Movies like Wise Blood
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Wise Blood (1979)
7K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
Style:
spiritual, existential, philosophical, gothic, surreal, grim, cult classic, clever, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
preacher, religion, redemption, satire, dream, deep south, religious fanatic, success, jesus, spirit, spirituality, catholic, mercy, atheist, blindness, anti christianity, badass, human development, sin, christianity, soldier, society, wiretap, bishop, cons and scams ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place:
southern usa, georgia
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Most similar movies to Wise Blood
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, clever and witty films with plots about society, dialogue, storytelling, mentor, satire, runaway and catastrophe mostly in Comedy, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Wise Blood: The Milky Way (1969), Being There (1979), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), The Apostle (1997), Holy Flying Circus (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Along the way, they hitchhike, beg for food, and face the Christian dogmas and heresies from different Ages.
Style:
surreal, spiritual, road movie, dark comedy, cult classic ...
Plot:
religion, inquisition, surrealism, bible, philosophy, jesus christ, satire, jesus, anarchist, spirituality, religious, christianity ...
Time:
year 1969, 20th century, 60s, year 1964
Place:
spain, basque country, paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
Style:
political, clever, witty, black comedy, satirical ...
Plot:
politics, satire, comedy of errors, lawyer, secret service, impotence, mansion, funeral, eviction, country estate, wealth, garden ...
Time:
year 1979, 20th century, 70s
Place:
washington d.c., north carolina, usa
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.
Style:
philosophical, talky, humorous, witty, thought provoking ...
Plot:
murder, adultery, infidelity, mistress, philosophy, existentialism, guilt, justice, uncle niece relationship, blackmail, moral dilemma, couple relations ...
Time:
year 1989, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, canada
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86%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
Style:
biblical, spiritual, independent film, talky, realistic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
religion, christian, preacher, redemption, jesus, small town, radio, clergy, spirit, country, coma, church ...
Time:
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Place:
texas, louisiana, southern usa, midwest, usa ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.
Style:
surreal, humorous, clever, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
actor's life, clergy, religions or cults, society, artists and showbiz, friends, debate, religion, ignorance, blasphemy, christianity, television ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
england, europe, united kingdom, britain
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A treasure hunt. An aging ex-nobleman of the Czarist regime has finally adjusted to life under the commisars in Russia. Both he and the local priest find that the family jewels were hidden in a chair, one of a set of twelve. They return separately ...
Style:
satirical, stylized, talky, philosophical, witty ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
treasure hunt, road trip, farce, corruption, betrayal, mentor, life philosophy, brutality, greed, storytelling, obsessive quest, odd couple ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
russia, soviet union, moscow russia, ussr
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.
Style:
emotional, touching, intense, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
loneliness, neighbor, depression, religion, terminal illness, faith, existentialism, society, love and romance, dealing with death, catholic, nosy neighbor ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, new jersey, seattle
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find ...
Style:
independent film, satirical, disturbing, melancholic, meditative ...
Plot:
dark humor, suicide, satire, adaptation, crumbling marriage, society, self discovery, filmmaking, love and romance, couple relations, starting over, rise and fall ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose (Marty Feldman), is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from closing. He goes to Hollywood where he encounters a number of eccentric characters.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
religion, monk, church, satire, innocence lost, misfit, prostitute, society, obsessive quest, unlikely partners, clergy, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, offbeat, humorous ...
Plot:
coming of age, youth, unrequited love, sister sister relationship, orphan, world war one, small town, dysfunctional family, family relations, chambermaid, deep south, family life ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
alabama, southern usa
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Style:
philosophical, black and white, cult classic, postmodern, talky ...
Plot:
satire, artist, existentialism, weekend, filmmaking, discussion, alien, nostalgia, argument, childhood memory, price of fame, flashback ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, 70s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia, Italy
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
In Milos Forman's satire on Communism set in a small Czechoslovakian town in the 1960s, the local firemen decide to organize a ball, however the proceedings are dogged by difficulty at every step. They plan to organize a beauty pageant at the ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, allegory, surreal, cult classic ...
Plot:
satire, firefighter, political satire, corruption, bureaucracy, fire, husband wife relationship, confusion, fire brigade, small town, renaissance, farce ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s, 20th century
Place:
czech republic, eastern europe, czechoslovakia
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Mr. North, a stranger to a small, but wealthy, Rhode Island town, quickly has rumors started about him that he has the power to heal people's ailments...
Style:
offbeat, independent film, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
witch doctor, wealth, social relations, small town life, social differences, small town, healing power, society, supernatural ability, newlyweds, arrest, court hearing ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
rhode island, usa
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A newly-elected Pope Leo XIV finds himself accidentally locked out of the Vatican. Unknown to the outside world, he winds up in an impoverished Italian village, where his adventures ultimately teach the Pope and his new friends some important ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, clever
Plot:
religion, catholic, profanity, misfit, hidden identity, society, self discovery, hopes, clergy, friends, village, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
italy
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, erotic, surreal, social, hispanic ...
