Freedom movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant freedom movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, intense, visually appealing, inspirational, interesting and dramatic films and TV shows about / with freedom, storytelling, mentor, destiny, dialogue, chase, death, brutality, violence and friendship plots mostly in Drama, Adventure and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
freedom
TOP 10 movies tagged as freedom: Into the Wild (2007), The Way Back (2010), V for Vendetta (2005), 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Truman Show (1998), Braveheart (1995), Gladiator (2000), Cool Hand Luke (1967), The Last of the Mohicans (1992).
Best films
List of freedom movies
630K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Style:
road movie, philosophical, melancholic, inspirational, motivational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, road trip, self discovery, wilderness, solitude, freedom, journey, life philosophy, isolation, lifestyle change, adventurer, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
20th century, year 1990, year 1992, year 1991, 90s
Place:
alaska, los angeles, north america, usa, arizona ...
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119K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Poland, India
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Peter Weir's follow-up to Master & Commander (2003) is the stark & brilliant The Way Back, which takes on the theme of man's struggle for freedom. At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag. The film ...
Style:
realistic, rough, epic, inspirational, serious ...
Plot:
survival, escape, prison escape, freedom, war, wilderness, world war two, journey, desert, gulag, pow, human spirit ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
himalaya, russia, poland, germany, ussr ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he ...
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, stylized, intense, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
distopia, revolution, revenge, vengeance, fighting the system, freedom, society, vigilante, superhero, rebellion, vigilantism, mysterious character ...
Time:
future, near future, 2020s
Place:
london, england, britain, big ben london, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In ...
Style:
motivational, heartbreaking, disturbing, harsh, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
slavery, racism, survival, civil rights, torture, african american, interracial relations, freedom, life is a bitch, kidnapping, american history, separation from family ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1840s, 18th century
Place:
louisiana, new orleans, africa, usa, georgia ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, ...
Style:
clever, touching, inspirational, sentimental, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids
Plot:
prison, prison escape, freedom, existentialism, plot twist, life, friendship between men, life sentence, life philosophy, hopes, adaptation, powerful ending ...
Time:
1940s, year 1963, year 1965, year 1966, year 1954 ...
Place:
usa, maine, pacific ocean, mexico
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for ...
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, psychological, surreal, touching ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
freedom, self discovery, video surveillance, small town, fictional reality show, hidden camera, alternate reality, loneliness, morality, fictional reality, god complex, utopia ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s
Place:
florida, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, dramatic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
mental illness, mental institution, fighting the system, freedom, insanity, human spirit, nurse, society, psychiatrist, unlikely friendships, escaped mental patient, psychopath ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
oregon
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1.0M
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, emotional, scenic, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick
Plot:
medieval, courage, war, freedom, sword fight, battles, vengeance, idealism, tragic hero, warrior, love story, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century, 13th century, 19th century
Place:
scotland, england, scottish highlands, europe, united kingdom ...
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1.5M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
Style:
epic, captivating, breathtaking, emotional, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, date night
Plot:
revenge, ancient rome, vengeance, sword fight, roman empire, ancient history, gladiator, warrior, courage, slavery, freedom, pride and honor ...
Time:
ancient times, 50s, middle ages
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, germany, north africa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, serious, rough, intense ...
Audience:
manly, adult
Plot:
prison, freedom, prison escape, escape, rebelliousness, death, dignity, escape attempt, prison life, rebellion, tough guy, punishment ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s
Place:
florida, southern usa
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
As the English and French soldiers battle for control of the American colonies in the 18th century, the settlers and native Americans are forced to take sides. Cora and her sister Alice unwittingly walk into trouble but are reluctantly saved by ...
Style:
epic, exciting, sexy, dramatic, visually appealing ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
native american, indians, native americans, army, war, wilderness, colonial america, freedom, american indian, fight scenes, american history, colonialism ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 19th century, middle ages, 1930s
Place:
england, usa
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Escape from Alcatraz tells the story of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. In 29 years, the seemingly impenetrable federal penitentiary, which housed Al Capone and "Birdman" Robert ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison, prison escape, suspense, escape, alcatraz, island, prison life, freedom, jail, confined, partners, runaway ...
Time:
60s, year 1960, 20th century, year 1961, year 1962 ...
Place:
san francisco, canada, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy, a young Orca whale who has been separated from his family. Sensing kinship, they form a bond and, ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, uplifting, feel good, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick ...
Plot:
animals, killer whale, human animal relationship, freedom, friendship, animal life, animal training, children, ocean, happy ending, childhood, rescue ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, epic, thought provoking, bad ending ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
distopia, cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, fight, virtual reality, robot, post apocalypse, alternate reality, chosen one, freedom, mission, prophecy ...
Time:
future, distant future, near future, 23rd century, 2000s ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in America, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, a rich but sheltered American girl who joins the growing ...
