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The Riot (2023)
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Original name: Sulis 1907
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Norway
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 1907, the miners in Sulitjelma in Fauske in Nordland made a famous rebellion against greedy mine owners.
Style:
captivating, historical drama, tense, bleak, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
rebellion, conflict, mining town, miner, labor union, labor strike, mine, fighting the system, social problems, problem, resistance, class struggle, working class, social injustice, oppression, protest, solidarity, labor movement, poverty, community, realism, blue collar, working conditions, brutality, empowerment ...
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Most similar movies to The Riot
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period piece, historical drama, tense and captivating films with plots about resistance, oppression, rebellion, fight, class struggle, battles and revenge mostly in Drama, History and Action genres. Some movies like The Riot: Man of Will (2017), November Children (1972), August 16 1947 (2023), Thuramukham (2023), Death as a Slice of Bread (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Young Kim Chang-Soo is placed behind bars, charged with murdering a Japanese person who took part in Empress Myeongseong's assassination. In prison, Kim Chang-Soo sees how Koreans are persecuted and grows into a fighter for Korean independence.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
social injustice, fight for justice, patriotism, oppression, colonialism, battles, problem, social problems, prisoner, jailed, murder, injustice ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
After their candidates win control of a farming community in an election, fruit-pickers start getting harassed by the local law enforcement officials.
Style:
tense, suspense, period piece, crime drama, political drama
Plot:
election, corruption, police brutality, abuse of power, labor movement, political corruption, oppression, intimidation, class conflict, social injustice, working class, solidarity ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
An atrocious British general is in charge of a secluded fictional village in pre-Independence Madras. Spanning in three days, from 14 August to 16 August 1947 and follows the illiterate and oppressed villagers’ lives as they fail to receive the ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, historical drama, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
colonialism, oppression, revolt, social injustice, resistance, battles, villager, countryside, fight, intrigue, nationalism, isolation ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
The Harbour shows how two brothers end up on opposing sides of this system. One becomes the leader of an employer’s gang of thugs, while the other becomes an activist. All the while, the women in their family go hungry and the community is ravaged ...
Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, tense, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
protest, harbor, social justice, class struggle, class conflict, brothers, brother vs brother, rebel leader, political protest, insurgent, political party, communist party ...
Time:
1950s
Similarity:
82%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The violence and high drama of this film is taken directly from recent Polish history. On December 13, 1981 national security forces swoop down on unsuspecting workers of the Wujek mine and arrest a Solidarity leader. Pushed to the limits, the ...
Style:
historical drama, brutal, intense, period piece, suspense ...
Plot:
protest, martial law, violence, strike, police brutality, riot, working class, tragedy, civil unrest, oppression, resistance, authoritarianism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
After the uprising at Wushe, Mona Rudao faces a guerrilla war against the militarily superior Japanese and Seediq clans. He and his followers must fight for their dignity and honor so that they can truly be "Seediq Bale" or "real ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, tense, intense, epic ...
Plot:
japanese occupation, medieval, rebellion, revolt, colonialism, resistance, honor, war, battles, martial arts, fight, power struggle ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
taiwan
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Via the New York Times: "...reconstructs the true story of a coal miners' strike in the small town of Korumburra in the mid-30's... based on the real-life story of two remarkable characters, Wattie Doig, a miner who became a militant ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, tense, independent film
Plot:
class struggle, labor strike, working class, solidarity, social change, political activism, depression era, strike, small town life, male protagonist, communism, immigrant ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
australia
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Professor Sinigaglia (Marcello Mastroianni) is the title character in this darkly comedic Italian drama about mistreated factory workers in the city of Turin. Toiling away in appalling conditions in a textile mill, these employees have no one to ...
Style:
political, contemplative, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
labor union, strike, politics, working class, union, resistance, working conditions, big business, conflict, european, employment, labor ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, year 1963, 1800s, 1900s ...
Place:
italy, turin italy
Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900s in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The women and girls worked in a hot, humid atmosphere without ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, bleak, tragic
Plot:
sexual harassment, working conditions, poverty, social realism, industrialization, child labor, resilience, brutality, class struggle, human rights, abusive boss, snow ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Narappa is forced to flee into the forest with his younger son, Sinappa, after Sinappa murders an upper caste landlord to avenge his older brother’s death. And now Narappa must make more sacrifices and navigate a deeply unjust justice system to ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, bleak, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
social injustice, class conflict, father son relationship, killing, conflict, battles, fight, murder, moral dilemma, revenge, poverty, survival ...
Time:
80s
Place:
india
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
During the Hyderabad Liberation Movement of 1948, there will be atrocities, like the episode of Gundrampally, Parkala, Bhairanpally villages.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
resistance movement, indian history, political conflict, fight, resistance fighter, battles, dictatorship, resistance, military dictatorship, dictator, nationalism, religious persecution ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
india
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In a dying French mining town near the German border, the last miners are preparing to strike. Marek and Mimmo, two young miners and friends, have different views on the impending strike.
Style:
bleak, melancholic, realistic, tension, political
Plot:
strike, working class, friendship, protest, class struggle, blue collar, poverty, unemployment, social realism, small town, solidarity, male friendship ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
In a time of civil disobedience in the erstwhile Madras state, a ruthless intelligent officer turns up with a duty to track down rebels. Chezhian and his brother Chinndurai are of different personalities, one a hardworking fireman, the other a ...
Style:
political, period piece, intense, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
civil disobedience, resistance, protest, social justice, rebellion, activism, justice, defiant, cat and mouse, family drama, sacrifice, revolution ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Chile
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The speech called "Yo Acuso", 1948, resulted in Pablo Neruda went underground for 13 months, and began an intensive search of the political police of the time against him.
