20 movies like Bamako, ordered by similarity : The Forgotten Kingdom(2013), A Season in France(2017), White Material(2009), Black and White in Color(1976), One Potato, Two Potato(1964), Court Martial(1955), Tulpan(2008), Sex, Lies, and Videotape(1989), Overseas(1990), Barracuda(2017), No End(1985), Adanggaman(2000) ...
Drama
Mali|USA|France
2006
118 Minutes
Aissa Maiga Maimouna Hélène Diarra Balla Habib Dembélé Djénéba Koné Hamadoun Kassogué William Bourdon Mamadou Kanouté Gabriel Magma Konate Aminata Traoré Danny Glover Elia Suleiman
entertainer husband farmer teacher sister journalist profound intricate passionate disheartening mali apartment building courtyard courtroom africa economy banking politics marriage african life
Bamako. Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work and the couple is on the verge of breaking up... In the courtyard of the house they share with other families, a trial court ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
USA
2013
97 Minutes
Jerry Mofokeng Nozipho Nkelemba Zenzo Ngqobe Lillian Dube Moshoeshoe Chabeli Lebohang Ntsane Jerry Phele
young man childhood friend schoolteacher estranged father orphan priest confident emotional engaging profound passionate south africa slum johannesburg, south africa village bus south africa discovery growing up memories
What if the most chilling novel of all time was actually based on account of a horrific experiment gone awry?
Drama
2017
100 Minutes
Eriq Ebouaney Sandrine Bonnaire Aalayna Lys Ibrahim Burama Darboe Bibi Tanga Léonie Simaga Régine Conas Khampha Thammavongsa Marius Yelolo Heling Li Franck Okouo
african wife teacher brother frenchwoman daughter emotional charming melodramatic heartwarming touching sad france africa farmer's market market refugees immigrants american civil war helping others
Drama
France|Cameroon
2009
105 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Isaach De Bankolé Christopher Lambert Nicolas Duvauchelle William Nadylam Adèle Ado Ali Barkai Daniel Tchangang Michel Subor
plantation owner rebel son ex-husband father-in-law businesswoman bleak disheartening gritty africa plantation jungle civil wars violence african life political unrest family rebellion sacrifice 2000s
Amidst turmoil and racial conflict in a Francophone African state, a white French woman fights for her coffee crop, her family and ultimately for her life.
Comedy, Drama, War
Côte d'Ivoire|France|West Germany|Switzerland
1976
90 Minutes
Jean Carmet Catherine Rouvel Jacques Dufilho Jacques Spiesser Maurice Barrier Peter Berling Claude Legros Dora Doll
sergeant schoolteacher priest african idealist trader amusing crafty playful west africa colony trading post world war i colonialism nationalism politics military service race relations discovery rivalry
During World War I, French colonists lost in African desert decide to attack their German neighbors.
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 »
Drama
UK
1955
105 Minutes
englishman war hero wife judge intense melodramatic emotional sultry profound intricate united kingdom court war heroes financial troubles life after wartime unhappy marriage rise fall revenge underdog
A court-martial attempts to find out why, and if, an officer embezzled his unit's funds.
Comedy, Drama
Kazakhstan|Russia|Germany|Poland|Switzerland|Italy
2008
100 Minutes
Askhat Kuchinchirekov Samal Esljamova Ondas Besikbasov Tolepbergen Baisakalov Bereke Turganbayev Mahabbat Turganbayeva
nomad young woman sister child mother father charming profound striking kazakhstan yurt mountain steppe new life marriage family nomadic lifestyle coming of age animal husbandry discovery
On the steppes of Kazakhstan, Asa lives in a yurt with his sister Samal, her husband Ondas, and their three children. Ondas is a herdsman, tough and strong. It's dry, dusty, and windy; too ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1989
101 Minutes
James Spader Andie MacDowell Peter Gallagher Laura San Giacomo Ron Vawter Steven Brill Alexandra Root Earl T. Taylor
husband wife counselor drifter sister lawyer offbeat sultry louisiana office apartment marriage sex love triangle confession repression sister relationship love discovery 1980s
A sexually repressed woman's husband is having an affair with her sister. The arrival of a visitor with a rather unusual fetish changes everything.
