil knocks on his door, fixes the situation and seals a contract with Jabez. His low quality novels have bad reviews but become best-sellers; Jabez enriches; has success with women, but has no time for his friends. Jabez meets with the publisher Daniel Webster who offers him a chance to break the contract with the devil.
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946
7.1
Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.
The Clique

2008

The Clique

2008
5.9
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
Communion

1989

Communion

1989
5.4
A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.
Fire

2020

Fire

2020
8.1
Fires are raging in the Moscow region, and the forest protection airbase is on a rotation. However, experienced firefighters are in short supply and team leader Andrey Pavlovich has to take on a new recruit, Roman.
Last Days in the Desert

2016

Last Days in the Desert

2016
5.7
On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting himself up for a dramatic test.
Paradise Highway

2022

Paradise Highway

2022
5.9
A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.
The Single Moms Club

2014

The Single Moms Club

2014
6
A group of single moms are brought together in the aftermath of an incident at their children's school.
Mystery Road

2013

Mystery Road

2013
6.2
A murdered girl is found under a bridge on a remote road and indigenous detective Jay Swan gets the case. Jay finds that no-one is that interested in solving the murder of an indigenous teenager and he is forced to work alone.
Jimi: All Is by My Side

2013

Jimi: All Is by My Side

2013
5.6
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off.
Guilty by Suspicion

1991

Guilty by Suspicion

1991
6.5
Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for his rights and faces numerous challenges.