Contempt movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant contempt movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, suspense, weird, psychological and stylized films and TV shows about / with contempt, society, violence, friendship, death, storytelling, family relations, nude, culture clash and catastrophe plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Action genres shot in USA, France, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as contempt: Battlefield Earth (2000), The Silence (1963), The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962), 3 from Hell (2019), American Me (1992), Dead Presidents (1995), Stark Fear (1962), Death Machine (1994), Moriarty the Patriot (2020), One Eight Seven (1997).
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List of contempt movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, the Psychlos are stripping Earth clean of its natural resources, using the broken remnants of ...
Style:
futuristic, cult classic, dutch angle, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, alien, post apocalypse, evil alien, heroic mission, violence, slavery, escape attempt, danger, escapades, survival, rat ...
Time:
future, year 2000, y2k, distant future
Place:
denver colorado, washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen ...
Style:
sexual, art house, black and white, disturbing, cerebral ...
Plot:
existentialism, surrealism, nihilism, sister sister relationship, religion, lesbian incest, dysfunctional family, female masturbation, translator, war zone, room, sibling rivalry ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place:
europe, tokyo
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
A reconstruction of the trial of Joan of Arc based entirely on the transcripts of the real-life trial, concerning Joan's imprisonment, interrogation and final execution at the hands of the English.
Style:
contemplative, spiritual, powerful, depressing, fairy tale ...
Plot:
joan of arc, inquisition, burned alive, courtroom drama, medieval, burned at the stake, courtroom, minimalism, trial, martyrdom, biopic, witch hunt ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 15th century, ancient times, year 1962
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Action, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood and Captain Spaulding are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained. Teaming up with Otis’ half-brother Wilson, the demented Firefly clan escape to ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, rough, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
violence, clown, panic, massacre, serial murder, female nudity, insanity, murderer, psychopath, lethal injection, halloween, sociopath ...
Time:
year 2019, year 1988, 80s
Place:
mexico, texas
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Edward J. Olmos made his directorial bow with the powerhouse crime saga American Me. Olmos stars as street-gang leader Santana, who during his 18 years in Folsom Prison rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, ...
Style:
sexy, disturbing, talky, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, gang, prison gang, violence, sexual abuse, gay rape, homosexual rape, racism, prison life, visceral, jail, mafia ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 70s, 50s, 1950s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, south america, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Depicts a heist of old bills, retired from circulation and destined by the government to be "money to burn". However, more broadly, it addresses the issues of Black Americans' involvement in the Vietnam War and their subsequent ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, cult classic, neo noir, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
violence, vietnam war, african american, heist, robbery, redemption, gangster, violent, blaxploitation, profanity, black, urban ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s, year 1974, year 1970 ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, asia, vietnam ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A marriage falls apart after a dutiful wife becomes the breadwinner after her husband loses his job. This angers him and after reveling in her humiliation, he leaves her. Fortunately, the wife lands on her feet, but not before she obtains closure ...
Style:
neo noir, suspense, dark, psychotronic, independent film ...
Plot:
violence, evil, marriage as hell, scared, abuse, rape, running, escape, motel, cemetery, death, sadism ...
Place:
oklahoma city
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Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent people. The genius behind this project is Jack who lives in ...
Style:
perverse, cyber, cult horror, grindhouse, thrilling ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mad scientist, killer robot, cyborgs, cyberpunk, androids and robots, robot, terminator, elevator, survival horror, machine, survival, distopia ...
Time:
future, near future, 90s, 21st century
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Genre: Animation, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty strategizes to fix ...
Style:
anime, atmospheric, suspense, stylized, suspenseful ...
Plot:
master villain, organized crime, mind game, twists and turns, master criminal, secret identity, society, moral dilemma, aristocracy, anarchist, rivalry, police ...
Time:
victorian era
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is ...
Style:
hood, cult classic, suspense, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
teacher, high school, urban, hip hop, revenge, gang, gangster, vigilante, vengeance, mentor, teaching, mexican gang ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, France, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Liam, an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair. But soon, Liam realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution. ...
Style:
psychological thriller, thrilling, captivating, psychological, independent film
Plot:
male nudity, writers, problem, writer's life, intrigue, ghost writer, secret, teenage son, dysfunctional marriage, tutor, slow burn, mind game ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
A door to another world stretches out before a boy who's been brutally bullied all his life. This alternate reality grants him access to all sorts of things, like cheat skills and a portal that lets him travel between his old and new worlds! ...
Style:
anime, ecchi, entertaining, captivating, seinen ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
isekai, demon, fantasy world, supernatural ability, portal, fight, supernatural power, magic, school, harem, changing lives, parallel world ...
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious criminal. He succeeds, but instead of cheering him, the public turns against him.
Style:
philosophical, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cowboy, mexican bandit, marshal, ambition, cynicism, wild west, squad, gang, bank, turning the tables, political candidate, heroes ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s
Place:
new mexico, arizona, texas
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The paths of people from various countries cross during the course of one night. They speak different languages, but they are fatefully bound together by the solitary quest for happiness and deliverance. Sloping paths are all that's left for ...
Style:
slow cinema, aesthetic, experimental, apocalyptic, crying ...
Plot:
transgression, redemption, desire, apocalypse, rape, boredom, minimalism, hate, hopes, desperation, female nudity, money ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang (as himself) to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker ...
Style:
art house, erotic, philosophical, biting, grindhouse ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
filmmaking, screenwriter, satire, femme fatale, writers, film producer, estranged couple, car accident, film industry, passive aggression, swimming pool, relationships ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place:
rome italy, italy, france, mediterranean sea, southern italy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Austria, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A middle-class family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks while paying little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.
