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Cradle Will Rock (1999)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Style:
talky, entertaining, intellectual, factual, serious, disturbing, realistic, clever, cult classic, sincere ...
Plot:
art, artist, politics, depression, government, capitalism, greed, world politics, congress, justice, manipulation, adaptation, injustice, racism, rich and poor, society, actor's life, celebrity culture, power relations, propaganda, biopic, painter, ventriloquist, u.s. congress, american politics ...
Time:
1930s, year 1999, 20th century, 30s
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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Most similar movies to Cradle Will Rock
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, talky and thought provoking films with plots about society, politics, artists and showbiz, nude, state affairs, culture clash and dialogue mostly in Drama, Comedy and Biography genres. Some movies like Cradle Will Rock: Guilty by Suspicion (1991), Interview (2007), True Colors (1991), Barrymore (2011), Power (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This compelling story vividly recreates Hollywood's infamous 'Blacklist Era'. The witch-hunt has begun and director David Merrill can revive his stalled career by testifying against friends who are suspected communists. Merrill's ...
Style:
political, cult classic, realistic, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
filmmaking, politics, hollywood, american politics, courtroom, politician, government, intrigue, courtroom drama, communism, lawyer, democracy ...
Time:
1950s, year 1991, 20th century, 50s, year 1951
Place:
washington d.c., europe, california, usa, france
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada, Netherlands
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After falling out with his editor, a fading political journalist is forced to interview America's most popular soap actress.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, melancholic, talky, stylized ...
Plot:
journalism, manipulation, actress, videotaping, egoism, depression, character study, loser, interview, dialogue, betrayal, deal ...
Time:
year 2007
Place:
washington d.c., new york, europe, former yugoslavia, usa ...
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the other goes into politics.
Style:
political, talky, intense, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
politics, friendship, political corruption, betrayal, manipulation, legal action, college, corruption, society, rivalry, dishonesty, campaign ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991
Place:
usa, washington d.c., virginia, florida, connecticut ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
As John Barrymore reckons with the ravages of his life of excess, he rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III.
Style:
realistic, contemplative, sincere, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
artists and showbiz, actor's life, theater, performer's life, showbiz, introspection, actor, society, rivalry, hollywood, art, biopic ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1920s
Place:
canada
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40%
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4K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the ...
Style:
clever, serious, realistic, cynical, political ...
Plot:
politics, political corruption, campaign, cover up, manipulation, fighting the system, state affairs, society, journalism, legal, dishonesty, ambition ...
Time:
80s
Place:
usa, seattle, new york, washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
Style:
humorous, clever, offbeat, funny, social ...
Plot:
politics, cold war, friendship, communism, mccarthyism, communist, lawyer, bookstore, social commentary, political satire, informant, communist party ...
Time:
1950s, year 1976, 50s, 20th century, year 1953 ...
Place:
new york, italy, europe, florence, usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A Cincinnati museum director goes on trial in 1990 for exhibiting sadomasochistic photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe.
Style:
disturbing, serious, captivating, thought provoking, erotic ...
Plot:
museum, art, lawsuit, courtroom, jury, politics, courtroom drama, against the rules, fighting the system, perversion, righting the wronged, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
90s, 80s, year 1990
Place:
ohio, usa, cincinnati ohio
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt. Harry solicits his opinion on his latest manuscript, a ...
Style:
psychological, serious, talky, clever, existential ...
Plot:
friendship, poet, introspection, lifestyle, prodigy, writers, unsuccessful, up and down relationship, betrayal, crumbling marriage, artist, politics ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s
Place:
manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Style:
political, witty, cynical, thought provoking, biting ...
Plot:
politics, election, american politics, satire, father son relationship, underdog, political campaign, campaign, political rally, candidate, election campaign, idealism ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place:
california, usa, san francisco, north america, san diego california ...
Similarity:
33%
14K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Argentina, Spain, Italy
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie's discovery of his brother's near-finished play might hold the answer to understanding their ...
Style:
clever, psychological, black and white, enigmatic, talky ...
Plot:
musician, road trip, family relations, confession, dysfunctional family, adaptation, family drama, art, creativity, haunted by the past, family secret, interview ...
Time:
year 2009, future
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, south america, usa, new york ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the ...
Style:
mockumentary, political, witty, cynical, satirical ...
Plot:
political satire, election campaign, politics, satire, journalism, political campaign, manipulation, republican, conspiracy, senator, ambition, campaign ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, nicaragua, new york
Similarity:
32%
888
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In 1994, real-life crop artist Stan Herd traveled from Kansas to Manhattan's Upper West Side to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trump. The multi-acre artwork was made from soil, rock, plants and vegetation near an ...
Style:
realistic, sentimental, sincere, reflective, independent film ...
Plot:
environmentalism, idealism, human spirit, hopes, social differences, creative block, art, creative process, homelessness, perseverance, collaboration, social commentary ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
32%
11K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other nostalgic events in early 1900s New York City.
Style:
clever, bleak, cult classic, independent film, controversial ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
racism, jazz, renaissance, racial injustice, american history, racial discrimination, trial, female nudity, friendship, murder, anarchist, unrequited love ...
