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"
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Blu-ray) (2021)
7.4/10
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring: Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Awkwafina Nora Lum, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Yeoh, Tsai Chi...
Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization. Read more
Shanghai (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, David Morse, Franka Potente, Gong Li, Hugh Bonneville, John Cusack...
Set in 1941 on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the story revolves around American spy Paul Soames (John Cusack), who arrives in Japane... Read more
Shanghai Express (1932)
7.4/10
Director: Josef Von Sternberg
Starring: Anna May Wong, Clive Brook, Marlene Dietrich, Warner Oland, Eugene Pallette
This exotic Marlene Dietrich classic is set aboard Peking Railroad's great train, inhabited by a host of fascinating characters: Shanghai Lily (Dietri... Read more
Shaolin (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Benny Chan
Starring: Andy Lau, Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Bingbing Fan
In a young Republic of China, where greedy warlords fuel a period of war and strife, Hou Jie (Andy Lau) arrogantly shows no mercy to his enemies seeki... Read more
She (1935)
6.6/10
Director: Irving Pichel, Lansing C Holden
Starring: Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott, Helen Mack, Nigel Bruce
A rollicking adaptation of H Rider Haggard's novel about a party of adventurers searching for a mystical element hidden in the Arctic that can provide... Read more
She Dies Tomorrow (2020)
5.1/10
Director: Amy Seimetz
Starring: Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley
Amy thinks she's dying tomorrow...and it's contagious. Read more
She Hate Me (2004)
5.3/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Jim Brown, Bria...
Fired for blowing the whistle on his greedy bosses, Jack Armstrong is out of work and out of options when his bisexual ex-girlfriend comes up with the... Read more
She Said (2022)
7.2/10
Director: Maria Schrader
Starring: Lola Petticrew, Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation - a story that helped ignite a movement... Read more
She's Gone (2004)
Director: Adrian Shergold
Starring: Ray Winstone, Lindsey Coulson, Emily Corrie, Rebecca Clarke
From director Adrian Shergold comes this powerful drama starring Ray Winstone (Sexy Beast) as Harry Sands a self-made man, who is happily married, wit... Read more
She's Out (1995)
8.2/10
Dolly Rawlins has just been released from prison after serving 5 years (stated on the credits of the original TV series) for murdering her husband Har... Read more