20 movies like Atlas Shrugged: Part 1, ordered by similarity : The Wind Will Carry Us(1999), Lost in Translation(2003), Two Gentlemen Sharing(1969), Tracktown(2016), Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House(2017), Drop Squad(1994), In Her Name(2016), Last Holiday(1950), Time of the Gypsies(1989), The Spy Gone North(2018), Mr. Lucky(1943), The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter(1968) ...
Drama
USA
2011
102 Minutes
Taylor Schilling Edi Gathegi Michael O'Keefe Paul Johansson Matthew Marsden Patrick Fischler Grant Bowler Jon Polito Nick Corri Michael Lerner Geoff Pierson
executive vice president engaging railway society transformation
Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.
Drama
Iran|France
1999
118 Minutes
Behzad Dourani
engineer relative young boy assistant townsperson old woman engaging intricate offbeat emotional iran city rural community village house road cultural differences aging unlikely friendship fitting in
Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Japan
2003
102 Minutes
Bill Murray Scarlett Johansson Giovanni Ribisi Anna Faris Fumihiro Hayashi Catherine Lambert Gregory Pekar Richard Allen
movie star newlywed photographer actress calm offbeat engaging quirky tokyo hotel aging boredom marriage friendship disillusionment travel quest transformation love 2000s
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK
1969
92 Minutes
Robin Phillips Judy Geeson Hal Frederick Norman Rossington Rachel Kempson Ram John Holder Hilary Heath Daisy Mae Williams Philip Stone David Markham Shelagh Fraser
ad executive lawyer girlfriend landlady stepfather engaging amusing sad london apartment mansion nightclub ghetto racism relationships class distinctions roommates forbidden love transformation quest
An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.
Drama
USA
2016
89 Minutes
Alexi Pappas Alexi Pappas Chase Offerle Rachel Dratch Andy Buckley Rebecca Friday Sasha Spencer Remy Teicher Nick Symmond
athlete coach teammate fan baker confident emotional engaging passionate olympics track house oregon city training work-life balance physical transformation discovery growing up love
A young, talented, and lonely long-distance runner twists her ankle as she prepares for the Olympic Trials and must do something she's never done before: take a day off.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2017
103 Minutes
Liam Neeson Diane Lane Marton Csokas Ike Barinholtz Tony Goldwyn Bruce Greenwood Michael C. Hall Brian d'Arcy James Josh Lucas Eddie Marsan Wendi McLendon-Covey
fbi agent president engaging fascinating gripping intricate thrilling america united states white house 1970s politics presidency fbi discovery fall transformation 1970s
The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.
Drama
USA
1994
86 Minutes
Eriq La Salle Vondie Curtis-Hall Ving Rhames Kasi Lemmons Leonard L. Thomas Eric Payne Vanessa Williams Michael Ralph Nicole Powell Afemo Omilami
ad executive activist african-american restaurant employee kidnapper militant amusing campy outlandish new york city office restaurant warehouse racial issues activism brainwashing kidnapping advertising secret society transformation
Political satire about an underground militant group that kidnaps African-Americans who have sold out their race. The story follows as the group led Curtis-Hall and Rhames kidnaps an ... See full summary »
Drama
2016
87 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Sebastian Koch Marie-Josée Croze Christelle Cornil Lila-Rose Gilberti Emma Besson Christian Kmiotek Serge Feuillard
man frenchman daughter teenager mother boyfriend engaging gripping emotional thrilling melodramatic sad france vacation home bedroom unexpected death father/daughter relationship grief fight for justice justice
Comedy, Drama
UK
1950
89 Minutes
Alec Guinness Beatrice Campbell Kay Walsh Bernard Lee Wilfrid Hyde-White Sidney James Ernest Thesiger
salesman socialite society matron maid gambler doctor winsome charming resort brighton, england beach doctor's office fatal illness vacation friendship social standing mortality transformation 1950s
When a lonely, unappreciated farm equipment salesman discovers he has only a few weeks to live, he withdraws his savings for a final holiday at a "posh" resort.
Drama
Yugoslavia|Italy|UK
1989
136 Minutes
Davor Dujmovic Bora Todorovic Ljubica Adzovic Husnija Hasimovic Sinolicka Trpkova Zabit Memedov
teenager teen boy young man dreamer engaging endearing heartwarming emotional lighthearted coming-of-age dreams new life gypsy culture adventure discovery growing up mystery pursuit transformation
In this luminous tale set in the area around Sarajevo and in Italy, Perhan, an engaging young Romany (gypsy) with telekinetic powers, is seduced by the quick-cash world of petty crime, which threatens to destroy him and those he loves.
Drama
South Korea
2018
141 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang Sung-min Lee Cho Jin-Woong Ju Ji-hoon
spy broker government official wife businessman kim jong-il thrilling gripping intense suspenseful tense engaging north korea south korea espionage government secrets intelligence nuclear weapons korean relations mission
In the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea.
