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"
Righteous Kill (Blu-ray) (2008)
6/10
Director: Jon Avnet
Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Carla Gugino, John Leguizam...
De Niro and Pacino finally get some quality screentime together in this New York cop thriller in which they play long-time partners working homicide.... Read more
Rikyu (1989)
7.3/10
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
Starring: Kyoko Kishida, Rentaro Mikuni, Tsutomu Yamakazi, Yoshiko Mita
Breaking a self-imposed silence in the cinema for seventeen years, Teshigahara Hiroshi made this brilliant comeback with this striking film. Late in t... Read more
Ripley Under Ground (2005)
6/10
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Barry Pepper, Jacinda Barrett, Ian Hart
After his friend, a hot young artist, is killed, a resourceful American man living in London covers up the crime and tries to keep the friend's name a... Read more
Ripley's Game (2002)
6.6/10
Director: Liliana Cavani
Starring: John Malkovich, Dougray Scott, Ray Winstone, Lena Headey, Chiara Caselli
Several years on from the version of his character presented in "The Talented Mr Ripley", Tom Ripley (John Malkovich) is discreetly living the life of... Read more
Rise & Fall (2010)
8.4/10
Starring: Tobias Moretti, Martina Gedeck, Moritz Bleibtreu
Rise and fall of actor Ferdinand Marian, who takes the chance and stars in the anti-semitic movie Jud Süß (1940). Read more
Risen (2016)
6.3/10
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis, Tom Felton, Maria Botto
Risen is the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), a powerful Roman military... Read more
Risen (Blu-ray) (2016)
6.3/10
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis, Tom Felton, Maria Botto
Risen is the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius (Joseph Fiennes), a powerful Roman military... Read more
River (2015)
8/10
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Adeel Akhtar, Lesley Manville, Owen Teale, Eddie Marsan
John River is a brilliant police inspector whose genius lies side-by-side with the fragility of his mind. He is a man haunted by the murder victims wh... Read more
River Of No Return (1954)
6.7/10
Director: Otto Preminger
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Marilyn Monroe, Rory Calhoun
Marilyn Monroe's first Western since a bit part in 'A Ticket to Tomahawk'. She's a saloon singer being fought over by Robert Mitchum and Rory Calhoun... Read more
River Queen (2005)
6/10
Director: Vincent Ward
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Samantha Morton, Stephen Rea, Temuera Morrison, Cliff Curtis,...
Set during the New Zealand land wars of the 1850s, Vincent Ward's embattled film focuses on Sarah (Samantha Morton), the daughter of an Irish settler,... Read more