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"
Broken English (1996)
6.5/10
Director: Gregor Nicholas
Starring: Rade Serbedzija, Aleksandra Vujcic, Marton Csokas
Racial angst and insecurities afflict an immigrant Serbian family living in Auckland. Rade Serbedzija plays the hot-blooded patriarch and radiant newc... Read more
Broken Flowers (2005)
7.2/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Julie Delpy, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wr...
Bill Murray is at his deadpan best in this typically understated comedy/drama from unique auteur, Jim Jarmusch. Emotionally stilted Don Johnston (Mur... Read more
Broken Hallelujah (2014)
7.6/10
Director: Alastair Riddell
Starring: Ben Mitchell, Vanessa Riddell, Greg Smith
This is not a love story but a story about love. Kirsty Preston leads a comfortable life. All of this changes when she discovers how her husband, Gary... Read more
Broker (2022)
7.2/10
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Doona Bae, Ji-Eun Lim
When a young mother reconsiders abandoning her baby, she discovers a scheme selling foundlings for adoption. Read more
Bronson (2008)
7.1/10
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Tom Hardy, Matt King
In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with a homemade sawn-off shotgun and a h... Read more
Brooklyn Rules (2007)
6.4/10
Director: Michael Corrente
Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr, Mena Suvari, Jerry Ferrara, Alec Baldwin, Scott Caan
Set in 1985 Brooklyn, this coming-of-age dramedy follows a trio of young Italian-American friends - an aspiring lawyer, a vain womanizer who yearns to... Read more
Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Starring: Don Cheadle, Ellen Barkin, Ethan Hawke, Lili Taylor, Richard Gere, Wesley Snipes...
Experience the volatile and deadly world of one of New York's most dangerous precincts through the eyes of the men and women pledged to protect and se... Read more
Brother And Sister (2022)
5.6/10
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Melvil Poupaud, Golshifteh Farahani
Alice and Louis are estranged siblings who have been avoiding each other for over twenty years and are forced to reunite after a tragedy. Read more
Brother To Brother (2004)
7/10
Director: Rodney Evans
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Roger Robinson, Larry Gilliard Jr, Aunjanue Ellis, Duane Boutte,...
Perry Williams (Anthony Mackie) is an articulate, black, gay artist living in New York City. Shunned by his family for his sexual orientation and wor... Read more
Brotherhood (2016)
6.1/10
Director: Noel Clarke
Starring: Noel Clarke, David Ajala, Steven Cree, Ashley Thomas
First, there was Kidulthood, then Adulthood, and now comes Noel Clarke's lastest instalment: Brotherhood. Sam is facing up to the new world. He realis... Read more