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 Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)
6.4/10
Director: Andy Tennant
Starring: Katie Holmes, Josh Lucas
A widow struggling to get by meets a stranger who subscribes to a philosophy of positive thinking. Read more
The Secrets We Keep (2020)
5.7/10
Director: Yuval Adler
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Chris Messina
In post-WWII America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crime... Read more
The Selfish Giant (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Clio Barnard
Starring: Siobhan Finneran, Steve Evets, Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder, Lorrai...
Set on the outskirts of Bradford, "The Selfish Giant" follows two rebellious young lads - Arbor & Swifty - and their involvement with a local scrap de... Read more
The Sense of An Ending (2017)
6.3/10
Director: Ritesh Batra
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Jim Broadbent, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Harriet Walter...
Tony Webster, divorced and retired, leads a reclusive and relatively quiet life. One day, he learns that the mother of his university girlfriend, V... Read more
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
6.7/10
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: David Carradine, Gert Frobe, James Whitmore, Liv Ullmann
Set in Berlin in 1923, the film is about a Jewish-American trapeze artist (David Carradine) and his sister-in-law (Liv Ullman), who are entrapped by a... Read more
The Servant (1963)
7.9/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig
Joseph Losey directs a Harold Pinter screenplay, a tale of decadence and debauchery unravelling the relationship between the servant (Dirk Bogarde) an... Read more
The Servant (Blu-ray) (1963)
7.9/10
Director: Joseph Losey
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig
Joseph Losey directs a Harold Pinter screenplay, a tale of decadence and debauchery unravelling the relationship between the servant (Dirk Bogarde) an... Read more
The Sessions (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Ben Lewin
Starring: Adam Arkin, Helen Hunt, William H Macy, John Hawkes, Rhea Perlman, Moon Bloodgoo...
Candid and sensitive drama about the sexual awakening of a life-long polio sufferer. John Hawkes stars as Mark O'Brien, a writer in his late thirties... Read more
The Sessions (Blu-ray) (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Ben Lewin
Starring: Adam Arkin, Helen Hunt, William H Macy, John Hawkes, Rhea Perlman, Moon Bloodgoo...
Candid and sensitive drama about the sexual awakening of a life-long polio sufferer. John Hawkes stars as Mark O'Brien, a writer in his late thirties... Read more
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
6.8/10
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Alan Arkin, Laurence Olivier, Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave
Dr. Watson tricks Sherlock Holmes into travelling to Vienna in order to place him in the care of Sigmund Freud after his abuse of cocaine starts to sp... Read more