Highest-Rated Movies about 'Tradition Vs Modernity'

Sand Storm (2016), A Canterbury Tale (1944), Mahanagar (1963), Demon (2015), Beyond the Hills (2012), Shanghai Triad (1995), Xala (1975), Vizontele (2001) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Tradition Vs Modernity movies.

#8. Vizontele (2001)

Storyline: The residents of a Turkish village have never seen TV. That changes when a transmitter is installed and the mayor, Nazmi (Altan Erkekli), gets a set. Everyone is curious, but because the transmission is bad they lose interest. A theater owner, Latif (Cezmi Baskin), spreads rumors about the dangers of TV, hoping to keep people interested in seeing his overplayed movies. Nazmi and the town eccentric, Deli Emin (Yilmaz Erdogan), search for a better signal to win everyone over to their side.

Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, nostalgia, small-town life, social change, humor, family ...

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#10. Quinceañera (2006)

Storyline: Magdalena (Emily Rios) is a Mexican-American living in Los Angeles. Her 15th birthday is fast approaching, and she and her family are making preparations for the party that signals her transition to womanhood. But Magdalena becomes pregnant, and family tensions force her out of the house, so she goes to live with her uncle Tomas and her gay cousin Carlos. All exiles, the three band together against the coming neighborhood gentrification that threatens their way of life.

Plot Keywords: coming of age, family, cultural conflict, los angeles, tradition, community, immigration ...

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#11. Dangal Yuddham (2016)

Storyline: Biopic of Mahavir Singh Phogat, who taught wrestling to his daughters Babita Kumari and Geeta Phogat. Geeta Phogat was India's first female wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal (55 kg) while her sister Babita Kumari won the silver (51 kg).—Dibyayan_Chakravorty

Plot Keywords: action, drama, sports, biography, indian cinema, wrestling, family ...

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#12. The Seagull's Laughter (2001)

Storyline: In 1950s Iceland, a sassy widow named Freyja (Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir) arrives home from America with a newer, slimmer look and a mental list of grievances. Not one to stay single long, Freyja moves in with her aunt, uncle and shrewd young cousin, Agga (Ugla Egilsdóttir), and quickly begins looking for a new husband. She manages to charm a number of local bachelors, including Björn (Heino Ferch), but when men start turning up dead, Agga suspects Freyja of murder.

Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, female coming-of-age, dark comedy, family, social satire, small-town life ...

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#13. Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

Storyline: The widow Rosaria moves to Milano from Lucania with her 4 sons, one of whom is Rocco. The fifth son, Vincenzo, already lives in Milano. In the beginning, the family has a lot of problems, but everyone manages to find something to do. Simone is boxing, Rocco works in a dry cleaners, and Ciro studies. Simone meets Nadia, a prostitute, and they have a stormy affair. Then Rocco, after finishing his military service, begins a relationship with her. A bitter feud ensues between the two brothers, which will lead as far as murder...

Plot Keywords: family drama, social realism, immigration, brotherhood, poverty, class conflict, moral dilemma ...

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#14. Masaan (2015)

Storyline: Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low caste boy hopelessly in love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited child yearning for a family, long to escape the moral constructs of a small-town.

Plot Keywords: drama, romance, social issues, life and death, coming of age, tragedy, family ...

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#15. Departures (2008)

Storyline: Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and now finds himself without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled "Departures" thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a "Nokanshi" or "encoffineer," a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art of "Nokanshi," acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living.

Plot Keywords: drama, death, family, grief, redemption, life and death, emotional ...

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