| Christiane F. (1981) | 7.5 | |
| Othello (2001) | 7.4 | |
| Absolute Hundred (2001) | 7.5 | |
| Ludwig (1973) | 7.5 | |
| Bird (1988) | 7.1 |
Downfall movies and TV shows – page 4
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
torpedo, ship, world war two, escapades, wartime life, downfall, ocean, evacuation, military, danger, confined, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A New York film director, working on his latest movie in Los Angeles, begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress.
Style:
sexy, psychological, erotic, melancholic, erotic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
filmmaking, redemption, drug, obsession, multiple storylines, addiction, lifestyle, downfall, life is a bitch, showbiz, human nature, infidelity ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 70s
Place:
israel, los angeles, middle east, usa, california ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Gabe and Kakela are happily engaged couple in the mountain of Calabasas, CA. Gabe works as a horse riding instructor and Kakela is a trying-to-be writer. They live in house complex with Nina who is currently separated from her husband. One day, ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, emotional, captivating, sexy ...
Plot:
love triangle, infidelity, love affair, couple relations, breakup, vengeance, downfall, introspection, jealousy, seduction, sex scene, romantic triangle ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy
Country: South Africa, Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three comedians and a weird guy named Cope embark on a raucous weekend journey to Oppikoppi, South Africa's biggest rock festival. The guys slip out of the city for a few dusty and increasingly absurd days with hopes of mass debauchery, drugs, ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, sexual ...
Plot:
on the road, ambition, lifestyle, couples, buddies, society, discrimination, gambling, battle of the sexes, partner, downfall, rock ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A nightclub gatekeeper can't shake the documentary film crew following him.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
celebrity culture, society, unemployment, downfall, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, doorman, introspection, identity, slice of life, city life, identity crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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789
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When the industry's two biggest stuntmen are nominated for Stuntman of the Year, an over-ambitious documentarian reignites a dormant rivalry between the two men that results in an all out press war.
Style:
realistic, rough, semi serious, humorous, exciting ...
Plot:
stuntman, contests and competitions, rivalry, actor's life, hollywood, filmmaking, ambition, downfall, rise to the top, artists and showbiz, showbiz, celebrity culture ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Uruguay, Cuba, Spain, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, exciting, romantic ...
Plot:
infidelity, prostitute, hopes, transsexual, love and romance, dysfunctional family, fall in love, social decay, looking for love, unrequited love, womanizer, downfall ...
Place:
spain, barcelona, catalonia, europe, uruguay
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
Style:
sexy, sexual, suspenseful, suspense, sex comedy ...
Plot:
sex, lesbianism, workplace, investigation, lesbian, businessman, sexuality, workplace situations, couple relations, rise and fall, downfall, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2004
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young kid from Kansas moves to New York to work on a magazine. He gets caught up in the world of drink and drugs, and starts a steady decline. The only hope is the cousin of one of his drinking partners, can she pull him through it ?
Style:
intense, serious, realistic, bleak, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
drug abuse, nightlife, writers, redemption, addiction, drug, life is a bitch, starting over, downfall, supportive spouse, friendship, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Dorian Shanley, is a heart surgeon who abuses alcohol and drugs. Dorian trades stolen pharmaceuticals for cocaine , provided by his best friend and enabler, Teddy. While Dorian's life and career take a nosedive, Shanley numbs the pain of losing ...
Style:
realistic, rough, serious, bleak, biting ...
Plot:
drug abuse, hospital, addiction, couples, introspection, family problems, drug dealing, downfall, rehabilitation, dysfunctional family, parents and children, best friend ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Jasmine French used to be on the top of the heap as a New York socialite, but now is returning to her estranged sister in San Francisco utterly ruined. As Jasmine struggles with her haunting memories of a privileged past bearing dark realities she ...
Style:
depressing, psychological, realistic, cynical, philosophical ...
Plot:
depression, riches to rags, starting over, narcissism, suicide, family drama, relationships, tragedy, mental health, sisters, mission, high society ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, new york, california, usa, new jersey
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505
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power. The year is 1990 and Margaret Thatcher's support within the government is wavering - her hold on the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, political, sincere ...
Plot:
prime minister, politics, head of state, female politician, british politics, state affairs, life is a bitch, leadership, downfall, king of england, british history, girl ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Igor Gordic was an Olympic Champion in shooting, but now he is a junky without money and in debts to mafia. Sasa is his younger brother and he is getting ready for the next World Championship. Since he's not getting enough terms to practice ...
Style:
serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
family relations, life is a bitch, vigilantism, addiction, siblings relations, sibling relationship, downfall, athlete's life, vengeance, haunted by the past, brother brother relationship, sniper ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
serbia, former yugoslavia, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The evil Iago pretends to be friend of Othello in order to manipulate him to serve his own end in the film version of this Shakespeare classic.
Style:
costume drama, melancholic, atmospheric, tense, cynical ...
Plot:
black man white woman relationship, interracial relations, shakespeare, jealousy, vengeance, tragedy, racism, murder, interracial marriage, tudors, tragic love, renaissance ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, middle ages, 18th century, 1930s
Place:
venice, italy, europe, mediterranean sea, england
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Bhutan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Milarepa depicts the humble beginnings of the man who was to become Tibet's greatest saint. A true story based on centuries-old oral traditions, a youthful Milarepa is propelled into a world of sorrow and betrayal after his father's sudden ...
