European movies and TV shows – page 2
Best films
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Style:
art house, black and white, philosophical, intellectual, visual ...
Plot:
prostitution, prostitute, gunfight, street prostitution, shootout, lack of money, pimp, sex, female nudity, european, great ending, existentialism ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century
Place:
france, paris france, rome italy, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, Algeria
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in ...
Style:
black and white, political, philosophical, art house, cerebral ...
Plot:
revolution, colonialism, protest, torture, military, muslim, french algerian war, politics, terrorism, insurrection, independence, revolutionary ...
Time:
year 1957, 20th century, 50s, year 1954, year 1966 ...
Place:
africa, algeria, middle east, france, north africa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses ...
Style:
breathtaking, atmospheric, philosophical, black and white, art house ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
painter, artist, art, religion, monk, biopic, medieval, human spirit, christianity, painting, hunger, saint ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, year 1966 ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr, moscow russia
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140K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually ...
Style:
mind twisting, cerebral, surreal, black and white, sexual ...
Plot:
surrealism, mute character, actress, silence, patient, existentialism, medical, nordic, art, dream, alienation, insanity ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: West Germany, Mexico, Peru
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirre, a ruthless man who ...
Style:
philosophical, suspenseful, surreal, art house, visual ...
Plot:
insanity, gold, conquistador, amazon river, expedition, treasure hunt, river, amazon, legends and myths, jungle, megalomaniac, el dorado ...
Time:
16th century, ancient times, medieval times, year 1972
Place:
south america, peru, germany, spain, andes mountains ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black ...
Style:
humorous, absurd, parody, spoof, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
monty python, medieval, knight, holy grail, satire, king arthur, arthurian legend, sword fight, surrealism, monk, absurd humor, camelot ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 10th century, year 1975, 20th century ...
Place:
arizona, britain, europe, england, xian ...
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57K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation.
Style:
cerebral, atmospheric, surreal, philosophical, art house ...
Plot:
childhood, surrealism, world war two, poetry, stream of consciousness, dream, winter, memory, coming of age, mirror, levitation, female nudity ...
Time:
year 1935, 1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1975 ...
Place:
soviet union, russia, moscow russia, ussr, europe ...
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155K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A Stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep seeded ...
Style:
philosophical, atmospheric, bleak, art house, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
stalker, post apocalypse, dystopian future, surrealism, psychokinesis, dog, wish come true, trippy, human nature, distopia, escapades, post apocalyptic ...
Time:
future, distant future, year 1979, near future
Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 (Tim Roth) learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of ...
Style:
touching, breathtaking, sincere, inspirational, sentimental ...
Plot:
jazz, music, ship, genius, musician, prodigy, pianist, child prodigy, loneliness, cruise ship, trumpet player, piano ...
Time:
1900s, victorian era, 90s, year 1998, 1920s ...
Place:
america, italy, new york, new orleans
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A grandiose party to celebrate a sixtieth birthday unleashes a family drama with all the lies that conceal horrendous secrets. The eldest son, Christian, stages a showdown with the popular pater familias; his provocative, moving after-dinner speech ...
Style:
black comedy, cerebral, dark comedy, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot:
dogme 95, family secret, incest, child abuse, hotel, haunted by the past, pedophile, suicide, birthday party, drunkenness, birthday, party ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place:
europe, denmark
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538K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the ...
Style:
scary, frightening, atmospheric, dark, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, post apocalypse, virus, survival, apocalypse, epidemic, infected, fear, zombie apocalypse, plague, end of the world, experiment gone awry ...
Time:
distant future, year 2003, near future, year 2000, year 2002 ...
Place:
london, england, bolivia, britain, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real ...
Style:
fairy tale, dark fantasy, surreal, atmospheric, gothic ...
Audience:
kids, teen fantasy, date night, adult, teen drama
Plot:
monster, fantasy world, imagination, creature, mythology, macabre, legends and myths, magical, young heroes, imaginary, good versus evil, maze ...
Time:
1940s, 2000s, year 1944, 20th century, year 2006
Place:
spain, south america, europe, canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: Romania, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Gabita is pregnant, abortion is strictly forbidden in Romania during the communist regime. Despite this it is common practice and Gabita wants an abortion. The movie follows her and her friend Otilia during the day she has made the appointment with ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, sexy, tense, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
abortion, friendship, sexual abuse, unwanted pregnancy, rape, communism, communist, realism, doctor, brutality, female pubic hair, female nudity ...
Time:
80s, year 2007, 2000s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
romania, eastern europe, transylvania, europe, california
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215K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
Style:
scary, dark, suspense, cult classic, frightening ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
found footage, fear, zombie, trapped, supernatural horror, epidemic, gory, nightmare, escapades, infected, videotaping, virus ...
Time:
year 2007, year 2008, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
spain, usa, barcelona, europe
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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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110K
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Austria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Georges and Anne are in their eighties. They are cultivated, retired music teachers. Their daughter, who is also a musician, lives abroad with her family. One day, Anne has a stroke, and the couple's bond of love is severely tested.
Style:
philosophical, reflective, sincere, sad, art house ...
