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Whina (2022)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story of Dame Whina Cooper, the beloved Māori matriarch who worked tirelessly to improve the rights of her people, especially women. Flawed yet resilient, Whina tells the story of a woman formed by tradition, compelled by innovation, and guided by an instinct for equality and justice whose legacy as the Te Whaea o te Motu (Mother of the Nation) was an inspiration to an entire country.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, inspirational, emotional, family saga, reflective, period drama
Plot:
women's rights, biopic, female protagonist, activist, activism, ambition, lifestyle, gender roles, inheritance, leader, matriarchy, leadership, legacy, social justice, resilience, empowerment, feminism, community, patriarchy, colonialism, protest, portrait, spirituality, love, maori ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
new zealand
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Most similar movies to Whina
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, period drama, thrilling and psychological films with plots about biopic, resilience, female protagonist, legacy, activism, ambition and politics mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like Whina: Cousins (2021), Luisa Spagnoli (2016), Jack (2013), The American (2023), Ramanujan (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
730
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three cousins spend a lifetime in search of each other.
Style:
emotional, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
pacific islander, colonialism, orphanage, sister sister relationship, female protagonist, family problems, life is a bitch, separation, inheritance, resilience, sisterhood, community ...
Place:
new zealand
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Story:
This is a true story of Luisa Spagnoli who was an Italian businesswoman, famous for creating a women's fashion store and the chocolate brand, Perugia. The show is a romantic telling of her life. Considering that women were not involved in ...
Style:
inspirational, historical drama, uplifting, emotional, family saga ...
Plot:
businesswoman, biopic, ambition, women's rights, empowerment, fashion industry, resilience, gender roles, fashion designer, feminism, innovation, economist ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 1920s, 20th century
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75%
122
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
NDP Leader Jack Layton was fluently bilingual, glib, sometimes flashy, full of energy and always media-friendly. He loved to entertain and uplift his co-workers with a strum on his guitar and spirit in his voice (which wasn't particularly good ...
Style:
political, captivating, thrilling, psychological, semi autobiographical ...
Plot:
election, cancer, real life, biopic, political unrest, political election, politics, problem, lifestyle, political activism, political leader, political campaign ...
Place:
toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: New Zealand, Poland, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy, with the dream of becoming a great ballerina.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dramatic, intense ...
Plot:
ballet, dance, female protagonist, ballerina, dancer, sacrifice, dancing, training, ambition, determination, aspiration, perseverance ...
Place:
moscow russia, russia
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ariadna discovers that her grandfather has been searching for the remains of his father, who disappeared during the Civil War. Determined to help him, she travels to Burgos, where a mass grave is being excavated, and where he could be buried. During ...
Style:
historical drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
teacher, biopic, school teacher, professor, small community, spanish civil war, civil war, storytelling, political violence, exhumation, memories, memory ...
Time:
1930s
Similarity:
65%
478
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India, UK
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
A prodigious Indian mathematician has to overcome poverty and prejudices and make a mark with the help of his British mentor.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, historical drama, intercultural ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mathematics, prodigy, genius, biopic, lifestyle, love affair, historical figure, love interest, aspiration, male protagonist, relationships, inspiration ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
india, england
Similarity:
61%
270
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, game show, period drama
Plot:
biopic, controversy, glory, media industry, showbiz, celebrity culture, lifestyle, celebrity, life, pop culture, loneliness, ambition ...
Time:
60s, 1950s
Place:
australia, melbourne
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Bangladesh, India
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
Biopic on the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The film will showcase his growing up as a child to his standing up against all injustice in his youth to fighting for the independence of his country. How he led a country to ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, realistic, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot:
biopic, political leader, life, nationalism, leadership, national hero, patriotism, legacy, revolution, civil disobedience, colonialism, martyrdom ...
Time:
60s
Place:
bangladesh
Similarity:
59%
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Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Story:
Based on the best-selling book 'My Story' this feature length drama goes beyond the headlines to tell an intimate story about secrets and one woman's struggle to have them heard. In 1993 Louise Nicholas made her first shocking ...
