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Greetings everyone,
Greetings everyone,


Have you ever found yourself pondering what life was like in a different place or time? If so, you may be interested in this list of highly acclaimed films that depict various aspects of life, especially those who reveal conflicts in the society.
Have you ever found yourself pondering what life was like in a different place or time? If so, you may be interested in this list of highly acclaimed films that depict various aspects of life, especially those that reveal conflicts in society.
 
Films listed must be rated at least 7 on IMDb. If supernatural elements exist, they should be minimal and not affect the plot.


Remember that they are artworks and deviates from the reality more or less. For real characters and events, the listed films should not exaggerate to an extent that affects the audience's judgement towards the characters and events.
Keep in mind that these are artworks and deviate from reality, more or less. For real characters and events, the films listed should not exaggerate to an extent that affects the audience's judgement of the characters and events.
 
Here are some experts who have reviewed these films:
 
* Expert Reviews https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ2lDrDpOLrusAYQFq2yVHf-HDhvtUsnp
* Experts Review Movies https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5vtqDuUM1Dn8Udanu6Aq6JRcBKVIQZ-I
* How Real Is It? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKfWL8IXgKBuonEBHu-lhO28bCinSqNv4
* The Breakdown https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hKMB1-xkc8bPJ_N9BoGNnPBOFG1ZSZf
 
Some events in these films are symbolic and not realistic, like the “Russian roulette” in The Deer Hunter.
 
Here one can find some information about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_lengths copyright lengths].
 
There is also an old trick in case images are not displayed: click on “Edit source”, then click on “Show preview”.


