Top 20 movies like Just Me
Top 20 Movies like Just Me
- 1. Paul Rusch: His Life and Dream
- 2. Papa Hemingway in Cuba
- 3. More About Nostradamus
- 4. Maria
- 5. Vitória
- 6. Shadow / Self
- 7. Basquiat
- 8. Catch Me If You Can
- 9. The Clerics
- 10. The Devil Wears Prada
- 11. Irmã Dulce
- 12. Paulo Coelho's Best Story
- 13. Andrei Rublev
- 14. Birdman of Alcatraz
- 15. The Pride of the Firm
- 16. Cinderella Man
- 17. Thầu Chín Ở Xiêm
- 18. The Last Emperor
- 19. GoodFellas
- 20. Trump Unauthorized
1. Paul Rusch: His Life and Dream (夢かける高原 清里の父 ポール・ラッシュ)
An animated film about Paul Rusch, an American missionary who helped build churches, schools, hospitals in Japan and overall helped improve life in rural areas of Japan along with soothing post-WW2 relations between the two countries.
2. Papa Hemingway in Cuba
In 1959, a young journalist ventures to Havana, Cuba to meet his idol, the legendary Ernest Hemingway who helped him find his literary voice, while the Cuban Revolution comes to a boil around them.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
3. More About Nostradamus
This short film portrays Nostradamus as having predicted the horrors of WWI and Hitler's rise to power, as well as the eventual triumph of "the daughter of the English Isles" against these forces. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
4. Maria
1977: Maria Callas, once the world's greatest opera diva, lives in seclusion in Paris with her staff and her two poodles. Her health is getting worse and worse. Then she receives a request to go on tour again. Will La Callas sing again? And if so, for whom?
5. Vitória (Vitória)
Inspired by a real woman, who filmed for two years, hidden, the routine of drug dealers on Ladeira dos Tabajaras, in Copacabana, in 2004. At the time, the material was passed on to the police, who opened an investigation and carried out an operation that resulted in in the arrest of more than 30 people, including military police involved with the gang.
6. Shadow / Self
Shadow / Self is a film project that combines dance, fashion and music to explore the darker side of the feminine psyche. A story of human struggle told with movement, beauty and light.
7. Basquiat
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
8. Catch Me If You Can
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
It has an average vote of 7.977 on TMDB.
9. The Clerics (Sang Kiai)
It follows the struggle of clerics to keep Islam alive during the Japanese invasion of Indonesia in 1942.
It has an average vote of 8.8 on TMDB.
10. The Devil Wears Prada
Andy moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss is extremely demanding, cruel and won't let her succeed if she doesn't fit into the high class elegant look of their magazine.
It has an average vote of 7.397 on TMDB.
11. Irmã Dulce (Irmã Dulce)
Biographical film of Sister Dulce, who, in life, was called the “Good Angel of Bahia”, also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and canonized by the Catholic Church. Contemplating from the 1940s to the 1980s, the film shows how the Catholic nun faced an incurable respiratory disease, machismo, the indifference of politicians and even the dogmas of the Church to dedicate her life to the care of the miserable, leaving a legacy that continues today.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
12. Paulo Coelho's Best Story (Não Pare na Pista - A Melhor História de Paulo Coelho)
Paulo Coelho is the world’s most translated living author, his books having sold over 165 million copies. But he was not always the inspirational global phenomenon he is today. Like the heroes in his spiritual classics THE ALCHEMIST and THE PILGRIMAGE, he long-searched for his calling, flirting with death, escaping madness, falling in love, and making rock ’n’ roll history in Brazil, all-the-while striving for success as a writer. A wild ride through a lifetime of stranger-than-fiction adventures, PAULO COELHO’S BEST STORY is a profoundly moving film that goes straight to the heart of the most beloved literary guru of our time, revealing the most incredible wonder of all: the man behind the masterpieces.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
13. Andrei Rublev (Андрей Рублёв)
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
It has an average vote of 8.011 on TMDB.
14. Birdman of Alcatraz
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. Driven nearly mad by loneliness and despair, Stroud's life gains new meaning when he happens upon a helpless baby sparrow in the exercise yard and nurses it back to health. Despite having only a third grade education, Stroud goes on to become a renowned ornithologist and achieves a greater sense of freedom and purpose behind bars than most people find in the outside world.
It has an average vote of 7.463 on TMDB.
15. The Pride of the Firm (Der Stolz der Firma)
Der Stolz der Firma, meaning The Pride of the Business, is a classic German silent film from 1914. The film tells the story of a shrewd apprentice and is filmed in the comical style of director Lubitsch. This is one of the few Lubitsch films from World War I that wasn’t lost.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
16. Cinderella Man
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
It has an average vote of 7.55 on TMDB.
17. Thầu Chín Ở Xiêm (Thầu Chín Ở Xiêm)
(Thầu Chín Ở Xiêm)
It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.
18. The Last Emperor
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
19. GoodFellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
It has an average vote of 8.464 on TMDB.
20. Trump Unauthorized
A look at the life of real estate king/media mogul/reality TV star, Donald Trump.
It has an average vote of 3.5 on TMDB.