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"
Island In The Sky (1953)
7/10
Director: William A Wellman
Starring: John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Abel, James Arness, Andy Devine
The frozen, unforgiving terrain of sub-Acrtic Canada is the setting for this tale of an Army transport plane that is forced to crash land in the icy... Read more
Island In The Sun (1957)
6.2/10
Director: Robert Rossen
Starring: Harry Belafonte, James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Joan Collins
Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule, it focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with p... Read more
Islands In The Stream (1977)
6.7/10
Director: Franklin J Schaffner
Starring: George C Scott, David Hemmings, Claire Bloom
Based on the final novel by Ernest Hemingway, this lushly filmed drama stars George C. Scott as a renowned sculptor whose reclusive life on a Bahamian... Read more
Ismael's Ghosts (Les Fantômes d'Ismaël) (2017)
5.6/10
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hippolyte Girardot, Mathieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Lou...
Twenty-one years ago, she ran away -- and 21 years later, Carlotta is back from the void. But Ismael has been busy rebuilding a life for himself with... Read more
It Ends With Us (2024)
6.5/10
Director: Justin Baldoni
Starring: Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Brandon Sklenar, Kevin...
Based on the global phenomenon by Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us tells the empowering story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively). Grappling with a painful pa... Read more
It Must Be Heaven (2019)
7/10
Director: Elia Suleiman
Starring: Elia Suleiman, Tarik Kopty, Ali Suliman
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine. Read more
It's A Disaster (2012)
6.4/10
Starring: David Cross, America Ferrera, Julia Stiles
Four couples meet for Sunday brunch, then discover they are stuck in a house together as the world may be about to end. Read more
It's a Free World... (2007)
7/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Joe Siffleet, Juliet Ellis, Leslaw Zurek, Kierston Wareing
Angie may not have much formal education but she's got energy, wit and ambition, and she's in her prime. Not for the first time she's out of a job. An... Read more
It's A Sin (2021)
8.8/10
Starring: Olly Alexander, Shaun Dooley, Keeley Hawes, Stephen Fry
A chronicle of four friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS. Read more
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
7.1/10
Director: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Starring: Jim Gaffigan, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Lauren Graham, Keir Gilchrist, Vi...
Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think...that's certainly true for Craig (Keir Gilchrist), a stressed-out teenager who checks himse... Read more