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"
Somersault (2004)
6.8/10
Director: Cate Shortland
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson
Heidi (Abbie Cornish), starved of true affection, looks to short-lived sexual encounters for the physical and emotional contact she craves. After a co... Read more
Something Of Value (1957)
6.5/10
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Sidney Poitier, Wendy Hiller, Juano Hernandez, William...
In British Colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, Peter and Kimani, who grew up together, find themselves on the opposite sides. Read more
Something The Lord Made (2004)
8.3/10
Director: Joseph Sargent
Starring: Alan Rickman, Mos Def, Kyra Sedgwick, Mary Stuart Masterson, Charles S Dutton, G...
The emotional and incredible true story of two medical pioneers - Alfred Blalock (Alan Rickman) Chief Surgeon at John Hopkins University and Vivien Th... Read more
Something to Talk About (1995)
5.7/10
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Robert Duvall, Dennis Quaid, Julia Roberts, Gena Rowlands, Kyra Sedgwick
From the writer of 'Thelma And Louise' and the director of 'My Life as a Dog' and 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' comes this acclaimed movie in which Ju... Read more
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
7/10
Director: Paul Newman
Starring: Cliff Potts, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick, Michael Sarrazin, Paul Newman, Richard Jae...
Aka: 'Never Give an Inch'. Paul Newman directs and stars in Ken Kesey's best-selling novel about a two-fisted Oregon lumber family that bucks the clos... Read more
Sometimes Always Never (2018)
6.3/10
Director: Carl Hunter
Starring: Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Alice Lowe, Jenny Agutter, Tim McInnerny
A man searches tirelessly for his missing son who he has not seen in years. When a body is located, the entire family's life is turned upside-down and... Read more
Sometimes in April (2005)
7.9/10
Director: Raoul Peck
Starring: Idris Elba, Debra Winger, Carole Karemara, Pamela Nomvete, Michelle Rugema
In April 1994 a violent uprising between the Hutus and Tutsis of Rwanda led to one of the darkest periods in African history, and over the next 100 da... Read more
Somewhere (2010)
6.3/10
Director: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning
Writer/director Sofia Coppola ("Lost in Translation") deftly examines the ennui felt by a rich, spoiled movie star (Stephen Dorff) whose life is turne... Read more
Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)
6/10
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker
When a teenage girl witnesses a plane crash, she talks with one of the injured passengers...only to find out he was actually killed in the accident. Read more
Son of a Gun (2014)
6.5/10
Director: Julius Avery
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jacek Koman, Tom Budge, Alicia Vikander, Matt Nable, Brenton Thwa...
19 year-old JR (Brenton Thwaites) is a rookie criminal who has just landed himself a 6 month stint in a Western Australian maximum security prison. JR... Read more