20 movies like Daens, ordered by similarity : The White Ribbon(2009), Nazarín(1959), One Potato, Two Potato(1964), Little Men(1940), Wild Boys of the Road(1933), Sorry We Missed You(2019), The Bells of St. Mary's(1945), Chandni Bar(2001), American Wrestler: The Wizard(2016), Strike(1924), Deliver Us From Evil(2006), Angels With Dirty Faces(1938) ...
7.5/10
Drama
Belgium|France|Netherlands
1992
134 Minutes
Jan Decleir Gérard Desarthe Antje de Boeck Michael Pas Johan Leysen Idwig Stephane Linda Van Dijck Wim Meuwissen
priest socialist foreman prostitute bishop child dark disheartening belgium village school factory pub worker's rights rape adolf daens child labor catholic church corruption underdog
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the ... See full summary »
7.8/10
War, Drama
Germany|Austria|France|Italy|Canada
2009
144 Minutes
Christian Friedel Leonie Benesch Ulrich Tukur Ursina Lardi Burghart Klaußner Steffi Kühnert Josef Bierbichler Gabriela-Maria Schmeide Rainer Bock Susanne Lothar Maria-Victoria Dragus
child pastor doctor father teacher baron bleak uneasy disheartening dark village germany church house school mill punishment small-town life religion dominance
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Drama
1959
94 Minutes
Francisco Rabal Rita Macedo Marga López Jesús Fernández Ignacio López Tarso Luis Aceves Castañeda Ofelia Guilmáin Noé Murayama Rosenda Monteros Ada Carrasco Antonio Bravo
priest prostitute sister horse trader thief prisoner bleak dreamy disturbing dark mexico slum countryside road village church pilgrimage crisis of faith mental illness religious persecution
A cleric (Francisco Rabal) puts aside his priest's garb, goes on a pilgrimage and harbors a murderous prostitute.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1964
92 Minutes
Barbara Barrie Bernie Hamilton Richard Mulligan Harry Bellaver Marti Mericka Robert Earl Jones Vinnette Carroll Anthony Spinelli
mother man father judge ex-husband child disheartening touching powerful ohio court factory farm race relations family court battles love custody quest forbidden love
Study of interracial marriage in the 1960's. A white divorcée falls in love with and marries an African-American man. When her ex-husband sues for custody of her child, arguing that a mixed... See full summary »
5.7/10
Drama
USA
1940
84 Minutes
Kay Francis Jack Oakie Jimmy Lydon George Bancroft Ann Gillis Carl Esmond William Demarest Richard Nichols Casey Johnson Francesca Santoro Johnny Burke
headmistress teacher child con artist bank robber cheery spirited boarding school boarding-school life childhood foreclosure sacrifice underdog growing up 1870s
Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she ... See full summary »
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1933
68 Minutes
Frankie Darro Dorothy Coonan Edwin Phillips Rochelle Hudson Sterling Holloway Arthur Hohl Ann Hovey Minna Gombell
teen boy high-school student police officer teen girl aunt panhandler gritty dark profound train cleveland chicago camp dump new york state great depression unemployment child labor friendship quest
In the depths of the Depression, two teenage boys strike out on their own in order to help their struggling parents and find life on the road tougher than expected.
7.6/10
Drama
UK|France|Belgium
2019
100 Minutes
Kris Hitchen Debbie Honeywood Rhys Stone Katie Proctor Mark Birch Alfie Dobson Charlie Richmond
entrepreneur employee father wife husband mother child boss bleak brooding dark disheartening emotional gritty melancholy moving profound raw sad solemn
Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation.
7.3/10
Other, Drama
USA
1945
126 Minutes
Bing Crosby Ingrid Bergman Henry Travers William Gargan Ruth Donnelly Joan Carroll Martha Sleeper Rhys Williams
priest nun businessman child airy heartwarming tender mushy melodramatic new york city catholic school school catholic church resilience friendship confrontation rivalry transformation fall rescue
At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building.
7.6/10
Drama
India
2001
125 Minutes
Tabu Atul Kulkarni Rajpal Yadav Vinay Apte Vishal Thakal Minakshi Sahani
niece uncle child gangster rapist murderer bleak melodramatic sad mumbai, india bar village juvenile detention center household rape poverty prostitution gangsters mother/child relationship dysfunctional family
A displaced woman is forced to become a beer-bar dancer, and sire children of a gangster.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
2016
117 Minutes
Jon Voight William Fichtner Lia Marie Johnson George Kosturos Kevin G. Schmidt Gabriel Basso Shannon Collis Courtney Hope Turner Nicholas Guilak
high-school student wrestler hero school principal team member coach emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring moving touching small town california high school gym school bus wrestling new school new town
In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.
