Wisdom movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant wisdom movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, touching, captivating, inspirational, realistic and sincere films and TV shows about / with wisdom, hopes, death, love, family relations, friendship, friend, philosophy, kiss and murder plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Fantasy genres shot in USA, France, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as wisdom: Himalaya (1999), Peaceful Warrior (2006), Kundun (1997), Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013), Confucius (2011), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Shahmaran (2023), Why Did I Get Married? (2006), Silver Spoon (2014), Zorba the Greek (1964).

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 7.4
 6K
Himalaya (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland, UK, Nepal
Duration: 108 min.
Story: As the denizens of a Tibetan village prepare for their arduous annual trek to exchange salt for grain, the community's allegiances are split between aging chieftain Tinle (Thilen Lhondup) and rebellious young Karma (Gurgon Kyap). Tinle tries to ...
Style: independent film, road movie, atmospheric, spiritual, dramatic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: buddhism, mountain, coming of age, survival, mountaineering, mountaineer, buddhist, cold weather, religion, human rights, camel, on the road ...
Time: 90s
Place: tibet, himalaya, nepal, asia
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Peaceful Warrior (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.
Style: inspirational, philosophical, spiritual, thought provoking, sincere ...
Audience: teens
Plot: self discovery, mentor, teaching the ways of the world, wisdom of life, enlightenment, wise man, philosophy, human spirit, life philosophy, gymnastics, athlete and trainer, coach ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: tibet, california, usa
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 7.0
 30K
Kundun (1997)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Monaco, Morocco, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation. The Dalai ...
Style: epic, philosophical, spiritual, cerebral, touching ...
Plot: buddhism, buddha, buddhist monk, biopic, religion, buddhist, medieval, politics, spirituality, historical epic, zen, world history ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 50s, 1930s, 1950s
Place: tibet, china, hiroshima japan, asia, himalaya ...
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Mr. Morgan's Last Love (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Belgium, USA, France
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The film centres on a retired, widowed professor living in Paris who develops a special relationship with a younger French woman.
Style: romantic, sentimental, touching, heartbreaking, sad ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: elderly, loneliness, estrangement, free spirited, character study, suicide attempt, friendship, odd couple, death of wife, respect, dancer, optimism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france, brussels, belgium, europe
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 9.0
 10
Confucius (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A student working on a thesis explores the life of Confucius and the impact of his teachings on modern society.
Style: psychological, disturbing, realistic, thought provoking
Plot: philosophy, philosopher, historical figure, wisdom, wise man, journalist, student, disciple, historical character, life philosophy, introspection, scientific research ...
Time: 6th century
Place: ancient china, china
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I Ask to Accuse Klava K. of My Death (1980)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Klava and Seryozha (Sergey) have been together since preschool. He, one of the smartest kids in school, has always been in love with her but considered her more of just a pretty face rather than an intelligent person. He let her copy his homework ...
Style: captivating, touching, sentimental, psychological
Plot: young love, teenage love, wisdom, high school friend, fall in love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, destiny, school, classmate, jealousy, couples, injustice ...
Time: 80s
Place: russia
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The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Germany
Duration: 126 min.
Story: "The Motorcycle Diaries" is based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he, and best friend Alberto Granado, had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early ...
Style: road movie, touching, inspirational, political, breathtaking ...
Plot: self discovery, motorcycle, travel, freedom, on the road, revolutionary, poverty, revolution, road trip, journey, traveler, biopic ...
Time: 20th century, year 2004, 50s, y2k, 2000s ...
Place: latin america, chile, cuba, south america, argentina ...
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 5.2
 7K
Shahmaran (2023)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: In this fantasy drama series, a lonely young woman finds her soul mate and discovers they are both part of an ancient legend.
Style: psychological, captivating
Plot: love, wisdom, male female relationship, relationships, love story, female protagonist, snake, love interest, problem, love affair, legends and myths, goddess ...
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Why Did I Get Married? (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Every year, friends get together for a weekend retreat. This year, sparks fly from the first moment:the unhappily married Sheila has brought her friend Trina along. Diana (an attorney married to Terry) thinks Trina has her gold-digging sights set on ...
Style: witty, humorous, captivating, not serious
Plot: divorce, marriage, friend, ex husband ex wife relationship, broken heart, mind game, marital problem, wisdom, marriage proposal, sarcasm, obesity, jealousy ...
