Selma (2014) | 7.5 | |
Merry Christmas (2005) | 7.7 | |
Good Bye Lenin! (2003) | 7.7 | |
Hunger (2008) | 7.5 | |
Gandhi (1982) | 8.0 |
Idealism movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant idealism movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, political, touching, captivating and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with idealism, society, politics, death, love, hopes, state affairs, protest, cigarette smoking and revolution plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Biography genres shot in USA, Germany, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as idealism: Groundhog Day (1993), Zootopia (2016), Snowden (2016), Regular Lovers (2005), Lincoln (2012), Labyrinth of Lies (2014), Braveheart (1995), Merry Christmas (2005), Ghost in the Shell (2017), Amen. (2002).
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680K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer and mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Style:
feel good, philosophical, romantic, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, kids, chick flick, teens, family outing ...
Plot:
time loop, existentialism, small town, groundhog day, winter, time travel, time warp, time, life philosophy, redemption, fall in love, repeated event ...
Time:
20th century, year 1993, 90s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, persia, america, pittsburgh
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 251 min.
TV show
Story:
Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, spanning an ocean, ultimately producing children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, costume drama, historical drama ...
Plot:
interracial romance, interracial relations, idealism, dishonesty, white male black female relationship, social differences, slave, true love, couples, head of state, society, plantation ...
Time:
georgian era, 18th century, 1800s
Place:
france, europe, paris france, virginia, washington d.c.
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541K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
Style:
feel good, 3d animation, funny, allegory, witty ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, chick flick
Plot:
anthropomorphic animal, anthropomorphism, police, furry, happy ending, female protagonist, stereotypes, rabbit, friendship, prejudice, conspiracy, racial relations ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
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162K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Style:
realistic, factual, political thriller, thought provoking, serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
espionage, journalism, whistleblower, fighting the system, hacking, moral dilemma, internet, surveillance, technology, cia, spying, idealism ...
Time:
year 2016, 20th century, year 2015, year 2009, year 2012 ...
Place:
hong kong, geneva switzerland, japan, russia, america ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
1968 and 1969 in Paris: during and after the student and trade union revolt. François is 20, a poet, dodging military service. He takes to the barricades, but won't throw a Molotov cocktail at the police. He smokes opium and talks about ...
Style:
realistic, serious, black and white, touching, suspenseful ...
Plot:
coming of age, idealism, politics, love triangle, political corruption, chaos and mayhem, love affair, injustice, twins, couple relations, hopes, sexual relations ...
Time:
year 1968, 20th century, year 2005, 60s, year 1969
Place:
france, paris france, europe, morocco
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272K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style:
political, period piece, emotional, factual, epic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
president, civil war, politics, american civil war, american history, idealism, slavery, racism, head of state, courage, freedom, abraham lincoln ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, year 2012, 2010s, 1800s ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, america
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.
Style:
serious, disturbing, realistic, captivating, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
holocaust, lawyer, nazi, investigation, prosecutor, world war two, idealism, fighting the system, nazi war criminal, post war germany, ex nazi, genocide ...
Time:
20th century, post world war two, 1950s, year 2014, year 1963 ...
Place:
germany, frankfurt germany, west germany
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1.1M
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, factual, breathtaking, scenic, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
freedom, courage, sword fight, war, vengeance, medieval, battles, tragic hero, military, love story, beautiful scenery, warrior ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place:
scotland, england, britain, europe, scottish highlands ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Music, Romance, War
Country: France, Germany, UK, Belgium, Romania, Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the ...
Style:
uplifting, touching, emotional, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
christmas, world war one, truce, war, soldier, holiday, human spirit, idealism, christmas eve, friendship, trench warfare, prejudice ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 2005, 1920s, year 1914
Place:
france, europe, berlin germany, holland, prussia ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Hong Kong, China, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, neo noir, suspense, stylized ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
cyberpunk, cyborgs, artificial intelligence, robot, female protagonist, technology, distopia, hacker, androids, tough girl, chase, terrorism ...
Time:
future, year 2017, 2010s, year 2011, near future
Place:
tokyo, japan
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15K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, War
Country: France, Germany, Romania
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The film "Amen." examines the links between the Vatican and Nazi Germany. The central character is Kurt Gerstein, a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS who is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. Moreover, he is ...
Style:
political, thought provoking, disturbing, sincere, bleak ...
Plot:
holocaust, genocide, world war two, concentration camp, pope, politics, christian, conscience, ss, nazi, war, priest ...
Time:
1940s, year 2002, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
germany, poland, italy, czechoslovakia, austria ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.
Style:
atmospheric, exciting, captivating, futuristic, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
benign alien, idealism, air battle, mysterious planet, invasion, save the planet, space travel, survival, alien, culture clash, space and aliens, space battle ...
Time:
future, year 2007
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, Czech Republic
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex depicts the political turmoil in the period from 1967 to the bloody "Deutschen Herbst" in 1977. The movie approaches the events based on Stefan Aust's standard work on Die Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). The ...
Style:
political, bleak, realistic, intellectual, harsh ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, anti war, revolution, protest, revolutionary, journalist, prison, politics, idealism, capitalism, assassination, terrorist attack ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, 60s, 20th century, year 1967 ...
Place:
germany, somalia, west berlin west germany, berlin germany, africa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his students the finer points of rock 'n' ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, inspirational, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
music, teacher, teachers and students, school, children, musician, rock music, rock and roll, high school, music band, rock band, music history ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, y2k, 21st century
Place:
america, new york, usa, los angeles
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131K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.
