| Khartoum (1966) | 6.8 | |
| De Stille Kracht (1974) | 7.3 | |
| Coup de torchon (1981) | 7.3 | |
| The Mission (1986) | 7.4 | |
| Krotoa (2017) | 6.4 |
Colonialism movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant colonialism movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, period drama, captivating, sexy and period piece films and TV shows about / with colonialism, betrayal, society, interracial relations, culture clash, family relations, beautiful scenery, imperialism, storytelling and racism plots mostly in Drama, History and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as colonialism: Palm Trees in the Snow (2015), Fitzcarraldo (1982), The Sleeping Dictionary (2003), Chocolate (1988), Follow the River (1995), Indochine (1992), Waiting for the Barbarians (2019), Heat and Dust (1983), Light Drops (2002), The Bounty (1984).
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List of colonialism movies
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
Kilian is a young man who has never left the mountains of Huesca which saw him grow up. In 1953 he will travel to the exotic island of Fernando Poo to work in a cacao field alongside his father and his brother. During 20 years in this island he will ...
Style:
sexy, touching, multicultural, period piece, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
interracial couple, interracial relations, plantation, colonialism, unrequited love, interracial, family secret, forbidden love, black man white woman sex, racism, colony, ancestry ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 50s, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
spain, africa, iberian peninsula, west africa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Music
Country: West Germany, Peru
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Fitzcarraldo, a dreamer who plans to bring opera and Enrico Caruso to the South American jungles. With limited funding, he must figure out how to finance the opera house, and ultimately decides to capitalize on South America's rubber ...
Style:
cerebral, surreal, visually appealing, visual, tense ...
Plot:
jungle, steamship, boat, opera, obsession, river, ambition, colonialism, amazon river, surrealism, dream, forest ...
Time:
20th century, 1900s, year 1982, 19th century, turn of the century
Place:
south america, peru, germany, latin america, andes mountains ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government. He encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving the beautiful Selima, the unwitting ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, erotic, scenic, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
love story, forbidden love, culture clash, interracial romance, jungle, stereotypes, husband wife relationship, opposites attract, love and romance, impossible love, sex scene, love ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
borneo, malaysia, england, ireland, paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, West Germany, Cameroon
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young French woman returns to the vast silence of West Africa to contemplate her childhood days in a colonial outpost in Cameroon. Her strongest memories are of the family's houseboy, Protee - a man of great nobility, intelligence and beauty ...
Style:
touching, contemplative, realistic, semi autobiographical, psychological ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
racism, colonialism, interracial relations, youth, coming of age, culture clash, imperialism, farm, woman, master servant relationship, hyena, priest ...
Time:
1950s, year 1988, 80s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
africa, france, paris france
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mary Ingles is pregnant when she and her two sons are captured from their homestead in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains by Shawnee Indians. Her husband, Will, narrowly escapes death during the attack. Impressed by her grace under the pressure of ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, epic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
native american white relationships, colonialism, wilderness, survival, native, danger, captivity, culture clash, settler, colonial america, escape, pioneer ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
usa, virginia
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12K
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The story starts in the 1930s at one of the largest rubber-tree plantations in Indochine (Vietnam). This plantation is owned by the French colonist Eliane, a proud woman who lives with her father and her native adoptive daughter Camille. She ...
Style:
visual, realistic, epic, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
colonialism, adoption, terrorist, women, vietnam war, love story, politics, dictatorship, dictator, interracial relations, naval officer, passion ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, year 1992, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
southeast asia, vietnam, indochina, asia, france ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.
Style:
costume drama, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
desert, colonialism, imperialism, interrogation, prisoners of war, forbidden love, torture, danger, social decay, life is a bitch, isolation, self sacrifice ...
Time:
victorian era
Place:
mongolia, italy, austria, east asia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The parallel story of Anne and her grand-aunt Olivia in their experiences in India
Style:
realistic, romantic drama, historical drama, costume drama, contemplative ...
