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"
Nine Lives (2005)
6.8/10
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Starring: LisaGay Hamilton, Glenn Close, Dakota Fanning, Sissy Spacek, Robin Wright, Aidan...
A scorching ensemble comes together for Rodrigo Garcia's impressive episodic drama, featuring the lives of nine women. Each ten minute glimpse into on... Read more
Nitram (2021)
7.2/10
Director: Justin Kurzel
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Anthony LaPaglia, Essie Davis
Events leading up to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre on Tasmania in an attempt to understand why and how the atrocity occurred. Read more
No (2012)
7.4/10
Director: Pablo Larrain
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Alfredo Castro
Starring Gael García Bernal ("Amores Perros", "Y Tu Mama Tambien"), this is the inspiring, Oscar-nominated true story of the advertising executives wh... Read more
No Man Of God (2021)
6.4/10
Starring: Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino, Robert Patrick, W Earl Brown
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row. Read more
No Man Of Her Own / Of Human Bondage (1950)
Director: John Cromwell, Mitchell Leisen
Starring: Jane Cowl, John Lund, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis
"No Man of Her Own" (1950) The only film to star legendary lovers Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. Gable is a card shark with little conscience toward... Read more
No Petrol, No Diesel! (2009)
Director: Stefen Harris
Starring: David McPhail, Mark Hadlow, Jim Moriarty, Helen Pearse-Otene
A small town, on State Highway 1, where nothing ever happens... Then Rex Devlin dies in a suspicious car wreck. And a mysterious stranger moves into t... Read more
No Small Affair (1984)
5.5/10
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Starring: Jon Cryer, Demi Moore, George Wendt
16 y.o. Charles loves to photograph. A cute girl's photo ends up in his camera. He later sees the older Laura singing in a bar. He takes a lot more ph... Read more
No. 2 (2006)
5/10
Director: Toa Fraser
Starring: Mia Blake, Ruby Dee, Taungaroa Emile, Rene Naufahu, Tuva Novotny, Miriama McDowe...
Nana Maria (Ruby Dee) is a feisty eighty-something matriarch who decides to host a family get-together to announce the heir to her estate. Not as eas... Read more
Noah (2014)
5.8/10
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Russell Crowe, Emma Watson
Russell Crowe stars in this spectacular retelling of the biblical story of Noah by director Darren Aronofsky ("The Fountain", "Black Swan"). Crowe pla... Read more
Noah ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
5.8/10
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Russell Crowe, Emma Watson
Russell Crowe stars in this spectacular retelling of the biblical story of Noah by director Darren Aronofsky ("The Fountain", "Black Swan"). Crowe pla... Read more