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What the Constitution Means to Me (2020)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Fifteen-year-old Heidi Schreck earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human show, Heidi resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.
Style:
political, thought provoking, captivating, thrilling, poignant, reflective, heartfelt, inspirational, educational, nostalgic
Plot:
american history, feminism, equality, civil rights movement, autobiography, storytelling, stage play, politics, social problems, female protagonist, social issues, political activism, justice, intimate, thoughtful, memory, patriarchy, engagement, identity, healing, activism, trauma, women, violence against women, usa history ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, united states
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and emotional films with plots about social problems, social issues, female protagonist, intimate, life is a bitch, trauma and coming of age mostly in Drama, History and Comedy genres. Some movies like What the Constitution Means to Me: In the Company of Women (2023), Where the Shadows Fall (2017), The Listener (2022), A Woman of Courage (2016), Adopting Audrey (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
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Style:
political, thrilling, captivating, inspirational, patriotic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
los angeles
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69%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
social issues, volunteer, telephone call, social problems, empathy, social worker, loneliness, compassion, mental health, relationship problems, trust, character study ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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captivating, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, sincere, thought provoking, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A middle-class Filipino family struggles to survive in the era of dictatorship.
Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
52%
475
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Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Genre: Drama
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Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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ireland
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