20 movies like Lessons of Darkness, ordered by similarity : *batteries not Included(1987), Witnesses(2003), Koyaanisqatsi(1982), Shoah(1985), Taxi to the Dark Side(2007), For Sama(2019), Idiocracy(2006), The Sheltering Sky(1990), Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS(2017), National Bird(2016), Only the Brave(2017), Do Women Have a Higher Sex Drive?(2018) ...
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1987
106 Minutes
Hume Cronyn Jessica Tandy Frank McRae Elizabeth Peña Michael Carmine Dennis Boutsikaris Tom Aldredge Jane Hoffman
thug artist handyman landlord pregnant woman man outlandish heartwarming offbeat new york city apartment building aliens eviction fire unusual friendship discovery transformation 1980s
Aliens help a feisty old New York couple in their battle against the ruthless land developer who's out to evict them.
Drama, War
2003
88 Minutes
Mirjana Karanovic Leon Lucev Alma Prica Kresimir Mikic Drazen Kuhn Predrag Vusovic
gunman soldier daughter police detective widow brother bleak powerful intense croatia tavern hospital house field war kidnapping investigation guilt family murder
A detective and a journalist (Alma Prica) investigate the murder of a Serb living in a Croatian town.
Documentary, Music
USA
1982
87 Minutes
man woman sailor factory worker bleak profound powerful earth desert city factory highway nuclear power plant industrial landscapes technology man vs. nature overpopulation environmental consciousness modernization wretched excess
A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on nature, humanity and the relationship between them.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
France|UK
1985
561 Minutes
Simon Srebnik Michael Podchlebnik Richard Glazar Rudolf Vrba Inge Deutschkron Filip Müller
victim survivor nazi bystander guard brooding shocking disturbing auschwitz germany ghetto poland holocaust nazism horrors of war concentration camp fall discovery 1980s
Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.
Documentary, War, Crime, Drama
2007
106 Minutes
Brian Keith Allen Jack Cloonan Greg D'Agostino Carl Levin Moazzam Begg
taxi driver soldier narrator detainee chilling intense brutal powerful army base bagram air force base afghanistan guatemala torture politics civil rights government secrets war mystery discovery 2000s
War, Documentary
UK|Syria|USA
2019
95 Minutes
Waad Al-Khateab Waad Al-Kateab
mother husband daughter survivor documentarian doctor inspiring engaging fascinating shocking sad emotional syria syrian-israeli relations war survival uprising casualties of war documentary filmmaking discovery
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
Sci-Fi, Comedy
USA
2006
84 Minutes
Luke Wilson Maya Rudolph Dax Shepard Terry Crews David Herman Erik Anderson Mitch Baker Tom Beaver Sara Rue Justin Long Brendan Hill
man prostitute president police officer imbecile witty creative unrestrained destroyed city washington, d.c. dump store field laboratory time travel evolution destruction future evading capture fall
Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes five centuries in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
UK|Italy
1990
137 Minutes
John Malkovich Debra Winger Campbell Scott Jill Bennett Timothy Spall Eric Vu-An
couple woman man artist friend adventurer engaging emotional charming melodramatic desert sahara sahara desert relationships romance attraction danger happiness lovers love
An American couple travel abroad to revitalize their relationship. But as the trip drags on, their attempt at recovering what they once had seems futile.
Documentary
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Nick Quested
host terrorist warlord expert politician journalist bleak confident disheartening fascinating syria iraq battlefield city town desert war terrorism global society political unrest
A look at the current state of Syria amidst war and chaos in 2017, featuring stories of survival and observations by political experts from around the world.
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Jesselyn Radack
veteran pilot government official terrorist soldier narrator somber emotional intense house office middle east military base street car war terrorism bombing guilt whistle-blowing
Drone whistleblower interviewed about borderless information gathering by the government.
Drama, Adventure
USA
2017
134 Minutes
Josh Brolin Miles Teller Jeff Bridges Jennifer Connelly James Badge Dale Taylor Kitsch Andie MacDowell Geoff Stults Alex Russell Thad Luckinbill Ben Hardy
firefighter young man rookie fire chief wife baby intense emotional fiery passionate arizona forest firehouse small town mountain firefighting fire heroism love pursuit
Based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of elite firefighters who risk everything to protect a town from a historic wildfire.
Documentary
Netherlands
2018
70 Minutes
Anouk Pluijm
woman psychologist scientist historian young woman older woman confident engaging fascinating positive powerful united states interview room womanhood women's issues feminine sexuality feminism sex gender bias discovery
The film explores the the scientific, historical, biological and social aspects behind the female sex drive and female gaze.
Documentary
1963
124 Minutes
Pierre Lhomme
man woman frenchman engaging mellow paris france street household war economy patriotism religion art social change rise transformation 1960s
Actors Yves Montand and Simone Signoret narrate an introduction to springtime in Paris, as described by its citizens.
Sci-Fi, Action
South Korea|Czech Republic
2013
125 Minutes
Chris Evans Song Kang-ho Tilda Swinton Jamie Bell Octavia Spencer John Hurt Ed Harris Ewen Bremner Ah-sung Ko Alison Pill Vlad Ivanov
survivor man train revolutionary soldier leader brooding brash intense train classroom barracks office train station train tracks apocalypse train travel survival control determination
In a future where a failed climate-change experiment has killed all life except for the lucky few who boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, a new class system emerges.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2013
102 Minutes
Quim Gutiérrez David Pastor José Coronado Marta Etura Leticia Dolera Ivan Massagué Pere Ventura Mikel Iglesias Momo Ballesteros Pere Brasó
everyman man woman girlfriend dying person engaging suspenseful thrilling emotional bleak earth underground epidemic death danger search fight to the death adventure discovery pursuit
In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the "goon". Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price.
Documentary
2003
91 Minutes
Jørgen Leth Claus Nissen
filmmaker man woman director jørgen leth lars von trier chilling fascinating suspenseful cuba bombay red-light district brussels, belgium discipline solitude challenge art altering history discovery quest
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK|Canada|Hungary|Spain|Mexico
2017
164 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Harrison Ford Ana de Armas Sylvia Hoeks Robin Wright Jared Leto Mackenzie Davis Carla Juri Lennie James Dave Bautista Hiam Abbass
young man investigator police detective android old man brooding gripping profound somber thrilling suspenseful los angeles office apartment abandoned building desert secrets societal decay past crimes discovery
Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1991
137 Minutes
Kurt Russell William Baldwin Robert De Niro Donald Sutherland Jennifer Jason Leigh Scott Glenn Rebecca De Mornay Jason Gedrick J.T. Walsh Tony Mockus Cedric Young
fireman politician investigator brother gripping suspenseful raw firehouse chicago fire murder brotherhood corruption rivalry mystery 1990s
Two Chicago firefighter brothers, who don't get along, have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose.