20 movies like The Trial of Joan of Arc, ordered by similarity : Mother Joan of the Angels(1961), Western(2017), What Richard Did(2012), The Third Murder(2017), Shepherds and Butchers(2016), Thérèse(1986), Joan of Arc(2019), Night Sun(1990), The Return of Martin Guerre(1982), Witness for the Prosecution(1957), Blue(1993), Hunt the Man Down(1950) ...
Drama
UK
1962
65 Minutes
Florence Carrez Jean-Claude Fourneau Roger Honorat Marc Jacquier Jean Gillibert Andre Regnier Michel Herubel Philippe Dreux Marcel Darbaud E.R. Pratt Michael Williams
bishop teen girl monk peasant witness brooding solemn profound france courtroom cell public execution joan of arc trial heresy religion faith death sentence sacrifice mystery
Espionage story telling how British and American security agents outwit ruthless and cunning traitors trying to steal secret project plans.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Poland
1961
105 Minutes
Lucyna Winnicka Mieczyslaw Voit Anna Ciepielewska Maria Chwalibóg Kazimierz Fabisiak Stanislaw Jasiukiewicz Zygmunt Zintel Franciszek Pieczka Jerzy Kaczmarek Jaroslaw Kuszewski
catholic priest nun innkeeper peasant woman squire gritty chilling unrestrained striking loudun, france convent rural community demonic possession exorcism murder heresy scandal religion mystery rivalry
A priest is sent to a small parish in the Polish countryside which is believed to be under demonic possession and there he finds his own temptations awaiting.
Drama
Germany|Bulgaria|Austria
2017
120 Minutes
Meinhard Neumann Reinhardt Wetrek Syuleyman Alilov Letifov Veneta Fragnova Viara Borisova Kevin Bashev Aliosman Deliev Momchil Sinanov Robert Gawellek
construction worker german local rival foreigner stranger brooding engaging gripping profound shocking bulgaria construction site rural community outdoors small town cultural differences strangers companionship understanding
German construction workers building a dam near a Bulgarian village interact with the locals, and soon the troubles arise both with the locals and among themselves.
Drama
Ireland
2012
87 Minutes
Jack Reynor Roisin Murphy Sam Keeley Gavin Drea Fionn Walton Lars Mikkelsen Lorraine Pilkington Padraic Delaney Patrick Gibson Liana O'Cleirigh Rachel Gleeson
teen boy teen girl athlete student family bleak brooding brutal chilling dark dense intense raw uneasy ireland dublin coming of age life lessons fighting teen angst
A promising young man about to start university suddenly throws his life into uncertainty when he accidentally commits a serious crime.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Japan
2017
125 Minutes
Masaharu Fukuyama Koji Yakusho Shinnosuke Mitsushima Mikako Ichikawa Izumi Matsuoka Isao Hashizume Suzu Hirose Hajime Inoue Aju Makita Yuki Saito Kôtarô Yoshida
attorney murder suspect eyewitness disturbing brooding bleak prison japan office crime scene courtroom criminal justice system murder robbery past crimes witnessing murder justice discovery mystery underdog
A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.
Drama
South Africa|USA|Germany
2016
106 Minutes
Andrea Riseborough Steve Coogan Deon Lotz Robert Hobbs Garion Dowds Marcel van Heerden Nicola Hanekom Eduan van Jaarsveldt Carel Nel
lawyer prison guard judge wife murderer prisoner prisoners death row inmate brutal chilling emotional gripping intense moving powerful raw sad shocking south africa cape town
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
Drama
1986
90 Minutes
Catherine Mouchet Aurore Prieto Sylvie Habault Mona Heftre Hélène Alexandridis Clémence Massart Nathalie Bernart Armand Meppiel Beatrice De Vigan Jean Pélégri Jean Pieuchot
pope nun sister bishop doctor uplifting engaging profound solemn convent normandy, france faith catholicism tuberculosis miracles sister relationship thérèse martin transformation sacrifice 1890s
Based on the life of St. Therese, an idealistic woman who joined the Carmelite nuns and was canonized after her death.
