Top 20 movies like Orpheus
Top 20 Movies like Orpheus
- 1. Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons
- 2. The Counterfeit Coin
- 3. The Queen's Lover
- 4. Making Gundam: The Inside Story
- 5. In the Eyes: Chapter 1
- 6. Schramm
- 7. The Blood of a Poet
- 8. Beauty and the Beast
- 9. Adolescents
- 10. A Moment in the Reeds
- 11. Testament of Orpheus
- 12. Au Hasard Balthazar
- 13. To Have and Have Not
- 14. Beautiful Thing
- 15. Pickpocket
- 16. Corrina, Corrina
- 17. Elevator to the Gallows
- 18. How to Steal a Million
- 19. The Student and Mister Henri
- 20. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
1. Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons
Penthesilea, the first of six films made by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, traverses thousands of years to look at the image of the Amazonian woman in myth. It asks, among other questions, is the Amazonian woman a rare strong female image or is she a figure derived from male phantasy? The film explores the complexities of such questions, but does not seek any concrete answers.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
2. The Counterfeit Coin (Η Κάλπικη Λίρα)
Four stories, humorous, romantic or dramatic, are linked by a counterfeit gold sovereign. It is made by the honest engraver in the first story, seduced by the charms of a young widow, and it subsequently passes into the hands of a beggar and a prostitute, a wealthy miser and a newly married couple where the husband is a poor artist.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
3. The Queen's Lover (Ruy Blas)
Exiled from the court of Spain, Don Salluste, the chief of police, wants to take revenge on the Queen. One day he meets Ruy Blas, a young student who happens to be a lookalike of Don Cesar, his nephew. Salluste disguises Ruy Blas and presents him as Don Cesar. It doesn't take long before Ruy Blas, intelligent, virtuous and generous as he is becomes popular and the Queen, who has fallen in love with him, appoints him Prime Minister. All seems for the best in the best of worlds but Salluste has not forgotten his revenge, far from that ...
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
4. Making Gundam: The Inside Story
"Mobile Suit Gundam" is a science fiction anime about a war-torn future where humanity has colonized outer space. Over the decades Gundam has become one of Japan's most iconic media franchises. But when the original series debuted in 1979, ratings were low, and it was initially deemed a flop. So how did Gundam become beloved by generations of people? What was the making of "Mobile Suit Gundam" - the beginning of this cultural phenomenon - like? This documentary speaks with the people who were there.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
5. In the Eyes: Chapter 1 (Par un regard: Chapitre 1)
When Tom realizes that he has fallen in love with a boy, Bastien, his life changes: the hostile world of the high school that surrounds him quickly makes it clear that he will not have a school life as beautiful as he is. hope. Gaëlle, also a high school girl, is secretly in a relationship with Lola, but when both decide to announce it to their parents, the life of one of them is turned upside down ...
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
6. Schramm (Schramm)
Lothar Schramm is a simple man with complex problems, yet he seems like such a nice guy. He works as a taxi driver and lives by himself where he is happy to answer his door to strangers and kill them outright. As with many shy loner types he has a problem dealing with woman so he drugs them and photographs their nude bodies for sexual stimulation. He then murders his helpless victims and so goes the life of a deranged serial killer.
It has an average vote of 5.89 on TMDB.
7. The Blood of a Poet (Le Sang d'un poète)
Told in four episodes, an unnamed artist is transported through a mirror into another dimension, where he travels through various bizarre scenarios. This film is the first part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, which consists of The Blood of a Poet , Orpheus and Testament of Orpheus .
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
8. Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête)
The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.
It has an average vote of 7.498 on TMDB.
9. Adolescents (Adolescentes)
Emma and Anaïs are best friends and yet everything in their life seems to set them apart, their social backgrounds but also their personalities. From the age of thirteen to eighteen, Adolescentes follows the two teenagers during these years where radical transformations and first times punctuate daily life. Through their personal stories, the film offers a rare portrait of France and its recent history.
It has an average vote of 7.331 on TMDB.
10. A Moment in the Reeds (Tämä hetki kaislikossa)
Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, and when Leevi's father has to return to town on business, the two young men establish a connection and embark on a romance set against the idyllic Finnish summer. However, looming over this chance encounter, is the father's imminent return to the lake house, the continuation of Leevi's studies abroad as well as Tareq's complex relationship with his family in Syria.
It has an average vote of 6.362 on TMDB.
11. Testament of Orpheus (Le Testament d'Orphée)
Outside time and reality, the experiences of a poet. The judgement of the young poet by Heurtebise and the Princess, the Gypsies, the palace of Pallas Athena, the spear of the Goddess which pierces the poet's heart, the temptation of the Sphinx, the flight of Oedipus and the final Assumption. This film is the third part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, which consists of The Blood of a Poet , Orpheus and Testament of Orpheus .
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
12. Au Hasard Balthazar (Au hasard Balthazar)
The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly.
It has an average vote of 7.587 on TMDB.
13. To Have and Have Not
A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.
It has an average vote of 7.459 on TMDB.
14. Beautiful Thing
Set during a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
It has an average vote of 7.324 on TMDB.
15. Pickpocket (Pickpocket)
Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.
It has an average vote of 7.31 on TMDB.
16. Corrina, Corrina
When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly and enrages the other townspeople.
It has an average vote of 6.662 on TMDB.
17. Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud)
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
It has an average vote of 7.604 on TMDB.
18. How to Steal a Million
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
19. The Student and Mister Henri (L'Étudiante et Monsieur Henri)
Because of his wavering health, Monsieur Henri can no longer live alone in his Paris appartment. Particularly grumpy, he ends up nonetheless accepting his son Paul's suggestion that he let one of his rooms out to a young female student. Far from falling for her charms, Henri uses her to orchestrate utter family chaos...
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
20. Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Átame!)
Recently released from a mental hospital, Ricky ties up Marina, a film star he once had sex with and keeps her hostage.
It has an average vote of 6.865 on TMDB.
