Drama
The denotative aspects of drama from Aristotle's "Poetics" include a story development with a beginning, middle and an end. In the more conventional sense, dramatic presentations include the portrayal of characters, settings, life situations and stories in the course of a theatrical performance. In theatre, drama usually takes on the scope of dealing with matters of a serious nature.
Drama is Alice's largest section and a treasure trove of great drama catering for every taste. The bulk of the "Drama" section (generally made since 1965 and include psychological dramas) is listed below, however you may also choose from the "Classic Drama" sub-section (generally made before 1965), in blue on left. Also helpful may be "Alices Playhouse", "True Stories" and "Shakespeare" features.
Right: Scene from Kubrick's beautifully mounted "Barry Lyndon"
A Life at Stake (1955)
5.8/10
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Keith Andes, Claudia Barrett, Jane Darwell, Gavin Gordon
An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is... Read more
A Love Song For Bobby Long (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Shainee Gabel
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, John Travolta, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Kara Unger
Bobby Long (John Travolta) a washed up former literature professor with a voracious drinking habit lives in a rundown house in New Orleans with his fo... Read more
A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
5.2/10
Director: David Lowell Rich
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Sylva Koscina, Eli Wallach
Kirk Douglas stars as Jim Schuyler, an ex New York cop who turned in his badge after roughing up a crook or two in the cause of justice. Schuyler is h... Read more
A Man Apart (2003)
6.1/10
Director: F Gary Gray
Starring: Vin Diesel, Larenz Tate, Timothy Olyphant, Geno Silva, Jacqueline Obradors
When they took his love...they took his life. Now, he's out to get it back. Vin Diesel ("XXX", "The Fast and the Furious") explodes as volatile DEA ag... Read more
A Man Called Horse (1970)
6.9/10
Director: Elliot Silverstein
Starring: Jean Gascon, Judith Anderson, Richard Harris, Manu Tupou, Corinna Tsopei
Richard Harris stars in this carefully documented epic that attempted to realistically portray the life of the American Sioux in the early 19th centur... Read more
A Man Called Horse ( Blu-ray ) (1970)
6.9/10
Director: Elliot Silverstein
Starring: Jean Gascon, Judith Anderson, Richard Harris, Manu Tupou, Corinna Tsopei
Richard Harris stars in this carefully documented epic that attempted to realistically portray the life of the American Sioux in the early 19th centur... Read more
A Man Called Ove (2015)
7.7/10
Director: Hannes Holm
Starring: Ida Engvoll, Rolf Lassgard, Filip Berg, Bahar Pars
Ove (Rolf Lassgård) is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days en... Read more
A Man Called Peter (1955)
7.2/10
Director: Henry Koster
Starring: Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Jill Esmond, Robert Burton
Richard Todd stars in the true story of Peter Marshall, the Scottish-born minister who became Chaplain of the U.S. Senate. After completing his religi... Read more
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
7.9/10
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Starring: Wendy Hiller, John Hurt, Leo McKern, Paul Scofield, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles, S...
Adapted by Robert Bolt and Constance Willis from Bolt's hit stage play, this is a literate, penetrating treatment of the conflict between Thomas More... Read more
A Man in a Hurry (Un homme pressé) (2018)
6.5/10
Director: Herve Mimran
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Leila Bekhti
After a massive stroke, an overworked business executive meets a young speech therapist who helps him recover and recognize all he has missed out on i... Read more