Movies and TV shows set in greece – page 3

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.
Style: feel good, romantic, funny, humorous, sweet ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night, family friendly, teens ...
Plot: wedding, culture clash, mother daughter relationship, greek, bride and groom, prejudice, dysfunctional family, love and romance, stereotypes, makeover, parents and children, parent child relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: greece, chicago, usa
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For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
Style: exciting, sexy, tense, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: 007, james bond, espionage, cold war, secret service, car chase, british secret service, vengeance, secret agent, agent, revenge, danger ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: greece, albania, england, europe, london ...
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 5.4
 457
Homeland (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Greece
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In a country shaken by major political events, three generations of a Greek family clash over an inside-the-family adoption.
Style: serious, realistic, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot: adoption, family relations, family problems, political unrest, society, state affairs, parents and children, danger, rivalry, human nature, greek, riot ...
Time: 21st century
Place: greece
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Nicostratos the Pelican (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 92 min.
Story: After his wife died a man refuses to go out and doesn't want to talk to his only son. Life has no meaning for him. One day his son finds a baby pelican and decides to leave the bird at home. Pelican helps the boy find his father again and ...
Style: touching, feel good, sentimental, humorous, sad ...
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot: human animal relationship, father son relationship, love and romance, island, teenage life, parents and children, hopes, human spirit, social relations, sea, greek island, pelican ...
Place: greece, europe
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Japan, UK, Hong Kong
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Lara Croft ventures to an underwater temple in search of the mythological Pandora's Box but, after securing it, it is promptly stolen by the villainous leader of a Chinese crime syndicate. Lara must recover the box before the syndicate's ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, action packed, stylized, action adventure ...
Audience: kids, chick flick, boys' night, teens
Plot: treasure hunt, archaeology, archaeologist, kick-butt women, monster, female protagonist, fantasy world, female martial artist, archeological dig, treasure hunter, good versus evil, treasure ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s
Place: greece, africa, shanghai, kazakhstan, europe ...
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A Touch of Spice (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, Turkey, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: "A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor. They both require... ...
Style: emotional, sincere, sentimental, touching, indie film ...
Plot: greek, chef, love and romance, food, self discovery, teenage life, grandparent grandchild relationship, human nature, youth, friendship, fall in love, family life ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: greece, athens greece, istanbul turkey, turkey, constantinople
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Roza of Smyrna (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Greece, Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story: An avid collector of Greek objects in Asia Minor, Dimitris, prepares an exhibition on multicultural life in Smyrna before World War I. In a trip to Izmir his girlfriend Rita, he finds in a small antique shop a Greek wedding dress that is stained ...
Style: sincere, sentimental, melancholic, exciting, romantic ...
Plot: greek, family secret, genocide, secret, inheritance, marriage, grandmother granddaughter relationship, hostility, dispute, love affair, conflict, granddaughter ...
Time: 80s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: greece, athens greece, hellas, ottoman empire
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Troy: Fall of a City (2018)
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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 8.5
 852
The Odyssey (1968)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 109 min.
TV show
Story: Odysseus' journey told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.
Style: scenic, epic, heroic, breathtaking, enigmatic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: ancient, odyssey, greek mythology, mythology, cyclops, greek island, god, underworld, rivalry, desire, sacrifice, danger ...
Place: ancient greece, greece, mediterranean sea
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The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: High school graduation just wouldn’t be complete without an un-chaperoned, uninhibited and unforgettable final holiday. At least that’s what Will, Jay, Simon and Neil think when they book a two-week stay on an exotic Greek island. As their ...
Style: funny, melancholic, teen sex comedy, not serious, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: vacation, coming of age, holiday, friendship, adolescence, teenager, popularity, sex, high school, socially awkward, lifestyle, party ...
Time: 21st century
Place: greece, britain, europe
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The Weeping Meadow (2004)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Greece, France, Italy, Germany
Duration: 170 min.
Story: This is the first film of Theo Angelopoulos' trilogy. The story starts in 1919 with some greek refugees from Odessa arriving somewhere near Thessaloniki. Among these people are two small kids, Alexis and Eleni. Eleni is an orphan and she is ...
