Top 20 movies like My American Uncle

My American Uncle

Prof. Henri Laborit uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist theories of survival, combat, rewards and punishment, and anxiety. René is a technical manager at a textile factory and must face the anxiety caused by corporate downsizing. Janine is a self-educated actress/stylist who learns that the wife of her lover is dying and must decide to let them reunite. Jean is a controversial career-climbing writer/politician at a crossroads in life.

Mon oncle d'Amérique is of 2 hour(s) and 6 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Philippe Dussart, TF1, Andrea Films. It was released on 1980-05-21. It has an average vote of 6.946 on TMDB.

Genres: ComedyDramaRomance

1. Happiness (Счастье)

Happiness

A hapless loser undergoes misadventures with avaracious clergy, a tired horse, and a walking granary on his road to collectivized happiness.

It has an average vote of 5.768 on TMDB.

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2. Happiness of Us Alone (名もなく貧しく美しく)

Happiness of Us Alone

The story is of two people. One is deaf, the other deaf and mute. They marry after meeting at a school reunion, and the film follows their trials and tribulations ... and joys.

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

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3. Tomorrow We Move (Demain on déménage)

Tomorrow We Move

When her mother moves in, the life of a writer gets crowded.

It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.

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4. Crac (Crac)

Crac

This short animation takes as its protagonist a wooden rocking chair that serves as a tool to delve in no more than 15 minutes on a journey through the history of Quebec in the last century.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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5. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (Vous n'avez encore rien vu)

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d'Anthac gathers together all his friends who have appeared over the years in his play "Eurydice." These actors watch a recording of the work performed by a young acting company, La Compagnie de la Colombe. Do love, life, death and love after death still have any place on a theater stage? It's up to them to decide. And the surprises have only just begun...

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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6. Life Is a Bed of Roses (La vie est un roman)

Life Is a Bed of Roses

In this whimsical fable, Resnais deftly interweaves three story lines: the creation of an early-20th-century utopia; romantic high jinks at a school conference; and a fantasy sparked by F/X pioneer Georges Méliès.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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7. Times and Winds (Beş Vakit)

Times and Winds

In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their sons. Mothers command their daughters ruthlessly. Ömer, the son of the imam, wishes hopelessly for the death of his father. When he understands that wishful thinking does not have any concrete results, he begins to search for childish ways to kill his father. Yakup is in love with his teacher, and one day after seeing his father spying on the teacher he dreams too, like Ömer, of killing his father. Yıldız studies and tries to manage the household chores imposed by her mother. She learns with irritation about the secrets of the relationship between men and women.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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8. Don (डॉन)

Don

A ruthless gangster named Don is killed during a scuffle with the police. Since only DSP D'Silva knows of this incident, he recruits Vijay, who is a spitting image of Don, to replace the original Don and infiltrate his gang. D'Silva plans to nab the entire gang, but when he dies during a raid, the secret that Vijay is not Don is also buried with him.

It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.

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9. Trust

Trust

After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.

It has an average vote of 6.744 on TMDB.

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10. Dead Pigs (海上浮城)

Dead Pigs

A pig farmer, a busboy, a salon owner, an expat architect and a jaded rich girl cross paths as thousands of dead pigs float down the Yangtze River toward Shanghai.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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11. Mammuth (Mammuth)

Mammuth

Serge Pilardosse has just turned 60. He has worked since the age of 16, never unemployed, never sick. But the hour of retirement has come, and it is disillusionment: he is missing points, some employers having forgotten to declare it! Pushed by Catherine, his wife, he gets on his old motorcycle from the 70s, a "Mammut" which earned him his nickname, and sets off in search of his pay slips. During his journey, he rediscovers his past and his quest for administrative documents soon becomes incidental...

It has an average vote of 5.831 on TMDB.

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12. Mr. Klein (Mr. Klein)

Mr. Klein

Paris, France, 1942, during the Nazi occupation. Robert Klein, a successful art dealer who benefits from the misfortunes of those who are ruthlessly persecuted, discovers by chance that there is another Robert Klein, apparently a Jewish man; someone with whom he could be mistakenly identified, something dangerous in such harsh times.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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13. The Soft Skin (La Peau douce)

The Soft Skin

Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married with Franca and father of Sabine, around 10. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stand staying away from her.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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14. Tokyo! (TOKYO!)

Tokyo!

Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out at a hostile courtroom. A man who has resigned himself to a life of solitude reconsiders after meeting a charming pizza delivery woman. And finally, a happy young couple find themselves undergoing a series of frightening metamorphoses.

It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.

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15. Germinal (Germinal)

Germinal

It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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16. Buffet Froid (Buffet froid)

Buffet Froid

An absurd black comedy that cunningly reverses the conventions of the crime thriller to comment on the alienating and dehumanizing effects of contemporary urban life. Alphonse Tram is unwittingly involved in several murders despite having no memory of committing the crimes. His confusion lead him to confess to his neighbour, Inspector Morvandieu. Alphonse and Morvandieu become the axis around which murders occur.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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17. The Under-Gifted (Les sous-doués)

The Under-Gifted

The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought the students this far along, and after a practical joke misfires and the whole school is dynamited, the students are in deep trouble. They have to present themselves in court for their punishment and it could not be worse: If they don't pass their high-school graduation exams, they go to prison!

It has an average vote of 6.501 on TMDB.

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18. Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

It has an average vote of 7.896 on TMDB.

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19. Zelig

Zelig

Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.

It has an average vote of 7.43 on TMDB.

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20. The Young Girls of Rochefort (Les Demoiselles de Rochefort)

The Young Girls of Rochefort

Delphine and Solange are two sisters living in Rochefort. Delphine is a dancing teacher and Solange composes and teaches the piano. Maxence is a poetand a painter. He is doing his military service. Simon owns a music shop, he left Paris one month ago to come back where he fell in love 10 years ago. They are looking for love, looking for each other, without being aware that their ideal partner is very close...

It has an average vote of 7.667 on TMDB.

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