Here we've displayed a list of the best 20th Century films : Woman in the Dunes(1964), The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story(2009), Wyeth(2018), Khachaturian(2003), Listen to Me Marlon(2015), Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring(2003), Sin City(2005), Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind(2018), If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd(2018), That Obscure Object of Desire(1977), A Sense of Loss(1972), Life of Pi(2012) ... ...
Drama
Japan
1964
125 Minutes
Eiji Okada Kyôko Kishida Kôji Mitsui Hiroko Ito Sen Yano Ginzô Sekiguchi Kiyohiko Ichiha Tamatsu Tamura Hiroyuki Nishimo
entomologist widow villager wife brother dark disheartening creepy japan small town sand pit abduction escape love escape forbidden love 20th century
An entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.
Documentary
USA
2009
101 Minutes
Jeff Sherman Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Julie Andrews Jim Dale Roy Edward Disney Micky Dolenz
songwriter brother coworker friend musician inspiring fascinating studio movie set career brotherhood music legacy filmmaking rise love rivalry 20th century
In 1981, black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of white Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner and was convicted of it in 1982. More than 25 years later, the ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2018
87 Minutes
artist painter son curator interviewee neighbor inspiring creative engaging fascinating moving powerful america artistic purity criticism artistic controversy artistic integrity documentaries discovery rise
WYETH tells the story of one of America's most popular, but least understood, artists. While his exhibitions routinely broke attendance records, art world critics continually assaulted his work.
Documentary
USA
2003
76 Minutes
composer joseph stalin russian musician communist calm fascinating touching georgia soviet union concert hall aram khachaturian classical music propaganda artistic struggle music history communism rise sacrifice temptation
A documentary about the life of Soviet Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan. Among other events, the film covers Khachaturyan's difficulties working as a creative artist during the Stalin era.
Documentary
UK
2015
102 Minutes
Michael Borne Marlon Brando
actor director powerful unrestrained striking united states recordings transformation 20th century
A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story.
Drama
South Korea|Germany
2003
102 Minutes
Kim Ki-duk Ha Yeo-jin Dae-han Ji Yeong-su Oh Young-min Kim Jae-kyeong Seo Jong-ho Kim Jung-young Kim Min Choi Ji-a Park Min-Young Song
monk woman mentor boy emotional engaging moving passionate solemn korea monastery lake coming of age love crime repentance buddhism forbidden love growing up fall
A boy is raised by a Buddhist monk in an isolated floating temple where the years pass like the seasons.
Fantasy, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2005
124 Minutes
Frank Miller Jessica Alba Devon Aoki Alexis Bledel Powers Boothe Rosario Dawson Benicio Del Toro Michael Clarke Duncan Carla Gugino Josh Hartnett Rutger Hauer
thug tough guy ex-convict vigilante girlfriend killer brutal dark spectacular city street car laboratory prison farm prostitution violence vigilantism crime ring vengeance
A movie that explores the dark and miserable town, Basin City, tells the story of three different people, all caught up in violent corruption.
Documentary
USA
2018
116 Minutes
Lewis Black Elayne Boosler Billy Crystal Pam Dawber Whoopi Goldberg Bobcat Goldthwait
actor comedian family interviewee inspiring charming cheeky united states legacy life comedy death interview love rise 20th century
An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.
Biography, Documentary, Music
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Gary Rossington Lynyrd Skynyrd Johnny Van Zant Edward King Larry Junstrom Judy Van Zant Jenness
rock star united states career success fame rock music 20th century
This authorized documentary will explore the music and backstory of the legendary American band. With the songs from the first six Skynyrd albums driving the narration, the film focuses on ... See full summary »
Drama
France|Spain
1977
103 Minutes
Fernando Rey Carole Bouquet Ángela Molina Julien Bertheau Milena Vukotic Andre Weber
dancer wealthy man mother daughter dwarf brutal charming outlandish spain france train abuse breakup culture clash infatuation sexual repression temptation rivalry wretched excess love
Recounted in flashback are the romantic perils of Mathieu, a middle-aged French sophisticate as he falls for his nineteen-year-old former chambermaid Conchita.
Documentary
USA|Switzerland
1972
135 Minutes
catholic protestant filmmaker activist cleric emotional gritty powerful belfast, northern ireland united kingdom irish republican army political unrest religious persecution irish life religion sacrifice escape 20th century
Shot over six weeks in December 1971, and January 1972, the film consisted of interviews with Protestants, Catholics, politicians, and some soldiers, combined with TV news clips of bombings and violence.
Adventure, Drama
USA|Taiwan|UK|Mexico|Canada|France|India
2012
125 Minutes
Suraj Sharma Irrfan Khan Tabu Rafe Spall Gérard Depardieu Adil Hussain Gautam Belur Ayush Tandon Vibish Sivakumar Ayan Khan Mohd Abbas Khaleeli
young man zookeeper mother tiger young woman spectacular touching dreamy india ocean liner lifeboat island relocation shipwreck human-animal friendship coming of age spiritual journey adventure growing up 20th century
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Documentary
Canada
1985
114 Minutes
Artie Shaw Helen Forrest Mel Torme Evelyn Keyes Polly Haynes John Wexley
clarinetist ex-wife band leader actress singer musician fascinating uplifting new york city los angeles connecticut pennsylvania spain jazz marriage anti-semitism world war ii artie shaw fame love
Documentary cataloging the life and music of the band leader and clarinetist, Artie Shaw.
