Movies like Prince of the Himalayas

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Prince of the Himalayas (2006)
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Prince of the Himalayas (2006)
Original name: Ximalaya wangzi
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Set in ancient Tibet under the shadow of the Himalayas, the young prince Lhamoklodan learns of his father's mysterious death and returns to the Kingdom Jiaobo. Troubled by his mother's sudden remarriage to his uncle Kulo-ngam, he swears to find the truth of his father's death. His obsession of revenge overwhelms his spirit and shadows his love to Odsaluyang. When he points his sword at the new king, Queen Nanm finally tells her beloved son, Lhamoklodan, the true identity of his uncle. In the struggle to face his destiny and fight his demons, a new king is born
Style: exciting, sincere, serious, captivating, tragic ending, mystic
Plot: friendship, politics, inheritance, wealth, adultery, young love, secret, suspect, wedding, murder, father son relationship, pursuit, shakespeare, love, sex, witch, horse, incest, village, princess, ghost, mountain, murderer, king, army ...
Place: tibet, himalaya, china, persia

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, captivating, realistic and atmospheric films with plots about murder, shakespeare, father son relationship, king, family relations, death and tragedy mostly in Drama, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like Prince of the Himalayas: Hamlet (1990), Hamlet (1996), Hamlet (2000), Hamlet (1964), Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Hamlet (1990)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
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Plot: shakespeare, medieval, murder, royal family, tragic hero, poisoning, state affairs, family relations, parents and children, spirit, dishonesty, unfulfillment ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 16th century
Place: denmark, europe
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Hamlet (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 242 min.
Story: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Style: stylized, costume drama, atmospheric, captivating, serious ...
Plot: shakespeare, revenge, medieval, betrayal, tragedy, vengeance, royal family, ghost, funeral, intrigue, tragic hero, rivalry ...
Time: 19th century, year 1996, 1800s, 16th century, 90s ...
Place: denmark, europe
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Hamlet (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story: To be or not to be, etc.
Style: psychological, stylized, atmospheric, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot: haunted by the past, ghost, betrayal, tragic hero, tragic love, uncover truth, rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, parents and children, shakespeare, interracial ...
Time: 90s
Place: southern usa
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Hamlet (1964)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 191 min.
Story: A stage production of Hamlet filmed at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York.
Plot: shakespeare, murder, incest, fratricide, dysfunctional family, duel, skull, insanity, haunted by the past, castle, brother sister relationship, tragedy ...
Place: denmark
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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 210 min.
Story: Hamlet comes home from university to find his uncle married to his mother, and his father's ghost haunting the battlements and scaring the watch. Then his father's ghost directs him to seek revenge.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, gloomy, atmospheric
Plot: shakespeare, ghost, rape, incest, revenge, insanity, sexual abuse, betrayal, tragic love, hamlet, indecision, vengeance ...
Time: middle ages
Place: denmark
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Hamlet (2009)
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, emotional, atmospheric, stylized, crying ...
Audience: date night
Plot: royal court, revenge, betrayal, murder, shakespeare, rivalry, tragic hero, shakespeare's hamlet, intrigue, heroes, state affairs, royal family ...
Time: middle ages
Place: europe, denmark
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Hamlet (1964)
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Shakespeare's 17th century masterpiece about the "Melancholy Dane" was given one of its best screen treatments by Soviet director Grigori Kozintsev. Kozintsev's Elsinore was a real castle in Estonia, utilized metaphorically as ...
Style: atmospheric, philosophical, visually appealing, fairy tale, spiritual ...
Plot: shakespeare, betrayal, medieval, love, stage play, spirituality, knight, moving, realism, hamlet, ghost, shakespeare's hamlet ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages
Place: soviet union, ussr, russia, denmark
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Milarepa (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Bhutan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Milarepa depicts the humble beginnings of the man who was to become Tibet's greatest saint. A true story based on centuries-old oral traditions, a youthful Milarepa is propelled into a world of sorrow and betrayal after his father's sudden ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, stylized, spiritual, thought provoking ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: buddhism, redemption, village, self discovery, righting the wronged, clergy, rise and fall, vengeance, danger, hopes, supernatural, rivalry ...
Time: 11th century, middle ages
Place: tibet, asia, china, himalaya
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Hamlet (1969)
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, tense, serious, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot: shakespeare, hamlet, tragedy, medieval, european, murder, tragic love, ghost, haunted by the past, royal family, parents and children, couples ...
Time: year 1969, middle ages
Place: denmark, europe
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King Lear (1970)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Denmark
Duration: 137 min.
Story: King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and ...
Style: sad, independent film, talky, serious, realistic ...
Plot: shakespeare, knight, murder of daughter, curse, kingdom, betrayal, antiquity, dancing, bad father, mental disorder, sister sister relationship, grief ...
Time: middle ages, 70s
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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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The Eight Mountains (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Belgium, France, UK
Duration: 147 min.
Story: An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the breathtaking Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains follows over four decades the profound, complex relationship between Pietro and Bruno.
Style: sincere, suspenseful, sentimental, exciting, serious ...
Plot: building a house, friendship, friendship between men, father son relationship, mountain, friend, cow, friendship between boys, friends, snow, male bonding, bonding ...
Time: year 1984
Place: alps, nepal, himalaya
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My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the ...
Style: road movie, surreal, art house, lgbt cinema, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: gay, homosexual, friendship, homosexuality, friendship between men, lgbt, male prostitute, character study, alienation, unrequited love, love, road trip ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1991
Place: idaho, portland oregon, seattle, rome italy, indiana ...
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King Lear (2016)
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 180 min.
Story: Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Style: serious, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 158 min.
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Daughters of the Sun (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Amangol (Altinay Ghelich Taghani) is the eldest daughter in a poor rural family. To help support them, her head is shaven and begins work as a boy named Aman in an isolated carpet weaving shop. The girls who work there are beaten by the owner, as is ...
Style: captivating, sincere, touching, sentimental, crying
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Stratford Festival: King John (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 152 min.
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Style: serious, exciting, captivating, stylized
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Hamlet (2015)
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Country: UK
Duration: 184 min.
Story: From its sell-out run at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique and critically acclaimed production of Hamlet with BAFTA-nominee Maxine Peake in the title role. This ground-breaking stage production, directed by ...
Style: atmospheric, psychological, serious, captivating, contemplative ...
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National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 217 min.
Story: Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Now seen by over 900,000 people worldwide, the original broadcast returns to international cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th ...
Style: entertaining, melancholic, intense, captivating, emotional ...
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Time: middle ages
Place: europe, denmark
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 140 min.
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Style: captivating, suspense, psychological, atmospheric, tense ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A moving true story about volunteers protecting antelope against poachers in the severe mountains of Tibet.
Style: captivating, serious, rough, sincere, masterpiece
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Genre: Drama
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The Horse Thief (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 88 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on ...
Style: disturbing, sexy, controversial, talky, emotional ...
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Macbeth (1983)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story: Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down.
Style: artsy
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Red Roses and Petrol (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Style: sincere, captivating, touching, psychological, serious ...
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Othello (1965)
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 165 min.
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Oedipus Rex (1967)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Morocco
Duration: 104 min.
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