20 movies like Born Free, ordered by similarity : This Is Congo(2017), The Lions Are Free(1969), Blackboards(2000), Breathe(2017), Soy Nero(2016), Henna(1991), We Were Soldiers(2002), Edie(2017), Long Way North(2015), Ryan's Daughter(1970), Tolkien(2019), The Right Stuff(1983) ...
Drama
UK
1966
95 Minutes
Virginia McKenna Bill Travers Geoffrey Keen Peter Lukoye Omar Chambati Bill Godden Bryan Epson Robert Cheetham Robert S. Young Geoffrey Best
game warden wife boss villager heartwarming moving inspiring kenya wildlife preserve jungle wild animals rehabilitation adventure quest 1960s
The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
Drama
UK
1969
60 Minutes
actor actress conservationist wife lion cub fascinating spectacular heartwarming kenya wildlife preserve research station wild animals lions captivity freedom reunion awareness sacrifice discovery
The true life sequel to the movie classic "Born Free". The actors from the film, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, with the help of their friend, legendary conservationist George Adamson, ... See full summary »
Drama
Iran|Italy|Japan
2000
85 Minutes
Bahman Ghobadi Said Mohamadi Behnaz Jafari
teacher husband wife nomad son old man emotional gutsy inspiring iran desert village education war compassion journey smuggling kurdish culture sacrifice quest
Itinerant Kurdish teachers, carrying blackboards on their backs, look for students in the hills and villages of Iran, near the Iraqi border during the Iran-Iraq war. Said falls in with a ... See full summary »
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
UK
2017
117 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Claire Foy Tom Hollander Stephen Mangan Hugh Bonneville Dean-Charles Chapman Amit Shah Ben Lloyd-Hughes Emily Bevan Camilla Rutherford Diana Rigg
paraplegic wife brother inventor patient doctor emotional powerful heartwarming moving positive uplifting hospital countryside england kenya airplane tennis court survival paralysis
The inspiring true love story of Robin (Andrew Garfield) and Diana Cavendish (Claire Foy), an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis.
Drama
Germany|France|Mexico|USA
2016
121 Minutes
Johnny Ortiz Ian Casselberry Rory Cochrane Khleo Thomas Michael J. Harney Aml Ameen Joel McKinnon Miller Darrell Britt-Gibson
mexican detainee refugee immigrant soldier lawyer brutal disheartening heartwarming melodramatic gripping moving mexican-american border mexico united states iraq immigration escape war mexican-americans
Nero, a deported Mexican, returns illegally to the U.S in search of his identity. He joins the U.S army as a Green card soldier, a shortcut to citizenship. Lost in a maze, Nero fights to obtain his nationality.
Drama, Romance
India
1991
175 Minutes
orphan boyfriend girlfriend villager husband wife emotional heartwarming moving touching india pakistan orphanage valley village accident memory loss star-crossed lovers love quest
Orphan Chander Prakash is employed as a menial laborer in a timber mart; he meets with wealthy Chandni only to fall in love with her and the marriage is arranged with the blessings of ... See full summary »
War, Drama
USA|Germany|France
2002
137 Minutes
Mel Gibson Madeleine Stowe Greg Kinnear Sam Elliott Chris Klein Keri Russell Barry Pepper Don Duong Ryan Hurst Robert Bagnell Marc Blucas
soldier journalist wife dark emotional intense vietnam jungle united states household war loyalty love family survival heroism love quest sacrifice 1960s
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.
Drama
2017
102 Minutes
Sheila Hancock Kevin Guthrie Paul Brannigan Amy Manson Wendy Morgan Donald Pelmear Tanya Winsor Seoras Hearton Shaun Cowan
elderly woman young man mountain climber family matriarch family husband engaging gutsy heartwarming inspiring moving tender offbeat profound uplifting touching mountain scotland united kingdom road
After her controlling husband dies, an elderly woman embarks on a trip to fulfill her longtime dream of climbing a mountain in the Scottish Highlands.
Animation, Adventure, Drama
France|Denmark|Belgium|USA
2015
81 Minutes
russian young girl aristocrat adventurer explorer charming moving russia north pole adventure family life legacy exploration honor journey animation adventure quest 19th century
In 1882, a young Russian aristocrat goes on an epic adventure to find out what happened to her grandfather and save her family's reputation.
