Roots (1987)

(5.667) based on 9 votes
In the hot summer of 1917, the nineteen-year-old peasant Georgy Zakareishvili left his village in search of work and, settling on a French ship, soon found himself in Paris, where he married a Frenchwoman. Modest wealth, beloved wife, sons and a faithful friend helped him to endure separation from his homeland. When the opportunity came to his homeland, George was already old and could not postpone the upcoming meeting with his native Georgia. He tried to convey his love to his grandson George: he sang folk songs, taught Georgian, talked about the people of his village. And now, in fulfillment of his grandfather’s orders, George the Younger took his ashes to his homeland...
Directors
Release Date
Jul 04, 1987
Runtime
01h 27m
Genre
Available in streaming on

In the hot summer of 1917, the nineteen-year-old peasant Georgy Zakareishvili left his village in search of work and, settling on a French ship, soon found himself in Paris, where he married a Frenchwoman. Modest wealth, beloved wife, sons and a faithful friend helped him to endure separation from his homeland. When the opportunity came to his homeland, George was already old and could not postpone the upcoming meeting with his native Georgia. He tried to convey his love to his grandson George: he sang folk songs, taught Georgian, talked about the people of his village. And now, in fulfillment of his grandfather’s orders, George the Younger took his ashes to his homeland...

Movies like Roots

Hands of a Murderer

Sherlock Holmes must track down his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, after the villain kidnaps Holmes' brother, Mycroft. The evil doctor is forcing his captive to decode highly classified military documents.
Search similar movies
6.8
Hands+of+a+Murderer
Hands of a Murderer

1990

Search similar movies
Mantovani, the King of Strings

Known for his unmistakable cascading strings and recordings such as Charmaine, Mantovani enthralled the world with his sublime arrangements. This is the story of the man and his music.
Search similar movies
6.0
Mantovani%2C+the+King+of+Strings
Mantovani, the King of Strings

2014

Search similar movies
The Animation of Sonic Games

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
5.0
The+Animation+of+Sonic+Games
The Animation of Sonic Games

2021

Search similar movies
Life of a Mutt

Through seven scenes, the film follows the life and destinies of stray dogs from the margins of our society, leading us to reconsider our attitude towards them. Through the seven “wandering” characters that we follow at different ages, from birth to old age, we witness their dignified struggle for survival. At the cemetery, in an abandoned factory, in an asylum, in a landfill, in places full of sorrow, our heroes search for love and togetherness. By combining documentary material, animation and acting interpretation of the thoughts of our heroes, we get to know lives between disappointment and hope, quite similar to ours.
Search similar movies
10.0
Life+of+a+Mutt
Life of a Mutt

2021

Search similar movies
Tales of the Inner Chamber

Love-hate drama of three beautiful sisters in Ooku in Edo Castle.
Search similar movies
4.3
Tales+of+the+Inner+Chamber
Tales of the Inner Chamber

1968

Search similar movies
The Evil Marriage

Once upon a time, in a far away, across the dark jungle, a castle in the sky, there lived a king of Evils with his evil guards. One day, one of his magicians showed the magic mirror and shows a beautiful human girl in this mirror, and told that if he wants to continue to be a king he must marry this girl. The story of "The Evil Marriage movie" revolves around the character of "Nur" (a human girl) who was kidnapped by the Evil's king guards and took her to unfamiliar world where she will have to marry the evil in order for others to live. But, there is someone who sneaks into the dark jungle to reach the evil castle and rescues her.
Search similar movies
10.0
The+Evil+Marriage
The Evil Marriage

2019

Search similar movies
Four Hours a Day

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
10.0
Four+Hours+a+Day
Four Hours a Day

2022

Search similar movies
Six Reasons Why

In a desolate place called the Badlands, four men stand off with guns drawn, their fingers ready at the trigger. Among them are a fugitive seeking redemption, a son out to avenge his father's murder, a loyal servant with a secret and a murderous criminal hired to kill with a vengeance. This is their story...in a place where revenge, deception and cruelty are a way of life.
Search similar movies
5.2
Six+Reasons+Why
Six Reasons Why

