20 movies like Diplomacy, ordered by similarity : Critical Thinking(2020), Last Tango in Paris(1972), Deadlier Than the Male(1956), Bird(1988), Thirteen Days(2000), On Dangerous Ground(1951), Elling(2001), End of Watch(2012), David and Lisa(1962), Chinese Puzzle(2013), Fair Game(2010), 25th Hour(2002) ...
Drama, History
France|Germany
2014
88 Minutes
André Dussollier Niels Arestrup Burghart Klaußner Robert Stadlober Charlie Nelson Jean-Marc Roulot Stefan Wilkening Thomas Arnold
diplomat commandant consul dark paris city diplomacy men fate transformation
A historical drama that depicts the relationship between Dietrich von Choltitz, the German military governor of occupied Paris, and Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling.
Drama
USA
2020
117 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Rachel Bay Jones Michael Kenneth Williams Corwin C. Tuggles Jorge Lendeborg Jr. Angel Bismark Curiel Will Hochman Zora Casebere
teacher student friend drug dealer parent african-american confident emotional passionate uplifting intense moving school chess tournament family home inner city united states city apartment chess inner-city life
The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.
Drama
France|Italy
1972
130 Minutes
Marlon Brando Maria Schneider Jean-Pierre Léaud Darling Legitimus Catherine Sola Mauro Marchetti Dan Diament Giovanna Galletti
man woman lover fiancé dark hedonistic paris apartment church nightclub sex abandonment suicide marriage anonymity wretched excess transformation fall 1970s
A young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.
Drama
France
1956
113 Minutes
Jean Gabin Danièle Delorme Lucienne Bogaert Robert Arnoux Liliane Bert Gérard Blain Aimé Clariond Gabrielle Fontan Germaine Kerjean Robert Manuel Jean-Paul Roussillon
restaurant owner young woman ex-wife housekeeper mother-in-law employee dark chilling suspenseful emotional paris restaurant apartment bar france street murder plot deception betrayal estrangement
André Chatelin is a restaurant owner in Les Halles in Paris. One morning, a girl named Catherine asks to see him. She happens to be the daughter of his estranged wife, Gabrielle, that André... See full summary »
Music, Biography, Drama, History
1988
161 Minutes
Forest Whitaker Diane Venora Samuel E. Wright Keith David Michael McGuire James Handy Michael Zelniker Damon Whitaker
saxophonist dizzy gillespie wife musician wealthy woman doctor cool sultry nightclub kansas city, mo. mental institution new york city los angeles music charlie parker ambition show business addiction mental illness rise
Jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker (Forest Whitaker) lives fast and self-destructs, dead at 34 in 1955.
Drama, History
USA
2000
145 Minutes
Kevin Costner Bruce Greenwood Steven Culp Dylan Baker Michael Fairman Henry Strozier Frank Wood Kevin Conway Tim Kelleher Len Cariou Bill Smitrovich
president secretary of defense diplomat u.s. president first lady engaging suspenseful emotional new york city washington, d.c. airplane big city mission nuclear weapons political intrigue diplomacy politics john f. kennedy rivalry fall
In October 1962, the Kennedy administration struggles to contain the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Crime, Drama
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Ida Lupino Robert Ryan Ward Bond Charles Kemper Anthony Ross Ed Begley Ian Wolfe Sumner Williams Gus Schilling Frank Ferguson Cleo Moore
police detective sister killer father partner captain dark gritty brooding new york city police station apartment countryside cabin investigation brother/sister relationship murder mental breakdown blindness redemption
Rough city cop Jim Wilson is disciplined by his captain and is sent upstate, to a snowy mountain town, to help the local sheriff solve a murder case.
Comedy, Drama
Norway
2001
84 Minutes
Per Christian Ellefsen Sven Nordin Per Christensen Jørgen Langhelle Marit Pia Jacobsen Hilde Olausson Ola Otnes
son mentally challenged person friend roommate amusing touching charming offbeat apartment mental institution restaurant oslo, norway friendship mental illness phobias poetry roommates adventure discovery transformation
When his mother, who has sheltered him his entire 40 years, dies, Elling, a sensitive, would-be poet, is sent to live in a state institution. There he meets Kjell Bjarne, a gentle giant and... See full summary »
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
109 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Michael Peña Natalie Martinez Anna Kendrick David Harbour Frank Grillo America Ferrera Cle Sloan Jaime Fitzsimons Cody Horn
police officer partner police captain criminal wife drug dealer gritty intense thrilling moving los angeles apartment street crime scene wedding inner city law enforcement inner-city life friendship drug trade
Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.