Style: touching, sentimental, sincere, captivating, aesthetic ...
Plot: refugee, greek, village, wartime life, tragic love, on the run, orphan, political unrest, genocide, politics, self discovery, fall in love ...
Time: year 2004, 1920s, year 1945, year 1936, 1940s ...
Place: greece, ancient greece, europe, ottoman empire
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The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 127 min.
Story: While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the other from sinister Phoenician agents.
Style: technicolor, epic, exciting, captivating, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: peplum, greek mythology, ancient, sorcery, ancient rome, ancient world, antiquity, gladiator, inventor, sword, chivalry, ancient history ...
Time: year 1961
Place: ancient greece, greece, hellas, rome italy, europe
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Summer Holiday (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: 1960s musical showcasing Cliff Richard. Four bus mechanics working for London Transport strike up a deal with the company: they do up a one of the company's legendary red double decker buses and take it to southern Europe as a mobile hotel. If ...
Style: road movie, independent film, semi serious, realistic, feel good ...
Audience: date night
Plot: rock, singer, animal, summer, beautiful scenery, pop music, road trip, bus, hotel, summer vacation, partner, optimism ...
Time: year 1963, 60s, 20th century
Place: greece, france, england, london, europe ...
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From the Edge of the City (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Minority-group Greeks from an outer suburb of Athens struggle with their life on society's fringe and exploitation of one another.
Style: serious, realistic, bleak, gloomy, rough ...
Audience: teens
Plot: lgbt, greek, male masturbation, glbt, migration, lgbtq, immigrant, culture clash, suburbs, prostitute, russian mafia, gay subtext ...
Time: 90s
Place: greece, russia, chernobyl, europe, kazakhstan ...
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America America (1963)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story: A young Anatolian Greek, entrusted with his family's fortune, loses it en route to Istanbul and dreams of going to America
Style: aesthetic, road movie, art house, social, existential ...
Plot: greek, immigrant, immigration, emigration, migration, armenian genocide, american dream, boat, social injustice, time travel, yacht, refugee ...
Time: 19th century, year 1963, 20th century, 1890s
Place: greece, ottoman empire, new york, middle east, turkey ...
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 4.8
 139
I Love Greece (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jean and Marina go to Athens for their summer vacation. There they are reunited with Marina's family, while preparing to spend a romantic getaway, Marina's family decides to accompany them. But nothing will go according to the plan.
Style: semi serious, satirical, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot: relationships, family relations, couple relations, satire, love story, lifestyle, relationship problems, male female relationship, family problems, love and romance, love interest, love affair ...
Place: greece
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
Style: detective, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: whodunit, murder mystery, murder, investigation, killer, criminal, plot twist, land, weapons, men's rights, conspiracy, revenge ...
Time: 2020s
Place: greece, new york
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Cloudy Sunday (2015)
Genre: Drama, Music, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 116 min.
Story: During World War II in Greece, under the submission of Germans, one Christian, Giorgos, falls in love with a Jewish, Estrea, something completely forbidden. Can they and their families overcome all the obstacles, along with racial discriminations ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, touching, unusual plot structure, contemplative ...
Plot: world war two, greek, lovers, love, german occupation, composer, brutality, nazi, couples, love and romance, danger, society ...
Time: 1940s
Place: greece
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The Bourne Identity (2002)
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him ...
Style: political thriller, intense, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: spy, amnesia, cia, secret agent, secret service, hitman, tough heroes, espionage, one against many, on the run, escape, black ops ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: paris france, hamburg germany, greece, europe, langley virginia ...
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1313: Hercules Unbound! (2012)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Sent to a Gladiator retreat, Hercules frustrates his fellow warriors with his arrogance, but when his rival, Capaneous, schemes to poison Hercules, he must learn humility and devise a plan to survive a wrestling match in his weakened state.
Style: sexy, serious, erotic, independent film, homoerotic
Plot: hercules, hotshot hero, rivalry, danger, escapades, dishonesty, contests and competitions, survival, goddess, homosexual subtext, gay, gay subtext ...
