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The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (1994)
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Original name: The Burning Season
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently resort to murder
Style:
sincere, rough, thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing
Plot:
politics, biopic, union, environmental, liberation theology, president, international relations, social change, political corruption, heroes, murder, rich and poor, human spirit, life is a bitch, farm, rebellion, fighting the system, legal, leadership, society, workplace, corporate crime, state affairs, price of justice, woods ...
Time:
80s, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, thought provoking and captivating films with plots about society, state affairs, life is a bitch, biopic, rebellion, fighting the system and politics mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story: Patty Hearst (1988), Marie (1985), Truman (1995), Cesar Chavez (2014), Fidel (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Tracy Thurman was married to a man who abused her. But he continues to harass her after she gets a restraining order, and the police do little to help. When he brutally beats her and slashes her throat in front of police, she sues the city and the ...
Style:
non fiction, serious, realistic, thought provoking, rough ...
Plot:
abusive husband, domestic violence, woman in danger, marital abuse, abusive relationship, feminism, strong female presence, society, legal action, fighting the system, life is a bitch, domestic disturbance ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
connecticut
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The true story of a rich girl who was abducted by American revolutionaries in the 1970's. Her time spent with her captors made her question herself and her way of life and she joined forces with the cause that her abductors were fighting for. ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot:
stockholm syndrome, terrorism, politics, rescue, danger, political corruption, revolution, kidnapping, rebellion, unlikely criminals, journalism, rebelliousness ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, year 1976
Place:
san francisco, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rise of Jackie Presser to President of the Teamster Union.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, sincere
Plot:
biopic, business, labor union, gangster, violent content, workplace situations, political corruption, political intrigue, unfulfillment, state affairs, fighting the system, society ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A single mother takes a job with the government where she is confronted with corruption.
Style:
political, independent film, realistic, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
biopic, political corruption, women, girl, corruption, politics, violent content, profanity, power relations, blind ambition, workplace, state affairs ...
Time:
year 1985, 20th century, 80s
Place:
tennessee, nashville tennessee
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war ...
Style:
political, historical drama, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
world war two, president, politics, world war one, usa president, politician, u.s. president, world war, world history, north american history, great war, intrigue ...
Time:
1950s, 1920s, 50s
Place:
north america, asia, usa, japan, missouri
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Mexico, United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, captivating, inspirational ...
Plot:
rebellion, fighting the system, civil rights, working class, idealism, hopes, leadership, society, life is a bitch, social relations, union, migrant worker ...
Time:
20th century, year 2014, 70s
Place:
usa, yuma arizona, california, arizona
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 213 min.
Story:
Fidel Castro rises to power in Cuba.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, sincere, edutainment
Plot:
fidel castro, politics, dictator, cuban revolution, biopic, rebellion, idealism, rebelliousness, rise and fall, political corruption, state affairs, hopes ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
cuba, bolivia, caribbean, latin america
Similarity:
34%
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:
uplifting, thought provoking, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
civil rights movement, civil disobedience, african american, civil rights, racial segregation, racism, black history, fighting the system, rebellion, social differences, injustice, legal ...
Time:
year 1955, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
alabama, america, usa
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
"Zuzu Angel" covers the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice in the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, absurd ...
Plot:
missing person, uncover truth, fighting the system, injustice, life is a bitch, politics, legal, society, rebellion, parents and children, political unrest, price of justice ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
How Winnie Mandela went from innocent country girl to a fighter against apartheid.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, rough
Plot:
politics, idealism, ambition, activist, state affairs, hopes, political unrest, moral dilemma, society, leadership, feminism, black woman ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. ...
Style:
political, realistic, clever, serious, talky ...
Plot:
campaign, politics, ambition, rise to the top, state affairs, political corruption, friendship, dishonesty, betrayal, society, british history, british politics ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, uplifting, sincere
Plot:
homeless, biopic, heroic mission, social misfits, state affairs, life is a bitch, legal, politics, fighting the system, society, human spirit, heroes ...
Time:
80s
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatchers rise from research chemist in 1949 to becoming MP for Finchley in 1959 encompassing her early relationship and marriage to Oil Millionaire Denis Thatcher.
Style:
realistic, sincere, emotional, captivating, political ...
Plot:
rise to the top, ambition, politics, state affairs, society, feminism, campaign, head of state, election, biopic, british history, woman power ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In 1948, Johns served as the outspoken spiritual leader of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Incensed at the racial injustice that pervaded the South, he was determined to fight for equality for all African Americans.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, realistic, serious, disturbing
Plot:
racism, civil rights, racial violence, american history, rebel, revolutionary, black, church, life is a bitch, military, hopes, rebellion ...
Time:
50s, 1950s
Place:
america
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The movie tells the story of a woman who struggles and fights to escape the gas chamber being condemned with capital punishment because of her participation in a hold up in which a person was killed.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
prison, courtroom drama, death penalty, biopic, dishonesty, fugitives, legal, confined, life is a bitch, society, fighting the system, injustice ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
mexico
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Black college graduate Richard Kelly reluctantly accepts a plea bargain requiring him to spend two semesters at an all-white seminary after he's wrongly accused of crimes committed during the 1965 Watts riots. Facing bigotry on all sides, ...
