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"
Full Time (2021)
7.4/10
Starring: Laure Calamy
Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike. Read more
Funny Cow (2017)
6.4/10
Director: Adrian Shergold
Starring: Paddy Considine, Alun Armstrong, Kevin Eldon, Lindsey Coulson, Maxine Peake, Ste...
A comedian uses her own troubled past as material in her stand-up comedy routine, as she tries to break into the comedy circuit by playing Northern En... Read more
Funny People (2009)
6.3/10
Director: Judd Apatow
Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman,...
Adam Sandler is George Simmons, a narcissistic comedy superstar who finds out he has a rare blood disorder that will likely kill him within a year. Un... Read more
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Steven Shainberg
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr, Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin, Jane Alexander, Emmy...
The life of visionary photographer Diane Arbus is explored through a fictional romance, inspired by Patricia Bosworth's biography. Nicole Kidman play... Read more
Fury (2014)
7.6/10
Director: David Ayer
Starring: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs,...
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named 'Wardaddy' (Brad Pitt) commands a Sher... Read more
Fury (1936)
7.9/10
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Sylvia Sidney, Spencer Tracy, Walter Abel, Bruce Cabot, Walter Brennan
Fritz Lang's first American film after fleeing Nazi Germany is a perceptive indictment of the mob mentality when lynchings were still a grim fact of l... Read more
Fury ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
7.6/10
Director: David Ayer
Starring: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal, Jason Isaacs,...
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named 'Wardaddy' (Brad Pitt) commands a Sher... Read more
Fury at Smuggler's Bay (1961)
Director: John Gilling
Starring: Peter Cushing, Bernard Lee, Michele Mercier, John Fraser, William Franklyn, Geor...
In 17th century Cornwall, sailors hit with heavy taxes turn to smuggling to make a living. Village squire Peter Cushing has put an army together to qu... Read more
G.I. Jane (1997)
5.9/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft
She's an officer and a gentlewoman, but can Navy lieutenant Demi Moore, the first woman candidate for the elite Navy SEALs unit, survive both the rigo... Read more
Gabrielle (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Patrice Chereau
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Claudia Coli
Inspired by Joseph Conrad's short story 'The Return', this French period drama chronicles the deterioration of the marriage of a successful publisher... Read more