Place: atlanta georgia
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 7.6
 2K
Silver Spoon (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Forced to become an apprentice cop, cocky playboy Igor finds he's got a knack for police work. But his job soon takes him down a dark personal path.
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: teens
Plot: wealth, investigation, love triangle, clubbing, rivalry, romantic relationship, friendship, murder, danger, nightclub, betrayal, rich father ...
Place: russia
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Zorba the Greek (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Greece, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
Style: inspirational, black and white, philosophical, existential, retro ...
Plot: greek, friendship, village, mentor, dancing, writers, bittersweet, culture clash, beach, book, prejudice, suicide ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: greece, ancient greece, europe, macedonia, crete
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 7.7
 8K
Samsara (2001)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: India, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 145 min.
Story: A love story situated in the Himalayas. A Buddhist monk can't choose between life and the way of the Buddha.
Style: philosophical, atmospheric, spiritual, captivating, serious ...
Audience: adult
Plot: buddhism, self discovery, monk, zen, buddha, human nature, buddhist monk, culture clash, buddhist, social differences, lifestyle, humanity ...
Time: year 2001
Place: tibet, asia, himalaya
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The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected ...
Style: psychological, mind bending, philosophical, suspense, dramatic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: time travel, memory, time loop, butterfly effect, memory loss, twists and turns, alternate reality, psychology, time traveler, changing the past or future, mind control, destiny ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.4
 354K
Click (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A workaholic architect finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices.
Style: inspirational, hilarious, humorous, funny, feel good ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, family outing, girls' night, kids ...
Plot: regret, remote control, workaholic, time travel, wish come true, alternate reality, architect, wish fulfillment, stopped time, dysfunctional family, redemption, employer employee relationship ...
Time: future, year 2006, 2000s, near future, year 1976 ...
Place: new york, new hampshire, los angeles, usa, morocco
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Bab'Aziz: The Prince That Contemplated His Soul (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Tunisia, Hungary, France, Germany, Iran, Switzerland, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The story of a blind dervish named Bab'Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty years. With faith as their only guide, the two ...
Style: serious, touching, atmospheric, road movie, sentimental ...
Plot: spirituality, human spirit, desert, religions or cults, self discovery, mysterious place, on the road, storytelling, grandfather, granddaughter, poetry, destiny ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, tunisia
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 7.7
 245K
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Belgium, Germany, Canada, France, UK, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
Style: psychological, surreal, philosophical, mind bending, thought provoking ...
Audience: date night, teens, adult
Plot: time, philosophy, destiny, alternate reality, surrealism, butterfly effect, depression, choice, utopia, twists and turns, multiple outcomes, parallel world ...
Time: future, year 2009, year 2011, distant future, 2010s ...
Place: canada
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 7.2
 9K
The Dead (1987)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 83 min.
Story: An all-Irish cast (including Donal McCann, Rachael Dowling and Colm Meaney) lends authenticity and gravitas to director John Huston's final film, an elegiac take on a short story by James Joyce (from The Dubliners). After a convivial holiday ...
Style: historical drama, romantic, social, contemplative, psychological ...
Plot: dinner party, art, artist, literary, christmas, haunted by the past, death, memory, basement, psychoanalysis, passion, dinner ...
Time: 1900s, 20th century, year 1987, edwardian era
Place: ireland, dublin ireland, britain, europe
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The Princess Bride (1987)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death ...
Style: fairy tale, feel good, touching, entertaining, sweet ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, date night, chick flick ...
Plot: revenge, true love, love and romance, sword fight, imaginary kingdom, swashbuckler, friendship, princess, pirate, prince, save the princess, medieval ...
Time: middle ages, 20th century, victorian era, year 1987, 15th century
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Sophie's World (1999)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Sofie is an ordinary Norwegian girl. One day she recieves a video tape on which a certain Alberto Knox talks directly to her from ancient Greece. They then start to meet at different occasions and throughout the film, Alberto takes Sofie on an ...
Style: retro, thought provoking, contemplative, serious
Audience: teens
Plot: parallel universe, free thinking, choice, logic, wisdom, nerd, philosophy, leonardo da vinci, coming of age, youth, imaginary, mysterious character ...
Time: 19th century, 20th century, middle ages
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A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he ...