2008

Search similar movies
The Lord of the Rings the Musical - Original London Production - Promotional Documentary

This 15-minute DVD follows the adaptation of LOTR for the stage, and features rehearsal and show footage of the initial production in Toronto as well as interviews with the creative team now preparing for the London production.
Search similar movies
8.8
The+Lord+of+the+Rings+the+Musical+-+Original+London+Production+-+Promotional+Documentary
The Lord of the Rings the Musical - Original London Production - Promotional Documentary

2007

Search similar movies
The Secret Six

Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
Search similar movies
5.8
The+Secret+Six
The Secret Six

1931

Search similar movies
Blood Legend

A young witch gathers her coven to methodically fulfill her uncle's demands to help resurrect a demon lover from centuries past. Believing that she has completed her tasks she waits for the resurrection and her eternal rewards only to find neither are really what she expected. The resurrected lover is not exactly the beautiful woman her uncle talked of in years past and the rewards her uncle had in mind for her are not made of a princes' fairy tales. The young witch finds the real truth of the "Blood Lengend".
Search similar movies
2.9
Blood+Legend
Blood Legend

2006

Search similar movies
Attenborough's Wonder of Song

Sir David Attenborough chooses his favourite recordings from the natural world that have revolutionised our understanding of song. Each one - from the song of the largest lemur to the song of the humpback whale to the song of the lyrebird - was recorded in his lifetime. When Sir David was born, the science of song had already been transformed by Charles Darwin’s theory of sexual selection: singing is dangerous as it reveals the singer’s location to predators, but it also offers the male a huge reward, the chance to attract a female and pass on genes to the next generation. Hence males sing and females don't.
Search similar movies
8.5
Attenborough%27s+Wonder+of+Song
Attenborough's Wonder of Song

2022

Search similar movies
Image of the Beast

Third and best known entry in the Mark IV series of fundamentalist apocalypse films. Fundamentalist Christian guerrilla David helps condemned dissidents escape, attempts to subvert the computerized Mark of the Beast, and generally tries to survive as prophecy unfolds in the rise of the Antichrist to the pinnacle of his power and the beginning of God's war on sinful man.
Search similar movies
3.4
Image+of+the+Beast
Image of the Beast

1981

Search similar movies
Cinturón de Orión

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
10.0
Cintur%C3%B3n+de+Ori%C3%B3n
Cinturón de Orión

2021

Search similar movies
State of Grace

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.
Search similar movies
7.0
State+of+Grace
State of Grace

1990

Search similar movies
Homecoming

Madde lives a hectic life in Stockholm. One day she receives a letter from her father Leif who wants her to come back to her childhood home. An intense weekend with her father changes her attitude to the rural area she left a long time ago.
Search similar movies
7.0
Homecoming
Homecoming

2019

Search similar movies
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti. An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.
Search similar movies
6.2
Welcome+Home%2C+Roxy+Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

1990

Search similar movies
S.F.W.

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.
Search similar movies
6.0
S.F.W.
Voyage to Cythera

An old communist returning to Greece after 32 years in the Soviet Union is disillusioned with the state of things.
Search similar movies
6.9
Voyage+to+Cythera
Voyage to Cythera

1984

Search similar movies
Long Day's Journey into Night

Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget.
Search similar movies
7.0
Long+Day%27s+Journey+into+Night
Long Day's Journey into Night

2018

Search similar movies
Arsenal

A soldier returns to Kyiv after surviving a train crash and encounters clashes between nationalists and collectivists.
Search similar movies
6.7
Arsenal
Baby the Rain Must Fall

Henry Thomas tries to overcome the horrors of his childhood and start a new life with his wife and kid. However, his abusive step-mother and his dependence on alcohol threaten to ruin his future.
Search similar movies
6.2
Baby+the+Rain+Must+Fall
Baby the Rain Must Fall

