20 movies like White Material, ordered by similarity : The Circle(2000), Mediterranea(2015), The Birth of a Nation(2016), Pater Familias(2003), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), Devi(1960), Cool Hand Luke(1967), A City of Sadness(1989), The Battleship Island(2017), Sweet Sixteen(2002), Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom(2013), Colonia(2015) ...
6.9/10
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.
Drama
2000
91 Minutes
Mariam Parvin Almani Nargess Mamizadeh Fareshteh Sadr Orafai Monir Arab Elham Saboktakin Fatemeh Naghavi Mojgan Faramarzi Fereshteh Sadr Orafai Maryiam Palvin Almani Solmaz Panahi
woman friend husband prostitute prisoner pregnant woman suspenseful disheartening profound emotional iran prison hospital street city bus pregnancy prison life iranian society journey
Three Iranian women (Mariam Parvin Almani, Nargess Mamizadeh, Fareshteh Sadr Orafai) battle oppressive governmental regulations that affect all areas of their lives.
6.5/10
Drama
Italy|France|USA|Germany|Qatar
2015
110 Minutes
Koudous Seihon Alassane Sy Adam Gnegne Mary Elizabeth Innocence Pio Amato Davide Schipilliti
refugee companion squatter villager police officer african intense sad shocking gritty emotional bleak africa italy refugees immigrants discrimination journey violence community
Two men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.
6.4/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2016
114 Minutes
Nate Parker Armie Hammer Mark Boone Junior Colman Domingo Aunjanue Ellis Dwight Henry Aja Naomi King Esther Scott Roger Guenveur Smith Gabrielle Union Penelope Ann Miller
slave preacher owner rebel parishioner wife brooding emotional intense virginia plantation church house street field slavery rebellion truth anger justice
Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.
7.2/10
Drama
Italy
2003
90 Minutes
Luigi Iacuzio Federica Bonavolonta Francesco Pirozzi Sergio Solli Marina Suma Italo Celoro Lucia Ragni Francesco Di Leva Domenico Balsamo Ferdinando Triola Vincenzo Pirozzi
inmate criminal father dying person girlfriend brother dark gritty profound italy prison family home reunion crime mortality imprisonment death homecoming fall sacrifice
After ten years in jail, Matteo, returns home in order to sign some legal papers tied to the imminent death of his father. But the real reason Matteo returns is to face the ghosts of his ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
7.8/10
Drama
India
1960
98 Minutes
Sharmila Tagore Soumitra Chatterjee Chhabi Biswas Purnendu Mukherjee Karuna Bannerjee Arpan Chowdhury Anil Chatterjee Kali Sarkar Mohammed Israil Khagesh Chakravarti Santa Devi
husband wife father brother nephew sick person solemn touching sad tender rural community family home front porch india healing reincarnation mental illness father/son relationship crisis of faith family
A young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.
8.1/10
Drama
USA
1967
129 Minutes
Paul Newman George Kennedy J.D. Cannon Lou Antonio Robert Drivas Strother Martin Jo Van Fleet Wayne Rogers Anthony Zerbe Ralph Waite Harry Dean Stanton
prisoner warden guard police officer mother brash cool moving bleak amusing gritty florida prison farm hideout country road church cell prison rebellion escape
A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
7.9/10
Drama
Hong Kong|Taiwan
1989
158 Minutes
Tony Leung Hsin Shu-fen Chen Sown-yung
photographer soldier gangster rebel powerful disturbing sad gripping taiwan small town mountain rebellion political coup crime war family transformation sacrifice love 1940s
A beautiful, historical film based upon the complex lives of four brothers.
7.1/10
Drama, History
South Korea
2017
132 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang So Ji-sub Song Joong Ki Lee Jung-hyun Su-an Kim Kyeong-ho Yoon Seung-hwan Shin Seong-il Park
korean person prisoner japanese soldier rebel leader officer bleak brutal disturbing frenetic frightful shocking island prison japan labor camp ship imprisonment uprising power
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ("Hashima Island") to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape.
7.4/10
Drama
UK|Germany|Spain
2002
106 Minutes
Martin Compston William Ruane Annmarie Fulton Michelle Abercromby Michelle Coulter Gary McCormack Tommy McKee
teen boy stepfather mother grandfather prisoner drug dealer tense gutsy emotional greenock, scotland port city prison street house apartment imprisonment drugs ambition theft teenage rebellion
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
7.1/10
Biography, Drama, History
UK|South Africa|France
2013
146 Minutes
Idris Elba Naomie Harris Tony Kgoroge Riaad Moosa Jamie Bartlett Lindiwi Matshikiza Deon Lotz Terry Pheto
nelson mandela south african man revolutionary president prison guard prison official emotional fascinating inspiring south africa jail farm village political rally south africa apartheid anti-establishment imprisonment freedom revolution
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
7.1/10
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
Germany|France|Luxembourg|UK|USA
2015
110 Minutes
Emma Watson Daniel Brühl Michael Nyqvist Richenda Carey Vicky Krieps Jeanne Werner Julian Ovenden August Zirner Martin Wuttke César Bordón Nicolás Barsoff
prisoner cult leader young woman love interest militant rebel bleak disturbing emotional frightening gutsy powerful sad chile cult headquarters prison embassy military coup cult love
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from.
7.4/10
Drama
France
2001
134 Minutes
Aurélien Recoing Karin Viard Serge Livrozet Jean-Pierre Mangeot Monique Mangeot Nicolas Kalsch Marie Cantet Felix Cantet Maxime Sassier Nigel Palmer Christophe Charles
unemployed person businessman wife son father bleak gripping geneva car apartment family home france unemployment lie money family fear investment fall wretched excess
An unemployed man finds his life sinking more and more into trouble as he hides his situation from his family and friends.
7.5/10
Drama
Japan|Netherlands|Hong Kong
2008
119 Minutes
Teruyuki Kagawa Kyôko Koizumi Kai Inowaki Haruka Igawa Yû Koyanagi Jason Gray Kanji Tsuda Kazuya Kojima
father mother son friend boss unemployed person bleak tense powerful tokyo house employment office cafeteria loss of job marital problems family guilt deception outsourcing discovery
An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2010
99 Minutes
Jennifer Lawrence John Hawkes Kevin Breznahan Dale Dickey Garret Dillahunt Sheryl Lee Lauren Sweetser Tate Taylor
daughter family brother father sheriff lawman bleak dark gritty suspenseful the ozarks arkansas rural community abandonment family dysfunction poverty drug trade conspiracy darkness sacrifice
An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.
5.9/10
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2006
83 Minutes
Roger Lloyd-Pack Leo Bill Kate Fahy Sarah Ball Neil Conrich Richard Wills-Cotton Alan Perrin Richard Syms
husband wife son nurse aristocrat father emotional tense frightening england countryside estate family dysfunction mental disability illness aristocracy financial troubles father/son relationship sacrifice discovery
A descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. ... See full summary »
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.
7.2/10
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.
6.7/10
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 »
7.4/10
Drama
Turkey|France|Italy
2008
109 Minutes
Yavuz Bingol Hatice Aslan Rifat Sungar Ercan Kesal Cafer Köse Gürkan Aydin
businessman driver wife son emotional disheartening intense istanbul prison father/son relationship family secrets accidental death rags to riches infidelity cover-up sacrifice temptation 2000s
A family suffers from a major communication breakdown during their struggle to get through their hardships.
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