Top 20 movies like Fire at Sea

Fire at Sea

Capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.

Fuocoammare is of 1 hour(s) and 54 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Stemal Entertainment, 21 Unofilm, ARTE France Cinéma, MiC, Les Films d'Ici, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, RAI. It was released on 2016-02-18. It has the tagline: More than 17,000 people were reported to have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in the last 15 years... It has an average vote of 6.67 on TMDB.

Genres: Documentary

1. The Blood Is at the Doorstep

The Blood Is at the Doorstep

After Dontre Hamilton, a black, unarmed man diagnosed with schizophrenia, was shot 14 times and killed by police in Milwaukee, his family embarks on a quest for answers, justice and reform as the investigation unfolds.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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2. Makeshift (for Mekas)

Makeshift (for Mekas)

Jem Cohen's memory-tribute to Jonas Mekas displaces its first-person narration from voice-over to on-screen text. Diaristic New York street imagery from 2015 mingles with the red roses of Lithuania and a 'makeshift memorial' to this beloved figure of the avant-garde.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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3. Bigger Than the Sky

Bigger Than the Sky

After being dumped by his girlfriend, a man stuck in a deadend life decides to audition for a small role in a local community theatre's production of Cyrano de Bergerac. Despite having no experience as an actor, he lands the lead role, which wreaks havoc upon his life.

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

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4. Jim: The James Foley Story

Jim: The James Foley Story

In August, 2014, a video of the public execution of American photojournalist James Foley rippled across the globe. Foley wore an orange jumpsuit as he knelt beside an ISIS militant dressed in black. That image challenged the world to deal with a new face of terror. And it tested one American family. Seen through the lens of filmmaker Brian Oakes, Foley’s close childhood friend, Jim takes us from small-town New England to the adrenaline-fueled front lines of Libya and Syria, where Foley pushed the limits of danger to report on the plight of civilians impacted by war.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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5. Come saltano i pesci (Come saltano i pesci)

Come saltano i pesci

(Come saltano i pesci)

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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6. How Much Further (Qué tan lejos)

How Much Further

A cynical college student and an optimistic tourist, stranded on a bus by a national strike, form an unlikely bond as they decide to hitchhike together to reach their individual destinations, discovering shared lessons and unexpected friendship along the way.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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7. The Pearl Button (El botón de nácar)

The Pearl Button

The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits it to living creatures. Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of two mysterious buttons which were found on its ocean floor. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline and the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes, mountains and glaciers. In it are the voices of the Patagonian Indigenous people, the first English sailors and also those of its political prisoners. Some say that water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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8. Sacro GRA (Sacro GRA)

Sacro GRA

After the India of Varanasi’s boatmen, the American desert of the dropouts, and the Mexico of the killers of drugtrade, Gianfranco Rosi has decided to tell the tale of a part of his own country, roaming and filming for over two years in a minivan on Rome’s giant ring road—the Grande Raccordo Anulare, or GRA—to discover the invisible worlds and possible futures harbored in this area of constant turmoil. Elusive characters and fleeting apparitions emerge from the background of the winding zone: a nobleman from the Piemonte region and his college student daughter sharing a one-room efficiency in a modern apartment building along the GRA.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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9. Notturno (Notturno)

Notturno

A portrait of those trying to survive in the war-torn Middle East.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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10. Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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11. The Stranger (Lo straniero)

The Stranger

Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder.

It has an average vote of 6.859 on TMDB.

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12. Bangla (Bangla)

Bangla

A 22 year-old Bangladeshi-Italian Muslim boy meets a beautiful, exciting Italian girl who makes him re-analyze his beliefs and culture.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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13. Much Loved (الزين اللي فيك)

Much Loved

A social drama about four marginalized prostitutes in Marrakech and their complex relations with their families and society at large.

It has an average vote of 5.974 on TMDB.

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14. In Between (بر بحر)

In Between

The film captures the daily duality of three young Palestinian women in Tel Aviv, caught between hometown tradition and big city abandon, and the price they must pay for a lifestyle that seems obvious to many: the freedom to work, party, have sex, and choose.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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15. Quiet Chaos (Caos calmo)

Quiet Chaos

Pietro is a successful businessman with a wife and a daughter. One day he helps his brother save two women from drowning at the beach. When he returns home he finds that his wife has died. Now Pietro has to take care of his daughter, Claudia. When he drives her to school soon after, he decides to wait for her all day in front of the school, and soon that's what he does every day.

It has an average vote of 6.454 on TMDB.

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16. Seven Chances

Seven Chances

Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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17. Dirty Pretty Things

Dirty Pretty Things

An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.

It has an average vote of 6.875 on TMDB.

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18. Hoop Dreams

Hoop Dreams

Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.

It has an average vote of 7.627 on TMDB.

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19. One of Us

One of Us

Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.

It has an average vote of 6.844 on TMDB.

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20. Paris Can Wait

Paris Can Wait

Anne is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successful, driven but inattentive movie producer, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with Jacques, a business associate of her husband. What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a carefree two-day adventure replete with diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom and romance - reawakening Anne's senses and giving her a new lust for life.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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