Movies like The Iron Lady
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The Iron Lady (2011)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Style:
political, thought provoking, touching, inspirational, sexy, sentimental, intellectual, feel good, emotional, educational ...
Plot:
politics, prime minister, british history, leadership, female politician, women, female protagonist, british prime minister, british politics, life & death, political leader, aging, life philosophy, idealism, alzheimer's disease, stubbornness, golden years, society, capitalism, falklands war, feminism, dementia, intrigue, female leader, president ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 20th century, 60s, 50s, 2000s, year 1982 ...
Place:
england, london, europe, united kingdom, argentina
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Most similar movies to The Iron Lady
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, dramatic and thought provoking films with plots about mentor, storytelling, runaway, destiny, culture clash, catastrophe and friendship mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like The Iron Lady: The King's Speech (2010), The Queen (2006), Suffragette (2015), Nixon (1995), Iris (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, uplifting, dramatic, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
british royal family, world war two, royal family, british history, stuttering, disability, unlikely friendships, politics, british monarchy, king of england, historical character, friendship ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two, 50s, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place:
england, britain, london, united kingdom, europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal ...
Style:
political, factual, emotional, compassionate, thought provoking ...
Plot:
british royal family, royal family, historical character, head of state, queen, queen elizabeth ii, british, politics, royalty, queen of england, monarchy, etiquette ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
england, buckingham palace, london, scotland, britain ...
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67%
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 ...
Place:
england, london, israel, ireland, europe ...
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
An all-star cast powers this epic look at American President Richard M. Nixon, a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands within. Spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking ...
Style:
political, factual, compassionate, talky, intense ...
Plot:
politics, vietnam war, political corruption, government, conspiracy, american politics, manipulation, greed, historical figure, campaign, rise and fall, presidential election ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 1930s, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place:
washington d.c., california, texas, china, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Style:
touching, emotional, melancholic, sentimental, depressing ...
Plot:
alzheimer's disease, aging, writers, writer's life, mental illness, love, life & death, women, loneliness, terminal illness, understanding, senior citizen ...
Time:
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Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatisation that follows Tony Blair's journey from political understudy waiting in the wings of the world arena to accomplished prime minister standing confidently in the spotlight of centre stage. It is a story about relationships, between ...
Style:
realistic, political, intense, tricky, sincere ...
Plot:
politics, head of state, honest, relationships, manipulation, greed, friends, twists and turns, corruption, character study, political intrigue, love ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, england, washington d.c., usa, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, South Africa
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
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emotional, realistic, serious, inspirational, political ...
Plot:
prison, rebellion, civil rights, human spirit, racism, prison life, oppression, courage, politics, brutality, heroes, survival ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s, 90s, 50s ...
Place:
south africa, africa
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31%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. ...
Style:
clever, realistic, serious, political, thought provoking ...
Plot:
politics, leadership, ambition, rise to the top, society, friendship, political corruption, political intrigue, dishonesty, campaign, state affairs, betrayal ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
Style:
inspirational, stylized, emotional, sentimental, intense ...
Plot:
business, entrepreneur, businesswoman, career woman, inventor, divorce, strong female lead, women, ambition, female protagonist, family relations, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s, 90s
Place:
usa, new jersey, california, new york state, new york ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatchers rise from research chemist in 1949 to becoming MP for Finchley in 1959 encompassing her early relationship and marriage to Oil Millionaire Denis Thatcher.
Style:
captivating, realistic, emotional, sincere, political ...
Plot:
rise to the top, politics, ambition, state affairs, feminism, society, campaign, head of state, election, british history, woman power, intrigue ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Movies like The Theory of Everything
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The story of a son's conflicting memories of his dying father.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, sincere, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
father son relationship, memory, coming of age, teenager, loneliness, reconciliation, family relations, character study, life, parenthood, writers, death ...
Time:
80s, 60s, year 1962, year 1989, 70s
Place:
england, london, brighton
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30%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
Style:
thought provoking, sexy, melancholic, talky, absurd ...
Plot:
world war two, french resistance, memory, mental illness, betrayal, war, friendship, transformation, runaway, depression, british, adaptation ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, post world war two, 20th century, 60s
Place:
england, france, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Queen Victoria is deeply depressed after the death of her husband, disappearing from public. Her servant Brown, who adores her, through caress and admiration brings her back to life, but that relationship creates scandalous situation and is likely ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, atmospheric, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
politics, friendship, british history, royalty, queen, victorian england, british monarchy, relationships, queen victoria, love story, widow, state affairs ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s, 1860s
Place:
scotland, england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Style:
emotional, uplifting, sincere, inspirational, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
racism, prejudice, african american, medical, human spirit, surgery, interracial relations, friendship between men, patient, surgeon, talented, society ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, 70s, 50s ...
