20 movies like Something of Value, ordered by similarity : No Way Out(1950), The Mark of the Hawk(1958), Baby Doll(1956), Dragged Across Concrete(2018), Catch a Fire(2006), Scott of the Antarctic(1948), Che: Part One(2008), The Return of Martin Guerre(1982), Attack!(1956), The Bride With White Hair(1993), Apocalypto(2006), Diabolique(1955) ...
Drama
USA
1957
113 Minutes
Rock Hudson Dana Wynter Sidney Poitier Wendy Hiller Juano Hernandez William Marshall Robert Beatty Walter Fitzgerald Michael Pate Ivan Dixon Ken Renard
settler wife witch doctor tribal leader revolutionary powerful suspenseful brutal touching kenya plains jail battle race relations repression native people religion rivalry metamorphosis revenge
Although Peter and Kimani grew up together, Kimani soon finds that different races are treated differently. After Kimani's father is jailed for following tribal customs, Kimani joins a band... See full summary »
Drama
1950
106 Minutes
Richard Widmark Linda Darnell Sidney Poitier Stephen McNally Mildred Joanne Smith Harry Bellaver Stanley Ridges Dotts Johnson Amanda Randolph Ruby Dee Ken Christy
doctor robber racist widow surgeon brother tense fiery suspenseful hospital city race relations racism revenge accidental death revenge pursuit rivalry 1950s
A hoodlum (Richard Widmark) sparks a race riot after his brother dies under a doctor's (Sidney Poitier) care.
Drama
USA
1958
83 Minutes
Eartha Kitt Sidney Poitier Juano Hernandez John McIntire Helen Horton Marne Maitland Gerard Heinz Earl Cameron Patrick Allen Clifton Macklin Ewen Solon
native brother wife missionary laborer gritty spirited africa colony ballroom church colonialism rebellion race relations brotherhood rivalry revenge metamorphosis 1950s
A struggling artist in a small town becomes the prime suspect when his wife mysteriously disappears.
Drama
USA
1956
114 Minutes
Karl Malden Carroll Baker Eli Wallach Mildred Dunnock Lonny Chapman Eades Hogue Noah Williamson
businessman rival wife dark unrestrained mississippi delta mansion arson marital problems revenge vulnerability competition revenge rivalry 1950s
A child bride holds her husband at bay while flirting with a sexy Italian farmer.
Crime, Drama
Canada|UK|USA
2018
159 Minutes
Mel Gibson Vince Vaughn Tory Kittles Michael Jai White Jennifer Carpenter Thomas Kretschmann Laurie Holden Jordyn Ashley Olson Don Johnson Udo Kier Fred Melamed
corrupt police officer gangster criminal bank robbers suspenseful thrilling intense brutal gory bank police station prison crime corrupt police violence police brutality bank robbery metamorphosis rise fall
Once two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their proper compensation.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France|UK|South Africa|USA
2006
102 Minutes
Tim Robbins Derek Luke Bonnie Henna Mncedisi Shabangu Tumisho K. Masha Sithembiso Khumalo Terry Pheto Michele Burgers
coach police officer wife son beauty queen suspenseful engaging powerful south africa prison inner city car freedom torture corruption politics revolution racism revenge rise
A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the regime.
Drama, History
UK
1948
110 Minutes
John Mills Derek Bond Harold Warrender James Robertson Justice Kenneth More Christopher Lee
explorer doctor wife sled dog crew member rival bleak brutal striking suspenseful inspiring south pole wilderness home tundra camp survival expedition exploration affliction
The story of British explorer Robert Falcon Scott's 1912 expedition and his quest to be the first to reach the South Pole.
Biography, Drama
France|Spain|Mexico
2008
129 Minutes
Benicio Del Toro Demián Bichir Santiago Cabrera Elvira Mínguez Franka Potente Jorge Perugorría Edgar Ramírez Victor Rasuk Armando Riesco Catalina Sandino Moreno Rodrigo Santoro
revolutionary fidel castro soldier doctor intellectual dictator powerful profound emotional suspenseful cuba mexico jungle city town battlefield che guevara cuban revolution politics guerrilla warfare
In 1956, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara and a band of Castro-led Cuban exiles mobilize an army to topple the regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.
Drama, History
France
1982
122 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Nathalie Baye Roger Planchon André Chaumeau Maurice Barrier Stéphane Pean Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Sylvie Meda
wife husband villager magistrate veteran impostor fascinating gripping emotional suspenseful france countryside village courtroom family home impersonation court battles husband/wife relationship con game war aftermath
In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
Drama, War
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Jack Palance Eddie Albert Lee Marvin Robert Strauss Richard Jaeckel Buddy Ebsen Jon Shepodd Peter Van Eyck Jimmy Goodwin Steven Geray Jud Taylor
soldier lieutenant german troops coward captain suspenseful gripping patriotic belgium battlefield war world war ii arrogance battle of the bulge revenge escape rivalry 1940s
In 1945, an American Infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between Captain Cooney and Lieutenant Costa run high.
