Movies like Missing 1982
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Missing (1982)
25K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to a South American country to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he uncovers a trail of cover-ups that implicate the US State department which supports the right-wing dictatorship.
Style:
political, emotional, political thriller, thought provoking, talky, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, serious, poignant ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dictatorship, politics, military coup, missing person, coup d'etat, political conspiracy, political intrigue, corruption, conspiracy, journalist, violence, military, curfew, capitalism, reporter, journalism, businessman, character study, loss of son, uncover truth, patriotism, oppression, conservative, dishonesty, coup ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1982, year 1973
Place:
chile, latin america, south america, washington d.c., santiago chile, iraq, argentina ...
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Most similar movies to Missing
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out intellectual, social, realistic and serious films with plots about dialogue, media, society, espionage, militant, justice and politics mostly in Drama, Thriller and History genres. Some movies like Missing: Z (1969), Machuca (2004), State of Siege (1972), Kill the Messenger (2014), Colonia (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises ...
Style:
political thriller, political, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, military, investigation, corruption, police, government, government corruption, justice, political corruption, politician, violence ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
greece, france, africa, europe
Similarity:
100%
13K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Chile, Spain, UK, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) ...
Style:
political, touching, sincere, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
childhood, coming of age, sexual initiation, politics, friendship, poverty, youth, dictatorship, boy, communism, trauma, demonstration ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chile, latin america, south america, santiago chile, spain ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany, Chile
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Like most of Costa-Gavras' political thrillers, the French State of Siege is based on a true story. The incident dramatized herein is the kidnapping of a U.S. official somewhere in Latin America. The director's sympathies clearly lie with ...
Style:
political, social, political thriller, talky, tense ...
Plot:
politics, coup d'etat, dictatorship, dictator, political intrigue, torture, radical, protest, capitalism, imperialism, journalism, shooting ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, uruguay, france, chile, santiago chile ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist ...
Style:
political, clever, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
journalism, reporter, journalist, conspiracy, u.s. government, investigative journalism, politics, drug smuggling, investigative reporter, media manipulation, media, cia ...
Time:
80s, year 2014, 70s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
latin america, california, los angeles, nicaragua, usa ...
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100%
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59K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, UK, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.
Style:
suspense, harsh, psychological, emotional, political ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
religious fanatic, religion, genocide, dictatorship, torture chamber, sect, abuse, kidnapping, escape, torture, prison, man punching a woman ...
Time:
70s, year 2015, year 1973
Place:
chile, peru, germany, south america, italy ...
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50%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of ...
Style:
political thriller, political, cerebral, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
journalism, newspaper, political conspiracy, politics, conspiracy, political corruption, investigation, american politics, white house, investigative journalism, whistleblower, president ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973, year 1972, year 1976
Place:
washington d.c., usa, north america, miami, florida
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Mexico, Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the military coup on September 11th 1973.
Style:
serious, captivating, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
coup d'etat, military coup, ambassador, politics, society, life is a bitch, political unrest, injustice, human spirit, revolution, diplomacy, human rights ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1973
Place:
chile, latin america, europe, south america
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Bulgaria
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A semi-fictional account on the fatidic September 11, 1973, when the military commanded by General Pinochet took over the power from socialist president Salvador Allende, initiating a dictatorship that lasted until 1988 causing the deaths and ...
Style:
social, intellectual
Plot:
coup, coup d'etat, cold war, politics, history of chile, senator, cia agent, tank, military coup, president, cia, journalism ...
Time:
year 1973, 20th century, 70s
Place:
santiago chile, chile, latin america, europe, south america
Similarity:
43%
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27K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Chile, France, Mexico, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition ...
Style:
political, cerebral, psychological, sentimental, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dictatorship, campaign, democracy, protest, politics, advertising, underdog, dictator, political conspiracy, society, exile, rebellion ...
Time:
80s, year 2012, year 1988, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
chile, latin america, santiago chile, south america, venezuela ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Greece, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
An American couple in Chile is drawn into the turmoil that followed President Salvador Allende's 1973 overthrow.
Style:
intellectual, social
Plot:
capitalism, politics, coup, coup d'etat, abuse of power, ambassador, youth, sadism, kidnapping, media, abuse, voting ...
