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"
Spartacus ( Blu-ray ) (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
Spartacus: Blood and Sand - Season 1 (2010)
7.8/10
Starring: John Hannah, Lucy Lawless, Andy Whitfield, Peter Mensah
The inspiration behind this series is the Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic. The Thracians had been pe... Read more
Speak (2004)
7.3/10
Director: Jessica Sharzer
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert John Burke, Eric Lively, Elizabeth Perkins, D B Sweeney,...
Based on the celebrated novel by Laurie Halse Anderson, this powerful drama follows high school freshman Melinda as she becomes traumatized following... Read more
Special (2006)
6.9/10
Director: Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore
Starring: Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, Josh Peck, Robert Baker, Jack Kehler, Alexan...
Les leads an uninspiring life, doing little more than eating, sleeping, working, and reading comic books. That is until he decides to volunteer as a t... Read more
Sphere (1998)
6.1/10
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Peter Coyote, Queen Latifah, Samuel L Jackson, Sharon Stone, Lie...
1000 feet below the ocean, navy divers discover an object half-a-mile long. A crack team of scientists including Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samu... Read more
Spider (2002)
6.8/10
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, John Neville, Bradley Hall, Ly...
Master of cerebral horror David Cronenberg directs this mind-bending psychodrama. In a London halfway house, paranoid-schizophrenic Ralph Fiennes stru... Read more
Spider and Rose (1994)
Director: Bill Bennett
Starring: Ruth Cracknell, Simon Bossell, Max Cullen
Spider McCall (Simon Bossell) is an ambulance driver with 'attitude'. His final day on the job lands him the assignment of driving a feisty 70-year-ol... Read more
Spike Island (2012)
6.4/10
Director: Mat Whitecross
Starring: Elliott Tittensor, Emilia Clarke, Lesley Manville
School is nearly out for summer (and forever) for five 16-year-old lads from Manchester. A nostalgic snaphot of Britain in the early 1990s, this is a... Read more
Split Decisions (1988)
5.2/10
Director: David Drury
Starring: Gene Hackman, Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey
When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically. Read more
Spotlight (2015)
8.1/10
Director: Tom McCarthy
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Liev Schreiber, Rachel McAdams, Joh...
Led by Walter Robby Robinson the team of investigative journalists at The Boston Globe known as Spotlight pride themselves on their relentless ded... Read more