What Drama Movies to watch on Google Play

A theatre director's latest project takes on a life of its own when her young star takes her performance too seriously.

It's the Wild West, circa 1870. Samuel Alabaster, an affluent pioneer, ventures across the American frontier to marry the love of his life, Penelope. As his group traverses the west, the once-simple journey grows treacherous, blurring the lines between hero, villain and damsel.

Cecil Benton dies from a cardiac condition he hid from his family, like the dire state of the nursery which supplies his wife Bonnie's small-town flower shop, Bouquet. Manhattan corporate executive daughter Terri is late for the funeral, ashamed to admit she's penniless, recently fired due to the economic slump. Jealous sister Mandy, who works on sensible Noah's cooperative, feels out-staged all over. The nursery's secret weapon, apparently an unpaid employee, is Iraq veteran Sam, who dropped out of med school and loyally stayed after Cecil took him in as mental war wreck at the reverend's request.

Of the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq may have been the most transcendent. She was the foremost dancer of her day until it suddenly all stopped. At age 27, Tanny was struck down by polio and paralyzed. She never danced again.

After suddenly finding himself face-to-face with a young son he hardly knows, Ali, penniless and friendless, takes refuge with his sister. Meanwhile, he meets a beautiful woman, Stephanie, during a night club brawl. Stephanie trains killer whales at Marineland. When a performance ends in tragedy, a call in the night again brings them together.

Single mom Jen Robbins, who is a writer of human-interest stories for the newspaper in the small town where she has lived all her life, lost the Christmas spirit after her ex-husband Paul walked out on her six years ago on Christmas Eve, when their son Eric was only one year old. Jen, however, wants to make a happy life for Eric, who still believes in Santa Claus and in the magic and spirit of Christmas. Part of that happiness is finding a man to be the father figure that Eric never had. Jen thinks that Sam Franklin, the new investigative reporter at the newspaper, might be that man. But despite her disdain for Christmas, she seems also to be falling under the spell of Chris, the mysterious man who is the shopping-center Santa Claus. What Jen is unaware of, but what Eric truly believes, is that Chris is really Kris Kringle Jr., the heir apparent to the magic of Christmas. Chris has for the last several years during the Christmas season stayed in one town looking for that special woman to become the next Mrs. Claus, so that he can continue the Christmas spirit into the next generation. He has so far been unsuccessful in his search. But whoever that woman has truly to believe in the spirit of Christmas for Chris to be able to take over the reigns from his father. Chris, who believes Jen is the one, has to try to get her to believe in Christmas again all before the stroke of midnight on Christmas morning. But cynical Jen may not be easily persuaded, she who may believe that good guy and down to earth Sam is a better match.

David Bond is concerned. His kids' waking hours are dominated by a cacophony of marketing, and a screen dependence threatening to turn them into glassy-eyed zombies. Like city kids everywhere, they spend way too much time indoors - not like it was back in his day. He decides it's time to get back to nature - literally. In an attempt to compete with the brands, which take up a third of his daughter's life, Bond appoints himself Marketing Director for Nature. Like any self-respecting salesman, he sets about developing a campaign and a logo. With the help of a number of bemused professionals, he is soon selling Nature to British families. His humorous journey unearths some painful truths about modern family life. His product is free, plentiful and has proven benefits - but is Nature past its sell-by date?

A photographer turned paparazzi is caught in the downward spiral of a fabricated tabloid story.

Lightman is a Tamil Feature Film Written, Directed and Produced by Venkatesh Kumar.G. The film stars Karthik Nagarajan as the lead and cinematography by Rahul. This film portrays the unrevealed life of Lightmen in cinema. Lightmen are an Integral part and prominent among the 24 crafts in film industry but the work they put in every film is often ignored and they stay isolated among the other technicians in the Industry. They are the least paid technicians in a film inspite of the physical pain they take in making every scene of the film. "Lightman" captures the real and reel life of lightmen in cine industry. The Film runs through a parallel screenplay which narrates the story through Fiction and Live Interviews.

