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Masterless (2015)
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Kane Madison is an architect working in Los Angeles while his doppelganger-like spirit, an eighteenth century Ronin, wanders a parallel netherworld of masked demons and Japanese swordsmen. When tragedy strikes, Kane embarks on a journey of faith which prompts the Ronin to seek out his true master in the spirit world... both will face many battles along their interweaving roads to peace.
Style:
mystical, atmospheric, dark fantasy, art house, existential, meditative, christian film, urban fantasy, moody
Plot:
ronin, samurai, christian, sword fight, faith, redemption, identity crisis, dual identity, soul searching, paranormal, alternate reality, doppelganger, architect, spirit, demon, revenge, martial arts, sword, bible, christianity, katana, katana sword
Time:
contemporary
Place:
los angeles
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Most similar movies to Masterless
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, existential, independent film and atmospheric films with plots about redemption, faith, christian, religion, religious, christianity and identity crisis mostly in Drama, Fantasy and Action genres. Some movies like Masterless: The War Within (2014), Blade of the 47 Ronin (2022), Mandorla (2015), The Discarnates (1988), A House Built on Water (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
THE WAR WITHIN is a unique fantasy that takes viewers to a world that only God can see; the world of the inner man. Michael Sinclair (Brett Varvel) is a syndicated cartoonist whose dream of a perfect life is upended when tragic events transform his ...
Style:
psychological, spiritual, captivating, dark fantasy, tense ...
Plot:
faith, christian, belief in god, doubts and hesitations, change of heart, relationship problems, uncover truth, religious faith, marital problem, character change, changing lives, lifestyle change ...
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95%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In this sequel to "47 Ronin," a new class of warriors emerges among the Samurai clans to keep a sought-after sword from falling into the wrong hands.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
ronin, sword fight, martial arts, fight, warrior, clan, secret, master warrior, battles, future war, magic, conspiracy ...
Place:
budapest
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: France, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The only journey is the one within. Mandorla explores a man's search for a meaningful life despite conflicts between his inner and outer worlds. Ernesto is a visual artist and seeker stuck in a corporate job, who is drawn by dark magical ...
Style:
philosophical, psychological, art house, surreal, existential ...
Plot:
dream, self discovery, magic realism, symbolism, obsession, sanity, identity crisis, visionary, metaphysics, alienation, memory, quest ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Harada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to propose to Harada's ex-wife. Recovering from the shock, Harada indulges in melancholy, mainly on his failure as a husband and father, and goes to a ...
Style:
surreal, atmospheric, psychological horror, existential, art house ...
Plot:
ghost, childhood trauma, loss, grief, nostalgia, haunting, loneliness, supernatural, parents, melancholy, memory, obsession ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Iran
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Director Bahman Farmanara's second film following a 20-year exile from his native Iran depicts the spiritual crisis of a middle-aged man. In the film's dreamlike opening scene, Dr. Reza Sepidbakht (Reza Kianian), a well-off Tehran ...
Style:
reflective, art house, existential, psychological, philosophical ...
Plot:
surrealism, religion, guilt, angel, father son relationship, faith, family drama, symbolism, addiction, reconciliation, coma, medical ...
Place:
persia, iran, tehran
Similarity:
72%
325
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Set in a fictional medieval world, this is the story of Asbrey of Westender. Once a great heroic knight, he has mysteriously fallen from grace. One night he drunkenly bets and loses his ring, his last possession of worth. He then embarks on a ...
Style:
serious, contemplative, captivating, exciting, atmospheric ...
Plot:
sword and sorcery, redemption, haunted by the past, obsessive quest, heroes, rivalry, danger, shrewd, knight, medieval, fantasy world, quest ...
Time:
middle ages
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Luke O'Brien, a washed-up salesman turned night law student, decides to sue Satan for $8 trillion dollars. On the last day before Luke files a default judgment, Satan appears to defend himself. On Satan's legal team are 10 of the ...
