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Movies: Best "poetry" Movies

Poetry film is a subgenre of film that fuses the use of spoken word poetry, visual images, and sound. This fusion of image and spoken word (both independent and interdependent) creates what William Wees called the "Poetry-film" genre. He suggested that "a number of avant-garde film and video makers have created a synthesis of poetry and film that generates associations, connotations and metaphors neither the verbal nor the visual text would produce on its own". ()

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Dead Poets Society(1989)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 8min | Drama
4.2/5 (with 4,921 votes)

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

A Knight's Tale(2001)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 12min | Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love, Action
3.4/5 (with 1,341 votes)

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.

I'm Thinking of Ending Things(2020)

3.3/5 (with 805 votes)

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

The Hours(2002)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 54min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 772 votes)

"The Hours" is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.

The Doors(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 20min | Music, Drama, History
3.6/5 (with 596 votes)

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.

Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love(1996)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 57min | Drama, History, Romance / Love
2.9/5 (with 73 votes)

Tara and Maya are two inseparable friends in India. Their tastes, habits, and hobbies are the same. Years later, the two have matured, but have maintained their friendship. Tara gets married to the local prince, Raj Singh, who soon succeeds the throne as the sole heir. After the marriage, Raj gets bored of Tara and starts seeking another female to satisfy his sexual needs. He notices Maya and is instantly attracted to her. He has her included as one of his courtesans, and is intimate with her. Watch what happens when Tara finds out and the extent she will go to keep her marriage intact.

Persuasion(2007)

3.7/5 (with 124 votes)

Persuasion is the newest adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel of the same name published in 1818. Anne falls deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen.

Finding Forrester(2000)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 16min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 464 votes)

Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.

The Counselor(2013)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 57min | Thriller, Crime, Drama
2.6/5 (with 834 votes)

A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.

Mirror(1975)

1h 47min | Drama, History
4.0/5 (with 394 votes)

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life.

World's Greatest Dad(2009)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 39min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
3.3/5 (with 252 votes)

In the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and the greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of fame, fortune and popularity, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

Paterson(2016)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 58min | Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 844 votes)

A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.

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Adult World(2013)

1h 47min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 168 votes)

Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.

Poetry(2010)

2h 19min | Drama
3.8/5 (with 126 votes)

Grandmother Mi Ja works part-time as a caretaker, and struggles to raise a teen grandson by herself. Despite her tough situation, she speaks softly, dresses fashionably, and approaches the world with child-like curiosity. Enrolling in a poetry class, she endeavors to capture life in verse form, but her simple dream of completing a poem is stalled by the early signs of Alzheimer's disease and the heavy financial and emotional burden of her grandson's shocking wrongdoing.

Directed by Lee Chang-dong - With Yoon Jeong-hee, Kim Yong-taik

Lured(1947)

1h 42min | Drama, Thriller, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 31 votes)

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.

Notre Musique(2004)

1h 20min | Drama, History
3.4/5 (with 15 votes)

Divided into three “kingdoms” — Enfer (Hell), Purgatoire (Purgatory) and Paradis (Paradise) — Notre Musique is an indictment of modern times.

Testament of Youth(2014)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 9min | History, Drama, War
3.7/5 (with 350 votes)

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.

Wit(2001)

1h 39min | Drama
3.7/5 (with 45 votes)

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

Directed by Mike Nichols - With Emma Thompson

Dancing at the Blue Iguana(2001)

2h 3min | Drama, Mystery
2.7/5 (with 18 votes)

A non-glamorous portrayal of the lives of people who make their living at a strip club.

Song for a Raggy Boy(2003)

1h 34min | Drama, History
3.7/5 (with 49 votes)

William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.

Howl(2010)

1h 24min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 78 votes)

It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.

Lemonade(2016)

1h 5min | Music, TV Movie
4.3/5 (with 71 votes)

The second "visual album" (a collection of short films) by Beyoncé, this time around she takes a piercing look at racial issues and feminist concepts through a sexualized, satirical, and solemn tone.

The Kindergarten Teacher(2018)

1h 36min | Drama
3.3/5 (with 147 votes)

Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.

The Bad Poet(2021)

1h 46min | History, Drama
3.1/5 (with 54 votes)

1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to surveil aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with Nazi Germany. However, after spending time with D'Annunzio, Comini finds himself torn between loyalty to the Party and his fascination with the poet, who will put his burgeoning career at risk.

Directed by Gianluca Jodice - With Sergio Castellitto, Francesco Patanè, Tommaso Ragno, Clotilde Courau, Fausto Russo Alesi, Elena Bucci, ...

Leopardi(2014)

2h 17min | Drama, History
3.4/5 (with 310 votes)

A biopic of 19th-century poet Giacomo Leopardi, who created immortal verses while struggling with a debilitating illness and isolation.

The Dark Side of the Heart(1992)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 7min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 49 votes)

Oliveiro is a young poet living in Buenos Aires where sometimes he has to sell his ideas to an advertising agency to make a living or exchange his poems for a steak. In Montevideo, he meets a prostitute, Ana, with whom he falls in love. Back in Buenos Aires, he accepts a contract with a publicity agency to get the money for three days of love with her. Will he get what he's searching for when his ideal of love's pleasure is literally going in levitation while making love?

Love Beats Rhymes(2017)

1h 45min | Music, Drama
2.9/5 (with 43 votes)

A young woman dreams of making it big in the world of hip hop, but her parents demand that she finish her university degree. She dutifully agrees to complete her education, but her spoken word proves to have a powerful impact in the classroom.

Directed by RZA

The Woman in the Fifth(2011)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 24min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
2.6/5 (with 43 votes)

An American writer moves to Paris to be closer to his daughter and finds himself falling immediately on hard times.

Blue(1993)

1h 19min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 27 votes)

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

What's Up with Cinta?(2002)

1h 52min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.8/5 (with 17 votes)

A popular high school girl strains her relationship with her close-knit clique when she begins falling for a reclusive, lower-class schoolmate.

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