Top 20 movies like Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.

Once Were Warriors is of 1 hour(s) and 39 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Avalon Studios, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air. It was released on 1994-09-02. It has the tagline: A family in crisis, a life in chaos... Nothing is more powerful than a mother's love. It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

Genres: Drama

1. What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

Five years have passed and Jake has turned his back on his family. He's still up to his usual tricks in McClutchy's Bar, unaware, as he downs his latest opponent, that his eldest son, Nig, has died in a gang fight. The uncomfortable family reunion at Nig's funeral sparks a confrontation with second son, Sonny, and sets Jake and Sonny on a downward spiral.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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2. Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?

Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?

It's been 20 years snce Once Were Warriors was made. Julian Arahanga aka 'Nig' takes us on a journey to meet the cast and see where they are now.

It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.

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3. Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy

Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy

An associative view of the days, nights and characters that enclosed the life of Arthur Janov, which defines in the conclusion "It's never too late to have a happy childhood". Arthur Janov was a classic instance of being the right charismatic therapist at the right time - the zeitgeist. Dr. Janov first heard about the embryo to the primal scream through one of his patients when he performed conventional psycho dynamic therapy. It was an absurd theatre performance by Raphael Montañez Ortiz called "Mommy, Daddy" presented in London, 1966. The birth of Primal therapy happened when Arthur Janov's book, "The Primal Scream" was published early 1970.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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4. Fantasías

Fantasías

The movie tells the story of a middle-class couple with two teenage children and a boring sex life, in search of new experiences- first with their sexy maid. Later with the advice of an older female friend who has swinger lifestyle with her husband, they decide to explore the possibility of sparking fresh passion by hooking up with a swinger couple. But then, problems arrive when they start to get blackmailed by the male swinger, who wants money to not show some private pictures of the wife. Written by lament

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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5. Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun

In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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6. The Orator (O le tulafale)

The Orator

The Orator is a contemporary drama about courage, forgiveness and love. Small in stature and humble, Saili lives a simple life with his beloved wife and daughter in an isolated, traditional village in the islands of Samoa. Forced to protect his land and family, Saili must face his fears and seek the right to speak up for those he loves.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

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7. Thirst

Thirst

The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve this state of superiority by drinking from the "blood cows" kept at the "dairy farm", and they try to get her to join them.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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8. Buckskin

Buckskin

Set in 1820, a Texan fur trapper journeys into the mysterious Buckskin woods in the hopes of saving a lost boy. Once there, Wesley Porter must confront the demons of his past and navigate the savage Native's traps in order to bring himself and the young man home alive.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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9. The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.

It has an average vote of 7.263 on TMDB.

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10. The War

The War

The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's.

It has an average vote of 6.632 on TMDB.

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11. A Pain in the Ass (L'Emmerdeur)

A Pain in the Ass

Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. He checks in a hotel without knowing that his neighbour has become neurotic after his wife left him.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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12. The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.

It has an average vote of 7.421 on TMDB.

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13. Rabbit-Proof Fence

Rabbit-Proof Fence

In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.

It has an average vote of 6.935 on TMDB.

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14. Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

It has an average vote of 7.101 on TMDB.

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15. Romper Stomper

Romper Stomper

Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. Finally the Vietnamese have had enough and confront the skinheads in an all-out confrontation, sending the skinheads running. A woman who is prone to epileptic seizures joins the skins' merry band, and helps them on their run from justice, but is her affliction also a sign of impurity?

It has an average vote of 6.576 on TMDB.

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16. Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

A World War II submarine commander finds himself stuck with a damaged sub, a con-man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.

It has an average vote of 7.167 on TMDB.

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17. South Park: Imaginationland

South Park: Imaginationland

Some of the boys from South Park Elementary find themselves on a balloon ride to an imaginary land. Upon their arrival they're faced with an unimaginable threat.

It has an average vote of 7.929 on TMDB.

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18. Boy

Boy

Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.

It has an average vote of 7.378 on TMDB.

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19. Sorcerer

Sorcerer

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite across dangerous jungle terrain.

It has an average vote of 7.431 on TMDB.

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20. Duck Soup

Duck Soup

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

It has an average vote of 7.322 on TMDB.

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