Mediterranean movies and TV shows – page 4
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| I paralia (2023) | 7.9 | |
| Drift (2023) | 6.2 | |
| The Invisible Ladies (2023) | 6.5 | |
| The Diplomat (2023) | 6.8 | |
| Electra (2023) | 7.0 |
List of mediterranean movies
Genre: Drama
Country: Malta
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Limestone Cowboy is a human story of a family grappling with the discomforting notion of a delusional parent, Karist, who believes he has what it takes to run for office.
Style:
melancholic, tragicomedy, absurd
Plot:
family drama, father son conflict, character study, mental illness, identity crisis, small town life, bittersweet, social commentary, celebrity culture, dark humor, mediterranean, political satire ...
Place:
malta, america, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
I delitti del cuoco is an Italian television series.
Style:
crime drama, humorous, funny, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
restaurant, investigation, employer employee relationship, co worker co worker relationship, satire, chef, crime investigation, in love, restaurant owner, fall in love, thief, humour ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
An English shoe salesman inherits 6 million dollars from a recently deceased uncle he has never met before, on the condition that he takes the uncle's corpse on a trip to Monte Carlo.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, entertaining, satirical, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
inheritance, satire, corpse, bachelor, relationships, heir, music, road trip, misadventure, farce, fish out of water, casino ...
Place:
monte carlo, monaco
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Nino Scotellaro, a Sicilian public prosecutor who devoted his entire life to fighting against the mafia and is suddenly accused of being one of the very men he has always fought against. After being condemned, and with nothing left to ...
Style:
thrilling, satirical, captivating, entertaining, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
prosecutor, organized crime, mafia, attorney, corruption, crime boss, criminal, mob hit, satire, gang, mob boss, lawyer ...
Place:
sicily
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
One year after the death of her mother, Elena, a young French woman of Greek origin, returns to her holiday home on the island of Lesbos. She is accompanied by her friends Nassim and Sekou, two young suburbanites more used to the benches of the city ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, captivating, dramatic, melancholic ...
Plot:
island, greek, mourning, grief, greek island, woman, seaside, women, coastal town, sun, female protagonist, beach ...
Place:
greece
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
New murder mystery series set on board a luxury cruise ship, with Shayne Ward as cabaret singer Jack and Catherine Tyldesley as First Officer Kate. First destination: death in La Rochelle...
Style:
detective, psychological, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cruise ship, murder investigation, whodunit, cabaret singer, police investigation, uncover truth, homicide detective, private investigation, teamwork, crime solving, police officer, police detective ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lebanon
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
The Beach House is a film about four people from an Arab generation roaming over the ruins of ideologies, causes and virtues of their predecessors. It portrays their intellectual and emotional nonchalance about what is happening around them in their ...
Style:
art house, existential, intellectual, philosophical, melancholic ...
Plot:
beach house, frustration, alienation, existential crisis, social commentary, intimate, seaside, generation, ruins, mediterranean, youth, minimalism ...
Place:
lebanon, south africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Syria, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Greece's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1997.
Style:
melancholic, tense, art house, tragic
Plot:
nightclub, friendship, emigration, immigration, ambition, identity, aspiration, homecoming, getting home, violence, corruption, revenge ...
Place:
greece
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178
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Veterinary surgeon William Chaminade is having a peaceful holiday in the South of France when he is witness to an event that will change not only his life but the destiny of France! A young woman tries to kill herself by jumping from the upstairs ...
Style:
sex comedy, light hearted, black comedy, period piece
Plot:
sexually liberated, sexual frustration, adultery, troubled marriage, social satire, satire, farce, mediterranean, gender roles, scandal, bureaucracy, libertine ...
Time:
year 1970, 20th century, 60s
Place:
south of france, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
No overview found.
Style:
anthology, erotic, sex comedy, sexy, lighthearted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
adultery, infidelity, marriage, mature, jealousy, sexual tension, farce, gender disguise, sexploitation, voyeurism, cross dressing, mistaken identity ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A French-American millionaire (William Holden), his girlfriend (Virna Lisi) and his war buddy (Andre Bourvil) try to grant his dying son's every wish.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, sentimental, period piece, existential ...
Plot:
christmas, father son relationship, terminal illness, radiation poisoning, family drama, grief, bittersweet, childhood, loss, compassion, intimate, single father ...
Time:
60s, year 1969
Place:
corsica
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Three beautiful female athletes take a weekend off from training to vacation at a relative's villa complete with private beach. While relaxing, enjoying the water, and topless sunbathing the girls' weekend alone is interrupted by three ...
Style:
controversial, tension, bleak, sensual, period piece ...
Plot:
revenge, rape and revenge, exploitation, violence, beach, sexual abuse, assault, sexploitation, nudity, hostage, survival, home invasion ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A group of American students traveling in Greece find themselves accidentally involved with a new type of drug--and the gang that wants it.
Style:
crime drama, suspenseful, teen sex comedy, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
espionage, experimental technology, experimental drug, spy thriller, conspiracy, college student, suspicion, escape, paranoia, cat and mouse, mediterranean, teenager ...
Time:
80s
Place:
greece
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A British commander falls in love with a local Sicilian girl during World War II.
Style:
touching, emotional, period piece, historical romance, tension ...
Plot:
military, deception, sacrifice, forbidden love, black market, danger, betrayal, survival, radio station, smuggling, intimate, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
sicily, italy, europe
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Genre: Action
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The Dumas story about Siamese twins separated at birth but who have a strong psychic link.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, historical drama, heroic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
telepathy, twins, brotherhood, brothers, dual identity, swashbuckler, fate, identity, destiny, family honor, betrayal, revenge ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
corsica
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Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Story of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.