Drama
Hong Kong
1993
92 Minutes
Brigitte Lin Leslie Cheung Francis Ng Elaine Lui Kit Ying Lam
swordsman warrior twin cult leader witch sorcerer striking fiery spectacular thrilling china battlefield lake mountain blacksmith's workshop camp cult war unusual romance supernatural
Cho Yat-Hang, the unwilling successor to the Wu-Tang clan throne and the unsure commander of the clan's forces in a war against an evil cult, falls in forbidden love with Lien Ni-Chang, a killer for the evil cult.
Adventure, History, Drama, Action
USA|Mexico|UK
2006
137 Minutes
Rudy Youngblood Raoul Trujillo Dalia Hernandez Gerardo Taracena Jonathan Brewer Fernando Hernandez Rodolfo Palacios Morris Birdyellowhead Maria Isidra Hoil Antonio Monroi Carlos Emilio Baez
prisoner tribal leader wife child explorer hunter gritty suspenseful touching brutal central america waterfall village pyramid yucatan jungle violence rape prophecy torture
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
1955
116 Minutes
Simone Signoret Vera Clouzot Paul Meurisse Charles Vanel Jean Brochard Noel Roquebert Thérèse Dorny Pierre Larquey Michel Serrault Yves Marie Maurin Georges Poujouly
teacher headmaster detective wife mistress suspenseful tense dark frightening france boarding school apartment murder adultery revenge deception revenge mystery 1950s
The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2006
92 Minutes
crime boss godson wife rival thug brutal frenetic suspenseful melodramatic china hong kong river office crime syndicate election jealousy corruption gang war abduction rivalry
A violent chain reaction unfolds as a crafty entrepreneur (Louis Koo) wrests power from a veteran Hong Kong crime lord (Simon Yam).
Drama
2011
85 Minutes
Claire Foy Benedict Cumberbatch Shaun Evans Peter McDonald Sinead Matthews June Watson Nicola Green Georgie Smith
wife husband brother soldier intense emotional suspenseful touching brooding village house secret life brother relationship marriage trust love metamorphosis quest rescue rivalry
A man moves back to his childhood town with his wife to start a family, but a surprise visit from his brother exposes lies from the couple's past.
Adventure, Drama
Canada
2001
168 Minutes
Natar Ungalaaq Sylvia Ivalu Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq Lucy Tulugarjuk Pakkak Innushuk Madeline Ivalu Paul Qulitalik Pauloosie Qulitalik Eugene Ipkarnak
brother wife tribal leader shaman gritty emotional canada arctic village love betrayal revenge marriage survival native people discovery rivalry sacrifice 2000s
The telling of an Inuit legend of an evil spirit causing strife in the community and one warrior's endurance and battle of its menace.
Romance, Crime, Drama
2014
93 Minutes
Jessica Sula Lucien Laviscount Naomi Ryan Lauren Johns Tosin Cole Ntonga Mwanza Danielle Vitalis Savannah Gordon-Liburd Modupe Adeyeye
teen girl gang leader gang member teen boy bully bleak brutal dark emotional gripping powerful tense uneasy london united kingdom school street gangs revenge passion
Layla, a 15-year-old living in Brixton, becomes involved with a gang and must set up a boy to be killed.
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
170 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert De Niro Val Kilmer Jon Voight Tom Sizemore Diane Venora Amy Brenneman Ashley Judd Mykelti Williamson Wes Studi Ted Levine
criminal lieutenant wife daughter fence killer frenetic gripping suspenseful cool intense los angeles police station hideout bank secret hideout big city crime ambition robbery
A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
Drama, History
France|Poland
1982
136 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Wojciech Pszoniak Patrice Chéreau Anne Alvaro Roland Blanche Emmanuelle Debever Krzysztof Globisz Ronald Guttman
leader revolutionary wife robespierre intense fascinating paris france power struggle revolution political coup injustice historical events georges danton fall rivalry 1790s
In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.
Drama
UK|Germany|Spain|France
1996
106 Minutes
Martin Donovan Joely Richardson Ian Hart Jason Flemyng Sam Bould Edward Hardwicke Douglas Hodge Annette Badland
doctor ex-wife boyfriend son tense powerful emotional england child abuse child custody court battles homosexuality father/son relationship rivalry love rescue 1990s
Following the break-up of his marriage after revealing his homosexuality, GP Martin Wyatt loses custody of his son Oliver to his now ex-wife Hannah and her new partner Frank. It is not long... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|Germany|Kenya|France|USA|Switzerland
2005
128 Minutes
Ralph Fiennes Rachel Weisz Danny Huston Bill Nighy Pete Postlethwaite Richard McCabe Donald Sumpter Juliet Aubrey Hubert Koundé Archie Panjabi Gerard McSorley
diplomat activist husband wife doctor friend emotional intense suspenseful london kenya berlin canada espionage corruption conspiracy big business romance investigation quest
A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption.