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"
Jungle (2017)
6.7/10
Director: Greg McLean
Starring: Thomas Kretschmann, Daniel Radcliffe, Alex Russell, Yasmin Kassim
A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a diffic... Read more
Jungle Fever (1991)
6.5/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee
This stirring and thought-provoking drama is about a love affair that crosses over racial, ethnic, cultural and geographic boundary lines and re-estab... Read more
Juror #2 (2024)
7/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J K Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland, Zoey Deutch
Juror #2 follows family man Justin Kemp (Nicholas Hoult) who, while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a... Read more
Just Between Us (2018)
6.8/10
Director: Christopher Kay
Starring: Deanna Ortuso, Joanne Nguyen, Calista Fooks
Unadventurous office worker Hannah and her childhood friend Trixie's world is turned upside down when the ghost of her late sister appears; guiding th... Read more
Just Like a Woman (2012)
5.5/10
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Starring: Sienna Miller, Golshifteh Farahani
Two women travel across the United States. One of them wants to make her dream come true and become a professional belly dancer, while the other one t... Read more
Just Mercy (2019)
7.5/10
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Michael B Jordan, Brie Larson
A powerful and thought-provoking true-story, "Just Mercy" follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. Aft... Read more
Just to Be Sure (Ôtez-moi d'un doute) (2017)
6.7/10
Director: Carine Tardieu
Starring: Francois Damiens, Cecile De France, Guy Marchand, Andre Wilms
A middle-aged bomb disposal expert faces a different kind of explosive situation when he learns that the man who raised him is not his biological fath... Read more
K-Pax (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Iain Softley
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard
Based on the novel by Gene Brewer, but owing quite a debt to 'Man Facing Southeast', 'K-Pax' stars Kevin Spacey as Prot, a homeless man who appears at... Read more
Ka Whawhai Tonu: Struggle Without End (2024)
7.6/10
Starring: Temuera Morrison, Jason Flemyng, Miriama Smith, Cliff Curtis
In 1864 during the New Zealand Wars, Haki, a M?ori-European teenager, fighting for the NZ colonial forces, is captured by the M?ori resistance. He sta... Read more
Kaa Fila (2006)
Director: Ammtoje Mann
Starring: Sunny Deol, Ammtoje Mann, Sudesh Berry, Sumeep Kang, Sachin Parekh
This touching Bollywood feature from director Ammtoje Mann tells the story of a group of people travelling illegally to the UK in search of a better l... Read more