Style:
surreal, stylized, psychedelic, sexy, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, date night, family outing
Plot:
freedom, anti war, music, artist, hippie, love, vietnam war, political unrest, dancing, cultural difference, love story, fall in love ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1968
Place:
new york, usa, liverpool, detroit, greenwich village manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the ...
Style:
uplifting, biblical, captivating, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
religion, slavery, ancient egypt, jewish, desert, ancient history, freedom, bible, self discovery, prince, pharaoh, hopes ...
Time:
biblical epic
Place:
egypt, africa, north africa
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235K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, India, USA, South Africa
Duration: 191 min.
Story:
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of ...
Style:
epic, inspirational, political, spiritual, uplifting ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
idealism, protest, lawyer, politics, british empire, life philosophy, human spirit, religious intolerance, leadership, assassination, freedom, indian history ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 19th century, 1940s, 20th century ...
Place:
india, south africa, africa, los angeles, vatican ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, inspirational, touching, emotional ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, girls' night
Plot:
horse, animals, friendship, wild horse, freedom, native americans, native american, chase, beautiful scenery, getting home, animal life, old west ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s
Place:
usa
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138K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Style:
epic, intense, inspirational, factual, emotional ...
Plot:
american civil war, civil war, battles, slavery, war, prejudice, racism, military, human spirit, freedom, black history, heroic mission ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1860s
Place:
massachusetts, south carolina, africa, usa, boston ...
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Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Demonic gang-leader Alex goes on the spree of rape, mugging and murder with his pack of "droogs". But he's a boy who also likes Beethoven's Ninth and a bit of "the old in-out, in-out". He later finds himself at the ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, atmospheric, psychedelic, cerebral ...
Plot:
gang, insanity, rape, violent, surrealism, psychology, drugs, distopia, violence, psychopath, brutality, murder ...
Time:
future, year 1995, 20th century, 90s, 70s ...
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, united kingdom
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280K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, ...
Style:
epic, dramatic, rough, uplifting, sincere ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, kids, boys' night
Plot:
war, american revolution, battles, military, vengeance, freedom, revolution, human spirit, rebellion, heroic mission, wartime, soldier ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 1770s, 1780s
Place:
south carolina, southern usa, scotland, england, virginia ...
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197K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Having been hopelessly repressed and facing eventual certain death at the British chicken farm where they are held, Rocky the american rooster and Ginger the chicken decide to rebel against the evil Mr. and Mrs. Tweedy, the farm's owners. Rocky ...
Style:
light, funny, witty, humorous, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
freedom, escape, chicken, escape attempt, bird, animal protagonist, prison, prison escape, stop motion, talking animals, anthropomorphic animal, runaway ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, post world war two
Place:
england, yorkshire, europe, northern england, united kingdom
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1.9M
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, surreal, intense, cerebral ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
distopia, artificial intelligence, martial arts, existentialism, philosophy, cyberpunk, alternate reality, virtual reality, fight, gunfight, post apocalypse, hacker ...
Time:
future, near future, 20th century, 90s, 22nd century ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, touching, inspirational, sad ...
Plot:
lawyer, court, legal, fighting the system, courtroom drama, prison, injustice, false accusation, freedom, legal action, hopes, justice ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992, year 2001, year 1995 ...
Place:
massachusetts, rhode island, boston, usa
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320K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, intense, psychological, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
distopia, escape, cloning, fugitives, technology gone awry, future dystopia, conspiracy, island, clones, utopia, lookalikes, dystopic future ...
Time:
future, year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
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10K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 31 min.
TV show
Story:
On the run from their pimp and his henchmen, three women embark on a wild and crazy journey in search of freedom.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense
Plot:
freedom, prostitute, pimp, ex prostitute, money, escapades, fugitives, on the run, gang, women, on the lam, secret past ...
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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, political, inspirational, breathtaking ...
Plot:
self discovery, motorcycle, travel, poverty, freedom, revolutionary, revolution, road trip, young man, politics, idealism, coming of age ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1952, 60s
Place:
latin america, south america, argentina, chile, peru ...
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112K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Style:
road movie, psychedelic, avant garde, surreal, atmospheric ...
Plot:
hippie, road trip, motorcycle, friendship, on the road, biker, marijuana, existentialism, rock music, drugs, rebelliousness, self discovery ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
new orleans, los angeles, california, usa, southern usa ...
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1.1M
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, sentimental, sweet, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, preschoolers, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
animals, friendship, memory loss, shark, friends, courage, father son relationship, rescue, talking animals, odd couple, freedom, single father ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
oceania, new south wales, pacific ocean, australia, sydney australia
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171K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, ...
Style:
epic, exciting, entertaining, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
king arthur, medieval, knight, battles, sword fight, arthurian legend, king, military, swords and armor, folk hero, freedom, sword and shield ...
Time:
middle ages, 5th century, ancient times, 18th century
Place:
scotland, england, rome italy, london, britain ...
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