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"
Georgia (1995)
6.5/10
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ted Levine, Mare Winningham, Max Perlich, John Doe, John C...
A strung-out, self-destructive young woman lives in the shadow of her older sister, a popular singer, and wants more than anything else to be her; tho... Read more
Higher Learning (1995)
6.5/10
Director: John Singleton
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ice Cube, Omar Epps, Michael Rapaport, Kristy Swanson, Lauren...
A provocative drama of contemporary college life at a big university where problems tend to break out along racial and sexual lines. This credible wel... Read more
Kids (1995)
7/10
Director: Larry Clark
Starring: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloe Sevigny
Famed photographer Larry Clark makes his directorial debut with this sensational story of teenage life in Manhattan. Ignoring the challenge posed by A... Read more
Losing Isaiah (1995)
6.4/10
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Starring: Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, Cuba Gooding Jr
A dedicated white Chicago social worker (Jessica Lange) adopts a black infant who's been thrown away (literally) by his crack-addicted black mother; s... Read more
Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
5.8/10
Director: David Anspaugh
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Gwyneth Paltrow, Elizabeth Perkins, Jon Bon Jovi, Kathleen Turn...
Following the death of her husband, college professor Elizabeth Perkins finds comfort, friendship and renewed interest in life from the company of you... Read more
Mr Holland's Opus (1995)
7.3/10
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas
In the vein of 'Goodbye Mr Chips' comes this old-fashioned story of a musician who reluctantly takes a job as a high school music teacher, then spends... Read more
The Perez Family (1995)
6.1/10
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Anjelica Huston, Alfred Molina
A Cuban plantation owner imprisoned for 20 years, is finally released in 1980 and allowed to join the boat migration to Florida, where he yearns to se... Read more
Powder (1995)
6.6/10
Director: Victor Salva
Starring: Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flanery, Lance Henriksen, Jeff Goldblum
A rural teen (Sean Patrick Flanery) whose skin is ghostly white and whose nickname is Powder, is the local pariah; he's scary, shy, brilliant and seem... Read more
Restoration (1995)
6.7/10
Director: Michael Hoffman
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Sam Neill, Polly Walker, Meg Ryan
Lavish mix of history and fiction, set in 1663 London, in which a young, naive doctor is appointed personal physician to Charles II and begins a serie... Read more
Rob Roy (1995)
6.9/10
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, Brian Cox
Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange are at the centre of this historical drama with a liberal dose of sex and romance about the legendary Scottish warrior R... Read more