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"
Doctor Foster: Series 2 (2017)
6.9/10
Director: Jeremy Lovering
Starring: Suranne Jones, Bertie Carvel
Life appears to be going well for the talented doctor and son Tom after the turmoil that followed her discovery of husband Simon’s betrayal. After her... Read more
Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep (2020)
8.6/10
Starring: Patrick Troughton, Frazer Hines, Victor Maddern, Margaret Johnston
The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Victoria and Jamie to the coast of England, where the ESGO complex is drawing up natural gas from the North Sea. But the... Read more
Doctor Who: The Enemy Of The World (1967)
8.6/10
Director: Barry Letts
Starring: Patrick Troughton, Colin Douglas, Bill Kerr
Jamie and Victoria agree to accompany Astrid to Hungary to observe Salamander's activities. Read more
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
8/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: Alec Guinness, Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Omar Sharif, Ralph Richardson,...
David Lean demonstrates again why he's a peerless filmmaker of substance and scale, directing Boris Pasternak's tumultuous tale of Russia divided by w... Read more
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
8/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Al Pacino, John Cazale, James Broderick, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, Carol...
Incredible-but-true story of a loser who holds up a Brooklyn bank to raise money for his lover's sex-change operation, and sees simple heist snowball... Read more
Dog Day Afternoon ( Blu-ray ) (1975)
8/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Al Pacino, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, James Broderick, John Cazale
A man (Al Pacino) stages a bank robbery so that his homosexual lover can pay for a sex-change operation. He bungles the robbery and is caught up in a... Read more
Dog Pound (2010)
7/10
Director: Kim Chapiron
Starring: Adam Butcher, Shane Kippel, Mateo Morales, Lawrence Bayne
Three boys caught between youth and adulthood struggle to survive behind bars in this hard-hitting drama. Alex, Butch and David are three teenage crim... Read more
Dogman (2018)
7.3/10
Director: Matteo Garrone
Marcello is a mild-mannered dog groomer who commits petty crimes for Simoncino, a former boxer who terrorizes the neighborhood. When Simoncino's abuse... Read more
Dogs Don't Wear Pants (2019)
7.1/10
Director: Jukka-Pekka Valkeapaa
Starring: Krista Kosonen, Pekka Strang
Juha has lost his wife in a drowning accident. Years after he still feels numb and unable to connect with people. Meeting Mona, a dominatrix, changes... Read more
Dogs in Space (1986)
6.6/10
Director: Richard Lowenstein
Starring: Chris Haywood, Michael Hutchence, Nique Needles, Saskia Post
Michael Hutchence, the lead singer of INXS, heads a cast of youthful performers in this Australian counter-culture drama. Alienated youths hang out in... Read more