Style:
serious, stylized, suspenseful, spiritual, mystical ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
asian history, buddhism, meditation, redemption, self discovery, righting the wronged, rise and fall, clergy, danger, vengeance, rivalry, supernatural ...
Time:
11th century, middle ages
Place:
tibet, asia, china, himalaya
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The debut feature by acclaimed Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo) is a stylish and blackly comic look at the dark side of fame. Evocatively set during the eighties, the film charts the decline of two men both named Antonio Pisapia who lead ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
starting over, rising to stardom, vengeance, rise and fall, musician's life, follow your dream, showbiz, destiny, career change, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 2001, year 1984, year 1980
Place:
italy, naples italy, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate ...
Style:
clever, tense, political, period piece, tricky ...
Plot:
journalism, politics, president, reporter, journalist, biopic, american politics, nixon, corruption, conspiracy, power struggle, scandal ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, 90s, 2000s, year 1977 ...
Place:
california, new york, washington d.c., north america, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Adèle Hugo, daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo, falls in love with British soldier Albert Pinson while living in exile off the coast of England. Though he spurns her affections, she follows him to Nova Scotia and takes on the alias of ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, serious, period piece, art house ...
Plot:
love, unfulfilled love, mental disorder, lieutenant, unfulfillment, destructive relationship, downfall, unrequited love, women, crazy love, desire, stalking ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, year 1975, 1860s ...
Place:
france, nova scotia, canada, nova scotia, canada, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Three small time criminals from Dublin's North Inner City each aspire to be somebody in a fast changing society.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, working class, urban ghetto life, moral dilemma, drug dealing, society, crime gone awry, unemployment, police detective, downfall, life is a bitch, st. patrick's day ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.
Style:
neorealism, realistic, serious, erotic, disturbing ...
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, poverty, unemployment, robbery, life is a bitch, family relations, italian neorealism, criminal heroes, downfall, dishonesty, couple relations ...
Time:
20th century, year 1961, 60s, post world war two, 1950s ...
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe, tokyo, japan
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Spain, France, USA, Germany
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears, re-emerging incognito in Bolivia, where he organizes a small group of Cuban comrades and Bolivian recruits to start the great Latin American Revolution. ...
Style:
inspirational, political, suspense, factual, talky ...
Plot:
revolution, communism, dictatorship, visceral, sacrifice, rebel, idealism, historical character, heroes, character study, biopic, hopes ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 60s, year 1966, year 1967
Place:
bolivia, cuba, south america, caribbean, latin america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, Monaco
Duration: 238 min.
Story:
A history of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886.
Style:
homoerotic, realistic, captivating, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
decadence, royalty, homosexual subtext, empress, politics, gay, biopic, betrayal, friendship, downfall, tragic hero, state affairs ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, year 1972, turn of the century ...
Place:
southern germany, europe, germany, austria, bavaria ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, France, Spain
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still ...
Style:
serious, sincere, realistic, atmospheric, psychological ...
Plot:
pension, colonel, hopes, small town, parents and children, family relations, downfall, couple relations, haunted by the past, small town life, family life, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
latin america, mexico
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Hitler no longer believes in himself, and can barely see himself as an equal to even his sheep dog. But to seize the helm of the war he would have to create one of his famous fiery speeches to mobilize the masses. Goebbels therefore brings a Jewish ...
Style:
realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, controversial ...
Plot:
world war two, politics, dark humor, hitler, satire, farce, assassination attempt, war, head of state, political conspiracy, wartime life, downfall ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany, berlin germany, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Style:
factual, disturbing, intense, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
vietnam war, war, anti war, politics, disability, profanity, desert, wartime, fighting the system, biopic, military, vietnam veteran ...
Time:
year 1989, post world war two, 1950s, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
vietnam, bronx new york city, north america, texas, the philippines ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Viennese doctor Josef Bruer meets with philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to help him deal with his despair.
Style:
psychological, serious, talky, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
psychoanalysis, philosopher, doctors and patients, prodigy, downfall, obsession, losing-it hero, introspection, intern, writers, philosophy, psychotherapy ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
austria, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, rough, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxer, boxing, black american, infidelity, prison, rise and fall, discrimination, racism, prison life, lifestyle, downfall, athlete's life ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s, 1950s, 70s
Place:
usa, missouri
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, funny, intense, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
wrestling, gay subtext, cheerleader, homoeroticism, underdog, wrestler, homoerotic fight, friendship, loser, follow your dream, athlete's life, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2016, y2k, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, atlanta georgia
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Genre: Fantasy, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but exasperated millionaire father Charles to wish he never had her, is visited by fairy godmother Stella. In an effort to save Jessie, Stella casts a spell ...
Style:
entertaining, melancholic, sweet, romantic, light ...
Audience:
kids, date night, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
friendship, fairy godmother, maid, wish come true, parents and children, alternate reality, amnesia, employment agency, absent mother, credit card, switching roles, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
beverly hills, malibu california, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his ...
Style:
neo noir, serious, realistic, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alcoholic, private detective, investigation, murder, police officer, warehouse, argument, shootout, cocaine, recovering alcoholic, drug dealer, going straight ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
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