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Land of Plenty (2004)
4K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
After living abroad, Lana returns to the United States, and finds that her uncle is a reclusive vagabond with psychic wounds from the Vietnam War.
Style:
sincere, psychological, serious, realistic, road movie, multicultural, cult classic, contemplative, gloomy, independent film ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, politics, hopes, vietnam veteran, self discovery, redemption, introspection, haunted by the past, on the road, society, obsessive quest, racism, uncle niece relationship, culture clash, prejudice, christian, al qaeda, vietnam war, hipster, social realism, social commentary, hobo, tramp, family relations ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, africa, new york, middle east, israel ...
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Most similar movies to Land of Plenty
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sincere and emotional films with plots about death, mother son relationship, family relations, drinking alcohol, drinking, friendship and cigarette smoking mostly in Drama, War and Romance genres. Some movies like Land of Plenty: Stop-Loss (2008), Taking Chance (2009), Killer Kid (1994), The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Lemon Tree (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
21K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Style:
sad, harsh, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
soldier, iraq war, u.s. military, death, redemption, friendship, war on terror, war, homecoming, small town, depression, wartime life ...
Time:
year 2008, future, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, canada, afghanistan, usa ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
Style:
sincere, sentimental, touching, realistic, sad ...
Plot:
iraq war, war, military, ritual, soldier, self discovery, military life, father son relationship, ethnic conflict, patriotism, marines, u.s. marine ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
iraq, wyoming, baghdad iraq, afghanistan, usa ...
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Eleven-year-old Laïd lives in war-torn Lebanon. Chosen and trained by an extremist organisation, he has been forced to enter the adult world far too early. He has been transformed into a fanatical and programmed machine, whose life could be summed ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, disturbing, crying
Plot:
coming of age, children in wartime, youth, boy, french president, little boy, orphan, terrorism, friendship, immigrant, society, danger ...
Time:
90s
Place:
middle east, paris france, france, europe, beirut lebanon ...
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Part drama, part documentary, The Road to Guantánamo focuses on the Tipton Three, a trio of British Muslims who were held in Guantanamo Bay for two years until they were released without charge.
Style:
rough, intense, suspenseful, serious, tense ...
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist, torture, muslim, injustice, warning, war on terror, politics, military, british, pow, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, year 2001, year 2003, year 2002 ...
Place:
middle east, united kingdom, latin america, afghanistan, pakistan ...
Similarity:
80%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, Germany, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Salma Zidane, a widow, lives simply from her grove of lemon trees in the West Bank's occupied territory. The Israeli defense minister and his wife move next door; the Secret Service orders the trees removed for security. The stoic Salma seeks ...
Style:
sincere, touching, sentimental, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, politics, injustice, widow, occupation, reconciliation, rules and policies, hopes, life is a bitch, society, legal ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
palestine, middle east, israel, jerusalem, persia ...
Similarity:
79%
4K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Two rebellious youths, Ralph and Scott, find themselves struggling with adulthood as the Vietnam War rages. Feeling trapped in their small town, Scott battles with his conservative veteran father, Cliff, and Ralph deals with his desperately sexual ...
Style:
realistic, independent film, serious, thought provoking, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
vietnam war, prejudice, anti war, unfaithfulness, death of father, drug use, hippie, small town, drug, college, coming of age, male nudity ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1969, 70s
Place:
vietnam, usa, california, texas, canada ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Armed with dreams that extend beyond their block, Luis and Ronald, two best friends from Los Angeles, videotape their last 36 hours before shipping off to Afghanistan. One hundred days before Obama's inauguration, these young men have joined ...
Style:
serious, contemplative, sincere, non-linear, realistic ...
Plot:
military, society, soldier, friends, friendship, military life, manhood, youth, introspection, hopes, adolescence vs adulthood, buddies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, california, afghanistan, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.
Style:
psychological, touching, realistic, sincere, tense ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
iraq war, road trip, family relations, support group, insomnia, parents and children, patriotism, couple relations, death in the family, siblings relations, on the road, anti war ...
Time:
year 2007, 70s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, minnesota, florida, chicago, usa ...
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of a young Marine, fresh from Camp Pendleton, who is forced to confront the complexities of adulthood and a volatile home life during a four-day Thanksgiving leave.
