Top 20 movies like Contempt

Contempt

A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.

Le Mépris is of 1 hour(s) and 43 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Rome-Paris Films, Les Films Concordia, C. C. Champion. It was released on 1963-10-29. It has an average vote of 7.08 on TMDB.

Genres: DramaRomance

1. Band of Outsiders (Bande à part)

Band of Outsiders

Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.

It has an average vote of 7.54 on TMDB.

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2. Pierrot le Fou (Pierrot le fou)

Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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3. Vivre Sa Vie (Vivre sa vie: film en douze tableaux)

Vivre Sa Vie

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.

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4. The Turin Horse (A torinói ló)

The Turin Horse

A monumental windstorm and an abused horse's refusal to work or eat signal the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter.

It has an average vote of 7.665 on TMDB.

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5. Breathless (À bout de souffle)

Breathless

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.

It has an average vote of 7.547 on TMDB.

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6. The Suspect

The Suspect

Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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7. Arabian Nights (Il fiore delle Mille e una notte)

Arabian Nights

The final part of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life series is rich with exotic tales of slaves and kings, potions, betrayals, demons and, most of all, love and lovemaking in all its myriad forms. Mysterious and liberating, this is an exquisitely dreamlike and adult interpretation of the original folk tales.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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8. The Slap (La Gifle)

The Slap

A Parisian teacher loses his cool when his teenage daughter tells him she plans to drop out of school and move in with her boyfriend.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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9. The Married Woman (Une femme mariée: Suite de fragments d'un film tourné en 1964)

The Married Woman

A superifical woman finds conflict choosing between her abusive husband and her vain lover.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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10. The Razor's Edge

The Razor's Edge

An adventurous young man goes off to find himself and loses his socialite fiancée in the process. But when he returns 10 years later, she will stop at nothing to get him back, even though she is already married.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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11. Assassin(s) (Assassin(s))

Assassin(s)

Old professional killer Wagner seeks someone to teach what he knows as long as he is already dying, and he chooses Max, young and passionless thief to be his successor.

It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.

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12. Detective (Détective)

Detective

Emile Chenal and his wife, Françoise, leaned on boxing manager Jim Fox Warner to cough up the considerable sum of money that he owes them, with both the police and the mob circling the situation. In the same hotel, Inspector Neveu looks into a murder that took place years before, and his storyline overlaps with the arc of the Chenals.

It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.

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13. 11'09''01 September 11

11'09''01 September 11

Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length – that offer differing perspectives on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

It has an average vote of 6.529 on TMDB.

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14. Saving Capitalism

Saving Capitalism

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich meets with Americans from all walks of life as he chronicles a seismic shift in the nation's economy.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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15. Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman (Don Juan ou si Don Juan était une femme...)

Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman

Jeanne lives in Paris and believes she is the reincarnation of Don Juan. She visits a priest and tells him she has killed a man. He comes to her elegant flat - her father has died leaving her rich - and she tells the priest stories about men she has seduced. The seduction is easy, she tells him, it's destruction that takes planning. We watch her with an upright elected official, a wealthy boor, and a folk singer. She describes herself as a spider. Her friend Léporella tries to be Jeanne's conscience. What does Jeanne want?

It has an average vote of 4.3 on TMDB.

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16. Successive Slidings of Pleasure (Glissements progressifs du plaisir)

Successive Slidings of Pleasure

A young woman is questioned by the police and the judges, suspected of being a modern witch. The girl who shared her apartment has been found dead, and a pair of scissors impaled through her heart, as she lay attached to the bedposts. Apparently, the girl does have powers, to make all people around her fall prey to her spell, glissing progressively into desire, lust, and the unknown.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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17. Patision Avenue (Λεωφόρος Πατησίων)

Patision Avenue

Yanni’s mum is on her way to audition for a role as Shakespeare’s Viola, when she discovers that her young son has been left home alone. Through a series of phone calls, she fights to balance the most important roles of her life, whilst walking in the most controversial area of central Athens, Patision Avenue

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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18. The Queen of Hearts (La reine des pommes)

The Queen of Hearts

In this musical take on everyday life, Adele is devastated after a painful breakup. Her distant cousin, Rachel, finds her a job and suggests that Adele sleep with other men to get over her heartbreak. The search begins, but Adele can’t escape the visage of her former lover….

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

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19. Ears (Orecchie)

Ears

A man wakes up one morning with an annoying ringing sound in his ears. A note on the fridge says: "Your friend Luigi has died. P.S. I took the car". The problem is that he does not even remember who this guy Luigi is. This is just the beginning of a tragicomic day during which he will be plunged into the folly of the world. One of those days that changes your life forever.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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20. Deadly Sweet (Col cuore in gola)

Deadly Sweet

Bernard meets Jane in a Night Club, in London, and he likes her. Her father was killed in a car accident, but Jane thinks he has been killed because he was blackmailed for a picture of his second wife, Jane's mother in law. In the same Night Club Bernard finds the blackmailer corpse and Jane near him, but he believes she is innocent. So Bernard and Jane run away followed by a dwarf, the blackmailer's men, who believe Bernard killed their boss and of course, the Police. They believe that Jerome, Jane's brother, can help them to solve the case. But Jane doesn't know where he is, or so she says. Corpse after corpse, Bernard will find out the truth. But will the truth help him?

It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.

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