Drama, History
France
2019
137 Minutes
Lise Leplat Prudhomme Annick Lavieville Justine Herbez Benoît Robail Alain Desjacques Serge Holvoet Julien Manier Jérôme Brimeux
joan of arc king soldier priest passionate inspiring rousing spirited france england heir to throne divine intervention capture heresy trial mission pursuit sacrifice transformation discovery
In the 15th century, both France and England stake a blood claim for the French throne. Believing that God had chosen her, the young Joan (Lise Leplat Prudhomme) leads the army of the King ... See full summary »
Drama
Italy|France|Germany
1990
112 Minutes
Vittorio Taviani Julian Sands Nastassja Kinski Patricia Millardet Charlotte Gainsbourg Massimo Bonetti Margarita Lozano Pamela Villoresi Rudiger Vogler Geppy Gleijeses Sonia Gessner
king aristocrat duchess monk disciple beggar profound brooding naples, italy court monastery hut mountain spiritual journey love triangle corruption purity miracles faith discovery
Young nobleman Baron Sergio Giuramondo, after discovering that his bride-to-be was the king's mistress, leaves Naples in disgust to become a monk. But his quest for perfect solitude is ... See full summary »
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Tyrone Power Marlene Dietrich Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester John Williams Henry Daniell Ian Wolfe Una O'Connor Torin Thatcher Francis Compton Norma Varden
lawyer wife defendant prosecutor nurse witness gripping crafty courtroom trial love triangle love-hate relationship betrayal murder investigation mystery rivalry love temptation 1950s
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Drama
France|Poland|Switzerland
1993
97 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Benoît Régent Florence Pernel Hélène Vincent Philippe Volter Hugues Quester Emmanuelle Riva Julie Delpy Zbigniew Zamachowski Alain Decaux
widow friend exotic dancer mother journalist mistress touching dreamy sad passionate paris apartment nursing home hospital street france grief death starting over secrets
A woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
68 Minutes
Gig Young Lynne Roberts Mary Anderson Willard Parker Carla Balenda Gerald Mohr James Anderson John Kellogg Harry Shannon Cleo Moore
public defender suspect witness woman man brooding intricate suspenseful california bar prison courtroom police station wrongful conviction investigation cold case mystery disappearance media circus discovery
The suspect in a 12-year-old murder case is finally caught and tried, but the witnesses are a bit hard to track down...
Fantasy, Drama
USA
1956
96 Minutes
Max von Sydow Gunnar Björnstrand Nils Poppe Bibi Andersson Bengt Ekerot Åke Fridell Inga Gill Maud Hansson Gunnel Lindblom Bertil Anderberg
knight death actor wife disturbing solemn striking bleak beach countryside church meaning of life religion death plagues god rivalry quest 14th century
A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920s France and Spain.
Drama
USA
1939
116 Minutes
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara Cedric Hardwicke Thomas Mitchell Edmond O'Brien Alan Marshal Walter Hampden Harry Davenport Katharine Alexander George Zucco Fritz Leiber
gypsy bishop beautiful woman monster hunchback deacon suspenseful passionate heartwarming touching paris church courtroom notre dame cathedral cathedral jail love corruption rescue framed
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
152 Minutes
Matt Damon Christian Bale Jon Bernthal Caitriona Balfe Tracy Letts Josh Lucas Noah Jupe Remo Girone Ray McKinnon JJ Feild Jack McMullen
designer auto builder race car driver rival intense passionate confident creative gripping france america auto race car dealership corporate headquarters desert auto racing design corporate rule rivalry creative process
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
Drama
2009
110 Minutes
Chiara Caselli Louis-Do de Lencquesaing Alice De Lencquesaing Michaël Abiteboul Manelle Driss Sandrine Dumas Eric Elmosnino Dominique Frot Alice Gautier Valérie Lang
father wife daughter sister lawyer film studio executive brooding emotional somber france cottage house office family depression death secret life obsession career vs. family discovery
Grégoire's life seems perfect, he has a job as a film producer and a beautiful wife and child, but when Grégoire's financial and emotional reserves reach a breaking point his family's love and resilience is tested.
Drama
Poland
1985
108 Minutes
Grazyna Szapolowska Maria Pakulnis Aleksander Bardini Jerzy Radziwilowicz Artur Barcis Michal Bajor Hanna Dunowska Adam Ferency Jerzy Kamas Elzbieta Kilarska Marek Kondrat
husband wife son political prisoner lawyer activist brooding profound dreamy emotional warsaw, poland jail court hotel household grief marriage political unrest ghosts social change
The wife of the recently deceased lawyer tries to cope with grief after his loss and to keep his last case going in court.
Drama, History
UK|Spain|Switzerland
1972
160 Minutes
Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter John Castle Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo
queen egyptian lover rival roman seducer brooding emotional gripping intense moving powerful egypt kingdom chamber desert love sacrifice rivalry power
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
France
2017
113 Minutes
Marina Foïs Matthieu Lucci Florian Beaujean Mamadou Doumbia Mélissa Guilbert Warda Rammach Julien Souve Issam Talbi
novelist aspiring writer young man loner brooding disturbing solemn sultry intense disheartening south of france town creative process social issues industrial landscapes growing up underdog mystery 2010s
The scene is set one Summer in La Ciotat, a town near Marseille which used to be prosperous thanks to its huge dockyard but has been in decline since its closing 25 years before. It is in ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA|UK|Taiwan|Japan|Mexico|Italy
2016
161 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Adam Driver Tadanobu Asano Ciarán Hinds Issei Ogata Shin'ya Tsukamoto Yoshi Oida Yôsuke Kubozuka Liam Neeson Ryô Kase Nana Komatsu
missionary priest teacher mentor villager brooding emotional incredible inspiring japan village house church journey disappearance religion discovery mystery pursuit sacrifice
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.