What Drama Movies to watch on Google Play

A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.

In this romantic UP Original Movie, a shy accountant (Kellie Martin) takes over as an advice columnist. When she falls in love with a widower seeking her counsel, will she remain anonymous and lose him forever?

A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone...

A young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant business that threatens their survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild.

A noirish crime thriller, Galveston centers on New Orleans hitman Roy Cady, whose mobster boss has decided to remove him from the business - and the world- because he fears Roy might try to get even with him for stealing his woman. Roy escapes the ambush set up for him and goes on the run with incriminating business records and rescued teenage hooker Raquel "Rocky" Arceneaux. He's tricked into picking up her 3 year old supposed sister Tiffany, and with his new wards in tow, heads to Galveston to hide out and scheme revenge and redemption.

Lawyer-turned-freedom fighter Bahar prepares to liberate her Kurdistan village and free her son taken hostage by extremists. French journalist Mathilde, herself traumatized by the recent death of her husband in Libya, arrives to cover the story of Bahar and her Kurdish army known as 'Girls of the Sun'. During her time spent embedded within the ranks of this all-female unit of former ISIS captives, Mathilde faces her own inner demons and finds strength through adversity.

Camille (Audrey Tautou) works evenings as an office cleaning woman, and makes graceful drawings in her free time, living in the attic of a Parisian apartment block. Philibert (Laurent Stocker) is a young, aristocratic history buff living - temporarily - in an apartment lower down, part of the estate of his late grandmother. He has let out part of it to up-and-coming cook Franck (Guillaume Canet), a gruff young loner and womaniser with a genuine love for his frail grandmother, Paulette (Francoise Bertin). When Camille falls ill, Philibert insists she stay with the two of them so he can look after her. And even though she and Franck clash, the trio manage to live together and learn from each other.

Life in an elegant early-20th-century Parisian brothel. The madam essentially owns the women: their expenses exceed earnings; they are in debt. They face problems of pregnancy, opium, age, and violent clients. One reads sociology at her peril. Occasionally, a client talks of marriage. There are also friendships and affection among the women. The madam is in a dispute with her landlord and calls on influential clients to help. There's a picnic one summer day, a wake, and an evening in masks. Have they expectations? A street scene in contemporary Paris is the coda to this experience.

A true sports story that utterly defies the odds, Duguay's film captures the wild ups and downs of the Olympics-bound career of legendary equine star Jappeloup and his troubled rider, locked in a tense relationship with his horseman father and forever uncertain of his own skills as an equestrian.

An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.

Marcy Meyers is down on her luck. Faced with piling bills, the remnants of a failed marriage, and now an imminent home foreclosure, she has nowhere to turn but to the hope of a miracle. That miracle she finds in Shoot the Moon, a national game show that promises a one in a lifetime chance to win it all. But Marcy's faith in the show comes with a price. As her relationship with her daughter Alice is put to the test, the clock ticks towards a seemingly inescapable fate. Shoot the Moon tells the story of miracles and the extraordinary place they are found.

After dinner with family and friends takes a dark turn, a woman with Alzheimer's is led to a proverbial crossroads where three very disparate - desperate women are unpredictably pulled back into the light.

Laura (Penelope Cruz) returns to her home village in Castile with her two children for her sister Ana's (Inma Cuesta) wedding. The only downside to the exuberant celebration with her extended family is that her husband Alejandro (Ricardo Darín) had to stay in Buenos Aires due to urgent business. When her 16-year-old daughter Irene (Carla Campra) suddenly disappears during the night, Laura's nightmare begins. The kidnappers make it clear that if the police are called, it will mean death for the hostage. Laura's childhood sweetheart Paco (Javier Bardem) and her brother-in-law Fernando (Eduard Fernández) stand by the desperate mother in this difficult situation. Not only concern for the girl, but also a terrible suspicion causes additional unrest in the family: someone from their circle must have helped the kidnappers. Raising the ransom money also proves more difficult than expected. Alejandro, who has since traveled from Argentina, is no longer the successful businessman he once was. Now Laura's hopes are pinned on Paco, to whom she once sold the land for his thriving winery at a bargain price. Only he can raise the 300.000 euros demanded.

