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 Fool (Blu-ray) (2014)
5.6/10
Director: Yuriy Bykov
Starring: Yuriy Tsurilo
Dima Nikitin is an ordinary honest plumber who suddenly decides to face the corrupt system of local politics in order to save the lives of 800 inhabit... Read more
The Football Factory (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Nick Love
Starring: Danny Dyer, Frank Harper, Tamer Hassan, Roland Manookian, Neil Maskell, Dudley S...
Tommy Johnson (Danny Dyer) is a bored twenty-something who lives for the weekend, pulling chicks, slamming back watered-down lager, snorting heavily c... Read more
The Foreigner (2017)
7/10
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love -- his teenag... Read more
The Forgiven (2021)
6/10
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbey Lee, Chri...
A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckon... Read more
The Forgiveness of Blood (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Joshua Marston
Starring: Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej
American director Joshua Marston broke out in 2004 with his jolting, Oscar-nominated "Maria Full of Grace", about a young Colombian woman working as a... Read more
The Formula (1980)
5.6/10
Director: John G Avildsen
Starring: George C Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud, Beatrice Straight, R...
Steve Shagan adapted his own best-selling novel for the screen with George C Scott and Marlon Brando heading the cast. Barney Caine is a police detec... Read more
The Founder (2016)
7.2/10
Director: John Lee Hancock
Starring: Laura Dern, Michael Keaton, Linda Cardellini, Nick Offerman, BJ Novak, John Carr...
A traveling salesman, Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) is weary of the grind, schlepping milkshake makers to diners, making a living to keep wife Ethel (Laur... Read more
The Founding of a Republic (2009)
4.9/10
Director: Jianxin Huang, Sanping Han
Starring: Andy Lau, Chen Kaige, Donnie Yen, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, John Woo, Stephen Chow, V...
Featuring (in roles large and small) a host of China's biggest films stars, this epic tells the story of post-WWII China and the troubles it faced. Th... Read more
The Fountainhead (1949)
7.1/10
Director: King Vidor
Starring: Gary Cooper, Raymond Massey, Patricia Neal, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas, Henry Hu...
Ayn Rand's classic novel is vibrantly bought to life with a screenplay by the author. Brilliant, uncompromising architect Gary Cooper must fight to ma... Read more
The Four Feathers (1939)
7.6/10
Director: Zoltan Korda
Starring: John Clements, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez
Four boyhood friends are about to leave their native England for war in Egypt. But one of them, deciding that love is more important than duty, stays... Read more