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"
Small Things Like These (2024)
6.7/10
Director: Tim Mielants
Starring: Cillian Murphy
Small Things Like These takes place over Christmas in 1985, when devoted father and coal merchant Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) discovers startling se... Read more
Smash Palace (1981)
7.2/10
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Bruno Lawrence, Anna Jemison, Greer Robson, Keith Aberdein
Bruno Lawrence delivers an unforgettable performance as Al Shaw, a former pro racer who now operates an auto salvage yard in hicksville. When his wif... Read more
Smashed (2012)
6.8/10
Director: James Ponsoldt
Starring: Mary Kay Place, Megan Mullally, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kyle Gallner, Aaron Pau...
Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Charlie (Aaron Paul) are a young married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of music, laughter and drinkin... Read more
Smooth Talk (1985)
6.5/10
Director: Joyce Chopra
Starring: Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place, Elizabeth Berridge
A free-spirited 15-year-old girl flirts with a dangerous stranger in the Northern California suburbs and must prepare herself for the frightening and... Read more
Smother (2021)
6.4/10
Starring: Dervla Kirwan
On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts t... Read more
Smuggler (2011)
6.4/10
Director: Katsuhito Ishii
Starring: Masatoshi Nagase, Masanobu Ando, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Hikari Mit...
Down on his luck actor Kinuta (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is gambling himself into debt when the mobster casino owners make an offer he can't refuse: become a... Read more
Snapshots (2002)
6.1/10
Director: Rudolf van den Berg
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Julie Christie, Carmen Chaplin
An aging hippy and a beautiful young woman meet in Amsterdam and find love. Read more
Snitch (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Barry Pepper, Benjamin Bratt, Dwayne Johnson, Nadine Velasquez,...
Dwayne Johnson stars as successful businessman John Matthews who learns that his estranged son faces 10 tough years in a Federal prison for drug posse... Read more
Snow Angels (2006)
6.4/10
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Michael Angarano, Jeanetta Arnette, Kate Beckinsale, Griffin Dunne, Tom Noonan,...
Another well-crafted drama from David Gordon Green ('Undertow', 'George Washington'), based on Stewart O'Nan's novel. Set in the snowbound suburbs of... Read more
Snow Cake (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Marc Evans
Starring: Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Fox, Emily Hampshire
Alan Rickman plays the taciturn Alex who has travelled to Canada following the death of a son he barely knew. Driving through a winter landscape a fr... Read more