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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"

The Emerald Forest (1985)

6.9/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, Charley Boorman

The Emerald Forest is based on a true story, as related by Los Angeles Times correspondent Leonard Greenwood. Powers Boothe stars as Bill Markham, a U... Read more

The Emperor's Club (2002)

6.9/10
Director: Michael Hoffman
Starring: Kevin Kline, Steven Culp, Embeth Davidtz, Patrick Dempsey, Joel Gretsch, Edward...

Kevin Kline stars as William Hundert, a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably alte... Read more

The Empty Man (2020)

5.7/10
Starring: James Badge Dale

On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity. Read more

The End of the Affair (1955)

6.7/10
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, John Mills, Peter Cushing, Stephen Murray, Nora Swinb...

When bored British housewife Sarah Miles (Deborah Kerr) is introduced to American writer Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson), the attraction between them is... Read more

The End of the Tour (2015)

7.3/10
Director: James Ponsoldt
Starring: Anna Chlumsky, Joan Cusack, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel

This love song to the art of conversation is about a Rolling Stone journalist, David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) who is infatuated with the novelist Davi... Read more

The Escape (2017)

5.8/10
Director: Dominic Savage
Starring: Frances Barber, Marthe Keller, Dominic Cooper, Gemma Arterton

Tara is a housewife in suburban London who's raising two young children while married to an overworked, self-absorbed husband. In desperate need of a... Read more

The Escape Artist (1982)

6.2/10
Director: Caleb Deschanel
Starring: Raul Julia, Desi Arnaz, Teri Garr, Griffin O'Neal

Based on the book by David Wagoner. Griffin O'Neal makes his film debut as Danny Masters, the son of the great magician Harry Masters. Danny attempts... Read more

The Escapist (2008)

6.8/10
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Starring: Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes, Seu Jorge, Liam Cunningham, Dominic Coo...

Managing to breathe some fresh life into the prison break genre, this rousing thriller employs a flashback/flashforward narrative that keeps the suspe... Read more

The Escort (1999)

6.3/10
Director: Michael Blanc
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Noah Taylor, Frances Barber, Claire Skinner

Daniel Auteuil is Pierre, a French academic who leaves his family in Paris feeling that his life has been without risk or challenge. He moves to Lond... Read more

The Evening Star (1996)

5.8/10
Director: Robert Harling
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis

The sequel to 'Terms of Endearment' brings back it's main stars as it follows the further loves, problems and adventures of the Greenaway family. Base... Read more