Time:
year 1987
Place:
latin america, chile, south america, europe, santiago chile
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Finland, Chile
Duration: 285 min.
TV show
Story:
Invisible Heroes tells the heroic tale of young Finnish diplomats in Chile during 1973’s infamous military coup. Finnish diplomats Tapani Brotherus and Ilkka Jaamala along with Tapani’s wife Lysa Brotherus helped over 2000 left-wing Chileans ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, disturbing, serious, social ...
Plot:
military coup, dictatorship, diplomat, cold war, army, military, human rights, politics, refugee, communism, embassy, diplomacy ...
Time:
year 1973, 70s
Place:
chile, south america, finland, east germany, bolivia ...
Similarity:
40%
25K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Mexico, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A second rated journalist from the US tries his luck in El Salvador during the military dictatorship in the 1980s.
Style:
suspense, political, thought provoking, factual, harsh ...
Plot:
civil war, photojournalist, revolution, dictator, war correspondent, politics, journalism, war, dictatorship, reporter, assassination, cold war ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1986, 70s
Place:
latin america, central america, san francisco, south america
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Irene is a magazine editor living under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Francisco is a handsome photographer and he comes to Irene for a job. As a sympathizer with the underground resistance movement, Francisco opens her eyes and ...
Style:
erotic, political, eros, scenic, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dictatorship, politics, military coup, female nudity, escape, lust, photographer, military, hospital, rebellion, investigation, justice ...
Time:
70s, year 1994, year 1973, 1920s
Place:
chile, latin america, south america, europe, spain ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Argentina
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After the end of the Dirty War, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is.
Style:
political, sad, captivating, suspenseful, sincere ...
Plot:
adoption, politics, military coup, society, family relations, dictatorship, uncover truth, parents and children, state affairs, haunted by the past, political unrest, capitalism ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, 20th century, year 1983
Place:
latin america, argentina, bolivia, spain, south america ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Mexico
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In Chile, 1973, during the last days of Salvador Allende's presidency, an employee at a Morgue's recording office falls for a burlesque dancer who mysteriously disappears.
Style:
captivating, serious, sincere, atmospheric, disturbing ...
Plot:
morgue, autopsy, latin american history, missing person, obsessive quest, love and romance, political unrest, cabaret, imperialism, coup d'etat, unsettling, coup ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, year 2010, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
latin america, chile, south america, bolivia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Soviet docudrama chronicling the events surrounding the military coup which toppled the leftists Chilean government of Salvador Allende. This film confines its efforts to the main events themselves and is based on interviews with eyewitnesses, ...
Style:
social, intellectual
Plot:
military coup, dictatorship, capitalism, operation condor, dictator, coup d'etat, exile, prison, migration, government, convict, boss ...
Time:
70s, year 1973
Place:
soviet union, chile, europe, south america, colombia ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, atmospheric ...
Plot:
politics, society, rebellion, life is a bitch, dishonesty, state affairs, legal, downfall, against humanity, trial, politician, human rights ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place:
latin america, chile, london, england, south america ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Chile, Argentina, Brazil
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Three friends are part of a fascist opposition group in the chaotic Chile of the early 70's and together commit a political crime that changes the history of the country and incidentally involves them in a betrayal that separates them forever.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, disturbing, intellectual ...
Plot:
operation condor, murder, husband wife relationship, politics, investigation, fascist, death, society, testimony, betrayal, love triangle, fascism ...
Time:
70s
Place:
chile, south america, latin america
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Night of the Pencils was a series of kidnappings and forced disappearances, followed by the torture, rape, and murder of a number of young students during the last Argentine dictatorship (known as the National Reorganization Process). The ...
Style:
disturbing, political, mindfuck, manga, intellectual ...
Plot:
capitalism, torture, state terrorism, protest, capitalist society, kidnapping, dictatorship, assassination, violence, electric torture, woman, investments ...
Time:
70s
Place:
argentina, spain, peru, italy, venezuela ...
