Breathtaking movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant breathtaking movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out breathtaking, serious, cult classic, exciting, suspense and atmospheric films and TV shows about / with death, danger, flashback, escape, escapades, heroes, survival, mission, blood and rescue plots mostly in Drama, Adventure and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as breathtaking: The Physician (2013), Apocalypto (2006), A Cure for Wellness (2016), The Revenant (2015), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Now You See Me (2013), The Green Mile (1999), Interstellar (2014), 127 Hours (2010), Gladiator (2000).
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New films
Dune (2021) | 8.0 | |
The Barrier (2020) | 6.8 | |
Streltsov (2020) | 5.3 | |
The 2nd (2020) | 3.8 | |
Operation Christmas Drop (2020) | 5.8 |
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
The story of Rob Cole, a boy who is left a penniless orphan in an 11th-century English mining town when his mother dies of a mysterious illness. Vowing to become a physician and vanquish Death itself, he travels to Isfahan in Persia to study ...
Style:
breathtaking, captivating, epic, costume drama, serious ...
Plot:
medicine, follow your dream, surgery, apprentice, medieval, culture clash, medical school, orphan, ambition, doctors and patients, mentor, healer ...
Time:
middle ages, 11th century, medieval times, year 2014
Place:
persia, iran, germany, israel, england ...
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329K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, brutal, harsh, visually stunning ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, ancient history, slavery, manhunt, tribe, jungle, chase, native, solar eclipse, warrior, ancient civilization, violent ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, year 2006, 2000s, medieval times
Place:
persia, mexico, central america
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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, suspense, dark, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
cure, therapist, patient, hospital, dark secret, spa, capitalism, macabre, slut, experiment, torture, boobs ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2017, future
Place:
swiss alps, switzerland, alps, germany, america ...
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867K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Style:
atmospheric, breathtaking, scenic, suspenseful, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, native american, snow, bear attack, life & death, nature, winter, obsessive quest, hunter ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 19th century, 90s, distant future ...
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance ...
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, surreal, witty, offbeat ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
hotel, prison escape, art theft, mentor protege relationship, murder, luxury hotel, escapades, painting, gunfight, greed, fictional country, mentor ...
Time:
1930s, year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
eastern europe, alps, europe, america, persia ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Style:
surprise ending, clever, entertaining, suspense, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
heist, twists and turns, fbi, scheme, perfect crime, outsmarting, bank robbery, con artists, teamwork, cons and scams, mind game, thief ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, new orleans, new york, paris france, usa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cellblock's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, ...
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, heartbreaking, sad ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
prison, death penalty, stephen king, death row, magic realism, supernatural, convict, false accusation, electric chair, life & death, life philosophy, psychic ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 90s, year 1999, year 1935
Place:
usa, southern usa, louisiana, america, persia
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2.1M
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, cerebral, philosophical, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
space travel, time travel, outer space, father daughter relationship, nasa, astronaut, space, survival, end of the world, distopia, natural disaster, apocalypse ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, colorado
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399K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Style:
suspense, inspirational, breathtaking, intense, touching ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, trapped, isolation, mountain, wilderness, climbing, canyon, courage, alone, human spirit, loneliness, desert ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2003 ...
Place:
utah, usa
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1.6M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
Style:
epic, captivating, breathtaking, emotional, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, family friendly, teens, date night ...
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, revenge, vengeance, sword fight, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time:
year 2000, ancient times, 2000s, y2k, middle ages ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, north africa ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
Twelve years after exploring Pandora and joining the Na’vi, Jake Sully has since raised a family with Neytiri and established himself within the clans of the new world. Of course, peace can only last so long. Especially when the military ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, breathtaking, epic, colorful ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
fantasy world, fight, underwater, good versus evil, planet, ocean, alien, mother son relationship, escapades, hopes, water, alien civilization ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 20th century, distant future, 22nd century
Place:
space western
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
Wounded Civil War soldier, John Dunbar tries to commit suicide – and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.
Style:
scenic, touching, sentimental, epic, breathtaking ...
Plot:
native american, american civil war, self discovery, culture clash, friendship, native, tribe, courage, pride and honor, native american white relationships, wolf, indians ...
Time:
19th century, 90s, victorian era, 20th century, 1800s ...
Place:
kansas, south dakota, tennessee, america, usa ...
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231K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Iceland
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Inspired by the incredible events surrounding a treacherous attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, "Everest" documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one ...
Style:
realistic, scenic, dramatic, breathtaking, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
survival, mountain climbing, climbing, mountain, natural disaster, snow, mountaineer, stranded, forces of nature, man versus nature, beautiful scenery, wilderness ...
Time:
year 1996, year 2015, 2010s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
mount everest, himalaya, nepal, asia, texas
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216K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, France, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under ...
Style:
brutal, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
martial arts, fight, swat, survival, trapped, kung fu, gunfight, death, fistfight, warrior, gang, swat team ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
middle east, east asia, indonesia
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, inspirational, breathtaking, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly, teens ...
