20 movies like Desert Flower, ordered by similarity : MI-5(2015), Paterson(2016), The Notorious Bettie Page(2006), Welcome to Marwen(2018), Maudie(2016), Christine(2016), Megan Leavey(2017), Sully(2016), Made in Dagenham(2010), Woodlawn(2015), The Infiltrator(2016), Exodus: Gods and Kings(2014) ...
7.4/10
Biography, Drama
UK|Germany|Austria|France
2009
124 Minutes
Liya Kebede Sally Hawkins Timothy Spall Juliet Stevenson Craig Parkinson Anthony Mackie Meera Syal Soraya Omar-Scego
supermodel photographer agent emotional desert somalia beauty work escape underdog
Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at 13 when sold as 4th wife. She's maid at the Somalian embassy in London, then McDonald's, where she's discovered and becomes int'l top model. 1997, she speaks up against female genital mutilation.
6.2/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
UK
2015
104 Minutes
Kit Harington Peter Firth Jennifer Ehle Tim McInnerny Elyes Gabel Tuppence Middleton Eleanor Matsuura Lara Pulver David Harewood Michael Wildman
british intelligence agent terrorist wrongly accused secret agent teamwork gripping tense dark thrilling emotional london big city terrorism manhunt escape redemption conspiracy corruption escape pursuit
When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.
7.4/10
Comedy, Drama
France|Germany|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Adam Driver Golshifteh Farahani Barry Shabaka Henley Cliff "Method Man" Smith Chasten Harmon William Jackson Harper Masatoshi Nagase Sterling Jerins Rizwan Manji
bus driver passenger dog bartender wife writer calm emotional heartwarming inspiring profound new jersey bus bar house small-town life writing working class work-life balance discovery
A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
6.5/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Gretchen Mol Chris Bauer Jared Harris Sarah Paulson Cara Seymour David Strathairn Lili Taylor John Cullum Matt McGrath Austin Pendleton Norman Reedus
model photographer senator sister fascinating tender new york city nashville, tenn. miami coney island sex pornography trial abuse photography betty page rise underdog escape 1950s
The life of Bettie Page, a 1950s pin-up model and one of the first sex icons in America, who became the target of a Senate investigation because of her risqué bondage photos.
6.2/10
Comedy, Fantasy, Biography, Drama
Japan|USA
2018
116 Minutes
Steve Carell Leslie Mann Diane Kruger Janelle Monáe Eiza González Merritt Wever Gwendoline Christie Leslie Zemeckis Neil Jackson Matt O'Leary Falk Hentschel
photographer nazi victim doll love interest friend amusing endearing emotional quirky touching house courtroom art gallery bar yard doctor's office survival friendship art imitating life
A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.
7.6/10
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
Canada|Ireland
2016
115 Minutes
Sally Hawkins Ethan Hawke Kari Matchett Gabrielle Rose Zachary Bennett Billy MacLellan Marthe Bernard David Feehan
artist housekeeper painter fisherman family love interest emotional endearing heartwarming gripping engaging nova scotia farmhouse room rural community illness violence against women independence art abusive relationship
An arthritic Nova Scotia woman works as a housekeeper while she hones her skills as an artist and eventually becomes a beloved figure in the community.
Biography, Drama
2016
119 Minutes
Rebecca Hall Michael C. Hall Tracy Letts Maria Dizzia J. Smith-Cameron John Cullum David Alexander Kim Shaw Timothy Simons Morgan Spector
reporter anchorman station manager mother co-worker friend brooding emotional intense florida newsroom television studio stage house crime scene journalism ethics emotional involvement desperation defiance
In 1974, a female TV news reporter aims for high standards in life and love in Sarasota, Fla, and missing her mark is not an option. Based on true events.
7.1/10
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.
7.4/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2016
96 Minutes
Tom Hanks Aaron Eckhart Valerie Mahaffey Delphi Harrington Mike O'Malley Jamey Sheridan Anna Gunn Holt McCallany Ahmed Lucan Laura Linney Wayne Bastrup
pilot airline employee passenger rescue worker wife investigator brooding emotional intense airport airplane hudson river new york city conference room house emergency landing rescue heroism investigation stress
The story of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger (Tom Hanks), an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew.