In progress
In progress
{| class="wikitable"
!time
!country/region
!film
!time in film
!country/region in film
|-
|1930
|United States of America
|All Quiet on the Western Front
|1917 - 1918
|Germany
|-
|1931
|United States of America
|City Lights
|1931
|United States of America
|-
|1936
|United States of America
|Modern Times
|1936
|United States of America
|-
|1939
|United States of America
|Gone with the Wind
|1861 - 1865
|United States of America, Confederate States of America
|-
|1940
|United States of America
|Waterloo Bridge
|World War I
|France
|-
|1943
|United States of America
|For Whom the Bell Tolls
|Spanish Civil War
|Spanish Republic
|-
|1948
|Italy
|Ladri di biciclette
''Bicycle Thieves''
|1948
|Italy
|-
|1950
|Japan
|羅生門
''Rashomon''
|Heian era
|Japan
|-
|1952
|France
|Jeux Interdits
''Forbidden Games''
|1940
|Allies-controlled France
|-
|1953
|Japan
|東京物語
''Tokyo Story''
|1953
|Japan
|-
|1953
|Japan
|雨月物語
''Ugetsu''
|Sengoku era
|Japan
|-
|1953
|Spain
|¡Bienvenido, Mister Marshall!
''Welcome Mr. Marshall!''
|1953
|Spain
|-
|1954
|Japan
|七人の侍
''Seven Samurai''
|Sengoku era
|Japan
|-
|1954
|Japan
|二十四の瞳
''Twenty-Four Eyes''
|Sengoku era
|Japan
|-
|1955 - 1957
|Austria
|
* Sissi
''Sissi''
* Sissi – Die junge Kaiserin
''Sissi – The Young Empress''
* Sissi – Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin
''Sissi – Fateful Years of an Empress''
|1850s - 1860s
|Austria, Austria-Hungary
|-
|1956
|France
|Gervaise
''Gervaise''
|1877
|France
|-
|1957
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
|The Bridge on the River Kwai
|1943
|Thailand
|-
|1957
|Japan
|蜘蛛巣城
''Throne of Blood''
|Sengoku era
|Japan
|-
|1957
|Sweden
|Smultronstället
''Wild Strawberries''
|1957
|Sweden
|-
|1959
|United States of America
|Ben-Hur
|26
|Rome
|-
|1959
|United States of America
|The Diary of Anne Frank
|1942 - 1945
|Germany-occupied Netherlands
|-
|1960
|Italy
|La Dolce Vita
''La Dolce Vita''
|1960
|Italy
|-
|1961
|Italy, United States of America
|El Cid
''El Cid''
|11<sup>th</sup> century
|Castile
|-
|1961
|United States of America
|West Side Story
|1957
|United States of America
|-
|1962
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|Lawrence of Arabia
|World War I
|Egypt, Hejaz
|-
|1962
|United States of America
|To Kill a Mockingbird
|1930s
|United States of America
|-
|1963
|Italy, France
|Il Gattopardo
''The Leopard''
|1860
|Two Sicilies
|-
|1963
|Sweden
|Kvarteret Korpen
''Raven's End''
|1930s
|Sweden
|-
|1963
|United States of America
|Cleopatra
|48 BC
|Ptolemaic Kingdom
|-
|1965
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Italy, United States of America
|Doctor Zhivago
|1905 - 1921
|Russia
|-
|1965
|Czechoslovakia
|Obchod na korze
''The Shop on Main Street''
|World War II
|Slovakia
|-
|1966
|Czechoslovakia
|Ostře sledované vlaky
''Closely Watched Trains''
|World War II
|Bohemia and Moravia
|-
|1966
|Hungary
|Apa
''Father''
|1940s - 1950s
|Hungary
|-
|1966
|Italy, Algeria
|La battaglia di Algeri
''The Battle of Algiers''
|1954 - 1957
|Algeria
|-
|1966 - 1967
|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|Война и мир
''War and Peace''
|1805 - 1812
|Russia
|-
|1967
|Japan
|上意討ち 拝領妻始末
''Samurai Rebellion''
|1725
|Japan
|-
|1967
|Yugoslavia
|Skupljači perja
''I Even Met Happy Gypsies''
|1967
|Yugoslavia
|-
|1968
|German Democratic Republic
|Ich war neunzehn
''I Was Nineteen''
|1945
|USSR-occupied Germany
|-
|1970
|Italy
|Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto
''Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion''
|1970
|Italy
|-
|1970
|United States of America
|M*A*S*H
|1951
|Republic of Korea
|-
|1971
|Sweden
|Utvandrarna
''The Emigrants''
|1844
|Sweden and Norway, United States of America
|-
|1972
|France
|Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie
''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie''
|1972
|France, Italy, Spain
|-
|
* 1972
* 1974
|United States of America
|
* The Godfather
* The Godfather Part II
|
* 1945 - 1955
* 1901 - 1923
|United States of America, Italy
|-
|1973
|United States of America
|The Sting
|1936
|United States of America
|-
|1974
|Syria
|<div style="text-align:right">الحياة اليومية في قرية سورية</div>
''Everyday Life in a Syrian Village''
|1974
|Syria
|-
|1975
|Democratic Republic of Germany, Czechoslovakia
|Jakob der Lügner
''Jacob the Liar''
|World War II
|Germany-occupied Poland
|-
|1975
|Hellas
|Ο Θίασος
''The Travelling Players''
|1939 - 1952
|Greece
|-
|1975
|United States of America
|One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
|1963
|United States of America
|-
|1976
|United States of America
|Taxi Driver
|1976
|United States of America
|-
|1978
|Türkiye
|Sürü
''The Herd''
|1973 - 1978
|Türkiye
|-
|1978
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
|The Deer Hunter
|1968 - 1970
|United States of America, Republic of Vietnam
|-
|1979
|Federal Republic of Germany, France, Yugoslavia
|Die Blechtrommel
''The Tin Drum''
|1927 - 1945
|Germany
|-
|1979
|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|Москва слезам не верит
''Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears''
|1958 - 1978
|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|-
|
* 1979
* 2001
|United States of America
|
* Apocalypse Now
* Apocalypse Now Redux
|Vietnam War
|Republic of Vietnam
|-
|1980
|Australia
|Breaker Morant
|1901 - 1902
|South Africa
|-
|1980
|South Africa, Botswana
|The Gods Must Be Crazy
|1980
|South Africa
|-
|1981
|Federal Republic of Germany
|Das Boot
''Das Boot''
|1941
|Germany
|-
|
* 1981
* 1982
|
* Hong Kong, Philippines, Vietnam
* Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
|
* 胡越的故事
''The Story of Woo Viet''
* 投奔怒海
''Boat People''
|
* 1970s
* 1975
|
* Vietnam, Hong Kong, Philippines
* Vietnam
|-
|1982
|Türkiye
|Yol
''Yol''
|1982
|Türkiye
|-
|1989
|Poland
|Przesłuchanie
''Interrogation''
|1950s
|Poland
|-
|1983
|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|Военно-полевой роман
''Wartime Romance''
|1950
|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|-
|1984
|Hong Kong
|省港旗兵
''Long Arm of the Law''
|1984
|Hong Kong
|-
|1984
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|The Killing Fields
|1972 - 1978
|Khmer, Kampuchea
|-
|1984
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|A Passage to India
|1920s
|India
|-
|1984
|People's Republic of China
|高山下的花环
''Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain''
|1979
|People's Republic of China, PRC-occupied Vietnam
|-
|1984
|United States of America, Italy
|Once Upon a Time in America
|1918 - 1968
|United States of America
|-
|1985
|Japan
|乱
''Ran''
|Sengoku era
|Japan
|-
|1985
|United States of America
|Out of Africa
|1913 - 1931
|Kenya
|-
|1985
|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|Иди и смотри
''Come and See''
|1943
|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|-
|1985
|Yugoslavia
|Otac na službenom putu
''When Father Was Away on Business''
|1950
|Yugoslavia
|-
|1986
|Australia, United States of America
|Crocodile Dundee
|1986
|Australia
|-
|1986
|Canada
|Le Déclin de l'empire Américain
The Decline of the American Empire
|1986
|Canada
|-
|1986
|Finland
|Varjoja paratiisissa
''Shadows in Paradise''
|1986
|Finland
|-
|1986
|Netherlands
|De aanslag
''The Assault''
|1945
|Germany-occupied Netherlands
|-
|1986
|People's Republic of China
|芙蓉镇
''Hibiscus Town''
|1963 - 1978
|People's Republic of China
|-
|1986
|United States of America
|Platoon
|1967
|Republic of Vietnam
|-
|1987
|Denmark, Sweden
|Pelle Erobreren
Pelle Erövraren


''Pelle the Conqueror''
{{template:Films-about-Life}}
|1850s
 
|Denmark
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
|-
Table sorting script in Python, starting from the first '|-', ending with the last '\n' before '|}':
|1987
 
