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"
7.1/10
An artist moves to the country and strikes up an unlikely friendship with the gardener - a man he knew as a child many years before. As the men talk t... Read more
7.1/10
An intriguing romantic mystery with Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter as a couple who meet at a wedding and seem to have instant chemistry. The... Read more
7.2/10
When her brother (Sam Rockwell) is convicted of a murder he swears he didn't commit, a young woman (Hilary Swank) goes back to finish high school and... Read more
6.3/10
Sam Peckinpah's classic road-movie based around the hit song by C.W. McCall. Long-distance trucker Rubber Duck (Kris Kristofferson) is on the run from... Read more
8.1/10
A taut honest drama greatly aided by Stuart Rosenberg's direction and a marvellously controlled and artful performance by Paul Newman as a gutsy priso... Read more
8.1/10
A taut honest drama greatly aided by Stuart Rosenberg's direction and a marvellously controlled and artful performance by Paul Newman as a gutsy priso... Read more
6.9/10
Combining big-city cop intrigue with small town routine, the story revolves around rotten Big Apple cops (Harvel Keitel, Ray Liotta, Peter Berg) who w... Read more
6.8/10
Babou (Isabelle Huppert) is the ultimate free spirit, an unemployed single mother living in the North of France, she has lived all over the world, tho... Read more
6.8/10
Ed Harris plays Ludwig van in this bio-pic that begins on his death-bed, then flashes back to a meeting with the fictitious character of Anna Holtz, a... Read more
6.2/10
For his directorial debut, Ralph Fiennes adapts Shakespeare's tragedy "Coriolanus", transposing the action from ancient Rome to present-day Eastern Eu... Read more