Top 20 movies like A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake

(Hra o život)

Hra o život is of 1 hour(s) and 41 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Studio hraných filmů. It was released on 1956-11-23. It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

Genres: Drama

1. Happy End (Happy End)

Happy End

A dark comedy about a murder and its consequences presented in a backwards manner, where death is actually a rebirth. The film starts with an "execution" of the main protagonist and goes back to explore his previous actions and motivations.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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2. Gandhi

Gandhi

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 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

It has an average vote of 7.556 on TMDB.

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3. Love on the Run (L'Amour en fuite)

Love on the Run

Antoine is now 30, working as a proofreader and getting divorced from his wife. It's the first "no-fault" divorce in France and a media circus erupts, dredging up Antoine's past. Indecisive about his new love with a store clerk, he impulsively takes off with an old flame.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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4. The Tenant

The Tenant

A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in France where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.

It has an average vote of 7.646 on TMDB.

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5. Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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6. Le Cercle Rouge (Le Cercle rouge)

Le Cercle Rouge

When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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7. La Dolce Vita (La dolce vita)

La Dolce Vita

Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.

It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.

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8. Chungking Express (重慶森林)

Chungking Express

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

It has an average vote of 7.987 on TMDB.

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9. Man with a Movie Camera (Человек с киноаппаратом)

Man with a Movie Camera

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.

It has an average vote of 7.853 on TMDB.

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10. Ikiru (生きる)

Ikiru

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

It has an average vote of 8.31 on TMDB.

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11. I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère)

I Killed My Mother

Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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12. The Apartment

The Apartment

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

It has an average vote of 8.208 on TMDB.

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13. Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.

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14. Another Round (Druk)

Another Round

Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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15. Rashomon (羅生門)

Rashomon

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

It has an average vote of 8.093 on TMDB.

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16. American Graffiti

American Graffiti

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

It has an average vote of 7.029 on TMDB.

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17. Adam's Apples (Adams æbler)

Adam's Apples

A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.

It has an average vote of 7.463 on TMDB.

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18. Rebecca

Rebecca

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

It has an average vote of 7.92 on TMDB.

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19. Neighboring Sounds (O Som ao Redor)

Neighboring Sounds

An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.

It has an average vote of 7.06 on TMDB.

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20. Pickpocket (Pickpocket)

Pickpocket

Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.

It has an average vote of 7.311 on TMDB.

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