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"
A Young Prisoner's Revenge (2002)
Director: Mu Deyuan
Starring: Zhao Youliang, Chen Si Cheng, Xi Mei Juan
A fifteen year old boy is charged with a robbery, in order to reduce his sentence the family offer the judge a bribe, but unbeknowns to them the lawye... Read more
Abel (2010)
6.9/10
Director: Diego Luna
Starring: Jose Maria Yazpik, Karina Gidi, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza
Abel, a nine-year-old boy, has stopped talking since his good-for-nothing father left home. Then one morning he starts to speak again, and appears to... Read more
Aberdeen (2000)
7.1/10
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Lena Headey, Jean Anderson, Charlotte Rampling
A mom dying in Aberdeen, Scotland, asks her coke snorting, nympho, London lawyer daughter to get her estranged, alcoholic dad in Oslo, Norway, to Aber... Read more
About Elly (2009)
8.1/10
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Starring: Golshifteh Farahani, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Merila Z...
From Asghar Farhadi, director of the acclaimed "A Separation", comes a gripping tale of secrets and lies amongst a tight-knit group of friends holiday... Read more
About Schmidt (2002)
7.2/10
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Len Cariou, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney
In one of his most uncharacteristic roles, Jack Nicholson plays Warren Schmidt, a 66-year-old former insurance actuary in Omaha having trouble adjusti... Read more
Above Suspicion (2019)
5.4/10
Director: Chris Gerolmo
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Sophie Lowe
The story that lead to the first conviction for murder of an FBI agent. Read more
Above The Street Below The Water (Over gaden under vandet) (2009)
5.5/10
Starring: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Nicolas Bro, Charlotte Fich
3 ex/potentially ex couples in Copenhagen, interconnected by extramarital affairs or work at the theater, are having problems as are their kids. Read more
Absence Of Malice (1981)
6.9/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Bob Balaban, Luther Adler
Paul Newman and Sally Field's first-rate performances distinguish this absorbing social drama about Newman's efforts to clear his name after reporter... Read more
Accused ( Anklaget ) (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Jacob Thuesen
Starring: Troels Lyby, Sofie Grabol, Louise Mieritz, Soren Malling, Michael Asmussen
Henrik is a swimming teacher whose life is turned upside-down when he is picked up by the police one day following an accusation of incest from his di... Read more
Ace of Aces (1933)
6.3/10
Director: J. Walter Ruben
Starring: Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Ralph Bellamy
A sculptor who doesn't want to have any part of World War I, after he's accused of being a coward, is shamed by his girlfriend into joining the army.... Read more