Documentary, Music
Germany
2004
100 Minutes
Simon Rattle Royston Maldoom Berliner Philharmoniker
dancer choreographer major inspiring fascinating ballet berlin classical music youth dance transformation 20th century
RHYTHM IS IT! records the first big educational project of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle. The orchestra ventured out of the ivory tower of high culture into ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2016
107 Minutes
fashion designer mother son inspiring united states fashion icon mother/son relationship life family history family growing up 20th century
Gloria Vanderbilt and her son Anderson Cooper discuss their notable family's history.
Documentary, Drama
UK
2017
91 Minutes
Lee Dixon Michael Thomas Tony Adams Alan Smith George Graham Nigel Winterburn
football coach football player fan confident emotional gripping gutsy inspiring thrilling liverpool, england stadium football championship underdog rivalry 20th century
The true story of a sporting miracle, when Arsenal went to Anfield on the last day of the 1988/89 season needing to beat the best team in England by two clear goals to snatch the title.
Drama, Romance, Fantasy
USA
2008
167 Minutes
Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Taraji P. Henson Julia Ormond Jason Flemyng Mahershala Ali Jared Harris Elias Koteas Phyllis Somerville Tilda Swinton Lance E. Nichols
dancer baby elderly person daughter friend emotional striking moving new orleans hospital paris loss love death aging love growing up 20th century
Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences.
Drama
USA|China
1993
138 Minutes
Rosalind Chao Tamlyn Tomita France Nuyen Vivian Wu Andrew McCarthy Kieu Chinh Tsai Chin Lisa Lu Ming-Na Lauren Tom Chao-Li-Chi
mother grandmother daughter immigrant heartwarming touching emotional china san francisco house family history mother/daughter relationship immigration generational divide cross-cultural romance culture clash growing up sacrifice forbidden love transformation
The life histories of four Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other.
Documentary
USA
1971
95 Minutes
director actress henry fonda john ford jimmy stewart john wayne powerful fascinating studio filmmaking acting lifetime achievement transformation rise 20th century
A documentary on the life and films of director John Ford.
Comedy, Drama
Sweden
2015
116 Minutes
Rolf Lassgård Bahar Pars Zozan Akgün Tobias Almborg Filip Berg Ida Engvoll Klas Wiljergård Chatarina Larsson Börje Lundberg Stefan Gödicke Johan Widerberg
old man neighbor friend government official senior citizen widower confident endearing heartwarming sad touching amusing neighborhood house cemetery suburb sweden living room solitude neighbors
Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.
Documentary
USA
2006
82 Minutes
john waters divine campy creative hilarious passionate theater baltimore sexual identity movies deviant behavior film industry filmmaking john waters rise quest 20th century
Jeff Garlin's documentary on the work of John Waters.
Biography, Documentary
UK
2019
120 Minutes
Diego Armando Maradona
football player illegitimate son documentarian family emotional fascinating hedonistic striking confident buenos aires, argentina naples, italy barcelona, spain redemption football life story addiction fall growing up wretched excess underdog
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
Documentary, Drama, History
Japan|USA
1993
90 Minutes
Ernest Dickerson Stuart Samuels Michael Chapman Allen Daviau Caleb Deschanel Conrad L. Hall William A. Fraker
camera operator director engaging hollywood, calif. movie camera filmmaking art hollywood discovery underdog 20th century
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography, illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
1992
201 Minutes
Denzel Washington Angela Bassett Albert Hall Al Freeman Jr. Delroy Lindo Theresa Randle Kate Vernon Lonette McKee Tommy Hollis James McDaniel
activist gangster love interest criminal inspiring new york city prison inner city brooklyn, n.y. religion racism violence surveillance politics malcolm x discovery rise 20th century
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
Biography, Drama
Australia
1996
105 Minutes
Geoffrey Rush Justin Braine Sonia Todd Armin Mueller-Stahl Noah Taylor Lynn Redgrave John Gielgud Googie Withers Alex Rafalowicz Nicholas Bell Chris Heywood
pianist doctor restaurant manager father mental patient uplifting emotional gutsy concert hall london sanatorium restaurant piano family feud mental illness recovery dreams father/son relationship fall transformation
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Documentary
USA
2006
117 Minutes
Richard Berge
nazi art expert soldier historian shocking moving museum germany europe art nazism adolf hitler world war ii theft discovery quest rescue 20th century
The story of Nazi Germany's plundering of Europe's great works of art during World War II and Allied efforts to minimize the damage.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|Germany|India
2015
141 Minutes
Tom Hanks Mark Rylance Alan Alda Amy Ryan Eve Hewson Peter McRobbie Billy Magnussen Austin Stowell Domenick Lombardozzi Michael Gaston Sebastian Koch
pilot spy lawyer cia agent airy brooding dark somber soviet union prison berlin cold war soviet union espionage prisoners of war escape quest rescue 20th century
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
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
UK|France|Italy|Japan|USA
1992
144 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. Dan Aykroyd Geraldine Chaplin Kevin Dunn Anthony Hopkins Milla Jovovich Moira Kelly Kevin Kline Diane Lane Penelope Ann Miller Paul Rhys
filmmaker comedian editor lover wife engaging striking london united states music hall film set hollywood, calif. filmmaking poverty vaudeville controversy friendship charlie chaplin rise pursuit
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2009
163 Minutes
Billy Crudup Malin Akerman Jackie Earle Haley Matthew Goode Patrick Wilson Jeffrey Dean Morgan Carla Gugino Matt Frewer Stephen McHattie Laura Mennell Rob LaBelle
superhero doctor vigilante mother comedian billionaire suspenseful thrilling melodramatic new york city mars antarctica alternate reality conspiracy murder violence scientific experiments betrayal superheroes adventure
In 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.