Movies like Of Gods and Men

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Of Gods and Men (2010)
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Of Gods and Men (2010)
Original name: Des hommes et des dieux
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story: French drama based on the 1996 kidnapping and killing of seven monks in Algeria. A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between Algeria's army and Muslim Jihadi insurgents disrupts the peace, they are forced to consider fleeing the monastery and deserting the villagers they have ministered to. In the face of deadly violence the monks wrestle with their faith and their convictions, eventually deciding to stay and help their neighbours keep the army and the insurgents at bay.
Style: sincere, unusual plot structure, meditative, atmospheric, visually appealing, captivating, thought provoking, spiritual, existential, philosophical ...
Plot: monk, monastery, faith, religion, clergy, muslim, christian, islam, peace, courage, idealism, hostage, evacuation, execution, political unrest, christianity, society, danger, social relations, love, terrorist, missionary, community, war violence, stubbornness ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 90s, 20th century, year 1996, 1990s
Place: algeria, middle east, morocco, maghreb, palestine, france
Keyword: reading, mass, keys, doctors, challenge, french

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and sincere films with plots about society, religion, catholic, church, christian, prayer and clergy mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Of Gods and Men: Silence (2016), Luther (2003), The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978), The Innocents (2016), The Mission (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Silence (2016)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA, UK, Taiwan, Japan, Mexico
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Two Jesuit priests travel to seventeenth century Japan which has, under the Tokugawa shogunate, banned Catholicism and almost all foreign contact.
Style: philosophical, stylized, cerebral, melancholic, intellectual ...
Audience: teens
Plot: missionary, religion, christianity, religious persecution, culture clash, crisis of faith, faith, torture, doubt, betrayal, christian, clergy ...
Time: 17th century, 2010s, year 2016, year 2015
Place: japan, portugal, asia
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Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, poet, naturalist, scientist, physician, herbalist ...
Style: atmospheric, sincere, contemplative, captivating, serious ...
Plot: nun, gender, convent, medieval, saint, healing power, composer, visionary, monk, seer, prodigy, catholic church ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages, ancient times, 12th century
Place: germany, europe, rome italy
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Luther (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, USA, Czech Republic, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story: During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Style: uplifting, political, biblical, christian film, sincere ...
Audience: teens
Plot: christianity, renaissance, christian, religion, clergy, medieval, rebellion, inquisition, politics, reformation, idealism, human spirit ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, ancient times, year 2003, medieval times
Place: germany, rome italy, austria, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 186 min.
Story: The life inside a farm in Italy at the beginning of the century. Many poor country families live there, and the owner pays them by their productivity. One of the families has a very clever child. They decide to send him to school instead of make him ...
Style: realistic, touching, serious, contemplative, spiritual ...
Plot: peasant, farm, countryside, village, family relations, clergy, life is a bitch, family life, parents and children, hide and seek, parent child relationship, family problems ...
Time: 1900s, year 1978, 19th century, 20th century, 1890s ...
Place: italy, europe, milan italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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The Innocents (2016)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Poland
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Poland, 1945. Mathilde, a young French Red Cross doctor, is on a mission to help the war survivors. When a nun seeks for her help, she is brought to a convent where several pregnant sisters are hiding, unable to reconcile their faith with their ...
Style: social, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, thought provoking ...
Plot: world war two, abbess, syphilis, religion, violence against women, pregnant from rape, motherhood, priest, feminist, lie, secret, interracial relations ...
Time: 1940s, year 2016, post world war two, year 1940, year 1945
Place: france, poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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The Mission (1986)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, France
Duration: 125 min.
Story: When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to ...
Style: epic, thought provoking, christian film, harsh, spiritual ...
Plot: jungle, clergy, slavery, native american, mission, slave, jesuit, religion, conquistador, christian, slave trader, christianity ...
Time: 18th century, year 1986, ancient times
Place: south america, argentina, portugal, latin america, america ...
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25%
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Andrei Rublev (1966)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 205 min.
Story: An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses ...
Style: atmospheric, breathtaking, art house, black and white, philosophical ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: artist, painter, religion, art, biopic, monk, human spirit, medieval, painting, christianity, hunger, art history ...
Time: middle ages, 15th century, medieval times, year 1966, ancient times ...
Place: russia, soviet union, ussr, moscow russia
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24%
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Shooting Dogs (2005)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.
