Top 20 movies like The Given Word

The Given Word

Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross - like Jesus - all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara's church, in the state capital. Upon the recovery of his donkey, Zé leaves on his journey. He makes it to the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross once he discovers the context of Zé's promise.

O Pagador de Promessas is of 1 hour(s) and 38 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Cinedistri. It was released on 1962-04-17. It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.

Genres: Drama

1. Dona Lurdes: O Filme (Dona Lurdes: O Filme)

Dona Lurdes: O Filme

Dona Lurdes is a mother and housewife who is suffering from empty nest syndrome when her last child leaves home. To escape her loneliness, she goes in search of new ways to fill her days and her life. Due to her thirst for new things, Dona Lurdes will live new experiences, build friendships and new love.

It has an average vote of 7.167 on TMDB.

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2. O Hóspede (O Hóspede)

O Hóspede

In a hostel in the interior of Brazil, a strange guest and a mysterious incident leave the landlord restless and obsessed with finding out who that man is and what he is doing there.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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3. Corporate Animals

Corporate Animals

Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staff on a corporate team-building trip in New Mexico. Trapped underground, this mismatched and disgruntled group must pull together to survive.

It has an average vote of 4.846 on TMDB.

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4. Barravento (Barravento)

Barravento

In Bahia, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé religion, which he considers a factor of political and social oppression, with tragic outcome.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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5. Leave No Trace

Leave No Trace

In February 2022, the Boy Scouts of America reached a $2.7 billion agreement over sex abuse claims, the largest such settlement in history. Leave No Trace explores how this all-American institution went so horrifyingly wrong.

It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.

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6. Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)

Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)

Disguised as an educational film. Stereo purports to be a report on the "Canadian Academy of Erotic Inquiry's" experiments to induce telepathy in eight experimental subjects. It follows the effects of the experiment using the theoretical framework of the parapsychologist Luther Stringfellow. The film is virtually silent except for commentary by the experimenters.

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

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7. Roger Dodger

Roger Dodger

A smooth-talking ad executive attributes his remarkable success with women to his ability to manipulate their emotions from the moment he first meets them. When his teenage nephew drops in for a visit, he soon learns that his approach isn't as foolproof as he thought when he attempts to teach the boy how to pick up women.

It has an average vote of 6.121 on TMDB.

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8. They Don't Wear Black Tie (Eles Não Usam Black-Tie)

They Don't Wear Black Tie

Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. This clash of perspectives puts the father and son at odds. Fortunately, Tião's mother, Romana, is on hand to act as a moderator between the two opinionated men.

It has an average vote of 8.153 on TMDB.

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9. Collision

Collision

Deceit and betrayal rise to the surface after newlyweds survive a deadly car accident in the Moroccan desert.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

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10. Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday (Emicida: AmarElo - É Tudo Pra Ontem)

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday

Between scenes from his concert in São Paulo's oft-inaccessible Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of Black Brazilian culture.

It has an average vote of 8.7 on TMDB.

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11. Charulata (চারুলতা)

Charulata

In 1870s India, Charulata is an isolated, artistically inclined woman who sees little of her busy journalist husband, Bhupati. Realizing that his wife is alienated and unhappy, he convinces his cousin, Amal, to spend time with Charulata and nourish her creative impulses. Amal is a fledgling poet himself, and he and Charulata bond over their shared love of art. But over time a sexual attraction develops, with heartbreaking results. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation and Merchant and Ivory Foundation in 1996.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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12. The Boy and the Wind (O Menino e o Vento)

The Boy and the Wind

A young engineer on holiday gets involved with a boy who has a strange relationship with the wind. Their close friendship arouses suspicion in the small town. When the boy disappears, the engineer is accused of murdering him.

It has an average vote of 8.4 on TMDB.

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13. Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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14. We're So Young (Somos Tão Jovens)

We're So Young

The life of Renato Russo, from his first involvement with music, to his years in the punk rock band Aborto Alétrico, to the formation of Legião Urbana, in the Brasília rock scene of 1970s and 1980s.

It has an average vote of 6.725 on TMDB.

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15. Gold (Oro)

Gold

Spanish soldiers battle indigenous tribes and their own brutal natures as they search for a legendary city built of gold.

It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.

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16. Eddie Murphy: Delirious

Eddie Murphy: Delirious

Taped live and in concert at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. in August, 1983, Eddie Murphy: Delirious captures Eddie Murphy's wild and outrageous stand-up comedy act, which he performed in New York and eighteen other cities across the U.S. to standing-room-only audiences. Eddie's comedy was groundbreaking, completely new, razor sharp and definitely funny.Eddie Murphy pontificates in his own vulgarly hilarious fashion on everything from bizarre sexual fantasies to reliving the family barbecue, and is peppered with Eddie's one-of-a-kind wit. Laugh along as Eddie reminiscences of hot childhood days and the ice cream man intermixed with classic vocal parodies of top American entertainers.Experience Eddie Murphy at his best, live and red hot! Delirious! Uncensored and Uncut!

It has an average vote of 7.666 on TMDB.

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17. Demons (Dèmoni)

Demons

A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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18. Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers

Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.

It has an average vote of 6.061 on TMDB.

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19. The Producers

The Producers

Broadway producer, Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming little old ladies to invest in a production many times over what it will actually cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

It has an average vote of 7.089 on TMDB.

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20. Cléo from 5 to 7 (Cléo de 5 à 7)

Cléo from 5 to 7

Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.

It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.

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