| Where the Grass Is Greener (2008) | 6.5 | |
| Heidi (2015) | 7.4 | |
| Heidi (1993) | 7.1 | |
| Charter Trip 2 (1985) | 6.7 | |
| Heidi (1968) | 6.6 |
Movies and TV shows set in swiss alps
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in swiss alps ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, period drama, touching and suspense films and TV shows about / with mountain, friendship, family relations, snow, female protagonist, isolation, female nudity, coming of age, infidelity and obsession plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in Switzerland, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as swiss alps: Wilder (2017), A Cure for Wellness (2016), Alpine Fire (1985), Heidi (2005), Courage Mountain (1989), Heidi (2015), Beloved Sisters (2014), The Magic Mountain (1982), North Face (2008), Five Days One Summer (1982).
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Switzerland
TV show
Story:
A detective returns to his home town in the Swiss mountains to remember her brother who died in an accident many years ago along with several other children. After a murder in town, she stays and starts to investigate.
Style:
psychological, enigmatic, tense, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
crime investigation, cold case, murder, crime solving, investigation, murder investigation, teamwork, police detective, secret revealed, family tragedy, police investigation, unsolved crime ...
Place:
swiss alps, switzerland
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they ...
Style:
gothic, psychological, dark, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
therapist, cure, patient, capitalism, health, slut, capitalist, nubile girl, sauna, hospital, spa, lust ...
Time:
year 2016, future, year 2017, 2010s
Place:
swiss alps, switzerland, alps, america, germany ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A year on an Alpine farm: an older couple have two children, Belli, who wanted to be a teacher, and the younger Franzi, deaf, and although he works like a man, child-like. Belli teaches him. In his work, he can become frustrated, so when he throws ...
Style:
erotic, offbeat, realistic, serious, surreal ...
Plot:
forbidden love, brother sister incest, brother sister sex, incestuous relationship, incest, sex with brother, sex with sister, sex scene, deaf, youth, siblings relations, unwanted pregnancy ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
switzerland, swiss alps, germany, europe, poetic realism
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1K
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying young goatherd Peter. ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
grandfather granddaughter relationship, mountain, youth, village life, goat, family relations, village, family life, escapades, power relations, isolation, misfit ...
Time:
1880s, 19th century
Place:
swiss alps, switzerland, alps, europe, germany
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: USA, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In this version of "Heidi," a young Swiss girl is sent off to boarding school at the beginning of World War I.
Style:
realistic, touching, sentimental, serious, independent film ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
boarding school, orphan, abuse, school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, survival, teenage life, adoption, family life, fish out of water, danger, female protagonist ...
Time:
1910s, year 1915, 20th century
Place:
swiss alps, switzerland, italy, europe, alps
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391
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: France, Australia, Germany
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
Knee-high to a grasshopper, Heidi, a young orphan brunette with curly hair and the face of an angel, is brought by her aunt to the Swiss Alps to live with her grand-father, a silent and solitary old man. Taking up the challenges of her new ...
Style:
scenic, emotional, sincere, atmospheric, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschool
Plot:
grandfather granddaughter relationship, orphan, little girl, children, friendship, kids and family, friends, optimism, best friend, family relations, love of one's life, meaning of life ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
swiss alps, europe, switzerland, alps
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A love triangle forms between post-Enlightenment writer Friedrich Schiller and two sisters -- one who became his wife, and the other, his biographer.
Style:
sexy, romantic, realistic, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
writers, love triangle, fall in love, sister sister relationship, sisters, family relations, in love, love affair, family life, love and romance, renaissance, loneliness ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, 1790s, georgian era
Place:
swiss alps, germany, indiana, switzerland, berlin germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, West Germany, France, Italy
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
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Style:
philosophical, art house, surreal, period drama, pre war
Plot:
sanitarium, tuberculosis, mountain, literary, isolation, melancholy, existential crisis, symbolism, mortality, existentialism, world war one, totalitarianism ...
Time:
1910s, pre world war one
Place:
swiss alps, alps
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
North Face tells the story of two German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser and their attempt to scale the deadly North Face of the Eiger.
Style:
touching, serious, exciting, captivating, crying ...
