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 Goldfinch (2019)
6.3/10
Director: John Crowley
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Finn Wolfhard, Nicole Kidman, Sarah...
Theodore Decker was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The tragedy changes the course... Read more
The Good Die Young (1954)
6.8/10
Director: Lewis Gilbert
Starring: Laurence Harvey, Stanley Baker, Joan Collins, Robert Morley, Gloria Grahame, Ric...
A psychological crime yarn, based on the novel by Richard Macaulay, exploring the motivations of four participants in an armed robbery. Ex-GI Joe (Ric... Read more
The Good Doctor (2011)
5.5/10
Director: Lance Daly
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Riley Keough, Taraji P Henson, Rob Morrow, Michael Pena, Troy Gar...
A young doctor goes to unconscionable extremes in order to remain in the service of a female patient with a kidney disorder. Read more
The Good German (2006)
6.1/10
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges, Tony Curran, Leland...
Soderbergh's ode to the 1940s' post-war noir was shot authentically on equipment used at the time, and is based on the best-selling novel by Joseph Ka... Read more
The Good Girl (2002)
6.5/10
Director: Miguel Arteta
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Zooey Deschanel, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tim Blake Nelson, John C Rei...
Justine Last (Jennifer Aniston) is a genuine, down-to-earth good girl whose humdrum existence revolves around her clueless husband (John C Reilly), hi... Read more
The Good Liar (2019)
6.6/10
Director: Bill Condon
Starring: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Jim Carter, Russell Tovey, Johannes Haukur Johanness...
Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her life and home to hi... Read more
The Good Lie (2014)
7.4/10
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, Corey Stoll
They were known simply as "The Lost Boys." Orphaned by the brutal Civil war in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims traveled as many as a tho... Read more
The Good Life (2007)
6.5/10
Director: Stephen Berra
Starring: Mark Webber, Zooey Deschanel, Chris Klein, Bill Paxton, Harry Dean Stanton, Patr...
In small-town Nebraska, if you don't like football, you're persona non grata, so Jason Prayer (Mark Webber) isn't exactly Mr Popular. He escapes into... Read more
The Good Shepherd (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Robert De Niro
Starring: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, Tammy Blanchard, Billy Crudup, Robert...
Robert De Niro directs this intimate, cold war espionage drama exploring the origins of the CIA via the wartime agency, the Office of Strategic Servie... Read more
The Gospel of John (2003)
7.7/10
Director: Philip Saville
Starring: Henry Ian Cusick, Stuart Bunce, Christopher Plummer
In the spirit of 'The Passion of the Christ' comes this uplifting dramatization of the life of Jesus as seen through the eyes of his disciple John. Th... Read more