Film Tone: Meditative

1.

Sling Blade

1996 US drama film by Billy Bob Thornton

Overview: Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, who also stars in the lead role. Set in Arkansas (filmed in Benton, Arkansas) the film tells the story of a man named ...

Release date: 30 August 1996

Genre: Drama

Director: Billy Bob Thornton

Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday

Producer: David L. Bushell, Larry Meistrich

Writer: Billy Bob Thornton

Karl Childers, a simple man hospitalized since his childhood murder of his mother and her lover, is released to start a new life in a small town.

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Films about mother–son relationships 142T

1996 independent films 70T

1996 drama films 364T

2.

Pretty Baby

1978 film by Louis Malle

Overview: Pretty Baby is a 1978 American historical drama film directed by Louis Malle, and starring Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, and Susan Sarandon. The screenplay was written by Polly Platt. The plot focuses ...

Release date: 5 April 1978

Genre: Drama, History

Director: Louis Malle

Cast: Brooke Shields, Keith Carradine, Susan Sarandon, Frances Faye, Antonio Fargas, Matthew Anton

Producer: Louis Malle, Polly Platt

Writer: Polly Platt, Louis Malle

A teenage girl lives as a prostitute in New Orleans in 1917.

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1970s English-language films 3,267T

American erotic drama films 107T

1970s historical drama films 109T

3.

Once Upon a Time in America

1984 film directed by Sergio Leone

Overview: Once Upon a Time in America (Italian: C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 Italian-American epic crime drama film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro ...

Release date: 17 February 1984

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Sergio Leone

Cast: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams, Tuesday Weld, Burt Young

Producer: Claudio Mancini, Arnon Milchan

Writer: Harry Grey, Leonardo Benvenuti

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and ...

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1984 crime drama films 12T

English-language Italian films 705T

1984 drama films 307T

4.

Cast Away

2000 American adventure drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis

Overview: Cast Away is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island ...

Release date: 7 December 2000

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Paul Sanchez, Lari White, Leonid Citer, David Brooks, Jelena Papovic, Valentina Ananyina

Producer: Steven J. Boyd, Joan Bradshaw

Writer: William Broyles Jr.

A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.

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Films about sole survivors 6T

Films produced by Robert Zemeckis 23T

2000s American films 7,187T

5.

Wicker Park

2004 American film directed by Paul McGuigan

Overview: Wicker Park is a 2004 American romantic thriller drama film directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger and Matthew Lillard. It is a remake of the 1996 French film L ...

Release date: 4 July 2004

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Director: Paul McGuigan

Cast: Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Matthew Lillard, Diane Kruger, Christopher Cousins, Jessica Paré

Producer: Georges Benayoun, Andre Lamal

Writer: Gilles Mimouni, Brandon Boyce

A young Chicago advertising executive believes a woman he sees in a café is his long-lost love. His belief leads to obsession, as he puts his life on hold ...

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2000s English-language films 4,263T

2004 thriller drama films 16T

2000s mystery drama films 32T

6.

White Oleander

2002 American film

Overview: White Oleander is a 2002 American drama film directed by Peter Kosminsky. The cast stars Alison Lohman in the central role of Astrid Magnussen and Michelle Pfeiffer as her borderline personality disordered ...

Release date: 6 September 2002

Genre: Drama

Director: Peter Kosminsky

Cast: Amy Aquino, John Billingsley, Elisa Bocanegra, Darlene Bohorquez, Solomon Burke Jr., Scott Allan Campbell

Producer: Stacy Cohen, E.K. Gaylord II

Writer: Janet Fitch, Mary Agnes Donoghue

A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion.

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2000s English-language films 4,356T

Films about mother–daughter relationships 142T

2002 drama films 486T

7.

Whale Rider

2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro

Overview: Whale Rider is a 2002 New Zealand-German family drama film written and directed by Niki Caro. Based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Witi Ihimaera, the film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea ...

Release date: 9 September 2002

Genre: Drama, Family

Director: Niki Caro

Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa, Mana Taumaunu

Producer: John Barnett, Reinhard Brundig

Writer: Niki Caro, Witi Ihimaera

A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.

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Films about Māori people 32T

English-language German films 842T

New Zealand coming-of-age drama films 5T

8.

Twentynine Palms

2003 French film

Overview: Twentynine Palms is a 2003 film directed by Bruno Dumont.

Release date: 8 September 2003

Genre: Drama, Horror

Director: Bruno Dumont

Cast: Yekaterina Golubeva, David Wissak

Producer: Allen Bain, Rachid Bouchareb

Writer: Bruno Dumont

David, an American photographer, and his Russian girlfriend Katia are scouting locations for a photo shoot. During the day, they drive through some of ...

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French erotic drama films 95T

2003 drama films 469T

2000s erotic drama films 76T

9.

The Thin Red Line

1998 American epic war film by Terrence Malick

Overview: The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American epic war film written and directed by Terrence Malick. It is the second screen adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same name by James Jones, following the 1964 film; ...

Release date: 23 December 1998

Genre: Action, Drama, War

Director: Terrence Malick

Cast: Kirk Acevedo, Penelope Allen, Benjamin Green, Simon Billig, Mark Boone Junior, Adrien Brody

Producer: Robert Michael Geisler, Grant Hill

Writer: James Jones, Terrence Malick

Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.

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1990s English-language films 3,887T

American war adventure films 38T

1998 drama films 394T

10.

The Shootist

1976 American Western film by Don Siegel

Overview: The Shootist is a 1976 American Western film directed by Don Siegel and based on Glendon Swarthout's 1975 novel of the same name. It is notable as John Wayne's final film role. The screenplay was written ...

