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"
Crimes of the Heart (1986)
6.4/10
Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek, Sam Shepard, Tess Harper
Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek and Diane Keaton star as flaky Southern sisters who are uneasily reunited when Spacek is arrested for shooting her politic... Read more
Crimson Romance (1934)
5.7/10
Starring: Ben Lyon, Erich Von Stroheim
After Fred von Bergen, a German immigrant in America, is forced from his job by anti-German hysteria before the Great War, he and his friend Bob Wilso... Read more
Critical Care (1997)
6/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Anne Bancroft, Albert Brooks
From acclaimed director Sidney Lumet ('Network', 'The Verdict') comes this powerhouse drama in which an overworked and underappreciated hospital inter... Read more
Cromwell (1970)
6.9/10
Director: Ken Hughes
Starring: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley
Richard Harris plays the fiery Oliver Cromwell in this Hollywood story of the 17th century Englishman determined to rid England of tyrannical rule. Al... Read more
Crooked House (2017)
6.3/10
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close, Julian Sands, Terence Stamp, Christina Hendricks,...
Young Sophia returns after the war to find her grandfather poisoned and a family filled with suspects. Luckily her fiance, Charles, is the son of the... Read more
Cross Of Fire (1989)
6.9/10
Director: Paul Wendkos
Starring: John Heard, Mel Harris, David Morse, Donald Moffat
Based on a true story, this searing historical drama well written by Robert Crais is about the rise and fall of David Stephenson, the frighteningly c... Read more
Crossing Over (2008)
6.8/10
Director: Wayne Kramer
Starring: Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Jim Sturgess, Cliff Curtis, Alice Braga,...
A harrowing ensemble drama that looks at life amongst illegal immigrants and the immigration enforcement agents whose job it is to secure the U.S. bor... Read more
Crossroads (1986)
7.1/10
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca, Jami Gertz, Joe Morton
Featuring elements of fantasy, this warm-hearted drama stars Ralph Macchio as a spoiled young classical guitarist whose interest in the blues takes hi... Read more
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
7.9/10
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Chang Chen, Zhang Ziyi
A pair of martial arts masters and would-be lovers, an independent young woman with a dark secret, and the search for a stolen mystical sword all come... Read more
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ( Blu-ray ) (2000)
7.9/10
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Chang Chen, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi
A pair of martial arts masters and would-be lovers, an independent young woman with a dark secret, and the search for a stolen mystical sword all come... Read more