Movies like Othello 1995
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Othello (1995)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
Style:
costume drama, atmospheric, melancholic, tense, cynical, cult classic, serious, realistic, erotic, light ...
Plot:
black man white woman relationship, interracial relations, shakespeare, jealousy, vengeance, tragedy, murder, racism, interracial marriage, tudors, tragic love, renaissance, revenge, love and romance, couples, rivalry, life is a bitch, society, downfall, unfulfillment, interracial romance, sex scene, medieval, interracial love, royalty ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, middle ages, 18th century, 1930s
Place:
venice, italy, europe, mediterranean sea, england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, stylized and talky films with plots about betrayal, love and romance, tragedy, couples, dishonesty, vengeance and love mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres. Some movies like Othello: The Affair (1995), Jungle Fever (1991), O (2001), One Night Stand (1997), Macbeth (1971). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
516
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
Iago and a comrade-in-arms are outside the Venice home of Desdemona's father, who does not yet know that she has eloped with Othello. Iago confides to his friend -- who had hoped to marry Desdemona -- that he serves Othello to further his own ...
Style:
depressing, realistic, serious, atmospheric, emotional ...
Plot:
shakespeare, shakespeare's othello, opera, tragedy, jealousy, betrayal, racism, downfall, love and romance, couple relations, vengeance, intrigue ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
venice, italy, turkey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A black soldier in World War II England begins an affair with a white woman whose husband is a soldier currently overseas in battle and in doubts of her relationship with him as she discovered he had been having an affair with his secretary.
Style:
erotic, sex comedy, bleak, emotional, gloomy ...
Plot:
black man white woman sex, world war two, making love, black man white woman relationship, interracial love relationship, interracial romance, wartime, black, sex scene, racism, interracial relations, society ...
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, emotional, controversial ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
interracial romance, architect, african american, love affair, adultery, racism, interracial love, sexual intercourse, relationships, prejudice, hip hop, black ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, africa, harlem, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hot young stars, a hip, driving soundtrack, plus a provocative tale of jealousy and betrayal combine to create this controversial modern-day version of Shakespeare's classic, "Othello." O is Odin James (Mekhi Phifer), the ...
Style:
suspense, teen, intense, tense, serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
basketball, high school, shakespeare, manipulation, interracial relations, friends, teenage life, father son relationship, love and romance, youth, dishonesty, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, melancholic, light, intense ...
Plot:
one night stand, male female relationship, female orgasm, love triangle, infidelity, friendship, interracial romance, couples, adultery, justice, adaptation, dialogue ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s
Place:
usa, los angeles, new york, california, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
The 1965 version of the Shakespeare play.
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, atmospheric, clever ...
Plot:
tragedy, shakespeare, jealousy, shakespeare's othello, love, betrayal, racism, tragic love, innocent person killed, suffocation, deception, miscegenation ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
cyprus, italy, venice, europe
Similarity:
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16K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord siezes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Style:
disturbing, visual, bleak, atmospheric, spiritual ...
Plot:
murder, shakespeare, guilt, prophecy, witch, nobility, macbeth, witchcraft, royalty, betrayal, renaissance, ghost ...
Time:
11th century, medieval times, middle ages, year 1971, 20th century ...
Place:
scotland, eastern europe, england, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Kwaku, a young African medical student, arrives in Italy where he is to meet his brother Job (nicknamed Pummarò.) This one is a tomato picker in the Naples region and works in extreme conditions to be able to pay his brother's studies. But to ...
Plot:
interracial romance, immigrant, hooker, train station, camorra, murder of brother, morgue, emigrant, on the road, racism, childbirth, prejudice ...
Place:
rome italy, ghana, naples italy, canada, frankfurt germany ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Luxembourg, Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
In 16th century Venice, when a merchant must default on a large loan from an abused Jewish moneylender for a friend with romantic ambitions, the bitterly vengeful creditor demands a gruesome payment instead.
Style:
sexy, period piece, costume drama, visually stunning, talky ...
