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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"

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

7.9/10
Director: F Gary Gray
Starring: Corey Hawkins, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in Am... Read more

Straight Time (1978)

7.4/10
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Harry Dean Stanton, Gary Busey

A recently released con (Dustin Hoffman) finds himself trapped between an indifferent criminal system and his own unconscious bent toward self destruc... Read more

Stranger by the Lake (2013)

6.8/10
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Starring: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumcao

A.k.a. "L'inconnu du lac". Summer time. A cruising spot for gay men, tucked away on the shores of a secluded lake in rural France. Franck falls in lov... Read more

Stranger On The Run (1967)

6.3/10
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Henry Fonda, Anne Baxter, Michael Parks

Former inmate and drunkard Ben Chamberlain arrives in a railroad town looking for a woman, causing the railroad police deputies to manhunt for Ben. Read more

Stranger Than Fiction (2006)

7.6/10
Director: Marc Forster
Starring: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson

Will Ferrell does a serio-comic turn as IRS agent Harold Crick, a pedantic number-cruncher who one day wakes up to find he can hear a woman's voice na... Read more

Strangerland (2015)

5.2/10
Director: Kim Farrant
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Joseph Fiennes

Newcomers to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, Catherine and Matthew Parker's lives are flung into crisis when they discover their two te... Read more

Strangers In Good Company (1990)

7.8/10
Director: Cynthia Scott
Starring: Alice Diabo, Constance Garneau, Winifred Holden

AKA "The Company Of Strangers". Seven elderly women, previously strangers, are forced to spend three days together in a dilapidated house and draw on... Read more

Straw Dogs (1971)

7.5/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Susan George, Peter Vaughan, Dustin Hoffman

One of the most controversial violence-themed films of its day. A mild-mannered professor's (Dustin Hoffman) pacifism is put to the supreme test when... Read more

Straw Dogs (2011)

5.8/10
Director: Rod Lurie
Starring: James Woods, James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Dominic Purcell, Alexander Skarsgard,...

A young couple (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth) move to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dar... Read more

Straw Dogs (Blu-ray) (2011)

7.5/10
Director: Rod Lurie
Starring: James Woods, James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Dominic Purcell, Alexander Skarsgard,...

A young couple (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth) move to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dar... Read more