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"
Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)
6.8/10
Director: Baillie Walsh
Starring: Claire Forlani, Daniel Craig, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Olivia Williams, Miriam Ka...
Daniel Craig plays washed-up Hollywood actor Joe Scott, who's shaken out of his drunken stupor by the news of his childhood friend's death. As he retu... Read more
Flashdance (1983)
6.1/10
Director: Adrian Lyne
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala
Jennifer Beals stars as a welder by day and interpretive dancer by night, who lives in a huge warehouse and really wants to be a member of the Pittsbu... Read more
Flawless (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Radford
Starring: Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Nathaniel Parker, Nicholas Jones, Jos...
A tense crime thriller set in '60s London with Demi Moore as a driven American executive who has hit the glass ceiling and Michael Caine as an ageing... Read more
Flesh For Frankenstein (Blu-ray) (1973)
5.9/10
Director: Paul Morrissey
Starring: Joe Dallesandro, Monique Van Vooren, Udo Kier
Baron Frankenstein (Udo Kier) dreams of restoring Serbia to glory, so he builds male and female monsters whose children will become the new master rac... Read more
Flight (2012)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Kell...
Denzel Washington stars in this gripping drama as an airline pilot who finds himself in the line of fire. Faced with a catastrophic event whilst on a... Read more
Flight 93 (2006)
6.3/10
Director: Peter Markle
Starring: Brennan Elliott, Kendall Cross, Ty Olsson, Monnae Michaell, April Telek
Pre-empting Paul Greengrass' feature by several months this made-for-TV movie is a dramatic re-telling of the events that occurred on the doomed Fligh... Read more
Flight of the Albatross (1996)
5.5/10
Director: Werner Meyer
Starring: Julia Brendler, Taungaroa Emile, Jack Thompson, Pete Smith
Sarah comes to New Zealand from Germany to visit with her research scientist mother on a remote island, though her mother doesn't seem all that excite... Read more
Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
6.1/10
Director: John Moore
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson, Miranda Otto, Hugh Laurie
Based on a novel by Elleston Trevor, this is also a remake of the 1965 film. Captain Frank Towns (Dennis Quaid) is ferrying oil workers when his cargo... Read more
Flight of the Phoenix ( Blu-ray ) (2004)
6.1/10
Director: John Moore
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Hugh Laurie, Miranda Otto, Tyrese Gibson
Based on a novel by Elleston Trevor, this is also a remake of the 1965 film. Captain Frank Towns (Dennis Quaid) is ferrying oil workers when his cargo... Read more
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
6.9/10
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Hugh Grant, Meryl Streep, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda
In the 1940s, New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) dreams of becoming a great opera singer. Unfortunately, her ambition far excee... Read more