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"
Best Man Down (2012)
6.4/10
Director: Ted Koland
Starring: Frances O'Connor, Shelley Long, Justin Long, Tyler Labine, Jess Weixler, Addison...
When their obnoxious and over-served best man, Lumpy (Tyler Labine), unexpectedly dies at their destination wedding in Phoenix, bride and groom Kristi... Read more
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
7.1/10
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang, Roger Fan, John Cho, Karin Anna Cheung
To his classmates and teachers, high-schooler Ben Manibag (Parry Shen) appears to be the "model" student: a perfectionist and overachiever, destined f... Read more
Between Strangers (2002)
6.1/10
Director: Edoardo Ponti
Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Gerard Depardieu, Sophia Loren, Malcolm McDowell, Pete Po...
Olivia (Sophia Loren) has been secretly sketching for years, but recently there is an urgency to her drawings. Recurring dreams pull her toward the da... Read more
Between Two Worlds (2021)
6.9/10
Starring: Juliette Binoche
It is based on French journalist Florence Aubenas's bestselling non-fiction work Le Quai de Ouistreham, investigating rising precarity in French socie... Read more
Beyond (2010)
7/10
Director: Pernilla August
Starring: Ville Virtanen, Noomi Rapace
A poignant story, told with sincerity and humour, about a young woman´s dramatic childhood and her grief and the struggle to move on. Noomi Rapace ("... Read more
Beyond Borders (2003)
6.5/10
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen, Teri Polo, Linus Roache, Noah Emmerich
In this compelling, globe-trotting saga, Angelina Jolie is Sarah Jordan, an American living in London and trapped in an unhappy marriage to the son of... Read more
Beyond Justice (1991)
4.5/10
Director: Duccio Tessari
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Omar Sharif, Elliott Gould, Brett Halsey
Ex-C.I.A. Agent Tom Burton (Rutger Hauer) goes to Morocco with businesswoman Christine Sanders (Carol Alt) to rescue her son, the kidnapped heir to a... Read more
Beyond Outrage (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Toshiyuki Nishida, Fumiyo Kohinata, Ryo Kase, Yutaka Matsushige,...
Filmmaker Takeshi Kitano looks to go, well, beyond his yakuza war opus "Outrage" in this lead-laden follow-up. A manipulative police crackdown on orga... Read more
Beyond Rangoon (1995)
6.6/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Patricia Arquette, Frances McDormand, Spalding Gray
An extraordinary, brilliantly executed, not-to-be-missed story of a young American doctor who, tormented by her past, travels to Burma with her sister... Read more
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980)
6.5/10
Director: John Laing
Starring: David Hemmings, John Hargreaves, Grant Tilly
David Hemmings stars in this compelling story of a true-life double murder mystery that shattered the quiet of a small farming town. John Hargreaves... Read more