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 Ring Finger ( L'annulaire ) (2005)
6.2/10
Director: Diane Bertrand
Starring: Olga Kurylenko, Stipe Erceg, Marc Barbe, Edith Scob
Yoko Ogawa's cult novel serves as the inspiration for director Diane Bertrand's haunting erotic drama starring Olga Kurylenko ('Quantum of Solace'). A... Read more
The Riot Club (2014)
6/10
Director: Lone Scherfig
Starring: Sam Claflin, Max Irons, Douglas Booth, Holliday Grainger, Freddie Fox, Natalie D...
At Oxford University the hottest invitation is to join The Riot Club, a privileged and exclusive club for the best and brightest. First years - and po... Read more
The Riot Club (Blu-ray) (2014)
6/10
Director: Lone Scherfig
Starring: Sam Claflin, Max Irons, Douglas Booth, Holliday Grainger, Freddie Fox, Natalie D...
At Oxford University the hottest invitation is to join The Riot Club, a privileged and exclusive club for the best and brightest. First years - and po... Read more
The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)
6.5/10
Director: Ketan Mehta
Starring: Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji, Toby Stephens, Coral Beed, Amisha Patel
A valour-drenched historical epic, recalling the 1857 Indian rebellion against British rule, led by Mangal Pandey (played by the charismatic Aamir Kha... Read more
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
7.3/10
Starring: Peter Barkworth, Peter Vaughan, Douglas Wilmer, Ronald Hines
This British television series, shot almost entirely on videotape, dramatized short mystery fiction by authors who were contemporaries of Sir Arthur C... Read more
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (S2) (1971)
7.3/10
Starring: Peter Barkworth, Peter Vaughan, Douglas Wilmer, Ronald Hines
This British television series, shot almost entirely on videotape, dramatized short mystery fiction by authors who were contemporaries of Sir Arthur C... Read more
The River (1984)
6.3/10
Director: Mark Rydell
Starring: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Scott Glenn
The endless struggle of man versus the land is the theme for this rural drama, with Sissy Spacek and Mel Gibson as a farming couple facing floods and... Read more
The River King (2004)
5.8/10
Director: Nick Willing
Starring: Edward Burns, Jennifer Ehle, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Rachelle Lefevre, Sean McCann
When the body of a schoolboy is found in a river, the official verdict is suicide, but Detective Grey (Edward Burns) thinks it was a hazing prank gone... Read more
The Riverman (2004)
6/10
Director: Bill Eagles
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Sam Jaeger, Cary Elwes, Kathleen Quinlan
Based on the book co-written by Robert Keppel, formerly chief criminal investigator for the attorney general of Washington State, the film recounts Ke... Read more
The Road (2009)
7.3/10
Director: John Hillcoat
Starring: Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Robert Duvall, Viggo Mortensen, Kodi...
Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee are featured in this epic post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father and his young son as they journey acr... Read more