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"
Goodbye Julia (2023)
7.9/10
Starring: Siran Riak, Eiman Yousif
Just before the secession of South Sudan, a married former singer from the north seeks redemption for causing the death of a southern man by hiring hi... Read more
Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939)
7.8/10
Director: Sam Wood
Starring: Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Paul Henreid
A moving and much-loved drama, Goodbye Mr Chips earned Robert Donat the 1940 Academy Award for Best Actor. Charles Chipping, a retired English schoolm... Read more
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
6.8/10
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Michael Redgrave
A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl. Read more
Goodbye, South, Goodbye (Nan guo zai jian, nan guo) (1996)
7.2/10
Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien
Starring: Jack Kao
A glimpse at the lives of two petty criminals in Taipei. Read more
Goodfellas ( Blu-ray ) (1990)
8.7/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Martin Scorsese's violent true-life gangster epic which follows Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) as he rises through the ranks of the Mafia. Upon turning FBI i... Read more
Goodnight Mister Tom (1998)
7.9/10
Director: Jack Gold
Starring: Charles Kay, John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, Geoffrey Hutchings
John Thaw stars as the widowed and cantankerous Tom Oakley in this charming film adaptation of the prize-winning children's novel by Michelle Magorian... Read more
Gorillas In The Mist (1988)
7/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris
Based on the true story of anthropologist Dian Fossey (Sigourney Weaver), who travels to the African mountains to study gorillas. In this paradise, wh... Read more
Gosford Park (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Michael Gambon, Bob Balaban, Jeremy Northam, Stephen Fry,...
Robert Altman's acclaimed mix of British period drama and Agatha Christie-styled mystery is set at an English estate in 1932, where home owner Michael... Read more
Gosnell (2018)
6.7/10
Starring: Nick Searcy, Janine Turner, Michael Beach, Dean Cain, Sarah Jane Morris
A movie about the crimes and trial of Kermit Gosnell, an American doctor and abortion provider who was convicted of killing three fetuses and the invo... Read more
Gospel Hill (2008)
5.4/10
Director: Giancarlo Esposito
Starring: Adam Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Tom Bower, Giancarlo Esposito, Danny Glover, Nia L...
Earnest ensemble drama set in a small Southern town still haunted by the unsolved assassination of a civil rights leader there thirty years ago. John... Read more