Plot:
shakespeare, renaissance, love and romance, religious intolerance, tudors, women, gay subtext, friends, judaism, culture clash, trial, prejudice ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, year 2004, medieval times ...
Place:
venice, italy, israel, middle east, europe ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
Adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Style:
bleak, dark, independent film, period drama
Plot:
tragedy, jealousy, shakespeare's othello, betrayal, racism, shakespeare, tragic hero, manipulation, palace intrigue, envy, crimes of passion, suspicion ...
Place:
venice
Similarity:
33%
689
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit still retaining the original's power and potency. The story is set in the London ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
interracial relations, shakespeare, tragic love, power relations, vengeance, downfall, murder, betrayal, life is a bitch, couple relations, infidelity, dirty cop ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, london, england
Similarity:
33%
25K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, costume drama, compassionate, bleak ...
Plot:
shakespeare, revenge, royal family, murder, medieval, tragic hero, poisoning, state affairs, family relations, parents and children, spirit, dishonesty ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 16th century
Place:
denmark, europe, england
Similarity:
31%
10K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Modern day adaptation of Shakespeare's immortal story about Hamlet's plight to avenge his father's murder in New York City.
Style:
meditative, intense, cynical, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
shakespeare, murder, revenge, tragedy, ghost, betrayal, vengeance, intrigue, tragic hero, haunted by the past, corporation, poisoning ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 2000
Place:
new york, usa, europe, denmark, england
Similarity:
30%
948
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot almost entirely in close up, focusing the attention on faces and language rather than action.
Style:
fairy tale, psychological, serious, tense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
shakespeare, hamlet, medieval, european, tragedy, ghost, murder, tragic love, supernatural, hidden identity, heroes, destructive relationship ...
Time:
year 1969, medieval times, middle ages
Place:
denmark, europe
Similarity:
30%
15K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Ophelia comes of age as lady-in-waiting for Queen Gertrude, and her singular spirit captures Hamlet's affections. As lust and betrayal threaten the kingdom, Ophelia finds herself trapped between true love and controlling her own destiny.
Style:
scenic, inspirational, exciting, period piece, costume drama ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
castle, medieval, imaginary kingdom, murder, crown prince, adaptation, secret relationship, shakespeare, throne, palace intrigue, heir, royal court ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
50%
15K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as ...
Style:
sexy, period piece, costume drama, independent film, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
infidelity, betrayal, virgin, couple relations, manipulation, seduction, hypocrisy, virginity, tragedy, manipulative woman, love triangle, marriage ...
Time:
18th century, year 1989, georgian era, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
france, paris france, eastern europe, europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Dangerous Liaisons is the film based on the novel of the same name by Choderlos de Laclos set in 18th century France. Marquise de Merteuil’s asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the future wife of another ex-lover of hers in return for ...
Style:
sexy, costume drama, gothic, period piece, sensual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
aristocracy, sexualized violence, fatal attraction, seduction, casanova, love, sexuality, nobility, decadence, passion, medieval, erotic scene ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 20th century, 19th century, victorian era ...
Place:
france, paris france, europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Baptista, a rich Paduan merchant, announces that his fair young daughter, Bianca, will remain unwed until her older sister, Katharina, a hellish shrew, has wed. Lucentio, a student and the son of a wealthy Pisan merchant, has fallen in love with ...
Style:
costume drama, artsy, humorous, witty, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
battle of the sexes, opposites attract, shakespeare, medieval, wedding, renaissance, tudors, marriage, sibling rivalry, wedding ceremony, husband wife relationship, makeover ...
Time:
16th century, year 1967, 20th century, medieval times, 18th century ...
Place:
persia, europe, italy, london, new york
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico, Australia, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, stylized, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, kids ...
Plot:
love story, forbidden love, tragic love, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, suicide, shakespeare, true love, family feud, teen romance, young lovers, star crossed lovers, sex scene ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, y2k, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, north america, paris france
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
David Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production was hailed by the critics as thrilling, fast-moving and, in parts, ...
