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"
The 300 Spartans (1961)
6.7/10
Director: Rudolph Mate
Starring: Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, Barry Coe, David Farrar
Based on actual events occurring in 480 B.C. Greece, this scintillating drama stars Richard Egan as the Greek soldier Leonidas, who led 300 Spartan so... Read more
The 33 (2015)
6.9/10
Director: Patricia Riggen
Starring: Antonio Banderas, James Brolin, Juliette Binoche, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rodrigo...
In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to Chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100-year-old gol... Read more
The 47 Ronin ( aka Chushingura ) (1962)
7.6/10
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Starring: Yuzo Kayama, Koshiro Matsumoto, Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yosuke Natsuki,...
One of the most retold stories in Japanese cinema is this historical samurai saga set at the turn of the 18th century, in which 47 loyal ronin seek ve... Read more
The Accused (1988)
7.1/10
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Starring: Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson
A young woman is gang-raped in a bar while onlookers cheer on the attack. The subsequent court trials question her 'easy' lifestyle and whether she in... Read more
The Admiral (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Andrey Kravchuk
Starring: Richard Bohringer, Sergei Bezrukov, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Konstantin Khabensky,...
A lavish romantic drama and historical fiction centered on Admiral Kolchak (Konstantin Khabensky), a WWI war hero and naval commander who played an im... Read more
The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938)
8/10
Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Starring: Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Eugene Pallette
One of cinema's greatest adventure films sees Errol Flynn at his swashbuckling best in a role originally slated for James Cagney. Claude Rains is the... Read more
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1999)
6.9/10
Director: Tod Williams
Starring: Adrian Grenier, Clark Gregg, Margaret Colin, Aleksa Palladino
What's a teen to do when his father is a cold and distant architect, his mother is an alcoholic who wants to move back to England, and the stepfather... Read more
The Advocate (1993)
6.8/10
Director: Leslie Megahey
Starring: Colin Firth, Amina Annabi, Donald Pleasence, Nicol Williamson, Ian Holm, Lysette...
Aka "Hour of the Pig". Lawyer Colin Firth abandons the bustle of 15th century Paris for the supposedly more pastoral pace of rural France, only to get... Read more
The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
6.1/10
Director: Charles Shyer
Starring: Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Baker, Christopher Walken, Adrien Brody
Set in the late 18th-century court of French King Louis XVI, this sweeping, fact based historical drama stars Hilary Swank as Jeanne De La Motte Valoi... Read more
The Affair: Season 3 (2014)
7.6/10
Starring: Dominic West, Ruth Wilson, Maura Tierney
A struggling novelist and a young waitress strike up an extramarital relationship that promises to forever change the course of their lives. Read more