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"
Suffragette (2015)
6.9/10
Director: Sarah Gavron
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whisha...
With an all-star cast including Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw and Meryl Streep as Emmeline Pankh... Read more
Suicide Kings (1999)
7/10
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Jay Mohr, Denis Leary, Christopher Walken
A slick, darkly funny thriller about a group of rich kids who abduct a retired wiseguy, and hold him for ransom in order to save the sister of one of... Read more
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
8.1/10
Director: Preston Sturges
Starring: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest
Joel McCrea plays successful Hollywood director John L Sullivan, an idealist who believes you can't accurately direct a screen tragedy unless you live... Read more
Sully (2016)
7.5/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney
On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the Miracle on the Hudson when Captain Sully Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) glided his disabled plane onto the... Read more
Sully ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
7.5/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Tom Hanks
On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the Miracle on the Hudson when Captain Sully Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) glided his disabled plane onto the... Read more
Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993) (2017)
7.2/10
Starring: Paula Blanco, Etna Campillo, Laia Artigas
Six-year-old Frida looks on in silence as the last objects from her recently deceased mother's apartment in Barcelona are placed in boxes. Although he... Read more
Summer Hours (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Olivier Assayas
Starring: Charles Berling, Dominique Reymond, Juliette Binoche, Jeremie Renier, Edith Scob
Universally acclaimed by critics, the multiple award-winning "Summer Hours" is the great contemporary French filmmaker Olivier Assayas's most personal... Read more
Summer in February (2013)
5.6/10
Director: Christopher Menaul
Starring: Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens, Emily Browning, Hattie Morahan, Shaun Dingwall, Nic...
Two friends at a 1913 British artists colony compete for the affections of a comely debutante, but the object of their pursuit soon learns to regret h... Read more
Summer Of '42 (1971)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Mulligan
Starring: Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser
A young adolescent discovers love and sex by meeting with a beautiful, older war-bride in this nostalgic film about pubescent boyhood. Oscar-winning s... Read more
Summer Of 84 (2018)
6.7/10
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evid... Read more