Top 20 movies like A Time Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Top 20 Movies like A Time Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
- 1. Wish
- 2. Bonus Track
- 3. Summer 2021
- 4. The Diary of a Projectionist
- 5. Tzithu
- 6. Lines: Vertical
- 7. Lines: Horizontal
- 8. Hollow Land
- 9. Felix
- 10. Bathtime in Clerkenwell
- 11. Op Hop/Hop Op
- 12. Will Power
- 13. Spook Sport
- 14. The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince
- 15. It's Not You, It's Me
- 16. Revolution in Toyland
- 17. The Boy in the Bubble
- 18. Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess
- 19. Meddling Mom
- 20. Once Upon a Wintertime
1. Wish
Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force – a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe - the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico - to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.
It has an average vote of 6.372 on TMDB.
2. Bonus Track
George, a 16-year-old who believes he is a future star musician, can't believe his luck when the son of a famous duo takes an interest in his music. This new arrival helps him rehearse for a talent show and leads both boys to learn from each other and grow closer.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
3. Summer 2021 (Estiu 2021)
Àlex, Carles and Jordi have not seen each other for some time, the lockdown and the entrance to the university have cooled their relationship. When summer arrives, Àlex suggests to both friends to go to the beach they used to frequent during their high school years. Carles agrees while Jordi prefers not to go. When they arrive at the supposed beach, they realize that they are actually in an abandoned station. They decide to investigate the place and wait for the next train to take them to the beach.
4. The Diary of a Projectionist (Diari d'un operador cinematogràfic)
This is the story of my grandfather, Tiago Florit, who for 50 years was a film operator at the Teatre Principal de Maó, in Menorca. It is a review of his life, from his birth to his death, in a cinematographic key. A true love story to cinema.
5. Tzithu (Tzithu)
Zoteno, a farmer, lost everything in the Mexican Revolution. The lands he works on are dying and despair takes hold of him. Seeking to change his fortune, he will be tempted by the devil in exchange for his soul.
6. Lines: Vertical
An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against a background of changing colors, in response to music specially composed for the films.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
7. Lines: Horizontal
An experiment in pure design by film artists Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart. Lines, ruled directly on film, move with precision and grace against a background of changing colors, in response to music specially composed for the films.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
8. Hollow Land (Terre d'écueil)
In this evocative film about the eternal human search for home, Berta and Solomon arrive in a land that promises respite from their many journeys. But have they found utopia... or just another stop on their long journey?
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
9. Felix
13-year-old Felix Xaba dreams of becoming a saxophonist like his late father, but his mother Lindiwe thinks jazz is the devil's music. When Felix leaves his township friends to take up a scholarship for grade eight at an elitist private school, he defies his mother and turns to two aging members of his father's old band to help him prepare for the school jazz concert.
It has an average vote of 9.5 on TMDB.
10. Bathtime in Clerkenwell
This animation is based on Stephen Coates composition under the same title. This film is about The Great Revolution of the British Cuckoos, who bravely took over London, forcing all the people to move inside the cuckoo clocks. Animation by Alex Budovsky. Music by " Tuesday Weld."
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
11. Op Hop/Hop Op (Op Hop/Hop Op)
A hand-made, scratched-on film experiment in intermittent animation. The images are a group of twenty-four visuals, all non-representational, which arrange and rearrange on the screen in many combinations. The result is a changing pattern of sound and image that has its own rhythm for eye and ear.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
12. Will Power
Edgar thinks he finally has a plan that will force his lazy, mooching brother-in-law to get a job. First, Edgar has some friends help him to stage a fake heart attack. Then, while he is supposed to be recovering, he taps into a source of mystical will power to do the rest.
13. Spook Sport
It's midnight in a graveyard. The principal characters are spooks, ghosts, bats, bells, and, at the end, the sun. As midnight strikes, 12 spooks appear, then two ghosts. They move to the music's rhythm. Against the black night, they are blue and yellow. Bats appear as does a xylophone of bones. Mist rises, spooks swirl. A bell tolls. The sky turns light blue, the ghosts' dance slows. Then black night returns bringing intimations of frenzy. Bones play snare drums; spooks peek out of square graves. Scary faces appear. Frenetic movement takes over. A rooster crows and all return to earth as the sun's light appears.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
14. The Thirteenth Bride of the Prince (13-та годеница на принца)
A silly prince wants to marry a beautiful peasant girl. His guards kidnap her, but the girl escapes and returns to her beloved. Meanwhile, a UFO lands in the kingdom and the aliens witness nuisances, court intrigues, and lies. They are not allowed to meddle in other people's affairs, but they still influence the happy ending.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
15. It's Not You, It's Me
A young woman's relationship takes a dark turn when every sound her boyfriend makes starts to annoy her. We don't want to spoil the ending for you, but things get a little messy.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
16. Revolution in Toyland (Vzpoura hraček)
In WWII Czechoslovakia, an old toymaker incorporates secret messages in his models to fool the Germans. They find him out and he flees. As the Gestapo officer hunts around he is attacked by the toys, who send him packing. Live action and stop motion short by Hermína Týrlová.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
17. The Boy in the Bubble
Rupert, a ten year old boy, falls hopelessly in love for the first time. When it all goes terribly wrong, he wishes never to experience heartache again. Turning to a book of magic, he invokes a spell to shield him from emotion forever.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
18. Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (パン種とタマゴ姫)
The story of a tiny Egg-girl who is forced to serve the evil Boar-like witch Baba Yaga. But after a blob of Dough comes to life, she befriends him and both escape from the witch's home at a Water mill on a cliff and set off to see the world. The soundtrack is Joe Hisaishi's arrangement of Vivaldi's La Folia
It has an average vote of 6.85 on TMDB.
19. Meddling Mom
Take Carmen Vega downtown and book her! Carmen is guilty as charged of scheming with her two best friends, Marisol and Valeria to stick her nose in everything in her two adult daughter’s lives. From secretly leaving baby books out for recently wed daughter Yolanda and her husband Rico to manipulating youngest daughter Ally into a doomed date with best friend Marisol’s son Pablo , Carmen can’t stop interfering. Now, the notorious mother of good intentions with equally hideous results is about to get a crash course in butting out!
It has an average vote of 4.318 on TMDB.
20. Once Upon a Wintertime
A short segment of the feature film Melody Time, re-released as a separate entity five years afterwards.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.