This story takes us through a journey of eternal love between a couple who have vowed to love each other not only in this life but in every life to follow.

A suicidal businessman is visited by an inter-dimensional being who appears in the form of a beautiful woman.

Follows 29-year-old immigrant sex worker Debra, and her self-aware 10-year-old daughter Mona, as they embark on a journey of emancipation. Debra attempts to escape cycles of abuse and poverty while learning to become a more nurturing mother and discovering her own self-worth.

Based on the critically acclaimed book of short stories by Denis Johnson, Jesus' Son chronicles the life of a young man, known only as Fuckhead (Billy Crudup), as he careens through the underbelly of American culture. Often addicted to heroin or alcohol, he nevertheless greets life with compassion, humor, grace, and hope. Told as a remembrance of a time gone by, FH recounts a few years of his life in the mid-west, introducing us to the people he knew, the woman he loved. Starkly real yet gorgeously hallucinatory, Fuckhead's stories move through time ignoring chronology, but they're far from aimless, painting a picture of a lost soul clearly on his way to recovery and redemption.

A reclusive family therapist craving the solitude of an exclusive downtown loft doesn't realize that he's not the only person living in the same space.

Colin happens upon a road accident where he finds a dead man, a beautiful woman, and a suitcase full of money. After trying to do the right thing he soon finds himself caught up in a dangerous scheme.

Detective Dee is forced to defend himself against the accusations of Empress Wu while investigating a crime spree.

Trained by the mob to be the perfect assassin, Ryo Hanaki is cold-blooded, ruthless and relentless in eliminating his targets. But after saving a mysterious high school girl, they go on the run with the entire mob force in Tokyo on their trail.

Carla is a trans woman who faces opposition from her family as she finishes her transition. At the same time, she falls in love with Sam, a man who seems to love her for who she is. However, when Carla finally obtains the means to complete her transition, Sam begins to question their relationship. Now, Carla must choose between being herself and living a lie for the man she loves.

Krisha has not seen her family for many years. When Krisha decides to join her family for a holiday dinner, tensions escalate and Krisha struggles to keep her own demons at bay.

An exploration of the reality of returning home on the reserve to face family, community and death. We follow Quilla and her sister June as they return to bury their mentally ill mother. They were abandoned by their mother sixteen years ago and haven't returned home for over seven years. From medications to love, addiction revels in the characters lives, edifying their own personal rituals, pain, lust and disappointment. All this leads them through ceremony. It is family that helps Quilla and June to find their true calling in life.

Kit Bricca, co-founder of Amnesty International USA, was a leader of the Bay Area protest movements of the 1960s and 70s with a fierce passion for social justice, but found the transition from activist to breadwinner a challenging one.

Juvenile repeat offender Eric Love (19) earns by incorrigible insolence and violent rebellion a 'promotion' from reformatory to adult prison, where his reckless provocative attitude towards staff and fellow inmates bodes grave trouble for all. Eric's ever)absent father Neville is a veteran there, a trusted deputy of informal prison leader Dennis Spencer, who agrees to help trying to get Eric on the road to rehabilitation. Despite Eric's gross abuse of (also hard-handed) jailers, earning deputy governor Hayes's grim hatred, they get him admitted to voluntary therapist Oliver Baumer's group, where 'kid' Eric stirs trouble, misbehaves, needs to be dragged back by Neville who lacks paternal authority or parental tenderness, yet finds support, camaraderie and some sense. But the rowdy already made too many enemies, out for vengeance on the Loves, undermining Dennis's position as guardian of a delicate order among prison scum.

Luke and Kate are co-workers at a Chicago brewery, where they spend their days drinking and flirting. They're perfect for each other, except that they're both in relationships. Luke is in the midst of marriage talks with his girlfriend of six years, Kate is playing it cool with her music producer boyfriend Chris. But you know what makes the line between "friends" and "more than friends" really blurry? Beer.

The Turning explores the impact of past on present, how the seemingly random incidents that change and shape us can never be escaped or let go of. All of the stories are bound together by recurring themes; the passing of time, regret, addiction and obsession.