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"
Shiner (2001)
6/10
Director: John Irvin
Starring: Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber, Andy Serkis, Frank Harper, Claire...
Michael Caine stars as Billy 'Shiner' Simpson, an East End boxing promoter with big ideas. In a crucial match which could lead to a place in the world... Read more
Shock (1946)
6.3/10
Director: Alfred L Werker
Starring: Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank Latimore, Anabel Shaw
In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross (Vincent Price) kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was o... Read more
Shoestring (1979)
7.4/10
Starring: Trevor Eve, Michael Medwin, Doran Godwin
Lighthearted detective series set in the West Country, about Eddie Shoestring, a radio-phone-in detective Read more
Shooting Dogs (2005)
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Hugh Dancy, John Hurt, Dominique Horwitz, Nicola Walker
AKA 'Beyond the Gates'. Joe (Hugh Dancy) has come to Rwanda to do good - he's teaching local children at the UN base with his father (John Hurt) and i... Read more
Shooting Livien (2004)
6/10
Director: Rebecca Cook
Starring: Jason Behr, Sarah Wynter, Dominic Monaghan, Joshua Leonard, Ally Sheedy, Jay O S...
New York musician John Livien (Jason Behr) might have talent to spare and a message in his music, but he seems determined to derail himself from the f... Read more
Shoplifters (2018)
8.1/10
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Sosuke Ikematsu
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders is united by fierce loyalty and a penchant for petty theft. When the young son is arrested,... Read more
Shopping (1993)
5.4/10
Director: Paul W S Anderson
Starring: Sadie Frost, Jude Law, Sean Pertwee, Fraser James
Billy is a 19-year-old nihilist who finally cares only for the speedy glee of stealing a car - usually in company with Jo, a feisty but marginally cau... Read more
Shopping (2013)
6.7/10
Director: Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland
Starring: Alistair Browning, Matthias Luafutu, Kevin Paulo, Julian Dennison, Jacek Koman,...
New Zealand, 1981: muscle cars, racial tensions and a thieving bird all inform the small town life of brothers Willie and Solomon. After a chance enco... Read more
Short Cuts (1993)
7.7/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Matthew Modine, Tim Robbins, Lily Tomlin, Tom Waits, Andie MacDowell, Jack Lemmo...
The visions of two great American artists merge in "Short Cuts", maverick director Robert Altman's kaleidoscopic adaptation of Raymond Carver short st... Read more
Short Term 12 (2013)
8/10
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring: Melora Walters, Brie Larson, Kevin Hernandez, John Gallagher Jr., Rami Malek, Ka...
"Short Term 12" is told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. Passio... Read more