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"
City of Ghosts (2002)
6/10
Director: Matt Dillon
Starring: Matt Dillon, James Caan, Natascha McElhone, Gerard Depardieu, Stellan Skarsgard
After an insurance outfit fails to pay its clients' claims for damage from a devastating hurricane, salesman Matt Dillon (who also directed) travels t... Read more
City Of Lies (2018)
6.5/10
Director: Brad Furman
Starring: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie
1997. LAPD Detective Russell Poole investigates a case of an undercover cop killing another cop. This draws him into the Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shaku... Read more
City of Life and Death (2009)
7.7/10
Director: Chuan Lu
Starring: Hideo Nakaizumi, Ye Liu, Wei Fan, Yuanyuan Gao
Director Chuan Lu pulls off a rare feat by providing a clear-eyed drama about an event in Chinese-Japanese history - the 1937 Rape of Nanking followin... Read more
City of Men: The Complete Series (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Fernando Meirelles, Philippe Barcinski, Regina Case, etc
Starring: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha
Following the outstanding success of the Oscar-nominated 'City of God', the same team made this incredible 9-part series for Brazilian television. Fi... Read more
Civic Duty (2006)
6.3/10
Director: Jeff Renfroe
Starring: Peter Krause, Kari Matchett, Richard Schiff, Khaled Abol Naga
With the stress of losing his job finally getting to him, Terry (Peter Krause), an unemployed accountant, begins to suspect his new neighbour, a Middl... Read more
Civil War (2024)
7.2/10
Director: Alex Garland
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McNally, Jesse Plemons, Nick...
In a dystopian future America, a team of military-embedded journalists races against time to reach Washington, D.C., before rebel factions descend upo... Read more
Civil War (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.2/10
Director: Alex Garland
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McNally, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick...
In a dystopian future America, a team of military-embedded journalists races against time to reach Washington, D.C., before rebel factions descend upo... Read more
Claire Darling (2018)
6.1/10
Director: Julie Bertuccelli
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, Alice Taglioni
In Verderonne, a small village in the Oise, it's the first day of summer and Claire Darling wakes up convinced to live her last day - She then decides... Read more
Clarissa (1991)
7.2/10
Director: Robert Bierman
Starring: Sean Bean, Saskia Wickham
Based on the 18th century novel by Samuel Richardson this classic BBC production stars Sean Bean as Lovelace, a handsome young rake with one ruthless... Read more
Clash By Night (1952)
7.2/10
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Ryan
Barbara Stanwyck gives a dynamic performance in this steamy psychodrama as the penned-up wife of a boring fishing boat captain whose yearning for exci... Read more