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"
Judy (Blu-Ray) (2019)
7.1/10
Starring: Renee Zellweger, Finn Wittrock, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon
Thirty years after starring in "The Wizard of Oz," beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of... Read more
Juice (1993)
7.1/10
Director: Ernest Dickerson
Starring: Omar Epps, Jermaine Hopkins, Khalil Kain
A powerful look at contemporary life in Harlem, focusing on an aspiring disc jockey and his teenage friends who have to make a difficult decision: wal... Read more
Julia (2008)
7.1/10
Director: Erick Zonca
Starring: Saul Rubinek, Tilda Swinton, Aidan Gould, Kate del Castillo
Tilda Swinton plays Julia, an alcoholic who, between shots of vodka and one-night stands, gets by on nickel-and-dime jobs. When a neighbour gets her i... Read more
Julie and Julia (2009)
Director: Nora Ephron
Starring: Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Linda Emond, Amy Adams, Chris Messina
A culinary legend provides a frustrated office worker with a new recipe for life in the true stories of how Julia Child's (Meryl Streep) life and cook... Read more
Julie and Julia ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
Director: Nora Ephron
Starring: Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Linda Emond, Amy Adams, Chris Messina
A culinary legend provides a frustrated office worker with a new recipe for life in the true stories of how Julia Child's (Meryl Streep) life and cook... Read more
Julie Johnson (2001)
6.1/10
Director: Bob Gosse
Starring: Mischa Barton, Courtney Love, Lili Taylor, Noah Emmerich, Spalding Gray
New Jersey housewife Julie Johnson (Lili Taylor) experiences an epiphany when she decides to throw her abusive husband out of the house, go back to sc... Read more
Julius Caesar (Blu-ray) (1970)
7.2/10
Director: Stuart Burge
Starring: Charlton Heston, Jason Robards, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson, Robert Vaughn, Ri...
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to ass... Read more
Jump (2007)
5.4/10
Director: Joshua Sinclair
Starring: Ben Silverstone, Patrick Swayze, Martine McCutcheon, Heinz Hoenig, Sybil Danning...
Phillippe Halsman was one of the most famous celebrity photographers of the 1950s, well-known for making his subjects literally jump for the camera; b... Read more
June Again (2020)
7.9/10
Starring: Noni Hazlehurst, Stephen Curry, Claudia Karvan, Wayne Blair
During a fleeting bout of lucidity from her dementia, June Wilton has precious little time to bring together her estranged children, save the family b... Read more
Junebug (2005)
7/10
Director: Phil Morrison
Starring: Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams, Ben McKenzie, Celia Weston, Scott...
Embeth Davidtz plays Madeleine, a dealer in avant garde art, who challenges (and is challenged by) the middle-class, back-water mediocrity of her in-l... Read more