Top 20 movies like Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.

Breaking the Waves is of 2 hour(s) and 38 minute(s). It is Produced By:  October Films, Zentropa Entertainments, Liberator Productions, Trust Film Svenska, Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights, SVT Drama, Nordic Film and Television Fund, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club. It was released on 1996-07-05. It has the tagline: Love is a mighty power. It has an average vote of 7.477 on TMDB.

Genres: DramaRomance

1. The Idiots (Idioterne)

The Idiots

With his first Dogma-95 film director Lars von Trier opens up a completely new film platform. With a mix of home-video and documentary styles the film tells the story of a group of young people who have decided to get to know their “inner-idiots” and thus not only facing and breaking their outer appearance but also their inner.

It has an average vote of 6.456 on TMDB.

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2. Europa (Europa)

Europa

A young, idealist American gets a job as a train conductor for the Zentropa railway network in postwar, US-occupied Frankfurt. As various people try to take advantage of him, he soon finds his position politically sensitive, and gets caught up in a whirlpool of conspiracies and Nazi sympathisers.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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3. Dancer in the Dark

Dancer in the Dark

Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, escaping life's troubles - even if just for a moment - by dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.

It has an average vote of 7.868 on TMDB.

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4. The Kingdom (Riget)

The Kingdom

Set in the neurosurgical ward of Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet, the city and country's main hospital, nicknamed "Riget", a number of characters, staff and patients alike, encounter bizarre phenomena, both human and supernatural.

It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.

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5. The Boss of It All (Direktøren for det hele)

The Boss of It All

An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.

It has an average vote of 6.633 on TMDB.

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6. The Element of Crime (Forbrydelsens element)

The Element of Crime

Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.

It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.

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7. Wood Job! (WOOD JOB! 〜神去なあなあ日常〜)

Wood Job!

After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually after passing the training course, he is sent to Kamusari Village for a year of work experience - where he becomes assimilated with the beauty of nature and the warm-hearted people of the village.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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8. Willard

Willard

A social misfit, Willard is made fun of by his co-workers, and squeezed out of the company started by his deceased father by his boss. His only friends are a couple of rats he raised at home, Ben and Socrates. However, when one of them is killed at work, he goes on a rampage using his rats to attack those who have been tormenting him.

It has an average vote of 6.076 on TMDB.

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9. Deewaar (दीवार)

Deewaar

Reflecting the tumultuous politics of the early ’70s in India, Deewar tells the story of a pair of impoverished brothers who, after their family is betrayed by the misplaced idealism of their father, struggle to survive on the streets of Mumbai. They head for a showdown when one becomes a policeman, and the other becomes a criminal.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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10. The White Sound (Das weisse Rauschen)

The White Sound

Lukas, a young schizophrenic man, has to deal with a new town, a new relationship, and the paranoia in his head.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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11. I Love You, Daddy

I Love You, Daddy

When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to handle the situation.

It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.

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12. The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865, during a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington; Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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13. What the Constitution Means to Me

What the Constitution Means to Me

Fifteen-year-old Heidi Schreck earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human show, Heidi resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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14. Instinct (Instinct)

Instinct

Nicoline, a criminal psychologist, begins work at a prison where one of her new cases, Idris — an apparently reformed sex offender — is preparing for release after five years of confinement. Despite her professional misgivings, she becomes infatuated with her charismatic, manipulative patient.

It has an average vote of 4.9 on TMDB.

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15. Fårö Document 1979 (Fårödokument 1979)

Fårö Document 1979

In 1969, with Sven Nykvist as cinematographer, Ingmar Berman made The Fårö Document, a film that ended with a rather pessimist view of the island’s future. One of the scenes in the film is of a school-bus and its young passengers. To these and to the realities ten years later Bergman returns in the long documentary Fårö Document 1979.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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16. Zakir Khan: Mannpasand (Zakir Khan: Mannpasand)

Zakir Khan: Mannpasand

In his hilarious new special, Zakir recounts stories of his childhood friendships with boys, adult relationships with girls, and the clashes that ensue between them on one fateful Goa trip. As he explains, there are times when you have to choose between the right thing to do and the fun thing to do. In Mannpasand, Zakir firmly chooses fun.

It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.

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17. Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre)

Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time

Márta, a 40-year-old neurosurgeon, falls in love. She leaves her shining American career behind and returns to Budapest to start a new life with the man she loves. But she waits for him at the Liberty Bridge in vain - he does not appear at their rendezvous. Márta starts to search for him desperately, but when she finally finds him, the love of her life claims that they have never met before.

It has an average vote of 6.234 on TMDB.

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18. Yo Mama (Yo Mama)

Yo Mama

Three housewives decide to get into rap music with an explosive videoclip, in order to reconnect with their 11 years old sons. Against all odds, they find success and they are overwhelmed by theit sudden fame in this strange world...

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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19. Resurrection (Resurrection)

Resurrection

An old man who isolated himself from civilization receives an unexpected visitor.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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20. My Little Loves (Mes petites amoureuses)

My Little Loves

Daniel lives with his grandmother and, after a year of high school, goes to live with his mother in the south of France; a harsher environment which rapidly changes his perception of friends, work, and women.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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