Fantasy, Drama
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Tourist Trap
The Wolf Man
Bottle Rocket
Angels with Dirty Faces
Cherry Tobacco
Street Without End
Murrain
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Fresh
Her Children
Hassan and Nayima
The Thug
The Worst Witch
Season of the Witch
His Secret Life
Werckmeister Harmonies
Herbstromanze
Wife Number 13
Seven Days in May
The Love of My Life
SIMILAR MOVIES
Tourist Trap
IMDB 6.1 | Mar , 1979
After their car breaks down, a group of young travelers find themselves stranded at a roadside museum run by the enigmatic Mr. Slausen and populated by his collection of life-like wax mannequins.The Wolf Man
IMDB 7 | Dec , 1941
After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.Bottle Rocket
IMDB 6.7 | Feb , 1996
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.Angels with Dirty Faces
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 1938
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.Cherry Tobacco
IMDB 5.9 | Oct , 2014
An exploration of the growing friendship between small-town girl Laura, who is persuaded onto a hiking trip by her friend Merit, and Joosep, a middle-aged guide.Street Without End
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1972
Immediately after the prom, Olya Rusanova arrives in the city where her father worked and tragically died. Many years ago he dreamed of building a city, and now she is walking along the street bearing his name, a street without end. Having met her father’s friends, Olya learns him anew. They tell the girl how her father wanted to see large houses and wide streets on the site of the tent city. How he knew how to be friends and to love, and how longed for Olya when he broke up with his wife, who didn't agree to go with him.Murrain
IMDB 6.7 | Jul , 1975
When a mystery illness infects the pigs of a village farmer and a local boy is also taken ill, the villagers try to convince a veterinarian that it is caused by a curse from a woman they believe to be a witch.The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
IMDB 7.1 | Dec , 1965
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.Fresh
IMDB 7.2 | Jun , 1994
Death and violence anger twelve year old drug courier Fresh, who sets his rival employers against each other.Her Children
IMDB 0 | Feb , 1957
Events take place in an isolated mountaineous village where a rabid dog bites the son of Fatime. The woman has to decide where to take her son, to the doctor or to Aunt Remja, an old woman who practices magic.Hassan and Nayima
IMDB 7.2 | Apr , 1959
A love story similar to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet taking place in the Egyptian Countryside.The Thug
IMDB 8.7 | Apr , 1957
Haridy arrives at the vegetable market in search of a job opportunity, he works for Master Abu Zaid and after a while he separates and marries Hossnyia. Haridy forms an alliance against Abu Zaid, but he soon becomes more powerful and his condition turns to worse.The Worst Witch
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1986
Mildred is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can't seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers. The headmistress of the school, Miss Cackle, has an evil twin sister who plans to destroy the school. Can Mildred foil the plan before the Grand Wizard comes to the Academy for a Halloween celebration you'll never forget?!!Season of the Witch
IMDB 5.5 | Jan , 2011
A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.His Secret Life
IMDB 7.3 | Mar , 2001
When Antonia's husband Massimo is killed in a car accident, she accidentally discovers that he has been having a same-sex affair with a produce wholesaler named Michele.Werckmeister Harmonies
IMDB 7.8 | Feb , 2001
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.Herbstromanze
IMDB 5 | Mar , 1981
A short vacation should let the 17-year-old, deaf-mute Veronika forget the death of her beloved father, so the plan of her mother Christina. The place of recreation, however, is not chosen happily, due to lack of money: Gut Vorwald in the Sauerland region belongs to the mature nobleman Benno von Caldern, to whom Christina once pledged herself in her youth before meeting her future husband and renouncing Benno. Under the golden roof of autumnal oak crowns, the feelings of the past return, not without dramatic consequences.Wife Number 13
IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 1962
Murad Salem is a rich man who is used to getting what he wants whenever he wants it. When he meets a beautiful woman in Alexandria, he wants her as wife number thirteen. He buys himself into the heart of the woman, until a well-meaning, former fiancée of her husband tells her just how many times he has been divorced. The new bride launches into a series of ploys that keep her away from the marriage bed.Seven Days in May
IMDB 7.3 | Feb , 1964
A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.The Love of My Life
IMDB 0 | Mar , 1947
Mamdouh travels to Cairo to realize his dreams as a singer. There, he falls in love with a dancer who leaves him in search of a better future.