Plot:
death, elderly, old couple, aging, elderly lovers, life & death, husband wife relationship, life philosophy, daughter, love, illness, old love ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, germany, nebraska, france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A snapshot of the state of the Danish nation: in one of the stories, a woman enters a pole-sitting contest in a desperate bid to reinvent herself. Another is about Erik, whose wife has been lobbying a Better Homes and Gardens type magazine to do a ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, disturbing, dark comedy ...
Plot:
european, social satire, misery, family relations, dysfunctional family, loneliness, friendship, love, model, drunkenness, infidelity, satire ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
With 8 ½ Frederico Fellini leaves a self-portrait where dreams and reality are a mix. With help from a most excellent cast and unique scenery this self reflecting film is one of his master works.
Style:
psychological, art house, cerebral, philosophical, surreal ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
surrealism, childhood, filmmaking, midlife crisis, loneliness, stream of consciousness, flashback, memory, satire, catholic, dream, actress ...
Time:
20th century, year 1963, 60s, 1930s
Place:
italy, europe, paris france, france, england ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Alain Leroy is a recovering alcoholic who decides to end his life, but first decides to visit his friends in Paris one last time, in an attempt at finding a reason to continue living.
Style:
philosophical, art house, depressing, independent film, existential ...
Plot:
depression, addiction, existentialism, melancholy, suicide, drinking, character study, solitude, european, loneliness, rehabilitation, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s, 1920s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, versailles
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so deeply immersed in their own psychic pains that they can't offer her the support she needs. Maria is wracked with guilt at her husband's suicide, caused by his discovery of her ...
Style:
touching, depressing, cerebral, visually stunning, psychological ...
Plot:
cancer, maid, terminal illness, art, family relations, dying, nordic, women, existentialism, obsession, marriage, dialogue ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, 1900s, 90s, year 1972 ...
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Yugoslavia, Italy, UK
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
In this luminous tale set in the former Yugoslavia, Perhan, an engaging young Romany with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime that threatens to destroy him and those he loves.
Style:
surreal, cerebral, touching, poignant, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, ethnic, gypsy, forced prostitution, cat, hospital, racism, adolescence, european, bittersweet, vengeance, immigration ...
Time:
90s, year 1988, 80s, 20th century
Place:
former yugoslavia, milan italy, italy, serbia, eastern europe ...
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217K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different ...
Style:
philosophical, cerebral, surreal, reflective, spiritual ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
time loop, race against time, time, destiny, parallel universe, self sacrifice, bank robbery, repeated event, butterfly effect, female protagonist, multiple perspectives, multiple outcomes ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century, future
Place:
berlin germany, germany, seattle, europe
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50K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.
Style:
psychological, scary, twist ending, dark, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
claustrophobia, obsession, psychology, twists and turns, school, youth, underground bunker, male nudity, danger, bunker, survival, teenage girl ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
wales, england
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Das Experiment is a shocking psycho thriller about the potential for brutality that humans hide. Even more shocking is the fact that it’s based on an actual occurrence—a 1971 psychological experiment at Stanford University that was aborted ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, thought provoking, rough, tense ...
Plot:
prison, experiment, torture, abuse, social experiment, aggression, prison escape, disorder, degradation, warden, psychology, violence ...
Time:
year 2001, 70s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
germany, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An affectionate and refreshing East/West-Germany comedy about a boy who’s mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell and when she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happen (since she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid ...
Style:
sentimental, humorous, breathtaking, witty, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
berlin wall, coma, politics, capitalism, childhood, idealism, german reunification, society, amnesia, cold war, culture clash, communism ...
Time:
year 2003, year 1989, year 1990, year 2004, 2000s ...
Place:
east germany, german democratic republic, germany, berlin germany, soviet union ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his ...
Style:
inspirational, psychological, breathtaking, sincere, depressing ...
Plot:
disability, hospital, paralysis, death, coma, stroke, memory, writers, courage, patient, mute or deaf, communication problem ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 2000s, year 2007, y2k
Place:
france, paris france, europe, hong kong, nepal ...
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20K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son.
Style:
sincere, emotional, harsh, rough, art house ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
homeless, redemption, poverty, youth, dysfunctional family, baby, black market, going straight, social decay, society, life is a bitch, human nature ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 90s, 21st century
Place:
belgium, france, europe, tokyo
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256K
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, mind bending, philosophical, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
time, destiny, philosophy, choice, alternate reality, depression, twists and turns, butterfly effect, surrealism, utopia, multiple outcomes, parallel world ...
Time:
future, year 2009, year 1975, year 2011, 2010s ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Irena, a Ukrainian woman coming to Italy looking for a job as a maid. She does everything she to become a beloved nanny for an adorable little girl Thea. However, that is just the very beginning of her unknown journey.
Style:
suspense, realistic, serious, psychological, erotic ...
Plot:
twists and turns, prostitute, immigrant, dark past, housekeeper, haunted by the past, family relations, uncover truth, nanny, european, murder, audition ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
italy, ukraine, europe
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Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: France, UK, South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Scotland, late 1950s. A struggling illusionist visits an isolated community and meets a young lady who is convinced that he is a real magician.
Style:
breathtaking, stylized, touching, sad, visual ...
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
magician, art, magic, friendship, coming of age, loneliness, theater, very little dialogue, imagination, mentor, transformation, character study ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 2010s, year 1959, year 2010 ...
Place:
england, scotland, france, edinburgh scotland, scottish highlands ...
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