Aro Favourite: Drama
105 Drama Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite
There Will Be Blood (2007)
- Rising to the challenge, overachiever Paul Thomas Anderson delivers some formidable filmmaking to match his grim, egocentric tale of burning…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del fauno) (2006)
- A stunning, sinister netherworld fantasy that parallels an equally compelling story of uprising against a fascist military unit in WWII Spain, this…
- DVD
$20 $15
Queen, The (2006)
- A regal Helen Mirren brings command and pathos to the screen as Queen Elizabeth II, an iconic yet closely–guarded world figure whose retreat in…
- DVD $14.95
Ten Canoes (2006)
- Beguiling Aboriginal parable from Rolf de Heer is an evocative time–warp of Australia’s rich ancestry, told through the campfire narration of…
- Blu-Ray $19.95
Proposition, The (2005)
- Grimly intense and atmospheric 'Australian Western' – scripted by singer Nick Cave – is set the outback of the 1880s, where lawman Ray…
- DVD
$20 $15
World's Fastest Indian, The (2005)
- Feelgood drama with a core of goodhearted Kiwi common sense and realism, this relates the true story of Invercargill legend Burt Munro (Hopkins), who…
- DVD
$20 $15
Downfall (Der Untergang) (2004)
- Widely acclaimed for its claustrophobic intensity, intelligence and detail, this vivid re–enactment of the last ten days in the life of Adolf…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Vera Drake (2004)
- An impeccable period drama from Mike Leigh that ranks alongside the director's best work, this is the moving story of a middle aged woman who was…
- DVD
$20 $15
Mother, The (2003)
- An unforgettable British drama about an aging widow, alienated from her ambitious son and neurotic daughter, who confronts the vacuum of her life…
- DVD $20
Whale Rider (2003)
- A stirring, widely–acclaimed adaptation of Witi Ihimaera’s novel about a young girl’s struggle to win the approval of her patriarchal…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70