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"
Gerry (2001)
6.2/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Casey Affleck, Matt Damon
Two friends, both named Gerry, pull off the highway to hike on a wilderness trail. Their casual decision to go off the main path has dire consequences... Read more
Get Low (2010)
7.1/10
Director: Aaron Schneider
Starring: Bill Murray, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Lucas Black
Set in Depression-era Tennessee, this folksy and lyrical dark comedy stars Robert Duvall as a reclusive hermit who decides to re-enter society on his... Read more
Get On The Bus (1996)
6.8/10
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Ossie Davis, Charles S Dutton, Andre Braugher
A vibrant, highly energised film about a bus load of black men heading from L.A. to the Million Man March in Washington D.C. in October 1995. This fil... Read more
Get on Up (2014)
6.9/10
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Craig Robinson, Nelsan Ellis, Octavia Spencer, Chadwic...
Based on the incredible life story of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, the film takes a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, f... Read more
Get on Up (Blu-ray) (2014)
6.9/10
Director: Tate Taylor
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Craig Robinson, Nelsan Ellis, Octavia Spencer, Chadwic...
Based on the incredible life story of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, the film takes a fearless look inside the music, moves and moods of Brown, f... Read more
Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
5.2/10
Director: Jim Sheridan
Starring: Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson, Terrence Howard, Joy Bryant, Bill Duke
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson makes his film debut as Marcus, an orphaned street kid who gets wrapped up in the drug trade. After a heist goes wrong Marcu... Read more
Get the Gringo (2012)
7/10
Director: Adrian Grunberg
Starring: Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez
A.k.a. "How I Spent My Summer Vacation". Crashing across the Mexican border in a getaway car containing millions, career criminal, "Driver" (Mel Gibso... Read more
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
7.5/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Cliff Gorman, Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva, John Tormey
In Jim Jarmusch's fascinating meshing of gangster, urban and samurai action, Forest Whitaker is Ghost Dog, a mysterious hit man who rubs out targets f... Read more
Ghost Stories (2017)
6.4/10
Director: Andy Nyman, Jeremy Dyson
Starring: Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse, Nicholas Burns
Professor Phillip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the tes... Read more
Ghost World (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Starring: Illeana Douglas, Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro
For sardonic high schoolers and best buds Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson, the world around them is filled with living targets for their scorn and... Read more