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"
High-Rise ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
5.6/10
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Elisabeth Moss, Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans
Tom Hiddleston stars as Dr. Robert Laing, the newest resident of a luxurious apartment in a high-tech skyscraper whose lofty location places him among... 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
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
7.4/10
Director: Anand Tucker
Starring: James Frain, Rachel Griffiths, Emily Watson, David Morrissey, Charles Dance, Cel...
Dramatises the true story of the brilliant cellist Jacqueline du Pre and her close but turbulent relationship with her sister, from childhood through... Read more
Historias Minimas (Intimate Stories) (2002)
7.5/10
Director: Carlos Sorin
Starring: Javier Lombardo, Javiera Bravo, Antonio Benedictis
A deceptively simple, yet delightful road movie concerned with three disparate characters headed for the Argentine city of San Julian amid the beautif... Read more
Hitchcock (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Sacha Gervasi
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Jessica Biel, Michael Wincott, Scarlett Johansson...
Anthony Hopkins stars as iconic filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock in this provocative biodrama that focuses on the Master of Suspense's personal and professi... Read more
Hitchcock (Blu-ray) (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Sacha Gervasi
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Jessica Biel, Michael Wincott, Scarlett Johansson...
Anthony Hopkins stars as iconic filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock in this provocative biodrama that focuses on the Master of Suspense's personal and professi... Read more
Hitchcock Collection: Secret Agent / The Farmer's Wife / Rich and Strange / Juno and the Paycock / The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Henry Kendall, Joan Barry, Barry Fitzgerald, Margaret...
A collection of 5 classic Hitchcock films. 'Secret Agent' (1935) - Hitchcock's realistic, darkly funny thriller stars John Gielgud as the British agen... Read more
Holiday (Blu-Ray) (2018)
5.7/10
A love triangle featuring the trophy girlfriend of a petty drug lord, caught up in a web of luxury and violence in a modern dark gangster tale set in... Read more
Holly (2006)
7/10
Director: Guy Moshe
Starring: Chris Penn, Ron Livingston, Udo Kier, Virginie Ledoyen, Thuy Nguyen
Patrick (Ron Livingstone), an American card shark and dealer of stolen artifacts, has been "comfortably numb" in Cambodia for years when he encounters... Read more
Holly Rollers (Blu-ray) (2010)
Director: Kevin Asch
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha
In Brooklyn, a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israeli drug cartel. Read more