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 Help (2011)
8.1/10
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Allison Janney, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Emma Stone
A 1960s-era Mississippi debutante sends her community into an uproar by conducting a series of probing interviews with the black servants behind some... Read more
The Hero (2017)
6.5/10
Director: Brett Haley
Starring: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter, Nick Offerman
Lee Hayden is a Western icon with a golden voice, but his best performances are decades behind him. He spends his days reliving old glories and smokin... Read more
The Hiding Place (1975)
7.6/10
Director: James F Collier
Starring: Julie Harris, Jeannette Clift
The award-winning wartime drama, based on the real-life exploits of Corrie Ten Boom, a Dutch woman who was sent to a Nazi concentration camp with her... Read more
The High and the Mighty (1954)
6.9/10
Director: William A Wellman
Starring: John Wayne, Robert Stack, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris,...
Unavailable since its original release half-a-century ago, this long-awaited movie finally gets a restored and remastered DVD release. When a commer... Read more
The High Command (1937)
5.9/10
Director: Thorold Dickinson
Starring: Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim, James Mason
A general of the old school, who believes strongly in his own honour and sense of duty, must come to terms with a crime he commited years earlier, dur... Read more
The High Note (2020)
6.3/10
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Bill Pullman, Ice Cube
A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers. Read more
The High Note (Blu-ray) (2020)
6.3/10
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Bill Pullman, Ice Cube
A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers. Read more
The Hindenburg (1975)
6.2/10
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: George C Scott, Anne Bancroft, William Atherton, Roy Thinnes, Gig Young, Burgess...
The interior of the doomed airship was meticulously recreated by director Robert Wise, unfortunately the same careful attention was not paid to the sc... Read more
The History Boys (2006)
6.9/10
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Starring: Samuel Anderson, James Corden, Stephen Campbell Moore, Richard Griffiths, France...
Set in Thatcher's England, a group of clever, though working-class lads, attempt to earn the academic scores required for acceptance into the elite sc... Read more
The History of Mr Polly (1949)
6.8/10
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Starring: John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Edward Chapman, Megs Jenkins, Finlay Currie
John Mills stars in this celebrated adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic. Mr Polly is a sensitive soul, idling away his days as a humble draper's assi... Read more