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Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
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Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 840 min.
TV show
Story: The dramatization of Alex Haley's family line from post Civil War America to the writer's search for his roots.
Style: sentimental, uplifting, thought provoking, touching, epic, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, family saga
Plot: racism, slavery, american history, black, black history, civil war, african american, slave, usa history, black people, interracial, ethnicity, troubled, human exploitation, history lesson, great war, world war two, world war one, american civil war, family relations, interracial relations, culture clash, political unrest, war, misfit ...
Time: 19th century, 20th century, 60s, 1880s, 1910s, 1960s
Place: africa, usa, alabama, tennessee
Keyword: americana, visit

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and emotional films and TV series with plots about society, black, african american, racism, life is a bitch, american history and hopes mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like Roots: The Next Generations: The Book of Negroes (2015), Roots (1977), North and South (1985), Roots (2016), Amistad (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Book of Negroes (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 265 min.
TV show
Story: Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.
Style: disturbing, thought provoking, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot: slavery, human spirit, racism, life is a bitch, hopes, injustice, escapades, confined, society, american revolution, black history, black ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century
Place: south carolina, usa, africa, america, nova scotia
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100%
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Roots (1977)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 588 min.
TV show
Story: African teen Kunta Kinte, brought to America to be enslaved, and the generations of his family.
Style: realistic, touching, emotional, uplifting, suspense ...
Plot: slavery, racism, civil war, american civil war, family history, human spirit, slave trade, african american, american south, escape attempt, black, justice ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 1800s, 20th century, 1860s ...
Place: africa, usa, america, tennessee
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100%
North and South (1985)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 561 min.
TV show
Story: Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
Style: exciting, realistic, captivating, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot: american civil war, slavery, foe turned friend, cavalry, military, love and romance, friendship, espionage, slave, family feud, military base, civil war ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1850s, 1840s, 1860s ...
Place: usa, new york
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100%
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Roots (2016)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 388 min.
TV show
Story: An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave sold to America and his descendants.
Style: historical drama, captivating, sincere, suspense, rough ...
Plot: slavery, plantation, slave, mentor protege relationship, black, struggle for survival, black history, african american, parent child relationship, civil war, civil rights, humiliation ...
Time: victorian era, 18th century, 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Amistad (1997)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story: In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed ...
Style: touching, emotional, period piece, epic, dramatic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: slavery, slave trade, rebellion, african american, courtroom, court, lawyer, president, legal, ship, idealism, civil war ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, ancient times, 1840s ...
Place: africa, cuba, america, massachusetts, washington d.c. ...
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100%
Alex Haley's Queen (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 282 min.
TV show
Story: A plantation owner's son falls in love with a slave named Easter and together they have a Mixed race daughter named Queen. As Queen grows up, she faces the struggle of trying to fit into the troubled world around her. She tries passing for ...
Style: gothic, costume drama, heartbreaking, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: slavery, civil war, biracial, interracial romance, white male black female relationship, american civil war, african american, miscegenation, black, family relations, interracial, women ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s
Place: southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: This film relates the story of a tightly connected Afro-American community informally called Colored Town where the inhabitants live and depend on each other in a world where racist oppression is everywhere, as told by a boy called Cliff who spent ...
Style: sentimental, realistic, uplifting, independent film, compassionate ...
Plot: racism, civil rights, discrimination, interracial relations, racial segregation, social differences, injustice, life is a bitch, youth, society, family life, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time: 1940s, 1950s, 50s
Place: mississippi, america, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.0
 442
King (1978)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 271 min.
TV show
Story: A 1978 TV miniseries about the career of Martin Luther King Jr. from his days as a Baptist minister in Atlanta in the early '50s until his assassination in 1968.
Style: captivating, thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot: civil rights, racism, biopic, african american, clergy, black, american history, rebel, oppression, government, american culture, politics ...
Time: 60s, 1950s, 20th century, 70s
Place: memphis, america, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Glory (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Style: epic, inspirational, suspense, realistic, rough ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, battles, slavery, freedom, military, racism, prejudice, war, black history, army, human spirit ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 20th century, year 1989, victorian era ...
