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"
Chinese Puzzle (2013)
7/10
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Starring: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cecile De France, Kelly Reilly
Following on from "The Spanish Apartment" and "Russian Dolls", Romain Duris reprises his role as writer Xavier Rousseau. Having reached the age of 40,... Read more
Chinese Take-Away (2011)
7.1/10
Director: Sebastian Borensztein
Starring: Ricardo Darin, Muriel Santa Ana, Ignacio Huang
In Buenos Aires, the bitter and methodic Roberto (Ricardo Darín) is a lonely man and the owner of a hardware store. Roberto collects bizarre worldwide... Read more
Chloe (2009)
6.3/10
Director: Atom Egoyan
Starring: Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Max Thieriot
Director Atom Egoyan's ('The Sweet Hereafter') erotic psychodrama, a remake of French film "Nathalie...", finds high-priced call girl Chloe (Amanda Se... Read more
Chocolat (1988)
7.4/10
Director: Claire Denis
Starring: Mireille Perrier, Emmet Judson Williamson
An elegant and extraordinarily beautiful film set in the expansive golden countryside of Cameroon. A young French woman returns to Africa and is haunt... Read more
Chokher Bali (2003)
6.6/10
Director: Rituparno Ghosh
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Lily Chakrabarti, Prasenjit Chatterjee
Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh adapted and directed this costume melodrama based on the classic 1902 novel by Rabindranath Tagore. Subtly using th... Read more
Choking Man (2006)
6/10
Director: Steve Barron
Starring: Octavio Gomez Berrios, Eugenia Yuan, Mandy Patinkin, Aaron Paul, Kate Buddeke
Jorge (Octavio Gomez Berrios) is a shy young Ecuadorian dish washer living in Jamaica - not as in the Caribbean, but as in, Queens, New York City. He... Read more
Choose Me (1984)
6.8/10
Director: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Patrick Bauchau, Genevieve Bujold, Keith Carradine, Lesley Ann Warren, Rae Dawn...
In real life, radio sex therapist Nancy (Genevieve Bujold) is as clueless as the callers on her late night talk show. Promiscuous bar-owner Eve (Lesle... Read more
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
7.8/10
Director: Francesco Rosi
Starring: Gian Maria Volonte, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny
Rosi's BAFTA-winning epic stars Gian Maria Volonte as Carlo Levi, an artist and political exile banished to a southern Italian village by Mussolini's... Read more
Christy (2025)
6.3/10
Director: David Michod
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merritt Wever, Katy O'Brian
Based on a true story, Christy follows the turbulent rise of boxer Christy Martin from obscurity to icon. Christy's legendary toughness in the ring ma... Read more
Chronicle (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Josh Trank
Starring: Ashley Hinshaw, Dane DeHaan, Michael Kelly, Michael B Jordan, Alex Russell
Part teen drama and part superhero fantasy, this powerful "found footage" sci-fi tale follows bullied high schooler Andrew, his cousin Matt, and popul... Read more