20 movies like Freud, ordered by similarity : Anita: Dances of Vice(1987), Heart Like a Wheel(1983), My Left Foot(1989), The Elephant Man(1980), The Mercy(2018), Poorna(2017), Edvard Munch(1975), Albert Schweitzer(1957), Mesmer(1994), An Angel at My Table(1990), The Pride of the Yankees(1942), Shine(1996) ...
Biography
USA
1962
140 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Susannah York Larry Parks Susan Kohner Eileen Herlie Fernand Ledoux David McCallum Rosalie Crutchley David Kossoff Joseph Fürst Alexander Mango
psychiatrist patient mentor wife brooding dreamy inspiring vienna mental institution paris sigmund freud psychoanalysis dreams ambition mental illness discovery transformation underdog 1880s
An examination of Czech-Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.
Biography
West Germany
1987
85 Minutes
Lotti Huber Ina Blum Mikael Honesseau
mental patient doctor nurse old woman brooding disturbing dreamy emotional mental institution berlin anita berber mental illness delusion memory imagination fantasy quest transformation 1920s
In modern-day Berlin (1987), Frau Kutowski goes insane, believing herself to be the (real-life) notorious Anita Berber, a nude art dancer/drug addict/scandalous figure of post-WWI Berlin. (... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1983
113 Minutes
Bonnie Bedelia Beau Bridges Leo Rossi Hoyt Axton Bill McKinney Anthony Edwards Dean-Paul Martin Paul Bartel Dick Miller Terence Knox
housewife mechanic race car driver uplifting inspiring racetrack upstate new york house garage sexism car racing gender identity sports ambition competition underdog transformation rise 1980s
Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of racing and the burden it places on her ... See full summary »
Biography
Ireland|UK
1989
103 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Ray McAnally Brenda Fricker Ruth McCabe Fiona Shaw Eanna Macliam Alison Whelan Declan Croghan Hugh O'Conor Cyril Cusack
bricklayer housewife doctor sibling writer inspiring touching dublin household pub banquet hall street christy brown cerebral palsy illness debauchery rise underdog love transformation
Christy Brown, born with cerebral palsy, learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot.
Biography, Drama
USA|UK
1980
125 Minutes
John Hurt Anthony Hopkins Anne Bancroft John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Freddie Jones Michael Elphick Hannah Gordon Helen Ryan John Standing Dexter Fletcher
man doctor wife actress inspiring profound uplifting london john merrick class distinctions discrimination disfigurement transformation discovery 1880s
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
Biography, Drama
2018
101 Minutes
Rachel Weisz Colin Firth David Thewlis Finn Elliot Andrew Buchan Jonathan Bailey Genevieve Gaunt Sebastian Armesto Ken Stott Simon Chandler Adrian Schiller
yacht skipper father adventurer wife contestant gripping engaging emotional heartwarming inspiring lighthearted sea yacht yachting competition following your dreams danger ambition family adventure
Yachtsman Donald Crowhurst creates an outrageous account of his disastrous attempt to win the 1968 Golden Globe Race.
Biography
India
2017
100 Minutes
Rahul Bose Dhritiman Chatterjee Arif Zakaria John Kottoly Heeba Shah Aditi Inamdar Keshav Deepak Gyanendra Tripathi Manoj Kumar Ramesh Birajdar
young girl rock climber friend inspiring emotional melodramatic rousing moving intense india mountain mount everest talent training mountain climbing trust ambition adventure discovery underdog
An Adivasi 13-year-old from Telangana becomes the youngest girl in history to climb Mount Everest.
Biography, Drama
1975
215 Minutes
Geir Westby Gro Fraas Johan Halsborg Lotte Teig Gro Jarto Rachel Pedersen Berit Rytter Hasle Gunnar Skjetne Kare Stormark Iselin Bast Eli Ryg
artist mother anarchist dreamy dark passionate europe paris berlin norway art depression illness painting culture discovery growing up forbidden love 1890s
The tormented Norwegian artist (Geir Westby), famous for "The Cry," struggles for recognition in the late 19th century.
Biography
USA|France
1957
80 Minutes
doctor wife grandchild neighbor patient fascinating inspiring positive france germany africa medical school paris berlin albert schweitzer ethics philosophy religion family discovery
This biographical drama/documentary narrative written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer and spoken by Fredric March, traces the life of Dr. Schweitzer (with actors playing the characters), from his ... See full summary »
Biography
Austria|Canada|UK|Germany
1994
107 Minutes
Alan Rickman Amanda Ooms Gillian Barge Jan Rubes David Hemben Anna Thalbach Simon McBurney Martin Schwab Shirley Douglas Peter Dvorsky
doctor pianist wife rival government official gripping somber vienna paris theater street office medicine ambition medical breakthrough rumors scandal franz anton mesmer rivalry transformation
A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal magnetism."