Plot:
love triangle, colonialism, nobleman, post colonialism, flashback, prince, orgasm, scandal, british empire, jazz, interracial love relationship, indian woman ...
Time:
1920s, year 1983, 20th century, 80s
Place:
india, asia, kashmir
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, Mozambique
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Rui was raised in Mozambique in a small village at the frontier of a mysterious river. Son of Portuguese colonists, his best friend is Ana, a black girl godchild of his mother. At fourteen he is confronted with the tragic destruction of his ...
Plot:
colonialism, family relations, interracial friendship, murder, marriage, adultery, alligator, woods, unfaithfulness, killing, 14 year old boy, totem ...
Time:
year 1958
Place:
africa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, captivating, sexy, epic ...
Plot:
ship, mutiny, sea, island, sea voyage, colonialism, storm at sea, journey, royal navy, lifeboat, pacific island, captain ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, year 1984, 1780s, 1930s
Place:
england, tahiti, britain, pacific ocean, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 1938 in the french West Africa, Lucien Cordier is a weak and corrupted policeman despised by the local bad boys. His wife is openly cheating on him and he hasn't got any self-respect anymore. But when comes the occasion, his revenge will be ...
Style:
dark comedy, witty, offbeat, humorous, neo noir ...
Plot:
serial killer, adultery, murder, infidelity, colonialism, pimp, unhappy marriage, racism, social commentary, dysfunctional marriage, extramarital affair, promiscuity ...
Time:
year 1938, 1930s, pre world war two, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
africa, west africa, senegal, france, california
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a trek across the Outback.
Style:
touching, thought provoking, poignant, factual, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night
Plot:
child abuse, aborigine, australian outback, racism, kidnapping, australian aboriginal, children, survival, colonialism, indigenous people, culture clash, desert ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 2002, year 1931, 70s
Place:
australia, tasmania, oceania, new zealand, africa
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Genre: History
Country: South Africa
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Krotoa, a feisty, bright, 11-year-old girl is removed from her close-knit Khoi tribe to serve Jan van Riebeeck, her uncle’s trading partner and the first Governor of the Cape Colony. She is brought into the first Fort established by the Dutch East ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, thrilling, period piece, psychological ...
Plot:
colonialism, culture clash, assimilation, biopic, translator, colony, lifestyle, woman, problem, female protagonist, cross cultural relations, tragedy ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
south africa
Is relevant?
35K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, sentimental, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
racism, slavery, interracial relations, white male black female relationship, high society, social differences, aristocracy, interracial couple, society, hopes, love and romance, biracial ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, georgian era, regency period, victorian era ...
Place:
england, indiana, europe, london, africa ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, Morocco
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A drama following a French platoon during Algeria's war of independence
Style:
sexy, realistic, rough, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
military, politics, atrocity, soldier, anti war, racism, basic training, imperialism, military life, political unrest, moral dilemma, danger ...
Time:
1950s, year 2007, 50s, year 1959
Place:
algeria, europe, france
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, Netherlands
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship ...
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, serious, realistic, period piece ...
Plot:
wilderness, expedition, british empire, betrayal, survival, gay, friendship, heroic mission, escapades, danger, colonialism, disaster ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, turn of the century, 1850s
Place:
africa, east africa, south africa, somalia, cairo egypt ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, captivating, motivational ...
Plot:
child abuse, deportation, social worker, against the odds, uncover truth, fighting the system, injustice, society, state affairs, life is a bitch, rebellion, family reunited ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, united kingdom, australia, europe, south australia ...
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Genre: Documentary, Drama, War
Country: USA, Germany, Ethiopia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on colonization.
Style:
epic, inspirational, educational, independent film, period drama
Plot:
colonialism, battles, heroism, resistance, victory, nationalism, patriotism, imperialism, bravery, military, african, leadership ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
africa, italy, east africa, ethiopia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Cameroon
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Maria is a White farmer who runs a failing coffee plantation in an unnamed African country in the present day. Civil war has broken out and rebel soldiers, many of them child soldiers, are advancing on the area. Rebels on the radio advocate attacks ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, realistic, rough, emotional ...
