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 Most Dangerous Game (1932)
7.3/10
Director: Ernest B Schoedsack
Starring: Irving Pichel, Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks
Schoedsack and Pichel's adaptation of the famous 1924 short story by Richard Connell that was filmed on the same jungle sets as 'King Kong'. On a dens... Read more
The Most Fun You Can Have Dying (2012)
6.4/10
Director: Kirstin Marcon
Starring: Roxane Mesquida, Matt Whelan, Pana Hema-Taylor
Michael has life pretty sweet. His girlfriend adores him, his best mate David is loyal to the end - and David's girlfriend doesn't mind a quick hook-u... Read more
The Motel Life (2012)
6/10
Director: Alan Polsky, Gabe Polsky
Starring: Joshua Leonard, Kris Kristofferson, Stephen Dorff, Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch
Based on the novel by Willy Vlautin, The Motel Life stars Emile Hirsch and Stephen Dorff as brothers Frank and Jerry. They live a poor existence worki... Read more
The Mother (2003)
6.8/10
Director: Roger Michell
Starring: Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Steven Mackintosh, Cathryn Bradshaw, Oliver Ford Davies...
May (Anne Reid, terrific) is a conservative grandmother from the suburbs. When her husband dies on a family visit to London, she finds herself alone f... Read more
The Mountain (2024)
7.4/10
Director: Rachel House
Starring: Fern Sutherland, Byron Coll
The Mountain is a 2024 New Zealand comedy-drama and coming-of-age film directed by Rachel House, based on a screenplay by House and Tom Furniss. The f... Read more
The Mountain Between Us (2017)
6.4/10
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Beau Bridges, Dermot Mulroney, Kate Winslet, Idris Elba
Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain... Read more
The Mule (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest,...
Broke, alone and facing foreclosure on his business, 90-year-old horticulturist Earl Stone takes a job as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. His imm... Read more
The Mule (2014)
6.3/10
Director: Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson
Starring: Hugo Weaving, Noni Hazlehurst, John Noble, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Ewen L...
Based, if you can believe it, on a true story, The Mule draws us into the misadventures of Ray, a good-hearted idiot who agrees to play mule under pre... Read more
The Mule (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest,...
Broke, alone and facing foreclosure on his business, 90-year-old horticulturist Earl Stone takes a job as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. His imm... Read more
The Music of Chance (1993)
7.2/10
Director: Philip Haas
Starring: Mandy Patinkin, James Spader, M Emmet Walsh, Charles Durning, Joel Grey, Samanth...
The feature debut of documentary filmmaker Philip Haas (Money Man) is an adaptation of Paul Auster's allegorical novel. Mandy Patinkin plays a drifter... Read more