Style:
christian film, semi serious, tense, suspense, political ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, christian, courtroom, legal, good versus evil, anger, lawyer, judge, bible, lawsuit, religion, devil ...
Place:
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Similarity:
65%
179K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Based on the original 1941 movie from Japan, and from ancient Japan’s most enduring tale, the epic 3D fantasy-adventure 47 Ronin is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 ...
Style:
epic, exciting, stylized, fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, ronin, revenge, battles, medieval, shogun, beast, half breed, sword and sorcery, samurai sword, heroes ...
Time:
middle ages, 18th century, year 2013, 2010s
Place:
japan, asia, ancient china, tokyo
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her reasoned response lands her in deep trouble and could expel God from the public square once and for all.
Style:
christian film, biblical, disgusting, disturbing, scenic ...
Plot:
christian, christianity, faith, bible, manipulation, christian propaganda, religion, religious fanatic, religious persecution, religious, alternate universe, cross examination ...
Place:
phoenix arizona
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting himself up for a dramatic test.
Style:
biblical, contemplative, serious, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
desert, jesus, jesus christ, ancient history, bible, fasting, christianity, escapades, society, religions or cults, family in crisis, wilderness ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
holy land
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Follows Mary of Nazareth in her last earthly days as she helps the fractious early Church regain their original encounter with The Lord.
Style:
biblical, christian film, religious drama, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
faith, bible, jesus, christian, female protagonist, christianity, religious, faith based, religious leader, belief in god, religious faith, religion ...
Time:
1st century
Similarity:
54%
673
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.
Style:
disturbing, atmospheric, serious, thought provoking, sincere ...
Plot:
christian, god, christianity, faith, church, childhood, parents and children, little boy, confession, mistrust, belief in god, religions or cults ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Hitler Meets Christ premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival in 2007 and went on to play at other festivals internationally. Written as a play by Michael Moriarty entitled "Hitler and Christ meet Death at the Port Authority Bus Station" ...
Style:
independent film, thought provoking, art house, controversial, philosophical ...
Plot:
character study, train station, delusion, identity crisis, hitler, impostor, ethics, urban, intimate, nihilism, redemption, minimalism ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Two ghosts, separated by time, who have roamed the grounds of a historic English mansion, searching for each other are brought together by Ally (LAURA PENNEYCARD), a photography student who is experiencing dreams she can't explain and Emmett ...
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, emotional, gothic, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, haunting, lost love, paranormal, spirit, macabre, english countryside, supernatural romance, nightmare, dream, memory ...
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52%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Story:
The film's story poses the possibility that all of humanity, without exception, live in two worlds of existence: the real world and a second world known as "Hemu". Humans live their lives in Hemu when they sleep in the real world. ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, philosophical, art house, existential ...
Plot:
dream world, parallel world, alternate reality, nightmare, consciousness, sleeping, identity, memory, metaphysics, haunting, moral dilemma, slow burn ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Lurking among us are the Horrors, ancient enemies of our kind. Holding the line against them, down through the ages, are the Makai Knights. Assuming the aspect of Golden Knight Garo, Raiga Saezima has vanquished one such demonic creature, but his ...
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dark fantasy, suspense, melancholic, gothic, psychological ...
Plot:
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49%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In a perfect, violent-free world, a young vagabond must decide between human decency or self-interest when it comes to the matter of assassinating three people and gifting their corpses to a powerful figure full of impossible wishes.
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thought provoking, philosophical, surreal, art house, bleak ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, greed, dystopia, social commentary, assassin, slow burn, taboo, magic realism, ritual, gift, death ...
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707
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, China, Canada, Argentina
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thought provoking, suspense, disturbing, enigmatic ...
Plot:
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Place:
shanghai
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Morocco
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
John’s gospel is depicted, complete with Aramaic narration, highlighting Christ’s life including birth, baptism, first miracle, healing the blind man, walking on water, feeding the multitude, raising Lazarus from the dead, the Last Supper, his ...