Style:
emotional, serious, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
rape, rape victim, accusation, rape accusation, sexual assault, trauma, social problems, tragic past, sexual abuse, rape and revenge, traumatic memory, female protagonist ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil, New Zealand
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Little Secret is a film with three interlocked stories all connected by a single secret that converge to reveal the tragic yet beautiful lives of three families and how hope, dreams and destiny can unite people from very different parts of the world.
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, depressing
Plot:
change of luck, relationships, adopted daughter, foster child, destiny, family secret, foster parent, family problems, teenager, couple relations, teenage life, multiple storylines ...
Place:
new zealand, brazil
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Leon Watkins runs a community helpline in South Central LA, where anyone in need of help is welcome. One of his most frequent visitors is local gang leader, John Wesley Hunter, otherwise known as “Joker” to the streets. After a day of hustling ...
Style:
emotional, inspirational, tense, atmospheric, period drama
Plot:
social justice, racial injustice, civil unrest, interracial romance, urban, activism, tragedy, police brutality, resilience, love story, redemption, legacy ...
Time:
year 1990
Place:
los angeles, south central los angeles
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
One-time Maori speed-chess champ, Genesis Potini, lives with a bi-polar disorder and must overcome prejudice and violence in the battle to save his struggling chess club, his family and ultimately, himself.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, emotional, depressing ...
Plot:
chess, brother brother relationship, hopes, teenager, illness, friendship, compassion, boy, uncle nephew relationship, underdog, contests and competitions, dedicated educator ...
Time:
20th century, year 2016, future
Place:
new zealand, oceania
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling ...
Style:
southern gothic, thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
writers, biopic, female protagonist, literary, illness, mother daughter relationship, writer's life, aspiration, direction and purpose, lifestyle, character study, ambition ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
georgia
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A biopic based on the life story of J.C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema. It is a detailed account on Daniel's life, making of his film Vigathakumaran and the tragic story of Vigathakumaran's heroine P. K. Rosie. The film is ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, psychological, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
biopic, director, filmmaking, film history, film industry, social issues, filmmaker, problem, social problems, loss, legacy, pioneer ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
india
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Based upon the life of activist and trade unionist (and later MP) Sonja Davies. The film covers her life up to 1956, when, at age 33, she was elected to the Nelson Hospital Board. During this period she develops strong socialist beliefs, marries ...
Style:
historical drama, serious, realistic, inspirational, emotional ...
Plot:
women's rights, tuberculosis, labor movement, biopic, working class, socialism, character study, feminism, divorce, marriage, single mother, motherhood ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 50s
Place:
new zealand
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A Single Woman is a distinct, lively portrait of Jeannette Rankin (the first American woman elected to Congress; also a suffragist, peace activist and reformer) that takes us from her childhood in 1880's Montana, to her last television ...
Style:
political, thrilling, psychological, captivating, educational ...
Plot:
feminist, congress, biopic, female protagonist, government, pacifism, anti war, women's rights, politics, lifestyle, political activism, political intrigue ...
Time:
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Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
Born into privilege and wealth, Pierre Trudeau was a boy who grew to value something more in his life. Disgusted with the tyrannical regime of Maurice Duplesis' governance of Quebec with the eager approval of the Catholic Church, Trudeau gains ...
Style:
historical drama, thrilling, captivating, political, serious ...
Plot:
civil rights, politician, strike, political activist, civil liberties, biopic, political campaign, political activism, male protagonist, lifestyle, politics, fighting the system ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 1940s, 1930s, 50s
Place:
canada, montreal, quebec
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A follow up to NTR: Kathanayakudu which was based on N.T. Rama Rao's life and acting career. This movie will focus on his political career.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, period piece, inspirational ...
Plot:
politician, biopic, politics, life story, actor, relationship vs career, life is a bitch, legacy, election campaign, leadership, charisma, power struggle ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
india
Similarity:
51%
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172
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
In 1912, Javanese activist Omar Said Tjokroaminoto co-founds the Sarekat Islam party to fight injustices of the Dutch East Indies' colonial regime.
Style:
political, historical drama, serious, inspirational, costume drama ...
