Top 20 movies like From Embers
Top 20 Movies like From Embers
- 1. The Last Kamikaze
- 2. Parents on Trial
- 3. Go Brother!
- 4. Leaving Las Vegas
- 5. Street Kings
- 6. The Long Goodbye
- 7. Sometime, Sometime
- 8. This Boy's Life
- 9. You Kill Me
- 10. La Rampe
- 11. Madre
- 12. Zeit der Fische
- 13. D-Tox
- 14. Barfly
- 15. Mystic Pizza
- 16. Freeway
- 17. Remnants
- 18. Onder de tafel
- 19. Terrifier 3
- 20. A Boy and His Dog
1. The Last Kamikaze (最後の特攻隊)
With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji Tsuruta stars as a Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
2. Parents on Trial
According to Hollywood, the parents were generally at fault when good kids went bad. This theory is elucidated in Columbia's Parents on Trial, wherein strict disciplinarian James Westley fails to understand or appreciate the real needs and feelings of his teenaged daughter Susan .
3. Go Brother! (快把我哥带走)
Shi Miao hates her brother Shi Fen. So, she makes a birthday wish: She wants her brother gone. However, she did not expect the wish come true.
It has an average vote of 7.111 on TMDB.
4. Leaving Las Vegas
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
It has an average vote of 7.266 on TMDB.
5. Street Kings
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
It has an average vote of 6.62 on TMDB.
6. The Long Goodbye
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
It has an average vote of 7.417 on TMDB.
7. Sometime, Sometime (一时一时的)
Zi Kien and his mother Ah Lin only have each other in their lives until one day, Ah Lin starts dating Mr. Lee. Zi Kien feels his place in his mother's life is threatened, and he starts to change himself. This is a story about a mother and son who care too much about each other, yet pretend not to.
8. This Boy's Life
When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.
It has an average vote of 7.126 on TMDB.
9. You Kill Me
While drying out on the West Coast, an alcoholic hit man befriends a tart-tongued woman who might just come in handy when it's time for him to return to Buffalo and settle some old scores.
It has an average vote of 6.163 on TMDB.
11. Madre (Madre)
Madre tells the story of 16-year old Andrea who leaves a poor neighbourhood in Colombian Medellin to take part in the casting for a porno movie.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
12. Zeit der Fische (Zeit der Fische)
(Zeit der Fische)
13. D-Tox
A disgraced FBI agent with a drinking problem joins nine other troubled law enforcement officers at an isolated detox clinic in the wilds of Wyoming. But the therapeutic sanctuary becomes a nightmarish hellhole when a major snowstorm cuts off the clinic from the outside world and enables a killer on the inside to get busy.
It has an average vote of 5.572 on TMDB.
14. Barfly
Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.
It has an average vote of 6.872 on TMDB.
15. Mystic Pizza
Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
16. Freeway
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
17. Remnants
A young woman reminisces over her adolescence before her birthday.
18. Onder de tafel
Onder de tafel is a melancholic father-son tale which starts when Jacob hears that his father Kees has started drinking again. He needs to be picked up at the clinic where he is treated for alcoholism. Jacob takes his father to a bungalow park hoping to be able to connect with him at a place where they used to be a happy family. Kees does not recognize his son and the first chance he gets, he grabs a can of beer. Jacob realises that the only chance he has of reconnecting with his dad, is to drink together. And so they do.
19. Terrifier 3
Art the Clown unleashes chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.
20. A Boy and His Dog
11 year old Davy discovers that a chained gentle dog, Buck, is badly wounded around the neck because of the thick, tight collar he is made to constantly wear by his unfeeling owner. When Buck comes through the fence and becomes stuck, Davy removes the collar. Even though the boy tells him to stay in his owner's yard, the dog follows him home.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.