Plot:
mountain, mountaineer, mountain climbing, climbing, survival, adventurer, wehrmacht, disaster, man versus nature, rivalry, mountaineering, forces of nature ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
switzerland, alps, germany, swiss alps, bavaria
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A 1930s Scottish doctor (Sean Connery) goes climbing in the Alps with an infatuated niece (Betsy Brantley) he passes off as his wife.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, gloomy, touching, serious ...
Plot:
rock climbing, forbidden love, tragic romance, unrequited love, accidental death, marital infidelity, uncle, 007, mountaineering, interwar period, catastrophe, love triangle ...
Time:
1930s, year 1982, year 1932
Place:
alps, swiss alps, switzerland, europe, glasgow scotland
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88K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Italy, France, UK, Switzerland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
YOUTH explores the lifelong bond between two friends vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing ...
Style:
sexy, philosophical, cerebral, meditative, melancholic ...
Plot:
composer, screenwriter, hotel, life, husband wife relationship, love, aging, sex scene, spa, nude women, father daughter relationship, sauna ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
switzerland, swiss alps, italy, venice, alps
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2K
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
TV show
Story:
After charming her reclusive grandfather and falling in love with the beautiful mountain he calls home, Heidi is uprooted and sent to Frankfurt where she befriends Klara, a young girl confined to a wheelchair.
Style:
costume drama, sad, juvenile, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
orphan, youth, physical disability, families, grief, smart kid, aging, disability, family relations, friendship, mountain, friends ...
Place:
swiss alps, alps, europe, switzerland, germany
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty, cynical ...
Plot:
casino, cons and scams, gambling, perfect crime, intrigue, crime gone awry, dishonesty, hidden identity, criminal's revenge, forgery, disorder, gangster ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
swiss alps, france
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197
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Austria
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After her mother's death, the five year old orphan Heidi is brought by her aunt to her grumpy grandfather Alp, who leads a hermit life in the beautiful Swiss mountains. Heidi's natural cheerfulness quickly brings renewed joy in grandfather ...
Style:
uplifting, scenic, pastoral, sentimental, period drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mountain, orphan, friendship, innocence, children, optimism, nature, family drama, physical disability, governess, adaptation, healing ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
swiss alps, alps
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A romantic comedy about an unemployed young woman from East Germany who ends up taking a summer job in the Swiss Alps and has to contend with stubborn cows, an amorous dairyman and illegal workers from the Balkans after a German passport...
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, lighthearted
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, summer, fish out of water, love triangle, chore, agriculture, personal growth, workplace romance, immigration, unemployment, wooing, identity ...
Place:
swiss alps, east germany
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Close friends Rupert Birkin and Gerald Crich begin romances with siblings Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen. After the couples wed, they take a joint honeymoon to Switzerland, where things begin happily -- but they become increasingly complicated as the ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, visual, scenic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
male nudity, bisexual man, male pubic hair, erotica, sex, skinny dipping, homoerotic fight, love, female nudity, marriage, friendship, literary ...
Time:
1920s, year 1969, 70s
Place:
england, alps, europe, swiss alps, paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.
Style:
melancholic, psychological, cerebral, atmospheric, philosophical ...
Plot:
actress, skinny dipping, lesbian, movie actress, divorce, midlife crisis, women, mountain, relationships, sexual attraction, character study, suicide attempt ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
switzerland, swiss alps, alps, london, zurich switzerland ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Normally, the Valais cantonal police are concerned with minor details: runaway sheep and a presence at the village festival. Until the day when an inconceivable murder attempt awakens the criminalistic energy of policemen Bax and Pirmin. In the ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, small town, satire, police, attempted murder, escapades, uncover truth, police station, small town life, police officer, crime solving, sleuth ...
Place:
switzerland, swiss alps
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Conflict-avoidant Thomas just wants a relaxing holiday in the Swiss Alps. But, it's a slippery slope from the beginning. In an effort to repair his own family ties and to impress his boss, he takes his family and his employer's daughter ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, intense, tragic
Plot:
responsibility, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, tragedy, guilt, domestic drama, family conflict, character study, crisis, accident, violence, slow burn ...
Place:
swiss alps
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
TV show
Story:
Just after midnight on December 23, 1977, a night flight between Istanbul and Paris plummets toward the Swiss Alps, crashing into a snowy mountainside. Within seconds, flames engulf the plane, which is filled with holiday travelers. Out of all the ...
Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
plane crash, investigation, baby, disaster, survivor, crime investigation, diary, murder investigation, riddles and clues, puzzle, mysterious character, private investigation ...
