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 Following (2013)
7.4/10
Starring: Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Shawn Ashmore, Jessica Stroup, Natalie Zea, Zuleikha...
A brilliant and charismatic, yet psychotic serial killer communicates with other active serial killers and activates a cult of believers following his... Read more
The Mallorca Files (2019)
6.5/10
A British and German detective clashing over how to police the Spanish island of Mallorca. Read more
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
6.8/10
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Ian Holm, Jenny Agutter, Patrick McGoohan, Ralph Richardson, Richard Chamberlain
The man trapped by his brother, King Louis XIV of France, in a brutal iron mask is Philippe (Richard Chamberlain). He is the assumed dead twin to the... Read more
12 Angry Men (1957)
8.9/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Ed Begley, Lee J Cobb, Henry Fonda, E G Marshall, Jack Warden, Jack Klugman, Mar...
A teenage boy is accused of killing his father, and between him and capital punishment stands just one man. A vivid, shocking courtroom drama with a p... Read more
Billy Bathgate (1992)
5.9/10
Director: Robert Benton
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis
A fast paced tense adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's novel recounting the fall of mobster Dutch Schultz (Dustin Hoffman) as seen through the eyes of an am... Read more
Circus World (1964)
6.2/10
Director: Henry Hathaway
Starring: John Wayne, Rita Hayworth, Claudia Cardinale
Non-stop highwire action as John Wayne rides and brawls his way across Europe as the two-fisted boss of a three-ring Wild West Show. Claudia Cardinale... Read more
Nil By Mouth (1997)
7.4/10
Director: Gary Oldman
Starring: Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles
Gary Oldman draws on his own dysfunctional working-class London background for his impressive writer/director debut, which casually puts you in the mi... Read more
Rain (1932)
6.9/10
Director: Lewis Milestone
Starring: Joan Crawford, Walter Huston, William Gargan
W Somerset Maugham's story of Sadie Thompson, who became a classic of stage, screen and literature, with a brilliant performance from Joan Crawford as... Read more
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea (1976)
6.3/10
Director: Lewis John Carlino
Starring: Sarah Miles, Kris Kristofferson, Jonathan Kahn
Obsession and fate collide in one of the most controversial and provocative films ever made. English widow Anne Osborne (Ryan's Daughter's Sarah Miles... Read more
That Was Then, This Is Now (1985)
6.2/10
Director: Christopher Cain
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer, Kim Delaney
S E Hinton's novel achieves a sensitive adaptation in this story of two boys raised as brothers who take on the challenges of growing up, and of the s... Read more