Highest-Rated Movies about 'Somber', Sort by Popularity

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998), Ride in the Whirlwind (1965), Inherit the Wind (1960), InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003), Licensed to Kill (1997), Black Robe (1991), My Life to Live (1962), Saraband (2003) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Somber movies.

#1. Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)

Storyline: During the Cultural Revolution in China, Mao Zadong's regime sends countless adolescents, including a bright young girl named Xiu Xiu (Lu Lu), to rural lands in order to participate in various kinds of physical labor. Xiu Xiu is torn away from her caring relatives and close friends to live and work with Lao Jin (Lopsang), a rancher. Though he treats Xiu Xiu kindly, she yearns for her old life and eventually turns to a degrading life of prostitution in hopes of earning the means to return home.

Plot Keywords: young girl, rancher, mother, sister, father, friend, moving ...

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#3. Inherit the Wind (1960)

Storyline: In the 1920s, Tennessee schoolteacher Bertram Cates (Dick York) is put on trial for violating the Butler Act, a state law that prohibits public school teachers from teaching evolution instead of creationism. Drawing intense national attention in the media with writer E. K. Hornbeck (Gene Kelly) reporting, two of the nation's leading lawyers go head to head: Matthew Harrison Brady (Fredric March) for the prosecution, and Henry Drummond (Spencer Tracy) for the defense.

Plot Keywords: lawyer, teacher, reporter, intense, somber, suspenseful, witty ...

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#5. Licensed to Kill (1997)

Storyline: In this documentary, homosexual filmmaker Arthur Dong interviews men who were imprisoned for slaying gays. Dong, who was physically attacked because of his own sexuality in the 1970s, tries to ascertain the convicts' motives -- why they would commit such heinous crimes. Some prisoners express remorse for their acts of violence, while others believe the murders they committed were justified. The interviewees include a U.S. military officer, a devout Christian and a petty thief.

Plot Keywords: prisoner, military officer, christian, thief, homosexual, documentarian, disheartening ...

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#6. Black Robe (1991)

Storyline: Set in 1634, this film follows the travels of Father LaForgue (Lothaire Bluteau), a Jesuit priest called upon to search for a remote Canadian mission surrounded by Huron settlements. LaForgue, guided by a group of distrustful yet kind Algonquin natives, embarks on a trek across unfamiliar and treacherous terrain. The young priest's small party fends off the vicious attacks of the Iroquois tribe before finally reaching their destination. There, LaForgue finds the mission in a tragic state.

Plot Keywords: priest, guide, native american, companion, somber, emotional, mission ...

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#12. Cries and Whispers (1972)

Storyline: As Agnes (Harriet Andersson) slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so deeply immersed in their own psychic pains that they can't offer her the support she needs. Maria (Liv Ullmann) is wracked with guilt at her husband's suicide, caused by his discovery of her extramarital affair. The self-loathing, suicidal Karin (Ingrid Thulin) seems to regard her sister with revulsion. Only Anna (Kari Sylwan), the deeply religious maid who lost her young child, seems able to offer Agnes solace and empathy.

Plot Keywords: dying person, suicidal person, sister, maid, doctor, priest, brooding ...

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#14. Fong Sai-Yuk (1993)

Storyline: Self-assured with the kung fu skills to back it up, Fong Sai-Yuk (Jet Li) is one of the best fighters in the area. When a wealthy merchant (Sibelle Hu) devises a competition to win the hand of his daughter (Li Jia Xing) in marriage, Fong jumps at the chance. However, a case of mistaken identity compels Fong to forfeit, leaving his mother (Zhu Zhang) to win back his honor. Meanwhile, Fong's father invites more problems as a member of a secret anti-government organization.

Plot Keywords: martial artist, father, mother, fiancée, merchant, governor, thrilling ...

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#15. The Specialist (1999)

Storyline: When Adolf Eichmann is brought to a tribunal and charged with crimes against humanity, he describes himself as a bureaucrat doing his job. Eichmann, an officer in Hitler's Schutzstaffel, is responsible for planning the transportation and murder of millions of people during the Holocaust. Eyal Sivan's documentary is a meditation on his unthinkable crimes. Using hours of footage from Eichmann's trial, including testimonies from survivors, Sivan paints a frightening picture of a war criminal.

Plot Keywords: nazi, prosecutor, witness, judge, israeli, officer, somber ...

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