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"
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
7.8/10
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter, Neville Brand
Burt Lancaster beautifully assumes the real-life role of Robert Stroud, a world-hating convict sentenced to life in prison who becomes an authority on... Read more
Birds of Passage (2018)
7.6/10
Director: Ciro Guerra
Starring: Carmiña Martínez
DescriptionThe origins of the Colombian drug trade, as seen through eyes of an indigenous Wayuu family that becomes involved in the booming business o... Read more
Birdsong (2012)
7.4/10
Director: Philip Martin
Starring: Anthony Andrews, Matthew Goode, Marie-Josee Croze, Clemence Poesy, Eddie Redmayn...
This two-part made-for-British-television adaptation of Sebastian Faulks' epic love story stars Eddie Redmayne and Clemence Poesy. The action moves be... Read more
Birdy (1984)
7.3/10
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins
A spellbinding, captivating movie about a Vietnam vet who has come to believe he is a bird, and the efforts of his best friend to break him out of his... Read more
Births, Deaths and Marriages (2019)
Director: Beatrice Joblin
Starring: Geraldine Brophy
One family. One weekend. One hell of a home video. Births, Deaths and Marriages is a slice of life kiwi comedy about life, death and everything in bet... Read more
Bitter Harvest (2001)
6.1/10
Director: Goran Paskaljevic
Starring: Colm Meaney, Cillian Murphy, Kerry Condon, Adrian Dunbar
Irish farmer Harry (Colm Meaney) has the rather odd idea that a man is measured by his enemies and decides to take on George, the most powerful man in... Read more
Bitter Moon (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Roman Polanski
Starring: Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Peter Coyote, Victor Baner...
Roman Polanski's ultra-kinky drama centers on the bizarre interaction of four passengers on an ocean liner bound for India. A repressed British couple... Read more
Biutiful (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Starring: Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem gives a powerful performance in director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's ("21 Grams") stirring drama about a small-time Barcelona criminal... Read more
Black and Blue (2019)
6.3/10
Director: Deon Taylor
Starring: Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson
A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder. Read more
Black Angel (1946)
7/10
Director: Roy William Neill
Starring: Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford, Wallace Ford, John Ph...
An imaginative and effective noir adapted from the novel by Cornell Woolrich, with Dan Duryea as a down-hearted musician who goes on a bender after hi... Read more