Comedy, Drama
1943
100 Minutes
Cary Grant Laraine Day Charles Bickford Gladys Cooper Alan Carney Henry Stephenson Paul Stewart Kay Johnson Florence Bates
shiite con artist impostor volunteer love interest suspenseful engaging ship pier scam world war ii love gambling draft transformation temptation adventure 1940s
A floating-casino operator (Cary Grant) cons an heiress (Laraine Day) into having games of chance at a ball for the war effort.
Drama
1968
124 Minutes
Alan Arkin Sondra Locke Stacy Keach Laurinda Barrett Chuck McCann Biff McGuire Percy Rodrigues Cicely Tyson Jackie Marlowe Johnny Popwell Wayne Smith
disabled person friend alcoholic doctor daughter drunk brooding engaging somber small town house doctor's office bedroom american south small-town life illness alcoholism friendship relationships growing up
John, a deaf and mute man, rents a bedroom in a small town to be closer to his friend, Spiros, who is also deaf. John attempts to strike up a friendship with Mick, the teenage daughter of his disabled landlord, and meets the town drunk.
Drama
UK
2020
102 Minutes
Toni Collette Damian Lewis Joanna Page Nicholas Farrell Raj Paul Peter Davison Owen Teale Darren Evans
cleaner bartender neighbor friend husband accountant passionate confident engaging incredible racetrack horse track horse racing financial scheme investment championship horse breeding pursuit rise sacrifice
Dream Alliance is an unlikely race horse bred by small-town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes. With no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream in the hopes he can compete with the racing elites.
Drama
1953
134 Minutes
Chishu Ryu Chieko Higashiyama Setsuko Hara Haruko Sugimura Sô Yamamura Kuniko Miyake Kyoko Kagawa Eijiro Tono Nobuo Nakamura Shiro Osaka Hisao Toake
father mother doctor hairdresser daughter-in-law soldier brooding sad somber tokyo osaka, japan train family home family aging death quest transformation 1950s
An elderly Japanese couple (Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama) visit their busy children but are not treated with respect.
Drama
1959
139 Minutes
Vittorio De Sica Hannes Messemer Sandra Milo Vittorio Caprioli Guiseppe Rossetti Giovanna Ralli Anne Vernon Baronessa Bazzani Kurt Polter Kurt Selge Mary Greco
criminal nazi military officer engaging gutsy milan, italy prison deception leadership mistaken identity nazism patriotism world war ii transformation 1940s
A petty crook forced to impersonate an Italian general identifies with the role and becomes a martyr for his country.
Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Stacy Keach Jeff Bridges Susan Tyrrell Candy Clark Nicholas Colasanto Art Aragon Curtis Cokes Sixto Rodriguez Billy Walker Wayne Mahan Ruben Navarro
boxer trainer friend girlfriend gritty dark bleak california gym bar comeback boxing redemption alcoholism friendship aging pursuit rivalry underdog fall
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.
Drama
France|Canada
1980
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Susan Sarandon Kate Reid Michel Piccoli Hollis McLaren Robert Joy Al Waxman Robert Goulet Moses Znaimer Angus MacInnes Sean Sullivan
pretty woman mobster husband drug dealer criminal engaging spirited new jersey waterfront atlantic city, n.j. aspirations gambling drug trafficking crime romance aging quest underdog 1970s
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
Drama
1986
130 Minutes
Dexter Gordon François Cluzet Gabrielle Haker Sandra Reaves-Phillips Lonette McKee Christine Pascal Herbie Hancock Martin Scorsese Philippe Noiret Alain Sarde Palle Mikkelborg
saxophonist musician fan daughter uplifting dark emotional inspiring new york city paris bar jazz club addiction alcoholism jazz friendship aging music transformation fall
A jazz saxophonist (Dexter Gordon) from New York has a friend (François Cluzet) on the Left Bank of 1959 Paris.
Drama
USA
1937
111 Minutes
Janet Gaynor Fredric March Adolphe Menjou May Robson Andy Devine Lionel Stander Franklin Pangborn Owen Moore J.C. Nugent Clara Blandick Peggy Wood
actor actress engaging emotional touching hollywood, calif. movie set aging alcoholism love ambition actors love sacrifice quest 1930s
A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Romance, Drama
2019
76 Minutes
Aki Omoshaybi Pippa Bennett-Warner Amy Manson Kola Bokinni Ben Tavassoli Amanda Lawrence Karen Bryson Tori Butler Hart Matthew Butler Hart Deano Mitchison Suzette Llewellyn
single mother job seeker man emotional endearing engaging intense united kingdom romance hard times struggle discovery love transformation 21st century