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"
Striking the perfect balance between adolescent awkwardness and black comedy, this film stars Lou Taylor Pucci as a neurotic 17-year-old whose coping... Read more
Teens in a low-income neighbourhood are lured into working for a violent and dangerous drug dealer. When a new girl harbouring a dark secret arrives i... Read more
Jim Cummings stars as a police officer from Texas who deals with the death of his mother while giving a heartfelt eulogy at her funeral. Inspired by t... Read more
A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. Read more
A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. Read more
Three outstanding directors came together with the idea of making three separate films, then decided to weave their stories together using a train jou... Read more
When Zak (Daniel Sauli) and his girlfriend Delphina (Annie Parisse) visit his estranged father in the Catskills, they find him suffering from dementia... Read more
Terry Gilliam's macabre and surreal fairytale centres on young Jeliza-Rose, the neglected daughter of a couple of strung-out drug addicts (Jeff Bridge... Read more
Aka "Earth". Angel (Carmelo Gomez) attempts to find grounding in his work (as a fumigator) but finds his wandering soul torn in two directions. Initia... Read more
A lonely child witnesses a murder by a foreign sailor and is then abducted by the killer. Hayley Mills steals the film in her first major role. Horst... Read more