Movies like In Memory of Me
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In Memory of Me (2007)
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Original name: In memoria di me
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Investigates the life a young man who has decided to enter a Jesuit monastery in Venice, but is then overcome by agonizing doubts before his ordination.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
monastery, introspection, lifestyle, teaching the ways of the world, society, starting over, clergy, hopes, religions or cults, christianity, obedience, self doubt, religion, faith, misfit, power relations, monk, catholic church, catholicism, newcomer, novice
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
italy, venice, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and christian film films with plots about society, hopes, religions or cults, religion, clergy, christian and christianity mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like In Memory of Me: Live Fast, Die Young (2008), A Question of Faith (2017), Words with Gods (2014), Stella Days (2011), The Wager (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When a famous star is found dead at an exclusive Christmas Eve party filled with A-list Hollywood types, the police must hold for questioning a group of powerful entertainment industry players who are eager to leave the scene. As they reflect upon ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
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When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs
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christian, religions or cults, parents and children, family life, society, religion, salvation, penance, family values, family problems, family relations, hopes ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 133 min.
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The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words with Gods follows the theme of religion - specifically as ...
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serious, realistic, anthology, odd, contemplative
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buddhism, hinduism, religion, religions or cults, society, faith, christianity, atheism, islam, clergy, suspense, world spanning ...
Time:
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Place:
serbia
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84%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, Norway, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A priest stationed in Tipperary, Ireland, is eager to return to Rome. Told he cannot do so until he has raised enough money for the building of a new church, he decides to open a cinema in the local town.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, sincere, intellectual
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religion, confession, small town, idealism, clergy, religions or cults, social relations, small town life, hopes, society, belief in god, priest ...
Time:
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Place:
ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An actor at the pinnacle of his Hollywood career finds himself buckling to temptation after he accepts the lead in a classic tale of good versus evil. Michael Steele has just been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. In the wake of that ...
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serious, realistic, christian film, thought provoking, gloomy ...
Plot:
christianity, hollywood, actor's life, human spirit, ambition, introspection, desire for fame, relationship vs career, couples, hopes, hotshot hero, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Father Jonathan Keene - a cold, impatient Catholic priest arrives in a tiny fishing village the week before Christmas to do what he does best: shut down a dying parish...
Style:
serious, feel good, touching, realistic, contemplative
Plot:
christmas, priest, introspection, society, self discovery, clergy, religions or cults, save the day, cause and meaning, moral dilemma, social relations, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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68%
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, France, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In order to escape her isolation, wheelchair-bound Christine makes a life changing journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains.
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Albania, Kosovo, France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Years after declaring her eternal virginity and opting to live life as a man in the mountains of Albania, Hana looks to return to living as a woman as she settles into a new existence in modern-day Milan.
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
'THE PERFECT STRANGER' tells the story of Nikki, a troubled attorney who one day receives a mysterious dinner invitation from a man claiming to be Jesus of Nazareth. Throughout their evening of conversation, arguments and spirited debate, ...
Style:
sincere, christian film, serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
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63%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Akim, young Muslim will become imam sees his upset when he is touched by the love of Christ ... In a family chaos that opposes his brother identity Akim attempt to be accepted by his family.
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, emotional, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to ...
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Time:
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Place:
italy, vatican, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Sister Rachel Taylor of Boise, Idaho is an eager young missionary of the LDS Church who has been sent on an 18-month long mission to Austria. Rachel finds herself having a hard time adjusting to her new cultural surroundings in the foreign country. ...
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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 ...
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When a pastor is shaken by the visible faith of a street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a journey that impacts everyone it touches in ways that only God could orchestrate.
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A young French actress in Lisbon to shoot a movie is intrigued by a nun she sees kneeling in the chapel where she is filming.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, atmospheric, gloomy ...
Plot:
church, love and romance, lifestyle, culture clash, filmmaking, clergy, artists and showbiz, actor's life, self discovery, religions or cults, love affair, society ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jezebel is a nihilistic artist who hides her fragility by living a fast-paced, promiscuous lifestyle. After attending her father's funeral, the sultry temptress finds herself attracted to David, a handsome, earnest young priest. While David ...
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The true story of a nun who betrayed a network of Resistance fighters after having a passionate but doomed love affair with a priest during the Second World War.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, gloomy
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Place:
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52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The citizens of a small town lose their faith day by day. Poverty and hardships have been hard on them... when all of a sudden something changes. Their faith is reborn. And a question rises inside them: "What would Jesus do?"
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Hungary, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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