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"
Jesus' Son (1999)
7/10
Director: Alison Maclean
Starring: Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Denis Leary, Holly Hunter, Dennis Hopper, Jack Bl...
Billy Crudup plays a well-meaning but drug-addled young man whose trip across the back roads of 70's America with fellow addict and girlfriend Samanth... Read more
Jet Pilot (1957)
5.7/10
Director: Josef Von Sternberg
Starring: John Wayne, Janet Leigh
A high-flying Cold War drama with American Air Force colonel John Wayne charged with looking after defecting Soviet pilot Janet Leigh. The pair fall i... Read more
Jewboy (2005)
6.2/10
Director: Tony Krawitz
Starring: Ewen Leslie, Naomi Wilson, Saskia Burmeister, Leah Vandenberg, Nicholas Eadie, C...
After a year in Israel studying to be a Rabbi, Yuri Kovner returns home to Sydney following his father's death. He finds it hard to integrate back in... Read more
Jezebel (1938)
7.6/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent
On the eve of the Civil War, Julie Marston (Bette Davis), a wilful Southern Belle, does everything in her considerable spiteful power to goad her fian... Read more
Jimi: All is By My Side (2013)
5.7/10
Director: John Ridley
Starring: Andre Benjamin, Hayley Atwell, Burn Gorman, Imogen Poots, Ruth Negga
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off. The film is set in 1966 and 1967 includes the son... Read more
Jimi: All is By My Side (Blu-ray) (2013)
5.7/10
Director: John Ridley
Starring: Andre Benjamin, Hayley Atwell, Burn Gorman, Imogen Poots, Ruth Negga
A drama based on Jimi Hendrix's life as he left New York City for London, where his career took off. The film is set in 1966 and 1967 includes the son... Read more
Jimmy's Hall (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Ken Loach
Starring: Jim Norton, Andrew Scott, Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Francis Magee, Aisling Franc...
1932. Jimmy Gralton is back home in the Irish countryside after ten years of forced exile in the USA. When Jimmy reopens the village hall, thus enabli... Read more
Jindabyne (2006)
6.3/10
Director: Ray Lawrence
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, John Howard, Deborra-Lee Furness, Stelios Yiakmis,...
From the director of 'Lantana', this enigmatic psychodrama examines the consequences of the actions of four men who go on a fishing trip and don't all... Read more
Jinx Sister (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Athina Tsoulis
Starring: Sara Wiseman, Rachel Nash, Jarod Rawiri, William Wallace, Jenni Heka, Rawiri Par...
Laura (Sara Wiseman) arrives in New Zealand after ten years in L.A., sporting an American accent and dressed for Rodeo Drive. Laura's sister Maree (Ra... Read more
Joan of Arc (Bergman) (1948)
6.7/10
Director: Victor Fleming
Starring: Cecil Kellaway, Francis L Sullivan, Gene Lockhart, Hurd Hatfield, Ingrid Bergman...
The life story of one of history's most remarkable heroines is boldly brought to the screen in this Academy Award winning production, an epic tale of... Read more