Movies like The Official Story
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The Official Story (1985)
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Original name: La historia oficial
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Argentina
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After the end of the Dirty War, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
Style:
political, captivating, sincere, suspenseful, disturbing, sad, thought provoking, emotional, realistic, sexy ...
Plot:
politics, adoption, family relations, uncover truth, society, revolution, parents and children, political unrest, haunted by the past, state affairs, secret, intrigue, military dictatorship, children, death, hospital, corruption, anarchist, professor, spanish civil war, assassination, nude, catastrophe, women, lgbt ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
argentina, latin america, spain, buenos aires argentina, bolivia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, dramatic, serious and talky films with plots about catastrophe, runaway, brutality, culture clash, politics, mentor and idealism mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like The Official Story: Machuca (2004), Son of the Bride (2001), Some Mother's Son (1996), Even the Rain (2010), Suffragette (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Chile, Spain, UK, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) ...
Style:
political, touching, sincere, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, sexual initiation, politics, friendship, poverty, youth, communism, demonstration, children, classmate, social differences ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chile, latin america, argentina, south america, spain ...
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95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He lives in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has yet to make a commitment ...
Style:
humorous, touching, sentimental, witty, sexy ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, divorce, family relations, heart attack, self discovery, childhood, introspection, fall in love, human nature, couple relations, old friend, family gatherings ...
Place:
argentina, spain, buenos aires argentina, latin america, south america ...
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93%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in a British prison, in which IRA prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. The film focuses on the mothers of two of the ...
Style:
political, bleak, sexy, bloody, thought provoking ...
Plot:
prison, lawyer, terrorist, working class, women, politics, betrayal, british, ira, human spirit, irish history, irish republican army ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, england, europe, vatican
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92%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, Mexico, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Focuses on Sebastian and Costa, obsessive filmmakers who, in their quest to uncover the myth of Christopher Columbus and resistance to colonial power by Indian rebel Hatuey, ultimately end up embroiled in a modern revolt against Western ...
Style:
talky, thought provoking, political, tense, harsh ...
Plot:
filmmaking, politics, culture clash, society, rebellion, demonstration, prejudice, audition, unlikely friendships, mentor, self discovery, protest ...
Time:
year 2000, 70s, 21st century
Place:
bolivia, south america, spain, california, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement who were forced underground to evade the State.
Style:
captivating, factual, inspirational, bleak, political ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
women, feminism, feminist, fighting the system, sexism, sexual harassment, girl power, adoption, rebelliousness, prejudice, politics, protest ...
Time:
year 1912, 1910s, edwardian era, victorian era, 20th century ...
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england, london, israel, ireland, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Afghanistan, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Iran
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Teenage girl Osama cuts her hair and dresses like a boy to get a job and support her widowed mother and grandmother. When Osama is called by the Taliban to join school and military training she embarks on a terrifying and confusing journey as she ...
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, sincere, bleak ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
coming of age, dishonesty, survival, oppression, child abuse, injustice, life is a bitch, justice, brutality, religion, police investigation, women ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, poland, iran, afghanistan, pakistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
22K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to a South American country to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he ...
Style:
political, thought provoking, emotional, talky, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
politics, dictatorship, political conspiracy, military coup, corruption, conspiracy, military, missing person, journalist, character study, political intrigue, violence ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chile, south america, latin america, iraq, argentina ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
25K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Chile, France, Mexico, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition ...
Style:
political, sentimental, psychological, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
campaign, oppression, fighting the system, underdog, advertising, dictatorship, politics, political conspiracy, rebellion, against the odds, advertising agency, democracy ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
chile, latin america, south america, santiago chile
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, Poland
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. ...
Style:
political, talky, epic, dramatic, sexy ...
Plot:
french revolution, revolution, politics, french history, colonialism, death row, idealism, political unrest, friendship, freedom, conspiracy, murder ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 1930s, 1790s, 1780s
Place:
france, paris france, poland, spain, australia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 317 min.
Story:
Set in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils that took place in Italy in the first half on the 20th century.
Style:
epic, disturbing, thought provoking, controversial, compassionate ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fascism, italian history, politics, world war two, revolution, brutality, friendship, socialist, communism, class struggle, worker, peasant ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s, 1930s, 1910s, victorian era ...
Place:
italy, europe, france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.
Style:
rough, bleak, political, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
ira, irish republican army, civil rights, rebellion, politics, terrorism, protest, ethnic conflict, fighting the system, state affairs, political unrest, social decay ...
Time:
70s, year 1972, 20th century
Place:
ireland, california, england, israel, europe ...
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78%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, China, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Style:
emotional, disturbing, inspirational, sincere, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
betrayal, childhood, friendship, muslim, coming of age, courage, guilt, rape, mission, haunted by the past, child, islam ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, california, san francisco, pakistan
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77%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.
Style:
touching, disturbing, uplifting, political, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
aids, gay, epidemic, deadly virus, politics, medical, investigation, doctor, hiv, scientist, human spirit, fighting the system ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, year 1981, year 1977 ...
