Top 20 movies like Monkey or Man
Top 20 Movies like Monkey or Man
- 1. The Great Mystical Circus
- 2. The Oasis
- 3. Eugene among Us
- 4. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
- 5. Roma Boys – The Love Story
- 6. Sometime Somebody
- 7. Dirty Laundry
- 8. Ocean
- 9. Vanilla Cream
- 10. Mokhtar
- 11. My Name Is Tan You Yu
- 12. The Blue Angel
- 13. Plauto, Distorted Memory of an Eventual Fool
- 14. Casper Comes to Clown
- 15. El Viaje
- 16. Clown ou La Fin du Cirque
- 17. La Strada
- 18. Big Fish
- 19. The Prime Time of Your Life
- 20. Circus Girl
1. The Great Mystical Circus (O Grande Circo Místico)
The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their decadence.
It has an average vote of 3.2 on TMDB.
2. The Oasis (De Oase)
A young witch tries to find 'the oasis' and has captured a young man who knows it's exact location. But before he tells her where she can find this mystical place she first has to convince him that magic is in fact very real.
3. Eugene among Us (Evžen mezi námi)
Young Eugene from the provinces travels to Prague in search of fame. Once there he gets an offer to write engagé lyrics for pop songs...
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
4. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.
It has an average vote of 6.342 on TMDB.
5. Roma Boys – The Love Story (Roma Boys – Příběh lásky)
The film explores the taboo subject of homosexuality within the Roma community through the personal story of a Roma activist who happens to be gay. Though his job has earned him respect among his peers, by coming out his status is in jeopardy. However, the desire to share his complex story prompted him to write a screenplay based on his life. Partly a documentary about his autobiographical script, the film switches between documentary and narrative storytelling. Owing to its distinctive style, the film offers a glimpse into the protagonist's world as he faces triple discrimination: as a Roma, as a gay man, and as a gay man in the Roma community.
6. Sometime Somebody (Někdy někoho)
Two clerks in a night club, milk, stuffed head of an antelope, voices from afar, homo-erotic tension and the question, if it is possible to extricate from routine and emptiness with the help of a crime. A black and white nightmare in psycho bits.
7. Dirty Laundry (Dirty Laundry)
Dirty Laundry illustrates the vulnerable reality of Burmese women forced to confront the deep-seated misogyny that surfaces in their everyday lives
8. Ocean
Ocean was a girl and now just a paper head. Her brother reminisces the times they shared during their childhood, a sorry experience that birthed emotional scars.
9. Vanilla Cream
A narrative short film surrounding a rich man's funeral.
10. Mokhtar (Mokhtar)
Showcases the humanity between two people of different cultures in the most extreme of situations.
11. My Name Is Tan You Yu
A late-in-life coming of age tale of Tan You Yu / Yvonne Tan as she navigates through a transactional friendship with her new pal, Maggie.
12. The Blue Angel (Der blaue Engel)
Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.
It has an average vote of 7.331 on TMDB.
13. Plauto, Distorted Memory of an Eventual Fool (Plauto, recuerdo distorsionado de un tonto eventual)
Plauto, the clown, tells us the story of the Circo de las Alegrías. Doña Alegría, owner of the Circus is determined that her son Palevhi, maintain the classic line of the show, which begs for a complete renovation. During the last years, the Circus has been dragging like a dying man until the threat of bankruptcy and unemployment has led his workers to anguish. One night in September, Palevhi decides to inform the big family of the circus the final closure. Tears of frustration give way to the search for solutions.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
14. Casper Comes to Clown
Casper befriends a bear cub with a natural talent for juggling. Soon the cub is in the circus, but a gorilla proves to be much scarier than any ghost.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
15. El Viaje (El Viaje)
(El Viaje)
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
16. Clown ou La Fin du Cirque (Clown ou La Fin du Cirque)
(Clown ou La Fin du Cirque)
17. La Strada (La strada)
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
It has an average vote of 7.921 on TMDB.
18. Big Fish
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
It has an average vote of 7.762 on TMDB.
19. The Prime Time of Your Life (El Mejor Momento de Tu Vida)
A phone call turns an evening at home into a nightmare.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
20. Circus Girl
A jealous trapeze star decides he must eliminate his romantic rival.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.