Style:
sexy, erotic, disturbing, sexual, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
incest, sexuality, protest, rebellion, couples, youth, sex, love triangle, nudity, friends, brother sister incest, sexual relations ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, year 2003, near future, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Kenya, France, USA, Switzerland
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Justin Quayle is a low-level British diplomat who has always gone about his work very quietly, not causing any problems. But after his radical wife Tessa is killed he becomes determined to find out why, thrusting himself into the middle of a very ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, tense, political, suspense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, spy, investigation, corruption, murder, cover up, death, aids, politics, marriage, idealism, politician ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
africa, sudan, germany, kenya, south africa ...
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240K
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, spiritual, inspirational, political, uplifting ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
protest, biopic, idealism, life philosophy, politics, independence, freedom, british empire, leadership, human spirit, religious intolerance, indian history ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 19th century, victorian era, 1940s ...
Place:
india, south africa, britain, los angeles, new delhi ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 374 min.
Story:
Spanning four decades, from the chaotic 1960s to the present, director Marco Tullio Giordana's passionate epic 'La Meglio Gioventu' follows two Italian brothers through some of the most tumultuous events of recent Italian history.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sincere, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
idealism, society, couples, cafe, sister in law sister in law relationship, friendship, mental illness, storytelling, musician, protest, politics, police brutality ...
Time:
60s, 80s, year 2003, 2000s, 90s ...
Place:
italy, lebanon, europe, turin italy, denmark ...
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27K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 317 min.
Story:
Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils that took place in Italy in the first half on the 20th century.
Style:
epic, disturbing, controversial, compassionate, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fascism, world war two, revolution, italian history, politics, communism, class struggle, friendship, peasant, socialist, worker, resistance ...
Time:
1900s, 1940s, 1920s, 20th century, 1910s ...
Place:
italy, paris france, europe, france
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected ...
Style:
touching, black and white, enigmatic, compassionate, sentimental ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom drama, courtroom, racism, small town, trial, single father, legal, rape, childhood, poverty, prejudice ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932, 20th century, year 1962
Place:
alabama, usa, america, africa
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Three U.S. journalists (Nick Nolte, Joanna Cassidy, Gene Hackman) get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
Style:
realistic, political, atmospheric, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
journalism, photojournalist, politics, photographer, idealism, reporter, revolution, journalist, photograph, photography, media, military ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1983, year 1979
Place:
nicaragua, latin america, central america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia, a childless couple agree to hide a Jewish friend at great personal risk of discovery and execution.
Style:
surreal, compassionate, lyrical, uplifting, touching ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, nazi, survival, idealism, couples, human spirit, self discovery, against humanity, wartime life, nazi occupation, society ...
Time:
1940s, 2000s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
eastern europe, poland, germany, czech republic, balkan ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub owner, is caught in the violent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the Marxist government of Fidel Castro. Castro's regime ...
Style:
captivating, touching, stylized, sincere, period piece ...
Plot:
politics, revolution, nightclub, idealism, cuban revolution, fidel castro, immigrant, love and romance, dictatorship, family problems, chaos, political unrest ...
Time:
year 2005, 1950s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
cuba, latin america, havana cuba
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Political thriller about Laine Hanson's nomination and confirmation as Vice President. An allegation that she was involved in a sexual orgy at the age of 19 is leaked to the press. As pressure mounts on Laine, she's torn between fighting ...
Style:
political, clever, thought provoking, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
politics, election, president, campaign, idealism, conspiracy, vice president, political intrigue, government, sex scandal, dishonesty, state affairs ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
washington d.c., usa, ohio, virginia
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Emily Crane is fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, and takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. One day her attention is drawn to a noisy argument being conducted largely in German in a ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
mccarthyism, nazi, idealism, secrets, investigation, uncover truth, moral ambiguity, undercover, special agent, dishonesty, anti communist, state affairs ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1951
Place:
new york, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city
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23K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
An American, Leopold Kessler, goes to post-war Germany in 1945 to work as a railroad conductor for the Zentropa Rail Line instead of going into the Army because he feels its a more valuable thing to do for the state of the world. He meets Katharina ...
Style:
art house, surreal, bleak, psychological, gloomy ...
Plot:
train, world war two, assassination, betrayal, idealism, suicide, against humanity, misfit, terrorism, employee, danger, haunted by the past ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1991, 90s, post world war two
Place:
germany, nebraska, frankfurt germany, munich germany, europe
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73K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike in which Republican prisoners tried to win political status. It dramatises events in the Maze prison in the six weeks prior to Sands’ death.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, political, sincere, depressing ...
Plot:
prison, prison life, ira, suicide, dying, rebellion, idealism, police brutality, resistance, suffering, nudity, male nudity ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 90s, 2000s, year 1981 ...
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, london, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The story of Katherine Ann Watson, a feminist teacher who studied at UCLA graduate school and in 1953 left her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles, California to teach at Wellesley College, a conservative women's private liberal arts college in ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, romantic, sentimental, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
feminism, teacher, art, college, teachers and students, art history, coming of age, dedicated educator, college life, women, gender, feminist ...
Time:
50s, year 2003, 1950s, year 1953, post world war two ...
Place:
massachusetts, california, boston, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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24K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Elisabeth leaves her abusive and drunken husband Rolf, and goes to live with her brother, Göran. The year is 1975 and Göran lives in a commune called Together. Living in this leftist commune Elisabeth learns that the world can be viewed from ...
Style:
touching, humorous, sentimental, witty, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hippie, commune, lesbian, lgbt, friendship, utopia, idealism, gay, loneliness, ideology, lifestyle, coming of age ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
stockholm sweden, europe, eastern europe, scandinavia
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16K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, USA, Czech Republic, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Style:
uplifting, political, biblical, christian film, sincere ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
christianity, renaissance, christian, religion, clergy, medieval, rebellion, inquisition, politics, reformation, idealism, human spirit ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, year 2003, medieval times
Place:
germany, rome italy, austria, europe
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