Top 20 movies like Siberian Grandfather
Top 20 Movies like Siberian Grandfather
- 1. Schindler's List
- 2. Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
- 3. Passion Fanny Ardant
- 4. A Poet's Fate
- 5. Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
- 6. Basquiat
- 7. Cinderella Man
- 8. Through Icy Haze
- 9. Andrei Rublev
- 10. The Chosen
- 11. Żuławski on Żuławski
- 12. Michael Collins
- 13. Viva Zapata!
- 14. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
- 15. More About Nostradamus
- 16. Trump Unauthorized
- 17. Kean
- 18. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
- 19. The Jewish Cardinal
- 20. Henry Miller: Prophet of Desire
1. Schindler's List
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
It has an average vote of 8.567 on TMDB.
2. Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin)
After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
3. Passion Fanny Ardant (Fanny Ardant : naissance d'une passion)
A portrait of the famous French actress Fanny Ardant, who has worked with great figures of cinema such as Agnès Varda, Alain Resnais, Michelangelo Antonioni, Sydney Pollack and, above all, François Truffaut , with whom she had a sentimental relationship and whose death marked the rest of her life.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
4. A Poet's Fate (Судьба поэта)
Biographical movie about a 9th century Persian poet, Rudaqi.
5. Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
6. Basquiat
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
It has an average vote of 6.602 on TMDB.
7. Cinderella Man
The true story of boxer Jim Braddock who, following his retirement in the 1930s, makes a surprise comeback in order to lift his family out of poverty.
It has an average vote of 7.551 on TMDB.
8. Through Icy Haze (Сквозь ледяную мглу)
After the events of 1905, the proletariat slowly retreated with battle. The Lenin headquarters of the leadership of the revolution was moved to Finland. There Lenin and Krupskaya live illegally in safe houses. Vladimir Ilyich works on his articles, occasionally his associates visit him, sometimes he goes to the city for meetings with his party comrades — Gorky, Kalinin, Krasin, and others. By all possible means, Lenin directs the activities of the Bolsheviks in Russia...
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
9. 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 8.011 on TMDB.
10. The Chosen (El elegido)
Spain, 1937. Ramón Mercader, a young communist combatant, is recruited and trained by the Soviet intelligence service to participate in a top secret mission ordered by the ruthless dictator Joseph Stalin: the assassination of his former political rival, Leon Trotsky, who is living in exile in Mexico.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
11. Żuławski on Żuławski (Żuławski o Żuławskim)
A portrait of film director Andrzej Żuławski. This biographical documentary shows the different layers of the personality of the artist and doesn't hide the contradictions of his nature. The confessions of Żuławski are alternated with fragments of his films, showing the twists and turns of his personal life and art.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
12. Michael Collins
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
13. Viva Zapata!
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Díaz in the early 20th century.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
14. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
15. More About Nostradamus
This short film portrays Nostradamus as having predicted the horrors of WWI and Hitler's rise to power, as well as the eventual triumph of "the daughter of the English Isles" against these forces. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
16. Trump Unauthorized
A look at the life of real estate king/media mogul/reality TV star, Donald Trump.
It has an average vote of 3.5 on TMDB.
18. Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
Biography of the former first lady, focusing on her years as a photojournalist and leading up to her marriage to John F. Kennedy and their moving into the White House.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
19. The Jewish Cardinal (Le métis de Dieu)
The Jewish Cardinal tells the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later joining the priesthood. Quickly rising within the ranks of the Church, Lustiger was appointed Archbishop of Paris by Pope John Paul II―and found a new platform to celebrate his dual identity as a Catholic Jew, earning him both friends and enemies from either group. When Carmelite nuns settle down to build a convent within the cursed walls of Auschwitz, Lustiger finds himself a mediator between the two communities―and he may be forced, at last, to choose his side.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
20. Henry Miller: Prophet of Desire (Henry Miller – Prophet der Lüste)
The US writer Henry Miller , scandalous and nonconformist creator, hated by the most recalcitrant puritans, was a vilified genius, considered a threat, accused of being a sexist, of consciously pursuing the destruction of every civic principle; but he was also someone venerated as a saint, as a sex guru; and today as one of the most important characters of the twentieth century.