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"
Arrival (2016)
7.9/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams, Tzi Ma, Michael Stuhlbarg
When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team - lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) - is brought together to inv... Read more
Arrival ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
7.9/10
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams, Tzi Ma, Michael Stuhlbarg
When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team - lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) - is brought together to inv... Read more
Arthur Christmas (2011)
7.1/10
Director: Barry Cook, Sarah Smith
Starring: Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, James McAvoy, Ashley Je...
In this humorous computer-animated adventure from Aardman, multiple generations of Santas figure in the hijinks surrounding the family's job of delive... Read more
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Hardy Martins
Starring: Bernhard Bettermann, Michael Mendl, Irina Pantaeva
Captured while fighting in World War II, German soldier Clemens Forell (Bernhard Bettermann) escapes the hell of his confinement in a Siberian labor c... Read more
As I Lay Dying (2013)
5.4/10
Director: James Franco
Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Danny McBride, Beth Grant, Jim Parrack, Logan Ma...
Taking the reins as writer/director/co-star, James Franco brings William Faulkner's acclaimed, multi-layered novel to life in this emotional drama. Wh... Read more
As It Is In Heaven (2004)
7.6/10
Director: Kay Pollak
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Lennart Jahkel, Ingela Olsson, Niklas Falk
Daniel (Michael Nyquist) is an internationally acclaimed, though temperamental and lonely, conductor when a physical break-down prompts him to return... Read more
Ash Is Purest White (2018)
7/10
Director: Zhangke Jia
A story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017. Read more
Ashanti (1979)
5.4/10
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Michael Caine, Peter Ustinov, Kabir Bedi, Omar Sharif, Beverly Johnson, Rex Harr...
Dr David Linderby (Michael Caine) and his wife (Beverly Johnson) are doing humanitarian work in an African village when she disappears without trace.... Read more
Asher (2018)
5.5/10
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Starring: Ron Perlman, Richard Dreyfuss, Famke Janssen, Jacqueline Bassett
An aging hitman's last job goes sideways, forcing him to redeem himself. Read more
Ashes in the Snow (2018)
6.7/10
Director: Marius A. Markevicius
Starring: Sophie Cookson, Bel Powley
In 1941, a 16-year-old aspiring artist and her family are deported to Siberia amidst Stalin's brutal dismantling of the Baltic region. One girl's pass... Read more