Drama
1924
73 Minutes
Grigori Aleksandrov Maxim Strauch Mikhail Gomorov Aleksandr Antonov Judith Glizer Boris Yurtsev Vladimir Uralsky Vera Yanukova
factory worker boss spy soldier brooding dark striking russia factory protest class distinctions capitalism underdog wretched excess rivalry 1900s
Authorities try to suppress a strike by factory workers in 1912 czarist Russia, with violent results.
7.9/10
Documentary, Crime, Drama
USA
2006
103 Minutes
Nancy Sloan Roger Mahony John Manly
filmmaker pedophile priest victim mother father creepy dark california family home church child molestation scandal dark secrets pursuit revenge 2000s
Documentary about Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who was relocated to various parishes around the United States during the 1970s in an attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up his rape of dozens of children.
7.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
97 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan George Bancroft William Pawley John Hamilton Earle Dwire William Worthington
gangster priest child lawyer gritty emotional hell's kitchen street friendship crime corruption gangs sacrifice growing up rise 1930s
A priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.
8.1/10
Crime, Drama
France
1959
93 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Claire Maurier Albert Remy Guy Decomble Patrick Auffray Georges Flamant Yvonne Claudie Robert Beauvais
son mother father friend teacher bleak disheartening france paris apartment school childhood child custody troubled youth rebellion growing up underdog 1950s
A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
7.9/10
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Japan
2018
121 Minutes
Lily Franky Sakura Andô Mayu Matsuoka Kirin Kiki Jyo Kairi Miyu Sasaki Sôsuke Ikematsu
shoplifter man outsider child orphan abusive father engaging playful charming amusing emotional melodramatic japan house prison family happiness shoplifting child abuse crime
A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold.
7.6/10
Drama
Ireland|UK|Denmark|Spain
2003
98 Minutes
Aidan Quinn Iain Glen Marc Warren Dudley Sutton Alan Devlin Stuart Graham John Travers Chris Newman
school principal schoolboy schoolteacher prefect irishman teacher friend rival bully intense sad emotional endearing ireland school teaching school abuse sadism courage
The true story of a single teacher's courage to stand up against an untouchable prefect's sadistic disciplinary regime and other abuse in a Catholic Reformatory and Industrial School in 1939 Ireland.
6.7/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2010
82 Minutes
Wunmi Mosaku Isaach De Bankolé Igal Naor Nyokabi Gethaiga Nasser Memarzia Selva Rasalingam Amaar Sardharwalla Jameel Sardharwalla
girl slave family member soldier englishwoman child brooding dark emotional sudan village london house car street slavery hope desperation family fitting in
A thriller set in London's slave trade and centered on a woman's fight for freedom.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
2014
106 Minutes
Erik Estrada Ben Davies Irma P. Hall Courtney Buck Jason Crabb Wesley Elder Lucas Smissen Stacey Bradshaw Kelsey Brooks Stephanie Bettcher
student actor school principal schoolteacher god inspiring heartwarming uplifting lighthearted moving school high school united states the bible acting school play religion faith god struggle
Jesus combined diverse people and assorted stories to change the world! Now, He wants to use you! When the students of Rosewood High School lose their theater, music and dance departments ... See full summary »
Drama, History
2017
115 Minutes
Daniel Giménez Cacho Lola Dueñas Matheus Nachtergaele Juan Gervasio Minujín Nahuel Cano Daniel Veronese Rafael Spregelburd
officer governor villager boy king bandit amusing endearing bleak disheartening profound south america village house beach wilderness mission duty travel assignment
In the 18th century, a highly-placed servant of the Spanish crown who is obsessed with petty grudges and fantasies plots his transfer to Buenos Aires.
7.7/10
Drama
Mexico|USA
2018
135 Minutes
Yalitza Aparicio Marina de Tavira Marco Graf Fernando Grediaga Daniela Demesa Carlos Peralta Nancy García Jorge Antonio Guerrero Enoc Leaño Diego Cortina Autrey
maid nanny wife husband child lover emotional moving sad tense endearing mexico city house beach shop theater apartment pregnancy family relationships
A year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|Australia
2017
113 Minutes
Ethan Hawke Amanda Seyfried Philip Ettinger Cedric Kyles Michael Gaston Victoria Hill Van Hansis Satchel Eden Bell
reverend pregnant woman husband wife suicidal person activist bleak dark uneasy emotional gritty unrestrained small town house garage church tragic death suicide church corruption
A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.
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