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 Bombing (Air Strike) (Blu-ray) (2018)
8.1/10
Director: Xiao Feng
Starring: Adrien Brody, Bruce Willis, Kenny Bee, Wu Gang, Liu Ye, Rumer Willis
During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chon... Read more
The Reader (Blu-ray) (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Stephen Daldry
Starring: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Matthias Habich, Susanne Lothar, Lena O...
Kate Winslet won an Oscar and a BAFTA for her complex and gripping portrayal of a post-war German woman who discovers a sick teenage boy in the street... Read more
The Butterfly Tree (2017)
5.5/10
Starring: Melissa George, Ewen Leslie, Ed Oxenbould, Sophie Lowe
Evelyn, a burlesque queen bewitches single dad, Al and his teenage son, Fin. As they compete for her affections, old wounds are reopened over the deat... Read more
Machine Gun Preacher (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.8/10
Director: Marc Forster
Starring: Kathy Baker, Gerard Butler, Michael Shannon, Michelle Monaghan
After drug-dealing biker Sam Childers (Gerard Butler) experiences a spiritual awakening, he turns his life around by travelling to Africa and crusadin... Read more
The Big Town (1987)
5.9/10
Director: Ben Bolt, Harold Becker
Starring: Matt Dillon, Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Bruce Dern, Lee Grant, Tom Skerritt, S...
A dice roller falls in love with a talented dancer who happens to be the wife to a gangster. Read more
The Day of the Locust (Blu-ray) (1975)
7/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith
Nathanael West's powerful novel about Hollywood in the 30's is faithfully transferred to the screen. William Atherton is the naive artist who learns t... Read more
Kokowääh (2011)
6.3/10
Director: Til Schweiger
Starring: Numan Acar, Meret Becker, Til Schweiger
Henry is a handsome screenwriter who is trying to win the heart of the woman he truly loves. His plans are interrupted when he finds Magdalena, a litt... Read more
Tangiwai (2011)
7.1/10
Director: Charlie Haskell
Starring: Rose McIver, Ryan O'Kane, Miranda Harcourt, Mick Rose, Taungaroa Emile, Dean O'G...
A dramatic story about a cricketer and his fiancée. Read more
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (Blu-ray) (1966)
6.3/10
Director: Don Sharp
Starring: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews, Suzan Farmer,...
Thrown out of his monastery for licentious and drunken behaviour, Rasputin travels to St Petersburg to try his luck. Through a dalliance with one of t... Read more
Tomorrow When The War Began (Blu-ray) (2010)
6.2/10
Director: Stuart Beattie
Starring: Caitlin Stasey
When their country is invaded and their families are taken, eight unlikely teenagers band together to fight. Read more