Style: psychological, touching, cerebral, dramatic, intellectual ...
Audience: teens, date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot: mathematics, mental illness, schizophrenia, genius, paranoia, insanity, scientist, mathematician, imaginary friend, nobel prize, obsession, prodigy ...
Time: year 2001, 60s, 20th century, 1940s, 2000s ...
Place: boston, harvard university, new jersey, persia, detroit ...
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The Paper Chase (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
Style: intense, uplifting, captivating, serious, feel good ...
Plot: law student, college, lawyer, youth, law, teacher, courtroom, justice, legal, love story, betrayal, male bonding ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: harvard university, boston, usa
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She Sings to the Stars (2015)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A Native American grandmother who lives very simply alone in the desert actually inhabits a world that her half-Hispanic grandson and a white aging magician are surprised to rediscover.
Plot: desert, ethnic diversity, ecology, wisdom, nature, magic, native american, dream, grandmother, earth, american dream, drought ...
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A Journal for Jordan (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits the story of her unlikely, ...
Style: romantic
Plot: gladiator, flirting, dead husband, battles, memorabilia, red cross, hopes, babysitter, family relations, getting home, making a wish, male female relationship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s, year 2001 ...
Place: empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, new york, washington d.c.
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 5.4
 125K
Gods of Egypt (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
Style: exciting, serious, epic, entertaining, stylized ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: mythology, myth, ancient egypt, egyptian mythology, good versus evil, legends and myths, supernatural, desert, fantasy world, danger, save the day, evil god ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016, ancient times
Place: egypt
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 6.1
 2K
Sand Castles (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In rural Indiana, Noah and his impoverished family wrestle with the mysterious return of his now mute sister, Lauren, who was kidnapped and held captive for over a decade.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, exciting, sincere, independent film ...
Plot: kidnapping, mute, investigation, husband wife relationship, missing person, mental illness, mother daughter relationship, father daughter relationship, deception, farmhouse, scarecrow, shootout ...
Place: indiana
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 18K
Gargoyles (1994)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Gargoyles is an American cartoon series produced by Disney Television Animation and Buena Vista Television, and originally aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997. The series is credited for its relatively dark tone, complex story arcs, and ...
Style: anime, adult animation, serious, exciting, heroic ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot: gargoyle, monster, heroes, urban, superhero, werewolf, good versus evil, creature, escapades, imaginary, curses spells and rituals, journey ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, guatemala, nigeria ...
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A Talking Picture (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Country: Portugal, France, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on day trips in Marseilles, Pompeii, Athens, Istanbul, and Cairo, a professor tells her young daughter ...
Style: contemplative, talky, humorous, clever, realistic ...
Plot: family relations, ship, greek, cruise, self discovery, couple relations, love and romance, introspection, legends and myths, couples, parents and children, cruise ship ...
Time: year 2003, year 2001, middle ages, 21st century
Place: mediterranean sea, cairo egypt, greece, athens greece, israel ...
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Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The army of the Marauders, led by by King Terak and the witch Charal attack the Ewoks village. The parents and the brother of Cindel all die in this attack. Cindel and the Ewok Wicket escape and in a forrest they meet Teek a naughty and very fast ...
Style: saga, parody, epic, sweet, cute ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: star wars, space and aliens, space exploration, alien, village, intergalactic, space opera, galaxy, space adventure, alien invasion, new world, extraterrestrial ...
Time: 80s
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Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson's Mouchette.
Style: depressing, art house, cerebral, black and white, philosophical ...
Plot: farm, parable, existentialism, cruelty, minimalism, redemption, friendship, european, spirit, swing, spirituality, drinking ...
Time: year 1966, 20th century, 60s
Place: france, europe
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 6.1
 4K
Confucius (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 125 min.
Story: In 500 B.C., during Chinas famed 'Spring and Autumn Period', Kong Ze (Confucius), a commoner reverred for his outstanding wisdom, is made Minister of Law in the ancient Kingdom of Lu. Under his inspired leadership, Lu ascends to new ...
Style: contemplative, epic, atmospheric, serious, realistic ...
Plot: ancient history, philosopher, human spirit, chinese history, human nature, battles, politics, historical figure, society, political unrest, hopes, state affairs ...
Time: ancient times, 6th century
Place: china, ancient china, asia
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