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"
Don't Bother To Knock (1952)
6.9/10
Director: Roy Baker
Starring: Richard Widmark, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Bancroft
One of Marilyn's best performances, as a mentally disturbed babysitter, is the highlight of this often gripping 'Film Noir'. Also Richard Widmark, Ann... Read more
Don't Come Knocking (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, Gabriel Mann, Sarah Polley, Fairuza Balk,...
Writer and actor Sam Shepard reunites with director Wim Wenders for the first time since their acclaimed 'Paris, Texas'. With a similar mood-drenched... Read more
Don't Look Now ( Blu-ray ) (1973)
7.3/10
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Julie Christie
Excellent psychic thriller about a married couple who, just after the accidental drowning of their young daughter, start having strange occurences in... Read more
Don't Think Twice (2016)
6.7/10
Director: Mike Birbiglia
Starring: Chris Gethard, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher, Keegan...
For eleven years, an improv group called The Commune has reigned as the big fish in the small pond of their New York improv theater. Commune members M... Read more
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
6.2/10
Director: Olivia Wilde
Starring: Olivia Wilde, Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, KiKi Layne, Gemma Chan, N...
A 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company could be hiding disturbing se... Read more
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)
7/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Udo Kier, Jack Black, Mark Webber, Jonah Hill, Kim Gordon, Roon...
After nearly dying in a car accident, the last thing Oregon slacker John Callahan intends to do is give up alcohol. Encouraged by his girlfriend and a... Read more
Don't Worry, I'm Fine (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Philippe Lioret
Starring: Isabelle Renauld, Kad Merad, Melanie Laurent, Julien Boisselier
On her return from vacation 19-year-old Lili is told by her parents that her twin brother Loic has left home after a violent argument with her father.... Read more
Donnie Brasco (1997)
7.8/10
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche
Based on the memoirs of FBI agent Joseph Pistone (Johnny Depp), aka Donnie Brasco, whose mission is to infiltrate the mob and collect evidence on the... Read more
Donnie Darko (2001)
8.1/10
Director: Richard Kelly
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Duval, Jena Malone, Katharine Ross, Mary...
Dark and disturbing, destined-for-cult status tale stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a gifted but troubled 80s high school student whose adolescent horrors tak... Read more
Donnie Darko ( Blu-ray ) (2001)
8.1/10
Director: Richard Kelly
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Katharine Ross, Mary McDonnell, No...
During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, dem... Read more