Plot:
satire, lgbt, gays and lesbians, drug addiction, nun, religion, forbidden love, heroin addiction, gay, lgbtq, surrealism, catholic church ...
Time:
year 1983, 20th century, 80s
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
73%
22K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Eddie Murphy stars as an over-the-top television evangelist who finds a way to turn television home shopping into a religious experience, and takes America by storm.
Style:
touching, satirical, humorous, clever, intense ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
guru, satire, life philosophy, justice, religion, materialism, media, workplace, love affair, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, screwball ...
Time:
90s
Place:
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Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Style:
black comedy, satirical, dark comedy, political, cynical ...
Plot:
politics, satire, political corruption, journalism, election, cia, conspiracy, government, political conspiracy, secret service, president, election campaign ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., albania, persia, usa, middle east ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, apparently playing themselves, share their lives over the course of an evening meal at a restaurant.
Style:
philosophical, surreal, clever, existential, artsy ...
Plot:
philosophy, conversation, food, dialogue, restaurant, existentialism, art, cooking, dinner, realism, transcendence, occult ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1980, year 1981
Place:
new york, poland, sahara, middle east, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
72%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A philosophical burlesque, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wild. As scientist Nathan trains the wild man, Puff, in the ways of the world - ...
Style:
philosophical, humorous, black comedy, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
philosophy, farce, satire, female nudity, manners, fish out of water, surrealism, culture clash, disorder, hypocrisy, misfit, society ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for ...
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, psychological, surreal, touching ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
self discovery, simulated reality, video surveillance, alternate reality, fictional reality show, dystopia, freedom, hidden camera, utopia, paranoia, consciousness, loneliness ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s, future
Place:
florida, persia, america, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter ...
Style:
sad, independent film, contemplative, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, teens
Plot:
dysfunctional family, family relations, tornado, eccentric family, family life, family gatherings, mental illness, family problems, dark humor, couples, storm, helicopter ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
kansas, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
As Sister Mary delivers a lecture on sin and its consequences, she's interrupted by several of her former students, who have little positive to say about how a Catholic education has impacted their lives.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
nun, religions or cults, clergy, society, disorder, church, rivalry, catholic school, christmas, belief in the afterlife, lifestyle change, humour ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
Style:
road movie, cult classic, atmospheric, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
u.s. navy, road trip, sailor, male bonding, beer, buddy, profanity, fighting the system, society, on the road, travel, taxi ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
new york, boston, maine, washington d.c., philadelphia ...
Similarity:
70%
213K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
Style:
philosophical, satirical, cerebral, clever, absurd ...
Plot:
depression, satire, twins, filmmaking, siblings relations, writer's block, mentally unstable, imagination, loser, existentialism, loner, writers ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, new york, california, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This tells the story of a strong friendship between a young boy with Morquio's syndrome and an older boy who is always bullied because of his size. Adapted from the novel, Freak the Mighty, the film explores a building of trust and friendship. ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, inspirational, serious, tear jerker ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, misfit, friendship, disability, boy, bully, loneliness, youth, social misfits, illness, school bully, hot dog ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, ohio, cincinnati ohio, columbus ohio
Similarity:
70%
51K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Teenage Mary Cummings, who has "been Born Again her whole life," is about to enter her senior year at American Eagle Christian High School near Baltimore with her Fundamentalist Christian friends Hilary Faye and Veronica, the three of whom ...
Style:
touching, teen, independent film, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, teenage girl, coming of age, closeted homosexual, pregnant girl, pregnant teenager, gay, youth, satire, friendship ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
maryland, xian, baltimore, california, new jersey
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
Style:
spiritual, surreal, philosophical, experimental, erotic ...
Plot:
saint, surrealism, bible, temptation, religion, desert, dark humor, devil, spirituality, religious, christian, spirit ...
Time:
year 1965
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ...
Style:
witty, black comedy, cult classic, political, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
unwanted pregnancy, abortion, drug abuse, culture clash, politics, addiction, pregnancy, satire, female protagonist, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, youth ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
nebraska, vietnam
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Mother (Bill Cosby), Jugs (Raquel Welch) & Speed (Harvey Keitel) work for a ambulance company competing for a L.A. city contract.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
satire, murder, chase, ambulance, paramedic, medical, truck, black, trucker, partner, underdog, buddies ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A film based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by American writer Jonathan Safran Foer, in which a young Jewish American man endeavors—with the help of eccentric, distant relatives—to find the woman who saved his grandfather ...
Style:
touching, road movie, tragicomedy, scenic, sentimental ...
Plot:
holocaust, closeted homosexual, on the road, culture clash, journey, self discovery, collector, road trip, prejudice, judaism, dog, friendship ...
Time:
year 2005, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
ukraine, eastern europe, europe, odessa ukraine, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
68%
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