Style:
historical drama, lyrical, psychological, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political persecution, exile, writers, poet, literary, biopic, nobel prize, problem, social problems, political repression, political unrest, writer's life ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
chile, andes mountains, latin america
Similarity:
53%
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:
53%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration.
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, captivating, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
battles, samurai sword, martial arts, emperor, power struggle, warrior, intrigue, fight, empire, life is a bitch, biopic, political conflict ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In the world of the Ninja, fighting skills play a small role in one's rank in the Shinobi order. Kageru is the best in his class, but his birth predestines him to the lower class. His friend Aoi is dealt the same fate; together they'll ...
Style:
action drama, period piece, serious, tense, dark ...
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, betrayal, moral dilemma, choice, class struggle, hierarchy, rebellion, friendship, outcast, destiny, underdog ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Romania
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
When the Soviet Army marched into Romania in 1944, a part of the Romanian population went “into the mountains” – a diverse assortment of nationalists and fascists, liberals, apolitical farmers and members of the middle-class, who were affected ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, tense, art house, suspenseful ...
Plot:
communism, anti communist, resistance, dictatorship, dictator, post war, guerilla warfare, political persecution, arrest, torture, hardship, desperation ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
romania
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, inspirational, emotional, tension
Plot:
colonialism, slavery, resistance, enslavement, resilience, racial injustice, oppression, solidarity, rebellion, escape, biopic, plantation ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
brazil, africa
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In the 1800s in colonial-era Punjab, Jeona Maurh takes up arms to avenge his bandit brother's death. He gradually takes on the land tax mafia working in cahoots with the native kings and the British.
Style:
tense, epic, inspirational, tragic
Plot:
revenge, punjabi, resistance, defiant, justice, freedom, historical epic, honor, rebellion, brotherhood, guerilla warfare
Time:
19th century
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker, a 19th century fiery social reformer and his unswerving fight against the dominant caste oppressions by the upper classes.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, tense, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
class struggle, warrior, biopic, oppression, resistance, justice, battles, fight for supremacy, class differences, fight, intrigue, reform ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
india
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, "Dreptate în lanturi" is a rough and poetic film, whose action is placed at the beginning of the last century. The movie sheds light on a Romanian peasant who fights against social injustice.
Style:
historical drama, melancholic, period piece, bleak, art house ...
Plot:
social injustice, resilience, small village, class struggle, perseverance, tragic hero, political corruption, slow burn, moral ambiguity, explosions, heist, theft ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
poetic realism, romania
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Hungary
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Jewish rebellers are fighting against subjection and supressors. Broken people are shouting for a leader. The crowd starts to follow a young man, who is speaking in the name of love. The man's name is: Jesus. His rapidly growing popularity ...
Style:
religious drama, thought provoking, captivating, intense, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
new testament, jesus, bible, religion, life, society, faith, religious, fighting the system, belief in god, lifestyle, life is a bitch ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Set in 1739, Nader Shah's undefeated army is attacked by Sikh rebellions. Nadar demands their arrest to no avail. Five civilians are hired to play Sikh rebels but over time, they learn the Sikh way.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, costume drama, epic ...
Plot:
punjabi, rebellion, army, resistance, identity, fight, warrior, battles, transformation, heroism, religion, faith ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
india
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Four lads find themselves in a situation where they have to take on a powerful man (and his innumerable henchmen) to reclaim their identity.
Style:
action drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
teenager, orphan, boy, street kid, street life, friendship, fight, teenage protagonist, social problems, problem, teenage life, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Autumn 1961: The GDR regime secures the border between the workers' and peasants' state and the class enemy in the West. To ensure this, the leadership also orders the use of firearms against those fleeing the republic. In Böseckendorf, ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, thrilling, tense ...
Plot:
iron curtain, cold war, repression, political oppression, society, social issues, life is a bitch, social problems, resistance, realism, emigration, refugee ...
Place:
german democratic republic, east germany, germany
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Antoni Krauze reminds one of the darkest history of the cards with PRL. Spectacular reconstruction of the dramatic events in Gdynia, ended a brutal pacification of demonstrators by troops and militia in 1970.
Style:
tense, historical drama, disturbing, captivating, grim ...
Plot:
militia, tragedy, repression, political protest, authoritarianism, fight, historical event, military, soldier, military life, battles, cold war ...
Time:
70s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Novocherkassk, USSR, 1962. Liudmila is a Party executive and devout communist who fought at the front of WWII for Stalin’s ideology. Certain that her contribution will create a communist society, she detests any anti-Soviet sentiment. During a ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, suspense, exciting, black and white ...
Plot:
anti communism, brutality, communist party, communist, demonstration, army vs civilians, civil unrest, rebellion, lovers, riot, mother daughter relationship, strike ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s
Place:
ussr, russia, soviet union
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Hungary
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The movie portrays a peasant revolt in Hungary in the early twentieth century.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, serious, bleak, family saga ...
Plot:
class struggle, social realism, national identity, social injustice, cautionary tale, murder, politics, male nudity, russian roulette, folk music
Place:
hungary, central europe, eastern europe
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
It follows the struggle of clerics to keep Islam alive during the Japanese invasion of Indonesia in 1942.
Style:
serious, bleak, historical drama, patriotic, political ...
Plot:
biopic, islam, religion, resistance, japanese occupation, colonialism, nationalism, struggle, sacrifice, heroism, spirituality, religious education ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
indonesia, asia
Similarity:
39%
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