Style: disturbing, bleak, sad, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: genocide, politics, violence, survival, rwandan genocide, survivor, priest, teacher, against the odds, fighting the system, moral dilemma, human spirit ...
Time: year 2005, 90s, year 1994
Place: africa, rwanda, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Silence (1971)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.
Style: spiritual, existential, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot: samurai, christianity, edo period, nativity, mental disorder, catholic, time machine, spirit, tokugawa shogunate, religious persecution, danger, clergy ...
Time: 17th century, year 1971, middle ages
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 135 min.
Story: This is a dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
Style: scenic, philosophical, touching, profound, epic ...
Plot: saint, medieval, christian, clergy, religion, christianity, catholic, biopic, bible, church, beautiful scenery, god ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 13th century, year 1972, ancient times
Place: tibet, italy, europe, jerusalem, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Therese (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The life of little St. Therese of Lisieux, depicted in minimalist vignettes. Therese and her sisters are all nuns in a Carmelite convent. Her devotion to Jesus and her concept of "the little way" to God are shown clearly, using plain ...
Style: spiritual, slow cinema, aesthetic, contemplative, captivating ...
Plot: saint, catholic, nun, spirituality, convent, christian, religion, girl, erotica, catholic saint, spirit, bible ...
Time: year 1986, victorian era, 80s
Place: france, europe
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22%
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Endgame (2009)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward ...
Style: captivating, tense, serious, sincere, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: bomb, politics, rebellion, danger, hopes, revolution, siege, unlikely partners, folk hero, leadership, life is a bitch, state affairs ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: south africa, africa, england, europe, cape town south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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The Radicals (1989)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story of the Anabaptist movement and two of its first leaders, Michael and Margaretha Sattler.
Style: biblical, independent film, contemplative, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: liberation theology, faith, ancient, biopic, christian, medieval, christianity, church, reformation, religions or cults, clergy, heroes ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times
Place: switzerland, europe, zurich switzerland
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Kundun (1997)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Monaco, Morocco, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai ...
Style: epic, philosophical, spiritual, cerebral, touching ...
Plot: buddhism, buddha, buddhist monk, biopic, religion, buddhist, medieval, politics, spirituality, historical epic, zen, world history ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 50s, 1930s, 1950s
Place: tibet, china, hiroshima japan, asia, himalaya ...
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The Letters (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Mother Teresa, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, is considered one of the greatest humanitarians of modern times. Her selfless commitment changed hearts, lives and inspired millions throughout the world. The Letters, as told through personal ...
Style: spiritual, serious, thought provoking, atmospheric, christian film
Plot: catholic, human rights, nun, religion, letter, charity, family relations, spirituality, workaholic, illness, idealist, children ...
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22%
Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The film portrays Saint Peter reflecting on his time with Jesus and his fellow Apostles during his final imprisonment in Rome. In particular, Peter attempts to convert one of his jailers, Martinian, by relating the life, teachings, and sacrifice of ...
Style: uplifting, captivating, serious, biblical, realistic ...
Plot: faith, christian, apostle, jesus, christianity, clergy, bible, miraculous event, roman empire, religions or cults, redemption, rise to the top ...
Time: 1st century
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Some Mother's Son (1996)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the ...
Style: political, bleak, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Plot: prison, lawyer, prison violence, terrorist, working class, women, betrayal, politics, ira, british, struggle, trouble ...
Time: 70s, 80s, year 1996, 20th century
Place: ireland, northern ireland, europe
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21%
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Ida (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Denmark, France, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Anna, a young novitiate in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.
Style: black and white, art house, emotional, melancholic, visually stunning ...
Plot: nun, world war two, faith, family secret, anti semitism, judaism, holocaust, religion, character study, orphan, suicide, self discovery ...
Time: 60s, 2010s, year 2014, year 2013, year 2016 ...
Place: poland, israel, eastern europe, europe, denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story: The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
Style: biblical, christian film, spiritual, art house, stylized ...
Plot: christianity, religion, jesus, bible, faith, catholic, biopic, christian, jesus christ, religious, god, betrayal ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic, ancient times
Place: rome italy, ancient greece, italy, israel, palestine ...
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Hadewijch (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A troubled young woman is thrown out of a convent and forms a relationship with a radical Muslim.
Style: thought provoking, touching, psychological, sentimental, sincere ...