Biography
New Zealand|Australia|UK|USA
1990
158 Minutes
Kerry Fox Alexia Keogh Karen Fergusson Iris Churn Kevin J. Wilson Melina Bernecker Glynis Angell Sarah Smuts-Kennedy Colin McColl Martyn Sanderson David Letch
writer mother father brother sister emotional moving new zealand household mental institution writers mental illness family janet frame depression growing up discovery underdog 1980s
Janet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Explore Janet's discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim.
Biography
USA
1942
127 Minutes
Gary Cooper Teresa Wright Walter Brennan Dan Duryea Ludwig Stossel Addison Richards Hardie Albright
lou gehrig babe ruth baseball player wife reporter emotional inspiring moving touching new york city baseball field aspirations baseball illness discovery rise love 1940s
The story of the life and career of famed baseball player Lou Gehrig.
Biography, Drama
Australia
1996
105 Minutes
Geoffrey Rush Justin Braine Sonia Todd Armin Mueller-Stahl Noah Taylor Lynn Redgrave John Gielgud Googie Withers Alex Rafalowicz Nicholas Bell Chris Heywood
pianist doctor restaurant manager father mental patient uplifting emotional gutsy concert hall london sanatorium restaurant piano family feud mental illness recovery dreams father/son relationship fall transformation
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
2018
141 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Claire Foy Jason Clarke Kyle Chandler Corey Stoll Patrick Fugit Christopher Abbott Ciarán Hinds Olivia Hamilton Pablo Schreiber Shea Whigham
neil armstrong astronaut wife son engineer test pilot thrilling intense confident inspiring moon florida space center space shuttle family home spaceship moon space exploration space travel life story
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Drama, History, Biography
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Luke Evans Rebecca Hall Bella Heathcote Connie Britton Monica Giordano JJ Feild Chris Conroy Oliver Platt Maggie Castle Alexa Havins Sharon Kubo
professor writer inventor lover wife emotional sultry powerful passionate intricate inspiring harvard university massachusetts house stage classroom womanhood comic books threesome marriage
The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.
Biography
1949
106 Minutes
James Stewart June Allyson Frank Morgan Agnes Moorehead Bill Williams Bruce Cowling Cliff Clark
pitcher wife mother baseball player inspiring touching texas wilderness baseball field chicago disability comeback baseball rise transformation quest underdog 1940s
Inspired by his wife (June Allyson) and son, Chicago White Soxer Monty Stratton (James Stewart) pitches with an artificial leg.
Biography
USA
1943
124 Minutes
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Henry Travers Albert Basserman Robert Walker C. Aubrey Smith
marie curie pierre curie scientist professor husband wife fascinating inspiring moving paris university laboratory scientific experiments marriage honor research partnership discovery love rise
Despite himself, accomplished physicist and avowed bachelor Pierre Curie falls for brilliant student Marie, and together they embark on the discovery of radium.
Biography
USA
1976
147 Minutes
David Carradine Ronny Cox Melinda Dillon Gail Strickland John Lehne Randy Quaid Elizabeth Macey Susan Vaill
songwriter union organizer wife okies farmer positive powerful oklahoma texas california farm stage ambition american dream politics music poverty woody guthrie transformation underdog
The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.
Music, Biography, Drama, History
1988
161 Minutes
Forest Whitaker Diane Venora Samuel E. Wright Keith David Michael McGuire James Handy Michael Zelniker Damon Whitaker
saxophonist dizzy gillespie wife musician wealthy woman doctor cool sultry nightclub kansas city, mo. mental institution new york city los angeles music charlie parker ambition show business addiction mental illness rise
Jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) lives fast and self-destructs, dead at 34 in 1955.
Romance, Biography, Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Finland|France|Germany|UK|Italy|Norway|Iceland
1992
182 Minutes
Samuel Fröler Pernilla August Max von Sydow Ghita Nørby Lennart Hjulström Mona Malm Lena Endre Keve Hjelm Björn Kjellman Börje Ahlstedt Hans Alfredson
priest wife mother father townsperson brooding emotional sweden rural community family home church failing marriage class distinctions culture clash domestic life illness infidelity forbidden love temptation transformation
In 1909, poor theology student Henrik falls in love with Anna, the intelligent daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After marrying Henrik becomes a priest in northern Sweden. Urbane Anna hates living in the county, growing restless.
Biography, Drama, History
2016
101 Minutes
Liev Schreiber Elisabeth Moss Naomi Watts Ron Perlman Jim Gaffigan Morgan Spector Pooch Hall Wass Stevens Melo Ludwig Sadie Sink Michael Rapaport
boxer champion wife daughter trainer charming emotional inspiring sad new jersey boxing ring high school legends boxing fame art imitating life discovery pursuit quest underdog
Liquor salesman and part-time prizefighter Chuck Wepner gets the chance to take on Muhammad Ali in a highly publicized title fight, launching him to sudden fame.