Top Rated Drama Movies on The Roku Channel - Page 7

Agora

2009

Agora

2009
7
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Dead Man Walking

1995

Dead Man Walking

1995
7.3
A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
Replicas

2018

Replicas

2018
6
A scientist becomes obsessed with returning his family to normalcy after a terrible accident.
Escape from Pretoria

2020

Escape from Pretoria

2020
7.2
South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African National Congress imprisoned by the apartheid regime, put a plan in motion to escape from the infamous Pretoria Prison.
Equals

2015

Equals

2015
6.1
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.
Brain on Fire

2017

Brain on Fire

2017
7
Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures, causing a rapid descent into insanity.
Sliding Doors

1998

Sliding Doors

1998
6.6
Helen, a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, but, as she runs down, her life suddenly splits off. In one version she catches the train; in the second, she misses it. Her whole life changes in that one second, and the rest of the film depicts what happens in each scenario.
Kill Your Darlings

2013

Kill Your Darlings

2013
7
A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
The Good Nurse

2022

The Good Nurse

2022
6.9
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.
Short Term 12

2013

Short Term 12

2013
7.8
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
Rescue Dawn

2007

Rescue Dawn

2007
7
A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
The Wave

2015

The Wave

2015
6.7
Although theorised, no one is really ready when a mountain pass above the scenic and narrow Geiranger fjord in Norway collapses and creates a tsunami over 300 feet high. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan

2023

The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan

2023
6.9
D'Artagnan, a spirited young Gascon, is left for dead after trying to save a noblewoman from being kidnapped. Once in Paris, he tries by all means to find his attackers, unaware that his quest will lead him to the very heart of a war where the future of France is at stake. Aided by King's Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis, he faces the machinations of villainous Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter, while falling in love with Constance, the Queen's confidante.
Cashback

2007

Cashback

2007
7
After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.
Day of the Dead

1985

Day of the Dead

1985
7
As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.
About Schmidt

2002

About Schmidt

2002
6.9
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
The Devil's Backbone

2001

The Devil's Backbone

2001
7.3
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999
6.7
Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum with an elaborate diversion. When Catherine Banning, the insurance company's investigator, takes an interest in Crown, he may have met his match, and a complicated back-and-forth game with seductive undertones begins between them.
The Zero Theorem

2013

The Zero Theorem

2013
6.1
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
22 Bullets

2010

22 Bullets

2010
6.7
A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.