Movies like Wheel of Ashes

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Wheel of Ashes (1968)
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Wheel of Ashes (1968)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: After being heralded by Jean-Luc Godard as the great hope of the New American Cinema, Peter Emanuel Goldman relocated to Paris just in time for 1968. Social dissolution permeates WHEEL OF ASHES, a stripped-down account of a young man's existential reckoning. "As dust hides a mirror, lust hides the self," reads one of the film's Vedanta-sourced intertitles. And indeed, while the Pierre Clementi protagonist's inner life remains obscure, the Saint-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood that offers his temptations appears in harrowing detail. In its nearly clinical treatment of spiritual withdrawal, WHEEL OF ASHES belongs with post-New Wave films by the likes of Jean Eustache and Philippe Garrel. - Max Goldberg
Style: existential
Plot: religion, reincarnation, death, christianity, alienation, existentialism, hinduism, materialism, apartment, french new wave
Place: paris france

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out existential, serious, realistic and contemplative films with plots about death, religion, christianity, existentialism, faith, christian and alienation mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Wheel of Ashes: Steppenwolf (1974), The Man Who Sleeps (1974), Whispering Pages (1994), Almost a Man (1966), The Sunset Limited (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Steppenwolf (1974)
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, UK, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In the bourgeois circles of Europe after the Great War, can anything save the modern man? Harry Haller, a solitary intellectual, has all his life feared his dual nature of being human and being a beast. He's decided to die on his 50th birthday, ...
Style: surreal, existential, philosophical, cult classic, manga ...
Plot: existentialism, misanthropic man, mental disorder, buddhism, spirituality, jazz, mental illness, midlife crisis, unfulfillment, couple relations, redemption, split personality ...
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95%
The Man Who Sleeps (1974)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Tunisia
Duration: 77 min.
Story: In this French tour-de-force a young student decides to have no more interaction with the world than is needed to minimally sustain life. His increasingly automaton-like behavior is coupled with a strange clarity of insight about the world around ...
Style: art house, experimental, existential, contemplative, surreal ...
Plot: existentialism, nihilism, depression, introspection, loneliness, alienation, time travel, social outcast, daily life, trauma, lsd, minimalism ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: paris france, france
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83%
Whispering Pages (1994)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia, Germany
Duration: 77 min.
Story: The pages that whisper through this brooding, beautiful tone poem are from nineteenth-century Russian literature, primarily Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. An anonymous man wanders through decomposing, fog-enshrouded catacombs and encounters a ...
Style: spiritual, contemplative, poetic, existential, avant garde
Plot: crime and punishment, existentialism, alienation, solitude, spirituality, underground, atheist, poverty, religion, lion, humiliation, faith ...
Place: soviet union, russia
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73%
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Almost a Man (1966)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Jacques Perrin was awarded Best Actor at the 1966 Venice Film Festival for his gripping portrayal of a young writer's descent into madness. Alienated, neurotic, and plagued by guilt, Perrin retreats from reality, loses interest in work, and ...
Style: existential
Plot: psychoanalysis, mental disorder, alienation, world war two, brother brother relationship, flashback, neurosis, hunting, house
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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The Sunset Limited (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Based on the play of the same name by Pulitzer Prize Winner Cormac McCarthy, this searing two-character drama mixes humor and pathos while examining the relationship between strangers who are brought together by desperate circumstances. Set in a New ...
Style: philosophical, talky, minimal cast, thought provoking, psychological ...
Plot: atheism, atheist, psychology, religion, suicide attempt, dialogue, faith, bible, suffering, suicide, multiple storylines, alone in the world ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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Infinity (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 206 min.
Story: To dispel his obsession with death, Prokhorov decides to travel, with no luggage and no destination. He finds himself in the little town where he grew up, but finds no solace there because he has to face death.
Style: existential
Plot: russian history, surrealism, rain, mother, train, water, singing, love, death, doctor, dog, baby ...
Time: year 1900, turn of the century, 90s, 19th century, 20th century
Place: soviet union
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67%
The Fire Within (1963)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Alain Leroy is a recovering alcoholic who decides to end his life, but first decides to visit his friends in Paris one last time, in an attempt at finding a reason to continue living.
Style: philosophical, art house, depressing, independent film, existential ...