Plot:
coffee, terrorist, family relations, civil war, chaos, family in danger, family business, political unrest, single parent, state affairs, danger, colonialism ...
Time:
90s, year 2009, 2000s
Place:
africa
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, inspirational, emotional, tension
Plot:
colonialism, slavery, resistance, enslavement, resilience, racial injustice, oppression, solidarity, rebellion, escape, biopic, plantation ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
brazil, africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, Canada, USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.
Style:
touching, emotional, scenic, captivating, costume drama ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
infidelity, loveless marriage, love story, love and romance, cheating wife, couple relations, extramarital affair, couples, marriage, cholera, adultery, unfaithful wife ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 2006, 19th century, 50s
Place:
china, shanghai, africa, london, asia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, costume drama, sexual, period piece ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
forbidden love, adultery, betrayal, interracial relations, pregnancy, skinny dipping, women, sin, swimming, baby girl, tragic romance, sinner ...
Time:
17th century, victorian era
Place:
massachusetts, nova scotia, boston, new england, england ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
1814. Van Diemen’s Land, the notorious British penal colony, has dissolved into chaos. Outlaws roaming the wilderness have pushed the colonial government to breaking point. Driven by a deep sense of loyalty and an unquenchable hatred towards ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, atmospheric, brutal, tense ...
Plot:
colonialism, aborigine, rebellion, convict, revolution, outlaw, insurrection, australian history, social problems, relationships, bandit, criminal gang ...
Place:
australia, tasmania
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the wake of Jamaican emancipation, French colonist Annette Cosway falls into poverty and marries racist Englishman Paul Mason. But when Annette's young son dies in a fire started by former slaves, Mason flees to England, leaving his ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, sensual, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
arranged marriage, erotica, erotic scene, lust, adultery, black magic, madness, female pubic hair, topless woman, sex scene, obsession, betrayal ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, year 1993, 1840s
Place:
jamaica, caribbean, england, europe, britain
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In 1944 Lucien Lacombe, a young peasant in the Lot region is refused permission to join the French Resistance. Instead, the opposing "French Gestapo" obtain from him information about an underground leader and recruit him into their ...
Style:
anthology, art house, postmodern, visual, controversial ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
world war two, french resistance, occupation, gestapo, nazi occupation, children in wartime, resistance, resistance movement, nazi, wartime life, world war, holocaust ...
Time:
1940s, year 1974, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
vichy, france, israel, europe, germany
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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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to ...
Style:
epic, christian film, thought provoking, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Plot:
jungle, slavery, clergy, redemption, colonialism, missionary, massacre, river, native american, jesuit, genocide, religion ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 1986
Place:
south america, portugal, argentina, brazil, latin america ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, touching, thought provoking, visually stunning ...
Plot:
world war two, friendship, farm, childhood, holocaust, anti semitism, culture clash, immigrant, wartime life, hopes, food shortage, hockey ...
Time:
1930s, year 2002, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
kenya, africa, germany, south africa, east africa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
An African country teeters on the edge of civil war. A society prepares to drive out its colonial present and claim an independent future. Racial tensions boil over. Tshembe, returned home from England for his father’s funeral, finds himself in ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, thought provoking, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
colonialism, african, civil war, racial injustice, interracial relations, racial tension, life is a bitch, social problems, post colonialism, british colonialism, colony, choice ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Singapore
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
Located in the middle of the 19th century, during the colonial era of Dutch India, the series "Grisse" follows a group of unusual characters who launch a rebellion against a brutal governor and finally have a chance to decide their fate.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, dark ...
Plot:
rebellion, colonialism, power struggle, resistance, oppression, female warrior, battles, war for independence, fight, colony, life is a bitch, warrior ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
southeast asia
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