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Mephisto (1981)
12K
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary, West Germany, Austria
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.
Style:
political, art film, mind twisting, horror musical, tense, serious, realistic, disturbing, biting, expressionism ...
Plot:
nazi, nazi germany, actor, pact with the devil, theater, nazism, ambition, success, ethics, price of fame, female nudity, biopic, ss, politics, international relations, world war, morality, identity, totalitarian state, war, time travel, world war one, lgbt, career, philosophy ...
Time:
year 1981, 1930s, 1920s
Place:
germany, berlin germany, hamburg germany, eastern europe, europe, hungary, paris france
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and contemplative films with plots about society, world war two, life is a bitch, nazi, politics, anti semitism and wartime life mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Mephisto: Cabaret (1972), Hanussen (1988), Colonel Redl (1985), The Ogre (1996), Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
Style:
satirical, stylized, atmospheric, period piece, sentimental ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
nazi, gay, fascism, lgbtq, cabaret, gay interest, decadence, world war two, closeted homosexual, dancing, politics, lgbt ...
Time:
1930s, year 1931, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
berlin germany, europe, germany, new york
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100%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Hungary, West Germany, Austria
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of empathy and of clairvoyance, such that could aid ...
Style:
spiritual, intelligent, esoteric, sad, realistic ...
Plot:
homoeroticism, nazi occultism, world war one, world war two, uncover truth, nazi, swastika, german soldier, german history, interwar period, occult, social commentary ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
germany, eastern europe, berlin germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hungary, West Germany, Austria
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl, an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become head of the Secret Police only to become ensnared in political deception.
Style:
political, cynical, biting, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
world war one, lgbt, military, soldier, gays and lesbians, duel, great war, lgbtq, treason, espionage, biopic, battles ...
Time:
pre world war one, year 1985, 20th century, 1910s, 19th century ...
Place:
south africa, germany, europe, czech republic, sarajevo ...
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Country: Germany, France, UK, Poland
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Frenchman Abel Tiffauges likes children, and wants to protect them against the grown-ups. Falsely suspected as child molester, he's recruited as a soldier in the 2nd World War, but very soon he is taken prisoner of war.
Style:
disturbing, realistic, sad, contemplative, sincere ...
Plot:
hitler youth, nazi, war, youth, german soldier, redemption, wartime life, friendship, world war two, nazi germany, children, boys' school ...
Time:
1940s, year 1996, 1930s, year 1939
Place:
germany, berlin germany, france, japan
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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, nazi germany, world war two, politics, propaganda, rise and fall, actor's life, filmmaking, movie business, introspection, political unrest, showbiz ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
europe, austria, berlin germany
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27%
9K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Hungary, Canada, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolph Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, disturbing, realistic, avant garde ...
Plot:
nazi, abstract art, world war two, friendship, art, painter, biopic, propaganda, anti semitism, world war one, controversy, self discovery ...
Time:
1920s, year 2002, 1910s, 20th century, 1930s ...
Place:
germany, middle east, austria, europe, munich germany ...
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420
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
As John Barrymore reckons with the ravages of his life of excess, he rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III.
Style:
realistic, contemplative, sincere, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
artists and showbiz, actor's life, theater, performer's life, showbiz, introspection, actor, society, rivalry, hollywood, art, biopic ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1920s
Place:
canada
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 196 min.
Story:
Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an eminently suitable candidate for success in the chaotic years after World War I. The shameless man's story is contrasted with that of his polar ...
Style:
f word
Plot:
male nudity, male pubic hair, revolution, world war two, german history, totalitarian state, decadence, homosexual, male objectification, shooting, wound, businessman ...
Time:
post world war one, 1920s
Place:
berlin germany, germany
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The two-part TV movie Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil crystallizes that evil by concentrating on two Berlin brothers. In 1931, Helmut Hoffman (Bill Nighy) a brilliant student and self-styled opportunist, joins Hitler's SS. At the same time, ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, bleak, realistic, serious
Plot:
world war two, gestapo, nazi, hitler, concentration camp, ss, third reich, combat, german army, world war, nazism, battles ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
When Ruth's husband dies in New York, in 2000, she imposes strict Jewish mourning, which puzzles her children. A stranger comes to the house - Ruth's cousin - with a picture of Ruth, age 8, in Berlin, with a woman the cousin says helped ...
Style:
uplifting, serious, emotional, touching, contemplative ...
Plot:
holocaust, nazi germany, world war two, anti semitism, nazi, wartime life, human spirit, hopes, couple relations, society, world war, strong female character ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
berlin germany, germany, europe, new york, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Switzerland, Austria
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Benjamin Levi (Bruno Cathomas) is a Bavarian cattle dealer traveling to pre-World War II Germany on his annual trip to a remote farming village. Levi hopes to do some business and, more importantly, win the hand of the lovely Lisbeth (Caroline ...
Style:
thought provoking, biting, bleak, emotional, disturbing ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, society, survival, life is a bitch, injustice, village life, social differences, isolation, wartime life, village, countryside ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
23%
11K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
Style:
factual, captivating, realistic, atmospheric, political ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
writers, politics, world war two, fascism, friendship, culture clash, childhood, nazi, playwright, adaptation, character study, political unrest ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1977, pre world war two, year 1934 ...
Place:
germany, europe, moscow russia, warsaw poland, paris france ...
