Highest-Rated Movies about 'Rural Life'

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), Belle Epoque (1992), Sand Storm (2016), A Canterbury Tale (1944), Circo (2010), Beyond the Hills (2012), Buck (2011), She Shears (2018) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Rural Life movies.

#1. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

Storyline: In an allegory of life after Gen. Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War, life in a remote village in the 1940s is calm and uneventful. Two little girls see a "Frankenstein" movie, and one of them starts wandering the countryside in search of this kind creature.

Plot Keywords: spanish cinema, child's perspective, symbolism, rural life, loneliness, classic film, coming of age ...

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#5. Circo (2010)

Storyline: Throughout the world, the circus is an old-fashioned form of entertainment that's slowly fading away, and in Mexico, the situation is no different. The Ponces, captained by lead manager and ringmaster Tino, struggle to bring in the crowds and keep their generations-old family business going strong. Compounding this challenge is a weakened economy, particularly in the rural areas where the Ponces pitch their big tent. The soundtrack is enlivened by the music of country-rock band Calexico.

Plot Keywords: documentary, family, circus, mexico, traditional culture, poverty, struggle ...

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#12. When the Wind Blows (1986)

Storyline: In this hand-drawn animated tale, elderly married couple Hilda (Peggy Ashcroft) and Jim Bloggs (John Mills) have their quiet, simple lives in the English countryside interrupted when they learn of an impending nuclear attack. Not completely understanding the gravity of their situation, Hilda and Jim react archaically and insufficiently after the attack -- and the film takes a dark turn as the radiation begins taking its toll on the unsuspecting couple.

Plot Keywords: animation, nuclear war, british, disaster, cold war, survival, anti-war ...

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#13. Mouchette (1967)

Storyline: Young teen Mouchette (Nadine Nortier) faces hardships everywhere in her difficult life. Her father (Paul Hébert) is a cruel drunk who neglects her. Meanwhile, her mother (Marie Cardinal) lies ill, slowly dying. One day, fleeing a rainstorm, Mouchette comes across Arsène (Jean-Claude Guilbert), a poacher with a violent streak. He lets her take shelter in his cabin but then assaults her. Arsène even blackmails Mouchette to involve her in a cover-up for a crime he's committed.

Plot Keywords: french film, drama, black and white, 1960s, social marginalization, poverty, rural life ...

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#15. Saban Oglu Saban (1977)

Storyline: Husamettin the commander in the army is constantly bothered by the stupidity of one of his soldiers shaban, after discharge from the army shaban and his friend Ramazan work in a night club as member of the band, they ran again into Husamettin and his in laws, but things gets complicated when the diamond of the family is been stolen and shaban and his friend Ramazan is put in charge of finding the thief.

Plot Keywords: comedy, family, classic, rural life, humor, traditional, music ...

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