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Italy
from pathlib import Path
|The Last Emperor
 
|1908 - 1967
llls_entry = [[], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], []]
|Qing, Republic of China, Manchuria, People's Republic of China
 
|-
text_path = Path('a.txt')
|1987
s_text = text_path.read_text()
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe
lls_entry = s_text.removeprefix('|-').split('|-')
|Cry Freedom
 
|1970s
for s_entry in lls_entry:
|South Africa
a,s_year,c,s_title,e,f = s_entry.split('|')
|-
s_full_title = s_title
|1987
if '\n' in s_title:
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
s_title = s_title.split('\n')[-2].replace("''", '')
|Full Metal Jacket
llls_entry[int(s_year[-2])].append([s_title,a,s_year,c,s_full_title,e,f])
|1967 - 1968
for lls_entry in llls_entry:
|United States of America, Republic of Vietnam
lls_entry.sort()
|-
|1987
|India
|Nayakan
|1987
|India
|-
|1987
|Iran
|<div style="text-align:right">خانه دوست کجاست</div>
''Where Is the Friend's House?''
|1987
|Iran
|-
|1987
|United States of America
|Empire of the Sun
|World War II
|Japan-occupied China
|-
|1987
|United States of America
|Good Morning, Vietnam
|1965
|Republic of Vietnam
|-
|1988
|India
|Salaam Bombay!
|1988
|India
|-
|1988
|Japan
|火垂るの墓
''Grave of the Fireflies''
|1944 - 1945
|Japan
|-
|1988
|United States of America
|Rain Man
|1988
|United States of America
|-
|1988
|United States of America
|The Unbearable Lightness of Being
|1968
|Czechoslovakia
|-
|1989
|Republic of China
|悲情城市
''A City of Sadness''
|1945 - 1949
|Republic of China
|-
|1990
|Finland, Sweden
|Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö
''The Match Factory Girl''
|1990
|Finland
|-
|1990
|Hong Kong
|阿飛正傳
''Days of Being Wild''
|1960s
|Hong Kong
|-
|1990
|Germany, Poland, France
|Hitlerjunge Salomon
''Europa Europa''
|1938
|Germany, Poland
|-
|1990
|United States of America
|Dances with Wolves
|1860s
|United States of America
|-
|1991
|Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany
|Europa
''Europa''
|1945
|USA-controlled Germany
|-
|1991
|France, Poland, Norwyay
|La double vie de Véronique
Podwójne życie Weroniki