1965

Search similar movies
Deadfall

A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration.
Search similar movies
6.0
Deadfall
A Stranger to Love

In this Hallmark story, Allan is a normal middleaged man with a wife and two kids. When Alan is suddenly attacked one night, he loses his memory, leading his family to believe that he is dead.
Search similar movies
5.4
A+Stranger+to+Love
A Stranger to Love

1996

Search similar movies
The Homecoming

In a dreary North London flat, the site of perpetual psychological warfare, a philosophy professor visits his family after a nine-year absence and introduces the four men - father, uncle and two brothers - to his wife.
Search similar movies
6.0
The+Homecoming
The Homecoming

1973

Search similar movies
Two Autumns in Paris

A striking political activist and refugee from Paraguay escapes to Paris and falls in love with a rich law student changing their lives forever. The beauty of their love is challenged by a fervent devotion to fighting for a cause. "Two Autumns in Paris" has won more than 130 awards and was the most awarded Venezuelan film of 2020. A historic examination of class, refugees, and political rebellion that subtly speaks in parallel to the world today. Its turbulent romance set with the background of the 'City of Love'.
Search similar movies
7.1
Two+Autumns+in+Paris
Two Autumns in Paris

2019

Search similar movies
Royalty

Tired of seeming invisible in their high school, and in an effort to make space for gender non-conforming kids in high school traditions, Jax makes a bid for the homecoming court.
Search similar movies
Royalty
Hilda Crane

After two failed marriages, a disillusioned woman returns to her hometown to start life anew.
Search similar movies
7.2
Hilda+Crane
Hilda Crane

1956

Search similar movies
Nudo Mixteco

The imprint of the past is made present by the return of three migrants to a community in the upper Mixteca region of Oaxaca, where the three stories intersect.
Search similar movies
7.0
Nudo+Mixteco
Nudo Mixteco

2021

Search similar movies
Tayta Shanti

The Valdez family gathers for the traditional festivities of “Tayta Shanti”. Angela arrives from the capital with her daughter Angie, who denies her provincial roots. In the midst of the uproar over the party, Angie and her cousin Marcelo will have to confront their identity, since she does not assume herself to be a racist and he represses his sexuality.
Search similar movies
Tayta+Shanti
Tayta Shanti

2023

Search similar movies
Swell Guy

Perception vs. reality in a tale of a scoundrel and user whose jovial manner masks his true nature until a climatic redemption.
Search similar movies
Swell+Guy
Lakeuden kutsu

Businessman Erkki Hakala returns to Ostrobothnia after years in Florida and buys a metal workshop in Jalasjärvi from the unknown Partanen brothers with his business partner Taisto Matsomppi. Erkki misses his wife Kaisu, who back in the day stayed in Finland, and his child, but will the man be forgiven for years of absence?
Search similar movies
5.3
Lakeuden+kutsu
Lakeuden kutsu

2000

Search similar movies
Goodbye to the Past

An actress visits her hometown to attend the funeral of her grandfather. She realizes that the places and people from her past differ from her cherished memories.
Search similar movies
6.6
Goodbye+to+the+Past
Goodbye to the Past

1961

Search similar movies
Battersea

Estranged siblings reconvene at their childhood home, where they spend a precarious weekend drinking and talking--uncovering the narratives and secrets that have shaped their lives.
Search similar movies
10.0
Battersea
Gurbet - Fremde Heimat

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
Gurbet+-+Fremde+Heimat
Gurbet - Fremde Heimat

2009

Search similar movies
The Punishment

Alejandra returns to Peru. She discovers that her father is alive and in prison. Soon, her journey will become a voyage of inner discovery that will bring her closer to her father, her country, and her own identity.
Search similar movies
The+Punishment
The Punishment

2024

Search similar movies
Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou

Three friends reunite in Athens after struggling abroad. They think of a business idea but quickly realise that not everything goes as planned. When they reach out to a lawyer friend for help, they find that we are all on our own.
Search similar movies
8.0
Ti+ehoun+na+doun+ta+matia+mou
Ti ehoun na doun ta matia mou

