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"
Detroit (Blu-Ray) (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Anthony Mackie, John Krasinski, Will Poulter, John Boyega, Hannah Murray, Jason...
In the summer of 1967, rioting and civil unrest starts to tear apart the city of Detroit. Two days later, a report of gunshots prompts the Detroit Pol... Read more
Devil Ship Pirates (1964)
6.1/10
Director: Don Sharp
Starring: Christopher Lee
In a departure for Hammer Films, Christopher Lee plays a Spanish privateer in command of the Spanish galleon 'Diablo'. When he realises that Francis D... Read more
Devil's Knot (2013)
6.1/10
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Bruce Greenwood, Colin Firth, Elias Koteas, Reese Witherspoon...
It is May 5, 1993 in West Memphis, Arkansas. Three young boys playing in the nearby woods never come home for dinner. Their bodies are found the next... Read more
Devil's Playground (2014)
7.7/10
Director: Rachel Ward
Starring: Simon Burke, Don Hany, John Noble, Andrew McFarlane, Anna Lise Phillips, Toni Co...
Deals with the issue of crimes committed by Australian Catholic clergy. Read more
Dheepan (2015)
7.2/10
Director: Jacques Audiard
Dheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris. Read more
Dhoka (2007)
4.1/10
Director: Pooja Bhatt
Starring: Muzammil Ibrahim, Tulip Joshi, Aushima Sawhney
A searing look at the marginalisation of Muslims in India that sometimes leads, in this case, to radical elements taking events into their own hands.... Read more
Diamond Geezer (2005)
Starring: David Jason, Stephen Wight, Gary Whelan, Don Warrington
A former thief uses his skills for Scotland Yard. Read more
Diamond Men (2000)
7.1/10
Director: Dan Cohen
Starring: Robert Forster, Donnie Wahlberg, Bess Armstrong, Jasmine Guy, George Coe
Veteran jewellery salesman Eddie (Robert Forster in a show-stealing turn) is forced to train up newbie Bobby (Donnie Wahlberg) after a heart attack se... Read more
Diamonds Of The Night (Blu-ray) (1964)
7.5/10
Director: Jan Nemec
Two Jewish boys escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another. The film goes beyond the themes of war and anti-Nazism a... Read more
Diana (2013)
5.5/10
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Starring: Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews
"Diana" takes audiences into the private realm of one of the world's most iconic and inescapably public women - the Princess of Wales, Diana (Naomi Wa... Read more