Plot:
survival, dog, wilderness, expedition, rescue, dog sled, pets, snow, husky dog, animal, winter, storytelling ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 90s
Place:
antarctica, astoria oregon, antarctic, new zealand, oregon ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
An embittered husband, paralyzed and in a wheelchair, buttonholes a complete stranger and begins to tell him the story of his marriage. The stranger would like to escape, but cannot. For one thing he grows fascinated by the story. For another he is ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, psychological, sexual, breathtaking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, femme fatale, infidelity, bdsm, fatal attraction, husband wife relationship, destructive relationship, couples, sexual perversion, passionate interest, dangerous attraction, male nudity ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
eastern europe, europe, paris france
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as the Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the Paris Opera House. He falls in love with the obscure chorus singer Christine, and privately tutors her while terrorizing the rest of the opera house and ...
Style:
gothic, stylized, gothic horror, sentimental, breathtaking ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
obsession, opera, disfigurement, musician's life, dangerous attraction, destructive relationship, theater, disguise, love and romance, fall in love, prodigy, broadway ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, year 2004, 18th century ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make ...
Style:
epic, atmospheric, scenic, breathtaking, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, manly, girls' night ...
Plot:
sword fight, friendship, fantasy world, wizard, sword and sorcery, magic, good versus evil, mythology, middle earth, magical, river, hobbit ...
Time:
year 2001, future, 2000s, prehistory, prehistoric times
Place:
new zealand, iran, detroit
Is relevant ?
14K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A geologist races against time to save his estranged wife and two children when a devastating earthquake strikes Oslo, Norway.
Style:
suspense, breathtaking, disturbing, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
disaster, catastrophe, earthquake, geologist, natural disaster, destruction, demolished city, kids in trouble, saving a life, distopia, teenager, hotel ...
Time:
1900s
Place:
oslo norway
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1910, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer. A love triangle, a swarm of locusts, a hellish ...
Style:
art house, breathtaking, visually stunning, visual, visually appealing ...
Plot:
impossible love, farm, farmer, love triangle, love, loneliness, train, autumn, harvest, class differences, childhood, photography ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, 1910s, turn of the century, pre world war one
Place:
usa, chicago, austin texas, midwest, texas
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97K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of Mexico was ...
Style:
suspense, road movie, stylized, meditative, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
monster, alien, alien invasion, alien encounter, end of the world, ufo, survival, jungle, post apocalypse, invasion, post apocalyptic, quarantine ...
Time:
future, year 2010, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
mexico, latin america, central america, austin texas
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, depressing, bleak, spiritual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
apocalypse, distopia, dystopia, dystopian future, end of the world, chaos, redemption, heroic mission, pandemic, post apocalyptic, fertility, dying ...
Time:
future, year 2006, distant future, near future, 2000s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, washington state, seattle ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
Style:
exciting, teen, breathtaking, psychotronic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, obsessive quest, fantasy world, imaginary, lost world, adventurer, mysterious place, twists and turns, expedition, cave, danger, rescue ...
Time:
year 2008, prehistoric times, prehistory, 19th century, 2000s ...
Place:
iceland, italy, europe
Is relevant ?
135K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Style:
breathtaking, inspirational, suspense, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
skyscraper, world trade center manhattan new york city, life philosophy, biopic, tightrope walker, ambition, obsession, transformation, happy ending, planning, danger, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 2015, 2010s, year 1973 ...
Place:
new york, paris france, america, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of ...
Style:
touching, breathtaking, sincere, inspirational, sentimental ...
Plot:
jazz, music, genius, ship, prodigy, musician, child prodigy, pianist, cruise ship, orphan, piano, trumpet player ...
Time:
1900s, victorian era, year 1998, 90s, 1920s ...
Place:
italy, america, new york, new orleans
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, War
Country: UK, South Africa, Australia, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of the siege of Troy.
Style:
breathtaking, historical drama, suspenseful, emotional, disturbing ...
Plot:
ancient history, siege, greek island, ancient, medieval, trojan horse, mythology, death, fight, infidelity, brother brother relationship, greek mythology ...
Place:
ancient greece, greece
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
Style:
epic, breathtaking, heroic, entertaining, dark fantasy ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot:
dragon, fantasy world, magical, sword fight, sword and sorcery, magic, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, creature, elf, warrior, wizard ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013
Is relevant ?
194K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
Style:
breathtaking, captivating, experimental, tense, existential ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
office, memory, distopia, alternate world, conspiracy, office politics, secret identity, corporation, private vs public, office worker, psycho, coworker ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Is relevant ?
1.3M
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 194 min.
Story:
84 years later, a 101-year-old woman named Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story to her granddaughter Lizzy Calvert, Brock Lovett, Lewis Bodine, Bobby Buell and Anatoly Mikailavich on the Keldysh about her life set in April 10th 1912, on a ship called ...
Style:
romantic, emotional, sentimental, dramatic, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
love, love story, titanic, disaster, ship, tragedy, forbidden love, ocean, love and romance, survival, fall in love, tragic love ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, year 1997, 90s, edwardian era ...
Place:
britain, iran, los angeles, america, nova scotia ...
Is relevant ?
637K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, clever, captivating, political ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
cia, secret mission, secret agent, rescue mission, politics, u.s. embassy, espionage, revolution, hostage, propaganda, american abroad, danger ...
Time:
70s, 80s, year 2012, year 1979, 2010s ...
Place:
middle east, iran, tehran iran, los angeles, langley virginia ...
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