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The Old Man (2012)
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Original name: Шал
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Kazakhstan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This is a survival story - a Hemingway's 'Old Man and the Sea' as if written for our days.
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, serious, captivating, suspense, psychological, tense
Plot:
wilderness, danger, family relations, farm, nature, isolation, wilderness survival, mountain, winter, arctic, landscape, survival, parents and children, escapades, aging, wisdom of life, teaching the ways of the world, power relations, elderly, remote location, deadly, adventure
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
kazakhstan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and suspenseful films with plots about danger, survival, wilderness, escapades, isolation, nature and mountain mostly in Drama, Adventure and Action genres. Some movies like The Old Man: The Tiger (2015), Ground Zero (2000), Zero Kelvin (1995), Siberia, Monamour (2011), Scream of Stone (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
While the Kingdom of Korea is under occupation by the Japanese, an old and experience hunter is challenged by the hunt of the last tiger.
Style:
atmospheric, harsh, scenic, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
hunting, tiger, japanese occupation, japanese occupation of korea, lone hero, occupation, survival, violence, hunter, mountain, life & death, visceral ...
Time:
1920s, 1910s
Place:
china, south korea, korea
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When a series of strange earthquakes hit California, a seismologist named Kimberly Stevenson is sent to the Angeles Forest to investigate the epicenter. This might prove to be her biggest task so far, but also the one that will bring her renown. She ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, race against time, chases and races, mysterious character, escapades, danger, frame up, rescue, isolation, wilderness, disaster, catastrophe ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Larsen, an aspiring poet in '20s Oslo, leaves his girlfriend to spend a year as a trapper in East Greenland. There he is teamed with a seemingly rough old sailor/trapper, Randbæk, and a scientist, Holm. Trapped in a tiny hut together as the ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, atmospheric, neurotic, serious ...
Plot:
survival, winter, poetry, writer's life, wilderness, disaster, snow, male nudity, poet, frozen, schizophrenia, jazz ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
greenland, tokyo
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Siberia. Late autumn. In taiga, in the deserted village there lives an old man Ivan & his seven-year-old grandson Leshia. A pack of feral dogs devours everything alive in the neighborhood. One of these dogs is Leshia's best friend. ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, serious, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
wilderness, elderly, isolation, orphan, life is a bitch, danger, woods, nature, wilderness survival, survival, post soviet, old man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
soviet union, russia
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28%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Argentina, UK, South Africa
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A meeting of two world famous climbers, one an experienced mountaineer the other a sport climber, and a journalist (Ivan) results in a bet on which of the two is the best climber. Roger (the mountaineering expert) states that Martin (the sport ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mountain, mountain climbing, wilderness, climbing, rivalry, danger, ambition, contests and competitions, love triangle, mountaineering, dream, obsession ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
patagonia, chile, argentina
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The 3-D action-thriller Sanctum, from executive producer James Cameron, follows a team of underwater cave divers on a treacherous expedition to the largest, most beautiful and least accessible cave system on Earth. When a tropical storm forces them ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
survival, cave, expedition, disaster, danger, underwater, death, forces of nature, underground, water, struggle for survival, deathtrap ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
papua new guinea
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Torn by personal guilt Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia.
Style:
historical drama, realistic, serious, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
survival, aviation, arctic, interwar period, winter, space, conquistador, post soviet, 007, nature, rescue attempt, heroes ...
Time:
1920s, year 1969
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young couple and their dog struggle to survive in Alaska.
Style:
captivating, uplifting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, treasure hunt, wilderness survival, pets, blizzard, treasure hunter, starvation, disorder, chases and races, confined, escapades ...
Time:
70s
Place:
yukon, alaska, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1925, a group of brave mushers travel 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska from a deadly epidemic.
Style:
tense, inspirational, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
danger, epidemic, perseverance, cold, arctic, rescue mission, winter, snow, heroism, survival, bravery, youth ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
alaska
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An island off the coast of Turkey is about to be evacuated due to a possible earthquake but its inhabitants have been stricken with a mysterious illness, consigning them to an uncertain fate.
Style:
serious, realistic, atmospheric, surreal, suspense ...
Plot:
island, isolation, family relations, elderly, best friend, dysfunctional family, confined, plague, family problems, friends, aging, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, turkey
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Based on the real events of The Donner Party tragedy. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the western expansion of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
wilderness survival, wilderness, hunger, human nature, cannibalism, moral dilemma, danger, isolation, hopes, snow, mountain, winter ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Fifty elderly women are abandoned to die on a snow covered mountain, but instead wor together to build their own village named "Dendera." Some of the women wants to live their remaining days in peace, but others seek revenge against the ...
Style:
uplifting, captivating, serious, sentimental, realistic
Plot:
human spirit, left to die, survival, escapades, hopes, strong female presence, wilderness, elderly, aging, danger, village life, forces of nature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Four friends set out on a motorcycle adventure weekend, clocking up miles in an attempt to outrun their age and urban lifestyles. After bartering with a local land owner for a place to set up camp, they spend the night reminiscing over their wasted ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, survival, captivity, danger, confined, haunted by the past, woods, wilderness, buddies, escapades, friendship, abduction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Two men at a remote Arctic base begin mistrusting each other after an important radio message.
Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
wilderness, radio, solitude, isolation, survival, arctic, human nature, danger, confined, dishonesty, snow, winter ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
ussr, soviet union, russia, antarctica
Similarity:
23%
84K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, sexy, serious, clever ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, bear, danger, animal attack, grizzly bear, survivalist, bear attack, hunter, lost in the woods, billionaire, nature ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
alaska, usa, california
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
13-year-old Brian is the sole survivor of an unreported plane crash. Alone in the Yukon wilderness, Brian must learn to survive by his wits, find food and shelter, and brave wild, hungry animals until or if he is found.
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, serious, realistic, independent film
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
wilderness, youth, skinny dipping, boy, dangerous animal, danger, self discovery, isolation, wilderness survival, survivor, grizzly bear, nature ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
yukon, canada
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, France, Bulgaria
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Greenland, 1908. Josephine, self-confident and bold wife of famous Arctic explorer Robert Peary, embarks on a dangerous journey in pursuit of her husband who is seeking a route to the North Pole. But Josephine is also naïve and ignores warnings ...
Style:
captivating, serious, tense, psychological, stylized ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, couples, escapades, danger, friendship, women, biopic, woman, friends, visceral, struggle for survival ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s, 90s
Place:
greenland
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.
Style:
tense, captivating, atmospheric, suspense, historical drama ...
Plot:
mountain climbing, climbing, mountain, military, team, rivalry, man versus nature, escapades, danger, exploration, perseverance, sacrifice ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Blackfella Charlie is getting older, and he's out of sorts. The intervention is making life more difficult on his remote community, what with the proper policing of whitefella laws that don't generally make much sense, and Charlie's ...
Style:
thought provoking, semi autobiographical, realistic, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
racism, culture clash, introspection, against the rules, society, elderly, escapades, social misfits, wilderness, indigenous people, self discovery, alienation ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
australia, oceania, tasmania
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.
Style:
atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, desert, hunting, chase, hunter, isolation, witnessing a crime, travel, thirst, danger, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, mojave desert, usa, new mexico
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This film dramatizes the true story of Farley Mowat, when he was sent to the Canadian tundra area to collect evidence of the grievous harm the wolf population was allegedly doing to the caribou herds. In his struggle to survive in that difficult ...
Style:
semi autobiographical, scenic, philosophical, anthropological, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
wilderness, nature, wolf, mountain, scientist, arctic, camping, snow, voice over narration, skinny dipping, environment, dog ...
Time:
year 1983, 1940s, 80s, 1930s
Place:
alaska, usa, canada
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A pair of criminals try to track down the kids who witnessed them commit a murder in the woods.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
chase, wilderness, murder, parents and children, danger, rescue, siblings relations, family relations, death, youth, prison, killing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
924
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After wrecking their car in the middle of the desert, two couples find themselves stranded with few supplies. When the heat intensifies and their precious water supply dwindles, the frantic friends begin betraying each other in the hopes of ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, psychological, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
desert, wilderness, stranded in the desert, survival, isolation, dehydration, danger, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, thirst, wilderness survival, pregnancy, trapped ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A woman struggles to survive in the Alaskan frontier after separating from her family because of an earthquake.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
survival, nature, golddigger, wilderness, isolation, missing child, remarry, child in peril, disaster, danger, escapades, heroic mission ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
alaska
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Military-trained hitman, Jacob Tate (Kent Faulcon), has been sent by his handler (Eric Roberts) to a small Southern town with orders to eliminate a beautiful English teacher, Diane Shaw (Denise Boutte). When Diane mistakes Jacob for her long-lost ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, rough ...
Plot:
hitman, teacher, family relations, danger, dishonesty, family life, power relations, deception, forbidden love, secret, murder, mission of murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: China, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, touching, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
forces of nature, wolf, medieval, survival, nature, tradition versus modernity, dog, wilderness, society, danger, wolf pack, disaster ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1969, year 1967
Place:
china, mongolia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The year is 1933. Ruby Rose (Melita Jurisic) is an Australian woman living with her Welsh immigrant husband Henry (Chris Haywood) in the Tasmanian highlands. Cut off from her superjudgmental family, for whom Henry had once worked as a humble farm ...
Style:
independent film, touching, atmospheric, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, minimal dialogue, redemption, mountain, immigrant, escapades, danger, dealing with death, hopes, changing the past or future, mysterious character ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
australia, tasmania
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Belgium
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Na een ‘incidentje’ tijdens een receptie voor de hoogste legertop wordt duiker Rick Symons naar het 40ste Search and Rescue smaldeel in Koksijde gestuurd. Rick wordt er opgenomen in een even competente als aparte Sea King crew. Zijn grootste ...
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
navy, danger, daring rescue, mission gone awry, partner, escapades, lone wolves, demotion, rescue mission, terrorism, rivalry, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Quebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his endangered herd through the rapidly approaching winter, resorts to whiskey-smuggling, a traditional family occupation. Quebec Bill takes his son, Wild ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, touching, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
wilderness, father son relationship, smuggling, escapades, unlikely criminals, cons and scams, parents and children, prohibition era, dishonesty, nature, scenery, great depression ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1932
Place:
vermont, canada, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: New Zealand, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ex-Boer war guerrilla in New Zealand is sent out to bring back a Maori accused of killing a British soldier. Gradually they grow to know and respect one another but a posse, led by the British Commanding officer is close behind and his sole ...
Style:
captivating, serious, atmospheric, stylized, road movie ...
Plot:
manhunt, foe turned friend, escapades, wilderness, on the run, false accusation, wanted, loss of daughter, society, nature, survival, cave ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
21%
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