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"
United 93 (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Paul Greengrass
Starring: Christian Clemenson, Trish Gates, David Alan Basche, Cheyenne Jackson, Opal Alla...
On September 11th, 2001 United Flight 93 crashed into a cornfield in Pennsylvania after passengers on board took it on themselves to thwart the plans... Read more
Universal Language (2024)
6.9/10
An absurdist triptych of seemingly unconnected stories finds a mysterious point of intersection in this tale set somewhere between Winnipeg and Tehran... Read more
Unknown Heart (Rosamunde Pilcher) (2014)
6.6/10
Director: Giles Foster
Starring: James Fox, Jane Seymour, Greg Wise, Gedeon Burkhard
A fatal accident changes the destiny of two families when Elizabeth Lancaster's wish comes true and she receives the heart transplant she desperately... Read more
Unmade Beds (2009)
6.6/10
Director: Alexis Dos Santos
Starring: Fernando Tielve, Deborah Francois, Iddo Goldberg
Alexis Dos Santos' vivid and seductive feature is a lyrical tale of two solitary expats crossing paths in the cosmopolitan art-rock milieu of a sprawl... Read more
Until the End of the World (1991)
6.8/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Ernie Dingo, Jeanne Moreau, Max von Sydow, Rudiger Vogler, Sam Neill, Solveig Do...
One of cinema's most audacious directors, Wim Wenders, the visionary creator of 'Paris, Texas' and 'Wing Of Desire', brings us the ultimate road movie... Read more
Up in the Air (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: George Clooney, Melanie Lynskey, Vera Farmiga, Danny McBride, J K Simmons, Jason...
George Clooney is a downsizing consultant who has spent his entire life in airport hotels, collecting air miles and browsing the departure lounge reta... Read more
Up in the Air ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: George Clooney, Melanie Lynskey, Vera Farmiga, Danny McBride, J K Simmons, Jason...
George Clooney is a downsizing consultant who has spent his entire life in airport hotels, collecting air miles and browsing the departure lounge reta... Read more
Upstream Color (2013)
6.7/10
Director: Shane Carruth
Starring: Shane Carruth, Amy Seimetz, Andrew Sensenig, Thiago Martins
Director Shane Carruth ("Primer") returns with this strange, unconventional and abstract sci-fi mystery. Amy Seimetz stars as a woman whose life is sh... Read more
Urban Cowboy (1980)
6.3/10
Director: James Bridges
Starring: John Travolta, Debra Winger
Moving from his rural Texas home to take an oil refinery job near Houston, young hardhat John Travolta begins hanging out at famed honky tonk nightclu... Read more
Urchin (2026)
6.9/10
Director: Harris Dickinson
Starring: Frank Dillane, Megan Northam, Karyna Khymchuk, Amr Waked, Shonagh Marie
Urchin follows Mike (Frank Dillane), a homeless man on the streets of London, as he struggles to break free from a cycle of self-destruction. Gritty y... Read more