Here we've displayed a list of the best Storytelling films : The Saragossa Manuscript(1965), Celine and Julie Go Boating(1974), Travelers and Magicians(2003), Kiss of the Spider Woman(1985), The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017), Arabian Nights(1974), Getting to Know You(1999), Tolkien(2019), Paul, Apostle of Christ(2018), The Silver Brumby(1993), La petite chartreuse(2005), Mary Shelley(2017) ... ...
Drama
Poland
1965
124 Minutes
Iga Cembrzynska-Kondrati Zbigniew Cybulski Aleksander Fogiel Joanna Jedryka Barbara Krafftowna Slawomir Linder Miroslawa Lombardo Leon Niemczyk Kazimierz Opalinski Adam Pawlikowski Franciszek Pieczka
captain princess hermit mathematician gypsy sheik dreamy madcap intricate sierra morena abandoned building inn secret passageway battlefield spain storytelling spanish inquisition journey ghosts adventure
Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a story of their own to tell.
Fantasy
France
1974
190 Minutes
Juliet Berto Dominique Labourier Bulle Ogier Marie-France Pisier Barbet Schroeder Philippe Clévenot Marie-Therese Saussure Nathalie Asnar Jean Douchet Anne Zamire Adele Taffetas
librarian magician young girl playful creative amusing paris park apartment haunted house friendship parallel universe dreams storytelling adventure 1970s
A mysteriously linked pair of young women find their daily lives preempted by a strange boudoir melodrama that plays itself out in a hallucinatory parallel reality.
Drama
Australia|Bhutan|UK
2003
107 Minutes
Lhakpa Dorji Sonam Kinga Sonam Lhamo Deki Yangzom Gomchen Penjore Dasho Adab Sangye Ap Dochu Jigme Drukpa Namgay Dorjee Tsewang Dandup Dorji Budha
government official buddhist monk young man widower daughter dreamy fascinating moving bhutan village mountain road traveling hitchhiker rural life hallucinations dreams storytelling quest
The two men embark on parallel, if separate, journeys. Their yearning is a common one--for a better and different life. Dondup, delayed by the timeless pace of his village, is forced to ... See full summary »
Drama
Brazil|USA
1985
119 Minutes
William Hurt Raul Julia Sonia Braga José Lewgoy Nuno Leal Maia Antonio Petrim Denise Dumont Milton Gonçalves Patricio Bisso Herson Capri Nildon Parrente
political prisoner gay man woman convict warden fascinating tender prison argentina politics imprisonment homosexuality fantasy storytelling unlikely friendship transformation discovery 1980s
A gay man and a political prisoner are together in a prison. The gay man narrates the stories of two fake movies and his own life.
Other, Biography, Drama, History
Ireland|Canada
2017
104 Minutes
Dan Stevens Christopher Plummer Jonathan Pryce Justin Edwards Morfydd Clark Donald Sumpter Miles Jupp Simon Callow Miriam Margolyes Ian McNeice Bill Paterson
charles dickens author ebenezer scrooge tiny tim wife publisher heartwarming positive emotional amusing charming creative london apartment office carriage study storytelling christmas marriage
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Adventure, Fantasy
Italy|France
1974
155 Minutes
Ninetto Davoli Franco Merli Ines Pellegrini Luigina Rocchi Zeudi Biasolo Franco Citti Tessa Bouche Alberto Argentino
slave young man king wife creative playful dense market house paradise street storytelling impersonation romance kidnapping rags to riches love transformation underdog 14th century
Ancient Arabia. A youth is chosen by a beautiful slave girl to be her new master; she is kidnapped and they must search for each other. Stories are told within stories; love, travel and the whims of destiny.
Drama
USA
1999
96 Minutes
Heather Matarazzo Zach Braff Michael Weston Bebe Neuwirth Mark Blum Bo Hopkins Sonja Sohn Tristen Skyler Chris North Kevin Black Mary McCormack
sister brother stranger teenager gambler loner creative touching amusing quirky bus station house storytelling unusual romance loneliness adolescence imagination family dysfunction love discovery
A chance encounter alters a teenage girl's perception of herself and her outlook on life.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Nicholas Hoult Lily Collins Colm Meaney Derek Jacobi Anthony Boyle Patrick Gibson Tom Glynn-Carney Craig Roberts Harry Gilby Adam Bregman Albie Marber
writer professor soldier child wife friend inspiring confident creative dreamy emotional battlefield england restaurant woods friendship love war storytelling biography
The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
Drama
USA
2018
108 Minutes
Jim Caviezel James Faulkner Olivier Martinez Joanne Whalley-Kilmer John Lynch Yorgos Karamihos Antonia Campbell Hughes Alessandro Sperduti Manuel Cauchi Noah Huntley Kenneth Spiteri
apostle captive prisoner writer roman roman soldier dark brutal inspiring emotional gritty tense rome prison cell city market religious beliefs storytelling prison
Luke travels Roma looking for apostle Paul, turned in Nero's prisoner, to tell his story before his execution.