Style:
sincere, contemplative, serious, realistic, hispanic ...
Plot:
fall in love, family relations, thanksgiving, family gatherings, marine, love and romance, soldier, society, self discovery, homecoming, parents and children, estrangement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iraq, usa, california
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Georg Laschen leaves his family in West Germany to go work as a war correspondent in Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians.
Style:
political, thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot:
journalism, reporter, photograph, female nudity, photographer, adoption, child, cold war, lebanese civil war, correspondents, nude girl, raf ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1981
Place:
lebanon, germany, middle east, west berlin west germany, east berlin ...
Similarity:
54%
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, adult
Plot:
friendship, childhood, redemption, islam, muslim, coming of age, mission, guilt, courage, bully, rape, haunted by the past ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 2007, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
afghanistan, china, middle east, california, iraq ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Sweden
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A group of Spanish refugees try to organize protests from France. Their network is under constant threat by the police and some of them have recently been arrested. The main character (played by Yves Montand) dedicated his whole life to the battle ...
Style:
political, political thriller, anthology, contemplative, thought provoking ...
Plot:
civil war, espionage, spy, protest, spanish civil war, female nudity, revolution, passion, terrorist, spanish history, secret mission, nude girl ...
Time:
60s, year 1966, year 1965
Place:
france, paris france, spain, basque country, rome italy ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Israel, Netherlands, Germany, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Paradise Now is filmed from the perspective of two Palestinian men who are preparing to perform a suicide attack in Israel. This is the first film to deal with the subject of suicide bombers.
Style:
disturbing, controversial, depressing, political, rough ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, friendship, islam, suicide, destiny, muslim, conflict, israeli, manipulation ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, palestine, israel, jerusalem, maghreb ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Ziad Jarrah, a young Lebonese man from a good family goes to Germany to attend college and starts dating a Turkish girl named Aysel. Although not very religious and accustomed to Western ways, Ziad becomes "brothers" with some ...
Style:
serious, psychological, disturbing, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
terrorism, hijacking, war on terror, muslim, obsession, political conspiracy, political unrest, danger, against humanity, vengeance, head of state, politics ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 90s, 2000s
Place:
northern germany, new york, manhattan new york city, hamburg germany
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Czech Republic, USA, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An ailing communist reflects on a young boy childhood in Stalinist Yugoslavia.
Style:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, touching, contemplative
Plot:
orphan, youth, orphanage, friendship, betrayal, prison, coming of age, soldier, idealism, haunted by the past, injustice, politics ...
Time:
year 1945, post world war two, 1940s
Place:
macedonia, former yugoslavia, europe, soviet union, ussr ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An African-American prison psychiatrist (Sidney Poitier) finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate (Bobby Darin) with bigoted Nazi tendencies.
Style:
mind bending, surreal, psychedelic, political, independent film ...
Plot:
world war two, psychopath, prison, racism, therapy, nazi, african, foreign legion, legion, colonialism, mental disorder, black ...
Time:
1940s, year 1962, year 1942
Place:
madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, new york, harlem, africa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, Algeria
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in ...
Style:
black and white, political, philosophical, art house, cerebral ...
Plot:
revolution, colonialism, protest, torture, military, muslim, french algerian war, politics, terrorism, insurrection, independence, revolutionary ...
Time:
year 1957, 20th century, 50s, year 1954, year 1966 ...
Place:
africa, algeria, middle east, france, north africa ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A tale of four generations of men, all of whom have had their offspring at a young age: a great-grandfather, a grandfather, a father in his twenties and a son who is about 7 years old. When the oldest member passes away, the trio heads out on the ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, road movie, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
redemption, family relations, self discovery, family gatherings, human nature, parents and children, estrangement, father son relationship, road trip, death, dysfunctional family, aging ...
Time:
20th century, year 2004
Place:
new mexico, usa, albuquerque new mexico, los angeles, arizona ...
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.
Style:
talky, psychological, sincere, cult classic, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
vietnam war, vietnam veteran, friendship, loneliness, depression, idealism, dialogue, complex characters, haunted by the past, siblings relations, love and romance, homecoming ...
