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"
Brief Crossing (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Catherine Breillat
Desire for a subject that functions like a brief fling with no future as such, yet embellished by that very fact. Because something fleeting and futur... Read more
Brief Encounter (1974)
5.2/10
Director: Alan Bridges
Starring: Sophia Loren, Richard Burton, Rosemary Leach, Anne Firbank, Jack Kelly
This remake of the 1945 British masterpiece stars Sophia Loren as a bored married woman who embarks upon a brief romantic fling with an equally marrie... Read more
Bright Star (2009)
7/10
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Kerry Fox, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Abbie Cornish
Written and directed by Academy Award winner Jane Campion ("The Piano"), "Bright Star" is a riveting drama based on the three year romance between 19t... Read more
Bright Star ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7/10
Director: Jane Campion
Starring: Kerry Fox, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Abbie Cornish
Written and directed by Academy Award winner Jane Campion ("The Piano"), "Bright Star" is a riveting drama based on the three year romance between 19t... Read more
Brightburn (2019)
6.2/10
Director: David Yarovesky
Starring: Elizabeth Banks
What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? With... Read more
Brigsby Bear (2017)
7.4/10
Director: Dave McCary
Starring: Claire Danes, Greg Kinnear, Jane Adams, Mark Hamill, Ryan Simpkins, Andy Samberg...
Having lived in a bunker since he was abducted as an infant, James Pope (Kyle Mooney) spent 25 years with little external stimulus beyond watching vid... Read more
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
7.5/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Gig Young, Isela Vega, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Webber, Warren Oates
When a Mexican land baron puts a million dollar bounty on the head of the man who seduced his daughter, two money-hungry men (Gig Young and Robert Web... Read more
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (Blu-ray) (1974)
7.5/10
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Starring: Gig Young, Isela Vega, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Webber, Warren Oates
When a Mexican land baron puts a million dollar bounty on the head of the man who seduced his daughter, two money-hungry men (Gig Young and Robert Web... Read more
Bringing Out The Dead (1999)
6.8/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: John Goodman, Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Tom Sizemore, Ving Rhames, Cliff...
A burned out New York City paramedic working the graveyard shift in Hell's Kitchen, Frank Pierce (Nicolas Cage) is haunted by visions of the people he... Read more
Britannia: Season 1 (2017)
6.8/10
Starring: Mackenzie Crook, David Morrissey, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Julian Rhind-Tutt
In 43 AD, the Roman Army - determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - a mysterious land ruled by war... Read more