Drama
Set in the blooming 1960s, the film centres on two young brothers who are instantly robbed of their lives when they are placed in a boy's home forgotten by time. Armed only with a vivid imagination and a fickle hope, the boys engage in the frightening battle against Headmaster Heck and his lethal tyranny. The film is based on actual events.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Special Education
Oliver!
Útek do Budína
Dawn Must Come
City of Industry
Clubland
Fever of Love
Heart of Dragon
No Songs of Love
Filip
Notifiée
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Raging Bull
Brubaker
Down by Law
The Piano Teacher
My Annoying Brother
The Devil's Backbone
The Cider House Rules
The Fugitive
SIMILAR MOVIES
Special Education
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 1977
Educator and those educated in a home for juvenile delinquents in the same test: approach, take a peek into his soul to become a man. The story of a minor, neglected boys-offenders and their teachers who try to reject the old methods of rehabilitation.Oliver!
IMDB 7 | Sep , 1968
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.Útek do Budína
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2002
The love story of students Jana and Tomáš begins in Prague just after the establishment of the First Republic. Their impulsive "escape to Buda" marks not only the liberation of the dissatisfied Jana from her monotonous life with her mentally unstable mother, but also the beginning of their fateful marriage. They settle in the picturesque Slovak foothills, on the sprawling estate of Tomáš's vital father, with whom Jana strikes up a deep friendship. Soon, however, she is visibly affected by Tomáš's surprising transformation. The marital crisis is deepened by the unstoppable decline of the estate. The family's efforts to establish itself in Vienna, which after the collapse of the monarchy is only a memory of its former glory, also fail. Jan's enterprising brother-in-law lends a helping hand. The return to prosperous Prague is their last chance, but it brings something different to everyone...Dawn Must Come
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1950
The film depicts the lives of Guangdong peasants who have gone through the suffering of the Sino-Japanese War only to experience home-grown oppression by a rapacious landlord in their village.City of Industry
IMDB 5.5 | Mar , 1997
A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.Clubland
IMDB 5 | Jun , 2007
The shy son of an aging comedienne tries to find a balance between his demanding home life, his new girlfriend, and his mother's second chance at fame.Fever of Love
IMDB 4.5 | Jul , 1984
Bane and Vesna are young and happy couple. Vesna gets pregnant, but soon she was told that Bane was not faithful to her, which was a lie made by their female acquintance. Vesna's parents decide to sell their little son to a German couple. After finding out what has happened, Bane kidnaps the baby and runs away with it on his motorcycle. With the help of his loyal friends, he seeks hideout from the police.Heart of Dragon
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1985
A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.No Songs of Love
IMDB 5.6 | Oct , 2005
As Tobias, a young director, supposes that his girl-friend Ellen had an affair with his brother Markus, front man of "Hansen", one year ago, he decides to shoot a documentary about the band's next tour. When Ellen joins the project, everybody's emotions boil over, although they are observed all the time.Filip
IMDB 5.2 | Mar , 2015
Seven-year-old Filip admires his older brother Sebastian most of all. They fool around, watch movies and play football together. One evening Filip happens to see something unexpected between Sebastian and his best friend and Filip doesn't know how to handle it.Notifiée
IMDB 7 | Jul , 2024
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
IMDB 5 | May , 1982
During the Vietnam War, Brian Anderson, a young Army medic, is stationed in Saigon. Initially apathetic and self-serving, he eventually has his heart won over by the children at a nearby orphanage where he does volunteer work. At first, a doctor named Katherine Cross has to persuade him to help the children. But soon, Brian willingly puts his career and safety on the line to provide the orphans with the food and medical supplies they need.Raging Bull
IMDB 7.9 | Nov , 1980
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.Brubaker
IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1980
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.Down by Law
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1986
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.The Piano Teacher
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 2001
Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.My Annoying Brother
IMDB 8 | Nov , 2016
A jailed swindler leaps at the chance to earn parole in return for taking care of his estranged brother, an athlete who recently lost his sight.The Devil's Backbone
IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 2001
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.The Cider House Rules
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1999
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?The Fugitive
IMDB 7.5 | Aug , 1993
Wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to death, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find the real killer and clear his name.