Genre: Drama, Western

Director: Don Siegel

Cast: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart, Richard Boone, Hugh O'Brian

Producer: M.J. Frankovich, William Self

Writer: Glendon Swarthout, Miles Hood Swarthout

A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.

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1970s English-language films 3,267T

1976 Western (genre) films 21T

Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis 99T

11.

The New World

2005 film by Terrence Malick

Overview: The New World is a 2005 historical romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, depicting the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement and inspired by the historical figures Captain ...

Release date: 25 December 2005

Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Director: Terrence Malick

Cast: Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, August Schellenberg, Wes Studi

Producer: Ivan Bess, Toby Emmerich

Writer: Terrence Malick

The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.

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2000s English-language films 4,359T

2005 biographical drama films 25T

2005 romantic drama films 84T

12.

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

1994 film

Overview: Squanto: A Warrior's Tale is a 1994 Canadian-American historical drama action adventure film. It was written by Darlene Craviato and directed by Xavier Koller. It is very loosely based on the actual h ...

Release date: 28 October 1994

Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family

Director: Xavier Koller

Cast: Adam Beach, Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Irene Bedard, Eric Schweig, Leroy Peltier, Michael Gambon

Producer: Don Carmody, Kathryn F. Galan

Writer: Darlene Craviotto

Fictional chronicle of Squanto's life prior to and including the arrival of the "Mayflower" in 1620.

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American-Canadian joint production 14T

English-language Canadian films 2,725T

1990s English-language films 3,887T

13.

The English Patient

1996 romantic drama film directed by Anthony Minghella

Overview: The English Patient is a 1996 British-American epic romantic war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the 1992 novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by ...

Release date: 6 November 1996

Genre: Romance, Drama, War

Director: Anthony Minghella

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth

Producer: Steve E. Andrews, Scott Greenstein

Writer: Michael Ondaatje, Anthony Minghella

At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a ...

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1990s English-language films 3,955T

American World War II films 142T

British World War II films 97T

14.

Rabbit-Proof Fence

2002 Australian drama film

Overview: Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian drama film directed and produced by Phillip Noyce based on the 1996 book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara. It is loosely based on a true ...

Release date: 4 February 2002

Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Biography

Director: Phillip Noyce

Cast: Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan, David Gulpilil, Ningali Lawford, Myarn Lawford

Producer: Laura Burrows, David Elfick

Writer: Doris Pilkington, Christine Olsen

In 1931, three aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff and set off on a trek across the Outback.

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2000s English-language films 2,127T

Australian adventure drama films 26T

2000s adventure drama films 49T

15.

Pola X

1999 French film

Overview: Pola X is a 1999 French drama film directed by Leos Carax and starring Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva and Catherine Deneuve. The film is loosely based on the Herman Melville novel Pierre: or ...

Release date: 12 May 1999

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Leos Carax

Cast: Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva, Catherine Deneuve, Delphine Chuillot, Laurent Lucas, Patachou

Producer: Leos Carax, Jean-Pol Fargeau

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French erotic drama films 89T

1990s erotic drama films 71T

1999 drama films 410T

16.

Out of Africa

the 1985 film based in part on the memoir by Danish author Karen Blixen

Overview: Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. The film is based loosely on the 1937 autobiographical book ...

Release date: 10 December 1985

Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance

Director: Sydney Pollack

Cast: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Malick Bowens, Joseph Thiaka

Producer: Anna Cataldi, Terence A. Clegg

Writer: Karen Blixen, Judith Thurman

In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.

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1980s American films 3,365T

1980s English-language films 3,470T

1985 romantic drama films 29T

17.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

1973 US drama film by Hall Bartlett

Overview: Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a 1973 American drama film directed by Hall Bartlett, adapted from the novella of the same name by Richard Bach. The film tells the story of a young seabird who, after being ...

Release date: 23 October 1973

Genre: Drama, Family

Director: Hall Bartlett

Cast: James Franciscus, Juliet Mills, Philip Ahn, David Ladd, Kelly Harmon, Dorothy McGuire

Producer: Hall Bartlett

Writer: Hall Bartlett, Richard D. Bach

A skilled flyer but very rebellious young seagull is kicked out of his clan. However, instead of being sad or lonely, he decides to enjoy and explore his ...

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1970s English-language films 3,301T

1973 drama films 285T

Films directed by Hall Bartlett 10T

18.

Gandhi

1982 epic biographical film by Richard Attenborough

Overview: Gandhi is a 1982 period biographical film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of nonviolent non-cooperative Indian independence movement against the British Raj during the 20th century. A ...

Release date: 30 November 1982

Genre: Biography, Drama, History

Director: Richard Attenborough

Cast: Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangadi, Roshan Seth, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud

Producer: Richard Attenborough, Rani Dubé

Writer: John Briley

The life of the lawyer who became the famed leader of the Indian revolts against the British rule through his philosophy of nonviolent protest.

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Films about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre 7T

1980s British films 586T

1980s English-language films 4,961T

19.

Flags of Our Fathers

2006 film by Clint Eastwood

Overview: Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American war film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis. It is based on the 2000 book of the same name written ...

Release date: 20 October 2006

Genre: Action, Drama, History, War

Director: Clint Eastwood

Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery, Barry Pepper

Producer: Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz

Writer: William Broyles Jr., Paul Haggis

The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.

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2000s English-language films 4,356T

American World War II films 142T

American war adventure films 38T

20.

City of Angels

1998 film by Brad Silberling

Overview: City of Angels is a 1998 American romantic fantasy film directed by Brad Silberling and starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan. Set in Los Angeles, California, the film is a loose remake of Wim Wenders' 1987 ...