Top 16 movies like The Idle Ones

The Idle Ones

The Idle Ones is a profile of contemporary affairs - somewhere on the edge of Europe - in a place where unemployment for some young people is fast becoming a way of life. Covering a period of 18 months, the film follows the activities of a group of young men in their 20s who have finished their schooling and stayed in their home village - they loaf about unemployed since they can´t find any work in the remote district. The main characters are more or less idle young fellows whose stories link together and make up the film. Tinged with humour, The Idle Ones is a story about frustrated but vital young people in a period of transition, waiting for something to happen. For some, the waiting is becoming their life.

Joutilaat is of 1 hour(s) and 18 minute(s). It is Produced By:  YLE, Kinotar. It was released on 2001-11-02. It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.

Genres: Documentary

1. The Double Born

The Double Born

A woman is tortured by the sudden disappearance of her only child years before. Obsessed with having another baby, she is devastated and driven to emotional crisis when discovering her new husband is infertile. Gripped by despair, the woman begins to resign herself to the bitter likelihood of never having another child. Striking up a friendship with two discarded young laborers hired to re-paint her son's now silent room, the three lost souls form a disturbing bond as the boys are led deeper into the woman's tormented world. Her family's suspicions of this unsettling new friendship sets off an irreversible series of events, leading to madness and murder as the horrors of the past collide with the sins of the present, ending in tragedy and terror.

It has an average vote of 3.4 on TMDB.

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2. Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland (Reindeerspotting – pako Joulumaasta)

Reindeerspotting: Escape from Santaland

Reindeerspotting is a documentary film of a group of young guys living in Rovaniemi, Arctic Circle, dabbling in petty crime and hard drugs. One of them, Jani, has lost five years of his life and two fingers to his debotators. He wants to leave Lapland and his old life behind. Robbing a supermarket is a start for his getaway. A few years back a documentarist, Joonas Neuvonen, was a young men living on social welfare, using drugs on daily basis. He started to film his friends and their life. This is the story of Jani.

It has an average vote of 6.814 on TMDB.

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3. 123 Hugs

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4. Phosphor (Фосфор)

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It has an average vote of 7.417 on TMDB.

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5. The Three Friends (الأصدقاء الثلاثة)

The Three Friends

Three friends are arrested after committing an accident with their car. After finishing their sentence, they become partners with the owner of a decoration workshop. But he deceives them and spends the money in gambling. They force him to sign a waiver of his workshop but he wants to get it back.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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6. А снег идет... (А снег идет...)

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7. The United Monster Talent Agency

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A short comedy spoof about Universal Monsters and their everyday unconventional work done at their very own talent agency for their movies.

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8. Digital Juice (デジタルジュース)

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A series of short animations that show different worlds and different characters. These episodes are designed to take the viewer into a psychological world of fantasy and mystery.

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9. Fien & Teun: Circus op de boerderij (Fien & Teun: Circus op de boerderij)

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10. Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №1. Testament Emperor (Тайны дворцовых переворотов. Россия, век XVIII-ый. Фильм 1-й. Завещание императора)

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Russia, January 25, 1725. "Give it all...". The emperor's weakening hand was able to write in his will only these two short incomprehensible words that kept Russia in a bloody struggle for the crown for a century.

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The life and Tragic death of Motown legend and Soul icon, Marvin Gaye.

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12. Main Krishna Hoon (मैं कृष्णा हूँ)

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In answer to an orphan boy's prayers, the divine Lord Krishna comes to Earth, befriends the boy, and helps him find a loving family.

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13. A Zombie in My Bed (Un Zombie dans mon lit)

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14. The Power of Movement

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15. Travelling Hawkers in Frankfurt am Main (Fliegende Händler in Frankfurt am Main)

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16. Killer of Snake, Fox of Shaolin

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