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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"

Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)

6.9/10
Director: Sean Durkin
Starring: Hugh Dancy, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes, Brady Corbet, Elizabeth Olsen, Louisa Kr...

Elizabeth Olsen (in her feature film debut) stars as Martha, a young girl living in a dangerous cult under the oppression of a sadistic leader. She ev... Read more

Martha Marcy May Marlene (Blu-ray) (2011)

6.9/10
Director: Sean Durkin
Starring: Hugh Dancy, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes, Brady Corbet, Elizabeth Olsen, Louisa Kr...

Elizabeth Olsen (in her feature film debut) stars as Martha, a young girl living in a dangerous cult under the oppression of a sadistic leader. She ev... Read more

Martin Eden (2019)

6.9/10
Director: Pietro Marcello
Starring: Luca Marinelli, Marco Leonardi, Pietro Ragusa

Martin Eden struggles to rise above his destitute, proletarian circumstances through an intense and passionate pursuit of self-education, hoping to ac... Read more

Marty (1954)

7.7/10
Director: Delbert Mann
Starring: Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, Joe Mantell

Ernest Borgnine won a well-deserved Oscar for Best Actor as the shy Bronx butcher who finds love. Academy Awards also went for direction, screenplay a... Read more

Marty Supreme (2025)

7.7/10
Director: Josh Safdie
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Fran Drescher, Odessa A'zion

Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet is Marty Mauser, a silver-tongued hustler with a dream that no one respects: to become the world champion tabl... Read more

Marty Supreme (Blu-ray) (2025)

7.7/10
Director: Josh Safdie
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Fran Drescher, Odessa A'zion

Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet is Marty Mauser, a silver-tongued hustler with a dream that no one respects: to become the world champion tabl... Read more

Marvellous (2014)

7.8/10
Director: Julian Farino
Starring: Toby Jones, Gemma Jones, Tony Curran

The life of Neil Baldwin, a man who has shrugged off his perceived limitations to live an incredible life. Read more

Marvin's Room (1996)

6.7/10
Director: Jerry Zaks
Starring: Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton

An affecting adaptation of Scott McPherson's play about a woman who's devoted her adult life to caring for her stroke-ridden father and dithery aunt;... Read more

Mary (2005)

5.9/10
Director: Abel Ferrara
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Modine, Heather Graham, Marion Cotill...

Abel Ferrara attempts to illuminate the life of Mary Magdalene and the role of Catholocism in the modern world through three interweaving stories. To... Read more

Mary and Max (2009)

8.1/10
Director: Adam Elliot
Starring: Barry Humphries, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette, Eric Bana, Renee Geyer

Mary Dinkle (voice of Toni Collette), a chubby lonely eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max Horovitz (Philip Seymour Hoffman... Read more