''The Double Life of Veronique''
s_sorted_text = ''
|1968 - 1990
for lls_entry in llls_entry:
|France,  Poland
for ls_entry in lls_entry:
|-
s_title,a,s_year,c,s_full_title,e,f = ls_entry
|1991
s_sorted_text += '|-' + a + '|' + s_year + '|' + c + '|' + s_full_title + '|' + e + '|' + f
|France
|Madame Bovary
''Madame Bovary''
|1850s
|France
|-
|1991
|Hong Kong
|跛豪
''To Be Number One''
|1962 - 1973
|Hong Kong
|-
|1991
|Italy
|Mediterraneo
''Mediterraneo''
|1941
|Italy
|-
|1991
|People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
|大红灯笼高高挂
''Raise The Red Lantern''
|1920s
|China
|-
|1991
|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
|Урга — территория любви
''Close to Eden''
|1991
|People's Republic of China
|-
|1992
|France
|Indochine
''Indochine''
|1930
|Indochina
|-
|1992
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Japan
|The Crying Game
|1992
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|-
|1992
|Hong Kong
|籠民
''Cageman''
|1992
|Hong Kong
|-
|1992
|Iran
|<div style="text-align:right">زندگی و دیگر هیچ</div>
''And Life Goes On''
|1992
|Iran
|-
|1992
|United States of America
|Unforgiven
|1881
|United States of America
|-
|1993
|France
|The Scent of Green Papaya
|1951 - 1961
|State of Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam
|-
|1993
|People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
|霸王别姬
''Farewell My Concubine''
|1924 - 1977
|Republic of China, People's Republic of China
|-
|1993
|People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
|蓝风筝
''The Blue Kite''
|1953 - 1966
|People's Republic of China
|-
|1993
|France, Portugal, Switzerland
|Vale Abraão
''Abraham's Valley''
|20<sup>th</sup> century
|Portugal
|-
|1993
|Republic of China, United States of America
|囍宴
''The Wedding Banquet''
|1993
|United States of America
|-
|1993
|United States of America
|Philadelphia
|1993
|United States of America
|-
|1993
|United States of America
|Schindler's List
|World War II
|Germany
|-
|1994
|France, Italy, Germany
|La Reine Margot
''La Reine Margot''
|16<sup>th</sup> century
|France
|-
|1994
|Iran
|<div style="text-align:right">زیر درختان زیتون</div>
''Through the Olive Trees''
|1994
|Iran
|-
|1994
|People's Republic of China, Republic of China
|活着
''To Live''
|1940s - 1960s
|Republic of China, People's Republic of China
|-
|1994
|Republic of China
|飲食男女
''Eat Drink Man Woman''
|1994
|Republic of China
|-
|1994
|United States of America
|Forrest Gump
|1956 - 1981
|United States of America
|-
|1994
|United States of America
|The Shawshank Redemption
|1947 - 1965
|United States of America
|-
|1995
|France
|La Haine
''La Haine''
|1995
|France
|-
|1995
|Iran
|<div style="text-align:right">بادکنک سفيد</div>
''The White Balloon''
|1995
|Iran
|-
|1995
|Republic of China
|童年往事
''A Time To Live, A Time To Die''
|1947 – 1965
|Republic of China
|-
|1995
|Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary
|Underground
|1941 - 1992
|Yugoslavia
|-
|1996
|Czechia
|Kolja
''Kolya''
|1988 - 1990
|Czechoslovakia
|-
|1996
|Finland
|Kauas pilvet karkaavat
''Drifting Clouds''
|1996
|Finland
|-
|1996
|Hong Kong
|甜蜜蜜
''Comrades: Almost a Love Story''
|1980s
|Hong Kong
|-
|1996
|Japan
|キッズ・リターン
''Kids Return''
|1996
|Japan
|-
|1997
|Iran
|<div style="text-align:right">بچه‌های آسمان</div>
''Children of Heaven''
|1997
|Iran
|-
|1997
|Italy
|La vita è bella
''Life Is Beautiful''
|1939 - 1944
|Kingdom of Italy, Italian Social Republic
|-
|1997
|Russia, United States of America
|Брат
''Brother''
|1997
|Russia
|-
|1997
|United States of America
|Titanic
|1912
|Great Britain and Ireland, (Atlantic Ocean)
|-
|1998
|Brazil, France
|Central do Brasil
''Central Station''
|1998
|Brazil
|-
|1998
|Hellas
|Μία αιωνιότητα και μία μέρα
''Eternity and a Day''
|1998
|Hellas
|-
|1998
|United States of America
|Saving Private Ryan
|1944
|Allies-controlled France
|-
|1998
|United States of America
|The Thin Red Line
|1942
|United States of America
|-
|1999
|Republic of Korea
|박하사탕
''Peppermint Candy''
|1979 - 1999
|Republic of Korea
|-
|1999
|Spain, France
|Todo sobre mi madre
''All About My Mother''
|1999
|Spain
|-
|1999
|United States of America
|American Beauty
|1999
|United States of America
|-
|1999
|United States of America
|Three Seasons
|1999
|Vietnam
|-
|2000
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|Billy Elliot
|1984 - 1998
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|-
|2000
|Iran
|Dema hespên serxweş <div style="text-align:right">زمانی برای مستی اسب‌ها</div>
''A Time for Drunken Horses''
|2000
|Iran
|-
|2000
|Iran, Italy, Japan
|<div style="text-align:right">تخته سیاه</div>
''Blackboards''
|1980s
|Iran
|-
|2000
|Italy, United States of America
|Malèna
''Malèna''
|1940 - 1944
|Italy
|-
|2000
|People's Republic of China
|鬼子来了
''Devils on the Doorstep''
|World War II
|China
|-
|2000
|Republic of China, Japan
|一一
''Yi Yi''
|2000
|Republic of China
|-
|2000
|United States of America, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|Gladiator
|180 - 192
|Rome
|-
|2000
|United States of America
|The Perfect Storm
|1991
|(Atlantic Ocean)
|-
|2001
|Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Belgium
|No Man's Land
|Bosnian War
|Bosnia and Herzegovina
|-
|2001
|Germany
|Der Tunnel
''The Tunnel''
|1961
|German Democratic Republic
|-
|2001
|Germany
|Nirgendwo in Afrika
''Nowhere in Africa''
|1938
|Kenya
|-
|2001
|Iran