Time:
80s, year 1989, 20th century
Place:
usa, vietnam, connecticut, california
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
During the Algerian war for independence from France, a young Frenchman living in Geneva who belongs to a right-wing terrorist group and a young woman who belongs to a left-wing terrorist group meet and fall in love. Complications ensue when the man ...
Style:
black and white, political, political thriller, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
spy, algerian war, politics, assassin, assassination, fighting the system, identity, revolution, death, hotel, torture, terrorist group ...
Time:
year 1958, 1950s, 50s, 60s
Place:
algeria, switzerland, europe, france, geneva switzerland ...
Similarity:
42%
148
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jerome is a day in the life of a dreamer. Wade Hampton has found himself trapped by responsibility and lack of understanding by those closest to him. As a result, Wade simply leaves his old life with the idea of fulfilling a repressed dream of ...
Style:
independent film, contemplative, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
petty theft, desert, on the road, factory, unemployment, workplace romance, small town life, small town, family in crisis, fish out of water, couples, estrangement ...
Time:
90s
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Algeria, France, Morocco, Belgium
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.
Style:
emotional, realistic, rough, serious, political ...
Plot:
battles, war, world war two, politics, brutality, justice, military, muslim, survival, racism, self esteem, ethnic conflict ...
Time:
year 1944, 50s, 20th century, 1940s, year 2006 ...
Place:
africa, algeria, morocco, italy, europe ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Will Montgomery (Ben Foster), a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson), to give notice to the families of ...
Style:
touching, sincere, depressing, sad, psychological ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
military, soldier, redemption, honest, character study, bereavement, human nature, officer, jihad, relationships, wartime, friendship ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
iraq, bosnia, usa, california
Similarity:
39%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
George takes a trip to Vietnam to find his missing son. George's son Bob and Bob's son Patrick accompany George on the trip. George's son, Brendan, has been Missing in Action since the Vietnam War. Julie, an archeologist, joined the ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
missing person, family relations, vietnam war, parents and children, haunted by the past, human nature, village, family life, culture clash, expedition, missing son, love ...
Place:
vietnam, chicago, usa, asia, honolulu hawaii
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Meeting his handicapped son for the first time, a young father attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager.
Style:
psychological, touching, emotional, serious, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
estrangement, parents and children, single parent, teenage life, human nature, disability, hospital, self discovery, coming of age, redemption, hopes, family relations ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
europe, germany, italy, berlin germany, milan italy
Similarity:
38%
2K
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The movie starts at the 1998 bomb attack by the Real IRA at Omagh, Northern Ireland. The attack killed 31 people. Michael Gallagher one of the relatives of the victims starts an examination to bring the people responsible to court.
Style:
realistic, serious, disturbing, emotional, uplifting ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, bomb, fighting the system, injustice, uncover truth, legal, redemption, human spirit, society, danger, false accusation ...
Time:
year 1998
Place:
ireland, northern ireland, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Wendy, a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy. Already perilously close to losing everything, Wendy hits a bigger bump in the road when her old car breaks down and she is arrested ...
Style:
sad, emotional, road movie, psychological, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dog, depression, loneliness, owner dog relationship, small town, friendship, hopes, poverty, money problems, life philosophy, solitude, on the road ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, alaska, portland oregon, usa, california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A haunted Vietnam veteran, living in exile in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, is faced with a life-changing decision after he is visited by a former platoon member and his young Amerasian daughter.
Style:
realistic, psychological, emotional, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
vietnam veteran, homecoming, friendship, exile, society, orphan, life is a bitch, solitary, redemption, family relations, farm, children ...
Place:
usa, vietnam, asia
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Cameroon
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Maria is a White farmer who runs a failing coffee plantation in an unnamed African country in the present day. Civil war has broken out and rebel soldiers, many of them child soldiers, are advancing on the area. Rebels on the radio advocate attacks ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, realistic, rough, emotional ...
Plot:
coffee, terrorist, family relations, civil war, chaos, family in danger, family business, political unrest, single parent, state affairs, danger, colonialism ...
Time:
90s, year 2009, 2000s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Somewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona a 14-year-old girl tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12.
Style:
disturbing, touching, serious, bleak, social ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
child soldier, civil war, slavery, murder, battles, rebel army, teenager, life is a bitch, wartime life, haunted by the past, rebellion, african ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
africa, canada
Similarity:
36%
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