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"
Summer of Sam (1999)
6.6/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: John Leguizamo, Mira Sorvino, Adrien Brody
Set in New York City's infamous summer of 1977 where the heat is soaring to record highs, blackouts are filling the streets with looters... and the mu... Read more
Summerland (2020)
7/10
Director: Jessica Swale
Starring: Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Courtenay
During World War II, an Englishwoman opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him in this moving journey of womanhood, lov... Read more
Summerstorm (2004)
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Starring: Robert Stadlober, Kostja Ullmann
Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of... Read more
Sunday Too Far Away (1975)
7.1/10
Director: Ken Hannam
Starring: Reg Lye, Max Cullen, Jack Thompson
This breakthrough historical drama was the first Australian film of the 1970s to gain international acclaim, paving the way for the success of movies... Read more
Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)
7.2/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Murray Head
Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch play the troubled lovers of the same man (Murray Head) in this tightly-scripted relationship drama. Jackson and Finch a... Read more
Sundown (1941)
5.8/10
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot, George Sanders
Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans. Read more
Sunlight Jr. (2013)
5.6/10
Director: Laurie Collyer
Starring: Matt Dillon, Naomi Watts, Tess Harper, Norman Reedus
"Sunlight Jr." spotlights hard-working convenience store clerk Melissa (Naomi Watts) and her disabled boyfriend, Richie (Matt Dillon), who are trapped... Read more
Sunset Song (2015)
6.4/10
Director: Terence Davies
Starring: Peter Mullan, Agyness Deyn, Kevin Guthrie
A long-cherished project for director Terence Davies, Sunset Song tells the story of a young woman coming of age on a farm in northern Scotland on the... Read more
Sunshine (2000)
5.2/10
Director: Istvan Szabo
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Jennifer Ehle, Rosemary Harris, William Hurt
Three generations of a Jewish family in 20th century Hungary are traced in this sweeping drama from director Istvan Szabo ("Mephisto"). Ralph Fiennes... Read more
Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
6.9/10
Director: Christine Jeffs
Starring: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub...
Rose (Amy Adams) had a bright future ahead of her, but several failed relationships and one child later, she is squandering her potential in the subur... Read more