Comedy, Drama
France
1990
99 Minutes
Nicole Garcia Brigitte Roüan Marianne Basler Philippe Galland Yann Dedet Bruno Todeschini Pierre Doris Monique Melinand
young woman sister husband sailor farmer emotional melodramatic algeria farm household colonialism sisterhood coming of age marriage family culture clash transformation discovery 1960s
In French Algeria, after WWII, three daughters of wealthy settlers begin their adult lives. Zon marries an often absent sailor. Malene's husband, Gildas, refuses to work in the farm, so she... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Poland
2017
100 Minutes
Allison Tolman Julia Halperin Sophie Reid JoBeth Williams Luis Bordonada Larry Jack Dotson Angelo Dylen Tanner Beard Monique Straw
sister father singer husband mother boy brooding eerie dark creepy disturbing thrilling texas house yard lake cemetery bar long-lost relatives sister relationship
A strange woman comes to Texas to meet her half-sister and stake a claim to the family music legacy-one way or another.
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
France|Switzerland|Côte d'Ivoire|Burkina Faso|Italy
2000
89 Minutes
Rasmane Ouedraogo Albertine N'Guessan Ziable Honoré Goore Bi Bintou Bakayoko Nicole Suzis Menyeng Mireille Andree Boti Tie Dijian Patrick Nadege Blagone Anastasie Tode Bohi Didier Grandidier Mylene-Perside Kouame
king african slave trader young man mother soldier disheartening dark chilling village west africa battlefield survival escape murder war kidnapping slavery pursuit forbidden love
In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring tribes, ordering his soldiers to torch enemy villages, kill the elderly and capture the ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
Drama, Romance
UK|South Africa
2014
96 Minutes
Katie McGrath Bok van Blerk Gil Bellows Brumilda Van Rensburg André Stolz Eduan van Jaarsveldt Craig Palm Mary Twala
british woman teacher actress farmer love interest romantic interest rival director single man single woman south african man afrikaans amusing charming engaging heartwarming hilarious inspiring lighthearted positive
An idealistic British drama school teacher, Jodi Rutherford, persuades a cynical South African farmer to prepare her for a role in a major film as an Afrikaans war heroine. In return Jodi ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2019
136 Minutes
Michael B. Jordan Jamie Foxx Brie Larson Rob Morgan Tim Blake Nelson Rafe Spall O'Shea Jackson Jr. Karan Kendrick Drew Scheid Steve Coulter Mary Kraft
defense attorney death row inmate wrongly accused emotional disheartening passionate powerful alabama courtroom prison death row wrongful conviction murder case racism politics rescue quest underdog fall discovery
World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
Czech Republic|UK|France|USA
2016
111 Minutes
David Oyelowo Rosamund Pike Jack Davenport Tom Felton Laura Carmichael Charlotte Hope Jack Lowden Nicholas Lyndhurst Jessica Oyelowo Arnold Oceng Anastasia Hille
prince african white woman british woman citizen president charming moving emotional engaging inspiring powerful botswana africa united kingdom embassy village street love forbidden love
The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.
Drama
USA
2008
107 Minutes
Kate Beckinsale Matt Dillon Angela Bassett Vera Farmiga Alan Alda David Schwimmer Courtney B. Vance Noah Wyle Floyd Abrams Preston Bailey Kristen Bough
reporter cia agent prosecutor attorney husband editor suspenseful profound melodramatic washington, d.c. courtroom newsroom restaurant prison cemetery journalism court battles espionage undercover operations marriage
In Washington, D.C., a reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source.
Drama
Italy|Switzerland|France
2007
119 Minutes
Margherita Buy Antonio Albanese Giuseppe Battiston Alba Rohrwacher Carla Signoris Fabio Troiano Paolo Sassanelli Arnaldo Ninchi Teco Celio Antonio Carlo Francini Carlo Scola
wife husband daughter partner friend brooding gripping profound house apartment school chapel loss of job relationships hard times marriage money marital problems discovery transformation
A well-off and sophisticated couple struggles to stay together after the husband loses his job.
Drama
UK
1994
97 Minutes
Albert Finney Greta Scacchi Matthew Modine Julian Sands Michael Gambon Ben Silverstone Maryam d'Abo Jim Sturgess
husband wife teacher lover student schoolboy schoolteacher gripping engaging school england boarding school marriage career failed marriage affair education retirement transformation discovery
On the verge of forced resignation, a strict old-fashioned teacher rethinks his life.
Drama
Sweden
1969
101 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Bibi Andersson Max von Sydow Erland Josephson Erik Hell Sigge Fürst
ex-husband widow husband wife bleak passionate emotional sweden island marriage infidelity deception grief romance animal cruelty love discovery mystery 1960s
A recently divorced man meets an emotionally devastated widow and they begin a love affair.