7.2/10
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2010
113 Minutes
Sally Hawkins Bob Hoskins Miranda Richardson Geraldine James Rosamund Pike Andrea Riseborough Daniel Mays Jamie Winstone Rupert Graves Nicola Duffett Lorraine Stanley
employee husband teacher boss coworker inspiring engaging great britain factory strike discrimination working class manufacturing political activism women's rights rise underdog 1960s
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Drama, Biography, History
2015
123 Minutes
Sean Astin Nic Bishop Caleb Castille Sherri Shepherd Jon Voight C. Thomas Howell Richard Kohnke Lance E. Nichols Kevin Sizemore
african-american student football player principal family member brooding emotional uplifting birmingham, ala. high school football field house gym office racism teamwork love family trust beliefs
In 1973 Birmingham, Ala., football player Tony Nathan (Caleb Castille) and his teammates at Woodlawn High School utilize a message of hope and love to overcome racial prejudice.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2016
127 Minutes
Bryan Cranston Diane Kruger John Alberto Leguizamo Amy Ryan Jason Isaacs Joseph Gilgun Olympia Dukakis Yul Vazquez Art Malik Carsten Hayes Benjamin Bratt
federal agent undercover agent drug czar businessman pablo escobar lieutenant brooding emotional intense florida drug house club office cemetery airplane undercover operations drug cartel money laundering trust betrayal
A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
6.0/10
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
UK|Spain|USA
2014
150 Minutes
Christian Bale Joel Edgerton John Turturro Aaron Paul Ben Kingsley Sigourney Weaver Golshifteh Farahani María Valverde Ben Mendelsohn Dar Salim Indira Varma
moses ramses xiii pharaoh god slave orphan emotional inspiring somber spectacular dark ancient egypt desert sinai desert mountain pyramid royal palace the bible escape plagues
The defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
6.1/10
Adventure, Drama, Action
USA
2004
112 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Giovanni Ribisi Tyrese Gibson Miranda Otto Hugh Laurie Tony Curran Jacob Vargas Scott Michael Campbell Kevork Malikyan Sticky Fingaz Jared Padalecki
captain pilot navigator oil worker drifter smuggler intense thrilling mongolia gobi desert airplane plane crash survival teamwork engineering aviation race against time quest underdog escape
Survivors of a plane crash in the Mongolian desert work together to build a new plane.
7.1/10
Drama
Guatemala|France
2015
93 Minutes
María Telón María Mercedes Coroy Manuel Manuel Antún Justo Lorenzo Marvin Coroy
young woman worker groom father disturbing emotional intense profound brooding guatemala mayan culture pregnancy desire forced marriage destiny desperation discovery escape love metamorphosis
On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1971
88 Minutes
Paul Alelyanes Carmen Argenziano Stan Armsted Harold Beaulieu Jim Bohan Kerry Cannon
prisoner judge federal agent police chief activist frightful bleak gory california desert tent dystopia vietnam war richard nixon activism culture clash prison wretched excess underdog escape
"Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and anti-establishment types ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Drama
Austria
2019
108 Minutes
Valerie Pachner Pia Hierzegger Mavie Horbiger Michelle Barthel Marc Benjamin Dominic Marcus Singer Meo Wulf Axel Sichrovsky Grazyna Dylag Tom Hanslmaier
career woman schizophrenic boss colleague bleak brooding disturbing emotional melancholy powerful sad vienna germany mental breakdown career career vs. family work workplace politics workplace romance fall
A high-powered business consultant struggles to keep her professional and personal lives from colliding after her schizophrenic sister attempts suicide.
7.2/10
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
8.0/10
Drama
USA
2018
86 Minutes
Cerina Vincent Elizabeth Harnois Kevin Sizemore Preeti Desai Lester Purry Jay Pickett Blaise Brooks Anthony Turk
colleague husband wife copywriter professional engaging striking suspenseful office united states family home workplace affair career work work vs. family escape pursuit 2010s
Erik is totally blind and is solo kayaking the length of the Grand Canyon. In Lava Falls, a large dangerous rapid, he discovers that despite what people might say, barriers can be real and they hurt .. a lot.
7.0/10
War, Drama, Action
USA
1965
123 Minutes
Marlon Brando Yul Brynner Janet Margolin Trevor Howard Martin Benrath Hans Christian Blech Wally Cox Max Haufler Rainer Penkert William Redfield
deserter government official ship captain nazi british intelligence agent sailor tense suspenseful thrilling ship india japan ocean working undercover moral dilemma world war ii espionage mutiny blackmail quest
A war pacifist is blackmailed to pose as an SS officer and to disable the scuttling explosives on freighter carrying rubber cargo to be captured by the Allies.
7.4/10
Adventure, Drama, War
Germany
2001
157 Minutes
Bernhard Bettermann André Hennicke Michael Mendl Irina Pantaeva Irina Narbekova Antonio Wannek Johannes Hitzblech
bear soldiers lieutenant colonel emotional prison camp europe escape work band escape 19th century
At the end of WW2, a German POW doing hard labor in the Soviet Gulag escapes from his Siberian camp to return to Germany but he's pursued by a Soviet NKVD officer.
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