Place: greece, ancient greece
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 6.0
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Hercules (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of ...
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, epic, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: mythology, hercules, legends and myths, greek mythology, warrior, superhero, battles, mercenary, beast, legend, strongman, good versus evil ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 15th century
Place: ancient greece, greece, athens greece
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 5.4
 2K
Evil (2005)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Greece
Duration: 83 min.
Story: An evil force is awakened in downtown Athens transforming the unsuspecting citizens into raving zombies. The few survivors will have to fight hard for their lives. To the death.
Style: suspenseful, humorous, captivating, tense, horror comedy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: zombie, zombie attack, chaos, survival, danger, curses spells and rituals, gory, blood, brutality, living dead, virus, guts ...
Time: 21st century
Place: greece, europe, athens greece
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Boy Eating the Bird's Food (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 80 min.
Story: The astonishing debut feature from Greek filmmaker Ektoras Lygizos updates Knut Hamsun's classic 1890 novel Hunger to the modern day, as it follows an alienated young man desperately trying to survive on the streets of Athens.
Style: serious, touching, stylized, sincere, realistic ...
Plot: starvation, masturbation, poverty, canary, hunger, male masturbation, male pubic hair, nudity, male nudity, life is a bitch, society, unemployment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: greece
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Clash of the Titans (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, serious, stylized, mythical ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: mythology, greek mythology, myth, legends and myths, ancient history, monster, ancient, good versus evil, supernatural ability, god, sword fight, danger ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, ancient times
Place: greece, ancient greece, europe
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 6.9
 5K
Medea (1969)
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, psychedelic, neorealism, epic, surreal ...
Plot: greek mythology, ancient world, mythology, ancient history, ancient, antiquity, greek, myth, vengeance, female nudity, filicide, legends and myths ...
Time: ancient times, year 1969
Place: ancient greece, greece
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 6.5
 5K
El Greco (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Greece, Spain, Hungary
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The story of the uncompromising artist and fighter for freedom, Domenicos Theotokopoulos, known to the world as "El Greco".
Style: serious, stylized, emotional, captivating, disgusting ...
Plot: painter, art, idealism, politics, tragic hero, ambition, prodigy, self destructing, fall in love, society, destructive relationship, lifestyle ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages
Place: greece, venice, italy, europe, spain ...
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 7.1
 35K
In the Fade (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Katja's life collapses after a senseless act impacts her life. After a time of mourning and injustice, she seeks revenge.
Style: suspense, tense, art house, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: terrorist, lawyer, revenge, racism, conspiracy, terrorist attack, trial, courtroom, bomb, murder, pursuit, drug use ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, year 2013, year 2016, 21st century
Place: germany, greece, hamburg germany, turkey
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Highway to Hellas (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, Greece
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The life of Jorg Geissner, a German banker, totally transforms with a visit to Paladiki Island, Greece. A business trip to check on a project called “Galapagos in Greece” by the islanders and for which his bank extended a loan and credit, ...
Style: humorous, feel good, entertaining, funny, satirical ...
Plot: debt, fraud, escapades, problem, satire, stranded, con trick, humour, lie, silly humor, absurd humor, problem solving ...
Place: greece
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About the Looking for and the Finding of Love (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep themselves away from death.
Style: captivating, humorous, sexy, romantic
Plot: relationships, suicide, afterlife, unfaithful wife, pop singer, island, sexual frustration, composer, female singer, pianist, husband wife relationship, sex ...
Place: greece, berlin germany, germany, europe
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 5.9
 1K
Sky Riders (1976)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Robert Culp plays Bracken, whose life seems perfect until his wife Ellen and their children are kidnapped by terrorists one day. After failed attempts to capture them back by the police, Ellen's ex husband enters the fray and plans his own ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful
Plot: terrorism, monastery, kidnapping, hang glider, machine gun, aviation, airplane, explosions, castle, hostage, hang gliding, missing person ...
Time: year 1976, 70s
Place: greece, europe
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