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"
Challengers (Blu-ray) (2024)
7.3/10
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Starring: Zendaya , Josh O'Connor
Tashi, a tennis player turned coach, has transformed her husband from a mediocre player into a world-famous grand slam champion. To jolt him out of hi... Read more
Chancer: Series 2 (1990)
7.7/10
Director: Alan Grint
Starring: Clive Owen, Leslie Phillips, Peter Vaughan, Louise Lombard, Simon Shepherd, Susa...
He's rude, arrogant, ingenious, unprincipled - and utterly charming. The second season of this densely plotted British television drama takes on a d... Read more
Change of Plans (2009)
5.8/10
Director: Daniele Thompson
Starring: Emmanuelle Seigner, Karin Viard, Pierre Arditi, Patrick Chesnais, Christopher Th...
Two's company, three's a crowd and eight is definitely way more than enough in writer-director Daniele Thompson's ("Orchestra Seats") comic ensembler,... Read more
Changeling (2008)
7.8/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Colm Feore, John Malkovich, Michael Kelly, Amy Ryan
Based on a shocking true story, director Clint Eastwood's riveting drama stars Angelina Jolie as a single mother in 1928 Los Angeles whose son goes mi... Read more
Changeling ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
7.8/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Colm Feore, John Malkovich, Michael Kelly, Amy Ryan
Based on a shocking true story, director Clint Eastwood's riveting drama stars Angelina Jolie as a single mother in 1928 Los Angeles whose son goes mi... Read more
Changing Lanes (2002)
6.5/10
Director: Roger Michell
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Ben Affleck, Toni Collette, Sydney Pollack, William Hurt, Aman...
A fender-bender on a busy New York highway turns into an escalating battle of wills between recovering alcoholic Samuel L. Jackson, whose chances of r... Read more
Chaplin (1992)
7.6/10
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin Dunn, Anthony Hopkins, M...
This biopic of the silent cinema stars life from chirpy cockney to embalmed snob is played well by Robert Downey Jr. Dan Aykroyd is Mack Sennett, Gera... Read more
Chappaquiddick (2017)
6.5/10
Director: John Curran
Starring: Bruce Dern, Clancy Brown, Taylor Nichols, Kate Mara, Jim Gaffigan, Jason Clarke,...
On July 18, 1969, Sen. Ted Kennedy drives his car off of a bridge on Massachusetts' Chappaquiddick Island. The accident results in the death of passen... Read more
Chapter 27 (2006)
5.7/10
Director: J P Schaefer
Starring: Jared Leto, Lindsay Lohan, Judah Friedlander
Jared Leto put on a staggering 30 kgs and delivers a mesmerizing performance as Mark David Chapman the man who killed John Lennon. Envisioning himself... Read more
Charade (1963)
8/10
Director: Stanley Donen
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Coburn, Walter Matthau
This elegant Hitchcock-like thriller has Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn put through a maze of danger and suspense in Paris, as a group of men pursue He... Read more