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"
Footloose (Blu-ray) (1984)
6.6/10
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Dianne Wiest, John Lithgow, Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer
Kevin Bacon is great in this musical about a city kid who moves to a small town where dancing has been banned, and battles with a fire-and-brimstone m... Read more
Footnote (2011)
7.1/10
Director: Joseph Cedar
Starring: Nevo Kimchi, Lior Ashkenazi, Shlomo Bar Aba, Daniel Markovich, Alisa Rosen, Alma...
A.k.a. "Hearat Shulayim". Eliezer Shkolnik (Shlomo Bar Aba) and his son Uriel (Lior Ashkenazi) are both Talmud scholars who teach at the Hebrew Univer... Read more
Footy Legends (2006)
5.9/10
Director: Khoa Do
Starring: Anh Do, Emma Lung, Peter Phelps, Claudia Karvan, Jason McGoldrick, Angus Sampson
Luc is a down-on-his-luck twenty-something who arrived in Australia as a refugee back in the 1980s. He lives in Sydney's outer suburbs, looking after... Read more
For Good (2003)
5.4/10
Director: Stuart McKenzie
Starring: Michelle Langstone, Timothy Balme, Miranda Harcourt, Tim Gordon, Adam Gardiner,...
Would-be journalist Lisa Pearce is haunted by the abduction and murder of her childhood companion. When Lisa confronts the killer, she sparks a devast... Read more
For Love of the Game (1999)
6.6/10
Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C Reilly, Jena Malone, Brian Cox
Kevin Costner steps into the cleats once again, playing a 40 year-old Detroit Tigers pitcher wrestling with the imminent end of his career and his lat... Read more
For Queen and Country (1989)
Director: Martin Stellman
Starring: Denzel Washington, Dorian Healy, George Baker, Craig Fairbrass, Bruce Payne
In this edgy drama, British army paratrooper Denzel Washington returns to his South London home after serving in Northern Ireland and the Falklands. B... Read more
For the Moment (1993)
6.3/10
Director: Aaron Kim Johnston
Starring: Russell Crowe, Christianne Hirt, Wanda Cannon, Scott Kraft
The story of airmen training in rural Manitoba in the summer of 1942 to go overseas and become bomber pilots in World War II, as well as the romantic... Read more
Forbidden Territory (1997)
6.7/10
Director: Simon Langton
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Nigel Hawthorne
Set in 1869, this sweeping historical drama examines the relationship between Henry Morton Stanley (Aidan Quinn) and Dr. David Livingstone (Nigel Hawt... Read more
Force Majeure (2014)
7.3/10
Director: Ruben Östlund
Starring: Clara Wettergren, Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Kristofer Hivju, Fanni Me...
Cannes observers were stunned that this provocative and improbably entertaining new film by Swedish director Ruben Östlund wasn't selected for competi... Read more
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
8.2/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe
American automotive designer Carroll Shelby and fearless British race car driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and thei... Read more