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Anthony (2020)
508
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In July 2005, black teenager Anthony Walker was murdered by two white men in an unprovoked racist attack in a Liverpool park. He was just 18 years old. This film tells the story of how this talented young man's life might have turned out.
Style:
thought provoking, emotional, poignant, reflective, educational, earnest
Plot:
racism, racial violence, racial injustice, biopic, murder, moving, memories, loss, racial tension, social commentary, youth, mature, community, grief, identity, portrait, activism, wedding, stuttering, alcoholism, police investigation, slice of life, young adult, alternate history, teenager ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
britain, liverpool
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, reflective, poignant and melancholic films with plots about identity, intimate, social commentary, grief, community, loss and activism mostly in Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like Anthony: Mandela (1987), It Gets Better (2012), Flame in the Streets (1961), White Girl (2008), Sirens (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
south africa, africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
Story:
Inspired by the It Gets Better Project this documentary film follows the stories of three real-life subjects who are at unique impasses related to their identities as gay or transgender people.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, uplifting, independent film, educational
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Debbie, a working class single mother from Leeds, moves her family to Bradford, where they find themselves in an ethnic minority. Daughter Leah must adapt to being the only white girl at school.
Style:
realistic, emotional, intense, tension
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
britain, northern england, england, yorkshire
Similarity:
85%
271
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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269
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thought provoking, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
60s
Place:
usa, paris france
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
Taking its title from Harold Macmillan's widely-reported Cape Town speech about the process of decolonisation in Africa, The Wind of Change showed the other side of the coin: the impact of colonial immigration at 'home'. The film ...
Style:
tense, controversial, thought provoking, political, noir ...
Plot:
racism, racial violence, racial tension, racial prejudice, working class, youth, xenophobia, immigration, teenager, rebellion, social realism, civil unrest ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Story:
The story of Elijah Harper.....
Style:
thought provoking, political, heroic, serious, educational
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
winnipeg
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A debt-ridden wedding planner inadvertently becomes a successful funeral planner. However, he must convince a traditional Taoist priest of his legitimacy to continue operating in the field.
Style:
dark comedy, offbeat, absurd, emotional, black humor
Plot:
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Time:
2020s
Similarity:
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Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, heartfelt, touching, poignant, reflective ...
Plot:
arranged marriage, family secret, coming of age, identity, parent child relationship, bittersweet, family drama, immigration, rite of passage, identity crisis, biopic, intimate ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of the Cervical Check scandal that rocks Ireland "THE LETTERS" tells the story of three women from different walks of life who have weeks to live due to the false results of their cervical cancer checks.
Style:
medical drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological, poignant ...
Plot:
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Place:
ireland
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
cuba, miami
Similarity:
55%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
aesthetic, melancholic, emotional, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
52%
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Country: France, Lebanon, Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
2000s
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, reflective, poignant, melancholic, anthology
Plot:
taxi driver, loneliness, humanity, war veteran, wounded soldier, empathy, intimate, slice of life, character study, passenger, healing, identity ...
Place:
croatia
Similarity:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
poignant, emotional, serious, heroic, tragic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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154
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
sad, dark, educational, tragic
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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770
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Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, reflective
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
inspirational, thought provoking, tense, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
heartfelt, emotional, tension, suspense
Plot:
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Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
poignant, emotional, reflective, period piece, tragic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Fuke visits his uncle Idriz and aunt Sabira to fix a broken boiler. He soon finds out there's a lot more that needs to be repaired. Idriz and Sabira aren't ready to accept the loss of their only son in the Balkan war, seven years earlier. ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, art house, tear jerker
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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