20 best movies like Manto (2018)


List of the best movies like Manto (2018): Startup, Sarbjit, Nina, The Good Lie, Oranges and Sunshine, Testament of Youth, Light Up!, Walk. Ride. Rodeo., Moneyball, Sonny Boy.

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Markimdb: 4.5
Genredrama, biography
CountryRussia
Duration01:32

Russia’s answer to U.S. box-office hit “The Social Network”, the movie tells the story of a pair of Moscow students in the mid-90s who create an internet search engine that becomes one of the largest in the world.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, biography
CountryIndia
Duration02:51

Biopic of Sarabjit Singh, a farmer residing at Bhikiwind, Punjab, near the Indo-Pak border, crossed the border after having a couple of drinks. However, he was mistaken to be an Indian spy and was sentenced to capital punishment. The movie is about the Journey of a woman (Aishwarya Rai) who fights for 23 years to clear her brother's name after he is posthumously accused of terrorism.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genredrama, music, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration02:35

The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredrama, biography
CountryKenya, India, USA, Canada, South Africa
Duration01:50

A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia
Duration01:45

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, military, biography, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, Denmark
Duration02:09

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genredrama
CountryRussia
Duration02:25

Alevtina Romanova is a warden in the woman's colony, and the only thing that is different from her «iron lady» image is her voice - a voice which even a notable opera diva would envy. However, Alevtina has been ashamed of her talent since the times she was a kid and nowadays, preliminarily making sure no one's around, she rarely sings for herself. Despite the fact that Alevtina is trying to stay invisible, one of the prisoners secretly records her singing on video by a cellphone and puts it online. The tape becomes a real sensation, and soon Alevtina is invited to Moscow to participate in the main singing show on national television. A sincere desire to change her life awakens inside Alevtina but she's not ready to compete in the show at all. The only person who could train her voice and prepare her for the performance is that very prisoner, who recorded the video, who turns out to be a singer in the past.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genredrama, biography
CountryUSA

Tells the incredible true story of Amberley Snyder, a nationally ranked rodeo barrel racer who defies the odds after barely surviving a car accident that leaves her paralyzed from the waist down.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA
Duration02:06

    The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genremelodrama, drama, military, biography
    CountryNetherlands
    Duration02:10

    Waldemar Nods, a young man from Suriname, meets the older Dutch woman Rika van der Lans and they fall in love. In pre-WWII Netherlands they could not be more different. The one black, the other white, 17 years between them and on top of that Rika already has four children with another man. They love each other, but then Rika appears to be pregnant...

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryIndia

    A story based on real-life human-rights and criminal lawyer, Shahid Azmi, who was slain while defending the wrongly accused by the law in terrorist activities.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:24

    Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA

    Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war President.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:59

    In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama, adventure, family, biography
    CountryGermany
    Duration02:11

    A family of a German linguist lives with an indigenous tribe in Papua New Guinea.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Austria, France
    Duration02:00

    The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryIndia

    Mahanati depicts the life and career of one of Telugu cinema's greatest and most iconic starlets, the first Indian female super star, Savitri.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrehorror, drama, musical, biography, history
    CountryIndia

    Rohit, a Gujarati, studies the life of Anthony Firengee, and in the process meets with a mysterious man Kushawl Hajra.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, biography, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:31

      Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:53

      Accompanied only by her faithful dog and four camels, an Australian satisfies her craving for solitude by embarking on a solo trip across the desert from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
      CountryGermany

      Dramatised origin story of one of Germany's most beloved contemporary comedians.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, India

      Thirty years on from the 1984 Union Carbide plant malfunction, the consequences of which are tragically ongoing, A Prayer for Rain is the powerful and moving story of the Bhopal tragedy, one of the great corporate and environmental scandals of the last half-century. It dramatises the dependence of the local community on the chemical plant that will eventually cause catastrophe, and the series of oversights that led to an event that stands as a benchmark for corporate irresponsibility in the developing world.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, drama, military, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:16

      The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, music, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:27

      A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryGermany
      Duration02:21

      A Jewish woman named Jettel Redlich flees Nazi Germany with her daughter Regina, to join her husband, Walter, on a farm in Kenya. At first, Jettel refuses to adjust to her new circumstances, bringing with her a set of china dishes and an evening gown. While Regina adapts readily to this new world, forming a strong bond with her father's cook, an African named Owuor.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredrama, biography, sport
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, USA
      Duration02:06

      A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:56

      Biopic of the famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryItaly
      Duration02:23

      A luminously beautiful biopic of the celebrated eighteenth-century Italian poet, essayist and philosopher Giacomo Leopardi, who created immortal verse whilst struggling with a debilitating illness.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryAustria, Germany, France
      Duration01:44

      Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography
      CountryUSA, India, Belgium
      Duration02:08

      A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, France, Belgium, Japan
      Duration01:49

      Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration02:31

      A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genredrama, crime, music, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, USA, Hungary
      Duration02:16

      A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama, music, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:43

      The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, military, biography
      CountryNetherlands, Belgium
      Duration02:09

      In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, banker Walraven van Hall is asked to use his financial contacts to help the Dutch resistance. With his brother Gijs, he comes up with a risky plan to take out huge loans and use the money to finance the Resistance.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:27

      The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA

      A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be a transgender writer named JT Leroy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryBrazil

      The story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama, biography, history
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
      Duration02:30

      Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryItaly, France
      Duration01:55

      Internationally released Director's Cut of "Loro 1" and "Loro 2", which were released separately as two movies in Italy. The film talks about the group of businessmen and politicians – the Loro (Them) from the title – who live and act near to media tycoon and politician Silvio Berlusconi in the years between 2006 and 2009.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genremelodrama, drama, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan
      Duration02:35

        When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Japan, Germany
        Duration01:58

        The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
        CountryUSA, France, Japan
        Duration02:03

        The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

        Markimdb: 8.2
        Genredrama, biography, sport
        CountryIndia
        Duration03:06

        The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUSA

        George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer, who won an Emmy award for it; Sinise and Mare Winningham also won Emmies for their performances. The film was based on the 1996 biography Wallace : The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace by Marshall Frady, who also co-wrote the teleplay. Frankenheimer's film was highly praised by critics: in addition to the Emmy awards, it received the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries/Motion Picture made for TV. Angelina Jolie also received a Golden Globe for her performance as Wallace's second wife, Cornelia.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrecomedy, drama, biography
        CountryIndia

        Based on the life of Shakuntala Devi who is a well-known mathematical genius and calculating progidy from India. She has been nicknamed 'Human Computer' because of her extraordinary talent and skill in solving complex mathematical problems without any mechanical aid.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUnited Kingdom
        Duration02:10

        Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.




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