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Movies that feel like Triumph of the Will (1935)

If you loved Triumph of the Will, the closest films we have are In America (2003), Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) and Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (2010). All three share Triumph of the Will's hopeful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.

A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.

πŸ… 84% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Leni Riefenstahlhopeful

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If Triumph of the Will hit the spot, these will too

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In America
2003 Β· dir. Jim Sheridan
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.7drama

The same preoccupation in both: inspirational

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Triumph of the Will does

A family of Irish immigrants adjusts to life on the mean streets of Hell's Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.

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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
1953 Β· dir. Jacques Tati
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.3comedy

Hopeful documentary, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans harder into comedy than Triumph of the Will does

Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.

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Astral City: A Spiritual Journey
2010 Β· dir. Wagner de Assis
β˜… 6.5drama

Both are built on the same subject: inspirational

The difference: 75 years apart, and the 2010s show

The selfish Dr. AndrΓ© Luiz dies and awakes in the limbo called "Umbral". After a painful period in the gruesome swamp, he is rescued and brought in a white light to "Nosso Lar" (meaning "Our Home"). He finds a place of harmony, where people live in peace awaiting

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Swades
2004 Β· dir. Ashutosh Gowariker
πŸ… 90%β˜… 8.2drama

Both lean on hope more than on documentary

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

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Departures
2008 Β· dir. Yojiro Takita
πŸ… 80%β˜… 8drama

Documentary with a pulse of hope, in both cases

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.

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Hope
2013 Β· dir. Lee Joon-ik
β˜… 8.2drama

Reaching back to the 2010s for it

After 8-year-old So-won narrowly survives a brutal sexual assault, her family labors to help her heal while coping with their own rage and grief.

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The Castle
1997 Β· dir. Rob Sitch
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.6drama Β· comedy

A 1990s answer to the same itch

The quirky Kerrigan family lives together in a makeshift home they built themselves – with great pride and a bizarre attention to detail – a few yards from the edge of Melbourne, Australia's busy Tullamarine Airport. When a building inspector condemns the building and reveals that the government plans to use their land for an airport expansion, Darryl Kerrigan and his brood recruit hack attorney Dennis Denuto and prepare themselves for the fight of their lives.

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Awakenings
1990 Β· dir. Penny Marshall
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.8drama

A 1990s cousin in spirit

Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.

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Mohabbatein
2000 Β· dir. Aditya Chopra
β˜… 7.1drama Β· romance

A 2000s cousin in spirit

At a prestigious all-male university, three friends seek love outside of the school grounds; at the same time, a newly-hired music teacher seeks to befriend and loosen up the militantly strict headmaster.

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Beauty and the Beast
1946 Β· dir. Jean Cocteau
β˜… 7.9drama Β· fantasy Β· romance

A 1940s answer to the same itch

The story of a gentle-hearted beast in love with a simple and beautiful girl. She is drawn to the repellent but strangely fascinating Beast, who tests her fidelity by giving her a key, telling her that if she doesn't return it to him by a specific time, he will die of grief. She is unable to return the key on time, but it is revealed that the Beast is the genuinely handsome one. A simple tale of tragic love that turns into a surreal vision of death, desire, and beauty.

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American Movie
1999 Β· dir. Chris Smith
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.8documentary Β· comedy

Both are documentary through and through

American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.

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King of New York
1990 Β· dir. Abel Ferrara
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.9thriller Β· crime

Reaching back to the 1990s for it

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

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