Top Rated Drama Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 57

Jack of the Red Hearts

2016

Jack of the Red Hearts

2016
7.1
A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.
Shelter

2014

Shelter

2014
6
Hannah and Tahir fall in love while homeless on the streets of New York. Shelter explores how they got there, and as we learn about their pasts we realize they need each other to build a future.
Cannibal

2013

Cannibal

2013
5.8
Carlos is a respectable man, the most prestigious tailor in Granada, Spain. His life is reduced to work and his main hobby is eating; but not just anything.
Kill for Me

2013

Kill for Me

2013
5.7
Rent’s a bitch. And that is why, six months after her best friend went missing, Amanda finally gives in to getting another roommate, Hailey. The two college students turn out to have something in common, however: abusive men. For Hailey, it’s her dad. For Amanda, it’s a stalkery ex-boyfriend. But problems can be solved and, you know, you scratch my back, I scratch yours. In other words, Kill for Me, I kill for you.
The Forger

2011

The Forger

2011
5.8
While staying at a picturesque village, a teen encounters the underground world of art forgery.
A Dry White Season

1989

A Dry White Season

1989
6.7
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
10th & Wolf

2006

10th & Wolf

2006
5.9
A former street thug returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with the mob boss who was instrumental in his going off to be a soldier.
The Last Descent

2016

The Last Descent

2016
7.1
In 2009 John Jones entered Nutty Putty Cave with his brother Josh. What happened next has been a topic of much discussion and controversy ever since. Over 127 rescuers responded to the call for aid, and each one has their own take on the events. A story about love, life, and human connection. Ultimately it is the story about how clearly you can see what matters most when you are at the edge of life and death. Made with cooperation from members of John's immediate family.
Jamie Marks Is Dead

2014

Jamie Marks Is Dead

2014
5.5
No one seemed to care about Jamie Marks until after his death. Hoping to find the love and friendship he never had in life, Jamie’s ghost visits former classmate Adam McCormick, drawing him into the bleak world between the living and the dead.
Fast Girls

2012

Fast Girls

2012
6.1
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990
6.2
Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti. An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.
Zulu Dawn

1979

Zulu Dawn

1979
6.1
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989

Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989
6.5
A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles

2021

The Girl Who Believes in Miracles

2021
7.5
When Sara hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly people in her town are mysteriously healed! But fame soon takes its toll – can Sara’s family save her before it’s too late?
House of Hummingbird

2019

House of Hummingbird

2019
7.6
14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, and exploring young love.
Zoom

2015

Zoom

2015
5.7
A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.
Mark of the Devil

1970

Mark of the Devil

1970
6.2
In 1700s Austria, a witch-hunter's apprentice has doubts about the righteousness of witch-hunting when he witnesses the brutality, the injustice, the falsehood, the torture and the arbitrary killing that go with the job.
Lawn Dogs

1997

Lawn Dogs

1997
7.1
In the affluent, gated community of Camelot Gardens, bored wives indiscriminately sleep around while their unwitting husbands try desperately to climb the social ladder. Trent, a 21-year-old outsider who mows the neighborhood lawns, quietly observes the infidelities and hypocrisies of this overly privileged society. When Devon, a 10-year-old daughter from one family, forges a friendship with Trent, things suddenly get very complicated.
Onegin

1999

Onegin

1999
6.2
A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.
Jesse Stone: Sea Change

2007

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

2007
6.9
Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during a robbery. Also, his investigation of an alleged rape draws him into conflict with the town council — which hopes to preserve Paradise's reputation as an ideal seaside resort.