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"
I.D. (1996)
7.4/10
Director: Philip Davis
Starring: Reece Dinsdale, Sean Pertwee, Warren Clarke
This intelligent and thought-provoking German-British co-production deals with their greatest common social problem - football hooliganism, focusing o... Read more
Iceman (1984)
6.1/10
Director: Fred Schepisi
Starring: Timothy Hutton, John Lone, Lindsay Crouse
A fascinating film that blends science fiction, adventure and drama. A research team in the Arctic finds a prehistoric man preserved in a glacier and... Read more
Ida (2013)
7.4/10
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Starring: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik
From acclaimed director Pawel Pawlikowski ("Last Resort", "My Summer of Love") comes "Ida", a moving and intimate drama about a young novitiate nun in... Read more
Ideal Home (2018)
6.6/10
Director: Andrew Fleming
Starring: Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan, Alison Pill, Jake McDorman, Jack Gore
Paul and Erasmus are a bickering couple with an extravagant life. When Bill, the grandson Erasmus never knew he had, shows up at their dinner party wi... Read more
Ideal Home (Blu-Ray) (2018)
6.6/10
Director: Andrew Fleming
Starring: Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan, Alison Pill, Jake McDorman, Jack Gore
Paul and Erasmus are a bickering couple with an extravagant life. When Bill, the grandson Erasmus never knew he had, shows up at their dinner party wi... Read more
Identification of a Woman (1982)
6.8/10
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring: Tomas Milian, Daniela Silverio, Christine Boisson
Michelangelo Antonionis Identification of a Woman is a body- and soul-baring voyage into one mans artistic and erotic consciousness. After his wife... Read more
Identity Thief (2013)
5.7/10
Director: Seth Gordon
Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Genesis Rodriguez
Mild mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Florida to confront the deceptively harmless looking woman who has been living it up... Read more
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Barry Jenkins
Starring: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Brian Ty...
In early 1970s Harlem, daughter and wife-to-be Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonz... Read more
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025)
6.7/10
Director: Mary Bronstein
Starring: Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Christian Slater, A$AP Rocky
With her life literally crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband (Christia... Read more
If Only (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Gil Junger
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Nicholls
Jennifer Love Hewitt is Samantha, a talented young singer/songwriter who's just met the love of her life (Paul Nicholls) while studying classical musi... Read more