Place: massachusetts, america, south carolina, georgia, africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
TV show
Story: Lucy married at the turn of the last century, when she was fifteen and her husband was fifty. If Colonel William Marsden was a veteran of the "War for Southern Independence", Lucy became a "veteran of the veteran" with a unique ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, uplifting, sentimental ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, black, love and romance, society, self discovery, couple relations, war, couples, wooing, bittersweet, nightmare ...
Time: 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Mama Flora's Family (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
TV show
Story: Based on Alex Haley's novel about a black matriarch in the early 20th century, this dramatic miniseries spotlights the struggle for social change. Cicely Tyson stars as Mama Flora, a woman determined to free her children from the bonds of ...
Style: realistic, serious, sincere, epic, captivating ...
Plot: black, family relations, racism, post war, legal, blaxploitation, life changing, false accusation, interracial relations, prejudice, couples, religions or cults ...
Time: edwardian era
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
The Blue and the Gray (1982)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 381 min.
TV show
Story: This movie is also in existance as a 3 part miniseries. America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent. The plot revolves around the families of two sisters; Maggie Geyser and Evelyn Hale. The ...
Style: realistic, disturbing, captivating, serious, exciting ...
Plot: american civil war, military, civil war, battles, working class, family life, rebellion, society, cavalry, brother brother relationship, struggle, slave ...
Time: 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Lincoln (1988)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
TV show
Story: After arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency. Originally titled "Lincoln", the name of this miniseries was changed to "Gore Vidal's ...
Style: historical drama, captivating, talky, serious, realistic ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, abraham lincoln, politics, knowledge, american politics, american history, usa president, assassination, usa history, idealism, human spirit ...
Time: 19th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 7.3
 272K
Lincoln (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style: political, period piece, emotional, factual, epic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: president, civil war, politics, american civil war, american history, idealism, slavery, racism, head of state, courage, freedom, abraham lincoln ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, year 2012, 2010s, 1800s ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, america
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
 7.5
 95K
Selma (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: "Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights ...
Style: political, thought provoking, inspirational, uplifting, sincere ...
Plot: racism, civil rights, politics, civil rights movement, african american, justice, biopic, racial discrimination, discrimination, idealism, injustice, righting the wronged ...
Time: 60s, year 2014, 20th century, 2010s, year 1964 ...
Place: alabama, indiana, usa, southern usa, birmingham alabama ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Separate But Equal (1991)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 190 min.
TV show
Story: A dramatization of the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation. One of the most pivotal moments in 20th century American history is bracingly dramatized in Separate but Equal. In telling the detailed story of the ...
Style: historical drama, contemplative, captivating, talky, thought provoking ...
Plot: legal, civil rights, courtroom drama, racism, supreme court, african american, lawyer, court, courtroom, law, equality, american politics ...
Time: 50s, 1950s
Place: washington d.c., america, usa, south carolina, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In ...
Style: political, epic, captivating, uplifting, thought provoking ...
Plot: civil rights, african american, racism, slavery, black, journalism, discrimination, blaxploitation, female protagonist, plantation, interracial relations, black lives matter ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 19th century, 1890s, 1920s ...
Place: southern usa, america, louisiana, usa, texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 8.0
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Show Me a Hero (2015)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 358 min.
TV show
Story: Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.
Style: serious, tense, captivating, rough, political ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: politics, racism, state affairs, society, life is a bitch, hunting, urbanization, corporation, white house, true crime, pop culture, secrets ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 2010s, 90s
Place: usa, new york, dominican republic, new york state
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Backstairs at the White House (1979)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 540 min.
TV show
Story: Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
Style: historical drama, captivating, uplifting, realistic, serious ...
Plot: white house, blaxploitation, usa history, african, politics, usa politics, state affairs, master and servant, society, head of state, hopes, human spirit ...
Time: 20th century, 50s, 1910s, 1940s, 1930s ...
Place: washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In ...
Style: motivational, heartbreaking, disturbing, harsh, bleak ...