|<div style="text-align:right">باران</div>
''Baran''
|2001
|Iran
|-
|2001
|Mexico
|Y tu mamá también
''Y tu mamá también''
|2001
|Mexico
|-
|2001
|People's Republic of China
|紫日
''Purple Sunset''
|1945
|China
|-
|2001
|Republic of Korea
|친구
''Friend''
|2001
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2001
|United States of America
|Pearl Harbor
|1940 - 1941
|United States of America
|-
|2001
|United States of America
|Training Day
|2001
|United States of America
|-
|2002
|Brazil
|Cidade de Deus
''City of God''
|1960s - 1970s
|Brazil
|-
|2002
|Finland
|Mies vailla menneisyyttä
''The Man Without a Past''
|2002
|Finland
|-
|2002
|France, Germany, Poland, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|The Pianist
|1939 - 1952
|Poland, Germany-occupied Poland
|-
|2002
|Japan
|たそがれ清兵衛
''The Twilight Samurai''
|Bakumatsu
|Japan
|-
|2002
|Sweden, Denmark
|Lilya 4-ever
|2002
|Sweden
|-
|2003
|Australia
|Last Cab to Darwin
|1990s
|Australia
|-
|2003
|Canada, France
|Les Invasions barbares
''The Barbarian Invasions''
|2003
|Canada
|-
|2003
|Germany
|Good Bye Lenin!
|1989 - 1990
|German Democratic Republic, Federal Republic of Germany
|-
|2003
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|Cambridge Spies
|1934 - 1951
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|-
|2003
|Italy
|La meglio gioventù
''The Best of Youth''
|1966 - 2003
|Italy
|-
|2003
|People's Republic of China
|盲井
''Blind Shaft''
|2003
|People's Republic of China
|-
|2003
|United States of America
|The Last Samurai
|1876
|Japan
|-
|2003
|United States of America
|Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
|Napoleonic Wars
|(Atlantic Ocean)
|-
|2004
|Argentina, Brazil, United States of America, Chile, Peru, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Germany, France
|Diarios de motocicleta
''The Motorcycle Diaries''
|1952
|Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela
|-
|2004
|France
|Les Choristes
''The Chorus''
|1950
|France
|-
|2004
|France, United States of America
|Un long dimanche de fiançailles
''A Very Long Engagement''
|1919
|France
|-
|2004
|Germany, Italy, Austria
|Der Untergang
''The Downfall''
|1942 - 1945
|Germany
|-
|2004
|People's Republic of China
|可可西里
''Kekexili: Mountain Patrol''
|2004
|People's Republic of China
|-
|2004
|Republic of Korea
|태극기 휘날리며
''Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War''
|1950
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2004
|Spain, France, Italy
|Mar adentro
''The Sea Inside''
|1970 - 1998
|Spain
|-
|2004
|United States of America
|Million Dollar Baby
|2004
|United States of America
|-
|2004
|United States of America
|Sideways
|2004
|United States of America
|-
|2004
|United States of America, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, South Africa, Italy
|Hotel Rwanda
|1994
|Rwanda
|-
|2005
|France, Israel
|Va, vis et deviens
''Live and Become''
|1980s - 1990s
|Israel
|-
|2005
|Germany
|Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage
''Sophie Scholl – The Final Days''
|1942 - 1943
|Germany
|-
|2005
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Germany, United States of America
|Kingdom of Heaven
|1180s
|France, Jerusalem
|-
|2005
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, France
|Pride & Prejudice
|18<sup>th</sup> century
|Great Britain and Ireland
|-
|2005
|Japan
|ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日
''Always: Sunset on Third Street''
|1958
|Japan
|-
|2005
|Malaysia
|Sepet
''Sepet''
|2005
|Malaysia
|-
|2005
|Netherlands, Palestine, Germany, France
|Paradise Now
|2005
|Palestine, Israel
|-
|2005
|Russia, Ukraine, Finland
|9 рота
''The 9th Company''
|1988
|USSR-occupied Afghanistan
|-
|2005
|United States of America, France, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Japan
|Good Night, and Good Luck
|1953
|United States of America
|-
|2005
|United States of America, Germany
|Lord of War
|1980s - 1990s
|United States of America, and others
|-
|2006
|Germany
|Das Leben der Anderen
''The Lives of Others''
|1984 - 1991
|German Democratic Republic
|-
|2006
|Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|Zwartboek
''Black Book''
|1944
|Germany-occupied Netherlands
|-
|2006
|Republic of Korea
|비열한 거리
''A Dirty Carnival''
|2006
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2006
|United States of America
|Blood Diamond
|1999
|Sierra Leone
|-
|2006
|United States of America, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
|2006
|United States of America
|-
|2006
|United States of America
|Flags of Our Fathers
|1944
|United States of America
|-
|2006
|United States of America
|Letters from Iwo Jima
|1944
|Japan
|-
|2006
|United States of America
|The Pursuit of Happyness
|1981
|United States of America
|-
|2007
|Czechia
|Vratné lahve
''Empties''
|2007
|Czechia
|-
|2007
|Canada, France
|L'Âge des ténèbres
''Days of Darkness''
|2007
|Canada
|-
|2007
|Iran
|<div style="text-align:right">بودا از شرم فرو ریخت</div>
''Buddha Collapsed out of Shame''
|2001
|Afghanistan
|-
|2007
|People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
|落叶归根
''Getting Home''
|2007
|People's Republic of China
|-
|2007
|People's Republic of China
|盲山
''Blind Mountain''
|2007
|People's Republic of China
|-
|2007
|Republic of Korea
|화려한 휴가
''May 18''
|1980
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2007
|Romania
