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 Flowers Of St. Francis (Francesco, giullare di Dio) (1950)
7.5/10
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Starring: Aldo Fabrizi
A series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro. Read more
The Flowers of War (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Christian Bale, Ni Ni
In 1937 China, an American mortician (Christian Bale) come to Nanking to deal with a monk's burial finds himself trapped by the Japanese occupation of... Read more
The Flying Scotsman (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Douglas Mackinnon
Starring: Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Boyd, Laura Fraser, Brian Cox, Steven Berkoff
The true story of amateur Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree, played by Jonny Lee Miller, who after seeing his old riding partner take gold at the Barcelon... Read more
The Following (2013)
7.4/10
Starring: Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Shawn Ashmore, Jessica Stroup, Natalie Zea, Zuleikha...
A brilliant and charismatic, yet psychotic serial killer communicates with other active serial killers and activates a cult of believers following his... Read more
The Fool (Blu-ray) (2014)
5.6/10
Director: Yuriy Bykov
Starring: Yuriy Tsurilo
Dima Nikitin is an ordinary honest plumber who suddenly decides to face the corrupt system of local politics in order to save the lives of 800 inhabit... Read more
The Football Factory (2004)
6.9/10
Director: Nick Love
Starring: Danny Dyer, Frank Harper, Tamer Hassan, Roland Manookian, Neil Maskell, Dudley S...
Tommy Johnson (Danny Dyer) is a bored twenty-something who lives for the weekend, pulling chicks, slamming back watered-down lager, snorting heavily c... Read more
The Foreigner (2017)
7/10
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love -- his teenag... Read more
The Forgiven (2021)
6/10
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbey Lee, Chri...
A fatal accident disrupts the lives of Western visitors to a lavish party in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and will ultimately lead to a reckon... Read more
The Forgiveness of Blood (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Joshua Marston
Starring: Tristan Halilaj, Sindi Lacej
American director Joshua Marston broke out in 2004 with his jolting, Oscar-nominated "Maria Full of Grace", about a young Colombian woman working as a... Read more
The Formula (1980)
5.6/10
Director: John G Avildsen
Starring: George C Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller, John Gielgud, Beatrice Straight, R...
Steve Shagan adapted his own best-selling novel for the screen with George C Scott and Marlon Brando heading the cast. Barney Caine is a police detec... Read more