1984

Search similar movies
It's a Boy Girl Thing

A visit to a natural history museum proves catastrophic for two high school rivals, an overachiever and a jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies and see exactly what it's like to walk in the other's shoes.
Search similar movies
6.5
It%27s+a+Boy+Girl+Thing
It's a Boy Girl Thing

2006

Search similar movies
Dirty Deeds

According to a high school's lore, the "Dirty Deeds" are a daunting list of dares almost no student has ever completed. To win the student body's respect and get noticed by his crush, senior Zach is determined to finish the list in the allotted 24-hour time period. As the school's bullying jocks try to thwart him at every turn, Zach embarks on a wild journey, highlighted by beer swilling, grand theft auto and the snagging of an ex-homecoming queen's bra.
Search similar movies
5.6
Dirty+Deeds
Dirty Deeds

2005

Search similar movies
Dead of Night

A young soldier who was thought to be killed in Vietnam returns home and exhibits disturbing behavior, much to the confusion of his family.
Search similar movies
6.3
Dead+of+Night
Dead of Night

1974

Search similar movies
The Runners

A man races against time to save his teenage sister from human traffickers who want to sell her to a Mexican cartel.
Search similar movies
4.4
The+Runners
The Runners

2020

Search similar movies
Thriller

Years after a childhood prank goes horribly wrong, a clique of South Central LA teens find themselves terrorized during Homecoming weekend by a killer hell-bent on revenge.
Search similar movies
4.2
Thriller
Tent Revival Homecoming

Hosted by Bill and Gloria Gaither and filmed on the magnificent grounds of the Billy Graham Library, this quintessential Tent Revival Homecoming features more than 140 of gospel music's most beloved artists. With sawdust floors, a simple canvas canopy overhead and songs that recapture the spirit of the old-fashioned tent revivals of the 1950s and 1960s, this Homecoming gathering celebrates a time-honored tradition that has impacted countless lives for eternity.
Search similar movies
4.2
Tent+Revival+Homecoming
Tent Revival Homecoming

2011

Search similar movies
Tisoy!

Tisoy is a bohemian balikbayan searching for his father. He gets help from his friends as they scour the immaculately clean Metro Manila as well as reunite with his high school sweetheart.
Search similar movies
6.0
Tisoy%21
Memphis Homecoming

Bill and Gloria Gaither with their homecoming friends filmed at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis Tennesee
Search similar movies
Memphis+Homecoming
Memphis Homecoming

2000

Search similar movies
Gaither Vocal Band Reunion: Live

History was made when over 20 members, past and present, of the GRAMMY® Award-winning Gaither Vocal Band gathered on one stage for the first-ever LIVE concert reunion. Bill Gaither, Mark Lowry, Guy Penrod, Gary McSpadden, David Phelps, Russ Taff, Marshall Hall and more combined their talents as never before during a two-day event of song, inspiration and laughter. Now you can join the audience and experience unprecedented performances of many of your favorite hits from this legendary group. 1. Alpha And Omega 2. Passin' The Faith Along 3. He Touched Me 4. Give Up 5. The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor 6. Give It Away 7. Chain Breaker 8. Let Freedom Ring 9. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go 10. Nessun Dorma 11. These Are They 12. Amen 13. Sinner Saved By Grace 14. Make It Real / I Believe, Help Thou My Unbelief 15. In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin' 16. The Trumpet Of Jesus 17. I Bowed On My Knees 18. Because He Lives
Search similar movies
10.0
Gaither+Vocal+Band+Reunion%3A+Live
Gaither Vocal Band Reunion: Live

2019

Search similar movies
The Old Rugged Cross

With sawdust floors, a simple canvas canopy overhead and songs that recapture the spirit of the old-fashioned tent revivals of the 1950's and 1960's, this Homecoming gathering celebrates a time-honored tradition that has impacted countless lives for eternity.
Search similar movies
The+Old+Rugged+Cross
The Old Rugged Cross

2011

Search similar movies