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 Squid and the Whale (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Noah Baumbach
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, Owen Kline, William Baldwin, Anna P...
Writer/director Noah Baumbach's semi-autobiographical tale of a disintegrating family set in 1980s Brooklyn is full of melancholy wit and sympathetic... Read more
The Star Chamber (1983)
6.3/10
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Sharon Gless
Michael Douglas is an idealistic judge who's fed up with having to release rapists and murderers due to legal loopholes and technicalities until he di... Read more
The Station Agent (2003)
7.7/10
Director: Tom McCarthy
Starring: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Raven Goodwin, Paul Benjamin...
Writer and first-time director Tom McCarthy's poignant comedy-drama centers on Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage), a depressed dwarf who inherits and mov... Read more
The Stolen Children (1992)
7.5/10
Director: Gianni Amelio
Starring: Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Florence Darel
A wonderful story of the friendship that grows between a young carbiniere and the two abused children he is escorting from Milan to a foster home in P... Read more
The Stone Angel (2007)
6.3/10
Director: Kari Skogland
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Christine Horne, Cole Hauser, Ellen Page, Sheila McCarthy, Kevin...
A sincere adaptation of Margaret Laurence's novel, spanning the life of Hagar (Ellen Burstyn), a feisty 90-year-old who, when taken to look at rest ho... Read more
The Stone Killer (1973)
6.3/10
Director: Michael Winner
Starring: Charles Bronson, Martin Balsam, Norman Fell, Ralph Waite, John Ritter
Top detective Lou Torrey is transferred to Los Angeles and uncovers a plot by a Sicilian mafioso to use Vietnam War veterans to murder all his enemies... Read more
The Stone Merchant (2006)
Director: Renzo Martinelli
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Jordi Molla, Jane March, F Murray Abraham
University professor, Alceo, teaches History of Terrorism, and draws from personal experience having lost both legs in the American Embassy bombing in... Read more
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)
8/10
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marno
In a world of secrecy, corruption and injustice, a single courageous voice can tell a true story that changes everything. This is what lies at the hea... Read more
The Story Of Kerry, Josie And Diana (2011)
Director: Gillian Armstrong
New to DVD: Gillian Armstrong reflects on the making of Love, Lust & Lies and its preceding documentaries—five films spanning more than thirty years w... Read more
The Story of Richard O (2007)
4.8/10
Director: Damien Odoul
Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Rhizlaine El Cohen, Stephane Terpereau, Alexandra Sollogoub
Driven by lust and determined to explore his erotic obsessions, Richard O. (Mathieu Amalric) wanders the sun-soaked streets of Paris, indulging in eve... Read more