What Drama Movies to watch on Google Play

A Ukrainian farmer living in Alberta loses his wife in a tragic accident. Guilt and grief send him into an emotional spiral where mysterious and inexplicable events force him to relive traumatic incidents from his childhood in Ukraine.

Katarina, a Norwegian nurse in London, embarks on a passionate affair with a fellow immigrant nurse that suffers the consequences of unresolved mental health issues from his secret past.

Charles S. Gilpin was the first Black actor to star on Broadway. This is his untold story. #BroadwayIsBlack

When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally…), seniors Mara (Katherine Langford) and Dylan (Charlie Plummer) struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last. As an unexpected romance blossoms between them, Mara and Dylan discover that when tomorrow is no longer promised, they can finally start living for today!

A devout community suffering from a plague is torn apart by a beautiful young woman and the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession.

As a sex worker (Liberty) desperately searches for housing after recently discovering she is pregnant, her ex-boyfriend/pimp (King) battles with supporting his family. Meanwhile, an undocumented teen (Augustin) struggles to survive while he sleeps on the streets of East Oakland and is pursued by a bully who he encounters in a homeless shelter. Lastly, we follow the story of Wei-Ling whose son Jimmy must now find the money to support his Father who dies of a heart attack while collecting cans.

Driving across wide landscapes, a family navigates a road trip full of conflicting emotions. Dad has a broken leg and a mood to match while Mum fusses over her two children and the dog. As the destination draws closer, the claustrophobia in the car grows alongside the love they have for each other.

Ayar, a first-generation American Latina, returns home to reunite with her daughter. But when her mother, Renata, refuses to let her see her due to Covid, Ayar is confronted by the many roles she's been forced to play.

After their unprecedented win at the National Stripper Competition in Las Vegas the year before, the Chocolate City team of strippers have had some ups and downs. Michael, their lead dancer suffered a tragic loss when his mother unexpectedly passes. Their Reality show, after their Vegas win, experienced low viewership and was not what they had expected, forcing them to withdraw from the Network production altogether. Now its time to get back to what they do best - dance. With the help and support of Mr. Williams, the Chocolate City Dancers will now prepare for a multi-city tour to regain their mojo, but once again personal challenges and internal beefs threaten to derail their new plan.

A young artist who never signs her paintings (because she doesn't feel that they are really finished) pursues her art career despite poverty and the opposition of her father.

When a failing mechanic and an up tight loan officer are forced to spend the Christmas holiday together locked in a bank vault, they both learn dreams are worth living and fighting for.

When middle-aged house cleaner Buck Enderly takes on an eccentric new client, he gets roped into locating her estranged son. Buck tracks down the disturbed young man but in another twist of fate becomes an accomplice to a violent crime.

Composed of a series of short vignettes that share a telecommunications application as a common thread, Distancing Socially focuses on loosely connected human interactions taking place virtually across a world in lock down.

It's Sophomore year and Valerie Perez is tired of being the nerdy, wallflower girl in high school. After watching a TV show about switching identities, Valerie hatches a plan enlisting her best friend Freda to help her pretend to be her fake twin sister from California in order to become popular. Valerie succeeds, but she soon learns that the price of her new found popularity may not be what she expected.

An agent of the Uzbek special services, Timur Saliev, is conducting an operation to seize the Scorpion terrorist group when he learns that his brother, whom he had previously considered dead, is alive and belongs to the very organization he’s trying to bring down.

In 1960s San Francisco, a once-promising catholic school girl, Celina Guerrera, sets out to rise above the oppression of poverty and invest in a future for herself that sets new precedents for the time.

Harry meets Johannes at a club in Berlin and only has 15 hours left until his flight back to London. The two click and spend the day together wandering the city. The contrasts in their lives and values force them to confront their own truths.

A terminally-ill old lady convinces a self-destructive addict to help kill her, in exchange for clean urine.

Oh Crappy Day is a romantic comedy with a psychological twist: Jared Wilde, a young filmmaker navigating the world of online dating, has an acute case of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that he struggles to keep on the down low. When he meets his dates in person, this struggle gets out of hand.

Angie is determined to spend Christmas alone but her usual commuter ride turns into a Christmas train that drops her off in her home town in 2011.

When a group of misfit teenagers encounter an ancient relic during a school trip, they find themselves caught up in a magical world, with elemental powers beyond their belief, and the responsibility of stopping an age old evil from destroying the world.

An affectless writer is lured to a couples weekend getaway by his wife and friends, only to uncover a tumultuous secret and a perilous obsession that threaten to change the course of his life in intense and surprising ways.

Jennifer and Meg Swift are sisters who couldn't be closer despite living hours apart. Jennifer is in Salt Lake City, running a successful restaurant she started with her late husband and raising her teenage son Simon. Meg stayed in their hometown of Hazelwood, helping their parents run the local bakery. This Christmas is the family's first since the passing of Uncle Dave, who owned the town's beloved theater, The Madison, where many memories were made over the years. When Jennifer and Simon return home for the holiday, they become wistful for one more Christmas at The Madison, although it's for sale and needs repairs. Meanwhile, Meg is helping Jennifer's restaurant staff in Salt Lake prepare for a Christmas competition among local restaurants, with the winner earning money for the charity of his/her choice. When the sisters switch cities leading up to the holiday, they find a new sense of purpose and discover what they both truly need in life and in love.

My Good Chinese Countrymen tells a story about a struggling American writer who goes to China's far remote countryside to be a farmer-teacher.