Place:
alps, swiss alps
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Heidi leaves the mountains of Switzerland for a trip to New York City.
Style:
feel good, uplifting, light hearted, sentimental
Plot:
children, child protagonist, innocence, culture clash, optimism, family values, adaptation, friendship, fish out of water, christmas, homesickness, family drama ...
Time:
70s
Place:
new york, swiss alps, alps, switzerland
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Barbara gets secret plastic surgery in Switzerland in an attempt to save her marriage to Mark, but he doesn't seem interested in meeting her. She checks in to a ski resort to wait for Mark, and begins getting attention from young men. Her ...
Style:
romantic drama, melancholic, period piece, psychological thriller, wistful
Plot:
plastic surgery, ski resort, female protagonist, unrequited love, affair, infidelity, marital problem, adultery, midlife crisis, loneliness, jealousy, seduction ...
Time:
70s
Place:
swiss alps
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, Spain, Morocco
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Marie-Chantal travels by train to her cousin's place to spend a winter holiday, when a stranger - apparently a fugitive from someone aboard - entrusts her with a jewel in the shape of a tiger with ruby eyes. Unknown to her, these false jewels ...
Style:
suspense, tension, period piece, retro, twisted ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, cold war, virus, female protagonist, train travel, femme fatale, high society, socialite, mountain, winter, female empowerment ...
Time:
60s
Place:
swiss alps
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Alex is an ambitious architect who is looking forward to celebrating Christmas at her mother’s beautiful Swiss Inn, until she finds out that her former best friend Beth who married Alex’s ex-boyfriend Jesse will also be there. Could a new ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, funny, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, holiday romance, snow, heartwarming, family relations, male female relationship, relationships, love and romance, couple relations, love affair, love ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
switzerland, swiss alps
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52K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
Style:
captivating
Plot:
gang of thieves, heist, terrorist, agent, criminal, burglar, robbery, stealing money, theft, airplane, art theft, gold ...
Place:
swiss alps, london, venice, tuscany, switzerland ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
After many years apart, Emilie (26) meets her brother Jakob (22) again. She not only shares her sadness about the loss of their parents with him, but also a secret... It is Emilie's wish to arrange the sale of their jointly inherited holiday ...
Style:
ambiguous ending, erotic, captivating, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
brother sister incest, incest, brother sister relationship, incestuous desire, brother sister sex, sex with sister, forbidden love, moral dilemma, infidelity, sex scene, sex with brother, male female relationship ...
Place:
swiss alps, alps
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Filmed on location in Zurich, Switzerland, The Swiss Conspiracy is concerned with a Swiss bank that discovers some of its clients are becoming the victim of a brilliant blackmailer. The bank's president (Ray Milland) contacts David Christopher ...
Style:
independent film
Plot:
spy, bank, luxury hotel, following someone, reckless driving, killer, american abroad, hotel, money, blackmail, swing, covert operation ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
zurich switzerland, swiss alps, switzerland
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Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Lucretia is a killer for hire. Specialised in poisoning and passionate about opera, she'll have to fulfill a difficult contract in the heart of the Swiss alps. Posing as a singer, Lucretia will have to appear on the scene of the higly exclusive ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense, eurospy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hitman, assassination, opera singer, corporate crime, secret identity, undercover, hidden identity, danger, disorder, criminal heroes, espionage, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
lyon, swiss alps, somalia, europe, alps ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a dystopian Switzerland that has fallen under the fascist rule of an evil cheese tyrant, Swiss mountain girl Heidi transforms herself into a kick-ass female fighting force who sets out to liberate the country from a cheese-fueled machinery of ...
Style:
independent film, cult horror, dark comedy, bloody, offbeat ...
Plot:
female protagonist, women's prison, violence, chocolate, satire, dystopia, anti fascist, vigilante, heroine, liberation, revenge, political satire ...
Place:
switzerland, swiss alps
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Germany, USA, Austria
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
17-year-old Tim Walker travels from London to the Austrian Alps to attend the legendary Mozart boarding school. There, he discovers a centuries-old forgotten passageway into the fantastic world of Mozart's "The Magic Flute."
Style:
captivating, thrilling
Plot:
musician, boarding school, magic, school, fantasy world, magical power, dream world, music, magical object, parallel world, boarding school life, teen adventure ...
Place:
swiss alps, london
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