Most Similar Movies to Mister Johnson (1990)
If you are looking for movies like Mister Johnson (1990), you might like movies tagged with keyword : colonialism, africa, cultural conflict, tragedy, identity, power, race relations, social injustice, loyalty, betrayal, dreams, reality, bureaucracy, corruption, historical drama, human nature, sacrifice, fate, tradition vs modernity, loneliness .
Black Girl (1972), A Screaming Man (2010), Of Mice and Men (1939), House of Sand and Fog (2003), The Proposition (2005), The Holy Innocents (1984), Character (1997) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Black Girl (1972)
An aspiring dancer and her wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.
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A Screaming Man (2010)
A 60-year-old man in Chad, resentful of his lot in life, can only contribute his son's services to the war effort.
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Of Mice and Men (1939)
A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
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House of Sand and Fog (2003)
An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her house's new owners.
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The Proposition (2005)
A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
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The Holy Innocents (1984)
Members (Alfredo Landa, Francisco Rabal, Terele Pavez) of a poor family obey the whims of the aristocrats they work for in rural 1960s Spain.
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Character (1997)
Young lawyer Katadreuffe (Fedja van Huêt) is the chief suspect in the murder of the cold-hearted bailiff Dreverhaven (Jan Decleir). The two have long been rivals, waging personal battles through the courts, and Katadreuffe was observed leaving the scene of the crime. Giving his testimony to police, Katadreuffe effectively tells his life story, in which his ambition for success in the legal world was driven by a hatred of his biological father -- who was, secretly, Dreverhaven.
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Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
A local magistrate reevaluates his loyalty to his nation while holed up at a remote outpost.
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Boesman & Lena (2000)
A South African couple (Danny Glover, Angela Bassett) try to overcome personal tragedy within their love/hate relationship.
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The Song of Sparrows (2008)
The kind and generous nature of a former ostrich farmer (Reza Naji) starts to erode after he takes a job in the city driving a motorcycle taxi.
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Beautiful City (2004)
In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."
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Lamerica (1994)
Immediately after the fall of communism in Albania, two Italians go there to embezzle investment money by creating a fake company. As the chairman/fall guy, they pick a former political prisoner who turns out to be more than meets the eye.
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The Selfish Giant (2013)
Two thirteen year-old working-class friends in Bradford seek fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal.
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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
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The Kitchen Toto (1987)
The son of a priest slain by the Mau Mau moves in with a police officer and his wife in 1950 Kenya.
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Zama (2017)
In the 18th century, a highly-placed servant of the Spanish crown who is obsessed with petty grudges and fantasies plots his transfer to Buenos Aires.
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In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
A Serbian soldier (Goran Kostic) and his Bosnian lover (Zana Marjanovic) find their allegiances becoming uncertain as their nation's brutal ethnic conflict takes its toll.
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Prisoner of the Mountains (1996)
On patrol in the Caucasus mountains, Russian soldiers Vanya (Sergei Bodrov Jr.) and Sacha (Oleg Menshikov) become the prisoners of a Chechen village. Tribal leader Abdul-Murat (Jemal Sikharulidze) is willing to release the pair unharmed in exchange for his son, who is a prisoner in the custody of the Russians. After writing to their mothers with Abdul-Murat's terms, the duo are powerless to do anything but wait for an answer while getting used to life in the village.
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