Adventure, Drama
USA|Canada
1993
92 Minutes
Caroline Goodall Russell Crowe Ami Daemion Johnny Raaen Buddy Tyson Gary Amos Murray Chesson John Coles
mother daughter horse man thrilling suspenseful emotional tender wilderness household australia man vs. beast animal rights freedom storytelling mother/child relationship rivalry escape revenge 1990s
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off of his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Drama
France
2005
93 Minutes
Olivier Gourmet Marie-Josée Croze Bertille Noël-Bruneau Marisa Borini Yves Jacques
young girl bookseller mother doctor nurse emotional endearing household school hospital mountain mother/daughter relationship accident coma muteness devotion storytelling discovery rescue 2000s
Eight-year-old Eva and her mother have a very positive CHILD-TO-CHILD-RELATION. The mother is incapable of mature behaviour when problems arise. When the mother forgets to fetch Eva at ... See full summary »
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
UK|Luxembourg|USA|Ireland
2017
120 Minutes
Elle Fanning Douglas Booth Bel Powley Tom Sturridge Stephen Dillane Maisie Williams Joanne Froggatt Ben Hardy
poet writer sister family member couple guest emotional creative endearing passionate london england mansion house writing storytelling love elopement frankenstein's monster forbidden love
Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2019
119 Minutes
Dev Patel Tilda Swinton Hugh Laurie Peter Capaldi Ben Whishaw Gwendoline Christie Anna Maxwell Martin Sophie McShera Aneurin Barnard Benedict Wong
david copperfield orphan writer confident gripping moving factory london funeral growing up poverty storytelling love growing up underdog 1850s
A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles.
Fantasy
USA|Japan
2005
143 Minutes
Matthew Barney Björk Susil Osoma
guest crew member ship captain inspiring intricate striking boat ocean religion storytelling shinto boats wedding adventure quest 2000s
The film concerns the theme of self-imposed limitation and continues Matthew Barney's interest in religious rite, this time focusing on Shinto.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
100 Minutes
Radha Mitchell Chloë Sevigny Jonny Lee Miller Will Ferrell Amanda Peet Chiwetel Ejiofor Wallace Shawn Josh Brolin Vinessa Shaw Neil Pepe Stephanie Roth Haberle
woman husband wife friend composer somber witty restaurant party new york city apartment central park love triangle alcoholism affair marital problems storytelling forbidden love temptation metamorphosis
Two alternating stories, one comedy and the other tragedy, about Melinda's attempts to straighten out her life.
Drama
USA
1995
116 Minutes
Winona Ryder Maya Angelou Anne Bancroft Ellen Burstyn Samantha Mathis Kate Nelligan Jean Simmons Lois Smith Alfre Woodard Kate Capshaw Maria Celedonio
graduate student fiancé grandmother great-aunt mother friend touching charming emotional fascinating california small town household marriage female bonding quilting infidelity self-discovery storytelling discovery
Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
Western
USA
1964
95 Minutes
Paul Newman Laurence Harvey Claire Bloom Edward G. Robinson William Shatner Albert Salmi Thomas Chalmers Paul Fix Howard da Silva
outlaw wife husband con artist preacher prospector gripping intricate wild west wilderness courtroom train station trial rape murder lie truth storytelling mystery discovery
Travelers in the 1870s Southwest discuss a recent murder trial in which all the principals told differing stories about the events.
Drama, History
UK
2018
101 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Judi Dench Lydia Wilson Hadley Fraser Jack Colgrave Hirst John Dagleish Sean Foley Ian McKellen Gerard Horan Sam Ellis Kathryn Wilder
william shakespeare wife daughter husband family member amusing tense emotional moving creative england house estate theater william shakespeare family retirement starting over writing storytelling
A look at the final days in the life of renowned playwright William Shakespeare.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK
2012
97 Minutes
Luke Goss Caroline Tillette Stephen Marcus Branko Tomovic Adrian Bouchet Philip Whitchurch Ray Panthaki Danny Midwinter Rene Zagger Patrick Lyster James Capel
hitman filmmaker romanian mafia boss assassin chilling dark disturbing frightening intense romania slum london hired killers assassination past crimes storytelling escape fall forbidden love
An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2008
99 Minutes
Adam Sandler Keri Russell Guy Pearce Russell Brand Richard Griffiths Teresa Palmer Lucy Lawless Courteney Cox Jonathan Morgan Heit Laura Ann Kesling Jonathan Pryce
handyman father uncle sister niece nephew dreamy amusing heartwarming hotel bedroom castle plains arena outer space supernatural storytelling family romance magic
A hotel handyman's life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.
