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"
Thelma (2017)
7.7/10
Director: Joachim Trier
Starring: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen
A college student starts to experience extreme seizures while studying at a university in Oslo, Norway. She soon learns that the violent episodes are... Read more
Thelma and Louise (1991)
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Brad Pitt, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Susan Sarandon
This controversial 'female road movie' stars Susan Sarandon as a bored waitress, and Geena Davis as a put-upon housewife, who decide to set off on a v... Read more
Then She Found Me (2007)
6/10
Director: Helen Hunt
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Colin Firth, Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Ben Shenkman
Helen Hunt directed, co-wrote and stars in this engaging seriocomedy about a middle-aged schoolteacher whose life is thrown into turmoil when her husb... Read more
There Be Dragons (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Roland Joffe
Starring: Dougray Scott, Wes Bentley, Charlie Cox, Olga Kurylenko
An action adventure set during the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, "There Be Dragons" traces the lives of two young men, childhood friends who becom... Read more
There Be Dragons/Blood & Country (Blu-ray) (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Roland Joffe
Starring: Dougray Scott, Wes Bentley, Charlie Cox, Olga Kurylenko
An action adventure set during the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, "There Be Dragons" traces the lives of two young men, childhood friends who becom... Read more
There Was A Father (1942)
7.8/10
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Starring: Chishu Ryu, Shin Saburi
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects. Read more
There Will Be Blood (2007)
8.1/10
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Paul Dano, Daniel Day-Lewis, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin J O'Connor, Dillon Freasier
Loosley based on Upton Sinclair's novel 'Oil!,' Paul Thomas Anderson's powerful drama stars Best Actor Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis as self-made oil... Read more
There Will Be Blood ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
8.1/10
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin J O'Connor, Dillon Freasier
Loosley based on Upton Sinclair's novel 'Oil!,' Paul Thomas Anderson's powerful drama stars Best Actor Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis as self-made oil... Read more
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
6.6/10
Director: John Hay
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Gina McKee, Ray Winstone, Lewis McKenzie
Jimmy Grimble (Lewis McKenzie) is a 15 year old misfit living in Manchester who dreams of becoming a British soccer star and discovers his dreams may... Read more
There's Still Tomorrrow (2023)
Director: Paola Cortellesi
Starring: Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela Fanelli,...
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while enduring abuse at the hands of her husband. When a... Read more