|4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile
''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days''
|1980s
|Romania
|-
|2007
|United States of America
|Sicko
|2007
|United States of America
|-
|2007
|United States of America
|The Kite Runner
|1978 - 2000
|Afghanistan
|-
|2007
|United States of America
|There Will Be Blood
|1898 - 1929
|United States of America
|-
|2008
|Canada
|One Week
|2008
|Canada
|-
|2008
|France
|Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis
''Welcome to the Sticks''
|2008
|France
|-
|2008
|France
|Entre les murs
''The Class''
|2008
|France
|-
|2008
|Germany
|Die Welle
''The Wave''
|2008
|Germany
|-
|2008
|Germany, France, Czechia
|Der Baader Meinhof Komplex
''The Baader Meinhof Complex''
|1967 - 1975
|Federal Republic of Germany
|-
|2008
|Germany, France, Israel
|<div style="text-align:right">ואלס עם באשיר</div>
''Waltz with Bashir''
|1982
|Israel-occupied Lebanon
|-
|2008
|Germany, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|Der Rote Baron
''The Red Baron''
|1916 - 1918
|Germany
|-
|2008
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|Slumdog Millionaire
|1990s - 2006
|India
|-
|2008
|Italy
|Gomorra
''Gomorrah''
|2004
|Italy
|-
|2008
|Japan
|歩いても 歩いても
''Still Walking''
|2008
|Japan
|-
|2008
|Japan
|おくりびと
''Departures''
|2008
|Japan
|-
|2008 - 2009
|People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Japan, Republic of Korea, Republic of China, United States of America
|赤壁
''Red Cliff''
|208 - 209
|Wei, Shu, Wu
|-
|2008
|Sweden
|Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick
''Everlasting Moments''
|1900s - 1914
|Sweden and Norway, Sweden
|-
|2008
|United States of America
|The Hurt Locker
|2008
|Iraq
|-
|2009
|Germany
|Das weiße Band
''The White Ribbon''
|1913 - 1914
|Germany
|-
|2009
|India
|3 Idiots
|2009
|India
|-
|2009
|Israel, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|<div style="text-align:right">לבנון</div>
''Lebanon''
|1982
|Lebanon
|-
|2009
|Israel, Germany, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|<div style="text-align:right">עג'מי</div>
<div style="text-align:right">عجمي</div>
''Ajami''
|2009
|Israel
|-
|2009
|People's Republic of China
|南京！南京！
''City of Life and Death''
|1937
|China
|-
|2009
|United States of America
|Capitalism: A Love Story
|2008
|United States of America
|-
|2010
|Canada
|Incendies
|2010
|Canada, Lebanon
|-
|2010
|Denmark, Sweden
|Hævnen
''In a Better World''
|2010
|Sudan
|-
|2010
|Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
|錦衣衛
''14 Blades''
|Ming dynasty
|Ming
|-
|2010
|People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
|让子弹飞
''Let the Bullets Fly''
|1920
|China
|-
|2010
|Republic of China
|艋舺
''Monga''
|1986
|Republic of China
|-
|2010
|United States of America
|Inside Job
|2008
|United States of America
|-
|2010
|United States of America
|Winter's Bone
|2006
|United States of America
|-
|2010
|United States of America
|Waiting for "Superman"
|2010
|United States of America
|-
|2011
|Germany
|Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland
''Almanya: Welcome to Germany''
|2011
|Germany
|-
|2011
|Iran
|<div style="text-align:right">جدایی نادر از سیمین</div>
''A Separation''
|2011
|Iran
|-
|2011
|Republic of China
|賽德克·巴萊
''Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale''
|1895 - 1930
|Formosa, Taiwan
|-
|2011
|Republic of Korea
|고지전
''The Front Line''
|1953
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2011
|Republic of Korea
|도가니
''Silenced''
|2011
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2011
|Republic of Korea
|써니
''Sunny''
|1980s
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2011
|Türkiye, Bosnia and Herzegovina
|Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da
''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia''
|2011
|Türkiye
|-
|2011
|United States of America
|The Tree of Life
|1940s - 1960s
|United States of America
|-
|2011
|United States of America, India
|War Horse
|1912 - 1918
|Great Britain and Ireland, France
|-
|2012
|Afghanistan, France
|<div style="text-align:right">سنگ صبور</div>
''The Patience Stone''
|2008
|Afghanistan
|-
|2012
|Chile, France, United States of America
|No
''No''
|1988
|Chile
|-
|2012
|Denmark
|Jagten
''The Hunt''
|2012
|Denmark
|-
|2012
|France, Austria, Germany
|Amour
''Amour''
|2012
|France
|-
|2012
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
|Anna Karenina
|1874
|Russia
|-
|2012
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
|Les Misérables
''Les Misérables''
|1815 - 1824
|France
|-
|2012
|Japan
|桐島、部活やめるってよ
''The Kirishima Thing''
|2009
|Japan
|-
|2012
|People's Republic of China
|一九四二
''Back to 1942''
|1942
|China
|-
|2012
|Saudi Arabia
|<p style="text-align:right">وجدة</p>
''Wadjda''
|2012
|Saudi Arabia
|-
|2012
|United States of America
|Django Unchained
|1858
|United States of America
|-
|2012
|United States of America
|End of Watch
|2012
|United States of America
|-
|2012
|United States of America
|Hell or High Water
|2012
|United States of America
|-
|2012
|United States of America, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Republic of China
|Life of Pi
|2001
|(Pacific Ocean)
|-
|2013
|Australia
|An Accidental Soldier
|World War I
|France
|-
|2013
|Australia, United States of America
|The Great Gatsby
|1922
|United States of America
|-
|2013
|Estonia, Georgia
|Mandariinid
მანდარინები