Time:
year 1981, victorian era, 1900s, 1910s, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, eastern europe, harlem, usa, atlantic city new jersey ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Nina, an art dealer, has her weekly massage appointment and is surprised to find out her usual masseur, Douglas, has sent a replacement named Fitch. The pair develop an easy rapport during the session, with talk about past relationships. As Nina ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, serious, realistic, talky ...
Plot:
massage, erotica, female nudity, sex, love and romance, starting over, lifestyle, lovers reunited, skinny dipping, masseur, dishonesty, femme fatale ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, california
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, tense, contemplative ...
Plot:
african american, racism, labor union, interracial relations, injustice, rise to the top, ambition, fighting the system, life is a bitch, rebellion, workplace, dishonesty ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
america
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, stylized, sexual, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
gender bending, gender, mistaken identity, cross dressing, actor, mistress, actor's life, overnight success, lifestyle, monarch, life is a bitch, human nature ...
Time:
17th century, year 2004, victorian era, 18th century, 19th century
Place:
london, england, europe, egypt
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Style:
touching, inspirational, political, factual, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
racism, president, u.s. president, civil rights, black history, racial discrimination, butler, injustice, african american, politics, civil rights movement, father son relationship ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 2013, 60s, year 1961 ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, birmingham alabama, nashville tennessee, america ...
Similarity:
30%
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:
30%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
An actress suffers an emotional uproar in her personal life after a fan dies trying to see her.
Style:
independent film, serious, art house, thought provoking, cerebral ...
Plot:
aging, actor, actress, theater, thoughtful, strong female lead, existentialism, art, beat generation, filmmaking, time travel, recovery ...
Time:
year 1977, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
30%
11K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery ...
Style:
touching, intense, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
homeless, alcohol abuse, redemption, halloween, mental disorder, female nudity, alcoholic, couple relations, rich and poor, parents and children, human nature, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1930s, 1900s, year 1987, 1910s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. ...
Style:
realistic, serious, clever, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
politics, political corruption, infidelity, betrayal, state affairs, dishonesty, relationship vs career, moral dilemma, couple relations, workplace, legal, workplace situations ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.
Style:
disturbing, realistic, rough, independent film, captivating ...
Plot:
strike, poverty, labor strike, fighting the system, rebellion, against the odds, price of justice, ambition, legal, society, human nature, life is a bitch ...
Time:
70s, year 1973, year 1974
Place:
kentucky, appalachia, usa, new york
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Hungary, Canada, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolph Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, disturbing, realistic, avant garde ...
Plot:
nazi, abstract art, world war two, friendship, art, painter, biopic, propaganda, anti semitism, world war one, controversy, self discovery ...
Time:
1920s, year 2002, 1910s, 20th century, 1930s ...
Place:
germany, middle east, austria, europe, munich germany ...
Similarity:
28%
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613
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Several actresses get caught up in a web of romantic intrigue while performing in a production of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."
Style:
non-linear, realistic, serious, postmodern, talky ...
Plot:
theater, actor's life, lesbian relationship, strong female presence, twentysomething life, actress, shakespeare, mistaken identity, cross dressing, adaptation, intrigue, girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, USA, Iran
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
11 directors show their view on the terrorist attacks on the world trade center in New York.
Style:
disturbing, stylized, factual, talky, emotional ...
Plot:
terrorism, war on terror, politics, 9/11, justice, skyscraper, state affairs, danger, injustice, innocence lost, life is a bitch, love affair ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s
Place:
middle east, usa, new york, iran, europe ...
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of writer William Seward Burroughs and his wife.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, independent film
Plot:
beat generation, love triangle, infidelity, writers, lifestyle, writer's life, celebrity culture, drug abuse, addiction, adultery, rebellion, rebel ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 50s
Place:
new york, mexico, usa, latin america, mexico city
Similarity:
27%
184K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit.
Style:
clever, satirical, political, witty, black comedy ...
Plot:
media, journalism, satire, television, social commentary, media manipulation, adultery, corruption, murder, dark humor, business, assassination ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
usa, new york, california, manhattan new york city, middle east ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him.
Style:
independent film, psychological, serious, realistic
Plot:
closeted homosexual, politician, usa politics, american politics, government, politics, lgbt, gay subtext, campaign, political corruption, haunted by the past, media satire ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, year 1971
Place:
missouri, usa, mississippi, st. louis missouri
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A political strategist juggling three clients questions whether or not to take the high road as the ugly side of his work begins to haunt him.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, witty, cynical, independent film ...
Plot:
campaign, politics, ambition, satire, political corruption, dishonesty, private vs public, society, state affairs, scoop, election, intrigue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
san francisco, usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A hardcore American racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant ...
Style:
disturbing, emotional, bleak, independent film, realistic ...
Plot:
skinhead, judaism, racism, anti semitism, neo nazi, nazism, hate, politics, identity crisis, fascism, violence spree, anger ...
Time:
year 2001, y2k, 60s, 20th century
Place:
israel, new york, usa, argentina, germany
Similarity:
27%
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