Place:
maryland, south africa, baltimore, usa, nashville tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Kenya, India, USA, Canada, South Africa
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
refugee, culture clash, survival, friendship, childhood, children, immigrants, courage, civil war, self sacrifice, life is a bitch, fish out of water ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
africa, sudan, boston, south africa, kenya ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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The King's Speech similar movies
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain: During a camping trip to Ayers Rock in outback Australia, she claims she witnessed a dingo taking her baby daughter, Azaria, from the family tent. Azaria's body is never found. After investigations ...
Style:
realistic, thought provoking, disturbing, emotional, tense ...
Plot:
courtroom, court, courtroom drama, prejudice, legal, lawyer, investigation, injustice, false accusation, suspense, murder, religious persecution ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
australia, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Italy, Japan, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
With the use of flashback, an elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, who urges him to be more vulnerable and emotionally honest with his memoirs while journeying through his poverty-stricken childhood, closest ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, factual, light, intense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
rising to stardom, hollywood, childhood, actor's life, mccarthyism, filmmaking, depression, honest, genius, unlikely friendships, exile, filmmaker ...
Time:
1940s, 70s, 1920s, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
london, los angeles, england, california, switzerland
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29%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
Style:
sincere, touching, inspirational, captivating, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
gorilla, jungle, animals, environmental, extinction, environmentalism, human spirit, nature, hunting, life & death, brutality, scientist ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1966
Place:
africa, congo, rwanda
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The true story of William Wilberforce's courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Although meeting intense opposition, his minister, John Newton, urges him to see the cause through.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, political, talky, factual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
slavery, politics, christian, friendship, freedom, corruption, civil rights, politician, slave trade, culture clash, justice, civil war ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1790s, 50s, georgian era ...
Place:
england, london, africa, paris france, france ...
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29%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to ...
Style:
sentimental, romantic, melancholic, factual, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
historical figure, fame, love, hollywood, actress, actor's life, movie star, ambition, cultural icon, women, depression, celebrity ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1956
Place:
england, london, california, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: New Zealand, Australia, UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Janet Frame grows up in a poor family. She is different than the other kids. She is considered abnormal and locked away in a mental institution for eight years. Everything changes when she starts writing books.
Style:
psychological, touching, sexy, neurotic, erotic ...
Plot:
mental illness, writers, depression, mental institution, art, women, children, woman, feminist, child abuse, female nudity, female writer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new zealand, london, paris france
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28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham
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sentimental, touching, emotional, sweet, factual ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
writers, poet, fall in love, marriage, honest, college, death, writer's life, couple relations, terminal illness, melancholy, love story ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe
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28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.
Style:
talky, sincere, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
world war two, british history, politics, war, winston churchill, head of state, state affairs, rise to the top, couple relations, society, husband wife relationship, leadership ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, post world war two, year 1934
Place:
england, germany, europe, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Angel of mercy… or murderous “Doctor Death”? Jack Kervorkian is one of the most polarizing figures in modern American history, a man whose passionate belief that people have the right to die has brought him both praise and vilification. ...
Style:
serious, emotional, thought provoking, compassionate, dark ...
Plot:
suicide, terminal illness, suffering, murder, moral dilemma, euthanasia, greed, eccentricity, judge, historical figure, serial killer, against the rules ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
detroit, usa, california, michigan
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years is told for the first time in a major drama for BBC Two.It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, emotional, sexy, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
physicist, science, mathematics, destiny, disability, self discovery, life philosophy, genius, scientist, family relations, life is a bitch, hospital ...
Time:
60s
Place:
england
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28%
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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, emotional, bad ending, political, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
civil rights, racism, u.s. president, black history, president, butler, injustice, african american, prejudice, father son relationship, white house, segregation ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 60s, 50s, year 2008 ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, africa, tennessee, cuba ...
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28%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Style:
touching, sentimental, captivating, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
adoption, journalist, convent, catholic church, self discovery, journalism, religious intolerance, catholic, faith, nun, golden years, illegitimate son ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1952, 2000s, year 1955 ...
Place:
ireland, england, washington d.c., usa, oxford university
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28%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
Style:
realistic, thought provoking, factual, cerebral, talky ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
computer, father daughter relationship, entrepreneur, prodigy, business, internet, computers and web, technology, friendship, creativity, adaptation, depression ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1998, year 1984, 80s ...
Place:
usa, california, san francisco
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27%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and ...
Style:
inspirational, psychological, thought provoking, sincere, touching ...
Plot:
psychiatrist, psychology, family reunited, african american, u.s. navy, redemption, child abuse, justice, honest, depression, life philosophy, transformation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new jersey, africa, usa, mexico, cleveland ohio ...
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27%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.
Style:
enigmatic, touching, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, mathematics, love, scientist, life philosophy, science, couples, love and romance, death, catastrophe, life is a bitch, marriage ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s
Place:
new mexico, new york, new orleans, usa, albuquerque new mexico
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27%
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