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"
South Of Heaven, West Of Hell (2000)
4.2/10
Director: Dwight Yoakam
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Luke Askew, Dwight Yoakam, Peter Fonda, Bridget Fonda
A U.S. Marshal tracks a destructive clan of outlaws, while a government man claims that the Marshal is actually a ghost of his deceased self. Read more
South Riding (2011)
7.1/10
Starring: Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Penelope Wilton, Douglas Henshall, Shaun D...
In 1930s Yorkshire, a spirited new headmistress brings inspiration and modern ideas to an all girls' school and shakes up the more conservative-minded... Read more
South Solitary (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Shirley Barrett
Starring: Barry Otto, Marton Csokas, Miranda Otto, Annie Martin, Rohan Nichol, Essie Davis
Meredith (Miranda Otto) and her officious, proper and demanding uncle are sent to the isolated lighthouse on remote and rugged South Solitary island s... Read more
Southern Comfort (1981)
7.2/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Peter Coyote, Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward
Weekend maneuvers for a group of National Guardsmen in Louisiana's bayou country turn into a violent fight for survival when they rouse the ire of loc... Read more
Southpaw (2015)
7.4/10
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, Naomie Harris, Curtis '50 Cent...
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle... Read more
Southpaw (Blu-ray) (2015)
7.4/10
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, Naomie Harris, Curtis '50 Cent...
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle... Read more
Southside With You (2016)
6.3/10
Chronicles the 1989 summer afternoon when the future President of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady, Michelle Obama, on a f... Read more
Space Cowboys (2000)
6.4/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, James Garner, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Cromwell
Four decades after missing out on their chance to go into space, retired Air Force pilots Clint Eastwood, James Garner, Tommy Lee Jones and Donald Sut... Read more
Space Station 76 (2014)
4.9/10
Director: Jack Plotnick
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Matt Bomer, Marisa Coughlan, Jerry O'Connell, Keir Du...
Welcome to a 1970s version of the future, where the pants are wide, the music is groovy, and the new frontier is interplanetary. When a new assistant... Read more
Spartacus (1960)
7.9/10
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Peter Ustinov, T...
Director Stanley Kubrick directed this tale of the slave rebellion that took place in 71 B.C., led by the famous and indomitable gladiator, Spartacus,... Read more