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"
52 Tuesdays (2013)
6.2/10
Director: Sophie Hyde
Starring: Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Del Herbert-Jane
16-year-old Billies reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes... Read more
54 (1998)
5.8/10
Director: Mark Christopher
Starring: Mike Myers, Neve Campbell, Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Breckin Meyer, Sherry St...
The days of 70's disco, drugs and hedonism rear their heads in this look back at New York's infamous Studio 54. Starring Mike Myers as the druggie clu... Read more
55 Days At Peking (1963)
6.8/10
Director: Nicholas Ray
Starring: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven
Charlton Heston and a host of international stars try to hold off a cast of thousands in this historical recreation of the Boxer Rebellion. The foreig... Read more
6 Days (2017)
6.2/10
Director: Toa Fraser
Starring: Mark Strong, Martin Shaw, Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish
In April 1980, a half-dozen armed Arab separatists stormed the Iranian embassy in London and took 26 of the occupants hostage. The tense hours that fo... Read more
600 Miles (2015)
5.5/10
Director: Gabriel Ripstein
Starring: Tim Roth, Kristyan Ferrer, Monica Del Carmen, Craig Hensley, Harris Kendall
After a terrifyingly tense opening of a slope-shouldered youth perusing a gun store, Gabriel Ripsteins 600 Miles charts the unlikely alliance of a Me... Read more
65 (2023)
5.4/10
Director: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Starring: Adam Driver
An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he's not alone. After a catastrophic crash, pilot Mills quickly discovers he's act... Read more
7 Days in Entebbe (2018)
5.8/10
Director: Jose Padilha
Starring: Brontis Jodorowsky, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Bruhl, Lior Ashkenazi, Eddie Marsan, D...
In July 1976, four terrorists hijack an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris and force the flight crew to land in Entebbe, Uganda. There, the Jewi... Read more
7 minutes (Blu-ray) (2014)
5/10
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Jason Ritter
Three high school friends are forced to commit a brazen robbery which quickly goes horribly wrong. Read more
8 Mile (2002)
7.1/10
Director: Curtis Hanson
Starring: Eminem , Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi Phifer
Screen debut for controversial rapper Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers), who is a sensation as Jimmy Smith, Jr., aka "Rabbit", a factory worker tryi... Read more
8 Seconds (1994)
6.5/10
Director: John G Avildsen
Starring: Luke Perry, Stephen Baldwin, James Rebhorn, Carrie Snodgress, Cynthia Geary
Lane Frost, was a real-life, crowd-pleasing bullrider who rose to rodeo fame in the late '80s. Luke Perry saddles up for the ride of his life when he... Read more