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 Miracle Worker (1962)
8.1/10
Director: Arthur Penn
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory
Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke won Oscars for their roles in Arthur Penn's version of Annie Sullivan and her pupil, Helen Keller. The dramatic force of... Read more
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
6.2/10
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Rock Hudson, Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis,...
Angela Lansbury makes an excellent Miss Marple and Edward Fox is top-notch as her Scotland Yard inspector nephew. Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Novak, Rock Hu... Read more
The Miseducation Of Cameron Post (2018)
6.6/10
Director: Desiree Akhavan
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz
In 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians. Read more
The Missing Person (2009)
6.1/10
Starring: Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan
Private detective John Rosow is hired to tail a man on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers the man's identity as a missing p... Read more
The Mission (1986)
7.5/10
Director: Roland Joffe
Starring: Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson, Ray McAnally, Robert De N...
A Jesuit mission in the jungles of Brazil is threatened by greedy merchants and political factions within the church itself, in the late 18th century.... Read more
The Mistress of Spices (2005)
5.5/10
Director: Paul Mayeda Berges
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Nitin Ganatra, Ayesha Dharker
Aishwarya Rai, reputedly the 'most beautiful woman in the world', plays Tilo, a woman trained in the magical arts of spice and dedicated to helping ot... Read more
The Moderns (1988)
6.7/10
Director: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Genevieve Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin J...
An exquisite-looking period drama set against the backdrop of the Paris art scene of the 1920s. Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino and John Lone are Am... Read more
The Monk (2011)
5.8/10
Director: Dominik Moll
Starring: Catherine Mouchet, Geraldine Chaplin, Sergi Lopez, Vincent Cassel, Deborah Franc...
A thrilling Gothic melodrama which follows the rise and fall of Ambrosio (Vincent Cassel), a Capuchin Monk in 17th century Madrid. Abandoned as a baby... Read more
The Monuments Men (2014)
6.1/10
Director: George Clooney
Starring: Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, Hugh Bonneville, John...
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, "The Monuments Men" focuses on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with... Read more
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Conrad Roberts, Andre Gregory, Marth...
Director Peter Weir ('Witness') re-teams with Harrison Ford as they tackle Paul Theroux`s novel of an obsessive American inventor who transplants his... Read more