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"
Romulus, My Father (2007)
6.7/10
Director: Richard Roxburgh
Starring: Eric Bana, Franka Potente, Marton Csokas, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Russell Dykstra, Jac...
Eric Bana and Franka Potente star in this adaptation of Raimond Gaita's childhood memoir, relating the experience of his immigrant family's struggle f... Read more
Romy Schneider ( Love in the Rain / A Woman at Her Window ) (1973)
6.3/10
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean-Claude Brialy
Starring: Nino Castelnuovo, Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider, Suzanne Flon, Victor Lanoux,...
Romy Schneider was the beautiful and soulful heroine of many dramas who captivated audiences for decades before her untimely death at the age of 43. K... Read more
Room (2015)
8.2/10
Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Starring: Joan Allen, William H Macy, Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers
Five-year old Jack and his mother, Ma, live in a small crowded room with no windows, only a single skylight in the ceiling. They are captives of a man... Read more
Room (Blu-Ray) (2015)
7.7/10
Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Starring: Joan Allen, William H Macy, Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers
Five-year old Jack and his mother, Ma, live in a small crowded room with no windows, only a single skylight in the ceiling. They are captives of a man... Read more
Room at the Top (1959)
7.7/10
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Simone Signoret, Laurence Harvey, Heather Sears
A powerful drama of an opportunist who stops at nothing to make a position for himself in life. Searing in its intensity and superbly acted by Laurenc... Read more
Room in Rome (2010)
6.2/10
Director: Julio Medem
Starring: Enrico Lo Verso, Elena Anaya, Natasha Yarovenko
A sensual two-handed drama from Spanish writer-director Julio Medem ('Sex and Lucia'), 'Room in Rome' charts a one night stand that develops into some... Read more
Rory's Way (2018)
Starring: Thora Birch, Brian Cox, Tim Matheson, Rosanna Arquette, Peter Coyote, Treat Will...
Rory, a rugged Scotsman, reluctantly leaves his beloved Hebridean island and travels to San Francisco to seek medical treatment. Moving in with his es... Read more
Rose (Being Rose) (2017)
7.6/10
Director: Rod McCall
Starring: Cybill Shepherd, James Brolin, Pam Grier, Cindy Pickett, Julio Cedillo
A widowed ex-cop discovers that she may have a life-threatening illness, and decides to go on a solo road trip in a motorized wheelchair to explore th... Read more
Rose Plays Julie (2019)
6.5/10
Starring: Orla Brady, Aidan Gillen
In this intimate exploration of identity, trauma and power, a young woman seeks out her birth mother, inadvertently triggering a string of events whic... Read more
Roselyne and the Lions (1989)
6.1/10
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Starring: Isabelle Pasco, Gerard Sandoz, Phillippe Clevenot
From the director of 'Diva' and 'Betty Blue' comes yet another stylish work. A teenager leaves school and takes a job at a zoo, where he meets a young... Read more