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 Escapist (2008)
6.8/10
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Starring: Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, Joseph Fiennes, Seu Jorge, Liam Cunningham, Dominic Coo...
Managing to breathe some fresh life into the prison break genre, this rousing thriller employs a flashback/flashforward narrative that keeps the suspe... Read more
The Escort (1999)
6.3/10
Director: Michael Blanc
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Noah Taylor, Frances Barber, Claire Skinner
Daniel Auteuil is Pierre, a French academic who leaves his family in Paris feeling that his life has been without risk or challenge. He moves to Lond... Read more
The Evening Star (1996)
5.8/10
Director: Robert Harling
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton, Juliette Lewis
The sequel to 'Terms of Endearment' brings back it's main stars as it follows the further loves, problems and adventures of the Greenaway family. Base... Read more
The Event (2005)
7/10
Director: Thom Fitzgerald
Starring: Don McKellar, Olympia Dukakis, Parker Posey, Brent Carver, Sarah Polley
A talented cast comes together for a contemporary issue film set in New York. A city prosecutor (Posey) is sent to investigate the death of an apparen... Read more
The Exception (2016)
6.8/10
Director: David Leveaux
Starring: Ben Daniels, Christopher Plummer, Janet McTeer, Anton Lesser, Jai Courtney, Lily...
German soldier Stefan Brandt goes on a mission to investigate exiled German Monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Kaiser lives in a secluded mansion in the N... Read more
The Experiment (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Paul Scheuring
Starring: Adrien Brody, Fisher Stevens, Forest Whitaker, Clifton Collins Jr., Cam Gigandet
Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker star in this mind-shattering psychological thriller inspired by the infamous 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment. Selecte... Read more
The Extraordinary (The Specials) (2019)
8.6/10
Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Reda Kateb
The story of two men, educators of children and adolescents with autism. Read more
The Eye of the Storm (2011)
6.3/10
Director: Fred Schepisi
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis
In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park, two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) as her expatriate s... Read more
The Fabelmans (2022)
7.6/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle, Judd Hirsch, David Ly...
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shatte... Read more
The Face Behind The Mask (Blu-ray) (1941)
7.2/10
Director: Robert Florey
Starring: Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes
Janos Szabo is a kind, innocent immigrant to America. Just after he arrives though, he is caught in a fire and his face is horribly burned and disfigu... Read more