Anything like this?
Something about this movie completely engaged and entertained me, and now I can't stop thinking about it. Anyone have an recommendations for movies like it?
shareRight away, I'd suggest:
- The Beach (2000)
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- Cloud Atlas (2012)
- Life In A Day (2011)
However, it much depends on what it is about this movie that captivated you. Here are a handful of themes/keywords that I'd take away from this movie (there are probably many more):
- young adult, coming of age, youth and future prospects,
- exotic location, tropical setting, idyllic landscape, Indonesia,
- school, education, teacher-student-relations,
- philosophy, intellectual debate, intellectualism,
- progressive ideals, changing the world, gay interest, multiculturalism/diversity, tolerance, harmony/being in synch with your environment, community,
- (re)defining your social identity, human interest issues, choosing a career/profession, life choices,
- sci-fi/apocalypse/doomsday scenario, rebuilding society, trapped in a bunker, survival,
- social experiment, thought experiment,
- alternative scenarios
If it's the "Young Adult" aspect that attracts you, then you may wanna explore the following list: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls071045067
(Many of them have a sci-fi/dystopia/doomsday/survival angle too.)
If it's the school/college/education setting or teacher-student angle, try:
- Stand And Deliver, Freedom Writers, Dangerous Minds, Entre les murs, Etre et avoir, Monsieur Lazhar*, Dead Poets Society, The Emperor's Club, The History Boys, Beyond The Blackboard (2011), Clockwork Mice (1995), Renaissance Men, In & Out, Good Will Hunting, Higher Learning
Social experiment:
- The Wave (1981), Die Welle (2008), Das Experiment (2001), The Experiment (2010), El método (2005)*, Exam (2009)*, Fermat's Room (2007)
Intellectual debate:
- 12 Angry Men (1957), Deterrence (1999)
- see also this recent thread: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000122/thread/260971646
Finding purpose in tropical settings:
- Eat, Pray, Love
- Life Of Pi
- The Namesake
- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
- Outsourced (2006)
Life choices:
- The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty*
- Forrest Gump
- Bedazzled
Alternative scenarios:
- Mr. Nobody
- Lola rennt
- Sliding Doors
- Source Code
Coming of age, youth and future prospects:
- American Graffiti
- The Breakfast Club
- Fast Times At Ridgemont High
- Good Bye Lenin!
- L'auberge espanole*
Survival, trapped or tropical location:
- The Hole
- Lord Of The Flies
- The Mosquito Coast
- The Divide (2011)*
- Life Of Pi
- Cast Away
- Rescue Dawn
- The Blue Lagoon, and Return To The Blue Lagoon
- Bangkok Hilton
- Return To Paradise
- Brokedown Palace
Other:
- Millions
- Bicentennial Man
- Gravity
- Interstellar
- Kruistocht in spijkerbroek, a.k.a. Crusade In Jeans
- The Truman Show
- The Terminal
- Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Heart
- Gate To Heaven (2003)
Titles marked with an * are movies that I haven't seen myself.
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Joe Satriani - "Always With Me, Always With You"
http://youtu.be/VI57QHL6ge0
Wow. Thank you.
shareYou're welcome. If you'd give some pointers about which particular aspects/topics/themes in After The Dark interest you, I might slim the list down and give more accurate suggestions. And you might also want to try the Lists And Recommendations board, the users there might give useful titles that I haven't thought of.
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Joe Satriani - "Always With Me, Always With You"
http://youtu.be/VI57QHL6ge0
Going off the keywords you provided, my main interests with the film probably fell under these categories:
- philosophy, intellectual debate, intellectualism,
- (re)defining your social identity, human interest issues, choosing a career/profession, life choices,
- sci-fi/apocalypse/doomsday scenario, rebuilding society, trapped in a bunker, survival,
- social experiment, thought experiment,
- alternative scenarios