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"
Ghostboat (2006)
6.5/10
Director: Stuart Orme
Starring: David Jason, Ian Puleston-Davies, Julian Wadham
A British Sub goes missing at the end of WWII, leaving only one survivor. Everyone believes it lost to the bottom of the Baltic Sea, then 40 years lat... Read more
Ghostland (Incident in a Ghostland) (2018)
6.4/10
Director: Pascal Laugier
A mother of two who inherits a house is confronted with murderous intruders on the first night in their new home and fights for her daughters' lives.... Read more
Giant (1956)
7.7/10
Director: George Stevens
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Rock Hudson
A film of staggering scale and grandeur detailing the lives of cattleman Rock Hudson and his society wife Elizabeth Taylor and three generations of la... Read more
Gideon's Daughter (2005)
7.2/10
Director: Stephen Poliakoff
Starring: Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson, Emily Blunt, Ronni Ancona, Tom Hardy, Robert Lin...
Absorbing drama from British auteur Stephen Poliakoff stars Bill Nighy as a world-weary public relations consultant to a number of high-profile client... Read more
Girl (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Lukas Dhont
Starring: Victor Polster
Lara, a 15-year-old girl who was born in a boy's body, is committed to becoming a professional ballerina. Read more
Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)
6.9/10
Director: Peter Webber
Starring: Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy
Set in 17th century Holland, this evocative drama of forbidden love and erotic tension stars Scarlett Johansson as Griet, an innocent young woman sent... Read more
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
7.4/10
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Vanessa Redgrave, Wh...
Based on Susanna Kaysen's best selling memoir of her two-year stay in a New England psychiatric hospital in the late '60s, this acclaimed drama stars... Read more
Girlfight (2000)
6.8/10
Director: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Jaime Tirelli, Michelle Rodriguez
Struggling with a tense homelife and a temper that lands her in trouble at school, Brooklyn teen Michelle Rodriguez finds an unlikely outlet for her e... Read more
Girlhood (2014)
6.9/10
Director: Celine Sciamma
Starring: Marietou Toure, Karidja Toure, Lindsay Karam, Assa Sylla
Bursting onto the screen in a blast of buzzing power pop, Girlhood from Céline Sciamma (Water Lilies, Tomboy) is marked from the outset by its energet... Read more
Girls In Prison (1956)
5.6/10
Director: Edward L Cahn
Starring: Richard Denning, Joan Taylor, Adele Jergens
A 'babes behind bars' film that has it all: a beautiful woman sent to jail on a trumped-up robbery charge, tough inmates looking for a hidden fortune,... Read more