Similarity:
37%
739
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Cristina's life is thrown into turmoil when she is suddenly escorted from her strict Catholic school in Buenos Aires and told that she is really Sofía Lombardi, the daughter of activists who disappeared in the '70s. Questioning everything ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
family relations, society, uncover truth, haunted by the past, against humanity, life is a bitch, adoption, missing person, political unrest, teenage life, hidden truth, kidnapping ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
latin america, spain, france, italy, europe ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Argentina, Qatar
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, intellectual, social
Plot:
family relations, dictatorship, lifestyle change, changing lives, child custody, family problems, problem, dictator, curfew, priest, killing, blackout ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s
Place:
chile, pacific ocean, south america, colombia, latin america
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Argentina, UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In a David-vs-Goliath battle and under constant threat, Julio Strassera, Luis Moreno Ocampo and their young legal team of unlikely heroes dared to prosecute Argentina’s bloodiest military dictatorship against all odds and in a race against time to ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, psychological, intellectual, social ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, lawyer, court, boy, politics, trial, attorney, courtroom, murder, investigation, courtroom drama, lawyers and clients ...
Time:
year 1985, year 1984, 80s
Place:
argentina, venezuela, brazil, italy, germany ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of Argentina's military death squads during the 1970s is brought to the screen in this thriller. In 1977, Claudio Tamburrini (Rodrigo de la Serna) was a goalie for a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, thrilling, crime drama ...
Plot:
dictatorship, politics, false accusation, murder, prison, terrorism, on the run, danger, prison escape, football, operation condor, prison life ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
latin america, south america, argentina, bolivia, europe ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Argentina, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A beautiful Argentine activist receives preferential treatment from a man supposed to torture her.
Style:
political, mindfuck, thought provoking, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, operation condor, dictator, capitalism, torture, dictatorship, politics, state terrorism, coup, american imperialism, unrequited love, political repression ...
Time:
70s
Place:
latin america, buenos aires argentina, argentina, europe, chile ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Tomás Kóblic, a former pilot and captain of the Argentinian Navy, disobeys an order and becomes a fugitive in order to survive. He chooses to hide in a small town in the south of the country, where his presence will catch the attention of the ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, social, intellectual ...
Plot:
military dictatorship, forced incest, haunted by the past, sex scene, military, guilty conscience, murder, colonel, dog, airplane, pilot, uncle ...
Time:
year 1977, year 2016, 70s
Place:
argentina, italy, south america, europe, spain ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, France, Argentina
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Based on a true story occurred in 1974, this is the tale of sisters Justa, Lucia, and Luciana Quispe, sheperds in the Chilean altiplano who lead a solitary life. A visitor brings news about a law that might change their way of living. This event ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
legislation, family relations, life turned upside down, isolation, family in crisis, wilderness, sister sister relationship, women, suicide, mountain, solitary, siblings relations ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1974
Place:
chile, latin america, germany, venezuela, south america ...
Similarity:
34%
1K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Argentina, New Zealand
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
During the World Cup final between Argentina and Holland, in times of military dictatorship, a group of torturers kidnap a group of young people. What begins as an inhumane interrogation turns into hell: the wrong group has been kidnapped.
Style:
intellectual, social
Plot:
supernatural horror, torture, sadism, democracy, communist, anti communism, activist, radical, intervention, ambassador, nationalism, reform ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
Place:
south america, uruguay, brazil, italy, latin america ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain, Brazil
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true facts, set in the Argentina of ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, realistic, intellectual, social
Plot:
dictatorship, youth, coming of age, family relations, disappearance, hidden identity, school, family life, disorder, parents and children, dishonesty, boy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1979
Place:
latin america, argentina, buenos aires argentina, italy, south america ...
Similarity:
34%
152
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dreaming of a better life, a young woman leaves her country home and moves to the city where she only finds trouble.
Style:
intellectual, social, dark comedy
Plot:
military dictatorship, army, operation condor, sergeant, desert, execution, fish, conscience, pregnancy, political prisoner, captain, dictatorship ...
Place:
chile, south america, europe, latin america
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Carmen spends 40 years of her life seeking for justice after the murder of her husband.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, historical drama ...
Plot:
dictatorship, investigation, human rights, repression, justice, military coup, activism, authoritarianism, testimony, trauma, problem, attorney ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, year 1973, 70s
Place:
chile, bolivia, south america, venezuela, brazil ...
Similarity:
32%
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