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"
Rogue Male (1976)
6.7/10
Director: Clive Donner
Starring: Peter O'Toole, John Standing, Alastair Sim
Early in 1939 Sir Robert Hunter (Peter O'Toole) takes aim at Adolf Hitler (Michael Sheard) with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Ca... Read more
Rogue Male (Blu-ray) (1976)
6.7/10
Director: Clive Donner
Starring: Peter O'Toole, John Standing, Alastair Sim
Early in 1939 Sir Robert Hunter (Peter O'Toole) takes aim at Adolf Hitler (Michael Sheard) with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Ca... Read more
Rogue Trader (1998)
6.3/10
Director: James Dearden
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Anna Friel
The collapse of London's famed Barings Bank is the focus of this intense drama starring Ewan McGregor as Nick Leeson, the son of a plasterer, who beco... Read more
Rolf de Heer Collection ( The Quiet Room / Epsilon / Bad Boy Bubby / Dingo / Incident at Raven's Gate / Tail of a Tiger ) (2009)
Director: Rolf de Heer
Starring: Celine O'Leary, Colin Friels, Miles Davis, Nicholas Hope, Paul Blackwell, Steven...
The Rolf de Heer Collection provides an ideal introduction to this remarkable and idiosyncratic Australian filmmaker. Included in this set is the disq... Read more
Roma (2018)
7.7/10
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Yalitza Aparicio
Cleo is one of two domestic workers who help Antonio and Sofía take care of their four children in 1970s Mexico City. Complications soon arise when An... Read more
Roma (Blu-ray) (2018)
7.7/10
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Starring: Yalitza Aparicio
Cleo is one of two domestic workers who help Antonio and Sofía take care of their four children in 1970s Mexico City. Complications soon arise when An... Read more
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
6.4/10
Director: Dan Gilroy
Starring: Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo
Roman J. Israel, Esq., a driven, idealistic defense attorney, finds himself in a tumultuous series of events that lead to a crisis and the necessity f... Read more
Romance Collection: Made For Each Other (1939) / Meet John Doe (1941) / Penny Serenade (1941) / The Amazing Adventure (1936) / The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Director: Alfred Zeisler, Frank Capra, George Stevens, John Cromwell, Richard Brooks
Starring: James Stewart, Carole Lombard, Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Irene...
This collection of classic romances includes: 'Made For Each Other' - Carole Lombard and James Stewart star in a classic comedy-drama about a young ma... Read more
Romero (1989)
7.2/10
Director: John Duigan
Starring: Ana Alicia, Eddie Velez, Raul Julia, Richard Jordan
The powerful account of a savage dictatorship that massacred and tortured hundreds of thousands. He spoke the truth in a country torn apart by social... Read more
Romper Stomper (1992)
6.8/10
Director: Geoffrey Wright
Starring: Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie
Geoffrey Wright's controversial film about a community of Melbourne skinheads. Scenes of ultra violence and racism prompted the Anti Nazi League to qu... Read more