Movies and TV shows like The Manns

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The Manns (2001)
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The Manns (2001)
Original name: Die Manns - Ein Jahrhundertroman
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Duration: 312 min.
TV show
Story: Chronicle about Germany's most extraodinary literary family.
Style: family saga, captivating, serious, realistic, epic, saga
Plot: world war two, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, parents and children, political unrest, state affairs, family relations, family life, writer's life, siblings relations, artists and showbiz, brother brother relationship, exile, homosexual, biopic, incest, gay, writers, alcoholic, wealth, cabaret, brother sister relationship, dynasty, nobel prize, alcoholism ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s, 50s, 1940s ...
Place: germany, switzerland

Most similar movies to The Manns

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and period drama films and TV series with plots about biopic, family relations, artists and showbiz, society, world war two, parents and children and ambition mostly in Drama, Biography and War genres. Some movies like The Manns: Sinatra (1992), Annie MG (2010), The Duchess (2010), Buddenbrooks (2008), House of Hancock (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Sinatra (1992)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 250 min.
TV show
Story: An extensive biopic of one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century - Frank Sinatra. The only thing that could engage the public more than his songs and films was his sometimes controversial private life.
Style: captivating, touching, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Plot: art history, jazz, art, dancing, singer, friendship, celebrity, biopic, couples, relationship vs career, showbiz, musician's life ...
Time: 1940s, 70s, 60s, 20th century, 50s ...
Place: new jersey, usa
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Annie MG (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Musical
Country: Netherlands
TV show
Story: A miniserie about famous Dutch childrenbook writer Annie M.G. Smidt
Style: sincere, serious, realistic, touching
Plot: world war two, writer's life, strong female presence, family relations, writers, father daughter relationship, interview, love, death, artists and showbiz, biopic, dance ...
Time: 20th century
Place: europe, holland
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70%
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The Duchess (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 150 min.
TV show
Story: The life of the Duchess of Alba La vida de la Duquesa de Alba
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, romantic
Plot: duchess, royal family, aristocracy, love and romance, political unrest, society, family relations, state affairs, fall in love, parents and children, couple relations, biopic ...
Time: 60s, 1930s, 1920s, 1940s, 50s ...
Place: europe, spain
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65%
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Buddenbrooks (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 151 min.
Story: Mid-19th-century, Baltic Sea port city of Lubeck, Germany. Follows the fourth generation of the Buddenbrook mercantile family as Tony and Thomas reach the age of marriage. Fatefully impeded every step of the way, the Buddenbrooks struggle as ...
Style: saga, realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: family relations, family business, fall in love, workplace, society, parents and children, unfulfillment, relationship vs career, rivalry, inheritance, friendship, german history ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era
Place: germany, europe, northern germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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House of Hancock (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
TV show
Story: House of Hancock tells the epic true story of the Hancock dynasty and the bizarre love triangle that emerged between Lang, his daughter Gina, and his beautiful Filipina housekeeper Rose.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, saga, epic
Plot: family business, fall in love, family relations, rivalry, parents and children, courtroom drama, betrayal, dishonesty, uninhibited rivalry, family problems, legal, manipulation ...
Time: 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s, 20th century
Place: australia, the philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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The Sullivans (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, period drama
Plot: world war two, family relations, world war, youth, soldier, middle class, military, wartime life, family in crisis, siblings relations, parents and children, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place: australia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2015)
Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
TV show
Story: A chronicle of Marilyn Monroe's family life and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world.
Style: realistic, sexy, touching, serious, captivating ...
Plot: parents and children, mental illness, actor's life, family relations, mental disorder, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, historical figure, family secret, secret, famous, life ...
Time: 20th century, 50s, 60s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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The Legacy (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: The death of a matriarch brings forgotten secrets out into the open and causes a prolonged battle for the family inheritance.
Style: serious, touching, emotional, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: family relations, bohemian life, family history, parents and children, siblings relations, family life, estate, half sister, heir, family home, nordic, conflict ...
Time: 60s, year 2014, 20th century
Place: denmark
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
11.25: The Day He Chose His Own Fate (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of ...
Style: realistic, emotional, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: state affairs, tragic hero, political unrest, idealism, heroes, downfall, writer's life, rebelliousness, life is a bitch, writers, lgbtq, political activist ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1970
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Hilde (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars.