Plot:
biopic, colonialism, activism, social justice, nationalism, oppression, resistance, leader, male protagonist, identity, national hero, based on real people ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1912
Place:
indonesia
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Norway, Sweden, Finland
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
During summer 1979, Ester moves to Alta in Northern Norway to begin teaching at an elementary school. Like many Sámi at the time, she is ashamed of her heritage and conceals her ethnicity. Ester goes to great lengths to fit in, even joining in with ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot:
racism, activism, protest, discrimination, hunger, problem, social problems, activist, assimilation, social justice, human rights, inheritance ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
49%
887
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Zira was united with Amer for 172 very memorable days. Fate separated, Amer left too soon, leaving many sweet memories for Zira.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, romantic drama, reflective ...
Plot:
love, female protagonist, couples, muslim, spiritual journey, problem, self discovery, religious conversion, personal growth, separation, loyalty, soul searching ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
49%
752
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Rome. The 1980s. After the magnum opus The Art of Joy she has been working on for a decade is rejected by the Italian publishing world, writer Goliarda Sapienza commits a desperate theft that costs her her reputation and social position. ...
Style:
reflective, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
character study, writers, feminism, biopic, self discovery, intimate, rejection, hopes, redemption, women's rights, resilience, outcast ...
Time:
80s, year 1980, 20th century
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In the year 2000, Nevenka Fernández, 24 years old, Councilor for Finance in the Ponferrada City Council, suffered relentless persecution, both sentimental and professional, by the mayor, a man accustomed to doing his will politically and ...
Style:
historical drama, intense
Plot:
sexual harassment, female protagonist, courtroom, biopic, political scandal, feminism, abuse of power, courage, women's rights, survivor, investigative journalism, political corruption ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
spain
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 ...
Style:
dramatic, captivating, exciting, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
protest, activism, love story, disability, political activism, social activism, couples, social justice, biopic, love, couple relations, relationships ...
Place:
united kingdom, britain, london
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Follows the successful career of Jackson as well as her unique friendship and devotion to Martin Luther King Jr. and her unsung contribution to the Civil Rights Movement.
Style:
psychological, semi autobiographical, thrilling, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
civil rights, female protagonist, friendship, biopic, gospel, singer, civil rights movement, martin luther king, black history, social problems, friends, social climber ...
Time:
60s, 1950s
Similarity:
46%
60
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Follow Jenni Rivera's journey from her humble beginnings in Long Beach, California, to her meteoric rise to the top of the charts, and her final days before her tragic and unexpected death. See the struggles she endured during her personal ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, realistic
Plot:
biopic, tragedy, legacy, resilience, female empowerment, songwriter, sudden death, latina, women's rights, grief, family drama, music industry ...
Place:
california, long beach california
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Trinidad and Tobago, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Inspired by the life and times of Caribbean war hero, judge and diplomat Ulric Cross whose amazing life spanned key moments of the 20th Century like WW2, African independence movements, Black Power, the rise of a new brand of Black leadership around ...
Style:
tense, captivating, reflective, multicultural, educational ...
Plot:
civil rights, real life, biopic, heroism, inspiration, civil rights movement, social issues, social problems, human rights, historical figure, historical event, society ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
caribbean, ghana, nigeria, london, france
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
1971 post civil rights San Francisco seemed like the perfect place for a black Korean War veteran and his family to realize their dream of economic independence, and a chance for him to be his own boss. Charlie Walker would soon find out how naive ...
Style:
disturbing, semi autobiographical, captivating, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
racism, racial discrimination, interracial relations, biopic, determination, underdog, political unrest, direction and purpose, coping, civil rights, black man, ambition ...
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Nina (Melina Mercouri) is a former silent-film star from Russia who abandons her career to care for her son. She is a single mother -- the boy's father is a famous actor who wants nothing to do with either Nina or her child. She joins an acting ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, family saga, historical drama, dramatic ...
Plot:
single mother, mother son relationship, struggle, biopic, ambition, migration, identity, coming of age, resilience, survival, immigration, illegitimate child ...
Place:
france, eastern europe, paris france
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of Elly Beinhorn, the first German aviator ever to fly around the world which made her a national hero in the 1930s.
Style:
inspirational, period drama
Plot:
aviation, female protagonist, pilot, biopic, national hero, determination, courage, resilience, perseverance, risk, exploration, danger ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
41%
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