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"
Anora (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.5/10
Director: Sean Baker
Starring: Mikey Madison, Yura Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian
Anora, a sex worker from brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russ... Read more
Another Country (1984)
7.2/10
Director: Marek Kanievska
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Michael Jenn
'Another Country' examines how the sexual and political life of a 1930's English public school spawned the spy scandals of the post-war years. Althoug... Read more
Another Day In Paradise (1998)
6.5/10
Director: Larry Clark
Starring: Natasha Gregson Wagner, Vincent Kartheiser, Melanie Griffith, James Woods
This absorbing, energetic drama from director Larry Clark ("Kids") tells of a teenage thief, and his girlfriend, who are taken under the wing and on t... Read more
Another Earth ( DVD, Blu-ray ) (2011)
7/10
Director: Mike Cahill
Starring: Brit Marling, William Mapother
The discovery of a planet orbiting - and very closely resembling - Earth is just the opening provocation of this unique sci-fi drama, which finds a yo... Read more
Another Round (2020)
7.8/10
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Maria Bonnevie, Susse Wold
Four high school teachers consume alcohol on a daily basis to see how it affects their social and professional lives. Read more
Another Woman (1988)
7.4/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Betty Buckley, Blythe Danner, David Ogden Stiers, Gena Rowlands, Gene Hackman, H...
When an accomplished philosophy professor turns fifty, she feels compelled to take emotional stock of herself and embarks on a personal odyssey of sel... Read more
Another Woman's Life (2012)
6.3/10
Director: Sylvie Testud
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Mathieu Kassovitz, Aure Atika
On the night of her 29th birthday, fun-loving Marie (Juliette Binoche) meets quiet comic book artist Paul (Mathieu Kassovitz). During an evening of dr... Read more
Another Year (2010)
7.3/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Peter Wight
Writer/director Mike Leigh's moving and comic drama follows a year in the life of long-married couple Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen), who... Read more
Antebellum (2020)
5.6/10
Director: Gerard Bush
Starring: Janelle Monae, Jena Malone
Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late. Read more
Antichrist (2009)
6.6/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe
Lars von Trier's enormously controversial and challenging psychodrama stars Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a grieving couple who retreat to... Read more