What Drama Movies to watch on Tubi

Struggling with an endless cycle of family-destroying addiction and shame, an aging Mitch Jennings finally gets his shot at professional baseball. But, taking that chance will mean turning his back on a team secret so terrible that it may cost a sex-trafficked young girl her life.

Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of young friends who cross racial waters in attempts to ease deep-rooted, and increasing, racial tensions where they live. America mid-century was broiling in racial conflict, and overcoming such odds and adversity took tenacious effort.

Tells not only of this important conflict that happened between March and May 1954 during the First Indochina War. It also relates the events leading up to that climactic confrontation relating a short history of the region and the people involved.

This heart-warming story about an orphaned 13-year old NYC street urchin who is sent via the Orphan Train to Nebraska where he is adopted by a Swedish immigrant family who recently lost their older son to typhoid.

This short fictional film features high school seniors discovering and battling against homophobic discrimination and stereotypes. Jamie must face up to her own reactions as she realizes that her friend is gay and needs her support. Jamie's boyfriend must decide if he will support Jamie. 'One of Them' focuses on homophobia and discrimination in a human rights context. The dramatization prompts viewers to examine their own responses and promote a safe school environment for all.

Jack, a simple farmhand must get help from a group of wild misfits and find treasure before the outlaw he's been impersonating finds him.

In a film without any dialogue, strangers are taken hostage in a small town diner. No one is as they seem.

The narrator, Stanton (Simon Williams), tells the tale of a young squire, John Martin (Wilf Scolding), who in 1684 is prosecuted for murder by the King's Counsel (Peter Capaldi) in a court presided over by the notorious Judge Jeffreys (Elliot Levey). But Ann Clark (Jessica Temple), the simple-minded and poor country girl he is accused of murdering, has been seen after her death.

Every celebrity deals with his or her share of obsessed fans. "I Think We're Alone Now" is a documentary that focuses on two individuals, Jeff and Kelly, who claim to be in love with the 80's pop singer Tiffany. Jeff Turner, a 50-year-old man from Santa Cruz, California has attended Tiffany concerts since 1988. Diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, he never had a girlfriend. Jeff spends his days hanging out on the streets of Santa Cruz, striking up conversations with anyone who has a moment to spare. Kelly McCormick is a 38-year-old hermaphrodite from Denver, Colorado, who claims to have been friends with Tiffany as a teenager. She credits Tiffany as the shining star who has motivated her to do everything in her life. Both Jeff and Kelly have been labeled stalkers by the media and other Tiffany fans. This film takes you inside the lonely lives these two characters, revealing the source of their clinging obsessions. This age-old story of unrequited love takes a comedic and emotional trip through themes of desperation, isolation, and hope, in the end showing that having something, or someone, to believe in can be more powerful than anything reality has to offer.

"In the Palace of the King" is wholly a romance of the court of Spain, in which Don John of Austria is in love with Dolores de Mendoza, daughter of the commander of the King's Guard. The action opens with the victorious return to Madrid of Don John and his army after defeating the Moors and conquering Granada for Spain. Don John is acclaimed by the people as a national hero and his popularity arouses the envy of his half-brother, King Philip II of Spain, who opposes his relations with Dolores. Perez, the King's secretary, and the Princess Eboli, lady in waiting to the Queen, meanwhile are involved in a conspiracy to overthrow their sovereign, and plot to use Don John's love for Dolores as a vehicle to attain their ends. The King, when he learns of Don John's affection for Dolores, orders the commander of his guard to put an end to the attachment, and Mendoza, torn between love for his daughter and what he considers loyalty to his King, finally orders Dolores put under lock and key and threatens to kill Don John if he attempts to see her. Through the quick wit of Inez, blind sister of Dolores, the latter is enabled to escape and meets Don John. She tells him of their danger and he hides her in his study. Perez and the Princess Eboli take advantage of the situation and the princess offers to take Dolores away from Don John. Mendoza consents, but the princess, in the darkness, fails to recognize Inez, who had changed clothing with Dolores and when Inez slips into a secret passage she believes it was Dolores who escaped her. Perez informs the King that Dolores is to be found in Don John's quarters, and the sovereign, raging, goes there and accuses his half-brother of conspiring to dethrone him. Arguments follow, in which the King stabs Don John, and, Mendoza, ever loyal, agrees to shoulder the blame for Don John's death, and announces to the assembled court that he killed him. King Philip craftily weaves a net of evidence around Mendoza, but Dolores, who, hidden in Don John's study, had heard all that passes, rushes in and threatens to expose the King's falsehood unless her father is released. The King, fear-stricken, signs an order for the release of Mendoza. Meanwhile the court jester learns that Don John is not dead, but merely slightly wounded, and Dolores is summoned. A priest is obtained and the sweethearts are married, just as the king and other court officials arrive, and a general rejoicing ends the play.

Kunal is a teacher of science in a Christian missionary school where he is subjected to suspension from service and put into custody. Old allies Reverend Basanta Kumar Chatterjee and Anton De Souza are now facing each other in court.

Polish film, whose action takes place in Poland, in the second half of the 40s XX century. Its heroes are members of the armed underground of the independence struggle against the communist regime for the postwar shape of the homeland. The film is related to the story of the last Resolute Soldier - Joseph Franczak, ps. "Puppet".

When a high-end restaurant chef is passed over for promotion, she tries to earn her boss’s trust by betting she can turn around the worst restaurant in the city. But when she starts to fall for the curmudgeonly owner, she’ll realise the key ingredient she’s been missing is love.

Vet leads his team of disbanded mercenaries into the treacherous Gallows Wood on one last mission to capture the elusive Professor Black. What was meant to be a simple extraction mission soon becomes a terrifying journey into madness.

Paige just wants to be a writer but her mom wants her to follow in her footsteps in a big conglomerate company. After discovering that Atlas Publishing will be sold, she opts to write under a pseudonym, so nobody knows the actual threat.

Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.

An unexpectedly uplifting comedy about 39-year-old Jack Lee, who is forced to accept that he’s a failure. He turns to his friends, whose lives also haven’t exactly gone as planned. Each struggle with the constant pressure to be happy and successful. As Jack tries to get back on track, he has hallucinations that make him question reality.

A woman searching for love examines the rise and fall of her relationship with her ex-husband. From director Carl Jackson comes a story about the obstacles of modern romance.

Following the journey of Ricky, a 25 year-old musician from Toronto, while he navigates the volatile terrain, and overcomes personal adversity.

After a sexual assault, a Toronto musician spends a weekend trying to find the money for HIV-preventive treatment.

The owner of a struggling organic market is forced to team up with a bad-boy celebrity chef to create a line of meal kits and revive each other’s reputations.

A mix up leaves amateur jeweler, Melissa, enlisted by the CEO of a major jewelry company to form a bridal line with the CEO's too-serious son, Jake. Reluctantly, they partner up, but their journey leads to more than just working together.

Ash, who is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab, gets caught up with an organized crime ring led by a young and charismatic Albanian immigrant.