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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 540 min.
TV show
Story: Young Nicholas Nickleby sets out to make his fortune in order to prevent his mother and sister from depending upon his uncle, Ralph Nicklby. But he finds his first job as master at a Yorkshire school to be cruel, and runs away with one of the students. Meanwhile, Kate is subjected to the unwanted attentions of Sir Mulberry Hawk, aided by her uncle. Nicholas and his new friend, Smike, begin their adventures and eventually set out to rescue Kate, with the usual Dickensian twists, turns and asides.
Style: sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, period drama
Plot: charles dickens, adoption, family relations, boarding school, single parent, friendship, rich and poor, orphan, injustice, dysfunctional family, boss, social differences, society, down on your luck, siblings relations, family in danger, bittersweet, boarding school life, power relations, money, director, uncle nephew relationship, abuse, stage
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1830s, victorian
Place: england, europe, yorkshire

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, period drama and captivating films and TV series with plots about society, family relations, social differences, power relations, life is a bitch, parents and children and rich and poor mostly in Drama, Romance and Crime genres. Some movies like The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: The Mill (2013), Emily of New Moon (1998), Boys from the Blackstuff (1982), Our Mutual Friend (1998), Doctor Thorne (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Mill (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Powerful historical drama series, based on the lives of real people, telling the story of young 19th-century apprentices taking their lives into their own hands for the first time.
Style: realistic, stylized, captivating, serious, psychological ...
Plot: working class, workplace, factory, society, life is a bitch, workplace situations, realism, social differences, rich and poor, mechanic, family relations, parents and children ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: england, britain
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Emily of New Moon (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Emily of New Moon is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2000. The series originally aired in the United States on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and it is currently seen in Canada on the Viva, Bravo! and ...
Style: serious, realistic, period drama
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: orphan, adoption, family relations, child's point of view, starting over, uncover truth, youth, coming of age, young heroes, family problems, island, family life ...
Time: victorian era, edwardian era, 19th century, 1900s, turn of the century
Place: canada
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Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Alan Bleasdale's hugely acclaimed mini-series echoes the misery and despair of long-term unemployment. Set in Liverpool, these profoundly moving human dramas follow in turn the attempts of five working-class heroes to survive.
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, sincere, gloomy ...
Plot: unemployment, social realism, working class, struggle, hoodie, family relations, layoff, realism, society, life is a bitch, down on your luck, labor union ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: britain, northern england, europe, england, liverpool
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Our Mutual Friend (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 350 min.
TV show
Story: Intertwining tales of love, greed, and secret identities in Charles Dickens's 1860s London.
Style: costume drama, period piece, historical drama, realistic, serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: victorian england, charles dickens, inheritance, love, makeover, betrayal, unrequited love, lifestyle, dishonesty, life is a bitch, love and romance, society ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s
Place: britain, england, london, europe
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Doctor Thorne (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: The story of the penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her rich aunt/cousins at Greshamsbury Park estate.
Style: costume drama, historical drama, captivating, cynical, thought provoking ...
Plot: aristocrat, english countryside, family drama, ward, physician, village, family relations, society, intrigue, social differences, couples, love and romance ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1840s, 1850s
Place: england, britain
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Bleak House (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 510 min.
TV show
Story: A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th Century English legal system.
Style: captivating, costume drama, serious, bleak, historical drama ...
Plot: estate, aristocracy, charles dickens, orphan, secret, uncover truth, investigation, social differences, injustice, society, haunted by the past, lawyer ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century
Place: england, britain, london, europe
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David Copperfield (1970)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A made for TV movie of the Charles Dickens' classic novel, turns Dickens' picaresque tale into an extended flashback, with David Copperfield Robin Phillips as a young man, brooding on a deserted beach, recalling his youth. The characters ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, gloomy, emotional ...
Plot: coming of age, charles dickens, david copperfield, swing, orphan, boarding school, family relations, family problems, power relations, youth, life is a bitch, young heroes ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: europe, england
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David Copperfield (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 185 min.
TV show
Story: Charles Dickens' haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies but manages to triumph over incredible adversities.
Style: costume drama, captivating, uplifting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: family friendly
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Time: 19th century, victorian era, edwardian era
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 200 min.
Story: Adaptation of the Dickens novel.
Style: serious, uplifting, sentimental, atmospheric, touching ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: rich and poor, charles dickens, dysfunctional family, social differences, injustice, family relations, power relations, youth, life is a bitch, rivalry, society, siblings relations ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1800s
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Oliver Twist (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 386 min.
TV show
Story: Based on Charles Dickens' novel, this adaptation traces the childhood of an orphan whose mother dies giving birth to him in an English work-house in the 1820s.
Style: costume drama, period piece, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: orphan, charles dickens, child abuse, youth, confined, life is a bitch, society, danger, young heroes, coming of age, injustice, apprentice ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1830s
Place: london, europe, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 180 min.
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Style: realistic, serious, touching, costume drama, captivating ...
Audience: girls' night
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Time: victorian era, 19th century
Place: england
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 385 min.
TV show
Story: Martin Chuzzlewit is an old man with a large fortune and an even larger set of family and friends. A portrait of greed and selfishness, this magnificent adaptation of Dickens' comic masterpiece features an all-star cast.
Style: costume drama, realistic, serious, captivating, stylized ...
Plot: charles dickens, blackmail, inheritance, tribe, family relations, self involved, social climbing, social relations, innocence lost, society, intrigue, ambition ...
Time: 19th century, 1830s, victorian era
Place: britain, usa, england
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 176 min.
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Style: costume drama, sentimental, touching, captivating, sincere ...
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Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1830s
Place: england, europe, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 168 min.
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Duration: 50 min.
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A Simple Heart (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
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Style: serious, sentimental, realistic, emotional, touching
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Time: 19th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Style: serious, realistic, costume drama, captivating, sincere ...
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Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Style: period piece, costume drama, historical drama, realistic, serious ...
Audience: girls' night
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Servants (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Style: costume drama, captivating, disturbing, period piece, period drama
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The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A modern interpretation of the classic Dickens novel.
Style: captivating, emotional, touching, serious, tense ...
Plot: life is a bitch, family relations, parents and children, rich and poor, escapades, injustice, society, family problems, social problems, relationships, family life, financial problem ...
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Sparkhouse (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Style: emotional, serious, touching, melancholic, gloomy ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 780 min.
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Story: In the early 1900s in England, young Christina is orphaned and goes to live with her Uncle Russell, who owns the country estate of Flambards, and has two sons. Mark, the elder, is a wastrel, a roue and, like his father, loves to hunt. The younger ...
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Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
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Style: sentimental, emotional, touching, serious, realistic
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
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From There to Here (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Created by Peter Bowker, From There To Here is set in the aftermath of the 1996 Arndale bombing and follows Daniel Cotton, a Manchester family man who is torn between the life he wants and the life he could have. The story spans the four years that ...
Style: sincere, serious, touching, realistic, captivating
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One Child (2014)
Genre: Drama
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Story: A first-born Chinese girl adopted by English parents gets called back to Guangzhou when her birth mother desperately seeks her assistance in her son. How far will Mei go to help the woman who gave her away and the brother she’s never met?
Style: serious, sincere, touching, realistic
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Vanity Fair (1967)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Behaving Badly (1989)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Behaving Badly is a 1989 British television serial directed by David Tucker. The teleplay by Catherine Heath and Moira Williams is based on Heath's novel of the same name. It was initially broadcast by Channel 4. The series was released on DVD ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, dark comedy
Audience: girls' night, date night
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