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"
Nebraska ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
7.7/10
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Bruce Dern, Stacy Keach, Bob Odenkirk, Will Forte, June Squibb
An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marke... Read more
Nell (1994)
6.5/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson
The death of a hermit woman brings a small-town Southern doctor into the backwoods, where he discovers she had a daughter who's been raised completely... Read more
Neon Bull (2015)
6.9/10
Starring: Maeve Jinkings, Virgil
Iremar works at the rodeo in North East of Brazil. From his home, the truck used to transport the animals, he dreams of a future in the region's boomi... Read more
Neruda (2016)
6.9/10
Director: Pablo Larrain
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Mercedes Moran, Luis Gnecco
In this dense and scintillating mix of fact and fantasy, Gael García Bernal reteams with No director Pablo Larraín to play an obsessive (fictional) de... Read more
Nerve (2013)
4.6/10
Director: Sebastien Guy
Starring: Cameron Daddo, Gary Sweet, Sara Wiseman, Denise Roberts, Craig Hall, Christian C...
"Nerve" is a psychological drama that tells the story of Jakob Evans (Christian Clark) who has suffered an emotional breakdown from the death of his w... Read more
Network (1976)
8.1/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty
A savage satire written by Paddy Chayefsky, looking at the powers behind television programming. Even more compelling and relevant today than when it... Read more
Never Give Up (1978)
6.3/10
Director: Junya Sato
Starring: Ken Takakura, Isao Natsuyagi, Ryoko Nakano
Believing he can leave his dangerous life in the special forces behind, Ajisawa (Ken Takakura) abandons his job as a soldier and adopts Yoriko (Hiroko... Read more
Never Gonna Snow Again (2020)
6.5/10
Director: Malgorzata Szumowska
Starring: Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza
Zhenia, a Russian-speaking immigrant from the East works as a masseur in Poland and becomes a guru-like figure in a wealthy gated community of his cli... Read more
Never Let Go (1960)
7.1/10
Director: John Guillermin
Starring: Adam Faith, Carol White, Elizabeth Sellars, John Le Mesurier, Nigel Stock, Peter...
This stark British thriller was a change-of-pace role for Peter Sellers, playing a violent East London gangster whose activities include running an au... Read more
Never Let Me Go (2010)
7.2/10
Director: Mark Romanek
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield
In an alternate reality, three students at a mysterious English boarding school form a special bond. This friendship, however, will be tested as the t... Read more