Movies and TV shows like David 1997
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David (1997)
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 190 min.
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Story:
The tribes of Israel need to defeat the superior might of the Philistines: "Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have." (I Samuel, 8:5). And so the prophet Samuel gives the Hebrews their first king, Saul. Saul, however, has incessant doubts about his mission. The influential prophet Samuel turns away from Saul in order to select a new king according to God's will: David. He is still a young boy, tending sheep in the fields, when, secretly Samuel oints him as the next king of the Israelites.
Style:
biblical, exciting, atmospheric, epic, serious, captivating, realistic, christian film
Plot:
brother sister incest, bible, prophet, faith, antiquity, religion, old testament, christianity, royal family, incest, ancient world, ancient, christian, religious, giant, king, jesus, muslim, belief in god, liberation theology, biblical stories, heroes, battles, tragic hero, war ...
Place:
holy land, middle east, jerusalem
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
Style:
biblical, sentimental, realistic, serious, mythical ...
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ancient history, bible, royal family, old testament, state affairs, rivalry, religions or cults, tragic hero, heroes, dishonesty, religion, historical event ...
Time:
biblical epic, ancient times, year 1985
Place:
israel, middle east, canada
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, USA, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 180 min.
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David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful.
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Place:
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Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 177 min.
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Style:
costume drama, historical drama, fairy tale, stylized, epic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
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Style:
captivating, serious, tense, exciting, biblical ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
israel, holy land, middle east, palestine, rome italy
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
epic, sexy, historical drama, sexual, exciting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
ancient times, 1st century b.c., 1st century, 2000s
Place:
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 198 min.
Story:
Peter and Paul assume leadership of the Church as they struggle against violent opposition to the teachings of Christ and their own personal conflicts.
Style:
biblical, contemplative, serious, realistic, epic ...
Plot:
christianity, bible, ancient, christian, medieval, religion, ancient history, saint, catholic, biopic, catholic saint, biblical stories ...
Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 360 min.
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Plot:
moses, bible, desert, ancient history, old testament, faith, bare chested male, migration, pharaoh, exodus, myth, religious ...
Place:
holy land, egypt, middle east, africa
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, Italy, USA, Czech Republic, France
Duration: 88 min.
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This engrossing dramatization of the life of Abraham, the most tested servant of God and the father of Judaism, spans from the patriarch's quest for the Promised Land to the sacrifice of his son, Isaac.
Style:
biblical, christian film, epic, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
bible, prophet, old testament, bible story, desert, catholic, heroic mission, redemption, hopes, society, human spirit, antiquity ...
Time:
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Place:
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37%
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic, Netherlands, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 94 min.
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An ordinary man is called upon by God to do the impossible in this lovingly told production of the Old Testament story. When the Pharaoh of Egypt begins to tighten the noose on his Jewish slaves, Moses (Ben Kingsley) leads them to freedom. Philip ...
Style:
biblical, epic, serious, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
bible, oracle, ancient egypt, religions or cults, hopes, society, leadership, state affairs, heroes, danger, old testament, christian ...
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Place:
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34%
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 60 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Country: Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 93 min.
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The Biblical story of Joseph, who was sold to slavery by his brothers who were jealous of his prophetic abilities to analyze dreams and of his being their fathers' favorite.
Style:
biblical, sexy, christian film, spiritual, realistic ...
Plot:
bible, pharaoh, christian, ancient, ancient history, religious, christianity, ancient egypt, church, ancient world, betrayal, faith ...
Time:
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Place:
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32%
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Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
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Passion, beauty, and brilliant storytelling are all on display in this six-hour-plus epic from Italian director Franco Zeffirelli. Robert Powell is superb in the title role, and with the overwhelming success of this TV movie throughout the world, ...
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Plot:
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Country: Italy, Germany, France, USA, Czech Republic, Netherlands, UK
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Country: Germany, Italy, USA
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, USA, France, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Austria, UK, Morocco
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Story:
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28%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, USA, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Netherlands, UK, Malta, Morocco
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biblical, epic, christian film, serious, realistic ...
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Time:
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Place:
palestine
Similarity:
27%
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
epic, gloomy, stylized, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Place:
rome italy, israel, holy land, middle east, jerusalem
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
holy land
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 189 min.
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Story:
Biblical tales from the books of Genesis and Exodus, including the stories of Abraham's devotion and Joseph's betrayal.
Style:
biblical, serious, christian film, captivating, epic ...
Plot:
bible, moses, heroic mission, human spirit, religions or cults, hopes, rescue, danger, redemption, state affairs, imaginary, desert ...
Place:
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26%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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biblical, captivating, christian film, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
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Story:
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biblical, serious, inspirational, captivating, sincere ...
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Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
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Style:
biblical, serious, atmospheric, christian film, mysterious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
biblical, epic, period piece, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
preschool
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Style:
christian film, captivating, serious, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
holy land, jerusalem, palestine
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Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
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Style:
biblical, epic, intense, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
christian, christianity, peplum, jesus, religion, ancient rome, bible, gladiator, jesus christ, crucifixion of jesus, pardon, redemption ...
Time:
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Place:
rome italy, jerusalem, middle east, greece, europe ...
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Duration: 44 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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holy land
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3K
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
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Style:
biblical, epic, serious, stylized, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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