Style:
parody, art house, realistic, disturbing, thought provoking ...
Plot:
infidelity, divorce, boredom, emptiness, refugee, family relations, suicide attempt, mother daughter relationship, millionaire, father daughter relationship, accident, birthday ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
english channel, europe, france
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A car crash victim, humiliated housewife and two repressed teens are connected by their relationships with hard-working therapist Viola, who helps them battle their addictions while two disillusioned detectives struggle with the mounting war against ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological, independent film, tension ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
double life, strong female character, social problems, social realism, secret, doctor patient relationship, friendship between men, secret life, organized crime, drug use, car accident, anguish ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
usa, america, midwest, kentucky, cincinnati ohio ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his ...
Style:
suspense, witty, disturbing, surreal, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
writers, teacher, obsession, high school, privacy invasion, mind game, student, stalking, direction and purpose, art, desire, high school life ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
Italian maestro Ermanno Olmi tells the tale of the journey of the Magi in this lyrical odyssey. The film focuses on a wise man who interprets his sighting of a comet streaking through the sky as a spiritual message. Joined by two associates, ...
Style:
biblical, crying, fairy tale, allegory
Plot:
theft, bible, bride and groom, punishment, stealing, voice over narration, old age, judgment, nativity, shakespeare, lifesaver, security guard ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Canada
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery.
Style:
disturbing, breathtaking, art house, cerebral, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punishment, children, sexual abuse, cruelty, physical appearance, suicide, child abuse, death, small town, authoritarianism, transgression, priest ...
Time:
year 1914, year 2009, 1910s, pre world war one, 2000s ...
Place:
germany, northern germany, europe, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
An old married man leaves his wife for a younger woman. Shortly after, his ex-wife also begins a relationship with a younger partner.
Style:
independent film, intense, art house, black and white, biting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
dysfunctional family, sex, divorce, prostitute, feminism, feminist, drinking, male nudity, depression, marriage, extramarital affair, cheating ...
Time:
year 1968, 60s, 20th century
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Adapted from Dostoevsky's novella, Henry Czerny plays the narrator, Underground Man. Filled with self-hatred, he keeps a video diary where he discusses his own shortcomings and what he thinks is wrong in contemporary society. His bitterness ...
Style:
existential, philosophical, depressing, independent film, realistic ...
Plot:
loner, social decay, mate swapping, college, couples, life is a bitch, society, losing-it hero, misfit, unfulfillment, twins, destructive relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany, Japan
Duration: 196 min.
Story:
Aydin, a retired actor, owns a small hotel in central Anatolia with his young wife Nihal and his sister Necla, who is coping with her recent divorce. During the winter, snow covers the ground and boredom brings the return of old memories, pushing ...
Style:
philosophical, art house, cerebral, independent film, meditative ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, winter, hotel, divorce, storytelling, art, haunted by the past, social differences, couple relations, estrangement, guest, workplace ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
middle east, cappadocia turkey, maghreb, turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Amélie, a young Belgian woman, having spent her childhood in Japan, decides to return to live there and tries to integrate in the Japanese society. She is determined to be a "real Japanese" before her year contract runs out, though it ...
Style:
witty, semi serious, realistic, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
employer employee relationship, culture clash, workplace, translator, fish out of water, power relations, workplace intrigue, boss and employee, demotion, friendship, japanese culture, cultural difference ...
Time:
year 1993, year 1991, year 2003, 90s, year 1990
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, belgium
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Style:
inspirational, touching, uplifting, feel good, intelligent ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot:
chess, mentor, child prodigy, children, genius, prodigy, teacher, child, competition, childhood, coming of age, tournament ...
Time:
year 1993, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, ...
Style:
sexy, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, gay son, lgbt, gay teenager, coming of age, family problems, youth, gay love, lgbt teen, gay relationship, single mother ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009
Place:
france, europe, canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A drop-out from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil-rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Style:
road movie, serious, realistic, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
road trip, on the road, character study, alienation, dysfunctional family, drifter, piano, pianist, father son relationship, hitchhiker, oil field, diner ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1970
Place:
california, usa, washington state, oregon, northern california ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Flamboyantly gay Austrian television reporter Bruno stirs up trouble with unsuspecting guests and large crowds through brutally frank interviews and painfully hilarious public displays of homosexuality.
Style:
mockumentary, funny, parody, satirical, humorous ...
Plot:
gay, gender, gay slur, satire, lgbt, gay marriage, social satire, gay lead character, fame, nudity, homosexuality, sex ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa, europe, austria, los angeles, vienna ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Egypt
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Adam is the son of a wealthy Egyptian-American family who is studying at UCLA and returns home for a brief vacation. Upon his arrival he meets beautiful reporter Hanane, with whom he begins an intense love affair, and eventually they marry. Trouble ...
Style:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, biting, sincere ...
Plot:
terrorist, sex with father, arab, investigative journalism, terrorism, father daughter sex, manipulation, couple relations, life is a bitch, politics, obsession, society ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
middle east, egypt, cairo egypt
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Agathe runs an art gallery. Her husband François is a publisher. Together they have one son, and in every way seem to be the picture of normality — but emotions are stewing under the surface. All it takes is the arrival of a complete stranger for ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, funny, cynical, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
older man younger woman relationship, male female relationship, opposites attract, bossy woman, family relations, life turned upside down, social differences, self discovery, power relations, rich and poor, parents and children, human nature ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, belgium
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