Laura, suffering horrific night terrors and sleep paralysis, believes the sinister spirit haunting her is the ghost of her mother. Scared and desperate, she reaches out to the spiritualist to host a seance with her friends. Everyone is terrorized as the entity makes them all confront their worst fears.

A man leaves his home unannounced, and spends four days wandering around France.

On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marshal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Buçaco by the Anglo-Portuguese army of general Wellington. Despite the victory, Portuguese and British are forced to retreat from the enemy, numerically superior, in order to attract them to Torres Vedras, where Wellington had built fortified lines hardly surmountable.

A human, Kanji Lalji Mehta, loses his shop in an earthquake. The shop is located in an area in Mumbai known as "chor bazaar." Kanji does not fear God; in fact, he puts God on ill usage for his benefit. After an earthquake destroys Kanji's shop, his insurance claim is rejected and not paid because of an act-of-God clause in the insurance contract. Kanji lodges a claim against God in the court. The notice is sent to all bigger babas. The judge accepts Kanji's case. At first people are outraged and resist him, but as the case progresses, people eventually side with him. A person who claims to be Bhagwan stays with Kanji, eventually helping him. Initially against Krishna, soon other gods and their religious leaders become embroiled in the case. Other people who have lodged complaints with insurance companies for disaster and been turned down also file claims. Soon the case becomes about the false worship and money-making business of the sages, but Kanji remembers that all he needs to do is prove with evidence that God destroyed his shop with an earthquake. Which he does.

16-year-old Jang Ji-Gu (Seo Young-Joo) takes care of his ill grandfather, while he hangs out with other troubled kids. He was abandoned by his parents at an early age. After another run in with the law, Jang Ji-Gu is sent to a detention center. One day, Jang Ji-Gu hears that his mother Hyo-Seung (Lee Jung-Hyun) has come for him at the detention center. Hyo-Seung had Jang Ji-Gu at the age of 17 and gave him up soon after birth. Can they repair their relationship?

First Nations teenager Larry Sole, who lives with his mother Verna Sole and her boyfriend Jed, an outdoor guide often away for work, in Fort Simmer, Northwest Territories, moved there three years ago following what Larry classifies as the "accident". As Larry doesn't partake in what most of his peers in the town do, he is literally and figuratively an outsider, not having any friends. The one person he does know from before their time in Fort Simmer, Darcy McManus, bullies him, with Larry refusing to fight back. They were once friends, but one specific incident in their past led to why Darcy now taunts him. Darcy is also the one person among their peers that knows the reason for Larry and Verna having moved to Fort Simmer, that being the accident. One thing that keeps Larry preoccupied is his infatuation with classmate, Juliet Hope. Things have the potential to change for Larry when he is befriended by a new classmate, Johnny Beck, a tough guy who may be able to guide Larry in some key areas, especially in dealing with others. One potential area of conflict between the two is Juliet's attraction to Johnny. Their friendship may also open Larry up to greater scrutiny, his past which he may want kept below the surface. As Larry tries to navigate all these issues, he also tries to reconcile his current life with his First Nations background, Jed who often tries to provide that First Nations touchstone.

A psychologist engages a dangerous, young genius in a battle of wits — unaware of the supernatural power the girl possesses, or that her life hangs in the balance.

As Spring Festival draws near, a group of villagers come back to their hometown from different big cities, trying to put together their own festival show.

Surya (Sagar) is a guy from a rich family, which has rivalry with a factionist family. His mother (Sana) sends him to Bangkok to end the feud between the two families. Surya changes his name to Siddhartha and falls in love with Sahasra (Ragini). But his mother asks him to come back to marry a girl (Sakshi Chowdary) from his enemy's family. What happens next forms the crux of the story.

The story is about an orphan girl, Thamara, who lives on the shores of a sea with her 3 best friends who are boys. One day, they chance upon a man drowning in the sea, (suicide attempt) and they set out on a journey to find out who he really is... This movie is of a different type - it portrays the simple life of fishermen family and is pretty funny and enjoyable watch.

The divorce of Hugh and Miriam Halsworth becomes final at midnight. Hugh wouldn't dream of calling it off, but can't abandon his rose garden. Things change that afternoon when Miriam's old suitor Victor MacFarland checks into the hotel where Hugh is publicity man. With Miriam's daughter Barbara rooting for Hugh and son-in-law Jerry rooting for Victor, things are unlikely to be resolved by midnight.