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"
Northwest Passage (1940)
7.1/10
Director: King Vidor
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan
This rousing adventure saga is based on the exploits of colonial American frontiersman Robert Rogers and his men. Spencer Tracy stars as Rogers, leadi... Read more
Norwegian Wood (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Starring: Kiko Mizuhara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi
Set in 1960s Tokyo, this romantic Japanese drama based on Haruki Murakami's semi-autobiographical 1987 novel concerns a literature student (Kenichi Ma... Read more
Norwegian Wood ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Starring: Kiko Mizuhara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi
Set in 1960s Tokyo, this romantic Japanese drama based on Haruki Murakami's semi-autobiographical 1987 novel concerns a literature student (Kenichi Ma... Read more
Nostalgia For The Light (2010)
7.6/10
Director: Patricio Guzman
A stunning documentary about two different searches conducted in the Chilean Atacama Desert: one by astronomers looking for answers about the history... Read more
Not Here to Be Loved (Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé) (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Stephane Brize
Starring: Patrick Chesnais, Anne Consigny, Georges Wilson, Lionel Abelanski, Genevieve Mni...
The (love) life of a man fed up with his work and life routine changes when he enlists into a tango dancing course. Read more
Not In Front Of The Children (1982)
6.1/10
Director: Joseph Hardy
Starring: Linda Gray, John Getz, John Lithgow, Stephen Elliott
Two years after her divorce, Nancy Caruthers asks her new lover, medical student Paul Adams, to move in. The new living arrangement prompts her ex-hus... Read more
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Richard Eyre
Starring: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Tom Georgeson, Michael Maloney, Shaun Parkes, Joanna...
With an Oscar-nominated screenplay by Patrick Marber ('Closer'), adapted from the novel by Zoe Heller, this dark psychological drama stars a magnetic... Read more
Nothing But the Truth (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Rod Lurie
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett, Alan Alda, Vera Farmiga, David Sch...
This tense political drama tells the tale of a Washington, D.C. reporter (Kate Beckinsale), targeted by the government after refusing to reveal her so... Read more
Notorious (2009)
6.7/10
Director: George Tillman Jr
Starring: Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Anthony Mackie, Antonique Smith
In March 1997, not even a year since the slaying of Tupac Shakur, fellow rapper Christopher 'Biggie Smalls' Wallace was gunned down on his way home fr... Read more
Notre-Dame On Fire (2022)
6.5/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
A film relating from the inside the Notre-Dame de Paris fire of April 2019. Read more