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.
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 ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Two out of three cowboys (Cameron Mitchell, Jack Nicholson) run for their lives after meeting up with outlaws and a lynch-law posse.
Plot Keywords: outlaw, cattleman, rancher, robber, cowboy, sheriff, bleak ...
Movie Details Click Here!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 ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Two brothers (Richard Ian Cox, David Kaye) set aside their differences to stop the destructive power of an evil sword.
Plot Keywords: demon, dragon, human, half brother, enemy, sword fighter, brutal ...
Movie Details Click Here!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 ...
Movie Details Click Here!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 ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Twelve tableaux tell the story of a Parisian (Anna Karina), separated from her husband (Monique Messine), who decides to become a prostitute.
Plot Keywords: young woman, prostitute, ex-husband, pimp, love interest, philosopher, somber ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Tensions rise when a bitter man (Erland Josephson) receives an unwelcome visit from his former wife (Liv Ullmann).
Plot Keywords: ex-wife, ex-husband, son, granddaughter, cellist, conductor, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Grégoire's life seems perfect, he has a job as a film producer and a beautiful wife and child, but when Grégoire's financial and emotional reserves reach a breaking point his family's love and resilience is tested.
Plot Keywords: father, wife, daughter, sister, lawyer, film studio executive, brooding ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: An Argentine woman (Martina Gusmán) struggles to raise her newborn from behind the walls of a prison-ward nursery.
Plot Keywords: expectant mother, partner, boyfriend, police officer, psychologist, inmate, somber ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A radio talk show host balances his professional and personal lives.
Plot Keywords: vampire, cousin, housewife, criminal, victim, love interest, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here!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 ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A young man becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle.
Plot Keywords: drug addict, man, ex-boyfriend, woman, gripping, disturbing, somber ...
Movie Details Click Here!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 ...
Movie Details Click Here!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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