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 Guitar (2008)
6.5/10
Director: Amy Redford
Starring: Janeane Garofalo, Saffron Burrows, Paz de la Huerta, Isaach De Bankole
Told that an inoperable illness has left her with two months to live, Melody (Saffron Burrows) is shocked out of her complacency, moving to an apartme... Read more
The Gunman (2015)
5.8/10
Director: Pierre Morel
Starring: Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance, Jasmine Trinca, Peter Franzen...
From the director of Taken comes The Gunman, a pulse-pounding action thriller starring two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn. Its been eight yea... Read more
The Handmaiden (2016)
8.1/10
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Jung-woo Ha
A woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her. Read more
The Happy Prince (2018)
6.3/10
Director: Rupert Everett
Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Anna Cha...
The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the diffi... Read more
The Harder They Come (1972)
7/10
Director: Perry Henzell
Starring: Jimmy Cliff, Janet Barkley, Carl Bradshaw
Jimmy Cliff is Ivan, a country boy who comes to the city to make a record and get his share of that pie up in the sky. But it isn't until he shoots a... Read more
The Harder They Fall (1956)
7.6/10
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling
In his last performance, Humphrey Bogart plays a cynical press agent and former sportswriter who sets out to expose the ruthless exploitation of prize... Read more
The Harrad Experiment (1973)
4.6/10
Director: Ted Post
Starring: Laurie Walters, Tippi Hedren, James Whitmore, Don Johnson
At Harrad College, Professor Philip Tenhausen has started a 'controversial' experiment. Each incoming student is requested to spend one month living w... Read more
The Hasty Heart (1949)
7.4/10
Director: Vincent Sherman
Starring: Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Richard Todd
In Burma on the penultimate day of World War II, Cameron Highlander Lachlan 'Lachie' MacLachlan is seriously wounded and transported to a local milita... Read more
The Hate U Give (2018)
7.2/10
Director: George Tillman Jr
Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, K J Apa, Common , Anthony Mackie...
Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep scho... Read more
The Hateful Eight (2015)
7.8/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Bruce Dern, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, Samuel L Jackson...
Six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (... Read more