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"
Hard Times (1975)
7.3/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin
Charles Bronson stars as Chaney, the bare knuckles boxer, who plans to survive the great depression by teaming up with free-wheeling gambler James Cob... Read more
Hard to Be a God (2013)
6.7/10
Director: Aleksei German
Starring: Leonid Yarmolnik, Yuriy Tsurilo, Natalia Moteva, Aleksandr Chutko
Aleksey German directs this Russian-language sci-fi drama following the journey of a group of scientists who have been selected to travel to another p... Read more
Hard to Be a God (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.6/10
Director: Aleksei German
Starring: Leonid Yarmolnik, Yuriy Tsurilo, Natalia Moteva, Aleksandr Chutko
Aleksey German directs this Russian-language sci-fi drama following the journey of a group of scientists who have been selected to travel to another p... Read more
Hardcore (1979)
7/10
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: George C Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley
Written and directed by "Taxi Driver" scribe Paul Schrader, this gritty drama stars George C. Scott as a conservative, Midwestern businessman whose se... Read more
Harlan County War (2000)
6.5/10
Director: Tony Bill
Starring: Holly Hunter, Stellan Skarsgard, Ted Levine, Wayne Robson
Based around the 1974 Kentucky miners strike, Holly Hunter stars as the wife and daughter of coal miners who became victims of the poor conditions at... Read more
Harper's Island (2009)
7.5/10
Director: Craig R Baxley, Jon Turteltaub, James Whitmore Jr, Guy Norman Bee, Rick Bota
Starring: Elaine Cassidy, Adam Campbell, Brandon Jay McLaren, Katie Cassidy, Jim Beaver, M...
A horror-inspired drama about a group of friends and family who meet to celebrate a wedding on an island just outside Seattle, an island that is famou... Read more
Harry & Snowman (2015)
7.6/10
The story of immigrant Harry DeLeyer and the plow horse he rescued from slaughter. Read more
Harry and Tonto (1974)
7.4/10
Director: Paul Mazursky
Starring: Chief Dan George, Ellen Burstyn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Larry Hagman, Art Carney
Harry (Art Carney) is a retired teacher in his seventies living in an area of New York City where he and his deceased wife raised his children - where... Read more
Harry Brown (2009)
7.2/10
Director: Daniel Barber
Starring: Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Iain Glen, Liam Cunningham, Michael Caine, E...
Michael Caine stars as Harry Brown, an ordinary, law-abiding citizen who just wants to quietly live out his retirement. But in this desolate urban was... Read more
Harry Wild: Series 1 (2022)
7.2/10
Starring: Jane Seymour, Stuart Graham, Amy Huberman
A recently retired English professor discovers a real knack for investigation and cannot help but interfere with the cases assigned to her police dete... Read more