| Incendies (2010) | 8.3 | |
| Sleuth (1972) | 7.9 | |
| Sling Blade (1996) | 8.0 | |
| The Father (2020) | 8.2 | |
| Moonlight (2016) | 7.4 |
Based on play movies and TV shows – page 5
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In Thebes in ancient Greece, King Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother Jocasta, having two sons - Eteocles and Polyneices - and two daughters - Ismene and Antigone. King Oedipus dies a beggar in the exile after gouging out his own eye, ...
Style:
realistic, serious, gloomy, emotional
Plot:
greek mythology, mythology, ancient world, legends and myths, ancient history, ancient, myth, greek, girl, greek history, knight, peplum ...
Time:
year 1961, ancient times, 1920s, 60s
Place:
ancient greece, rome italy, greece
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6K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the plot of Euripides' Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman.
Style:
spiritual, fantasy adventure, psychedelic, fairy tale, epic ...
Plot:
greek mythology, ancient world, mythology, ancient history, female nudity, ancient, antiquity, filicide, greek, myth, greek history, vengeance ...
Time:
ancient times, year 1969
Place:
ancient greece, greece
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story:
The Hollow Crown is a series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays.
The first Season is an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad: Richard II, Henry IV, Part I and Henry ...
Style:
epic, costume drama, serious, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
king, medieval, royal family, queen, royalty, throne, betrayal, politics, monarchy, monarch, shakespeare, heir to the throne ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, 12th century
Place:
england, britain, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In 1960s China, French diplomat Rene Gallimard falls in love with an opera singer, Song Liling - but Song is not at all who Gallimard thinks.
Style:
erotic, metafiction, neo noir, independent film, cult classic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lgbt, gender bending, espionage, transsexual, cross dressing, opera, culture clash, gender, relationships, betrayal, making love, transvestism ...
Time:
60s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
china, europe, asia, france, paris france ...
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11K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
Style:
costume drama, melancholic, atmospheric, tense, cynical ...
Plot:
black man white woman relationship, interracial relations, shakespeare, jealousy, vengeance, tragedy, racism, murder, interracial marriage, tudors, tragic love, renaissance ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, middle ages, 18th century, 1930s
Place:
venice, italy, europe, mediterranean sea, england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.
Style:
emotional, costume drama, touching, witty, atmospheric ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
poet, love and romance, destiny, love, power of love, unrequited love, friendship, love triangle, duel, swashbuckler, poetry, sword fight ...
Time:
17th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 1990, 18th century
Place:
france, paris france, england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An uninterrupted rehersal of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to ...
Style:
melancholic, cerebral, sincere, stylized, clever ...
Plot:
theater, life philosophy, relationships, character study, artists and showbiz, family problems, human nature, art, longing, family gatherings, existentialism, anton chekhov ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 20th century, 1890s, turn of the century ...
Place:
new york, russia, usa, manhattan new york city, st. petersburg russia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An upper middle-class French family celebrates a birthday in a restaurant. In one evening and during one meal, family history, tensions, collective and separate grudges, delights, and memories both clash and coalesce.
Style:
talky, witty, realistic, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot:
family relations, suburbs, parents and children, siblings relations, family life, love and romance, family history, husband wife relationship, irony, hypocrisy, food, restaurant ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico, Australia, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, stylized, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night, kids ...
Plot:
love story, forbidden love, tragic love, shakespeare's romeo and juliet, suicide, shakespeare, true love, family feud, teen romance, young lovers, star crossed lovers, sex scene ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, y2k, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, north america, paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After the death of her husband Bernarda Alba puts her daughters under a rigurous mourning which does not even allow them to leave the house.
Style:
serious, realistic, gloomy, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
couples, family relations, family problems, parents and children, death in the family, family in crisis, unfulfillment, love and romance, dealing with death, obsession, reputation, oppression ...
Time:
80s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Baptista, a rich Paduan merchant, announces that his fair young daughter, Bianca, will remain unwed until her older sister, Katharina, a hellish shrew, has wed. Lucentio, a student and the son of a wealthy Pisan merchant, has fallen in love with ...
Style:
costume drama, artsy, humorous, witty, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
battle of the sexes, opposites attract, shakespeare, medieval, wedding, renaissance, tudors, marriage, sibling rivalry, wedding ceremony, husband wife relationship, makeover ...
Time:
16th century, year 1967, 20th century, medieval times, 18th century ...
Place:
persia, europe, italy, london, new york
Is relevant?
150K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how their new-found power will corrupt them.
Style:
visually stunning, visually appealing, breathtaking, cerebral, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
samurai, feudal japan, greed, betrayal, shakespeare, vengeance, asian history, nihilism, medieval, castle, politics, insanity ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, year 1985, 20th century, 16th century
Place:
japan, bolivia, east asia, asia, tokyo ...
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2K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A princess is thrust onto the world stage. The tabloid media is captivated by her beauty and vulnerability. The globe's most celebrated monarchy is disrupted. This is the story of the most princess woman of the modern age as she struggles to ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
princess diana, broadway, historical character, historical figure, music, dancing, life, celebrity, theater, live performance, jazz, historical event ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Because of his wavering health, Monsieur Henri can no longer live alone in his Paris appartment. Particularly grumpy, he ends up nonetheless accepting his son Paul's suggestion that he let one of his rooms out to a young female student. Far ...
Style:
captivating, sentimental, suspenseful, humorous, melancholic ...
Plot:
old man, seduction, student, widower, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, audition, father son conflict, parent child relationship, father daughter conflict, pregnant woman, strong female character ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
paris france, london
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The Rocky Horror Show was born at the Royal Court's tiny Theatre Upstairs on June 16, 1973, and went on to become an international stage smash hit and a major motion picture.
