Top 20 movies like The Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish
Top 20 Movies like The Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish
- 1. Lean on Pete
- 2. Caliber 9
- 3. Baazigar
- 4. Firefox
- 5. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
- 6. Very Happy Alexander
- 7. The New York Ripper
- 8. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
- 9. The Traffic Policeman
- 10. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- 11. Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation
- 12. Woyzeck
- 13. The Thirteenth Year
- 14. Grizzly Man
- 15. Nightmare Beach
- 16. Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)
- 17. Empire of the Sun
- 18. Hello, Dolly!
- 19. Spellbound
- 20. Dracula: Prince of Darkness
1. Lean on Pete
Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.
It has an average vote of 6.949 on TMDB.
2. Caliber 9 (Milano Calibro 9)
Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
3. Baazigar (बाज़ीगर)
A young man with a vendetta against a business tycoon seduces and kills his eldest daughter and then proceeds to his younger daughter but she begins to suspect her new lover's ulterior motive.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
4. Firefox
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
It has an average vote of 6.005 on TMDB.
5. Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (Gainsbourg (vie héroïque))
A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.
It has an average vote of 6.925 on TMDB.
6. Very Happy Alexander (Alexandre le bienheureux)
Alexandre, a young and honest farmer, is oppressed by an authoritarian wife, who makes him work like a dog. When she dies in a car crash, he decides to stay in bed, absolutely free and inactive. Just a dog is occupied to carry food and newspapers to him.
It has an average vote of 6.771 on TMDB.
7. The New York Ripper (Lo squartatore di New York)
A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.
It has an average vote of 6.217 on TMDB.
8. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
It has an average vote of 7.929 on TMDB.
9. The Traffic Policeman (Il vigile)
An unemployed man gets a job as traffic policeman but the traffic in the big city creates innumerous problems for the poor guy.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
10. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
It has an average vote of 6.87 on TMDB.
11. Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation
Comedy juggernaut Dave Chappelle's fourth Netflix Special, taped on November 20th, 2017 at Los Angeles' Comedy Store.
It has an average vote of 7.476 on TMDB.
12. Woyzeck (Woyzeck)
Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie, feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some extra money for them. One of them is volunteering for experiments conducted by a local doctor, who puts Woyzeck on a diet of peas. This serves to drive him close to madness, and the discovery that Marie is involved in an affair with the local drum major exacerbates the situation. Pushed too far, Woyzeck resorts to violence.
It has an average vote of 6.615 on TMDB.
13. The Thirteenth Year
A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.
It has an average vote of 6.591 on TMDB.
14. Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
15. Nightmare Beach
In Miami, Florida, biker gang leader Edward "Diablo" Santer is about to be executed for murder when he proclaims his innocence and vows revenge from the grave. When a mysterious biker comes to town during Spring Break festivities, leaving several teenagers electrocuted to death, some begin to suspect that Santer has made good on his promise.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
16. Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story) (Bang Gang (une histoire d'amour moderne))
Biarritz. Sixteen-year-old George, the high school hottie, falls in love with Alex. To get his attention, she initiates a group game with Alex, Nikita, Laetitia and Gabriel. They will discover, test, and push the limits of their sexuality.
It has an average vote of 4.963 on TMDB.
17. Empire of the Sun
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
It has an average vote of 7.52 on TMDB.
18. Hello, Dolly!
Dolly Levi is a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to see the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. In doing so, she convinces his niece, his niece's intended, and Horace's two clerks to travel to New York City.
It has an average vote of 6.936 on TMDB.
19. Spellbound
When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses that the real Dr. Edwardes is dead and fears he may have killed him, but cannot recall anything. Dr. Peterson, however is convinced his impostor is innocent of the man's murder, and joins him on a quest to unravel his amnesia through psychoanalysis.
It has an average vote of 7.405 on TMDB.
20. Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracula's castle. The Count's trusted servant kills one of the men, suspending the body over the Count's ashes so that the blood drips from the corpse and saturates the blackened remains. The ritual is completed, the Count revived and his attentions focus on the dead man's wife who is to become his partner; devoted to an existence of depravity and evil.
It has an average vote of 6.745 on TMDB.
