What Drama Movies to watch on Google Play
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Joel
A true crime film based on the story of New York's most notorious serial killer, who murdered at least seventeen prostitutes in the late eighties and early nineties.

- 2018
No Good Heroes
After living peacefully in the caverns of a small town, a stranded group of aliens turn deadly as they fight for their existence, betraying the compassionate chief of police who has protected them for 28 years.

- 2016
Run Boy Run
8-year-old Srulik flees from the Warsaw ghetto in 1942 and attempts to survive, at first alone in the forest, and then on a farm as a Christian orphan named Jurek. Throughout his ordeal, he is in danger of losing his Jewish identity. Based on the bestseller by Uri Orlev.

- 2013
Desert Dancer
A film based on an incredible true story. Desert Dancer is a classic hero story about brave young people risking their lives to rebel against their government and fight for their dreams. Set in Iran, where dancing is currently forbidden, the story follows Afshin Ghaffarian and his friends who, despite the dangers, form an underground dance company where, via hacking into YouTube, they learn from the very best: Michael Jackson, Pina Bausch, Gene Kelly, and Rudolf Nureyev. Reveling in the freedom of expression that dance gives them, they plan to put on a performance deep in the desert, away from the watchful eyes of the military police.

- Metascore49
- 2014
In Stereo
David and Brenda are perfect for each other, and everyone knows it except David and Brenda. After they break up, due to mutual immaturity, they voyage through a romantic Purgatory that shakes both of them to their core, until they realize what's apparent, and work out a design for being together that they refuse to call "being together". A sharply observed, dark comedy about the complexity of modern relationships, In Stereo is a humorous look into the lives of confused 30 somethings trying to figure it all out.

- Metascore33
- 2015
Lola's Last Letter
Lola-- an ex-con who completes her community service by picking up trash on the side of the road-- records an apology video for her mysterious pen-pal "Henry."

- 2016
By the Sea
Set in France during the mid-1970s, Vanessa, a former dancer, and her husband Roland, an American writer, travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they linger in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to some of its more vibrant inhabitants, such as a local bar/café-keeper and a hotel owner.

- Metascore45
- 2015
Chronic
David is an in-home nurse who works with terminally ill patients. Efficient and dedicated to his profession, David develops strong, even intimate, relationships with each person he cares for. But outside of his work, David is ineffectual, awkward, and reserved-effects of his chronic depression-and he needs each patient as much as they need him. Having long carried a burden of guilt and remorse, David must face his past in order to heal.

- Metascore69
- 2015
Step Back to Glory
Chun-ying's great performance in sports gives her the chance to enroll in a prestigious girls' high school in Taipei. Living in the countryside, she has to leave home and live at the school on her own. Once allocated, she joins the tug of war team. To her surprise, her teammates are able to relate to her in terms of their disadvantaged backgrounds and goals for the future. This marks the start on their arduous journey to become world champions.

- 2013
Flying Monkeys
Joan's widowed workaholic father buys her a monkey for her High School graduation to make up for missing it. Unbeknownst to either one of them this is no ordinary monkey for a night it turns into a vicious killer with wings, fangs and an unstoppable appetite for human flesh.

- 2012
White Shadow
The story of Alias, a young Albino on the run, hunted by local witch doctors who use Albinos body parts for their potions.

- 2013
These Birds Walk
In Karachi, Pakistan, a runaway boy's life hangs on one critical question: where is home? The streets, an orphanage, or with the family he fled in the first place? Simultaneously heart-wrenching and life-affirming, THESE BIRDS WALK documents the struggles of these wayward street children and the samaritans looking out for them in this ethereal and inspirational story of resilience.

- Metascore82
- 2012
Amapola
Amapola is a "Timetravel Love Dramedy" as described by its director, Academy Award Winner Eugenio Zanetti. Amapola is a comedy drama, then, about a group of people whose hopes of love are frustrated by their own mistakes and the interference of others.