Plot: suicide, depression, addiction, existentialism, melancholy, alcoholism, drinking, solitude, character study, european, loneliness, mental illness ...
Time: year 1963, 60s
Place: paris france, france, europe, versailles
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59%
His Days Are Numbered (1962)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A middle-aged plumber quits his job and questions his life after seeing somebody his own age suddenly die from a heart attack on his way to work.
Style: existential
Plot: job, tram, con game, labor, artist, aging, seaside, unhappy ending, countryside, prostitute, lawyer, painting ...
Time: 60s
Place: italy, rome italy
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58%
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Me & You, Us, Forever (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A 47 year old Christian man on the other side of an unwanted divorce thinks back on his first love from high school and wants to see her again.
Style: christian film
Plot: christian, christianity, religion, christian propaganda, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend reunion, high school sweetheart, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, flashback, faith, divorced man, support group, regret
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56%
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Thin Ice (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min.
Story: Vince, a college student, loves the mountains, skiing and fun, so an invitation to Lake Tahoe is a no-brain-er... HOWEVER, the trip includes people from a church group, and six strong sets of opinions about God soon collide. Vince's weekend of ...
Style: christian film
Plot: christian, faith, church, christianity, skiing, religion, cabin
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54%
Words with Gods (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 133 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: realistic, serious, anthology, suspense, contemplative ...
Plot: buddhism, hinduism, religion, society, religions or cults, faith, islam, atheism, christianity, clergy, motivation, meaning of life ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: serbia
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54%
Life As a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The story of a doctor named Tomasz who questions his beliefs, faith and morality as his end is near, so he makes all efforts to find dignity in his imminent death.
Style: tricky, serious, captivating, clever, intellectual ...
Plot: doctor, meaning of life, cancer, suffering, terminal illness, ex husband ex wife relationship, cynicism, death, illness, fighting illness, life & death, cause and meaning ...
Time: 2000s
Place: eastern europe, poland
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52%
Promised a Miracle (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: True story of a couple charged with manslaughter when their rejection of modern medicine in favor of religion to treat their diabetic child resulted in his death.
Plot: prison, court, death, small town, jail, faith, preacher, son, diabetic, trial, manslaughter, faith healing ...
Time: 70s
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51%
See You Tomorrow (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: No overview found
Plot: comic book, voice over narration, doctor, old woman, ritual, death, boy, dying, mortality, childhood, classmate, friendship ...
Time: 60s
Place: switzerland, paris france
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50%
Flowers for Fannie (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Fannie Fairchild locked up her heart when her beloved George was killed in the Great War. But now she faces her own mortality and realizes that she has no one to maintain her grave with flowers.
Style: spiritual
Plot: christian, faith based, widow, christianity, wedding, death, faith, generation, fiancee, multiple time frames
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Mormon Dilemma (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story: An LDS couple is upset by a local church's screening of the anti-Mormon film "The God Makers." Their evangelical neighbor offers to sift fact from fiction from the film's brief animated segment, allowing for a frank discussion of ...
Style: christian film
Plot: faith, evangelist, evangelical christianity, neighbor, mormon, religious differences, christianity, religion, discussion, christian, bible quote
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46%
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The Pacifist (1970)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Barbara (Monica Vitti) is a journalist investigating the local counterculture who becomes involved, after an unpleasant start of battery and stalking, with Pierre Clémenti's louche all-around dropout.
Style: political
Plot: communist, fascist, journalist, student protest, communism, russian roulette, religion, fashion model, repression, murder, love, shot to death ...
Place: milan italy
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45%
Let There Be Light (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: An atheist goes through a near-death experience in an auto accident before converting to Christianity.
Style: christian film, melancholic, rough, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot: christianity, faith, afterlife, religious, religion, transformation, marriage, brain tumor, pastor, bible, christian, divorce ...
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Porcile (1969)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 99 min.
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Style: controversial, disturbing, experimental, erotic, art film ...
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Time: post world war two, 60s, 20th century, middle ages
Place: germany, europe
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44%
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Half-Price (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 63 min.
Story: Demi-Tarif follows the low-key adventures of three young siblings, Romeo, Launa, and the youngest - Leo, left on their own in a rundown Paris apartment. One of them narrates, wistfully explaining how their mother abandoned them and calls them once ...
