What Drama Movies to watch on Google Play
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Faults
Claire is under the grip of a mysterious new cult called Faults. Desperate to be reunited with their daughter, Claire's parents recruit one of the world's foremost experts on mind control, Ansel Roth to kidnap and deprogram her. However, once the process is underway, Ansel realizes he may not be the one in control.

- Metascore70
- 2014
The Purple Onion
Inspired by the standup acts of real life Chinese American comedian Edwin Li, a young man in San Francisco spirals downward into disappointment until he finds solace in a brief sexual encounter with an older woman to whom he may or may not be related.

- 2014
Hellions
A teenager must survive a Halloween night from Hell when malevolent trick-or-treaters come knocking at her door.

- Metascore34
- 2015
Bob and the Trees
It is deep winter in rural Massachusetts. Bob, a fifty-something year old logger with a soft spot for golf and gangsta rap struggles to make ends meet in a changed economy. When a beloved cow of his gets wounded and a job goes awry, Bob begins to heed the instincts of his ever darkening self.

- 2015
Six Gun Savior
When cowboy Lane McCrae loses his brother to a vicious outlaw, he makes a deal with the Devil to resurrect him from the dead. But the Devil doesn't play fair and Lane takes his tour of vengeance across the Wild West to make things right.

- 2016
iMurders
When the participants of an internet chat room are brutally murdered in succession, one person's past holds the key to the gruesome mystery.

- 2008
ToY
'ToY' is a film about two lost souls finding each other among the desperation and glamour in Los Angeles. Two women from disparate backgrounds - one a young artist, the other an aging prostitute - forge an unlikely relationship that spirals into chaos.

- 2016
Gully
Gully follows the lives of three teens living in LA, all victims of extreme childhoods. We follow them over the course of 48 hours, as they wreak a hedonistic riot across the city, unbound by societal norms, they take us on a rip-roaring ride of drugs and murder across Los Angeles.

- 2019
Knives and Skin
A mystical teen noir that follows a young girl's disappearance in the rural Midwest and its effect on teens and parents.

- Metascore58
- 2019
Always Shine
Best friends Anna and Beth take a weekend trip to Big Sur, hopeful to re-establish a bond broken by years of competition and jealousy. Tensions mount, however, leading to an unexpected yet inevitable confrontation that changes the lives of both....forever.

- Metascore72
- 2016
Dreamland
Part-time pianist Monty Fagan begins a May-December romance that upends his home life.

- Metascore55
- 2016
Kingdom of Dust: Beheading of Adam Smith
In a basement, somewhere in war torn Baghdad, hostage Adam Smith (Stephen Hogan, THE TUDORS), imprisoned by Ahmed, (Elyes Gabel, GAME OF THRONES, INTERSTELLAR, WORLD WAR Z) is waiting to die. With no time, no chance, and no hope, he must look into the abyss of his own personal hell and it is here, "in the valley of the shadow of death" that something divine is awaiting him.

- 2011
The Take
Michael Mason, a pickpocket living in Paris, steals a bag with a teddy bear in it. Not realizing the toy contains a timed bomb, he tosses it aside on a busy street. A few seconds later it explodes, killing four people. CCTV footage reveals Mason's face and the French police tag him as a terrorist threat. The explosion, although botched, was set up by a select group of the French Interior Ministry as a decoy so they can make a half billion dollar digital transfer from a bank (closed on French National Day) -- hence the title Bastille Day. In a separate CIA investigation the unruly agent Sean Briar discovers the real story behind Mason's "terrorist attack". The two men, on different sides of the law, collaborate to bring the corrupt members of the Ministry down.

- Metascore48
- 2016
Papusza
The rise and fall of the most distinguished Polish-Gypsy poetess Bronislawa Wajs, widely known as Papusza, and her relationship with her discoverer, writer Jerzy Ficowski.

- 2013
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
NBC is bringing in the holiday spirit with the stop-motion hourlong animated special "Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas." Based on the popular film "Elf" and the hit Broadway show "Elf: The Musical," the special will star four-time Emmy Award winner Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory") as Buddy.

- 2014
Saint Judy
The inspirational true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and her fight that changed US asylum law forever. In her first case, Judy represents a woman forced to flee her home country after being persecuted by the Taliban for opening a school for girls. While juggling her life as a single mother, Judy fights tenacious battles in and out of court, not only saving her client's life, but changing the Law of Asylum in the US. This case has saved the lives of thousands around the world. Like "Erin Brockovich," "Saint Judy" tells the story of a remarkable woman who overcame tremendous odds, and reminds us how one person can change the world.

- Metascore51
- 2018
Lying and Stealing
Ivan "Theo James" is a gifted and discerning art thief who wants out. Elyse "Emily Ratajkowski" is an aspiring actress whose own past transgressions in Hollywood haunt her, as well as a mountain of debt.These two outsiders are drawn to each other.

- Metascore50
- 2019
Grand Piano
Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet. It bears the ominous message: “Play one wrong note and you die.”

- Metascore61
- 2013
Lost in Thailand
Lost in Thailand is the story of two rival business managers, Xu (Xu Zheng) and Bo (Huang Bo), who are fighting over a revolutionary new in-house technology for control of their company. If Xu wins, his future will be secured. The critical task is to secure control over the shares of the chairman, who is at a retreat in Thailand. Xu catches the first plane to Bangkok, where he meets the happy-go-lucky Wang (Wang Baoqiang), an unexpected travel companion who will open his eyes to life's true priorities.

- Metascore55
- 2012
Naughty & Nice
Cynical radio host is banished from L. A. to rural Colorado. He is assigned to co-host with a "love doctor", a hopeless romantic.! They have an on air spat that gets them off on the wrong foot. Their antagonistic relationship gets the whole town talking.

- 2014
Consumed
Political thriller set in the world of GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms). It follows a single mother who goes on a journey to uncover the cause of her son's mysterious illness. Interwoven are the stories of a CEO grappling with his son's autism, an organic farmer in danger of losing his farm, and two scientists on the brink of a major discovery.

- 2015
My Own Man
David the filmmaker is 40 years old, but he still doesn't feel like a man - not a real man anyway. When his wife becomes pregnant with a boy, David's manhood insecurities deepen. How can he bring his son into manhood if he feels so estranged from his own? This question sets him off on a quest for his manhood that leads him from voice lessons to a men's group to deer-hunting, and ultimately back to his own father. My Own Man is an intimate, humorous, and emotional account of one man's search for what it means to be a man and a father in the 21st century.

- 2014
Size Zero
Soundarya aka sweety (Anushka Shetty) is a carefree working girl, who is a foodie and enjoys her life to the fullest. But her mother (Urvashi) is worried about her obese daughter and all the grooms that she finds reject Sweety as she is fat. Frustrated by all the rejections, Sweety says "No" to Abhi (Arya) who is apparently smitten by her innocence and kindheartedness. Later, Abhi falls in love with a fitness freak Simran (Sonal Chauhan). But slowly somewhere down the lane, Sweety takes a liking for Abhi but is shattered when she realizes that he is in love with Simran. Sweety decides to join a slimming center to lose weight as advised by her mother. What happens then ?

- 2015
Give Me Liberty
In this freewheeling comedy, medical transport driver Vic risks his job to shuttle a group of rowdy seniors and a Russian boxer to a funeral, dragging clients like Tracy, a young woman with ALS, along for the ride.

- Metascore82
- 2019