Highest-Rated Movies about 'Village Life'

Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998), Sui Dhaaga: Made in India (2018), Times and Winds (2006), A Peck on the Cheek (2002), Mother India (1957), Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971), Fiddler on the Roof (1971) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Village Life movies.

#17. As It Is in Heaven (2004)

Storyline: A successful international conductor suddenly interrupts his career and returns alone to his childhood village in Norrland, in the far north of Sweden. It doesn't take long before he is asked to come and listen to the fragment of a church choir, which practises every Thursday in the parish hall. Just come along and give a little bit of good advice. He can't say no, and from that moment, nothing in the village is the same again. The choir develops and grows. He makes both friends and enemies. And he finds love.

Plot Keywords: music, religion, choir, sweden, village life, healing, love ...

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#20. Tales From the Golden Age (2009)

Storyline: Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver"), and dozens of other Hollywood screenwriters share hilarious anecdotes and penetrating insights in "Tales from the Script," the most comprehensive documentary ever made about screenwriting. By analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, the participants explain how successful writers develop the skills necessary for toughing out careers in one of the world's most competitive industries. They also reveal the untold stories behind some of the greatest screenplays ever written, describing their adventures with luminaries including Harrison Ford, Stanley Kubrick, Joel Silver, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. The film was produced in tandem with the upcoming HarperCollins book of the same name.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: comedy, historical, allegory, black comedy, political, social satire, anthology film ...

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#21. Dügün Dernek (2013)

Storyline: Ismail's son, Tarik returns to his village after long years of being away and announces that he is engaged to a Latvian woman named Nugesha and although he doesn't have the means for it, Ismail still wants to be the one who pays for the expenses of the wedding. Several problems ensue as he tries to make sure that there is enough money for the wedding.

Plot Keywords: comedy, family, wedding, humor, cultural clash, village life, tradition ...

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#22. Yaaba (1989)

Storyline: A small village in Burkina Faso. The story focuses on Bila, a ten year old boy who befriends an old woman, Sana. Everybody calls her 'Witch' but Bila himself calls her 'Yaaba' (grandmother). When Bila's cousin Nopoko gets sick it is Sana's medicine who saves her.—Mattias Thuresson

Plot Keywords: drama, family, village life, child's perspective, tradition, social outcasts, coming of age ...

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#23. Baarìa (2009)

Storyline: The film begins in the 1920's, in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (a.k.a. Baaria) where Giuseppe "Peppino" Torrenuova works as a shepherd to financially help his poor family. Over the next 50 years Giuseppe's life, as well as the life of the village, is observed. Giuseppe grows up, joins the Communist Party, marries a local girl (Mannina), has children and forges a political career for himself.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plot Keywords: drama, family, historical, italian, coming of age, romance, social ...

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#24. Tilai (1990)

Storyline: Set in a pre-colonial African past, Tilai is about an illicit love affair and its consequences. Saga returns to his village after an extended absence to discover that his father has taken Nogma, Saga's promised bride, for himself. Still in love with each other, the two begin an affair, although it would be considered incestuous. When the liaison is discovered, Saga's brother, Koudri, pretends to kill Saga for the honor of the family and village. Saga and Nogma flee to another village, but when Nogma's birth mother dies, he returns home. Having brought ruin on the family, Saga is shot by Koudri, who walks off into exile and probable death.—Don Larsson

Plot Keywords: drama, romance, family, rural, africa, tradition, marriage ...

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#25. Saudagar (1991)

Storyline: Veeru Singh and Rajeshwar Singh are sworn enemies, their clans and villagers have taken sides in a blood feud. Guns, and goons galore in both their fiefdoms. Military grade training for their cadres. How did all this come to pass when they were inseparable as friends while they were children. Their blood feud extends to their children. When one of their sons, Kunal gets a girl from the opposite camp pregnant, and she is raped and killed by someone from the other side, tensions escalate. Will the grandchildren carry the torch of hatred. Vasu and Radha are the grandchildren, whose association kindles another fire from yesteryear. Who manipulated the estrangement of dear friends and why? Is there a possibility of reconciliation between Veeru and Rajeshwar? Who wins, who loses is the theme of the film. Glueing the plot together is a childhood song that the duo would sing, and now the grandchildren have learned to sing.—MG Gopalan

Plot Keywords: romance, drama, indian cinema, bollywood, revenge, friendship, betrayal ...

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#26. Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)

Storyline: Seeta is ill treated by her cruel aunt Kaushalya. Fed up with her atrocities, one day Seeta leaves the house and runs into Raka. Meanwhile, her look-alike, Geeta, is apprehended by the police and brought to Kaushalya. Geeta, unlike Seeta, is unafraid and soon assumes control of the house. But as fate could have it, Geeta's cover is blown and she is arrested for impersonation. Seeta, in the meantime, is unable to meet life's harsh demands, including dancing in the street, as was Geeta and Raka's profession. As Geeta is got rid off, Kaushalya locates Seeta and brings her back to her life of mute slavery, abuse, and confinement.—gavin@sunny_deol2009@yahoo.com

Plot Keywords: action, comedy, drama, family, adventure, musical, romance ...

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#27. Sally of the Sawdust (1925)

Storyline: Judge Foster throws his daughter out because she married a circus man. She leaves her baby girl with Prof. McGargle before she dies. Years later Sally is a dancer with whom Peyton, a son of Judge Foster's friend, falls in love. When Sally is arrested McGargle proves her real parentage.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Plot Keywords: silent film, comedy, drama, circus, 1920s, black and white, american film ...

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#28. The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995)

Storyline: Two English cartographers visit the small South Wales village of Ffynnon Garw, to measure what is claimed to be the "first mountain inside of Wales". It's 1917, and the war in Europe continues. The villagers are very proud of their "mountain", and are understandably disappointed and furious to find that it is in fact a "hill". Not to be outwitted by a rule (and the Englishmen who enforce it), the villagers set out to make their hill into a mountain, but to do so they must keep the English from leaving, before the job is done.

Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, romance, historical, british, wales, village life ...

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#29. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Storyline: The sequel to 2005's "Madagascar", in which New York Zoo animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, still stranded on Madagascar, start to leave the island. All of a sudden, they land in the wilderness of Africa, where Alex meets the rest of his family, but has trouble communicating with them after spending so much time at the Central Park Zoo.

Plot Keywords: animation, adventure, comedy, family, sequel, animals, wildlife ...

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#30. Peter Rabbit (2018)

Storyline: Based on the books by Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit (James Corden;) his three sisters: Flopsy (Margot Robbie,) Mopsy (Elizabeth Debicki) and Cotton Tail (Daisy Ridley) and their cousin Benjamin (Colin Moody) enjoy their days harassing Mr McGregor in his vegetable garden. Until one day he dies and no one can stop them roaming across his house and lands for a full day or so. However, when one of Mr McGregor's relatives inherits the house and goes to check it out, he finds much more than he bargained for. What ensues, is a battle of wills between the new Mr McGregor and the rabbits. But when he starts to fall in love with Bea (Rose Byrne,) a real lover of all nature, his feelings towards them begin to change. But is it too late?

Plot Keywords: animation, family, adventure, comedy, fantasy, children, cgi ...

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