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"
Cruel Intentions (1999)
6.8/10
Director: Roger Kumble
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair
Kathryn (Sarah Michelle Gellar) makes a bet that her stepbrother Sebastian (Ryan Phillippe) won't be able to bed Annette (Reese Witherspoon), a virgin... Read more
Cruising (1980)
6.4/10
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox
New York City detective Steve Burns (Al Pacino) receives orders from Captain Edelson (Paul Sorvino) to solve a series of brutal murders in the gay com... Read more
Crusade: A March Through Time (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Ben Sombogaart
Starring: Joe Flynn, Stephanie Leonidas, Emily Watson, Michael Culkin, Benno Furmann
Having missed the crucial goal in a football match, Dolf decides to use his mother's experimental time machine to go back a couple of hours and correc... Read more
Cry Freedom (1987)
7.5/10
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington
Stirring epic drama by Richard Attenborough ("Gandhi") that follows the friendship between white South African journalist Donald Woods (Kevin Kline) a... Read more
Cry Freedom (Blu-Ray) (1987)
7.5/10
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Denzel Washington
Donald Woods is chief editor at the liberal newspaper `Daily Dispatch' in South Africa. He has written several editorials critical of the views of Ste... Read more
Cry Macho (2021)
5.7/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood
A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job to bring a man's young son home and away from his alcoholic mom. On their journey, the h... Read more
Cry of the Penguins ( aka Mr Forbush and the Penguins ) (1971)
7/10
Director: Al Viola
Starring: John Hurt, Hayley Mills, Tony Britton, Dudley Sutton
Mr. Forbush (John Hurt), a young biologist with an eye for the ladies, chooses an unlikely assignment...to study a colony of penguins in the wildernes... Read more
Cry, The Beloved Country (1995)
6.9/10
Director: Darrell Roodt
Starring: James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Charles S Dutton
A stirring drama based on Alan Paton's acclaimed novel and starring James Earl Jones as a rural South African Priest who befriends Richard Harris, a m... Read more
Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
7.2/10
Director: Zoltan Korda
Starring: Canada Lee, Sidney Poitier, Charles Carson, Geoffrey Keen
Stephen Kumalo (Canada Lee) is a black preacher living in South Africa, circa 1946. When his son is accused of murdering a prominent white man, Kumalo... Read more
Custody (Jusqu'à la garde) (2017)
7.6/10
Director: Xavier Legrand
Starring: Lea Drucker, Denis Menochet, Thomas Gioria
Miriam and Antoine Besson have divorced, and Miriam is seeking sole custody of their son Julien to protect him from a father she claims is violent. An... Read more