''Tangerines''
sorted_text_path = Path('b.txt')
|1992 - 1993
sorted_text_path.write_text(s_sorted_text)
|Abkhazia
</div>
|-
|2013
|Germany
|Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter
''Generation War''
|1941 - 1945
|Germany
|-
|2013
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Luxembourg
|12 Years a Slave
|1841 - 1853
|United States of America
|-
|2013
|Italy
|La grande bellezza
''The Great Beauty''
|2013
|Italy
|-
|2013
|Palestine
|<div style="text-align:right">عمر</div>
''Omar''
|2010s
|Palestine
|-
|2013
|People's Republic of China, Japan, France
|天注定
''A Touch Of Sin''
|2000s - 2010s
|People's Republic of China
|-
|2013
|Philippines, Singapore, Republic of China
|爸媽不在家
Ilo Ilo
|1997
|Singapore
|-
|2013
|Republic of Korea
|님아, 그 강을 건너지 마오
''My Love, Don't Cross That River''
|2012 - 2013
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2013
|Republic of Korea
|변호인
''The Attorney''
|1978 - 1987
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2013
|Romania
|Poziția copilului
''Child's Pose''
|2013
|Romania
|-
|2013
|Türkiye
|Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915
''The Long Way Home''
|1915
|Sublime Ottoman State
|-
|2013
|United States of America
|Captain Phillips
|2010
|(Indian Ocean)
|-
|2014
|Argentina, Spain
|Relatos salvajes
''Wild Tales''
|2014
|Argentina
|-
|2014
|Australia, United States of America
|The Water Diviner
|1919
|Sublime Ottoman State
|-
|2014
|Cuba
|Conducta
''Behavior''
|2014
|Cuba
|-
|2014
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France
|Pride
|1984 - 1985
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|-
|2014
|France, Mauritania
|Timbuktu
''Timbuktu''
|2012
|ISIS-occupied Mali
|-
|2014
|Jordan, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Qatar
|<div style="text-align:right">ذيب</div>
''Theeb''
|1916
|Hejaz
|-
|2014
|People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
|亲爱的
''Dearest''
|2014
|People's Republic of China
|-
|2014
|Republic of Korea
|국제시장
''Ode to My Father''
|1950s - 1960s
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2014
|Russia
|Левиафан
''Leviathan''
|2014
|Russia
|-
|2014
|Türkiye
|Kış Uykusu
''Winter Sleep''
|2014
|Türkiye
|-
|2014
|United States of America
|Fury
|1945
|Allies-occupied Germany
|-
|2014
|United States of America
|American Sniper
|2001 - 2013
|United States of America, USA-occupied Iraq
|-
|2014
|United States of America
|Boyhood
|2002 - 2014
|United States of America
|-
|2014
|United States of America
|Nightcrawler
|2014
|United States of America
|-
|2015
|Argentina, Spain
|El Clan
''The Clan''
|1980s
|Argentina
|-
|2015
|Denmark
|Krigen
''A War''
|2015
|Afghanistan
|-
|2015
|Denmark, Germany
|Under sandet
''Land of Mine''
|1945
|Denmark
|-
|2015
|France, Germany, Türkiye
|Mustang
''Mustang''
|2015
|Türkiye
|-
|2015
|Hungary
|Saul fia
''Son of Saul''
|1944
|Hungary
|-
|2015
|Sweden
|En man som heter Ove
''A Man Called Ove''
|2015
|Sweden
|-
|2015
|United States of America
|The Hateful Eight
|1877
|United States of America
|-
|2015
|United States of America
|The Revenant
|1823
|United States of America
|-
|2016
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France
|I, Daniel Blake
|2016
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|-
|2016
|India
|दंगल
''Dangal''
|1990s - 2012
|India
|-
|2016
|Poland
|Wołyń
''Volhynia''
|1939 - 1943
|Poland, USSR-occupied Poland, Germany-occupied Poland
|-
|2016
|Republic of Korea
|귀향
''Spirits' Homecoming''
|1943
|Chōsen
|-
|2016
|Republic of Korea
|우리들
''The World of Us''
|2016
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2016
|United States of America, Australia
|Hacksaw Ridge
|1925 - 1945
|USA-occupied Japan
|-
|2017
|Canada
|Luk'Luk'I
|2017
|Canada
|-
|2017
|Cambodia, United States of America
|មុនដំបូងខ្មែរក្រហមសម្លាប់ប៉ារបស់ខ្ញុំ
''First They Killed My Father''
|1975 - 1979
|Kampuchea
|-
|2017
|France
|Visages Villages
''Faces Places''
|2017
|France
|-
|2017
|France
|Makala
''Makala''
|2017
|Democratic Republic of the Congo
|-
|2017
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, France, Netherlands
|Dunkirk
|1940
|France
|-
|2017
|Germany, Syria
|<div style="text-align:right">عن الآباء والأبناء</div>
''Of Fathers and Sons''
|2017
|Syria controlled by Jabhat al-Nusra
|-
|2017
|India
|Toilet: Ek Prem Katha
|2017
|India
|-
|2017
|Israel, Germany, France, Switzerland
|<div style="text-align:right">פוֹקְסטְרוֹט</div>
''Foxtrot''
|2017
|Israel
|-
|2017
|People's Republic of China
|芳华
''Youth''
|1970s - 1980s
|People's Republic of China
|-
|2017
|People's Republic of China, Republic of China
|相爱相亲
''Love Education''
|2017
|People's Republic of China
|-
|2017
|Republic of China
|大佛普拉斯
''The Great Buddha+''
|2017
|Republic of China
|-
|2017
|Republic of Korea
|택시운전사
''A Taxi Driver''
|1980
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2017
|Republic of Korea
|1987
''1987: When the Day Comes''
|1987
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2017
|France, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
|Wind River
|2017
|United States of America
|-
|2018
|Denmark, France,  Germany, Sweden
|The House That Jack Built
|1970s - 1980s
|United States of America
|-
|2018
|Hungary
|Napszállta
''Sunset''
|1913
|Austria-Hungary
|-
|2018
|Japan
|万引き家族
''Shoplifters''
|2018
|Japan
|-
|2018
|Lebanon
|<div style="text-align:right">كفرناحوم‎</div>
''Capernaum''
|2018
|Lebanon
|-
|2018
|Mexico
|Roma
''Roma''
|1970
|Mexico
|-
|2018
|People's Republic of China
|我不是药神
''Dying to Survive''
|2018
|People's Republic of China
|-
|2018
|Poland, France, Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|Zimna wojna
''Cold War''
|1940s - 1960s
|Poland, France
|-
|2018
|United States of America
|Green Book
|1962
|United States of America
|-
|2018
|United States of America
|The Hate U Give
|2017
|United States of America
|-
|2019
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France, Belgium
|Sorry We Missed You
|2019
|Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|-
|2019
|People's Republic of China
|少年的你
''Better Days''
|2019
|People's Republic of China
|-
|2019
|Republic of Korea
|기생충
''Parasite''
|2019
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2019
|Republic of Korea
|82년생 김지영
''Kim Ji-young: Born 1982''
|2019
|Republic of Korea
|-
|2019
|Singapore
|热带雨
''Wet Season''
|2019
|Singapore
|-
|2019
|Syria, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
|<div style="text-align:right">من أجل سما</div>
''For Sama''
|2011 - 2016
|Syria
|-
|2019
|United States of America
|The Irishman
|1950s - 1970s
|United States of America
|-
|2019
|United States of America
|The Farewell
|2019
|United States of America
|-
|2020
|Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Türkiye, Montenegro
|Quo Vadis, Aida?
''Quo Vadis, Aida?''
|1993 - 1995
|Bosnia and Herzegovina
|-
|2020
|Republic of China
|孤味
''Little Big Women''
|2017
|Republic of China
|-
|2020
|United States of America
|Nomadland
|2011
|United States of America
|-
|2021
|Bangladesh
|রেহানা মরিয়ম নূর
''Rehana Maryam Noor''
|2021
|Bangladesh
|-
|2021
|Iran, France
|<div style="text-align:right">قهرمان</div>
''A Hero''
|2021
|Iran
|-
|2021
|Republic of Korea
|자산어보
''The Book of Fish''
|1801
|Joseon
|-
|2021
|United States of America
|West Side Story
|1957
|United States of America
|-
|2022
|Argentina, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America
|Argentina, 1985
''Argentina, 1985''
|1985
|Argentina
|-
|2022
|Germany
|Im Westen nichts Neues
''All Quiet on the Western Front''
|1917 - 1918
|Germany
|-
|2022
|People's Republic of China
|隐入尘烟
''Return to Dust''
|2011
|People's Republic of China
|}


