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 Paperboy (2012)
5.8/10
Director: Lee Daniels
Starring: John Cusack, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, Macy Gray, Zac Efron, David Oye...
A sexually and racially charged film noir from director Lee Daniels ("Precious"), "The Paperboy" takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 19... Read more
The Paradine Case (1945)
6.5/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Gregory Peck, Alida Valli, Ann Todd
A very little known, but very interesting Alfred Hitchcock film, based on a novel by Robert Hitchens. Gregory Peck is the lawyer who falls in love wit... Read more
The Paradise (2012)
7.7/10
Starring: Joanna Vanderham, Stephen Wight, Matthew McNulty, Elaine Cassidy, David Hayman,...
The story of a young woman who works in a department store and gets caught up in the charms of the modern world. Read more
The Paradise: Series Two (2014)
7.7/10
Director: Various
Starring: Joanna Vanderham, Stephen Wight, Matthew McNulty, Elaine Cassidy, David Hayman,...
A year after John Moray declared his love for Denise Lovett and lost his beloved department store, his spurned ex-fiancee, Katherine Glendenning, rene... Read more
The Parts You Lose (2019)
5.4/10
Director: Christopher Cantwell
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Scoot McNairy
A young boy in a small North Dakota town befriends a potentially dangerous fugitive. Read more
The Party (2017)
6.6/10
Director: Sally Potter
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, Timothy Spall, Emily Mortim...
Janet hosts an intimate gathering of friends in her London home to celebrate her political ascension. After her acerbic best friend and others arrive,... Read more
The Party's Over (1964)
4.9/10
Director: Guy Hamilton
Starring: Oliver Reed, Ann Lynn
An American businessman visits London and is horrified to discover his nubile teenage daughter has become involved with a gang of thuggish "beatniks".... Read more
The Passenger (1975)
7.6/10
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre
Antonioni's suspenseful and haunting adventure is a portrait of a drained journalist, covering a guerrilla war in North Africa who exchanges identitie... Read more
The Passengers of the Night (Les passagers de la nuit) (2022)
7/10
Director: Mikhaël Hers
Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emmanuelle Beart
Left by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day-to-day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a night-time radio... Read more
The Passion of Anna (1970)
7.8/10
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, Erland Josephson
A stark, psychological drama from Ingmar Bergman starring Max von Sydow as a former convict living on an isolated island farmhouse who becomes involve... Read more