Audience: teens
Plot: slavery, racism, survival, civil rights, torture, african american, freedom, american history, life is a bitch, black history, interracial relations, kidnapping ...
Time: 19th century, year 2013, 2010s, victorian era, ancient times ...
Place: louisiana, new orleans, america, africa, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Selma, Lord, Selma (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
TV show
Story: In 1965 Alabama, an 11 year old girl (Jurnee Smollett) is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. (Clifton Powell) and becomes a devout follower. But her resolution is tested when she joins others in the famed march from Selma to Montgomery. ...
Style: gothic, realistic, serious, uplifting, captivating ...
Audience: kids
Plot: racism, african american, civil rights, racial issues, black, blaxploitation, interracial relations, social decay, discrimination, state affairs, life is a bitch, politics ...
Time: 60s, year 1965
Place: alabama, america, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 186 min.
TV show
Story: A unique slant, profiling the life of Adolf Hitler as a child and his rise through the ranks of the National German Workers' Party prior to World War II.
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot: world war two, hitler, nazism, fascism, against humanity, racism, political unrest, dictatorship, nazi, politics, historical character, ruler ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1910s
Place: germany, europe, austria
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The story of the civil rights heroine whose refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.
Style: thought provoking, uplifting, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot: african american, civil rights movement, civil rights, racism, racial segregation, black history, fighting the system, civil disobedience, rebellion, social differences, injustice, human spirit ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, year 1955, 1950s
Place: alabama, america, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Nightjohn (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Charles Burnett directs this movie about John, a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the ...
Style: contemplative, serious, realistic, uplifting, touching ...
Plot: racism, slave, slavery, teaching, plantation, american civil war, human exploitation, civil rights, blaxploitation, racial issues, black, american history ...
Time: 19th century
Place: america
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
 6.6
 2K
True Women (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 183 min.
TV show
Story: True Women is a sweeping saga of love, war and adventure. Spanning five decades from the Texas Revolution through the Civil War, Reconstruction and beyond, True Women is the story of the love, friendship, survival and triumphs
Style: period piece, costume drama, tense, realistic, serious ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, indian chief, female protagonist, american history, woman, emancipation, femme fatale, black, woman with a gun, woman power, civil rights ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, 1840s, 1850s, 1830s ...
Place: texas, austin texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
The Underground Railroad (2021)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 593 min.
TV show
Story: Follow young Cora’s journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and ...
Style: suspense, thought provoking, disturbing, serious, historical drama ...
Plot: slavery, white trash, social misfits, black american, slave labor, society, social relations, black hero, black people, life is a bitch, african american, couples ...
Time: victorian era
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
A Raisin in the Sun (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a ...
Style: sentimental, emotional, sincere, uplifting, serious ...
Plot: racism, family relations, discrimination, injustice, social differences, parents and children, rich and poor, single parent, couple relations, follow your dream, black, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: 50s
Place: usa, america, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Ike: The War Years (1979)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 291 min.
TV show
Story: Ike is a 1979 television miniseries about the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The screenplay by Melville Shavelson was based on Kay Summersby's 1948 memoir Eisenhower Was My Boss and her 1975 autobiography, Past Forgetting: My Love Affair. ...
Style: saga, serious, realistic, exciting, sincere
Plot: world war two, president, u.s. president, world war, usa history, historical figure, biopic, battles, heroes, against humanity, war, soldier ...
Place: usa, kansas, london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
A Woman Called Moses (1978)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story: A film about the life and career of the African American abolitionist and slave escape leader, Harriet Tubman.
Style: political, tension
Plot: slavery, african american, civil war, racism, black, black cast, blaxploitation, women, civil rights, liberation theology, american civil war, grief ...
Time: 19th century
Place: america, maryland
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Abraham Lincoln (2022)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
TV show
Story: The true story of America's iconic 16th president as told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures.
Style: exciting, period piece, suspenseful, captivating, serious
Plot: american civil war, usa president, abraham lincoln, slavery, historical character, self identity, historical figure, u.s. president, american history, historical event, war, usa history ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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