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 Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2014)
6.3/10
Director: Ned Benson
Starring: Nina Arianda, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bill Hader, Ciaran Hinds, Isabelle...
Aka "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them". Once happily married, Conor (James McAvoy) and Eleanor (Jessica Chastain) suddenly find themselves as... Read more
The Disappointments Room (2016)
3.9/10
Director: D J Caruso
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Mel Raido, Lucas Till, Michaela Conlin, Michael Landes, Celia W...
The architect Dana, her husband David and their son Lucas move to an isolated manor in the countryside seeking a restart of their lives after the deat... Read more
The Doctor (1991)
7/10
Director: Randa Haines
Starring: William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins
A touching drama about a heart surgeon (William Hurt) who has everything except an understanding for his patients. When he becomes ill with cancer, an... Read more
The Don is Dead (1973)
6.4/10
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Charles Cioffi, Frederic Forrest, Robert Forster, Al Lettieri, Anthony Quinn, An...
Released one year after 'The Godfather', this mafia family epic stars Anthony Quinn as Don Angelo, a notorious crime czar set to take over the Syndica... Read more
The Door (2012)
6.5/10
Director: Istvan Szabo
Starring: Helen Mirren, Martina Gedeck, Karoly Eperjes
Set in mid-20th century Hungary, a country at the time still overrun by the effects of the war and buried under the lingering shadows of suspicion and... Read more
The Door in the Floor (2004)
6.7/10
Director: Tod Williams
Starring: Kim Basinger, Jeff Bridges, Jon Foster, Mimi Rogers, Elle Fanning
Tod Williams wrote and directed this drama, adapted from John Irving's best-seller 'A Widow for One Year'. Ted and Marion Cole (Jeff Bridges and Kim B... Read more
The Doors ( Blu-ray ) (1991)
7.2/10
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Frank Whaley, Kathleen Quinlan, Kevin Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Meg Ryan, Michael...
A vivid impression of Jim Morrison and his group's rise to fame and eventual undoing, and recreating the sights and sounds of the rock and drug era of... Read more
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
7.3/10
Director: Peter Greenaway
Starring: Anthony Higgins, Janet Suzman, Anne Louise Lambert
In his feature directorial debut, Peter Greenaway crafts an elegant tale of sexual gamesmanship and murder in 17th-century England. An arrogant artist... Read more
The Dreamers (2003)
7.2/10
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel, Robin Renucci, Anna Chancellor
Aka "Les Innocents". Director Bernardo Bertolucci's provocative, sensual drama centers on American exchange student Matthew (Michael Pitt) who befrien... Read more
The Dressmaker (2015)
7.1/10
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Starring: Barry Otto, Hugo Weaving, Judy Davis, Kate Winslet, Kerry Fox, Rebecca Gibney, L...
Based on the best-selling novel by Rosalie Ham, this bittersweet, comedy-drama is set in early 1950s Australia. Tilly Dunnage, a beautiful and talente... Read more