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 Seventh Continent (1989)
7.8/10
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Dieter Berner, Udo Samel, Leni Tanzer, Birgit Doll
A provocative and chilling depiction of a family who have lost contact with one another. Anna and Georg live with their daughter Eva, and while every... Read more
The Shape of Water (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: David Hewlett, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Mich...
Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes fore... Read more
The Shape of Water (Blu-Ray) (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Starring: David Hewlett, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Mich...
Elisa is a mute, isolated woman who works as a cleaning lady in a hidden, high-security government laboratory in 1962 Baltimore. Her life changes fore... Read more
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
9.3/10
Director: Frank Darabont
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, Tim Robbins, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bello...
Director Frank Darabont's powerful adaptation of the novella by Stephen King stars Tim Robbins as a man serving two life sentences in New England's Sh... Read more
The Shawshank Redemption ( Blu-ray ) (1994)
9.3/10
Director: Frank Darabont
Starring: Bob Gunton, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore, Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbi...
Director Frank Darabont's powerful adaptation of the novella by Stephen King stars Tim Robbins as a man serving two life sentences in New England's Sh... Read more
The Shell Seekers (1990)
6.8/10
Director: Waris Hussein
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Sam Wanamaker, Christopher Bowen
Angela Lansbury plays a starchy widow battling for independence from her grown-up children following a heart attack in this adaptation of Rosemunde Pi... Read more
The Shipping News (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Scott Glenn, Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Pete Post...
Director Lasse Hallstrom ("Chocolat") brings E. Annir Proulx's Pulitzer Prize winning novel to the screen, with Kevin Spacey playing an underachieving... Read more
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
7.2/10
Director: Michael Anderson
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Oskar Werner, David Janssen, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, John G...
From Morris L. West's bestseller, this is both an urgent tale of geopolitical intrigue and a fascinating look at Vatican procedure. Anthony Quinn play... Read more
The Shooting Party (1984)
7/10
Director: Alan Bridges
Starring: James Mason, Edward Fox, Dorothy Tutin, John Gielgud
An all-star British cast is featured in this complex film about the personalities, intrigues and conflicts that happen in the course of a weekend shoo... Read more
The Show (2020)
5.8/10
Starring: Roger Ashton-Griffiths
A man's search for a stolen artifact leads him to the haunted town filled with Voodoo gangsters, masked adventurers, Depression-era private eyes and v... Read more