Style:
biblical, spiritual, inspirational, period piece, historical drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
jesus, christian, bible, religious, faith, biblical stories, gospel, faith based, new testament, crucifix, christianity, resurrection ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
jerusalem
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Pastor Dave responds to the unimaginable tragedy of having his church, located on the grounds of the local university, burned down.
Style:
christian film, captivating, realistic, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
christian, faith, brother brother relationship, church, religious fanatic, christianity, university, protest, arson, doubt, lawyer, jail ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
Style:
biblical, emotional, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
jesus, christian, youth, journey, family relations, gospel, society, parents and children, family life, young heroes, religious, messiah ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
holy land, egypt, israel, palestine
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Lithuania
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
In late nineteenth-century Russia, Martin Avdeitch is a humble shoemaker whose life has been characterized by grief. Martin must find the courage to look outside himself and trust in the goodness of God. This BYUtv original holiday special is based ...
Style:
inspirational, reflective, melancholic, atmospheric, period drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, redemption, shoemaker, spiritual journey, regret, grief, faith, heartwarming, old age, forgiveness, second chance, religious ...
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the travelers trapped at the inn. Ihei Misawa is a ronin, a samurai without a master, whose skills ...
Style:
spiritual, jidai geki, captivating, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, rain, river, medieval, asian history, samurai sword, edo period, katana, husband wife relationship, myth, swordplay, revolution ...
Time:
year 1999, 18th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A baroque mix of revolutionary politics, pop culture and semiotics loosely based on the play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. A young prince learns that life is just a dream from which we wake when we die. And that dreams may be as real as life.
Style:
philosophical, surreal, existential, allegory, reflective ...
Plot:
surrealism, metaphysics, identity crisis, literary, fatalism, adaptation, palace intrigue, moral dilemma, spirituality, ritual, dream, shootout ...
Place:
chile
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Frank, a professional counterfeiter from a wealthy mob family,receives the heart of the man he was supposed to kill two weeks earlier. He soon finds himself in a set of circumstances that will test his new heart & if he really has changed.
Style:
dark, psychological, medical drama, neo noir, emotional ...
Plot:
organ transplant, heart transplant, redemption, forgery, identity crisis, moral dilemma, crime family, life & death, criminal underworld, identity, second chance, guilt ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
On his 83rd birthday, Eddie (Voight), a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he awakens in the afterlife, he encounters five people with ties to ...
Style:
spiritual, touching, serious, christian film, sad ...
Plot:
afterlife, heaven, amusement park, self discovery, redemption, life is a bitch, danger, hopes, religious, heaven and hell, consciousness, grief ...
Time:
50s, 1930s, 1940s, 20th century, 1950s
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.
Style:
psychological, captivating, emotional, allegory, contemplative ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, motherhood, magic realism, female protagonist, family relations, relationships, social problems, woman, life is a bitch, supernatural, talking animal, family drama ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is ...
Style:
intense, suspense, anime, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, katana, sword fight, martial arts, medieval, fight, survival, one man army, redemption, assassin, good versus evil, samurai era ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
japan, asia, kyoto japan, hong kong, tokyo
Similarity:
41%
555
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
“Driver’s first feature – a luminous, oddball comic fantasy about ancient Chinese curses and Xerox machines, set in Manhattan’s Chinatown and its immediate environs – may well be the most visually ravishing American independent film of its ...
Style:
atmospheric, psychological thriller, suspenseful, surreal, indie film ...
Plot:
female protagonist, supernatural, macabre, haunting, loss of control, paranormal, identity crisis, symbolism, claustrophobia, nightmare, slow burn, occult ...
Time:
year 1986, 80s
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Cliff Raines is an up-and-coming actor who struggles with living a lonely life in Los Angeles. In his time between roles, he finds comfort in alcohol and his new found relationship with a young woman with similar baggage to his.
Style:
independent film, melancholic, realistic, existential
Plot:
character study, isolation, loneliness, intimate, slice of life, alcoholism, showbiz, self destructing, identity crisis, bittersweet, urban, personal growth ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
40%
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