Style:
captivating, emotional, touching, independent film, thought provoking ...
Plot:
racism, rebellion, human spirit, self discovery, against the odds, student life, social relations, society, hopes, clergy, life is a bitch, discrimination ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A look at the life and career of controversial Louisiana governor Huey Long, whose nickname was "The Kingfish."
Style:
political, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
corporation, politician, fascism, royalty, american politics, assassination, biopic, campaign, life is a bitch, human spirit, society, ambition ...
Time:
1930s, 1910s, 1920s
Place:
louisiana, usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Renowned journalist Torgny Segerstedt declares war against Hitler as he criticizes Swedish politicians who tried to look away from the tyranny of the Nazis with the good excuse of “neutralism”. His only weapon is his pen and his life is full of ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, bleak, gloomy ...
Plot:
world war two, journalism, political unrest, life is a bitch, fascism, idealism, wartime life, rebelliousness, righting the wronged, hopes, media, against the odds ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1930s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Gunter Wallraff is a journalist seeking to expose the unethical journalism practiced by The Standard, a very popular and powerful German newspaper. He goes undercover, using forged identity papers and at great personal risk, to join their staff. ...
Style:
action thriller, independent film, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
undercover, conspiracy, profanity, violent content, biopic, legal, journalism, life is a bitch, uncover truth, state affairs, rise to the top, hidden identity ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Biographic movie of the witty, overachieving, hot-tempered Rudy Giuliani, spanning from his rising days as a New York district attorney in the early 1980s to his marriage to part-time actress Donna Hanover, to his candidacy for mayor of New York ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, uplifting
Plot:
politician, politics, infidelity, relationship vs career, rise to the top, ambition, couples, crumbling marriage, society, state affairs, city life, 9/11 ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
tragic hero, state affairs, political unrest, downfall, rebelliousness, writer's life, life is a bitch, idealism, heroes, writers, lgbtq, historical event ...
Time:
20th century, year 1970, 60s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Philadelphia, 1976. The city of Brotherly Love is waging a successful war against crime led by its tough-talking mayor, Frank Rizzo. But a maverick investigative reporter, Jonathan Neumann, has heard some troubling rumors: stories of innocent people ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, rough, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
journalism, police corruption, amateur detective, murder, legal investigation, media, fighting the system, uncover truth, wrongful conviction, police brutality, state affairs, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
philadelphia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Drama - Jean Stapleton, Nancy Beatty, J. Winston Carroll
Style:
thought provoking, uplifting, sincere, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
labor union, strike, business, bank, discrimination, women's rights, misogyny, banking, power relations, injustice, workplace situations, working class ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, year 1978, year 1976, year 1977
Place:
minnesota, midwest
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in the world. Air Force Captain Theodore T. Harduvel was one of the best F-16 pilots the U.S. had to ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, serious, thought provoking, suspenseful ...
Plot:
aviation, hopes, politics, state affairs, heroes, law enforcement, righting the wronged, danger, uncover truth, military, rivalry, investigation ...
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27%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.
Style:
sincere, captivating, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
closeted homosexual, aids, mccarthyism, hospital, politics, hotshot lawyer, gay, gay lead character, lawyer, homosexual history, hallucination, sexual attraction ...
Time:
year 1935, 20th century, 50s, year 1952, year 1972 ...
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Style:
sincere, touching, captivating, inspirational, bleak ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
animal, jungle, gorilla, environmental, forest, biopic, extinction, brutality, environmentalism, human spirit, nature, hunting ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1966
Place:
africa, south africa, congo, rwanda
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter, is arrested for killing the British official responsible for the death of his mentor Lala Lajpatrai. He is ultimately hanged for his misdeed.
Style:
disturbing, rough, serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
prison, prison life, vengeance, politics, life sentence, legal, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, police brutality, trial, police officer killed, torture ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1931, 20th century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in 1965, not long after passage of the Civil Rights Act. Despite the Act, the African-American citizens of Bogalusa are still treated like third-class citizens, their fundamental rights as human beings ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, thought provoking, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
racism, politics, injustice, culture clash, state affairs, vigilantism, social decay, discrimination, police corruption, african american, blaxploitation, black ...
Time:
60s
Place:
usa, louisiana
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a family who opened the first videocassette rental stores in St. Louis in 1980. The family was ruined by a corrupt prosecutor who had been blackmailed by a religious group because the family refused to remove Martin ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing
Plot:
rebellion, rivalry, fighting the system, courtroom drama, injustice, religions or cults, legal, dishonesty, life is a bitch, society, corporate crime, store ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
st. louis missouri
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid.
Style:
contemplative, serious, realistic, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot:
apartheid, racism, prison, discrimination, house arrest, social change, biopic, righting the wronged, injustice, politics, rebellion, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s, 60s
Place:
south africa, africa
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25%
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