What Drama Movies to watch on Tubi

Small-town South Africans Sage and Billy are desperate to get away from it all--she to pioneer tropical ice sculpture, he to procrastinate with strange inventions while avoiding writing the great South African novel. They settle on a Mozambican beach near a small village that is blighted by a strange ancestral curse. Their relationship, too, is afflicted. Into this steamy setting, in which quite literally anything could happen, comes Joao, a gorgeous Brazilian who throws testosterone and capoeira into the mix.

A Texas lawman on the trail of an outlaw must recruit a posse to help bring him back alive. One of those men is the outlaw's father. On the verge of a new century, these veteran lawmen must do their best to fit in to the new world they are policing while also pondering whether they were in the right when they brought law to lawless lands.

After being gone for 4 years, the reclusive runaway, Kate Coleman, returns home after her affluent father's death. Kate reunites with her cousin and childhood best friend, Jane, and her long-time family friend, Auntie May but is still uneasy about returning to the place she left years ago. Kate dreads the upcoming reunion with the person that was the catalyst for the broken relationship with her father and the reason she left, her stepmother Darla.

1901, South Africa. As the Second Anglo-Boer War rages on, a wounded general seeks refuge in the small home of a woman and her young daughter. As the hurt man settles in, he begins noticing that something is off about the two women, particularly the daughter, and before long he'll learn the real reason why they've invited him and how they've survived on their own for so long.

Three tales of punishment and torture set in Japan in the Middle Ages.

This is about two young men who want to find the meaning of their lives. Do Chul is a boxer who never wins a game. While trying to make some money, he gets involved with Hong-Gi, a small-time crook. They somehow make friends and hang around together, but their views toward life and the world are almost opposite. Do Chul despises Hong-Gi's blind materialism. Hong-Gi mocks Do Chul's obsession with good-for-nothing boxing career.

Holly tells the touching story of a mother and daughter. The mother, Holly, works as a dancer at a club near a US military base and her daughter Wani is a middle school student who dreams of becoming a ballerina.

Its is a psychological thriller that explores the complex relationships between a group of characters bound by a shared history and twisted loyalty. The protagonist, Fenix, returns to a house she once fled, seeking to reclaim her place within the group. However, the household is governed by strict rules and a hierarchy that tests her at every turn. Under the watchful eye of Selena, the group's leader, and the unpredictable Needles, Fenix must prove her loyalty and obedience in increasingly disturbing ways. As the characters engage in a series of psychological games, the boundaries between love, hate, and obsession blur, leading to shocking revelations and decisions, questioning the true nature of the relationships and the dark secrets that bind the characters together.

A working single mother's world turns upside down when her inquisitive son demands a new papa on a 30-day 'Trial Period'. This leads to the arrival of a simple yet affable man from Ujjain, who is in stark contrast to them. As they navigate through the challenges of an unconventional family dynamic, their distinct personalities clash. This lays bare the complexities of imperfect families in today's society, which in turn leads to a lot of humour, a little bit of love, as well as the formation of unexpected bonds.

Royelle will do anything to keep her husband Trevion happy. Opening Pandora's box and breaking rules within the marriage is no exception. All is fair in love until betrayal, lies, and deceit open the gateways of profound curiosity and suspense. Everything is what it feels like, nothing is what it seems.

"Trapped in the Game" is a gripping drama that exposes the horrors of sex trafficking within a community. The story follows Polo, a young hustler who sets up a brothel with the help of his crew. Polo's plan is to recruit naive girls and turn them into sex slaves. Tiff, his right-hand woman, is tasked with finding new victims. As the crew begins their nefarious activities, Nia goes missing after walking her friend home. Her worried mother, Lilly, enlists the help of Nia's friend Zack to find her daughter. However, Zack returns with some unexpected news. Meanwhile, Polo's crew faces internal conflicts. The tension escalates as Polo confronts Q about him messing with the girls. The conversation gets heated and Q takes matters into his own hands and starts trafficking his own girls. As the story unfolds, several girls fall victim to the cruel trade, highlighting the brutality and desperation of those involved. The film serves as a warning to people to be vigilant and aware of their surroundings, especially their children. "Trapped in the Game" is an eye-opening experience that sheds light on the dark underbelly of society and aims to save lives by raising awareness about this heinous crime."

Brace yourself for a thrilling saga of office intrigue. As Alvin climbs to the top, he uncovers Mr. Leonard's dark secrets, setting off a chain reaction of suspense. Meanwhile, Victoria's vendetta adds a spicy twist to the mix, creating a captivating story where love, revenge, and corporate chaos collide in the most unexpected ways.