Plot: religious faith, convent, religions or cults, self discovery, love, muslim, human nature, clergy, friendship, youth, hopes, koran ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france, middle east, europe
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21%
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The Master (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World ...
Style: art house, stylized, atmospheric, philosophical, surreal ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: right hand man, psychiatry, drifter, scientology, religion, mentor, religions or cults, brainwashing, bare breasts, male orgasm, society, mentor protege relationship ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 50s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place: usa, san francisco, phoenix arizona, philadelphia, new york ...
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21%
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Osama (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Afghanistan, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Iran
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Teenage girl Osama cuts her hair and dresses like a boy to get a job and support her widowed mother and grandmother. When Osama is called by the Taliban to join school and military training she embarks on a terrifying and confusing journey as she ...
Style: serious, realistic, disturbing, sincere, bleak ...
Plot: coming of age, islam, taliban, survival, oppression, child abuse, injustice, life is a bitch, brutality, justice, religion, police investigation ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: middle east, afghanistan, iraq, persia, pakistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Kite Runner (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Style: disturbing, emotional, inspirational, sincere, psychological ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, adult
Plot: childhood, friendship, muslim, coming of age, guilt, courage, islam, betrayal, rape, mission, haunted by the past, child ...
Time: 70s, 80s, year 2007, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place: afghanistan, middle east, china, iraq, bay area ...
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20%
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1900 (1976)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 317 min.
Story: Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils that took place in Italy in the first half on the 20th century.
Style: epic, disturbing, controversial, compassionate, realistic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: fascism, world war two, revolution, italian history, politics, communism, class struggle, friendship, peasant, socialist, worker, resistance ...
Time: 1900s, 1940s, 1920s, 20th century, 1910s ...
Place: italy, paris france, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 7.8
 16K
Becket (1964)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story: King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas ...
Style: epic, period piece, realistic, clever, talky ...
Plot: religion, friendship, british history, medieval, royalty, biopic, politics, catholic, saint, martyr, monarch, betrayal ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, 20th century
Place: england, britain, europe, london, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: "The Passion of the Christ" is a film about the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus. Director Mel Gibson received much criticism from critics and audiences for his explicit depiction of and focus on violence and on christs suffering, ...
Style: biblical, christian film, controversial, brutal, rough ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, adult
Plot: christianity, jesus, jesus christ, religion, redemption, religious, betrayal, torture, bible, roman empire, brutality, life philosophy ...
Time: year 2004, ancient times, 2000s, 1930s, 1st century ...
Place: holy land, jerusalem, rome italy, ancient greece, greece ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
The Official Story (1985)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Argentina
Duration: 112 min.
Story: After the end of the Dirty War, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
Style: political, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, sincere ...
Plot: adoption, politics, family relations, uncover truth, dictatorship, society, revolution, parents and children, military coup, state affairs, haunted by the past, political unrest ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century, year 1983
Place: latin america, argentina, spain, buenos aires argentina, bolivia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Francis of Assisi (1961)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The story of a lusty, fighting young adventurer who exchanged his sword for a cross
Style: biblical, serious, realistic, captivating, crying ...
Plot: saint, christian, monk, biopic, medieval, catholic, religion, nun, church, ancient, pope, singing ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 1961, ancient times, 13th century
Place: israel, sahara, italy, jerusalem
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 7.5
 4K
Priest Daens (1992)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Belgium, France, Netherlands
Duration: 138 min.
Story: In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the petite bourgeoisie in oppressing workers. He writes a few ...
Style: bleak, sincere, disturbing, gloomy, realistic ...
Plot: religion, revolution, politics, fighting the system, biopic, liberation theology, belgian history, justice, strike, labor, unemployment, corruption ...
Time: 19th century, 20th century, 1890s, 1900s, turn of the century
Place: belgium, europe, flanders
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
 6.6
 1K
Free Men (2011)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In Paris during WWII, an Algerian immigrant is inspired to join the resistance by his unexpected friendship with a Jewish man. Based on not very known facts about the Muslim community in Paris during WWII, when the Paris Mosque and its dynamic ...
Style: serious, realistic, sincere, touching
Plot: german occupation, world war two, resistance, friendship, human spirit, idealism, rebellion, moral dilemma, fighting the system, anti semitism, wartime life, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1940s, year 1942, year 1944, 20th century
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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