Style:
horror musical, slapstick, slapstick comedy
Plot:
live performance, singing, transvestite, mad scientist, charity, newlyweds, homicide, transvestism, frankenstein, haunted house, stage musical, transgender ...
Place:
britain
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
TV show
Style:
historical drama, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, power struggle, political intrigue, chinese history, palace intrigue, political unrest, politics, fight for supremacy, social problems, social differences, life is a bitch, society ...
Place:
china, ancient china
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Felix Ungar has just broken up with his wife. Despondent, he goes to kill himself but is saved by his friend Oscar Madison. With nowhere else to go, Felix is urged by Oscar to move in with him, at least for a while. The only problem is that Felix is ...
Style:
funny, atmospheric, hilarious, feel good, clever ...
Audience:
kids, date night
Plot:
friendship between men, friendship, buddies, roommate, argument, group of friends, depression, roommate roommate relationship, friends who live together, bromance, divorce, breakup ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, tokyo, seattle
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.
Style:
sexy, realistic, psychological, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
transsexual, gender, lgbtq, gender bending, transgender, family drama, sexuality, depression, society, family problems, parents and children, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
illinois, usa, new jersey
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12K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Style:
grindhouse, teen, independent film, talky, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
punk, male nudity, public nudity, american football, male pubic hair, drug addiction, high school, friendship, campus, teenager, subculture, slacker ...
Time:
year 1996, year 2016, 90s
Place:
new jersey, seattle, texas, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Film version of the Neil Simon play has three separate acts set in the same hotel suite in New York's Plaza Hotel with Walter Matthau in a triple role. In the first, Karen Nash tries to get her inattentive husband Sam's attention to spruce ...
Style:
anthology, witty, clever, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot:
wedding, multiple storylines, luxury hotel, adultery, marriage, hotel, bittersweet, couples, family problems, family relations, midlife crisis, honeymoon ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, california, new jersey
Is relevant?
297
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together.
Style:
touching, emotional, serious, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, redemption, destiny, society, rehabilitation, life is a bitch, hopes, family life, parents and children, black, blaxploitation ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
442
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mother is dying and invites her family to spend a few days in a chalet in Austria. In the isolation of the snow-covered mountains, old wounds are reopened and the family ties crumble steadily through quarrels and irritations.
Style:
touching, emotional, realistic, semi serious, gloomy
Plot:
family relations, family life, family problems, infidelity, hidden truth, resentment, parents and children, family gatherings, terminal illness, unfulfillment, couples, secret ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
austria, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Macbeth, loyal to his crime boss, Duncan, is told by witches that he will one day take over. Driven by their prophecy, he and his wife plot to kill Duncan, and takes the leadership of the gang for himself. Maintaining his power will require more ...
Style:
serious, stylized, psychotronic, realistic, mind bending ...
Plot:
shakespeare, murder, betrayal, haunted by the past, gang, rise and fall, tragic hero, drug dealing, dishonesty, life is a bitch, rivalry, macbeth ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
australia, melbourne
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
"Marius" takes place in Marseilles' Old Port, at the La Marine Bar, owned by César and his son Marius. Marius' biggest dream is to embark on one of the boats passing by his dad's bar and to set off to a faraway land. Fanny, ...
Style:
serious, emotional, realistic, touching, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
seaport, lovers apart, marriage proposal, obsession, couples, follow your dream, hopes, unfulfillment, couple relations, unfulfilled love, working class, sailor ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
france, marseille, south of france
Is relevant?
8K
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
This film originated as a play in Paris. The story focuses on the one-day adventures of Bertrand Barnier played with a genius of French cinema, Louis de Funes. In the same morning he learns that his daughter is pregnant, an employee stole a large ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, captivating, sincere, light ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, farce, comedy of errors, family relations, maid, money, disorder, fraud, blackmail, boss and employee, cons and scams, parents and children ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Anthea is 25, single, hates her job – and all her friends are leaving Brisbane. Should she follow the herd to Sydney or London? Is there anything worth staying for now that her best friend Michael finally has a girlfriend? This film tells a ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
friendship, starting over, hopes, adolescence vs adulthood, looking for love, couples, youth, love and romance, unfulfilled love, midlife crisis, sexual relations, city life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, london, england
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Six people on the verge of a breakdown decide to check themselves into an insane asylum, only to discover there is just room for one.
Style:
surreal, semi serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
mental institution, dark humor, contests and competitions, surrealism, art, eccentricity, contest, mental breakdown, alternate reality, escapism, satire, anxiety ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Sunday, three young friends read the obituary of a schoolmate with whom long ago they lost contact. They go to the morgue and realize that they are wrong: that burial is not that of their fellow student. From this, the confusion and random weave a ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching, romantic ...
Plot:
gay friend, love story, friendship, partner, friends, couples, gender, love and romance, buddies, twentysomething life, love affair, mistaken identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, barcelona, spain
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Seong-chan, aka Lucas Fedora, rejects his girlfriend's proposal to get married and start a family of their own and leaves her to return to Korea and find his biological mother. He checks into a run down motel owned by two widows who have demons ...
Style:
emotional, tense, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
adoption, introspection, self discovery, disorder, haunted by the past, misfit, obsessive quest, parents and children, fish out of water, hotel, family relations, birth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south korea, asia, korea
Is relevant?
476
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Italy, France, UK, Germany
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Benoit Jacquot's acclaimed 2002 film of Puccini's opera stars Angela Gheorghiu in the title role, with Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi and the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, under Antonio Pappano.
Style:
emotional, captivating, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
opera, couples, tragic love, tragic hero, love and romance, unfulfilled love, dishonesty, unfulfillment, concert, manipulation, dancing, napoleonic era ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, italy
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