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"
Before I Wake (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Annabeth Gish, Thomas Jane, Kate Bosworth, Dash Mihok, Jacob Tremblay
After a multi-year delay this well reviewed offering is finally available. Jessie (Kate Bosworth) and Mark (Thomas Jane) decide to take in a sweet and... Read more
The Balcony (1963)
6.1/10
Director: Joseph Strick
Starring: Lee Grant, Leonard Nimoy, Peter Falk, Ruby Dee, Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters is the madame of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies, oblivious to a revolution which is sweeping the country. Whe... Read more
Nowhere to Run (1993)
5.6/10
Director: Robert Harmon
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, Joss Ackland, Ted Levine
An escaped convict, Sam Gillen (Jean-Claude Van Damme) travels to a farm to search for money from an earlier heist. While out on the property, he meet... Read more
Cold Lazarus (1996)
8.2/10
Starring: Albert Finney, Roy Hudd, Richard E Grant, Ciaran Hinds, Frances de la Tour
Dr. Emma Porlock and her colleagues, attempting to unlock the secrets of human memory for the Masdon drug empire, get a cryogenically stored 400-year-... Read more
Farming (2018)
5.7/10
Director: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Starring: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kate Beckinsale
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the ho... Read more
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
7.8/10
Director: Robert Benton
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jane Alexander, Meryl Streep
Dustin Hoffman must become a single parent when Meryl Streep walks out on their marriage and their young son. A terrific male weepie where Hoffman lea... Read more
Honey Boy (2019)
7.3/10
Director: Alma Har'el
Starring: Lucas Hedges, Shia LaBeouf, Natasha Lyonne, Laura San Giacomo, Martin Starr, Cli...
A young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health. Read more
Domino (2019)
4.4/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Paprika Steen, Eriq Ebouaney, Guy Pearce
The main character in this movie is a policeman who recently lost his partner. For a long time they worked together and were friends. On the last task... Read more
Paradise Love (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Ulrich Seidl
A single woman in her 50's devotes her vacations to doing Catholic missionary work in Vienna, descending into violent self-punishment as part of her f... Read more
The Slap (2011)
6/10
Starring: Essie Davis, Jonathan LaPaglia, Sophie Okonedo
A family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child. This seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls... Read more