20 movies like Attack on Darfur, ordered by similarity : The Killing Fields(1984), Yaaba(1989), United(2011), I Am Slave(2010), Billu Barber(2009), A.R.C.H.I.E.(2016), Magic Town(1947), The Bang Bang Club(2010), The Return of Martin Guerre(1982), Aligarh(2015), Red Dog: True Blue(2016), Moolaadé(2004) ...
Drama
Canada|South Africa|Germany
2010
104 Minutes
Billy Zane Edward Furlong Kristanna Loken David O'Hara Noah Danby Matt Frewer Sammy Sheik Maggie Benedict
arab civilian journalist emotional sudan village darfur genocide human rights underdog 20th century
American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.
Drama
UK
1984
141 Minutes
Sam Waterston Haing S. Ngor John Malkovich Julian Sands Craig T. Nelson Spalding Gray Bill Paterson Athol Fugard Graham Kennedy Katherine Krapum Chey
journalist interpreter photojournalist wife reporter chilling emotional inspiring cambodia new york city phnom penh journalism war torture friendship genocide khmer rouge escape sacrifice rescue
A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians.
Drama
Burkina Faso|Switzerland|France|West Germany
1989
90 Minutes
Fatimata Sanga Noufou Ouedraogo Roukietou Barry Adama Ouédraogo Sibidou Ouedraogo Adama Sidibe Rasmane Ouedraogo Assita Ouedraogo Zenabou Ouedraogo Ousmane Sawadogo
elderly woman boy witch villager cousin medicine man endearing engaging solemn africa village desert hut unlikely friendship african culture village life witch hunt ostracized illness rivalry
A small African village. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When ... See full summary »
Drama, History
UK
2011
90 Minutes
David Tennant Jack O'Connell Sam Claflin Dougray Scott Dean Andrews Kate Ashfield David Calder Neil Dudgeon Tim Healy Melanie Hill
football player football coach journalist englishman moving emotional incredible inspiring england plane football field plane crash air disaster team community tragedy sacrifice underdog 20th century
Based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of their number.
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.
Musical, Comedy, Drama
India
2009
137 Minutes
Irrfan Khan Lara Dutta Shah Rukh Khan Om Puri Rajpal Yadav Asrani Manoj Joshi Kareena Kapoor Priyanka Chopra Deepika Padukone Rasika Joshi
barber wife child movie star businessman friend emotional spirited india barbershop school village house unlikely friendship fame poverty family village life deception discovery
In an Indian village, a struggling barber sees his luck begin to turn when residents learn that a famous actor he once knew is coming to town.
Kids & Family, Drama
Canada
2016
88 Minutes
Katharine Isabelle Jonathan Whitesell Robin Dunne Fred Ewanuick Sarah Desjardins Farrah Aviva Michael J. Lai
girl orphan robotic dog dog talking dog uncle mayor rival pet pet owner amusing lighthearted playful emotional endearing small town united states dog new life loss
Isabel Sullivan, who's fifteen, has just moved to a small town to live with her Uncle Paul, who is the town's Mayor. Isabel has recently lost her parents in a car accident. Feeling very ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1947
103 Minutes
James Stewart Jane Wyman Kent Smith Ned Sparks Wallace Ford Regis Toomey Ann Doran Donald Meek Ann Shoemaker Mickey Kuhn Howard Freeman
man editor mayor tourist young woman analyst emotional melodramatic heartwarming inspiring positive witty village editing room publishing house america opinion new romance corruption lie
An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.
Drama
2010
109 Minutes
Ryan Phillippe Taylor Kitsch Malin Akerman Frank Rautenbach Neels Van Jaarsveld Patrick Lyster Russel Savadier Jessica Haines Kgosi Mongake
photographer photojournalist south african man friend nelson mandela journalist charming engaging suspenseful intense emotional melodramatic south africa apartheid history investigative journalism photography relationships friendship adventure
Photojournalists (Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch, Frank Rautenbach) put themselves in harm's way as they shoot evidence of atrocities committed in the final days of South African apartheid.
Drama, History
France
1982
122 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Nathalie Baye Roger Planchon André Chaumeau Maurice Barrier Stéphane Pean Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Sylvie Meda
wife husband villager magistrate veteran impostor fascinating gripping emotional suspenseful france countryside village courtroom family home impersonation court battles husband/wife relationship con game war aftermath
In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
Biography, Drama
India
2015
114 Minutes
Sukhesh Arora Manoj Bajpayee Balaji Gauri Sumit Gulati Dilnaz Irani Sachin Parikh K.R. Parmeshwar Rajkummar Rao Ishwak Singh Nutan Surya Suman Vaidya
professor gay man journalist lawyer intense emotional brooding profound india university flat court gay rights homophobia homosexuality fight for justice friendship morality underdog love
A gay, linguistic professor living in a small orthodox city must deal with the aftermath of a sting operation that puts his sexual orientation in front of the entire nation.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2016
88 Minutes
Jason Isaacs Thomas Cocquerel Levi Miller Bryan Brown Hanna Mangan Lawrence John Jarratt Justine Clarke Steve Le Marquand
father son brother dog pet pet owner animal endearing emotional heartwarming playful positive australia pet care human connection human-animal friendship family childhood trials life
An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.
Drama
Senegal|Burkina Faso|Morocco|Tunisia|Cameroon|France
2004
124 Minutes
Fatoumata Coulibaly Maimouna Hélène Diarra Salimata Traoré Aminata Dao
girl villager woman husband inspiring disturbing burkina faso village hut genital mutilation superstition sexism underdog escape 2000s
When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart.
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.
Drama
Saudi Arabia|Netherlands|Germany|Jordan|United Arab Emirates|USA
2012
98 Minutes
Reem Abdullah Waad Mohammed Abdullrahman Al Gohani Ahd Sultan Al Assaf Alanoud Sajini Rafa Al Sanea Dana Abdullilah
boyfriend conservative troublemaker amusing emotional engaging saudi arabia toy store money competition underdog transformation
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
Drama
Iran
2018
100 Minutes
Narges Delaram
actress girl filmmaker villager family member amusing hilarious tense emotional small town village car field house tradition following your dreams growing up small-town life adventure discovery
Three actresses at different stages of their career. One from before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, one popular star of today known throughout the country and a young girl longing to attend a drama conservatory.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
88 Minutes
Harry Dean Stanton David Lynch Ron Livingston Ed Begley Jr. Tom Skerritt Beth Grant James Darren Barry Shabaka Henley Yvonne Huff Hugo Armstrong Bertila Damas
old man veteran intense emotional inspiring heartwarming melodramatic charming village house bar death old age disease loneliness routine discovery quest metamorphosis love
Lucky follows the spiritual journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off the map desert town.
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.
Drama
USA
2016
137 Minutes
Casey Affleck Michelle Williams Kyle Chandler Lucas Hedges C.J. Wilson Heather Burns Tate Donovan Josh Hamilton Anna Baryshnikov Matthew Broderick Gretchen Mol
brother uncle nephew fisherman wife friend brooding emotional intense boston hospital school office fishing village boat death guardianship loss responsibility anger
A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
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.
Drama, Romance, History
India
2001
223 Minutes
Aamir Khan Gracy Singh Rachel Shelley Paul Blackthorne Suhasini Mulay Kulbhushan Kharbanda Raghubir Yadav Rajendra Gupta Rajesh Vivek Vallabh Vyas Javed Khan
young man indian british government official villager cricket player governor inspiring spectacular melodramatic amusing india village estate cricket match woods sports colonialism taxes teamwork wager
The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.