Style:
serious, epic, historical romance, period drama, tragic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
peplum, ancient world, cleopatra, ancient rome, roman empire, ancient, power struggle, power politics, political intrigue, conspiracy, ambition, betrayal ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
egypt, alexandria egypt
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Genre: Family
Country: Denmark, Norway, Germany, Italy, France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Danish Katja looks for a lost falcon while on vacation in Italy.
Style:
feel good, scenic, intercultural, light hearted, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
falcon, vacation, animal rescue, heartwarming, quest, friendship, summer, determination, curiosity, personal growth, nature, mediterranean ...
Time:
90s
Place:
italy, denmark
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274
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Greece, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Athens in August becomes the place where a group of young people live, fall in love and have fun - guided by, and communicating through, the Internet.
Style:
romantic comedy, light hearted, romantic drama
Plot:
young adult, coming of age, friendship, fall in love, relationships, youth culture, summer vacation, flirting, mediterranean, slice of life, personal growth, social change ...
Place:
athens greece, greece
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Every year five hundred thousand young people leave Italy and flee overseas. They call it “brain drain” but among the new emigrants there are a lot of ordinary young people seeking their fortune. Sandro and Luciano are two of them.
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, light, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, ambition, direction and purpose, follow your dream, friends, escapades, teamwork, humour, dreaming, young adult, emigration, dream ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
cuba
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656
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 312 min.
TV show
Story:
When a boatload of cannabis belonging to Moroccan drug lord El Feo is hijacked, the robbery has repercussions stretching across three countries.
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
gang, marijuana, drug traffic, organized crime, drug lord, criminal, cannabis, drug dealer, gangster, drug, illegal drugs, drug dealing ...
Place:
europe, morocco
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Recently divorced Emma enjoys a whirlwind holiday romance with charming hotel proprietor Niko on the paradise island of Cyprus. When she realizes that Niko and his partner-in-crime George have scammed her out of her life savings, she embarks on a ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, crime thriller, romantic drama ...
Plot:
scam, deception, holiday romance, hotel owner, ex husband, accomplice, male female relationship, problem, con trick, couple relations, relationship problems, ex husband ex wife relationship ...
Place:
cyprus
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Fed up with her cheating husband, Louise, 45, takes off for a weekend in Corsica. But after a wild night of unbridled passion with a man who winds up dead, Louise is unwittingly mistaken for his secret, longtime girlfriend by his Corsican fearsome ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, psychological, entertaining, suspense ...
Plot:
adultery, forbidden love, infidelity, couple relations, love story, love affair, mysterious character, male female relationship, relationships, love interest, sleeping, mistaken identity ...
Place:
corsica
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The six-part series follows Laura Simmonds and her Barcelona Consul colleague and friend Alba Ortiz as they fight to protect British nationals who find themselves in trouble in the Catalan city.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, tension, emotional ...
Plot:
diplomacy, consulate, investigation, politics, community, city, colleague, bandit, british man, diplomat, british, murder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
barcelona, spain
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, France, Cyprus, Qatar
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Waleed (40) lives in Haifa with his wife and children and dreams of a writing career while suffering from chronic depression. He develops a close relationship with his neighbor (a small-time crook) with an ulterior plot in mind. While the scheme ...
Style:
psychological, melancholic, satirical, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
depression, friendship, dream, character study, loneliness, writer's life, relationship problems, satire, depressed man, friends, social problems, writers ...
Place:
israel
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When world-famous conductor Eduard Sporck accepts the job to create an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra, he is quickly drawn into a tempest of sheer unsolvable problems.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional, multicultural ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, train conductor, orchestra conductor, orchestra, musician, problem, social problems, music, classical music, social commentary, mentor, identity ...
Place:
israel, palestine, germany
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Follows the Díaz-Aguirre family, whose perfect universe turns upside down after the death of the patriarch, who in his will asks his wife to recover the 'Sardinete', his first fishing boat which is rusting in a Moroccan port.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, satirical, intercultural ...
Plot:
boat, last will and testament, satire, escapades, family relations, eccentric family, family bonds, inheritance, identity, legacy, family drama, reconciliation ...
Place:
spain, morocco, andalusia, europe, africa ...
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Genre: Biography
Country: Greece, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The true story of the greatest Greek writer of the 20th century, Nikos Kazantzakis, based on his work, Report to Greco, which is, essentially, his autobiography.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, philosophical, reflective ...
Plot:
writers, biopic, freedom, greek, writer's life, independence, autobiography, humanism, spiritual journey, idealism, identity, dream ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
greece, crete, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Egypt
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three friends from Alexandria singing in the popular Wedding accuse someone of murder and trying to prove his innocence in order to be able to marry his fiancee.
Style:
heartfelt, comedy drama, suspense
Plot:
wedding, camaraderie, friendship, loyalty, beach, working class, slice of life, misunderstanding, street life, determination, mediterranean, class differences ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
egypt, alexandria egypt
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Reason and judgement prove no match for the tsunami of mutual passion engulfing Mark Antony, one of the three joint rulers of the Roman republic, and Cleopatra, the seductive queen of Egypt. Surrendering everything to their desires, they open the ...
Style:
historical drama, semi serious, satirical, captivating, tragic ending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
royalty, ancient rome, stage play, love, passion, cleopatra, male female relationship, love and romance, couple relations, love story, relationships, love affair ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Az works for an oyster farmer in Sète. He knows oysters by heart, he opens them by the hundreds. In one of them, Az decides to hide a ring, to ask his girlfriend Jess to marry him. She doesn't say yes. Fortunately, his band of friends are ...
Style:
satirical, romantic, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
marriage proposal, relationship problems, couple relations, relationships, satire, love affair, love interest, couples, rejecting a marriage proposal, love and romance, love story, romantic relationship ...
Place:
france
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