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"
Un Secret (2007)
4.1/10
Director: Claude Miller
Starring: Cecile De France, Ludivine Sagnier, Julie Depardieu, Mathieu Amalric, Patrick Br...
Based on the autobiographical novel by Philippe Grimbert, this moving drama recalls the tragic events that occurred during the German occupation of Fr... Read more
Una (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Benedict Andrews
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Tara Fitzgerald, Riz Ahmed, Rooney Mara
Opened out by David Harrower from his 2005 stage two-hander Blackbird, the first feature directed by the Australian stage director-dramatist Benedict... Read more
Unbroken (2014)
7.2/10
Director: Angelina Jolie
Starring: Jack O'Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund, Finn Wittrock
Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces Unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of olympian and war hero Louis "Loui... Read more
Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2014)
7.2/10
Starring: Samuel Hunt, Merritt Patterson, Vincenzo Amato
Haunted by nightmares of his horrific experiences, World War II hero Louis Zamperini meets Cynthia Applewhite, a young woman who becomes his wife. Zam... Read more
Uncertainty (2010)
5.8/10
Director: David Siegel, Scott McGehee
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Olivia Thirlby, Lynn Collins
Every choice has a consequence. But what if the flip of a coin could trigger two separate but parallel destinies? Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collin... Read more
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
6.6/10
Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Starring: Thanapat Saisaymar
As elderly Uncle Boonmee (Thanapat Saisaymar) retreats to his deathbed for his last days of living, he enters a rhapsodic state of mind that brings fo... Read more
Uncut Gems (2019)
7.4/10
Director: Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie
Starring: Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel
With his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweler risks everything in hope of staying afloat and alive. Read more
Under The Same Moon (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Patricia Riggen
Starring: Adrian Alonso, Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez, Maya Zapata, Carmen Salinas, A...
Carlitos lives with his grandmother in Mexico while his mother Rosario works illegally in the USA to build a better life for the family. When his gran... Read more
Under The Silver Lake (2018)
6.5/10
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough
Sam (Andrew Garfield) is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah (Riley Keough), frolicking in his apartment's swimming poo... Read more
Under the Volcano (1984)
7.1/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews
"Under the Volcano" follows the final day in the life of self-destructive British consul Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney, in an Oscar-nominated tour de... Read more