Top 20 movies like Fear and Trembling

Amélie, a young Belgian woman, having spent her childhood in Japan, decides to return to live there and tries to integrate in the Japanese society. She is determined to be a "real Japanese" before her year contract runs out, though it precisely this determination that is incompatable with Japanese humility. Though she is hired for a choice position as a translator at an import/export firm, her inability to understand Japanese cultural norms results in increasingly humiliating demotions. Though Amelie secretly adulates her, her immediate supervisor takes sadistic pleasure in belittling her all along. She finally manages to break Amelie's will by making her the bathroom attendant, and is delighted when Amelie tells her the she will not renew her contract. Amelie realizes that she is finally a real Japanese when she enters the company president's office "with fear and trembling," which could only be possible because her determination was broken by Miss Fubuki's systematic torture.

Stupeur et tremblements is of 1 hour(s) and 47 minute(s). It is Produced By: . It was released on 2003-03-12. It has an average vote of 6.434 on TMDB.

Genres: Comedy Drama

Top 20 Movies like Fear and Trembling

1. For a Woman
2. Sagan
3. The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki
4. 24 Days
5. Capital
6. The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
7. A Tale of Winter
8. Suzanne
9. Place publique
10. Fever Pitch
11. A Touch of Sin
12. Rumble Fish
13. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
14. Paris Je T'aime
15. In Safe Hands
16. Max & Leon
17. Kirikou and the Sorceress
18. Yves Saint Laurent
19. Crimson Tide
20. Dogville

1. For a Woman (Pour une femme)

After the death of her mother, Anne makes a shocking discovery: an old photograph casts doubt on her origins and leads her to discover a mysterious uncle who lived with her parents after the war. As she lifts the lid on a long forgotten family secret, the young woman learns that her mother once succumbed to an amorous passion that was as intense as it was short-lived...

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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2. Sagan (Sagan)

A biopic of famous French writer Françoise Sagan, best known for her groundbreaking first book, Bonjour Tristesse.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

3. The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (Hymyilevä mies)

Summer 1962 and Olli Mäki has a shot at the world championship title in featherweight boxing. From the Finnish countryside to the bright lights of Helsinki, everything has been prepared for his fame and fortune. All Olli has to do is lose weight and concentrate. But there is a problem – he has fallen in love with Raija.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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4. 24 Days (24 Jours)

When Ilan Halimi is kidnapped for ransom because Jewish and supposedly rich, his family and the police start a race against time to save him from the tortures of the "gang of barbarians".

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

5. Capital (Le Capital)

The head of a giant European investment bank desperately clings to power when an American hedge fund company tries to buy them out.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

6. The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious zeal and voracious appetite for popular culture, Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek analyzes several of the most important films in the history of cinema to explain how cinematic narrative helps to reinforce prevailing ethics and political ideas.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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7. A Tale of Winter (Conte d'hiver)

Felicie and Charles have a whirlwind holiday romance. Due to a mix-up on addresses they lose contact, and five years later at Christmas-time Felicie is living with her mother in a cold Paris with a daughter as a reminder of that long-ago summer. For male companionship she oscillates between hairdresser Maxence and the intellectual Loic, but seems unable to commit to either as the memory of Charles and what might have been hangs over everything.

It has an average vote of 7.063 on TMDB.

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8. Suzanne (Suzanne)

The story of a family and a love affair told through the journey of a young woman called Suzanne.

It has an average vote of 6.935 on TMDB.

9. Place publique (Place publique)

Revolves around Castro, who was once a very famous TV host, but as he grows old, his popularity is dwindling.

It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.

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10. Fever Pitch

A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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11. A Touch of Sin (天注定)

Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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12. Rumble Fish

Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug, struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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13. The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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14. Paris Je T'aime (Paris, je t'aime)

Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.

It has an average vote of 6.785 on TMDB.

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15. In Safe Hands (Pupille)

Théo is given up for adoption by his biological mother on the very day he is born. After this anonymous birth, the mother has two months to change her mind… Or not. The child welfare services and adoption service spring into action… The former have to take care of the baby and support it during this limbo-like time, this period of uncertainty, while the latter must find a woman to become his adoptive mother. She is called Alice, and she has spent the last ten years fighting to have a child.

It has an average vote of 7.456 on TMDB.

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16. Max & Leon (La Folle Histoire de Max et Léon)

In this WW2 epic comedy – in the vein of “La Grande Vadrouille” – our two heroes, Max and Léon, two lazy and partier pals, will try by all possible means to avoid going in the battle zone… This will lead the duo to demented and wild adventures.

It has an average vote of 6.339 on TMDB.

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17. Kirikou and the Sorceress (Kirikou et la sorcière)

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

It has an average vote of 7.32 on TMDB.

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18. Yves Saint Laurent (Yves Saint Laurent)

A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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19. Crimson Tide

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsay insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.

It has an average vote of 7.169 on TMDB.

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20. Dogville

A mysterious woman named Grace hides in a small mountain town from criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so Grace works hard under the employ of various townspeople to win their favor. Tensions flare, however, and Grace's status as a helpless outsider provokes vicious contempt and abuse from the citizens of Dogville.

It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.