Claudia is a medical student focused on creating a perfect life with her live-in boyfriend Dr. Jayson. Her grandfather's death forces her to go back to her hometown to face her estranged family and her past. There, Claudia will uncover secrets so dark and evil that she will stop at nothing to break the generational curses caused from her horrific family history. Inspired by actual events, In This House, is a psychological thriller about sexual and mental abuse in an African American family, silenced for generations by a single phrase. What happens in this house stays...In This House.

High school sweethearts Kelvin and Lydia have been dating for over 10 years. Kelvin has been making commitments to Lydia, but her promiscuous ways will lead them down a dark rabbit hole and an unspoken truth that will change both of their lives forever.

This psychosexual thriller asks the question: what happens when the things that make your relationship passionate and exciting are the same things that make it toxic? Ruby and David have been together on-and-off for 8 years, since she was 19 and he 34. Six months after Ruby last ran out on him, she has returned. Once the initial bliss of the reunion wears off, old toxic patterns re-emerge. Is David too demanding and controlling or is Ruby just too sensitive? Is Ruby as delicate and demure as she appears to be...or is there something more sinister behind the surface? Why did Ruby really come back? Perfectly Good Moment is Lauren Greenhall's narrative directorial debut. It features Broadway star Stephen Carlile in his cinematic debut and Amanda Jane Stern (1 Angry Black Man, Lifetime's Amish Witches). It marks Stern's first feature screenwriting credit, and boasts an original score by Mdou Moctar's Mikey Coltun.

The story of a larger-than-life IP lawyer in Sugar Land, Texas, who at 57, came out as a trans woman and is now navigating LGBTQ+ issues while fighting for trans rights, as she and her family challenge the idea of what modern love looks like.

Grace shares a special bond with her granddad during the holidays. When she returns home for Christmas, she discovers that it's not what she expected. She tries to readjust to her family's routines. However, she notices that her granddad's declining health is being naively overlooked. After witnessing various symptoms of memory loss, Grace becomes determined to get him the help he needs. Driven by her deep love and concern, her unyielding spirit leads her to devise the ultimate solution in The Christmas Room that could bring comfort to her beloved granddad. Despite the emotional toll, she convinces her Grandmom to seek medical assistance. As her granddad's condition worsens, Grace tries one last attempt to jog his memory, hoping for a positive outcome.

Self-styled "revolutionary" Chris (T. Ryder Smith) is besotted with critical theory and can't stop talking about it. He is about to self-publish a book entitled "On Distraction", and is wrestling with "branding" himself, as per the advice of Laura, (Mitzi Akaha), a photographer with a special interest in ikons and a sideline baking pot brownies. In NYC over the course of several weeks, as Covid restrictions ease, Laura, Chris and his long-time on-and-off girlfriend, sociology professor Vanessa, (Betsy Aidem), meet virtually and in person to debate a vast range of thinkers and issues including identity politics, universality, praxis, the lumpenproletariat, escape from capitalism, the Haitian revolution, #MeToo, BLM, Guy Debord, Bernard Steigler, Achille Mbembe, the plays of Sophocles, the Twilight Zone, art-house cinema and fully-automated communism. The film culminates in a trip Chris and Laura take upstate where their hotel balcony overlooks Indian Point nuclear power plant. Will Chris stop talking long enough to make either relationship work? Does everything have to change for anything to change? And more importantly, have the birds of Central Park been replaced by cleverly-designed machines?

An aspiring influencer and single mother of a girl living with Down syndrome, enters a home improvement competition in order to save her bungalow before Christmas. Complications arise as she falls for her "Texas-famous" musician neighbor.

In a small Indiana town, self-centered Solomon Lynch takes a musical journey through his past, present, and future. But it takes more than Christmas spirit to set things right in this family-friendly story of hope, faith, and redemption.

When his partner in crime is kidnapped after pulling off a massive money heist, a notorious professional thief tracks the abductors into the territory of a merciless drug lord, pursued by dirty cops, low-level cronies, and the crime syndicate's deadliest hitman, a gun-loving and coldly charming sociopath known as The Cowboy. But with millions of dollars and multiple lives at stake, how long will loyalty amongst thieves actually last when the bullets start flying?

Manny's life spirals into darkness after he's thrust into single-parenthood and feeling the guilt of decisions which he feels were the difference between life and death. He must find a way to live and love again--or lose himself forever.