Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "socrates"

1. Chicken with Plums (2011)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama

Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.

Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani

Votes: 9,977 | Gross: $0.25M

2. Sofies verden (1999)

113 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

One day, ordinary Norwegian girl Sofie receives a videotape on which a certain Alberto Knox talks directly to her from ancient Greece. They start to meet on different occasions as Alberto ... See full summary »

Director: Erik Gustavson | Stars: Silje Storstein, Tomas von Brömssen, Andrine Sæther, Bjørn Floberg

Votes: 1,982

3. Sofies verden (2000– )

27 min | Drama, Fantasy, History

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Stars: Silje Storstein, Tomas von Brömssen, Andrine Sæther, Anne Birte Brunvold Tørstad

Votes: 112

4. Le banquet (1989 TV Movie)

78 min | Drama

At house of Agathon get together many intellectuals and philosophers, including Socrates, to discuss the theme of love and sex: each of them intervenes to support its argument dialogical rules, within the context symposial.

Director: Marco Ferreri | Stars: Lucas Belvaux, Jean Benguigui, Marc Berman, Christian Berthelot

Votes: 99

5. Nous sommes tous encore ici (1997)

80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two housewives discuss philosophical themes (actually an updated dialogue of Plato and Socrates) while doing the house work, the husband of one of them rehearses his part in a play (reading... See full summary »

Director: Anne-Marie Miéville | Stars: Aurore Clément, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Luc Godard, David Amigoni

Votes: 72

6. Le Socrate (1968)

90 min | Drama

Shows the eccentricties of Le Socrate, a philosopher who has divorced himself from materialistic society and a local policeman assigned to watch him.

Director: Robert Lapoujade | Stars: Pierre Luzan, René-Jean Chauffard, Martine Brochard, Stéphane Fay

Votes: 27

7. The Trial of Socrates (1971)

28 min | Short

First of the Man And the State series, dramatizing the character of Socrates in the context of his 339 B.C.trial, posing questions about if the state has the right to silence individuals.

Director: Bernard Wilets | Star: Victor Buono

8. The Oracle (2009)

Not Rated | 10 min | Short

Modern day Oracle of Delphi. Socrates sets out to prove the oracle wrong about him being the wisest man alive.

Director: Akil Williams | Stars: Anne S. Baumgartner, Tanja Blasko, Kriste Brooks, Larry 'Critter' Clark

9. Gurus (2014– )

22 min | Animation

GURUS follows Eisen Godfrey, as he begins his new job at the Guru Center, a mysterious company started by Jesus, Mohammed and Buddha who have resurrected history's greatest minds for the task of tackling the worlds most pressing problems.

Stars: Marc Marcel, Brian Flaccus, Jonesy, Jazz Wilson

10. A Parliament of Minds: Philosophy for a New Millennium (2000– )

Documentary

A series of fifteen intimate half-hour interviews with some of the world's leading philosophers.

Stars: Kwame Anthony Appiah, Yoko Arisaka, Peter Caws, Ewert Cousins

11. The Declaration of Education Independence (2012)

24 min | Documentary, Short

What is in store for the future of education with all of this new technology?

Director: Wendell Charles NeSmith | Star: Wendell Charles NeSmith

12. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: Orchis Fatalis (2005)

TV-14 | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Barnaby and Scott follow a trail of dead people involved in the collecting of rare orchids.

Director: Peter Smith | Stars: John Nettles, John Hopkins, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 864

13. Dates That Made History (2017–2020)
Episode: The Trial of Socrates (399 B.C.) (2020)

TV-PG | 26 min | Documentary, History

To this day Socrates is a central figure in Humanity's study of ancient cultures, yet as a philosopher he was persecuted for heresy and set before the Temple of Hephaestus where Socrates was tried by his peers and sentenced to death.

Director: Denis van Waerebeke | Stars: Patrick Boucheron, Paulin Ismard

14. Cavalier Clemens (2020– )
Episode: Socrates Triple Filter Test. (2021)

4 min | Documentary

The world of social media is rife with rumor, gossip and falsity. But there is a test often attributed to Socrates to help deal with such messages. Is the message true, positive and useful?... See full summary »

Star: Cavalier Clemens

15. Western Philosophy (2002)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2002)

Documentary, History

Enter the world of our ancient forefathers, when the art of Philosophy first took form and Humankind began stretching the boundaries of thought, further honing our ability to think critically, creatively, and imaginatively.

Director: Trevor Green | Stars: Trevor Nichols, Richard Cross, Jimmy Doyle, David Evans