20 movies like Ned Kelly, ordered by similarity : The Long Riders(1980), On the Basis of Sex(2018), Capturing the Friedmans(2003), Nowhere Boy(2009), Get On Up(2014), Black Mass(2015), Neerja(2016), J. Edgar(2011), Ride Like a Girl(2019), Becoming Astrid(2018), An Angel at My Table(1990), Vincent and Theo(1990) ...
Biography
UK|Australia
1970
101 Minutes
Mick Jagger Allen Bickford Geoff Gilmour Mark McManus Serge Lazareff Peter Sumner Ken Shorter Clarissa Kaye Diane Craig Sue Lloyd
outlaw brother partner mother police officer judge fiery brash offbeat spirited australia jail bank saloon town house ned kelly theft false accusations rebellion
The impoverished son of Irish immigrants is pushed by wrongful police persecution into becoming Australia's most notorious bushranger.
Biography, Western
USA
1980
100 Minutes
David Carradine Keith Carradine Robert Carradine James Keach Stacy Keach Dennis Quaid Randy Quaid Kevin Brophy Harry Carey Jr. Christopher Guest Nicholas Guest
outlaw bank robber brother traitor girlfriend marshal confident tense melodramatic minnesota texas countryside hideout bank love triangle assassination james-younger gang bank heist sibling rivalry jesse james
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|China|Canada
2018
120 Minutes
Felicity Jones Armie Hammer Justin Theroux Jack Reynor Cailee Spaeny Stephen Root Sam Waterston Kathy Bates Chris Mulkey Francis X. McCarthy Wendy Crewson
attorney mother husband judge child incredible inspiring emotional confident tense new york city house court party office washington, d.c. gender equality ruth bader ginsberg court battles historical events
The true story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights, and the early cases of a historic career that lead to her nomination and confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2003
107 Minutes
David Friedman Jesse Friedman
father son brother mother victim police officer creepy emotional family home great neck, n.y. suburbia prison child molestation family wretched excess fall mystery 2000s
Documentary on the Friedmans, a seemingly typical, upper-middle-class Jewish family whose world is instantly transformed when the father and his youngest son are arrested and charged with shocking and horrible crimes.
Biography, Drama
UK|Canada
2009
97 Minutes
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Kristin Scott Thomas Anne-Marie Duff David Threlfall Thomas Brodie-Sangster David Morrissey Sam Bell Ophelia Lovibond Jack McElhone Josh Bolt James Johnson
musician teen boy aunt uncle mother paul mccartney emotional amusing cheeky fascinating liverpool, england funeral stage park house family estrangement john lennon music mother/son relationship
A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2014
138 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Nelsan Ellis Dan Aykroyd Viola Davis Lennie James Fred Melamed Craig Robinson Jill Scott Octavia Spencer Josh Hopkins Brandon Smith
james brown singer entertainer musician audience mother brash confident creative jail house stage recording studio car hotel music singing entertainment abandonment prison
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Drama, Biography, Crime
USA|UK
2015
122 Minutes
Johnny Depp Joel Edgerton Benedict Cumberbatch Dakota Johnson Kevin Bacon Peter Sarsgaard Jesse Plemons Rory Cochrane David Harbour Adam Scott Corey Stoll
senator brother mobster fbi agent police officer fugitive brash intense brutal boston bar office street church car mob corruption fugitives power evil
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
Biography, Drama
India
2016
122 Minutes
Sonam Kapoor Shabana Azmi Yogendra Tikku Shekhar Ravjiani Sadh Orhan Abrar Zahoor
young woman mother father terrorist passenger gripping thrilling intense powerful inspiring india city house airplane bedroom cockpit chasing dreams ambition abusive marriage hijacking
Neerja is the story of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2011
137 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Naomi Watts Armie Hammer Josh Lucas Judi Dench Ken Howard Gunner Wright David A. Cooper Jeffrey Donovan Dermot Mulroney Denis O'Hare
fbi director companion secretary mother kidnapper somber fascinating washington, d.c. office house j. edgar hoover homosexuality mother/son relationship abuse of power fbi law enforcement rise wretched excess forbidden love 1970s
J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly fifty years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
Biography, Drama
Australia
2019
100 Minutes
Teresa Palmer Sam Neill Sullivan Stapleton Sophia Forrest Henry Nixon Aaron Glenane Jacob Warner Genevieve Morris Stevie Payne
jockey woman horse australian brother daughter uplifting passionate powerful spirited inspiring melbourne, australia family home school church hospital australia horse racing horse riding underdog
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
Biography, Drama, History
Sweden|Denmark
2018
123 Minutes
Alba August Maria Bonnevie Trine Dyrholm Magnus Krepper Henrik Rafaelsen Björn Gustafson Sofia Karemyr Liv LeMoyne Mira Mitchell Maria Alm Norell
son lover adoptive mother author young woman doctor suspenseful emotional inspiring office copenhagen small town field family home sweden struggle life story unplanned pregnancy courage absence
Biopic of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, the author of numerous children's books and creator of Pippi Longstocking.
