Top 20 movies like Lost Illusions

Lost Illusions

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.

Illusions perdues is of 2 hour(s) and 29 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Curiosa Films, France 3 Cinéma, Pictanovo, uMedia, Canal+, France Télévisions, Ciné+, CNC, Orange Studio, Gaumont, Gabriel Inc., uFund, Région Hauts-de-France. It was released on 2021-10-20. It has the tagline: Criticism is easy, and art is difficult It has an average vote of 7.446 on TMDB.

Genres: DramaRomanceHistory

1. The Mad Women's Ball (Le Bal des folles)

The Mad Women's Ball

A woman who is unfairly institutionalized at a Paris asylum plots to escape with the help of one of its nurses. Based on the novel 'Le bal des folles' by Victoria Mas.

It has an average vote of 7.081 on TMDB.

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2. Another World (Un autre monde)

Another World

An executive manager, his wife and his family, at the point when his professional choices are about to overturn all their lives. Philippe Lemesle and his wife are separating, their love irretrievably damaged by pressures of work. A successful executive in industrial conglomerate, Philippe no longer knows how to respond to the contradictory demands of his bosses. Yesterday they wanted a manager, today an enforcer. Now he must decide what his life really means.

It has an average vote of 6.816 on TMDB.

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3. Man Up! (Un vrai bonhomme)

Man Up!

Tom, 16, is a sensitive teenager who is about to enter a new high school after being expelled. He intends to find his place, make friends and seduce the girl he loves. Tom needs the support of his older brother, Leo, a true mentor, who is working to make him a “cool kid”. However, Leo's fraternal benevolence hides a destructive temperament... Will Tom be able to grow up finding his own path?

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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4. Tout nous sourit (Tout nous sourit)

Tout nous sourit

The members of an apparently happy couple, each with their respective lovers, have the same idea: spending the weekend at their holiday home. Finding each other there is only the beginning of an awkward and hilarious weekend.

It has an average vote of 5.792 on TMDB.

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5. Kung-Fu Zohra (Kung-Fu Zohra)

Kung-Fu Zohra

Zohra is convinced that separating from her husband Omar would break her little girl’s heart and so determines not to leave him despite the violence he metes out. Then she meets Chang Sue, the caretaker of the gym where she works to make ends meet. When she learns that he’s a kung fu master, Zohra asks him to teach her some self-defence basics…

It has an average vote of 5.533 on TMDB.

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6. The Man Who Sold His Skin (الرجل الذي باع ظهره)

The Man Who Sold His Skin

To be able to travel to Europe and find the love of his life, Sam Ali, a Syrian refugee, accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the most sulfurous contemporary artist; becoming that way a precious work of art.

It has an average vote of 6.634 on TMDB.

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7. Amnesia (Amnesia)

Amnesia

A young composer moves from Berlin to the island of Ibiza and begins a friendship with an elderly woman whose painful past has caused her to reject everything to do with Germany, including her native language.

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

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8. Bird People (Bird People)

Bird People

An overstressed American businessman and a French chambermaid make a connection at an airport hotel in Paris.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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9. Seven Winters in Tehran (Sieben Winter in Teheran)

Seven Winters in Tehran

After seven years in prison, a female student in Tehran is hanged for murder. She had acted in self-defence against a rapist. For a pardon, she would have had to retract her testimony. This moving film reopens the case.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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10. Tricky Old Dogs 2 (Les Vieux Fourneaux 2 : Bons pour l'asile)

Tricky Old Dogs 2

To come to the aid of migrants he was hiding in Paris, Pierrot takes them to the South-West to Antoine, who himself is already welcoming Mimile, in the midst of reconquering love for Berthe. Expecting to find calm and voluptuousness in the countryside, the six refugees will taste above all the legendary hospitality of a French village. The perfect opportunity to shake up fears and prejudices for Sophie and our three Old Furnaces, promoted to unexpected consultants of an electoral campaign that Larquebuse, the mayor of Montcoeur is not about to forget.

It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.

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11. Water Lilies by Monet (Le ninfee di Monet)

Water Lilies by Monet

A journey through the masterpieces and obsessions of the Genius of the Impressionism, down the River Seine, from Le Havre to Paris and then up the river towards Argenteuil, Poissy, Vétheuil, Giverny – ending in Paris. A tour of the Museums displaying Monet's masterpieces: the Orangerie Museum, the Marmottan Museum, the Orsay Museum, ending in Monet's house and gardens at Giverny.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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12. Cutterhead (Cutterhead)

Cutterhead

Rie is a PR-coordinator visiting a tunnel boring machine to portray the well-oiled European cooperation in the Metro construction when an accident suddenly occurs. Unable to escape, she takes refuge in an airlock with Croatian miner Ivo and Bharan, a worker from Eritrea.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

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13. The Upside of Anger

The Upside of Anger

After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.

It has an average vote of 6.256 on TMDB.

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14. Crystal Girl (Vetro)

Crystal Girl

A seventeen-year-old girl hasn’t left her room in an indefinite amount of time. Those like her call them hikikomori, they are teenagers who decide to build themselves a little prison, leaving the outside world outside the door. Her routine is broken when, online, she meets Dev, a boy ten years older. The two fall in love immediately.For her it is the first love. In order to meet Dev, she must leave that cage. But there is someone willing to do anything to prevent her from getting out of there.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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15. 588 rue Paradis (588 rue Paradis)

588 rue Paradis

This family drama is the sequel to director Henri Verneuil's autobiographical film, Mayrig. It takes place some forty years after the end of the previous film. In the earlier film, a young man has moved with his family to Marseilles from Armenia and is adapting to his new country to the best of his ability. This tends to put him in conflict with his traditional Armenian family. Nonetheless, they are all hardworking and loving. Now, forty years later, the lead character has changed his name to Pierre Zakar, because it is easier for the French to pronounce and relate to. He has also become a very successful playwright.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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16. Jeff Beck: Still on the Run

Jeff Beck: Still on the Run

The story of English rock guitarist Jeff Beck from his earliest days learning to strum on homemade guitars in Wallington, Surrey, to his teenage friendship with Jimmy Page and mastering his craft with guitar legends that influenced his incredible career.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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17. Paloma (Paloma)

Paloma

Just after stealing the urn containing the ashes of her deceased lover, Paloma, a drag queen, meets Mike, a quiet and gloomy trucker.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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18. Gula Hund (Gula Hund)

Gula Hund

Gula Hund is a Swedish variety show that was the second of "three dog-revues" . The first one being Gröna Hund and the third and last one was Svea Hund.

It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.

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19. Mafia

Mafia

A renegade cop skirts the law in order to capture a ruthless crime boss.

It has an average vote of 4.2 on TMDB.

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20. We, the Children of the 20th Century (Nous, les enfants du xxème siècle)

We, the Children of the 20th Century

It focuses on how youngsters in capitalist Russia turn to crime. Either they thrive at their game or they get locked up. In any case they're trapped. The portrayed kids are old men, acting wise and tough while in fact they're victims.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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