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"
Edward II (1992)
7/10
Director: Derek Jarman
Starring: Kevin Collins, Steven Waddington, Andrew Tiernan
Derek Jarman uses Christopher Marlowe's classic play about the 14th century monarch for this daring cinematic treatise on gay love and its place in th... Read more
Eephus (2024)
Director: Carson Lund
Starring: Keith William Richards
A group of middle-aged men plays their last recreational baseball game before their field gets torn down to build a school. Read more
Effie Gray (2014)
5.9/10
Director: Richard Laxton
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Emma Thompson, Tom Sturridge, David Suchet, Julie Walters, Greg...
Based on the real-life scandal that shocked Victorian-era England, the film tells the story of Euphemia "Effie" Gray. At 19, she married the prominent... Read more
Eichmann (2007)
5.9/10
Director: Robert Young
Starring: Franka Potente, Stephen Fry, Thomas Kretschmann, Troy Garity
Historical drama based on the final confession of one of the main architects of the Nazi holocaust, prior to his execution in Israel in 1962. After be... Read more
Eiffel (2021)
6.2/10
Director: Martin Bourboulon
Starring: Romain Duris, Pierre Deladonchamps
The government is asking Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but Eiffel simply wants to design the subway. Suddenly,... Read more
Eight Men Out (1989)
7.3/10
Director: John Sayles
Starring: John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen
John Sayles brings the saga of the 1919 White Sox World Series scandal to the movie-going public. Based on the book by Eliot Asinof, this is a rich, f... Read more
Eighth Grade (2018)
7.4/10
Director: Bo Burnham
Starring: Josh Hamilton, Elsie Fisher
An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school. Read more
El Bonaerense (2002)
6.9/10
Director: Pablo Trapero
Starring: Jorge Roman, Mimi Ardu, Dario Levy, Victor Hugo Carrizo, Hugo Anganuzzi
From time to time Zapa (Jorge Roman), a thirty-something locksmith in a small Argentinean town, is pressured by his shifty boss to employ his safecrac... Read more
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
7.3/10
Director: Vince Gilligan
Starring: Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks
Fugitive Jesse Pinkman runs from his captors, the law, and his past. Finally free from torture and slavery at the hands of Tod's uncle Jack, and fr... Read more
El Cantante (2006)
5.5/10
Director: Leon Ichaso
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony
Pop icon Marc Anthony steps into the role of Salsa superstar Hector Lavoe in this biopic that follows the singer from his early career success as a Pu... Read more