Top 20 movies like Nostalgia
Top 20 Movies like Nostalgia
- 1. The Sacrifice
- 2. Voyage in Time
- 3. Stalker
- 4. Mirror
- 5. Ivan's Childhood
- 6. Andrei Rublev
- 7. Sisters
- 8. The Night I Swam
- 9. Blue
- 10. Dodes'ka-den
- 11. The Circle
- 12. Too Early / Too Late
- 13. One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
- 14. Martha
- 15. Symbol
- 16. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
- 17. A Millionaire's First Love
- 18. Ritual
- 19. War
- 20. The Steamroller and the Violin
1. The Sacrifice (Offret)
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
It has an average vote of 7.702 on TMDB.
2. Voyage in Time (Tempo di viaggio)
The travels in Italy of director Andrei Tarkovsky in preparation for the making of his film Nostalghia.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
3. Stalker (Сталкер)
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
4. Mirror (Зеркало)
A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.
It has an average vote of 7.98 on TMDB.
5. Ivan's Childhood (Иваново детство)
In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the German lines and strikes a friendship with three sympathetic Soviet officers.
It has an average vote of 7.859 on TMDB.
6. 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 8.039 on TMDB.
7. Sisters (Сёстры)
A movie about two sisters - thirteen year old Sveta, poor and abandoned by her father, who longs to go off and be a sniper in the army, and spoilt eight-year old Dina, doted on by her gangster father...
It has an average vote of 6.993 on TMDB.
8. The Night I Swam (泳ぎすぎた夜)
Snow covered mountains in Japan. Every night, a fisherman makes his way to the market in town. His 6 year old son is awoken by his departure and finds it impossible to fall back to sleep. In the sleeping household, the young boy draws a picture he then slips into his satchel. On his way to school, still drowsy, he strays off the path and wanders into the snow...
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
9. Blue
Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
10. Dodes'ka-den (どですかでん)
This film follows the daily lives of a group of people barely scraping by in a slum on the outskirts of Tokyo. Yet as desperate as their circumstances are, each of them—the homeless father and son envisioning their dream house; the young woman abused by her uncle; the boy who imagines himself a trolley conductor—finds reasons to carry on.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
11. The Circle (دایره)
Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
12. Too Early / Too Late (Trop tôt, trop tard)
Inspired by a letter by Friedrich Engels and a 1974 account of two militant Marxist writers who had been imprisoned by the Nasser regime, Straub-Huillet filmed this film in France and Egypt during 1980. They reflect on Egypt’s history of peasant struggle and liberation from Western colonization, and link it to class tensions in France shortly before the Revolution of 1789, quoting texts by Engels as well as the pioneering nonfiction film Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory .
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
13. One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich (Cinéma, de notre temps: Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch)
A documentary about the Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. The film was an episode of the French documentary film series Filmmakers of our time. The title of the film is a play on the title of Solzhenitsyn's novella One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
14. Martha (Martha)
After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha is caught in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.
It has an average vote of 7.088 on TMDB.
15. Symbol (しんぼる)
A man wakes up in a white empty room, with nothing apart from strange "buttons". He needs to push the correct buttons in order to get what he wants.
It has an average vote of 6.69 on TMDB.
16. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (残菊物語)
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
It has an average vote of 7.895 on TMDB.
17. A Millionaire's First Love (백만장자의 첫사랑)
When a high school diploma becomes the key to unlocking his inheritance, a spoiled teen gets an invaluable lesson in life and love in a rural village.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
18. Ritual (式日)
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
19. War (Война)
During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
20. The Steamroller and the Violin (Каток и скрипка)
Seven year old Sasha practices violin every day to satisfy the ambition of his parents. Already withdrawn as a result of his routines, Sasha quickly regains confidence when he accidentally meets and befriends worker Sergei, who works on a steamroller in their upscale Moscow neighborhood.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
