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"
Holly (2006)
7/10
Director: Guy Moshe
Starring: Chris Penn, Ron Livingston, Udo Kier, Virginie Ledoyen, Thuy Nguyen
Patrick (Ron Livingstone), an American card shark and dealer of stolen artifacts, has been "comfortably numb" in Cambodia for years when he encounters... Read more
Holly Rollers (Blu-ray) (2010)
Director: Kevin Asch
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha
In Brooklyn, a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israeli drug cartel. Read more
Hollywoodland (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Allen Coulter
Starring: Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins, Lois Smith, Robin Tunney, Je...
When actor George Reeves, famous for his iconic portrayal of Superman, was found dead in his home from a shotgun wound, it rocked both Hollywood and t... Read more
Holt Of The Secret Service (1941)
6.7/10
Director: James W Horne
Starring: Jack Holt, Evelyn Brent, Tristram Coffin
A murderous gang of counterfeiters has kidnapped the government's best engraver and is forcing him to print virtually undetectable phony money. The Se... Read more
Holy Rollers (2010)
5.9/10
Director: Kevin Asch
Starring: Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor, Jesse Eisenberg
This offbeat drug drama stars Jesse Eisenberg as a Hasidic Jew reluctantly studying to become a rabbi who gets conned into smuggling ecstasy from Amst... Read more
Holy Smoke! (1999)
5.9/10
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Pam Grier, Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel
Ruth (Kate Winslet) goes to India in search of the exotic and falls under the spell of an Indian Guru. Her family imagine the worst so they hire a top... Read more
Holy Spider (2022)
7.3/10
Director: Ali Abbasi
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so ca... Read more
Home by Christmas (2010)
7/10
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Tony Barry, Martin Henderson, Chelsie Preston Crayford
A film memoir based on filmmaker Gaylene Preston's interviews with her father about his World War II experiences, reconstructed with actor Tony Barry... Read more
Home Fires: Series One (2015)
8.2/10
Starring: Samantha Bond, Ruth Gemmell, Claire Price, Claire Rushbrook
A drama following a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community during World War II. Read more
Home Fires: Series Two (2016)
8.2/10
Starring: Samantha Bond, Ruth Gemmell, Claire Price, Claire Rushbrook
A drama following a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community during World War II. Read more