==Other Lessons==
{{other-lessons}}
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Cities-with-the-best-quality-of-life|Cities with the best quality of life]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Useful-Anki-add‐ons|Useful Anki add‐ons]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Writing-Implements|Writing Implements]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Introduction-to-Common-Han-Characters|Introduction to Common Han Characters]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-be-Creative|How to be Creative]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Best-Singers|Best Singers]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Regional-Classic-Video-Games|Regional Classic Video Games]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Online-Specialized-Dictionaries|Online Specialized Dictionaries]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Ranking-of-countries-by-cost-of-living-in-the-world|Ranking of countries by cost of living in the world]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Text-Processing-Tools|Text Processing Tools]]

Latest revision as of 22:40, 17 November 2024

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Greetings everyone,

Have you ever found yourself pondering what life was like in a different place or time? If so, you may be interested in this list of highly acclaimed films that depict various aspects of life, especially those that reveal conflicts in society.

Films listed must be rated at least 7 on IMDb. If supernatural elements exist, they should be minimal and not affect the plot.

Keep in mind that these are artworks and deviate from reality, more or less. For real characters and events, the films listed should not exaggerate to an extent that affects the audience's judgement of the characters and events.

Here are some experts who have reviewed these films:

Some events in these films are symbolic and not realistic, like the “Russian roulette” in The Deer Hunter.

Here one can find some information about copyright lengths.

There is also an old trick in case images are not displayed: click on “Edit source”, then click on “Show preview”.

In progress

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Table sorting script in Python, starting from the first '|-', ending with the last '\n' before '|}':

from pathlib import Path

llls_entry = [[], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], []]

text_path = Path('a.txt') s_text = text_path.read_text() lls_entry = s_text.removeprefix('|-').split('|-')

for s_entry in lls_entry: a,s_year,c,s_title,e,f = s_entry.split('|') s_full_title = s_title if '\n' in s_title: s_title = s_title.split('\n')[-2].replace("", ) llls_entry[int(s_year[-2])].append([s_title,a,s_year,c,s_full_title,e,f]) for lls_entry in llls_entry: lls_entry.sort()

s_sorted_text = for lls_entry in llls_entry: for ls_entry in lls_entry: s_title,a,s_year,c,s_full_title,e,f = ls_entry s_sorted_text += '|-' + a + '|' + s_year + '|' + c + '|' + s_full_title + '|' + e + '|' + f

sorted_text_path = Path('b.txt') sorted_text_path.write_text(s_sorted_text)

Other Lessons[edit source]

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