Place:
san francisco, africa, usa, new york, france
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77%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A viceroy and an archbishop take their posts in Mexico. A local nun, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), intrigues them. The viceroy and his wife find her brilliant and fascinating. The prelate finds her a symbol of European laxity. He engineers ...
Style:
sexy, reflective, unusual plot structure, meditative, light ...
Plot:
writers, women, art, religion, catholic, writer's life, poetry, catholicism, hospital, lesbian, greed, literature ...
Time:
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Place:
latin america, spain, tokyo, israel, japan ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Belgium, France, Netherlands
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the petite bourgeoisie in oppressing workers. He writes a few ...
Style:
bleak, sexy, rough, visually appealing, road movie ...
Plot:
religion, revolution, politics, fighting the system, liberation theology, nude, french, death, poverty, christian, corruption, justice ...
Time:
19th century, 1920s, 20th century, 1890s, turn of the century
Place:
poland, tokyo, berlin germany, belgium, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In late 1930s Ferrara, Italy, the Finzi-Continis are a leading family: wealthy, aristocratic, and urbane; they are also Jewish. Their adult children, Micol and Alberto, gather a diverse circle of friends for tennis and parties at their villa with ...
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, compassionate, breathtaking, emotional ...
Plot:
fascism, holocaust, world war two, anti semitism, jewish, assassination, tennis, family relations, unrequited love, brother sister relationship, family life, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 19th century
Place:
italy, poland, germany, israel, europe ...
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76%
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, UK, Norway
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A manager of an orphanage in India is sent to Copenhagen, Denmark, where he discovers a life-altering family secret.
Style:
emotional, touching, sincere, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
wedding, marriage, poverty, family bonds, wealth, family relations, family problems, family secret, hopes, couple relations, parents and children, financial problem ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
denmark, copenhagen, india, bombay india
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75%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott lead by Martin Luther King.
Style:
inspirational, thought provoking, realistic, touching, gothic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
racism, civil rights, segregation, african american, friendship, women, ku klux klan, racial segregation, boycott, bus, master and servant, unlikely friendships ...
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50s, year 1955, 20th century
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alabama, new jersey, usa, southern usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, UK, South Africa, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The true story of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and particularly the life of Patrick Chamusso, a timid foreman at Secunda CTL, the largest synthetic fuel plant in the world. Patrick is wrongly accused, imprisoned and tortured for an ...
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terrorism, racism, politics, fighting the system, rebellion, police brutality, civil rights, apartheid, visceral, ethnic conflict, political unrest, social problems ...
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Place:
africa, south africa, angola
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74%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
French drama based on the 1996 kidnapping and killing of seven monks in Algeria. A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between ...
Style:
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Plot:
monk, monastery, faith, religion, clergy, muslim, christian, islam, courage, idealism, hostage, evacuation ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
"The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage version of "The Laramie Project," the eight-member New York-based Tectonic Theatre ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, Olympic swimmer Harry Melchior defects from East Germany in the 1960s and hatches a daring plot to help his sister and others flee East Berlin through a 145-yard underground tunnel.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
Style:
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Plot:
politics, hotel, corruption, senator, assassination, brutality, relationships, racial slur, redemption, honest, reporter, state affairs ...
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los angeles, california, texas, washington d.c., usa ...
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72%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
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factual, political, emotional, thought provoking, serious ...
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Time:
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usa, england, washington d.c., california
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72%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Brazil, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. Cesare, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the ...
Style:
realistic, political, talky, suspenseful, sexy ...
Plot:
terrorist, politics, kidnapping, freedom, revolution, brutality, betrayal, male nudity, idealism, life philosophy, runaway, suspense ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, year 1967, year 1968 ...
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brazil, rio de janeiro, california, berlin germany, lisbon portugal ...
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72%
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Genre: Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The lives of a Beijing family throughout the 1950s and 1960s, as they experience the impact of the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.
Style:
depressing, political, realistic, gloomy, scenic ...
Plot:
revolution, politics, children, communism, brutality, visceral, culture clash, beautiful scenery, marriage, civil war, childhood, character study ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, South Africa, Italy, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his ...
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Time:
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Place:
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71%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refugee, she gradually sees her chance for happiness, but her history still ...
Style:
sad, disturbing, realistic, thought provoking, biting ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, california, london, liverpool, paraguay
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71%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Taking place during the 1976 Soweto uprising, the story follows a white school teacher whose life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
Style:
thought provoking, talky, emotional, disturbing, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
racism, lawyer, fighting the system, legal, society, injustice, rebellion, discrimination, women, children, courtroom, friendship ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1976
Place:
south africa, africa, australia, england, new jersey ...
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71%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. Holding on to hope, Joshua must travel across the war-torn landscape to find the truth and his own peace.
Style:
touching, emotional, dramatic, compassionate, sentimental ...
Plot:
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australia, ottoman empire, england, istanbul turkey, turkey
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