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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"

Do The Right Thing (1989)

7.9/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis

Spike Lee's powerful, gritty film set in Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant community. Danny Aiello stars as the pizza parlour owner, Spike Lee himself as... Read more

The Boost (1989)

6.1/10
Director: Harold Becker
Starring: James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill

James Woods and Sean Young star in this tale about a hot-shot salesman and his wife whose fresh new start in L.A. becomes a cocaine nightmare. Read more

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

7.4/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Matt Dillon, James LeGros, Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham, James Remar, William Bur...

An electrifying movie about two couples who live together and travel around robbing hospitals and pharmacies, grabbing fistfuls of pills and capsules.... Read more

Immediate Family (1989)

6.1/10
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Starring: Glenn Close, Mary Stuart Masterson, James Woods, Kevin Dillon

Glenn Close and James Woods are an upper-middle class couple with one thing missing from their lives: a baby. They decide to adopt the child of a youn... Read more

Music Box (1989)

7.3/10
Director: Constantin Costa-Gavras
Starring: Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Donald Moffat

When an elderly Hungarian emigre is charged with being a Nazi criminal, he chooses his lawyer daughter to defend him in court. As the trial proceeds,... Read more

Old Gringo (1989)

5.8/10
Director: Luis Puenzo
Starring: Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits

Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck and Jimmy Smits star in this period romance set against the backdrop of Pancho Villa's Mexican uprising in 1913. Read more

Wild Orchid (1989)

4.5/10
Director: Zalman King
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Jacqueline Bisset, Carre Otis

Set in the sultry splendour of Rio de Janeiro, Wild Orchid stars Mickey Rourke, Jacqueline Bisset and supermodel Carre Otis in a torrid adventure of t... Read more

The Old Man and the Sea (Quinn) (1989)

7/10
Director: Jud Taylor
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Gary Cole, Patricia Clarkson, Valentina Quinn

Ernest Hemingway's celebrated story receives a stirring translation as Anthony Quinn plays Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who takes to the sea in de... Read more

Blaze (1989)

5.9/10
Director: Ron Shelton
Starring: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin

Paul Newman pulls out all the stops in his energetic performance as Earl K. Long, the wily Louisiana governor whose whirlwind romance with stripper Bl... Read more

Cross Of Fire (1989)

6.9/10
Director: Paul Wendkos
Starring: John Heard, Mel Harris, David Morse, Donald Moffat

Based on a true story, this searing historical drama well written by Robert Crais is about the rise and fall of David Stephenson, the frighteningly c... Read more