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"
Photograph (2019)
6.9/10
Director: Ritesh Batra
A struggling street photographer in Mumbai, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develop a... Read more
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
7.6/10
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse
A spellbinding mystery set in 1900 and filmed with stunning beauty, about a group of schoolgirls, some of whom mysteriously disappear on a St. Valenti... Read more
Pictures (1981)
5/10
Director: Michael Black
Starring: Kevin J Wilson, Peter Vere-Jones, Helen Moulder
The story of the Burton brothers, photographers in colonial New Zealand and their opposing angles in presenting the Maori culture. Kevin J Wilson and... Read more
Pierrepoint (2005)
7.5/10
Director: Adrian Shergold
Starring: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, James Corden, Christopher Fulford...
A compelling biopic about England's most prolific hangman, the unassuming Albert Pierrpoint, captured here perfectly by Timothy Spall. Beginning when... Read more
Pieta (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Kim Ki-duk
Starring: Jeong-jin Lee, Min-soo Jo
In this intensely haunting story, a loan shark lives an isolated and lonely existence, using brutality to threaten and collect paybacks from desperate... Read more
Pig (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Henry Barrial
Starring: Rudolf Martin, Heather Ankeny, Keith Diamond, Ines Dali, Patrick Fabian, Steve T...
A man wakes up alone in the middle of the desert with a black hood on his head and his hands tied behind his back. At death's door, he is discovered b... Read more
Pig (2021)
6.9/10
Director: Michael Sarnoski
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is ki... Read more
Pig (Blu-ray) (2021)
6.9/10
Director: Michael Sarnoski
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin
A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregonian wilderness must return to his past in Portland in search of his beloved foraging pig after she is ki... Read more
Piggy Banks (2004)
Director: Morgan J Freeman
Starring: Lauren German, Gabriel Mann, Jake Muxworthy, Tom Sizemore, Kelli Garner
Tom Sizemore plays an itinerant thief and murderer who has raised his two sons to follow in his footsteps. While Michael enjoys his vocation, John ha... Read more
Pike River (2025)
6.7/10
Director: Robert Sarkies
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Robyn Malcolm, Lucy Lawless
Three-time Emmy nominee Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets, The Last of Us) and acclaimed NZ actress Robyn Malcolm (Top of the Lake, After the Party) star... Read more