Philosophical Fiction Books I Want to Watch
by Chihir0 | created - 23 Aug 2018 | updated - 23 Aug 2018 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Stranger (1946)
Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Philip Merivale
Votes: 28,702
The Stranger by Albert Camus
2. Nausea (2009)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
'The Man' is a lonely, eccentric who works in a book store; amusing himself with his absurdist outlook on reality. He is sickened by his existence and becomes nauseated by the presence of ... See full summary »
Director: Wes Malvini | Stars: Kelly Higgins, Barb Holesinsky, Frank Holesinsky, Jill Hosman
Votes: 25
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre
3. Crime and Punishment (2002)
Not Rated | 126 min | Drama
A modern day adaptation of Dostoyevsky's classic novel about a young student who is forever haunted by the murder he has committed.
Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Crispin Glover, Vanessa Redgrave, John Hurt, Margot Kidder
Votes: 876
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
4. Siddhartha (1972)
R | 89 min | Drama, Mystery
The story of a young Indian who embarks upon a journey to find the meaning of existence. Based on the novel by Hermann Hesse.
Director: Conrad Rooks | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Romesh Sharma, Pinchoo Kapoor
Votes: 1,297
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
5. Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? (2014)
PG-13 | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic America, the iron fist of the totalitarian government seeks to crush one mysterious man named John Galt, who has the power and influence to change everything..
Director: James Manera | Stars: Kristoffer Polaha, Laura Regan, Rob Morrow, Peter Mackenzie
Votes: 3,886 | Gross: $0.85M
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
6. Sophie's World (1997 Video Game)
Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
The players are asked various philosophical questions as they fly through space, learn about various philosophers and solve puzzles to slowly discover who's asking the questions. Based on popular philosophical kids book Sophie's World.
Stars: Alex Shimo Barry, John Abineri, Joseph Millson, Augusta Sakula Barry
Votes: 15
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
7. Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century (1960)
88 min | Comedy
The film is based on Voltaire story "Candide, or Optimism" (1759), transferred to the twentieth century, during the Second World War, about the love of Cunégonde and Candide.
Director: Norbert Carbonnaux | Stars: Jean-Pierre Cassel, Pierre Brasseur, Daliah Lavi, Michel Simon
Votes: 162
Candide by Voltaire
8. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
Approved | 145 min | Drama, Romance
Drama based on Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky's homonymous novel about the proud Karamazov family in 1870s Russia.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 3,054
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
9. The Fall (I) (2013–2016)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A seemingly cold but very passionate policewoman goes head to head with a seemingly passionate father who is in fact a cold serial killer in this procedural out of Belfast. The only thing they share is their common complexity.
Stars: Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, John Lynch, Aisling Franciosi
Votes: 119,561
The Fall by Albert Camus
10. The Alchemist
Drama | Announced
A shepherd leaves Spain in search of a treasure in the Egyptian pyramids and meets various spiritual messengers along the way.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
11. The Plague (2006 Video)
R | 88 min | Horror
Ten years have passed since the world's children fell into a coma. Tonight they're waking up and all hell is breaking loose. An unholy battle between the generations is being waged, and time is not on the side of adults.
Director: Hal Masonberg | Stars: James Van Der Beek, Ivana Milicevic, Brad Hunt, Joshua Close
Votes: 4,743
The Plague by Albert Camus
12. The Trial (1962)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Arnoldo Foà, Jess Hahn, Billy Kearns
Votes: 24,004
The Trial by Franz Kafka
13. The Fountainhead (1949)
Approved | 114 min | Drama, Romance
An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith
Votes: 10,899
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
14. 1984 (1984)
R | 113 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Director: Michael Radford | Stars: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 78,926 | Gross: $8.40M
1984 by George Orwell
15. The Metamorphosis (2017)
Action
Two girls falls in love with the same boy, and to win his heart they start a gang team to compete in a schoolyard Battle Royale.
Director: Yiwen Guo | Stars: AiAi Delas Alas, Lingmeng Hu, Ruixuan Li, Hui-Chen Ma
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
16. Notes from Underground (1995)
88 min | Drama
Society will always present problems--we can look for the best outcome within our beliefs.
Director: Gary Walkow | Stars: Henry Czerny, Seth Green, Sheryl Lee, Vic Polizos
Votes: 455
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
17. Steppenwolf (1974)
R | 107 min | Drama
In the bourgeois circles of Europe after the Great War, can anything save the modern man? Harry Haller, a solitary intellectual, has all his life feared his dual nature of being human and ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Haines | Stars: Max von Sydow, Dominique Sanda, Pierre Clémenti, Carla Romanelli
Votes: 1,310 | Gross: $0.05M
Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
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