Style: captivating, atmospheric, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, musician's life, performer's life, artists and showbiz, older man younger woman relationship, nazi germany, desire for fame, rise and fall, showbiz, human nature, music, lifestyle ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 60s, 50s, 1950s
Place: berlin germany, germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Speer & Hitler: The Devil's Architect (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 270 min.
TV show
Story: A reassessment of the role Albert Speer played in the Third Reich. Speer, who was ultimately convicted at the Nuremburg trials and served a 20-year prison sentence, was known for designing many of the Third Reich's buildings and for being ...
Style: contemplative, sincere, serious, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot: hitler, world war two, nazi officer, holocaust, post war, war crime, nazi, third reich, anti semitism, delusion, war criminal, legal ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1930s
Place: berlin germany, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Charlie (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Ireland
TV show
Story: The political and personal life of Charlie Haughey during his time in office.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic
Plot: political leader, rise and fall, ambition, political intrigue, politics, head of state, rivalry, state affairs, biopic, unfulfillment, politician, irish history
Time: 80s, 20th century, 70s
Place: ireland
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 174 min.
TV show
Story: The life and struggle of the Dassler brothers. Founders of the brands of Adidas and Puma.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological
Plot: brother brother relationship, shoemaker, family business, business, nazism, factory, father son relationship, nazi germany, disagreement, relationship problems, businessman, rivalry ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 70s, 1920s, 1930s ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
The Restaurant (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Monday May 7, 1945 – the Second World War finally comes to an end and a new, brighter future beckons. In the midst of central Stockholm celebrations, two strangers come together with a quick kiss, parting company immediately after. Upper-class ...
Style: family saga, captivating, stylized, light, contemplative ...
Plot: family business, restaurant, male female relationship, brother brother relationship, mother son relationship, family relations, sexism, anti semitism, mother daughter relationship, emigrant, world war two, love ...
Time: 50s, post world war two, 60s, 70s, 1940s ...
Place: stockholm sweden, eastern europe, scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is a made-for-TV film starring Australian actress Poppy Montgomery. The film, which was shot in B.C. Canada locations altered to look like British locations, details the journey of struggling single mother ...
Style: serious, sentimental, realistic, touching, sincere ...
Audience: kids
Plot: biopic, multiple sclerosis, writers, rising to stardom, writer's life, school, family relations, rise to the top, ambition, artists and showbiz, single parent, single mother ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s, 21st century
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Mussolini and I (1985)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, Switzerland, USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: A compelling drama/documentary chronicling the life and death of Il Duce himself, from his days as a terrorist to his alliance with Hitler to the betrayal of his son-in-law and untimely demise.
Style: realistic, serious, disturbing, bleak, thought provoking
Plot: fascism, world war two, italian history, world war, totalitarian state, fictional history, intrigue, political unrest, society, against humanity, head of state, leadership ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s
Place: italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Fleming (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A look at the 007 creator, Ian Fleming, and his early life set against the permissive society of war-torn WWII London.
Style: serious, stylized, period piece, dramatic, exciting ...
Plot: spy, british secret service, world war two, writers, espionage, hotshot hero, post war, james bond, biopic, womanizer, love and romance, nazi occupation ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 50s
Place: london, england, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Enid (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Edwardian child Enid Blyton begins to tell stories to her brothers as an escape from their parents' rows before the father deserts the family...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, cult classic, costume drama ...
Plot: biopic, dysfunctional family, rise to the top, relationship vs career, nanny, novelist, writers, writer's life, couples, lifestyle, couple relations, ambition ...
Time: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place: britain, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Edward the King (1975)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Edward the Seventh is a 1975 television drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes. Based on the biography of Edward VII by Philip Magnus, it starred Timothy West as the elder Edward VII and Simon Gipps-Kent and Charles Sturridge as Edward in his ...
Style: costume drama, historical drama, saga, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: royalty, royal family, british monarchy, monarch, biopic, family relations, state affairs, head of state, parents and children, royal court, queen victoria, troubled youth ...
