Top 20 movies like Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped. Barefoot, surviving monsoons, leeches, and machete-wielding villagers, he was rescued. Now, near 60, living on Mt. Tamalpais, Dengler tells his story: a German lad surviving Allied bombings in World War II, postwar poverty, apprenticed to a smith, beaten regularly. At 18, he emigrates and peels potatoes in the U.S. Air Force. He leaves for California and college, then enlistment in the Navy to learn to fly. A quiet man of sorrows tells his story: war, capture, harrowing conditions, escape, and miraculous rescue. Where did he find the strength; how does he now live with his memories? The director would use this subject for the feature film Rescue Dawn .

Little Dieter Needs to Fly is of 1 hour(s) and 20 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, ZDF. It was released on 1997-12-01. It has the tagline: In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped. It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

Genres: Documentary

1. Bells from the Deep (Glocken aus der Tiefe)

Bells from the Deep

A group of pilgrims lie down on the thin ice of the lake Svetloyar and begin to look for the city of Kitesh. According to the legend, God saved the city from the Mongolian prince Batyi's soldiers by letting it sink to the bottom of the lake. If you listen carefully you can hear the bells of the Kitesh cathedral toll deep down.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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2. Rivers and Tides

Rivers and Tides

Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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3. The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971

The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971

The Best Of The Johnny Cash Show 1969-1971, collects some of the top performances from the man in black's television show. If you're unfamiliar with the show, all you need to know is that it features Cash, his wife June Carter, and artists like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, George Jones, Neil Young, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Loretta Lynn, Ray Charles, and Roy Orbison performing some of their classic hits. Both as individuals and occasionally as duets with their host Cash. Highlights include Cash's opening "I Walk The Line", young Bob Dylan's "I Threw It All Away", George Jones' "She Thinks I Still Care", Neil Young's "The Needle & The Damage Done", CCR's "Bad Moon Rising", Loretta Lynn's "I Know How", and Cash's rousing finale of "A Boy Named Sue".

It has an average vote of 8.8 on TMDB.

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4. #Manhole (#マンホール)

#Manhole

Kawamura is a promising young man with everything going for him. On the eve of his wedding, he falls into a deep manhole. Despite sustaining a debilitating injury, he is determined to attend his wedding as planned, and resorts to social networks for help.

It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.

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5. Night Flight

Night Flight

Story of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.

It has an average vote of 5.722 on TMDB.

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6. Nonfilm (Nonfilm)

Nonfilm

A young actor suddenly wakes up in the middle of the shooting of a movie he doesn't understand.

It has an average vote of 5.873 on TMDB.

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7. Lessons of Darkness (Lektionen in Finsternis)

Lessons of Darkness

Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.

It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.

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8. My Best Fiend (Mein liebster Feind)

My Best Fiend

A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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9. Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

A financial schemer finds himself in the middle of an international scandal after he becomes a political adviser to the new Prime Minister of Israel.

It has an average vote of 5.525 on TMDB.

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10. Smoke

Smoke

Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.

It has an average vote of 7.186 on TMDB.

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11. Whiplash

Whiplash

A ferocious, bullying music teacher teaches a dedicated student.

It has an average vote of 7.801 on TMDB.

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12. Rescue Dawn

Rescue Dawn

A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

It has an average vote of 6.938 on TMDB.

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13. Riders of Justice (Retfærdighedens ryttere)

Riders of Justice

Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.

It has an average vote of 7.278 on TMDB.

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14. The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

It has an average vote of 7.741 on TMDB.

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15. La La Land

La La Land

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

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16. Onibaba (鬼婆)

Onibaba

While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.

It has an average vote of 7.676 on TMDB.

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17. The Front Page

The Front Page

A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.

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18. King Kong vs. Godzilla (キングコング対ゴジラ)

King Kong vs. Godzilla

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.

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19. The Celebration (Festen)

The Celebration

During a family gathering, a celebration for their father's 60th birthday, the eldest son presents a speech that reveals a shocking secret to everyone.

It has an average vote of 7.718 on TMDB.

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20. Mothra vs. Godzilla (モスラ対ゴジラ)

Mothra vs. Godzilla

Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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