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
France|Netherlands|UK|Germany|Italy|USA
1990
138 Minutes
Tim Roth Paul Rhys Jip Wijngaarden Johanna Ter Steege Wladimir Yordanoff Jean-Pierre Cassel Bernadette Giraud Adrian Brine Jean-Francois Perrier Vincent Vallier Hans Kesting
painter brother uncle prostitute wife emotional dark netherlands household art gallery restaurant field vincent van gogh brotherhood art mental illness struggle obsession quest fall
The familiar tragic story of Vincent van Gogh is broadened by focusing as well on his brother Theodore, who helped support Vincent. The movie also provides a nice view of the locations which Vincent painted.
Biography, Drama
USA
2006
122 Minutes
Nicole Kidman Robert Downey Jr. Ty Burrell Harris Yulin Jane Alexander Emmy Clarke Genevieve McCarthy Boris McGiver Marceline Hugot Emily Bergl Mary Duffy
housewife mother husband photographer mentor transvestite melodramatic eerie dreamy household bedroom party new york city marginalization infidelity photography suicide diane arbus art forbidden love
Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2015
121 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Kate Winslet Seth Rogen Jeff Daniels Michael Stuhlbarg Katherine Waterston John Ortiz Sarah Snook Adam Shapiro Makenzie Moss Ripley Sobo
visionary computer programmer partner ex-girlfriend daughter genius brash brooding confident california office house auditorium stage car computers business ambition reunion success
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
Biography
1956
113 Minutes
Paul Newman Pier Angeli Everett Sloane Eileen Heckart Sal Mineo Harold J. Stone Joseph Buloff Sammy White Arch Johnson Robert Lieb Theodore Newton
boxer trainer young woman mother inmate father brooding tense passionate new york city jail boxing ring lower east side street army base boxing rebellion training blackmail prison life
A youth turns his rebellious nature into a successful ring career in this fact-based portrait of boxer Rocky Graziano.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama
Australia|USA
2018
115 Minutes
Lucas Hedges Nicole Kidman Joel Edgerton Russell Crowe Flea Joe Alwyn Xavier Dolan Troye Sivan Britton Sear Jesse LaTourette David Ditmore
gay man young man father mother therapist preacher emotional powerful somber uplifting house high school church office homosexuality homophobia family love religion self-discovery
The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.
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.
Drama, Biography
2010
110 Minutes
Claire Danes Catherine O'Hara Julia Ormond David Strathairn Stephanie Faracy Barry Tubb Melissa Farman Michael Crabtree
scientist farmer autistic person mother aunt professor inspiring uplifting emotional powerful colorado campus ranch slaughterhouse arizona family home temple grandin autism animal husbandry family
The scientist (Claire Danes) becomes an advocate for autistics and the humane treatment of livestock.
Biography
USA
1949
96 Minutes
entertainer wife agent producer nurse cheery melodramatic spirited household nightclub racetrack alaska hospital california al jolson show business marriage father/son relationship mother/daughter relationship obsession
In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement. But his wife has left him and the appeal of the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Biography
Spain
2016
123 Minutes
Marta Etura José Coronado Eduard Fernández Carlos Santos Pedro Casablanc Craig Stevenson Tomás Del Estal José Manuel Poga Christian Stamm Itziar Atienza Jim Arnold
secret agent military official friend wife confident gripping suspenseful thrilling spain bank office car big city woods extortion reward money escape pursuit revenge
The story of a man who fooled an entire country. A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.