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"
A Hologram for the King (2016)
6.1/10
Director: Tom Tykwer
Starring: Sarita Choudhury, Tom Hanks, Tom Skerritt, Ben Whishaw, Alexander Black, Sidse B...
Alan (Tom Hanks) is a failing businessman, husband, and father to beloved daughter Ruby (Jane Perry). Unable to pull out of a depressive tailspin, Ala... Read more
A Home at the End of the World (2004)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Mayer
Starring: Colin Farrell, Robin Wright, Dallas Roberts, Sissy Spacek
Best friends and once teen-lovers Bobby (Colin Farrell) and Jonathan (Dallas Roberts) reunite after a long separation. Bobby is now a charismatic het... Read more
A Home Of Our Own (1993)
7.1/10
Director: Tony Bill
Starring: Kathy Bates, Edward Furlong
Oscar-winner Kathy Bates stars in this tearjerker about a strong-willed widow determined to make it on her own. Bates is Frances Lacey, mother of six,... Read more
A Journal For Jordan (2021)
5.7/10
Director: Denzel Washington
Starring: Michael B Jordan, Robert Wisdom
1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King, before he is killed in action in Baghdad, authors a journal for his son intended to tell him how to live a decent life d... Read more
A Kind of Loving (1962)
7.4/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Alan Bates, Thora Hird, June Ritchie
Set in the north of England, young Vic gets Ingrid pregnant, but being no Saturday Night and Sunday Morning tearaway, he does the right thing by her.... Read more
A Knight's Tale (2001)
6.9/10
Director: Brian Helgeland
Starring: Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, Laura Fraser, Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossa...
Rousing action scenes and a cherry, if anachronistic, tone drive this medieval romp starring Heath Ledger as a 14th century squire faced with unemploy... Read more
A Lady in Paris (2012)
6.3/10
Director: Ilmar Raag
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Patrick Pineau, Laine Magi
Anne (Laine Magi) leaves Estonia to come to Paris and care for Frida (Jeanne Moreau), an elderly Estonian lady who emigrated to France long ago. Anne... Read more
A Letter To Three Wives (1949)
7.8/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell, Ann Southern
Writer-director Joseph L Mankiewicz won twin Oscars for this well-constructed suburban comedy-satire about three women who receive a letter from the t... Read more
A Life at Stake (1955)
5.8/10
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Keith Andes, Claudia Barrett, Jane Darwell, Gavin Gordon
An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is... Read more
A Love Song For Bobby Long (2004)
7.2/10
Director: Shainee Gabel
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, John Travolta, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Kara Unger
Bobby Long (John Travolta) a washed up former literature professor with a voracious drinking habit lives in a rundown house in New Orleans with his fo... Read more