Around the World in Films
by whyohwhy1896 | created - 15 Jun 2018 | updated - 15 Jun 2018 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Silent World (1956)
86 min | Documentary, Adventure
A documentary about the undersea explorers and how they penetrate into the underwater world.
Directors: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Louis Malle | Stars: Frédéric Dumas, Albert Falco, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, François Saout
Votes: 1,814
Seychelles
2. Autumn Ball (2007)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama
A film about the loneliness, despair and hope of six people who all live in a bleak Soviet-era apartment complex in Tallinn, Estonia.
Director: Veiko Õunpuu | Stars: Rain Tolk, Taavi Eelmaa, Juhan Ulfsak, Maarja Jakobson
Votes: 2,114
Estonia
3. The Legend of Suriyothai (2001)
R | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
During the 16th century, as Thailand contends with both a civil war and Burmese invasion, a beautiful princess rises up to help protect the glory of the Kingdom of Ayothaya. Based on the life of Queen Suriyothai.
Director: Chatrichalerm Yukol | Stars: M.L. Piyapas Bhirombhakdi, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Chatchai Plengpanich, Johnny Anfone
Votes: 1,977 | Gross: $0.45M
Thailand
4. Sin Nombre (2009)
R | 96 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Paulina Gaitan, Marco Antonio Aguirre, Leonardo Alonso, Karla Cecilia Alvarado
Votes: 34,058 | Gross: $2.53M
Honduras
5. The Spirit of my Mother (1999)
59 min | Drama
A Garifuna woman returns to Honduras to forget her past and rediscover herself.
Director: Ali Allie | Stars: Francisca Crisanto, Johana Martinez, Rosibel Reyes, Tomasa Martínez
Votes: 16
Honduras
6. The Deep (1977)
PG | 123 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
In Bermuda, two amateur treasure-hunting divers have a run-in with local criminals when they inadvertently discover the secret cargo of a World War II shipwreck.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Dick Anthony Williams, Robert Shaw
Votes: 13,764 | Gross: $6.84M
Bermuda
7. The Tamarind Seed (1974)
PG | 125 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
During a Caribbean vacation, a British civil servant finds herself falling in love with a Russian Agent.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif, Anthony Quayle, Dan O'Herlihy
Votes: 2,469 | Gross: $2.02M
Barbados
8. Luna Papa (1999)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
The unborn child of Mamlakat (Khamatova) is telling her story. She is 17, beautiful and vivacious, and dreaming secretly of becoming an actress. She lives with her father and brother (... See full summary »
Director: Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov | Stars: Chulpan Khamatova, Moritz Bleibtreu, Ato Mukhamedzhanov, Merab Ninidze
Votes: 3,326
Tajikistan
9. Fararishtay kifti rost (2002)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Set in the Tadjik village of Asht, this film draws on the Muslim notion that we are born with an angel on each shoulder, and that the angel on the right records the good that we do ... See full summary »
Director: Jamshed Usmonov | Stars: Uktamoi Miyasarova, Maruf Pulodzoda, Kova Tilavpur, Mardonkul Kulbobo
Votes: 468
Tajikistan
10. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 314,516 | Gross: $44.82M
Jordan
11. A Walk to Beautiful (2007)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary
"A Walk to Beautiful" tells the story of five women in Ethiopia suffering from devastating childbirth injuries. Rejected by their husbands and ostracized by their communities, these women ... See full summary »
Director: Mary Olive Smith | Star: Catherine Hamlin
Votes: 201
Ethiopia
12. When the Stars Meet the Sea (1996)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
This film is one of the most magical to come out of Africa, hardly surprising since Madagascar is unlike anywhere else on earth. Raymond Rajaonarivelo follows his epic first film on the ... See full summary »
Director: Raymond Rajaonarivelo | Stars: Jean Rabenjamina, Joseph Rainizatilehy, Aimée Razatindrataranoa, Louis Vahandanitra
Votes: 46
Madagascar
13. Tabataba (1988)
76 min | Drama
Tabataba tells the story of a small Malagasy village during the independence uprising which took place in 1947 in the south of the country. For several months, part of the Malagasy ... See full summary »
Director: Raymond Rajaonarivelo | Stars: Philippe Nahoun, François Botozandry, Lucien Dadakisy, Soatody
Votes: 57
Madagascar
14. The Man Without a Past (2002)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
M arrives in Helsinki only to be viciously attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. He revives but with no memory of his past or his identity. He rebuilds his life from scratch, but the past inevitably catches up with him.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Annikki Tähti, Juhani Niemelä
Votes: 26,123 | Gross: $0.92M
Finland
15. Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989)
PG-13 | 79 min | Comedy, Music
Siberian rock band Leningrad Cowboys go to the USA in pursuit of fame.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen, Sakke Järvenpää, Heikki Keskinen
Votes: 8,457
Finland
16. Isoken (2017)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Everyone in the Osayande family worries about Isoken. She's beautiful, successful, and surrounded by great family and friends, but she's still single at 34--a serious cause for concern in a... See full summary »
Director: Jadesola Osiberu | Stars: Dakore Akande, Joseph Benjamin, Marc Rhys, Funke Akindele
Votes: 368
Nigeria
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