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"
Scrapper (2023)
7/10
Starring: Harris Dickenson, Lola Campbell
Living alone in her London flat, 12-year-old Georgie must confront reality when her estranged father, Jason, shows up out of nowhere. Uninterested in... Read more
Scream of Stone (1991)
6.3/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Mathilda May, Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Based on an idea by Reinhold Messner about the first succesful attempt on Cerro Torre, a forbidding needle-like peak in Patagonia, Argentina. It only... Read more
Scrubbers (1982)
5.6/10
Director: Mai Zetterling
Starring: Amanda York, Chrissie Cotterill, Elizabeth Edmonds, Kathy Burke
A follow up to Alan Clarke's "Scum", an indictment of Britain's juvenile justice system, "Scrubbers" graphically depicts life behind bars in a woman's... Read more
Scum (1980)
7.6/10
Director: Alan Clarke
Starring: Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, John Judd, Phil Daniels
A controversial and vivid story of the violence and mindless cruelty inside a government borstal. The brutality of the officers creates pressure on th... Read more
Sea Fever (2019)
5.8/10
The crew of a West of Ireland trawler, marooned at sea, struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply. Read more
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
7.9/10
Director: Bryan Forbes
Starring: Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Nanette Newman, Patrick Magee
Kim Stanley plays a crooked medium who has become slightly unhinged since the death of her son. Craving money and publicity, she concocts a scheme wit... Read more
Searching (2018)
7.9/10
Director: Aneesh Chaganty
Starring: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La, Sara Sohn
David Kim becomes desperate when his 16-year-old daughter Margot disappears and an immediate police investigation leads nowhere. He soon decides to se... Read more
Searching (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.9/10
Director: Aneesh Chaganty
Starring: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La, Sara Sohn
David Kim becomes desperate when his 16-year-old daughter Margot disappears and an immediate police investigation leads nowhere. He soon decides to se... Read more
Sebastian Bergman (2010)
Starring: Rolf Lassgard
In two new Nordic Noir thrillers, Rolf Laasgaard, one of Scandinavia's most popular actors (Wallander, False Trail), assumes a powerful new role as Po... Read more
Seberg (2019)
5.6/10
Director: Benedict Andrews
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Yvan Attal
Inspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted her because of her political and rom... Read more