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 Four Feathers (2002)
6.5/10
Director: Shekhar Kapur
Starring: Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou
Lavish and thrilling treatment of A.E.W. Mason's novel set in 1880s England, as a group of young army officers known as the Royal Cumbrians prepares t... Read more
The Four Feathers (Blu-ray) (1939)
7.5/10
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
The Fourth War (1990)
5.7/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Jurgen Prochnow, Roy Scheider, Tim Reid, Lara Harris
Posted on each side of the Czech-West German border, US colonel Jack Knowles (Roy Scheider) and his Soviet counterpart Colonel Valachev (Jurgen Prochn... Read more
The Free World (2016)
6.1/10
Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Octavia Spencer, Boyd Holbrook, Sung Kang
A recently released former convict becomes involved with a married woman with an abusive husband. Read more
The French Dispatch (2021)
7.2/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Bill Murray, Adrien Brody, Benicio Del Toro, Tilda Swinton, Lea...
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city that brings to life a collection... Read more
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Blu-Ray) (1973)
7.6/10
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Alex Rocco, Joe Santos, Mitchell Ryan, Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Robert Mitch...
Aging Boston gunrunner Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum) is looking at several years of jail time for a hold-up if he doesn't funnel information to Dave Fo... Read more
The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
6.8/10
Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Kristina Nehm, Justine Saunders, Bob Maza
Ancient traditions clash with white civilisation as we are shown the trials and tribulations of a young, ambitious Aborigine woman named Trilby and he... Read more
The Front (1976)
7.4/10
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Andrea Marcovicci, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Murphy, Woody Allen, Zero Mostel
This acclaimed comedy with a serious theme stars Woody Allen, in a rare non-Allen vehicle, as Howard Prince, a cashier who is convinced to 'front' for... Read more
The Front Runner (2018)
6.2/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J K Simmons, Alfred Molina, Sara Paxton, Mike Judge,...
Gary Hart, former senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and... Read more
The Frozen Ground (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.4/10
Director: Scott Walker
Starring: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack
An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert Hansen to bring the murderer to justice. Based on... Read more