Top 20 movies like An Angel at My Table

An Angel at My Table

Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.

An Angel at My Table is of 2 hour(s) and 38 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Television New Zealand. It was released on 1990-09-20. It has the tagline: Based on the autobiographies of Janet Frame It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

Genres: Drama

1. This Sweet Sickness (Dites-lui que je l'aime)

This Sweet Sickness

Industrious accountant David Martinaud claims to be visiting his parents every weekend, but it's merely a cover for the labor-intensive refurbishing of his country cottage. The reason for David's secrecy is that his childhood crush, Lise, lives nearby, and, although she's married, he still believes they'll get together. His devotion to the idea borders on mania, and, when Lise's husband is accidentally killed, he quickly spirals out of control.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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2. 16 Millimeter Earrings

16 Millimeter Earrings

A re-creation for film of Meredith Monk's seminal dance/theater work incorporating film and original music, voice, guitar, and audiotapes. Originally performed in 1966, Judson Memorial Church, New York.

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

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3. The Suspect (極度重犯)

The Suspect

Louis Koo plays an assassin who wants to go straight after getting out of prison, so he turns down a job from his former employer Simon Yam to kill a politician. Yam carries out the hit himself and manages to frame Koo for the crime, who then must run from both the cops and criminals as he tries to clear his name.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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4. Sweetie

Sweetie

The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten roots of their family and placing a strain on Kay and Louis’ relationship.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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5. Butterflies (Kelebekler)

Butterflies

Three strangers with one thing in common — the same father — come to a Turkish village to bury him, and learn about him and each other.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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6. Nightmare Cinema

Nightmare Cinema

A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the nightmarish futures of all who attend his screenings.

It has an average vote of 5.865 on TMDB.

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7. The Grifters

The Grifters

A young short-con grifter suffers both injury and the displeasure of reuniting with his criminal mother, all the while dating an unpredictable young lady.

It has an average vote of 6.513 on TMDB.

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8. Army of Shadows (L'Armée des ombres)

Army of Shadows

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

It has an average vote of 7.962 on TMDB.

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9. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

No one expects much from Christy Brown, a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working-class Irish family. Though Christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed, a miraculous event occurs when, at the age of 5, he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor. With the help of his steely mother — and no shortage of grit and determination — Christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter, poet and author.

It has an average vote of 7.514 on TMDB.

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10. 27 Dresses

27 Dresses

Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.

It has an average vote of 6.41 on TMDB.

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11. Cake

Cake

After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.

It has an average vote of 6.276 on TMDB.

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12. The Piano Teacher (La Pianiste)

The Piano Teacher

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

It has an average vote of 7.273 on TMDB.

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13. Scrooged

Scrooged

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.

It has an average vote of 6.801 on TMDB.

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14. Buried

Buried

Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.

It has an average vote of 6.619 on TMDB.

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15. I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

It has an average vote of 6.59 on TMDB.

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16. Machete

Machete

After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

It has an average vote of 6.337 on TMDB.

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17. Enemy at the Gates

Enemy at the Gates

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

It has an average vote of 7.414 on TMDB.

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18. Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

It has an average vote of 7.716 on TMDB.

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19. Annie Hall

Annie Hall

New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

It has an average vote of 7.751 on TMDB.

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20. Aliens

Aliens

Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.

It has an average vote of 7.939 on TMDB.

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