Drama movies
Emotional and character-driven narratives that explore the complexities of the human condition and relationships.
Subgenres include: Psychological Drama, Professional Drama, Entertainment Industry Drama.
One night, Tomás, a hotel manager with a criminal past, confronts a guest playing loud music in the lobby, who claims to be waiting for her lover. He soon learns his former criminal group, led by his brother, wants to capture her to force the lover -apparently hiding in the hotel- to appear. In an effort to protect this unknown woman, Tomás faces the past he's tried to escape.
A recovering alcoholic comes face-to-face with his bartender ex-girlfriend when he attempts to drop off a Christmas gift at her bar.
Dead Deer High follows a team of high school slam poets and their English teacher as they prepare for a national poetry competition one year after a tragedy changed their lives forever. A powerful story of healing, poetry, and resilience in the face of tragedy, Dead Deer High was written, produced, directed, and edited by teachers.
Martin, a 16-year-old from Čučer-Sandevo, Macedonia, dreams of becoming a star as a professional gamer — an aspiration that conflicts with his mother’s wishes for him to have a traditional education. When his best friend, Dimitar, gets the opportunity to try out for Europe’s top eSports team, Dynasty, Martin eagerly embraces the chance to make his mark.
A long-divorced Chinese couple reunites in Texas for their daughter’s college graduation. The mother stays in the daughter’s small apartment, while the father returns each night to a hotel room of his own. The daughter drifts between her parents and her own thoughts. At times, they appear to be a family. After years of absence, what remains between them goes unspoken, as the father keeps his distance, lingering nearby.
Fresh out of prison, Toni struggles to reconnect with her daughter Anna, who was raised by her grandmother Betty, while resisting the pull of her ex-lover Max's criminal world. Working at her uncle Frank's restaurant, she discovers his smuggling ties and Max involves her in a violent altercation on the docks. She faces pressure from the police and seeks redemption by getting away from Max. But trouble catches up with her, putting her family in danger. Toni will take all the risks to finally find a chance for her future with Anna and Betty.
When Diem's custodial grandparents adamantly refuse Kenna's attempts to see her daughter, Kenna discovers unexpected compassion, and then something truer and deeper, with former NFL player and local bar owner Ledger. As their secret romance develops, so do the dangers for both of them, leading Kenna toward heartbreak and, ultimately, the hope for a second chance.
The parish priest Gard-Aune is forced to choose between his love and his faith, but news both good and bad gives him new perspective, and changes his view on life for good.
Imbued with Victor Hugo, the actor Robert Zucchini searches for his place between the stage and life. Every evening, he fills theaters by sharing his love of words. Until the day his daughter, whom he hasn’t seen grow up, reappears… What if, for once, loving was better than admiring?