Movies123 - DRAMA Movies

Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971) The 'dreamer' is Jacques, a young painter, who by chance runs into Marthe as she's contemplating suicide on the Pont-Neuf in Paris. They talk, and agree to see each other again the next night. Gradually, he discovers that her lover promised to meet her on the bridge t

Burden 2022 A recovering alcoholic rekindles a relationship with the ex girlfriend of the man that he and his brother killed in a drunk driving accident half a decade ago

Tracker (2010) An Afrikaner veteran of the Boer War has just immigrated to New Zealand and is hired to track a man accused of killing a soldier. While hunting through the countryside he captures his fugitive, only to learn that he's innocent of the crime. When faced with the life changing decision t

Sue (1997) An unemployed ex-office worker (Anna Thomson) searching for work floats a fragile line of sanity as she struggles to find friendship and companionship. Her tenuous grasp on reality further fluctuates when a man (Matthew Powers) whom she met in a restaurant and started an affair is called

The Cooler (2003) The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Thi

Fatal Lessons: The Good Teacher (2004) Samantha Stephens is a successful illustrator, mother, and wife who seems to have everything. Concerned that her daughter Molly is having trouble in school, Samantha enlists the help of Molly's teacher Victoria in getting her daughter back on track. When Samant

Scott & Bailey (2011 2016) Two female detectives, one motherly, the other emotionally immature, have varying levels of success applying their eccentric outlooks on life to their police cases and private lives. Rachel Bailey and Janet Scott are two detective constables working for DCI Gill Mur

Music Box (1989) Hungarian immigrant Mike Laszlo has done well for himself since arriving in the USA over 40 years ago after WWII's end. He is particularly proud of his daughter, Ann, a successful lawyer. Following the release of some secret WWII records by the Russians, Mike finds himself accused o

Jigoku (1960) A graduate-school student has a friend who is pure evil. His friend and he are out driving one night when they hit a drunkard and the friend leaves the accident victim to die. The student's life then goes downhill from there.

A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York. Based on Toby Young's memoir

Romper Stomper (1992) Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. Finally the Vietnamese have had enough and confront the skinheads in an all-out confrontation, sending the skinheads running. A woman who is prone to epileptic seizu

All I Desire (1953) In 1900, Naomi Murdoch deserted her small-town family to go on the stage. Some ten years later, daughter Lily invites Naomi back to see her in the Riverdale high school play. Her arrival sets the whole town abuzz, wakes up old conflicts, and sets off new emotional storms.

A shy boy grows up in 1940s Mississippi with the help of his beloved dog, Skip.

The Boys in Company C (1978) This war drama (which prefigures the later "Full Metal Jacket") follows the lives of five young Marine inductees from their training in boot camp in 1967 through a tour in Vietnam in 1968 that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat, appa

Performance (1970) Chas, a violent and psychotic East London gangster needs a place to lie low after a hit that should never have been carried out. He finds the perfect cover in the form of guest house run by the mysterious Mr. Turner, a one-time rock superstar, who is looking for the right spark to

The Lady in Red (1979) 1930s gangster-era film about John Dillinger and his last girlfriend.

The Teacher 2022 Follows Amala, whose seemingly perfect life is turned upside down after a scandalous video involving her goes viral, becoming a social pariah, but she fights on her own to try to get out of the hole

Cheatin (2013) In a fateful bumper car collision, Jake and Ella meet and become the most loving couple in the long history of romance. But when a scheming "other" woman drives a wedge of jealousy into their perfect courtship, insecurity and hatred spell out an untimely fate. With only the help of a

Dealer 2021 A music video director tries to film Tony, a charismatic but unpredictable drug gang leader wanting to break into the rap music scene His work reveals the hidden, true face of drug dealing, while he gets caught in a bloody gang war

In the summer of 1683, 300,000 warriors of the Ottoman Empire began the siege of Vienna. The fall of the city would have opened the way to conquer Europe. On September 11. was the main battle between the Polish cavalry and the Turks.

Venomous (2001) Mutant snakes survived a terrorist attack on a government laboratory, and they now threaten the town of Santa Mira Springs, California. Seismic activity has brought snakes to the surface, where residents are being bitten. Victims can transmit the virus to healthy persons. The militar

The Principal (20152016) When history teacher Matt Bashir is promoted to Principal of a notoriously violent Boys' school in Sydney's south-west suburbs, his radical approach brings him into conflict and leaves his personal life dangerously exposed. Just when he seems to be making progress, a 17-year

A Werewolf Boy 2012 An offer to buy her property brings elderly Kim Sun yi back to the country cottage she briefly lived in during eventful times in her youth With her granddaughter by her side, Sun yi recalls meeting Cheol su, not only a feral orphan from Korean war days but a mute boy genetically