Style:
serious, stylized, emotional, atmospheric, crying ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
royal court, revenge, betrayal, murder, throne, shakespeare, shakespeare's hamlet, tragic hero, rivalry, heroes, intrigue, state affairs ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
europe, denmark
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Italy, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are ...
Style:
romantic, dramatic, touching, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
true love, forbidden love, star crossed lovers, young lovers, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, tragic love, shakespeare, family feud, love and romance, family relations, uninhibited rivalry, parents and children ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century
Place:
italy, united kingdom, europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets ...
Style:
sexy, atmospheric, period piece, costume drama, serious ...
Plot:
love, nobility, love triangle, literary, death, greed, betrayal, relationships, nudity, forbidden love, fall in love, power relations ...
Time:
1910s, year 1997, victorian era, 20th century, edwardian era ...
Place:
england, london, venice, britain, europe ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn (Natascha McElhone) who becomes mistress to England's king, Henry VIII (Jared Harris), before ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, stylized, sexy ...
Plot:
royal family, renaissance, mistress, royal court, tudors, sister, infidelity, monarch, love and romance, intrigue, uninhibited rivalry, rise to the top ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
29%
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653
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Netherlands, USA, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Having previously staged Verdi's 1887 opera Otello at the Met and La Scala, filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli committed his production to film in 1986. Starring as the fatally jealous Moor of Venice is Placido Domingo, who had also headlined ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
opera, shakespeare, medieval, betrayal, obsession, dancing, forbidden love, tragedy, love and romance, dishonesty, rivalry, losing-it hero ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
italy, europe, venice, paris france
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the opulent St. Petersburg of the Empire period, Eugene Onegin is a jaded but dashing aristocrat - a man often lacking in empathy, who suffers from restlessness, melancholy and, finally, regret. Through his best friend Lensky, Onegin is ...
Style:
atmospheric, period piece, costume drama, romantic, romantic drama ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
unfulfilled love, forbidden love, marriage, poetry, unfulfillment, love and romance, obsession, unrequited love, inheritance, fall in love, victorian england, poet ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s, 1830s, year 1999, 1800s ...
Place:
st. petersburg russia, russia, london, tokyo
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Set in the southern USA, a racist white man, Hank, falls in love with a black woman named Leticia. Ironically, Hank is a prison guard working on Death Row who executed Leticia's husband. Hank and Leticia's inter-racial affair leads to ...
Style:
sexy, depressing, realistic, erotic, compassionate ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
racism, sex scene, interracial romance, electric chair, death penalty, prison, interracial sex, prison guard, dysfunctional family, death row, sex, interracial relations ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana, southern usa, georgia
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Stock broker Nick Carraway consents to play Cupid for his rich married first cousin Daisy Buchanen and her former love, successful bootlegger and forger Jay Gatsby.
Style:
captivating, stylized, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
tragic love, obsession, infidelity, lifestyle, love triangle, love affair, society, social differences, unfulfilled love, haunted by the past, dishonesty, love ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, oxford university, yale university, chicago
Similarity:
28%
925
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.
Style:
serious, realistic, bleak, emotional, talky ...
Plot:
shakespeare, medieval, king, celtic, literary, dancing, betrayal, unfulfillment, aging, tragic hero, intrigue, rivalry ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Russia, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Anna (Marceau) is a wife and mother who has an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky (Bean). Based on the novel by Tolstoy.
Style:
costume drama, romantic, romantic drama, psychological, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
imperial russia, relationships, infidelity, true love, betrayal, cheating wife, victorian england, age difference, forbidden love, love, death, cuckolded husband ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, year 1997, turn of the century, 1880s
Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia, moscow russia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the world, along the way ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, psychological, talky, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
manipulation, friendship, depression, impossible love, multiple storylines, couple relations, infidelity, fall in love, relationships, art, women, passionate love ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, year 1996, turn of the century, 1870s ...
Place:
europe, england, sicily, florence, london ...
Similarity:
27%
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