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"
The Bodyguard (1992)
6.2/10
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, Ralph Waite
Smash hit starring Whitney Houston as a world-famous singer-actress who hires former Secret Service agent Kevin Costner as her personal protector afte... Read more
The Bodyguard ( Blu-ray ) (1992)
6.2/10
Director: Mick Jackson
Starring: Bill Cobbs, Gary Kemp, Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Ralph Waite
Smash hit starring Whitney Houston as a world-famous singer-actress who hires former Secret Service agent Kevin Costner as her personal protector afte... Read more
The Bombing (Air Strike) (2018)
7.1/10
Director: Xiao Feng
Starring: Adrien Brody, Bruce Willis, Kenny Bee, Wu Gang, Liu Ye, Rumer Willis
During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chon... Read more
The Bombing (Air Strike) (Blu-ray) (2018)
8.1/10
Director: Xiao Feng
Starring: Adrien Brody, Bruce Willis, Kenny Bee, Wu Gang, Liu Ye, Rumer Willis
During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chon... Read more
The Bonnie Parker Story (1958)
5.9/10
Director: William Witney
Starring: Dorothy Provine, Richard Bakalyan, Jack Hogan
Dorothy Provine gives her all to the title role in this original re-telling of the Bonnie and Clyde legend. Billed in the picture's ad campaign as "th... Read more
The Book of Eli (2010)
6.9/10
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes, The Hughes Brothers
Starring: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Jennifer Beals, Michael Gambon, Mila Kunis, Ray...
Eli walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west along the Highway of Death on a mission he doesn't fully understand but knows he must compl... Read more
The Book Of Eve (2002)
5.5/10
Director: Claude Fournier
Starring: Claire Bloom, Susannah York, Julian Glover, Daniel Lavoie
Chronicles the life of Eve, who, on her 65th birthday, leaves her unhappy marriage and moves into the basement of a tenement building in the east end... Read more
The Book Thief (2013)
7.6/10
Director: Brian Percival
Starring: Emily Watson, Geoffrey Rush, Sophie Nelisse
"The Book Thief" tells the inspirational story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. When her mother ca... Read more
The Bookshop (2017)
6.5/10
Director: Isabel Coixet
Starring: Frances Barber, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Nighy, Emily Mortimer, James Lance
Florence Green, a free-spirited widow, puts grief behind her and risks everything to open up a bookshop -- the first such shop in the sleepy seaside t... Read more
The Boondock Saints (1999)
7.8/10
Director: Troy Duffy
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly
A clever, funny, high energy tale focusing on two Irish brothers in Boston who become, by accident, the "saints" of the neighbourhood by killing some... Read more