Drama
UK
1970
206 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Sarah Miles Christopher Jones Trevor Howard John Mills Leo McKern Barry Foster Arthur O'Sullivan Marie Kean Evin Crowley Barry Jackson
teacher wife british soldier bar owner villager melodramatic emotional thrilling suspenseful touching passionate ireland bar dublin village affair trust betrayal war violence
Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Nicholas Hoult Lily Collins Colm Meaney Derek Jacobi Anthony Boyle Patrick Gibson Tom Glynn-Carney Craig Roberts Harry Gilby Adam Bregman Albie Marber
writer professor soldier child wife friend inspiring confident creative dreamy emotional battlefield england restaurant woods friendship love war storytelling biography
The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
Drama
USA
1983
193 Minutes
Sam Shepard Scott Glenn Ed Harris Dennis Quaid Fred Ward Barbara Hershey Kim Stanley Veronica Cartwright Jane Dornacker
astronaut wife john glenn alan shepard chuck yeager inspiring emotional california outer space spacecraft outer space nasa space travel courage technology discovery adventure rise quest 1960s
The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama
UK|Canada
2015
102 Minutes
Helen Mirren Aaron Paul Alan Rickman Barkhad Abdi Iain Glen Richard McCabe Jeremy Northam Phoebe Fox Carl Beukes Kim Engelbrecht Aisha Takow
general lieutenant suicide bomber terrorist dark gripping gritty gutsy patriotic thrilling kenya suicide bombing terrorism saving the day air force war adventure rescue pursuit quest
Col. Katherine Powell, a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, sees her mission escalate when a girl enters the kill zone triggering an international dispute over the implications of modern warfare.
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada
2016
116 Minutes
Amy Adams Jeremy Renner Forest Whitaker Michael Stuhlbarg Mark O'Brien Tzi Ma Abigail Pniowsky Julia Scarlett Dan Jadyn Malone Frank Schorpion Nathaly Thibault
linguist army commander teammate alien civilian president fascinating creative intense moving inspiring heartwarming house helicopter spaceship office street car alien landing language
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
115 Minutes
Jon Favreau Sofía Vergara John Alberto Leguizamo Scarlett Johansson Dustin Hoffman Emjay Anthony Robert Downey Jr. Oliver Platt Bobby Cannavale Amy Sedaris
owner chef ex-wife best friend son customer charming confident creative amusing heartwarming los angeles restaurant miami truck apartment food truck change new life challenge
A head chef quits his restaurant job and buys a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Biography, Drama, History
Cambodia|USA
2017
136 Minutes
Sareum Srey Moch Phoeung Kompheak Sveng Socheata Tharoth Sam
young girl soldier author village elder cambodian boy gripping inspiring incredible uplifting cambodia village jungle cultural revolution culture war discovery escape love sacrifice 1970s
Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung recounts the horrors she suffered as a child under the rule of the deadly Khmer Rouge.
War, Biography, Drama
USA
2017
116 Minutes
Kate Mara Edie Falco Ramon Rodriguez Tom Felton Damson Idris Bradley Whitford Common Geraldine James Will Patton Corey Johnson Jonathan Howard
marine dog drill instructor mother doctor emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring intense desert iraq washington, d.c. war militarism animal taming love sacrifice quest 2010s
Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.
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
China|Hong Kong
1992
100 Minutes
Gong Li Lei Laosheng Liu Peiqi Yang Liuchun Zhu Qanqing Cui Luowen Yang Huiqin Wang Jianfa Lin Zi
peasant pregnant woman villager husband wife bureaucrat moving powerful gutsy spirited china countryside big city city vs. country injustice corruption husband/wife relationship quest underdog sacrifice
A pregnant peasant woman seeks redress from the Chinese bureaucracy after the village chief kicks her husband in the groin in this comedy of justice. As she is frustrated by each level of ... See full summary »
Drama, Comedy
USA
2018
98 Minutes
Ben Mendelsohn Edie Falco Thomas Mann Charlie Tahan Connie Britton Bill Camp Elizabeth Marvel Natalie Gold Josh Pais
retiree wife drug addict teenager father son amusing hilarious emotional raw quirky moving restaurant house kitchen woods hospital bar lifestyle changes adventure
After leaving his wife and his job to find happiness, Anders befriends a drug-addicted teen, sending him down a path of reckless and shameful behavior.