20 movies like Address Unknown, ordered by similarity : #AnneFrank. Parallel Stories(2019), The Captain(2017), Never Look Away(2018), A Bag of Marbles(2017), Woodpeckers(2017), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), The Invisibles(2017), Sky Without Stars(1955), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), The Mortal Storm(1940), The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey(2007), Sweet Sixteen(2002) ...
Drama
USA
1944
80 Minutes
Paul Lukas K.T. Stevens Carl Esmond Mady Christians Morris Carnovsky Peter Van Eyck
art dealer partner daughter actress nazi son emotional tense germany san francisco art gallery betrayal nazism anti-semitism ambition family fall revenge transformation 1930s
US art dealer returns to his native Germany for a visit and is attracted by Nazi propaganda.
Documentary, Drama, History
Italy
2019
92 Minutes
Helen Mirren Anna Migotto Anne Frank
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It is based on five women who did survive the Holocaust but shared her same fate of "deportation, suffering and being denied their childhood and adolescence," according to promotional materials.
War, Drama, History
USA
2017
118 Minutes
Max Hubacher Milan Peschel Frederick Lau Waldemar Kobus Alexander Fehling Samuel Finzi Wolfram Koch Britta Hammelstein Bernd Hölscher Sascha Alexander Gersak Blerim Destani
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After the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, Sarah Doyle moves back to her childhood home with her estranged brother, Richard. It's not long before Sarah begins to experience ... See full summary »
Drama, History
Germany|Italy
2018
189 Minutes
Tom Schilling Sebastian Koch Paula Beer Saskia Rosendahl Oliver Masucci Ina Weisse Johannes Allmayer Florian Bartholomäi Lars Eidinger Ben Becker Jonas Dassler
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German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.
Drama
France|Canada|Czech Republic
2017
110 Minutes
Dorian Le Clech Batyste Fleurial Patrick Bruel Elsa Zylberstein Bernard Campan Kev Adams Christian Clavier César Domboy Ilian Bergala Emile Berling Jocelyne Desverchere
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In occupied France, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
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Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
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On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Drama, History
Germany
2017
110 Minutes
Aaron Altaras Max Mauff Alice Dwyer Ruby O. Fee Victoria Schulz Florian Lukas Andreas Schmidt Sergej Moya Lucas Reiber
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While Joseph Goebbels infamously declared Berlin "free of Jews" in 1943, 1,700 managed to survive in the Nazi capital through the end of WWII. The Invisibles traces the stories of four young people who learned to hide in plain sight.
Drama, Romance
West Germany
1955
105 Minutes
Eva Kotthaus Erik Schumann Horst Buchholz Georg Thomalla Gustav Knuth Camilla Spira Erich Ponto Lucie Höflich Siegfried Lowitz Otto Wernicke Wolfgang Neuss
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A border police officer helps a woman cross between West and East Germany with her son. Despite being increasingly united by love, the distance between them increases as border security tightens.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
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At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Drama
USA
1940
100 Minutes
Margaret Sullavan James Stewart Robert Young Frank Morgan Robert Stack Bonita Granville Irene Rich William T. Orr Maria Ouspenskaya Gene Reynolds Russell Hicks
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The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Other, Drama
UK
2007
90 Minutes
Tom Berenger Joely Richardson Luke Ward-Wilkinson Lia Williams Jenny O'Hara Ronald Pickup Elliot Cowan Derek Riddell
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When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, ... See full summary »
Drama
UK|Germany|Spain
2002
106 Minutes
Martin Compston William Ruane Annmarie Fulton Michelle Abercromby Michelle Coulter Gary McCormack Tommy McKee
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Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
Crime, Drama
USA
1937
64 Minutes
Ann Sheridan John Litel Gordon Oliver Mary Maguire Dick Purcell Ben Welden
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A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
Romance, Drama
USA|UK
2017
130 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Vicky Krieps Lesley Manville Camilla Rutherford Gina McKee Brian Gleeson Harriet Sansom Harris Lujza Richter Julia Davis Jane Perry
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Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
1997
122 Minutes
Roberto Benigni Nicoletta Braschi Giorgio Cantarini Giustino Durano Sergio Bustric Marisa Paredes Amerigo Fontani Horst Buchholz Lidia Alfonsi Giuliana Lojodice Pietro De Silva
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When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
Drama, History
Romania|Hungary|Canada|USA
2013
126 Minutes
Jonas Armstrong Hannah Tointon Ben Kingsley Simon Kunz Simon Dutton Burn Gorman Shane Taylor William Hope Flora Spencer-Longhurst
hungarian soldier nazi german officer wife child emotional melodramatic inspiring touching intense germany hungary underground prison nazis world war ii desperation murder fight for justice
A young man, separated from his family in World War II, disguises himself as a Nazi S.S. Officer and uncovers more than just his family whereabouts.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany|France
2017
105 Minutes
Diane Kruger Denis Moschitto Johannes Krisch Samia Chancrin Numan Acar Ulrich Tukur Rafael Santana Ulrich Brandhoff Laurens Walter
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Katja's life collapses after the death of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mourning and injustice, Katja seeks revenge.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Mexico|USA
2018
98 Minutes
Kyra Sedgwick Tim Daly Natalia Dyer John Patrick Amedori Valorie Curry Sam Daly Roberto Aguire Jeremy Childs Christina Mandrell
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As the SUN burns out, an American family gathers at the end of the world, their hopes for rescue slowly crumbling as they also confront long lasting divides amongst each other.
Drama
France
2012
111 Minutes
Michel Bouquet Christa Théret Vincent Rottiers Thomas Doret Michèle Gleizer Laurent Poitrenaux Solène Rigot Hervé Briaux
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Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
95 Minutes
Walter Huston Phillips Holmes Constance Cummings Boris Karloff DeWitt Jennings Mary Doran Ethel Wales Clark Marshall Arthur Hoyt John St. Polis Paul Porcasi
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After a failed attempt at running for governor, D.A. Mark Brady is appointed warden of the state prison where many of the criminals he prosecuted are incarcerated.