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 Prophet (2009)
7.9/10
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim
Acclaimed as one of the best films of 2009, 'A Prophet' ('Un prophete') details the gritty prison career of nineteen-year-old French-Arab Malik (Tahar... Read more
A Prophet (Blu ray) (2009)
7.8/10
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Niels Arestrup, Tahar Rahim
Acclaimed as one of the best films of 2009, 'A Prophet' ('Un prophete') details the gritty prison career of nineteen-year-old French-Arab Malik (Tahar... Read more
A Quiet Passion (2016)
6.6/10
Director: Terence Davies
Starring: Jennifer Ehle, Keith Carradine, Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson as she personifies the wit, intellectual independence and pathos of the poet whose... Read more
A Rage To Live (Blu-ray) (1965)
6.2/10
Director: Walter Grauman
Starring: Suzanne Pleshette, Bradford Dillman, Ben Gazzara, Peter Graves, Bethel Leslie
Grace Caldwell, a young Pennsylvania newspaper heiress living with her widowed mother, has trouble restraining herself when it comes to the amorous at... Read more
A Rainy Day In New York (2019)
6.6/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Jude Law, Selena Gomez, Liev Schreiber, Diego L...
A young couple arrives in New York for a weekend where they are met with bad weather and a series of adventures. Read more
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
8.1/10
Director: Daniel Petrie
Starring: Louis Gossett Jr, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil
Based on Lorraine Hansberry's play about a 1950s African-American family who get the opportunity (via an insurance pay-out) to improve their lives. Fe... Read more
A Reflection of Fear (1972)
5.9/10
Director: William Fraker
Starring: Robert Shaw, Sally Kellerman, Mary Ure, Sondra Locke
A disturbed young girl starts believing that there is something very sinister at work after her estranged father visits her at her mother and grandmot... Read more
A Risk Worth Taking & Starting Over (Double Feature) (2008)
6.3/10
Director: Paul Seed, Giles Foster
Starring: James Wilby, Iain Glen, Rutger Hauer
Muriel Baumeister, James Wilby and Tim Dutton star in this drama based on the novel by Robin Pilcher. When Katie Trenchard (Baumeister) receives devas... Read more
A River Runs Through It (1992)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Tom Skerritt, Emily Lloyd, Craig Sheffer, Brenda Blethyn, Brad Pitt
Robert Redford's elegiac coming-of-age story is based on the memoir by Norman MacLean. Brad Pitt is the young man who finds peace and comradeship in f... Read more
A River Runs Through It ( Blu-ray ) (1992)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Brad Pitt, Brenda Blethyn, Craig Sheffer, Emily Lloyd, Tom Skerritt
Robert Redford's elegiac coming-of-age story is based on the memoir by Norman MacLean. Brad Pitt is the young man who finds peace and comradeship in f... Read more