- 2014
Towheads
Adventurous and bold mother of two, PENELOPE, struggles to strike the balance between her artistic aspirations and motherly responsibilities in this playful look at modern-day motherhood and the difficulties families face everyday.

- Metascore56
- 2013
Bad Hair
I'm nine and have bad hair. I'm thirty and have a weird son. If I straighten it, maybe mom will love me. If he keeps this up, I'll hand him over to his grandmother. I hope she won't leave me.

- Metascore74
- 2013
White God
A cautionary tale between a superior species and its disgraced inferior - Favoring pedigree dogs, a new regulation puts a severe tax on mixed breeds. Owners dump their dogs and shelters become overcrowded. 13-year-old Lili fights desperately to protect her pet Hagen, but her father eventually sets the dog free on the streets.

- Metascore80
- 2014
Striptease
In Florida, the FBI secretary Erin Grant loses her job because of the arrest record of her scum husband Darrell. Immediately after, she loses the custody of her seven-year-old daughter Angela since she is unemployed, and Darell is a C.I. of the police. Now she needs to raise fifteen thousand dollars to appeal by a court of higher instance to retrieve Angela and becomes a stripper at the Eager Beaver strip-club. Meanwhile, Darrell uses Angela to steal wheelchair from hospitals to sell them later. At the club, Erin is worshiped by her fans and is well treated by her fellow strippers and colleagues, including the bouncer Shad that protects her. When Congressman David Dilbeck goes to the club, he has a crush on Erin and hits a daring client that invaded her stage with a bottle of champagne. He is recognized by her fan Jerry Killian that promises Erin to use this information to force Dilbeck to help her to retrieve the custody of Angela. However, Dilbeck is the chairman of the sugar committee and is connected to powerful and dangerous people in Florida related to sugar business that protect his image. Soon Miami P.D, Lt. Al Garcia, who is on vacation with his wife nearby a lake, finds Jerry's body and interviews Erin, since Jerry's house is full of photos of Erin, and she explains that he was trying to help her. When the Lawyer Alan Mordecai gets the photos of Dilbeck in the club, he decides to blackmail the congressman. Soon his body is found, and Lt. Garcia believes Erin is in danger, but she needs money and has to continue working as a stripper.

- Metascore37
- 1996
120 Days
120 Days captures an intimate, inside look at the lives of one family of undocumented immigrants who have been living and working in the United States illegally for over twelve years.

- 2013
Alleluia
Michel, a murderous womanizer, meets introverted Gloria online and treats her to a whirlwind one-night-stand. Offering herself as an accomplice in his seductive crimes, the unhinged lovers embark on a deadly odyssey amplified by wild sex, unbridled jealousy, and passionate forays into the dark arts. This smart and gory shocker breathes new life into the lovesick horror genre to serve up a chilling tale of white-hot desperation and terrifying devotion.

- Metascore72
- 2014
Night of the Living Deb
A sweet but insecure girl tries to make the most of her biggest romantic opportunity – if only she can fight off the undead closing in on her! … in the delirious NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB.

- 2015
The Whole Shebang
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- 2014
Urban Country
Faith, an 18-year-old girl from the city, moves to a horse ranch in the country to help her dying mother. An obvious fish out of water, Faith learns to embrace the country lifestyle and ultimately chooses the importance of family, hard work and helping others to achieve her dreams.

- 2018
Tracers
Bicycle messenger Cam (Taylor Lautner) is in heavy debt to a violent organized-crime gang. Hoping to get out of debt, he joins a crew that uses parkour to pull off heists. As the stakes get higher, and the heists more dangerous, the payouts get bigger. With mob enforcers breathing down his neck, Cam must use every ounce of his skill to stay alive.

- Metascore45
- 2015
Torn
Two families bond when their teenage sons are killed in an explosion at a suburban mall only to discover one of their children is the prime suspect.

- Metascore59
- 2013