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"
Diplomacy (2014)
7.1/10
Director: Volker Schlondorff
Starring: Niels Arestrup, Andre Dussollier, Robert Stadlober, Burghart Klaussner
As the Allies march toward Paris in the summer of 1944, Hitler gives orders that the French capital should be destroyed rather than fall into enemy ha... Read more
Dirt Music (2019)
5.3/10
Director: Gregor Jordan
Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Garrett Hedlund, David Wenham
In Gregor Jordan's adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Tim Winton, the stunning landscape of Western Australia is the backdrop for an impassioned tal... Read more
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Audrey Tautou, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sergi Lopez, Sophie Okonedo, Benedict Wong
The sometimes harrowing life of London's immigrant population is the focus of director Stephen Frears' engrossing drama. Chiwetel Ejiofor is a doctor... Read more
Dirty War (2004)
6.7/10
Director: Daniel Percival
Starring: Louise Delamare, William El-Gardi, Alastair Galbraith, Martin Savage, Koel Purie...
Set in the near future, Scotland Yard have learned a terrorist cell in London have manufactured and may be about to detonate a small thermonuclear dev... Read more
Disappearances (2006)
5.1/10
Director: Jay Craven
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Gary Farmer, William Sanderson, Luis Guzman, Genevieve Bujol...
Near the end of Prohibition, a hardscrabble farmer (Kris Kristofferson) recruits his 15-year-old son (Charlie McDermott), his brother-in-law (Gary Far... Read more
Disclosure (2020)
6.1/10
Director: Michael Bentham
Starring: Mark Leonard Winter, Geraldine Hakewill, Matilda Ridgway, Tom Wren
A family drama that explodes from one small incident where a man slaps another couple's misbehaving child. This seemingly minor domestic dispute pulls... Read more
Disconnect (2012)
7.6/10
Director: Henry Alex Rubin
Starring: Hope Davis, Michael Nyqvist, Jason Bateman, Max Thieriot, Jonah Bobo, Paula Patt...
A hard-working lawyer attached to his cell phone can't find the time to communicate with his family. A couple is drawn into a dangerous situation when... Read more
Disgrace (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Steve Jacobs
Starring: John Malkovich, Jessica Haines, Eriq Ebouaney
John Malkovich stars in this drama based on the novel by South African author J.M. Coetzee. David Lurie (Malkovich) is a self-absorbed, twice-divorced... Read more
Disgrace ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Steve Jacobs
Starring: John Malkovich, Jessica Haines, Eriq Ebouaney
John Malkovich stars in this drama based on the novel by South African author J.M. Coetzee. David Lurie (Malkovich) is a self-absorbed, twice-divorced... Read more
Dishdogz (2005)
5.5/10
Director: Mikey Hilb
Starring: Marshall Allman, Haylie Duff, Luke Perry
A young skateboarder (Marshall Allman) has the summer of his life when he takes a kitchen job at an extreme sports camp. When he and his fellow dishwa... Read more