What Drama Movies to watch on Google Play

Inspired by a true story, 'A Mind of Her Own' tells the poignant, moving story of Sophie, a determined young girl whose ambition to become a doctor is obstructed by the fact that she is severely dyslexic. But Sophie, encouraged by her closest friend Becky, has never been one to give up, and despite being advised by parents and teachers to be realistic and pursue something less academic, she puts herself through college and university, in the process achieving a first-class degree in biomedical science and a PhD conducting research into post-trauma regeneration of the spinal column which ultimately leads to her achieving worldwide recognition for her work and helping to develop a cure for paralysis.

A young woman believes she has married the man of her dreams without suspecting her husband is leading a double life. When his lies go sour, he makes a deadly turn into a life of crime.

Gabriel and Elias are two very different brothers. Gabriel is a worn-down university professor and Elias is a man whose only concerns are women and trivial knowledge. During a lecture, Gabriel receives a phone call: their father is dead. Things take a turn when the brothers learn through a videotape recorded by their now-late father, that he in fact wasn't their biological father. Gabriel and Elias discover that their biological father lives on the island Ork. They set out to the island and here they meet their real family, but their first meeting doesn't go as expected. Gabriel and Elias are stranded in the marshland of Ork, where they meet the mayor of Ork and his daughter Ellen, a neurotic woman who hates her life, herself, her father, and the island. Surrounded by abnormal people, Gabriel and Elias discover the truth about themselves and their relatives: a truth that while paralyzing them also sets them free.

The police are called to a murder scene and quickly discover that the murderer (Michael Shannon), the victim's (Grace Zabriskie) son, is holed up in his house with two hostages. Through a series of interviews with both the murderer's fiancée (Chloë Sevigny) and his theatre director, (Udo Kier), the police piece together a picture of a man losing touch with reality.

She's young, sexy and dangerous. Debbie Strand (Rose McGowan) is the new girl in class with a skill for turning heads. From the moment she arrives in town following her parents' untimely death, Debbie sets her sights on her teacher, Peter, the high school heartthrob. But her seductive advances don't win Peter until she threatens him with blackmail. What Debbie wants, Debbie gets, no matter what's standing in her way. As a checkered past of unsolved murders catches up with her, Debbie's games threaten to turn deadly.

A drama following 4 women at stage school. Considered by some to be the summation of director Jacques Rivette's work as a whole.

Beautiful and young, Stella is a popular go-go dancer living alone with her mother by the French Riviera. Their lives unravel when a middle-age man becomes obsessed with Stella.

Academy Award® Nominee Sharon Stone (Best Supporting Actress, Casino 1995) stars as a mobster's tough ex-mistress who befriends a boy left orphaned by a murderous gunman. Now they're both running for their lives and right into each other's arms. George C. Scott, Jeremy Northam, and Cathy Moriarty also star in this gritty yet touching drama.

Rich American socialite Lady Edwina Esketh, who obtained her title by marrying English Lord Albert Esketh, travels to Ranchipur where Albert hopes to buy a prize stallion from the Maharani. Theirs is not a happy marriage and after she meets a prominent local doctor, Rama Safti, falls madly in love with him. He too is in love with her much to the Maharani's disapproval as she has great plans for the good doctor. Also living in Ranchipur is Tom Ransome an old friend of Edwina's who perhaps knows too much about her past. When a natural disaster destroys much of Ranchipur, disease follows forcing Safti to choose between treating the sick or being with Edwina, who is also deathly ill.

Butler is an experienced car thief, McCoy a struggling reporter trying to nail a bad guy-senator. Meeting for the first time when they're both in dire need of air transportation, they team up long enough for Butler to steal a car with a very special piece of luggage in the trunk, and all hell breaks loose. Suddenly they're chased by both sides of the law, and who can tell which is which?

On a flight from Hawaii to California, the engine dies on the plane Dan is flying. As he prepares for a crash landing, the passengers reassess their lives. The template for disaster movies with an Oscar-winning score and a cast list that reads like a who's who of 1950s film.

A career Army sergeant is assigned to take a prisoner from Berlin to Washington, D.C. When his prisoner escapes, he finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy whose masterminds want him out of the way.

Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win her over, and soon he comes back from the dead, and wins Missy's heart.

A 12-year-old (Nathan Watt) striving to cope with the impending death of his mother (Andie MacDowell) must leave her and his genius father (John Turturro) and live with his crazy uncles (Michael Richards, Maury Chaykin) in 1960s Los Angeles.

A relationship drama set amid a winter van trip from New York to New Orleans. A loose continuation of the 2010 film.

Sailor Danny Xavier Smith and two other gobs try to save his sister Susan's virtue. She wants to get a role in the show "Hit the Deck". After wrecking the producers hotel suite, they land in the brig. But Danny's father is a Rear Admiral...

A man attempts to rescue people trapped on the I-880 bridge after the top half collapses during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.

Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.

The elections are approaching and the largest opposition party in the country do not look good. Its leader, Enrico Oliveri can not stand the pressure and disappears. Fearing a scandal, the grey eminence of the party had brought into play the twin brother of the politician. Even if looks like two drops of water with his brother Giovanni may have a different personality. His ideas are innovative and direct approach to get the party in the polls.

23-year-old Englishman Tom Allen is all set for a successful office-bound career, but he finds himself persisted by a question many of us face: isn't there more to life than this? Leaving everything and everyone behind, Tom sets off without maps or guidebooks on a quest to find the answer. But his new nomadic lifestyle is thrown into turmoil when he meets an Iranian-Armenian girl and falls in love. Tom does everything to keep his dream alive, but is forced to choose between her and the road. His decision takes him to the depths of the Sahara Desert, where - amidst challenges unimaginable - he catches a glimpse of the answer he set out to find. Filmed by Tom over four years with cinematic ambition, Janapar - named after an Armenian word for "journey" - is an honest and life-affirming tale of finding what you're looking for when you least expect it.

A marriage proposal is sabotaged by two friends for their own romantic intentions.

A series of events, orchestrated by a mysterious figure, lead a group of friends into a trouble they didn't know they needed.

Bo Gillis is running for Governor. Steve writes the speeches, Sylvester runs the campaign, and Bo plays the guitar. Everything is going according to plan until a hooker named Ada is set up with Bo one night. Even with her past, Bo decides to marry her, much to everyone's astonishment. After the election, she has a created biography and is very adept at handling people. Bo Gillis, as Governor, finds that he has little influence as Sylvester runs the whole operation; Bo's function is only to sign what is given to him. But while Bo is weak and fails to push his reforms, Ada is strong and adept at doing what is best for her and Bo.

On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong saves an old friend from the clutches of "The Lion," an evil super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.