Drama
USA
1962
94 Minutes
young man girl mother psychiatrist eerie dark intense mental institution city house mental illness family dysfunction trust maturing love discovery transformation 1960s
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
France|USA|Belgium
2013
117 Minutes
Romain Duris Audrey Tautou Cécile de France Kelly Reilly Sandrine Holt Flore Bonaventura Li Jun Li Sharrieff Pugh Pablo Mugnier-Jacob Margaux Mansart Amin Djakliou
family babysitter lover immigrant aspiring writer couple heartwarming emotional new york city metro city city apartment smoking love transformation 2010s
A 40-year-old father's life is complicated when the mother of his two children moves to New York. Since he can't bear them growing up far away from him, he decides to move there as well.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2010
107 Minutes
Naomi Watts Sean Penn Sam Shepard Ty Burrell David Andrews Brooke Smith Noah Emmerich Bruce McGill Michael Kelly Liraz Charchi Khaled Nabawy
cia agent wife husband writer diplomat government official thrilling tense suspenseful washington, d.c. new york city government offices city home secret identity journalism corruption leaked information chase betrayal
CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
Drama
USA
2002
134 Minutes
Edward Norton Philip Seymour Hoffman Barry Pepper Rosario Dawson Anna Paquin Brian Cox Tony Siragusa Levani Outchaneichvili Misha Kuznetsov Isiah Whitlock Jr. Michael Genet
drug dealer girlfriend teacher gangster father dark solemn sad new york city nightclub bar apartment prison family absence drug trade male bonding new york city love transformation
Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.
Drama
UK|USA
1999
159 Minutes
Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman Sydney Pollack Marie Richardson Rade Serbedzija Todd Field Vinessa Shaw Alan Cumming Sky Dumont Fay Masterson Leelee Sobieski
doctor curator husband wife sexy man sexy woman chilling sultry tense shocking new york city apartment mansion city apartment bedroom street husband/wife relationship sex cult sadomasochism
A New York City doctor embarks on a harrowing, night-long odyssey of sexual and moral discovery after his wife reveals a painful secret to him.
Drama
2002
100 Minutes
Jeremy Renner Bruce Davison Artel Kayaru Matt Newton Dion Basco Kate Williamson
serial killer cannibal father teen boy victim murder victim dark disturbing shocking chilling milwaukee gay bar chocolate factory family home city apartment mental illness murder jeffrey dahmer loneliness alienation
Factory worker Jeffrey Dahmer (Jeremy Renner) lures boys and young men to his Milwaukee apartment in order to kill and mutilate them.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
100 Minutes
Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Judy Garland Fay Holden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden
young man father mother girlfriend friend cheeky engaging moving small town new york city apartment park office garage maturing city life unemployment father/son relationship death growing up
Hoping his son will attend his alma mater, Judge Hardy agrees to let Andy look for work in New York for the summer before committing to start college. In the big city, Andy is confronted with the harsh realities of life and love.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
75 Minutes
Marshall Thompson Virginia Field Andrea King Sam Levene Leon Ames Keefe Brasselle Richard Rober James Bell William Conrad Dick Simmons Hal Baylor
mental patient reporter bartender barfly used car salesman doctor dark intense mental institution bus bar doctor's office street terminal city mental illness hostage situation murder television police pursuit fugitives
An escaped mental patient causes havoc.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2019
103 Minutes
Kristen Stewart Jack O'Connell Anthony Mackie Margaret Qualley Zazie Beetz Yvan Attal Vince Vaughn Stephen Root Colm Meaney
actress fbi agent black panther activist confident gripping passionate rousing paris france apartment los angeles airport field office fbi investigation civil rights movement failing career surveillance harassment
Inspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted her because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.
Documentary
USA
2016
92 Minutes
activist author city planner journalist politician architect bleak brooding engaging intricate new york city park apartment street city hall urban sprawl city life urbanization civil unrest escape
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
Comedy
USA
1993
105 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Alan Alda Anjelica Huston Jerry Adler Lynn Cohen Ron Rifkin Joy Behar Marge Redmond Aida Turturro
husband wife son writer amateur sleuth neighbor amusing playful new york city apartment restaurant movie theater city apartment big city murder investigation marriage romance death city life suspicion
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
100 Minutes
Ryan Fleck Keir Gilchrist Zach Galifianakis Emma Roberts Viola Davis Lauren Graham Jim Gaffigan Zoë Kravitz Aasif Mandvi Jeremy Davies Karen Chilton
teen boy mental patient teen girl doctor mentor endearing emotional amusing mental institution prep school suicide mental illness friendship meaning of life self-discovery therapy fall transformation rise 2010s
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.