Plot: child protagonist, children, home invasion, boy, shoplifting, little boy, little girl, female nudity, nudity, abandoned baby, train travel, public nudity ...
Place: paris france, france
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44%
Resurrection Trial (1983)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 54 min.
Story: His job: Silence the Christians once and for all. His method: Prove the resurrection never happened. Can your faith stand up to The Prosecutor?
Style: christian film
Plot: faith, alternate history, atheism, trial, doubt, religion, testimony, christianity, prosecutor, courtroom, lawyer, christian propaganda
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The Hedgehog (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Paloma is a serious and highly articulate but deeply bored 11-year-old who has decided to kill herself on her 12th birthday. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she questions and documents her life and immediate circle, drawing trenchant and often ...
Style: contemplative, psychological, realistic, sentimental, aesthetic ...
Plot: friendship, youth, child, little girl, introspection, coming of age, hopes, social differences, restaurant, family relations, philosophy, alienation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, paris france, europe
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41%
Joseph and Mary (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story: When loved ones are murdered, Elijah’s beliefs are compromised as he considers revenge. But a visit with Joseph and Mary may offer a new perspective.
Style: biblical, sincere, serious, uplifting, realistic ...
Plot: jesus, christianity, mother son relationship, family relations, meaning of life, parents and children, life is a bitch, religions or cults, religion, cause and meaning, society, ancient history ...
Time: 1st century
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41%
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The Year of the Cannibals (1969)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story: On the streets of a damp metropolis lie the corpses of hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls. No one can give them a resting place because of a law enacted by a repressive State. But the young Antigone, with the help of a foreigner, Tiresias, ...
Style: weird
Plot: brother, death, symbolism, fascism, cannibalism, cannibal, male full rear nudity, mental institution, female nudity, oppression, society, teenager ...
Place: milan italy
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39%
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Diane (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Diane is a devoted friend and caretaker, particularly to her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.
Style: rough, melancholic, thought provoking, captivating, cult classic ...
Plot: old woman, homeless shelter, drug addiction, friendship, memory, family relations, depression, religion, church, dying, husband wife relationship, nurse ...
Place: usa
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38%
Taste of Cherry (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take ...
Style: art house, contemplative, independent film, road movie, spiritual ...
Plot: suicide, existentialism, soldier, muslim, death, desert, dialogue, iranian, depression, spirituality, hard life, art ...
Time: year 1997, 90s
Place: iran, middle east, persia, tehran iran
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38%
The Light of the World (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: This 78-minute film takes you on an unforgettable journey, showing the biblical account of the creation of man and the entrance of sin into the world. See why Jesus Christ came to earth and how He dealt with the sin issue once and for all. Follow ...
Style: biblical, christian film
Plot: christian, god, christianity, jesus christ, satan, crucifix, hell, religion, bible, painting, heaven
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38%
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Night and Day (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France, Switzerland
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jack and Julie live in a bare flat in Paris. At night, Jack drives a taxi while Julie wanders around the city, and in the day they make love. One day Julie meets Joseph, the daytime driver of the taxi, and soon Julie is spending her nights with ...
Plot: love, taxi driver, cat, taxi, male nudity, neighbor, female nudity, love triangle, job, apartment, taxi ride
Place: paris france, france
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37%
The Witness Goes Out (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Dramatic sequel to The Witness At Your Door. A lifelong Jehovah's Witness finds freedom from the bondage of the Watchtower Society and in the process discovers the truth behind their stand on blood transfusions and their history of false ...
Plot: religion, jehovah's witness, brainwashing, mind control, husband wife relationship, flashback, religious faith, religious cult, doubt, crisis of faith, theology, religious conversion ...
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36%
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Little Buddha (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Liechtenstein, UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Little Buddha is a movie about the life of Siddhartha starring Keanu Reeves and Bridget Fonda and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Style: unusual plot structure, spiritual, retro, fairy tale, philosophical ...
Audience: kids
Plot: buddha, buddhist, enlightenment, reincarnation, self discovery, buddhism, religion, teachers and students, parents and children, monk, boy, religions or cults ...
Time: year 1993, ancient times
Place: tibet, washington state, himalaya, nepal, india ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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