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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, talky, uplifting, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, writers, world war, nazi, poet, writer's life, biopic, nobel prize winner, nazism, marriage, fascism ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, europe
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23%
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Country: Poland
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, meditative, compassionate, talky, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland, eastern europe, europe, canada, japan ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Doris soon was out of the Nazi's hands and met up with her family.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, uplifting, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, aftermath, world war, anti semitism, life is a bitch, confined, survival, danger, war, society, escapades ...
Place:
denmark, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Update on Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," set in contemporary Hollywood.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, spiritual ...
Plot:
uncover truth, introspection, rise and fall, ambition, life is a bitch, showbiz, drug abuse, self destructing, hollywood, death, male pubic hair, spirituality ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Austria, West Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A real time recreation of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which leading SS and Nazi Party officals gathered to discuss the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". Led by SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, the Wannsee Conference was the ...
Style:
contemplative, thought provoking, talky, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, nazi, nazi germany, world war, genocide, racism, anti semitism, nazi officer, nazism, crime against humanity, conference ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, berlin germany, europe, palestine, warsaw poland
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
Style:
political, art house, visual, breathtaking, sexual ...
Plot:
fascism, assassination, childhood trauma, italian fascism, fascist, professor, murder, betrayal, politics, homosexuality, chauffeur, honeymoon ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1970, year 1917 ...
Place:
italy, paris france, rome italy, france, europe
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Style:
talky, entertaining, intellectual, factual, disturbing ...
Plot:
art, artist, politics, government, depression, world politics, greed, capitalism, congress, justice, manipulation, adaptation ...
Time:
1930s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, West Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The film presents the political events surrounding the Anschluss in March of 1938 through the lives of Carola Hell, a popular young actress at the prestigious Theater in der Josefstadt, and Martin Hofmann, the Jewish journalist she plans to marry. ...
Style:
historical drama, art house, period piece, tense, melancholic
Plot:
world war two, anti semitism, loss of innocence, persecution, propaganda, foreshadowing, urban, identity crisis, escape, betrayal, forbidden love, nazism ...
Time:
1930s, year 1938
Place:
vienna, israel, austria
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The Political drama shows the denunciation and persecution of the 19-year-old Sanne in the Nazi state. After she falls in love with her cousin, Sanne is betrayed by her jealous aunt to the Gestapo.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, period piece, tension, gloomy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female nudity, accusation, gestapo, jealousy, love, political persecution, political oppression, victimization, totalitarianism, nazi germany, forbidden love, social injustice ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, romantic ...
Plot:
couples, lovers, infidelity, fall in love, family problems, rise to the top, crumbling marriage, politics, ambition, state affairs, love and romance, revolution ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s
Place:
latin america, mexico
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, tense, contemplative ...
Plot:
african american, racism, labor union, interracial relations, injustice, rise to the top, ambition, fighting the system, life is a bitch, rebellion, workplace, dishonesty ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
Place:
america
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
This is a story of a special relationship between two women, a writer and her maid.
Style:
realistic, contemplative, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
maid, friendship, rich and poor, society, writer's life, master and servant, power relations, strong female presence, world war two, political intrigue, totalitarian state, european ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
hungary, budapest
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazi's begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is ...
Style:
serious, realistic, breathtaking, period piece, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
nazi, world war two, dancing, coming of age, dance, swing dancing, anti semitism, holocaust, friendship, jazz, fighting the system, brainwashing ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, pre world war two, year 1993, 1900s ...
Place:
germany, new york, europe, usa, hamburg germany ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
Style:
bleak, realistic, captivating, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, hitler, nazi germany, nazi, against humanity, suicide, confinement indoors, wartime life, life is a bitch, state affairs, downfall, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1945
Place:
germany, berlin germany, europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic, Poland, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Dostoevsky’s latter-day opus about the siblings and their father is among the masterpieces of world literature. It asks profound questions about ethics and religion. Is there a God? Does the devil exist? Is everything allowed because we live in a ...
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, sincere, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
theater, lifestyle, hopes, parents and children, society, human nature, performer's life, dealing with death, artists and showbiz, redemption, siblings relations, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, eastern europe, prague, poland, central europe ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden, West Germany
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Rational, exacting, and self-controlled theater director, Henrik Vogler, often stays after rehearsal to think and plan. On this day, Anna comes back, ostensibly looking for a bracelet. She is the lead in his new production of Stindberg's ...
Style:
psychedelic, surreal, mind bending, art house, contemplative ...
Plot:
crazy love, theater, art, nordic, relationships, dialogue, actor, memory, couples, dull life, couple relations, introspection ...
Time:
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20%
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The story of the young man Peter, who grew up during the economic miracle, bereft of parental care and love. Learning early on that interpersonal relationships are based on the principles of exchange or purchase, he abides by these rules and gives ...
Style:
art house, psychological, realistic, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
couples, family relations, alienation, male nudity, dysfunctional family, family problems, injustice, estrangement, society, unlikely criminals, human nature, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
germany, europe, munich germany
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
As in the novel of the same title from Camilo Jose Cela, "La Colmena" is a sad composition with the stories of many people in the Madrid of 1942, just the postwar of the spanish civil war. The main theme of the film is the contrast between ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, gloomy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
post war, struggle, female nudity, freedom, lgbt, francisco franco, spanish history, spanish civil war, revolutionary, conflict, nude girl, revolutionary war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
madrid, europe, spain
Similarity:
19%
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