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"
Thirteen ( 13 ) (2010)
6.8/10
Director: Gela Babluani
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, Jason Statham, Michael Shannon, Curtis...
Writer/director Gela Babluani's Americanized remake of his 2005 French thriller "13 Tzameti" follows the suspenseful journey of a young electrician wh... Read more
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
7.1/10
Director: Jill Sprecher
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea DuVall, Amy Irving, Alan Arkin
Engrossing, mosaic-like, philosophical drama follows a hot-shot attorney, a nebbish professor, an insurance company middle manager and a cheery maid w... Read more
This Beautiful Fantastic (2016)
6.9/10
Director: Simon Aboud
Starring: Tom Wilkinson, Anna Chancellor, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine, Jessica Brown Findl...
A reclusive young woman who dreams of becoming a children's author finds an unlikely mentor in the rich curmudgeon who lives next door. Read more
This Filthy Earth (2001)
6/10
Director: Andrew Kotting
Starring: Shane Attwooll, Demelza Randall, Rebecca Palmer
Set in a rural community, 'This Filthy Earth' tells the tragic tale of two sisters whose lives are torn apart when a villager threatens to usurp their... Read more
This Girl's Life (2003)
5.8/10
Director: Ash
Starring: James Woods, Juliette Marquis, Kip Pardue, Rosario Dawson, Michael Rapaport, Ioa...
"This Girl's Life" takes a look into the world of a young porn star, Moon (Juliette Marquis). Sexually uninhibited and always in control of her life,... Read more
This Happy Breed (1944)
7.3/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, John Mills, Kay Walsh
This fine understated drama looks at a typical British household and how it is affected by the events of those years between World Wars I and II. Base... Read more
This Is England (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Shane Meadows
Starring: Jo Hartley, Vicky McClure, Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham
Shane Meadow's latest is his finest yet. Building on the themes explored in his previous work, this is an intelligent and emotive look at a boys life... Read more
This Is My Father (1998)
7.1/10
Director: Paul Quinn
Starring: Aidan Quinn, James Caan, John Cusack, Stephen Rea, Moya Farrelly
Touching tale starring James Caan as an Illinois teacher who travels to Ireland's County Galway with his nephew to trace his family's roots. Through a... Read more
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
6.6/10
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Jane Fonda, Rose Byrne, Timothy Olyphant, Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Dax Shepard,...
When their father passes away, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, alon... Read more
This Must Be the Place (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: David Byrne, Frances McDormand, Harry Dean Stanton, Judd Hirsch, Sean Penn, Kerr...
Paolo Sorrentino ("Il Divo") helms this comedy drama about a one-time rock star who sets out on an unlikely odyssey to track down the Nazi camp guard... Read more