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Movies like Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann

The best movies like Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann are The Tales of Hoffmann (1951), Tenor (2022) and 12 Angry Men (1957). If Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)

    A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daughter of a celebrated composer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Tenor (2022)

    While working part-time as a food deliveryman, Antoine, an aspiring young rapper from the suburbs of Paris, meets Mrs. Loiseau, an eminent teacher at the Paris Opéra. Stunned by the young man's raw talent, she introduces him to the world of opera. As Antoine becomes one of Mrs. Loiseau's students, he hides his new dream from his friends and family, fearing that they won’t understand – this double life burdens him... Somewhere in between the gilded and uptight Parisian upper-class, and the harsh yet free-spirited and familiar suburbs he grew up in, Antoine will have to find his own voice.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. 12 Angry Men (1957)

    The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Phantom of the Opera (1943)

    Following a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin transformed into a masked phantom who schemes to make beautiful young soprano Christine Dubois the star of the opera and wreak revenge on those who stole his music.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Lisztomania (1975)

    In 19th-century Hungary, Romantic composer/pianist Franz Liszt struggles to end his hedonistic ways but keeps getting sucked back in by his seductive fellow composer, Richard Wagner.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Ghostland (2018)

    A mother of two inherits a home from her aunt. On the first night in the new home she is confronted with murderous intruders and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later the daughters reunite at the house, and that is when things get strange...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Insult (2017)

    After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

    The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

    The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Much Ado About Nothing (2013)

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. A Night at the Opera (1935)

    The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Alice and the Mayor (2019)

    The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, is in a delicate position. After 30 years in politics, he is running out of ideas and is faced with a feeling of existential emptiness. To overcome this, Paul hires a young and brilliant philosopher, Alice Heimann. Then follows a dialogue between two diametrically opposed personalities who will turn their certainties upside down.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Deliverance (2024)

    Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a new home for a fresh start. But when strange occurrences inside the home raise the suspicions of Child Protective Services and threaten to tear the family apart, Ebony soon finds herself locked in a battle for her life and the souls of her children.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Queen to Play (2009)

    Hélène, a housekeeper at a ritzy hotel in Corsica, is devoted to her family but lacks any passion in her own life. When she sees a handsome couple play a passionate game of chess, she becomes inspired to play herself. Hélène's working-class husband and spoiled daughter are soon bewildered by her obsession with chess. They also grow suspicious of Hélène's close relationship with Dr. Kröger, her eccentric American expat tutor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Notre-Dame de Paris (1998)

    A musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "Notre Dame de Paris" which follows the gypsy dancer Esmeralda and the three men who vie for her love: the kind hunchback Quadimodo, the twisted priest Frollo, and the unfaithful soldier Phoebus.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Copying Beethoven (2006)

    Serving as Ludwig van Beethoven's copyist gives a conservatory student access to the composer's musical genius, but also exposes her to his cruelty.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. The Black Cat (1934)

    After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Z-O-M-B-I-E-S (2018)

    Two star-crossed freshmen – a zombie, Zed and a cheerleader, Addison – each outsiders in their unique ways, befriend each other and work together to show their high school and the Seabrook community what they can achieve when they embrace their differences.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Devil Conspiracy (2023)

    A powerful biotech company has breakthrough technology allowing them to clone history’s most influential people with just a few fragments of DNA. Behind this company is a cabal of Satanists that steals the shroud of Christ, putting them in possession of Jesus’ DNA. The clone will serve as the ultimate offering to the devil. The Archangel Michael comes to earth and will stop at nothing to end the devil’s conspiracy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Film Socialisme (2010)

    A symphony in three movements. Things such as a Mediterranean cruise, numerous conversations, in numerous languages, between the passengers, almost all of whom are on holiday... Our Europe. At night, a sister and her younger brother have summoned their parents to appear before the court of their childhood. The children demand serious explanations of the themes of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. Our humanities. Visits to six sites of true or false myths: Egypt, Palestine, Odessa, Hellas, Naples and Barcelona.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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What are the best movies like Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann?

The closest matches to Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann are The Tales of Hoffmann (1951), Tenor (2022) and 12 Angry Men (1957). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann?

Start with The Tales of Hoffmann (1951), the closest match to Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann.

What is the highest-rated movie like Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann?

12 Angry Men (1957), rated 8.6/10 by 10,596 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann?

The Deliverance (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there French movies like Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann?

Yes: Tenor (2022), The Insult (2017) and Alice and the Mayor (2019).

How are movies similar to Salzburg Festival: Les Contes d’Hoffmann chosen?

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