Top Rated Drama Movies on Vudu - Page 278

Born Free

1966

Born Free

1966
6.7
At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa is blamed for causing an elephant stampede in the nearby village, head warden John Kendall demands the young lion either be trained to survive in the wilds of the Serengeti or be sent to a zoo.
Against the Ropes

2004

Against the Ropes

2004
5
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
The Promise

2005

The Promise

2005
5.5
An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy.
Lie with Me

2023

Lie with Me

2023
7.3
An author returns to his hometown of Cognac for the first time in 35 years to help promote a distillery. Once there, he meets his first love’s son, Lucas. Memories come rushing back to him: irrepressible attraction, bodies becoming one in the heat of desire, a passion that can never be revealed… His first love’s name was Thomas. They were 17.
The Phantom of the Open

2022

The Phantom of the Open

2022
6.8
Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
Only You

2019

Only You

2019
6.6
A madly-in-love young couple's relationship begins to suffer when they struggle to conceive a child.
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

2019

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles

2019
7
Paris, 1930. Luis Buñuel is penniless after the scandal surrounding the release of his last movie. Sculptor Ramón Acín, a good friend, buys a lottery ticket and promises Buñuel that he will pay for his next movie if he wins the prize.
The Workshop

2017

The Workshop

2017
5.9
Antoine has agreed to follow a writing workshop where some young people in insertion must write a noir novel with the help of Olivia, a recognized novelist. The work of writing will bring to life the working-class past of the city. Its shipyard is closed for 25 years, a nostalgia that does not interest Antoine, influenced by the anxiety of the present world
Savage Dog

2017

Savage Dog

2017
5.3
A story set in Indochina in 1959, a lawless land controlled by the criminal class: Vietnamese warlords and European war-criminals. Den-Dhin-Chan Labor Camp is run by four such dangerous men. The worst prison in the land, it is here that an Irish, former-champion boxer Martin Tillman has made a name for himself fighting tournaments, on which wealthy criminals gamble in high stakes events. When Tillman is due for release, he just wants to return home, but the corrupt forces running the jail will do everything in their power to keep him locked down. When all that Tillman holds dear is taken away in a vicious act of violence, he is forced to confront the men responsible and take his revenge. The birth of a legend.
Lost in London

2017

Lost in London

2017
5.9
Within the course of a night, Woody Harrelson finds himself in a misadventure in London that winds him up in prison.
In Between

2016

In Between

2016
7
The film captures the daily duality of three young Palestinian women in Tel Aviv, caught between hometown tradition and big city abandon, and the price they must pay for a lifestyle that seems obvious to many: the freedom to work, party, have sex, and choose.
10.0 Earthquake

2014

10.0 Earthquake

2014
4.9
Los Angeles is about to be hit by a devastating earthquake, and time is running out to save the city from imminent danger.
Lilting

2014

Lilting

2014
6.9
A young man of Chinese-Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his lover of four years. Though the two don't share a language, they grow close through their grief.
Static

2012

Static

2012
5.3
A couple facing marital problems after losing their child finds their life together further complicated by a mysterious visitor.
Gloria

1999

Gloria

1999
5.8
After serving a prison term for her boyfriend, a streetwise, middle-aged moll named Gloria stands up against the mobs, which is complicated by a six-year-old urchin with a will of his own, whom she reluctantly takes under her wing after his family has been gunned down.
The Comfort of Strangers

1990

The Comfort of Strangers

1990
5.7
An Italian diplomat's son follows and seduces English lovers in Venice.
The Secret of the Magic Gourd

2007

The Secret of the Magic Gourd

2007
7.3
When schoolboy Wang Bao discovers a magical gourd that can instantly grant his every wish, the awkward child suddenly becomes a hero amongst his curious classmates. When the gourd proves more of a burden than a blessing and the boy decides to get rid of it, he quickly discovers that's easier said than done.
Clash by Night

1952

Clash by Night

1952
6.6
An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.
Boiling Point

1993

Boiling Point

1993
4.9
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Their new business is to organize fake-money sales and then kill the buyer to take his money; but when Ronnie kills an undercover secret service agent, his partner Jimmy Mercer vows revenge and is given one week to catch the killers before being transferred.
Fierce People

2006

Fierce People

2006
6.1
A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is an anthropologist in South America studying the Yanomani people, moves in with a wealthy ex-client in New Jersey.