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"
Confession of Pain (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Andrew Lau Wai Keung, Alan Mak Siu Fai
Starring: Tony Leung (Chiu Wai), Takeshi Kaneshiro, Shu Qi, Jinglei Xu, Chapman To, Yueh H...
Tony Leung plays world-weary detective Hei, who, following the brutal murder of his father-in-law, enlists the help of his former partner-turned-priva... Read more
Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon (2008)
6.1/10
Director: Dan Zeff
Starring: Patrick Kennedy, Marcia Warren, Olivia Colman, Patrick Baladi, Jodie Whittaker,...
Marking the 100th anniversary of the literary phenomenon that is Mills and Boon, this triptych of tales span three very different periods of time in t... Read more
Contact (1997)
7.4/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Angela Bassett, James Woods, Jodie Foster, John Hurt, Matthew McConaughey, Tom S...
Radio astronomer Jodie Foster receives signals from outer space which, when decoded, offer plans for building a ship that could help her reach the sta... Read more
Contact ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
7.4/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Angela Bassett, James Woods, Jodie Foster, John Hurt, Matthew McConaughey, Tom S...
Radio astronomer Jodie Foster receives signals from outer space which, when decoded, offer plans for building a ship that could help her reach the sta... Read more
Contagion (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Matt Damon, Marion...
The first victim of a mysterious new virus dies quickly after her return from a business trip; the contagion spreads through cities all over the world... Read more
Contagion ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Ehle, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Matt...
The first victim of a mysterious new virus dies quickly after her return from a business trip; the contagion spreads through cities all over the world... Read more
Contamination Virus-21 (2020)
The climate change has released an ancient rabies virus trapped in the Antarctica ice. A female scientist tries to get to the laboratory to create a c... Read more
Contraband (2012)
6.5/10
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale, Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, J K Simmons, Caleb...
Former smuggler Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) is drawn back into a life of crime when he must help his brother-in-law (Caleb Landry Jones) pay the $7... Read more
Conversations With God (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Stephen Simon
Starring: Henry Czerny, Vilma Silva, Bruce Page, Abdul Salaam El-Razzac
Based on the extraordinarily popular books by Neale Donald Walsch, telling the true story of the unfortunate events in his life and the emotional jour... Read more
Conversations with Mother (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Santiago Carlos Oves
Starring: China Zorilla, Eduardo Blanco, Ulises Dumont, Silvina Bosco
Jamie (Eduardo Blanco) is a middle-aged, middle class man about to have a crisis. Not only has he lost his job, but his dotty old mother (played by Ar... Read more