Top 20 movies like The Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America

The Grapes of Wrath: The Ghost of Modern America

In April 1939, "Grapes of Wrath" entered the pantheon of literature with a bang. Americans are at loggerheads over the odyssey of the Joad family, tenant farmers from Oklahoma who, like thousands of others, were driven from their land during the Great Depression. Eighty years have passed since the famous work was published, and 90 years since the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929. To mark this occasion, the documentary examines the genesis of the novel, its themes, its renewed reception during the financial crisis of 2008.

Le Roman de la colère is of 0 hour(s) and 54 minute(s). It is Produced By:  ARTE, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo. It was released on 2019-10-02. It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

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1. My Friends Act II (Amici miei - Atto II°)

My Friends Act II

The four old friends meet on the grave of the fifth of them, Perozzi, who died at the end of the first episode. Time has passed but they are still up for adventures and cruel jokes, and while they recall the one they created together with the late friend, new ones are on their way, starting right there at the cemetery.

It has an average vote of 7.648 on TMDB.

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2. The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukällan)

The Virgin Spring

Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.

It has an average vote of 7.825 on TMDB.

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3. Gandhi

Gandhi

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

It has an average vote of 7.556 on TMDB.

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4. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.

It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.

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5. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.

It has an average vote of 6.788 on TMDB.

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6. American Graffiti

American Graffiti

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

It has an average vote of 7.031 on TMDB.

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7. A Short Film About Killing (Krótki film o zabijaniu)

A Short Film About Killing

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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8. Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

It has an average vote of 6.52 on TMDB.

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9. Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

It has an average vote of 8.009 on TMDB.

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10. The Sprinkler Sprinkled (Arroseur et arrosé)

The Sprinkler Sprinkled

A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has stopped coming. The boy then lifts his foot from the hose, whereby the water squirts up in the gardener's face. The gardener chases the boy, grips his ear and slaps him in his buttocks. The boy then runs away and the gardener continues his watering. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the original, filmed by Louis Lumière.

It has an average vote of 6.893 on TMDB.

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11. Two Women (La ciociara)

Two Women

Widowed shopkeeper Cesira and her 13-year-old daughter Rosetta flee from the allied bombs in Rome during the second World War; they travel to the remote village where Cesira was born. During their journey and in the village and onward, the mother does everything she can to protect Rosetta. Meanwhile, a sensitive young intellectual, Michele, falls in love with Cesira.

It has an average vote of 7.833 on TMDB.

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12. The Little Devil (Il piccolo diavolo)

The Little Devil

Father Maurice, a priest living in a residential college for priests in Rome, is called out one day to "exorcise" the devil from someone. The devil turns out to be in the form of a fun-loving man called Giuditta. What Father Maurice doesn't know is that this type of devil will turn his life around.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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13. GoodFellas

GoodFellas

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

It has an average vote of 8.463 on TMDB.

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14. Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

It has an average vote of 8.216 on TMDB.

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15. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes)

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.

It has an average vote of 7.487 on TMDB.

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16. Match Point

Match Point

Chris, a former tennis player, looks for work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a wealthy young man whose sister Chloe falls in love with Chris. But Chris has his eye on Tom's fiancee Nola.

It has an average vote of 7.367 on TMDB.

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17. The Tenant

The Tenant

A quiet and inconspicuous man rents an apartment in France where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.

It has an average vote of 7.644 on TMDB.

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18. The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush

A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

It has an average vote of 8.003 on TMDB.

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19. Rashomon (羅生門)

Rashomon

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

It has an average vote of 8.093 on TMDB.

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20. Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.

It has an average vote of 8.123 on TMDB.

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