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"
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
7.1/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Udo Kier, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo
A uniquely distinctive portrayal of male street-hustling in the American northwest, with River Phoenix as a narcoleptic sex-for-hiree and Keanu Reeves... Read more
My Piece of the Pie (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Starring: Karin Viard, Zinedine Soualem, Kevin Bishop, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Pierre Marti...
Her factory job of 20 years lost to a shutdown, a single mom (Karin Viard) has to scrape for whatever opportunity she can find, and unknowingly winds... Read more
My Sailor My Love (2022)
7.1/10
Director: Klaus Haro
Starring: James Cosmo, Brid Brennan, Catherine Waller, Nora-Jane Noone
A retired sea captain embarks on a new romantic relationship with a widowed housekeeper, leading his daughter to reevaluate their tense relationship. Read more
My Salinger Year (2020)
6.4/10
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Margaret Qualley, Douglas Booth, Seana Kerslake, Brian F O'Byr...
A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salingerew York City's late nineties, a youn... Read more
My Sister Eileen (1955)
6.8/10
Director: Richard Quine
Starring: Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon, Betty Garrett, Bob Fosse
Aspiring writer Ruth Sherwood (Betty Garrett) moves to New York with her man-magnet sister, Eileen (Janet Leigh). Editor Bob Baker (Jack Lemmon) help... Read more
My Sister's Keeper (2002)
6.1/10
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Starring: Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Perkins, Lynn Redgrave, Kimberly Brown
Adapted from Margaret Moorman's book about two sisters struggling to come to terms with their mother's (Lynn Redgrave) death. Kathy Bates is Christin... Read more
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Cameron Diaz, Jason Patric, Joan Cusack, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Va...
Nick Cassavetes directs this adaptation of the tear-jerker novel by Jodi Picoult. Abigail Breslin stars as Anna, a 13-year-old girl who was conceived... Read more
My Son The Fanatic (1997)
7/10
Director: Udayan Prasad
Starring: Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths, Stellan Skarsgard
This insightful, multi-layered, heartwarming film examines a Pakistani coming to terms with his life in England. Parvez (Om Puri), a good natured taxi... Read more
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010)
6.3/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Willem Dafoe, Michael Shannon
In this allegedly true story, Michael Shannon plays Brad, a mummy's boy and aspiring actor, who returns home to San Diego after an unsettling experien... Read more
My Sweet Audrina (2016)
5.5/10
Starring: India Eisley, William Moseley, James Tupper
Living in her family's secluded mansion, Audrina is kept alone and out of sight and is haunted by nightmares of her older sister, First Audrina, who w... Read more