Adventure, Drama
Philippines
2001
113 Minutes
Armando Goyena Danilo Barrios Vic Diaz Bearwin Meilly Rustom Padilla Camille Prats
old man grandson son friend crime boss government official spirited emotional suspenseful intricate manila, philippines family home treasure aging family secrets world war ii race against time storytelling quest rivalry
Aging Carmelo likes telling his grandson, Jobert about his youth in the Philippines. Jobert especially likes the stories about Carmelo's time in World War II, where he helped bury the ... See full summary »
Romance
UK|Spain
1953
93 Minutes
Joan Fontaine Louis Jourdan Joan Collins Binnie Barnes Godfrey Tearle Eliot Makeham Meinhart Maur Van Boolen Gordon Bell Noel Purcell Hugh Morton
writer noblewoman pirate love interest husband sultan cheeky charming fascinating florence, italy villa spain ship bedroom palace giovanni boccaccio storytelling flirtation deception infidelity
The main story combines bits of Giovanni Boccaccio's own life (maybe and maybe not) with three of his most fabulous stories of love. It has Boccaccio following Fiametta to a country villa ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Action
USA
2005
92 Minutes
Taylor Lautner Taylor Dooley Cayden Boyd George Lopez David Arquette Jacob Davich Sasha Pieterse Rico Torres Rebel Rodriguez Racer Rodriguez Rocket Rodriguez
classmate young boy imaginary friend superhero villain princess amusing lighthearted spirited school planet drool river texas volcano fantasy world imagination world destruction bullying dream vs. reality heroism
A young boy is recruited by his imaginary friends Sharkboy and Lavagirl to help save their planet.
Drama
USA
2006
103 Minutes
Jesse Bernstein Maxwell Caulfield Alaina Kalanj Nikki Bohannon Robert Tena Sean Foley Promise LaMarco David Schroeder Eben Kostbar
dog pet dog trainer ex-convict drug addict love interest romantic interest amusing lighthearted playful positive mushy united states romance new life rehabilitation dog training animal training storytelling
A former convict and drug abuser (Bernstein) meets a dog trainer who wants him to help out in her work as part of his rehabilitation. Story told by the dog.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
2006
8 Minutes
car truck amusing lighthearted playful garage car truck truck yard salvage yard junk shop junkyard storytelling ghost stories cars adventure revenge unknown era
Romance
2017
94 Minutes
Sharon Stone Tony Goldwyn Famke Janssen Liza Lapira Caitlin Fitzgerald Jason Gibson Ellen Burstyn Gilles Marini Selah Victor Parvesh Cheena Yvonne Jung
woman fashion designer love interest single woman couple friend lighthearted emotional charming amusing heartwarming america office bar beach city home romance birthdays storytelling
An aspiring fashion designer struggles to find success and love -- until she unexpectedly meets her soul mate on her birthday.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Japan
2009
27 Minutes
Jakob Schuh
cartoon character animal friend mouse creature narrator amusing creative engaging heartwarming moving playful woods outdoors adventure storytelling bravery imagination family forest life
Though the life of an old Buddhist priestess and her young heiress in rural Japan, a US-based filmmaker couple searches for the meaning of freedom and happiness.
Animation, Comedy
2007
11 Minutes
human rat brother friend best friend animal amusing hilarious engaging witty lighthearted heartwarming human-animal friendship relationships friendship rats storytelling discovery adventure rivalry
Horror
1973
87 Minutes
Anna Massey Terry-Thomas Curt Jurgens Daniel Massey Erik Chitty Michael Craig Edward Judd Robin Nedwell Dawn Addams Ishaq Bux Glynis Johns
vampire magician wife englishman painter priest chilling campy frightening basement vault london india nightmares evil unhappy marriage murder double-cross storytelling revenge
Five tales: "Midnight Mess," "The Neat Job," "This Trick'll Kill You," "Bargain in Death," "Drawn and Quartered."
War
1995
89 Minutes
Allen Payne Eddie Griffin Joe Morton Vonte Sweet Roger Floyd Ion Overman Kyley Jackman Bernie Mac
marine sergeant private idealist girlfriend stoner brutal gritty uneasy emotional vietnam temple jungle landing zone storytelling vietnam war prisoners of war personality clash mission brotherhood
A sergeant (Allen Payne) leads four Marines on their last mission: to evacuate a POW camp in 1972 Vietnam.