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"
When Saturday Comes (1996)
6/10
Director: Maria Giese
Starring: Sean Bean, Pete Postlethwaite, Emily Lloyd
In this independent sports drama, an aspiring British football player (Sean Bean) struggles against intense pressure from his mates at the pub and his... Read more
When the Man Went South (2014)
6.9/10
Director: Alex Bernstein
Starring: Soane Prescott, Loketi Tatafu
A classic hero's journey of discovery and survival in the remote South Pacific, When The Man Went South captures a universal tale of courage and the s... Read more
When Will I Be Loved (2003)
4.5/10
Director: James Toback
Starring: Neve Campbell, Dominic Chianese, Fred Weller
Vera (Neve Campbell) is a femme fatale for the 21st century, a beautiful, capricious young woman exploring the limits of her sexual and intellectual p... Read more
Where Angels Fear To Tread (1991)
6.6/10
Director: Charles Sturridge
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Rupert Graves, Helen Mirren, Barbara Jefford
Sumptuous adaptation of E M Forster's novel focuses on the events that occur when a widowed Englishwoman (Helen Mirren) travels to Italy with her frie... Read more
Where Do We Go Now? (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Nadine Labaki
Starring: Nadine Labaki, Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Layla Hakim, Yvonne Maalouf
Christians and Muslims lived peacefully together for years in this small Lebanese village, but animosities begin to build among the men as a result of... Read more
Where Hands Touch (2018)
6.4/10
Director: Amma Asante
Starring: Abbie Cornish, Amandla Stenberg, George MacKay, Christopher Eccleston, Tom Goodm...
Germany 1944: 15-year old Leyna (Amandla Stenberg), daughter of a white German mother and a black father, lives in fear due to the color of her skin.... Read more
Where The Boys Are (1961)
6.7/10
Director: Henry Levin
Starring: Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, Yvette Mimieux, Paula Prentiss, George Hamilton
Yvette Mimeux, Paula Prentiss, Connie Francis, and Dolores Hart star in this frothy teen romantic drama as attractive co-eds who take off from their M... Read more
Where The Crawdads Sing (2022)
7.1/10
Starring: David Strathairn
A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved. Read more
Where The Day Takes You (1992)
6.8/10
Director: Marc Rocco
Starring: Sean Astin, Lara Flynn Boyle, Peter Dobson, Balthazar Getty, Ricki Lake, James L...
A compelling look at the homeless LA street kids, as related by Dermot Mulroney to prison psychologist Laura San Giacomo. With Sean Astin, Lara Flynn... Read more
Where the Heart Is (2000)
6.8/10
Director: Matt Williams
Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, James Frain, Sally Field
Pregnant teen Natalie Portman is abandoned in an Oklahoma Wal-Mart by her low-life boyfriend while on a cross country trip and promptly takes up resid... Read more