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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"

99 Homes (2014)

7.1/10
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Starring: Laura Dern, Michael Shannon, Andrew Garfield

Ramin Bahranis visceral drama of real estate agency run amok is keenly honed to make your blood boil. Michael Shannon is magnetic as Rick Carver, a r... Read more

Happiness (1998)

7.7/10
Director: Todd Solondz
Starring: Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman

This remarkable, controversial, jet-black comedy circles around an unhappy family - three sisters, their mother and father and others who come into th... Read more

The Lobster (2015)

7.1/10
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: John C Reilly, Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell, Olivia Colman, Ben Whishaw, Ashley J...

In the world of Yorgos Lanthimos wily jet black satire of socially enforced coupledom, single adults are required to find a partner within 45 days or... Read more

The Horse Whisperer (1998)

6.6/10
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansso...

After a tragic riding accident, the mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer (Robert... Read more

Bread and Tulips (2001)

7.4/10
Director: Silvio Soldini
Starring: Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz, Antonio Catania, Giuseppe Battiston

Aka "Pane e Tulipani". After being left behind by her tour bus a bored housewife decides to hitchhike home, and after a few rides finds herself in Ven... Read more

Chaplin (1992)

7.6/10
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin Dunn, Anthony Hopkins, M...

This biopic of the silent cinema stars life from chirpy cockney to embalmed snob is played well by Robert Downey Jr. Dan Aykroyd is Mack Sennett, Gera... Read more

The Hateful Eight (2015)

7.8/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, Samuel L Jackson...

Six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (... Read more

The Favourite (2018)

7.7/10
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss,...

In the early 18th century, England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies... Read more

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

9.3/10
Director: Frank Darabont
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, Tim Robbins, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bello...

Director Frank Darabont's powerful adaptation of the novella by Stephen King stars Tim Robbins as a man serving two life sentences in New England's Sh... Read more

About Schmidt (2002)

7.2/10
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Len Cariou, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney

In one of his most uncharacteristic roles, Jack Nicholson plays Warren Schmidt, a 66-year-old former insurance actuary in Omaha having trouble adjusti... Read more