Brave New World (1980) In a future society based on pleasure without moral worries, love is prohibited but casual sex, now called 'engaging', is strongly encouraged. Everyone is kept happy with a legal drug, soma. People are hatched and cloned on conveyor belts to meet the requirements of five diffe

Dear Frankie (2004) Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is a

Carmen 2022 Carmen is a charming story, inspired by true events, set in a village in Malta Carmen has looked after her brother, the priest at the local church, since she was sixteen years old Now almost fifty, she is suddenly left to start a new life Facing her past, Carmen brings colour to the live

Yi Yi (2000) Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank, his business partners make bad dec

Agatha Christies Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991) Ruth van Rydock is worried about her sister's health and well-being and asks their mutual friend Jane Marple to visit her for a awhile. Her sister, Carrie-Louise Serrocold, is married to Lewis Serrocold and he has turned their estate into

Glitch (2015) An indie app developer struggles to navigate his friendship with a very taken girl, risking the loss of his best friend, business partner and career.

Carandiru (2003) Brazilian MD Drauzio Varella starts AIDS prevention in Brazil's largest prison, Carandiru, in São Paulo, where the population is nearly double its 4,000 maximum. Doc learns from experience and mainly stories the tragic stories of hideous crimes which landed scum there and passionat

The Star Chamber (1983) Disgusted with criminals escaping the judicial system via technicalities, an idealistic young judge investigates an alternative method for punishing the guilty.

A troubled young man and his straitlaced niece embark on a thrilling odyssey through New York City in this heartrending drama based on an Oscarwinning short. As his life hits rock bottom, 20something Richie decides to end it all, only to have his halfhearted suicide attempt interrupted by an urgent

Lady Jane (1986) The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to Lady Jane Grey, whom he places on th

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983) After production ended on the long-running "Little House on the Prairie" series, three made-for-TV movies helped wrap up the series. The first of these, "Look Back to Yesterday," depicts Albert's heroic battle with an ultimately fatal illness. Albert inter

The Safety of Objects (2001) A series of overlapping stories about four suburban families dealing with different maladies. Esther Gold's life is consumed by caring for her comatose son; Jim Train is sent into a tailspin when he's passed over for a promotion; Annette Jennings' family is struggling in

Two Women (1960) Cesira is a beautiful widow and a successful grocery store owner in Rome. WWII is raging, and she fears for her beloved daughter, 13-year-old Rosetta, amid the daily bombings. They travel to the village where Cesira was born, where Cesira believes they will be safer. There, they are

Tokyo! (2008) Tokyo is a city of transitions in three short films. A young woman who finds her life useless experiences a metamorphosis. A disheveled Caucasian emerges from a manhole to face arrest, trial, and execution; he calls himself "Merde" and speaks a language only his look-alike attorney und

Das Arche Noah Prinzip (1984) Near the end of the 20th century, WMDs (weapons of mass destruction) are retired. However, certain factions plan to use a science space station as a weapon against each other. The astronauts inside will decide the world's fate.

Paradise (2019) Jacob and Mia Patterson had a seemingly perfect life until one decision has them questioning everything that's happened between them.

All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 This is an English language film made in America adapted from a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque The film follows a group of German schoolboys, talked into enlisting at the beginning of World War 1 by their jingoistic teacher The story is told entirely

The Head 2020 As the long Antarctic winter falls, most of the staff evacuate the Polaris VI Antarctic Research Station A small team stays on to continue their innovative research, a crucial part in the fight against climate change, led by renowned biologist Arthur Wilde John Lynch But when spring co

Whitstable Pearl 2021 Follows local restaurant owner Pearl Nolan who sets up a local detective agency after undergoing police training in an earlier career She is soon embroiled in her first case when she discovers the body of close friend, Vinnie

The Macaluso Sisters 2020 Maria, Pinuccia, Lia, Katia and Antonella are five sisters who live in an apartment in Palermo When Antonella accidentally dies, the sisters relationships are turned upside down for the rest of their lives

A drama centered on the efforts of John and Aileen Crowley to find a researcher who might have a cure for their two children's rare genetic disorder.

The Claim (2000) A prospector sells his wife and daughter to another gold miner for the rights to a gold mine. Twenty years later, the prospector is a wealthy man who owns much of the old west town named Kingdom Come. But changes are brewing and his past is coming back to haunt him. A surveyor and h

The Dinner (2017) Two sets of wealthy parents meet for dinner to decide what to do about a crime their sons have committed.

The Interceptor (2015) The series is about a Customs Officer, Marcus Ashton (Ash) who is recruited to a new law enforcement team tasked with hunting down some of Britain's most wanted criminals. The series is inspired by the book of the same name which details the career of former customs agent Came