Time: 19th century, edwardian era, 20th century, victorian era
Place: britain, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Karenjit Kaur (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: The life journey of Karenjit Kaur, showcasing her beginnings as an innocent, how she became India’s most googled celebrity, and everything which followed in between.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, touching, erotic ...
Plot: life is a bitch, parents and children, family relations, ambition, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, culture clash, society, heroes, loneliness, friendship, escapades ...
Place: usa, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story: This movie re-creates the life stories of the members of the rock group "The Beach Boys. The film focuses primarily on the Wilson brothers and their parents, but also includes stories about the rest of members of the band. A two-part television ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating
Plot: music band, musician's life, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, ambition, friends, teenage love, listener, beach boys, rock and roll, rock band ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Black Butterflies (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Netherlands, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Confronted by Apartheid and a father who was Minister of Censorship, Ingrid Jonker searched for a home, searched for love. With men like Jack Cope and André Brink she found much love, but no home. Later, in his first speech to the South African ...
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, captivating, edutainment ...
Plot: apartheid, writers, fighting the system, writer's life, family relations, estrangement, downfall, lifestyle, parents and children, bittersweet, society, poet ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: africa, south africa, paris france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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White Heat (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A story about a group of seven London-based students from 1965 to the present day.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, saga ...
Plot: drug addict, society, group of friends, love affair, friendship, lifestyle, social relations, love and romance, friends, destiny, ethnic diversity, flatmate ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 70s, 80s, 90s ...
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 114 min.
Story: This intricate historical drama tells the story of actor Ferdinand Marian (Tobias Moretti), who is ordered by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels to star in the 1940 anti-Semitic film Jew Suss. Despite his cooperation, Ferdinand's actions have ...
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, factual, sad ...
Plot: anti semitism, world war two, nazi germany, propaganda, actor's life, rise and fall, filmmaking, movie business, introspection, politics, showbiz, political unrest ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place: austria, europe, berlin germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Our wonderful years (2020)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 270 min.
TV show
Story: In a politically, morally and economically destroyed country, three sisters of an industrialist family in post-war Germany reinvent themselves and set the course for their future.
Style: disturbing, captivating, period piece
Plot: post war germany, post war, world war two, family life, cold war, unrequited love, war, panic attack, german history, social differences, holocaust, marriage of convenience ...
Time: 1940s, post world war two, 1950s, 50s, 20th century
Place: germany, berlin germany, west germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
From There to Here (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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
Plot: streetwise, family relations, parents and children, bombing, bittersweet, society, siblings relations, soccer, city life, ira, urban, bet ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1996
Place: england, manchester
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Life in Squares (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 171 min.
TV show
Story: A story of the close and often fraught relationship between sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf.
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, emotional, costume drama ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: artist, love triangle, rebelliousness, family relations, couples, friendship, love and romance, self discovery, bohemian, poet, sister sister relationship, family life ...
Time: victorian era, 20th century
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Last Sentence (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Renowned journalist Torgny Segerstedt declares war against Hitler as he criticizes Swedish politicians who tried to look away from the tyranny of the Nazis with the good excuse of “neutralism”. His only weapon is his pen and his life is full of ...
Style: serious, touching, realistic, bleak, uplifting ...
Plot: world war two, journalism, life is a bitch, fighting the system, fascism, political unrest, human spirit, rebelliousness, state affairs, idealism, against the odds, media ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1930s
Place: eastern europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Hamsun (1996)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany
Duration: 159 min.
Story: Knut Hamsun is Norway's most famous and admired author. Ever since he was young he has hated the English for the starvation they caused Norway during WWI. When the Germans occupy Norway 9 April 1940 he welcomes them and the protection they can ...
Style: sad, realistic, serious, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: world war two, holocaust, writers, world war, nazi, war, poet, biopic, writer's life, nobel prize winner, totalitarian state, fascism ...
Time: 1940s, year 1996, 1930s
Place: europe, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Cilla (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
TV show
Story: Three-part biopic of the Liverpudlian songbird who would later find fame and fortune. It tells of her rocky road to fame and captures the essence of 1960s Liverpool.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, sentimental, entertaining ...
Plot: pop singer, desire for fame, ambition, musician's life, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, friendship, fame, biopic, post war, dating, redheaded woman ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place: liverpool, england
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48%
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