Movies like Moonlighting 1982
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Moonlighting (1982)
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Polish contractor, Nowak, leads a group of workmen to London so they can provide cheap labor for a government official based there. Nowak (Irons) has to manage the project and the men as they encounter the tempations of the West and loneliness and separation from their families. Nowak is the only one of the group who speaks English, and he uses this as a tool over his team. When the unrest in Poland leads to a military takeover, Nowak is faced with a much more difficult situation than he expected.
Style:
political, tense, bleak, realistic, dark comedy, allegory, independent film, sincere, thought provoking, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
renaissance, culture clash, survival, worker, adaptation, polish, construction worker, misfit, life is a bitch, injustice, society, working class, disorder, political unrest, fish out of water, workplace, state affairs, boss and employee, workplace situations, power relations, christmas, loneliness, friendship, deception, catholic church ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s
Place:
london, poland, eastern europe, england, europe, warsaw poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 105 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Haiti
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a mere governess to a family in southern France, suffering from discrimination and marginalization.
Style:
black and white, realistic, serious, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
racism, black, feminist, suicide, black woman, immigrant, suffering, blaxploitation, migration, exile, worker, anti racism ...
Time:
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Place:
africa, south of france, west africa, europe, senegal ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Political drama about the rise of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 election. After the election failed to produce an outright winner, Clegg was catapulted into an unaccustomed position of influence and was the recipient of ...
Style:
captivating, serious, atmospheric, psychological, political ...
Plot:
campaign, politics, election, political intrigue, state affairs, rivalry, ambition, rise to the top, parliament, politician, society, british history ...
Time:
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Place:
england, london
Similarity:
30%
899
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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30%
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Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, realistic, cynical, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
bankruptcy, save the day, rivalry, workplace, labor union, factory, working class, boss and employee, society, workplace situations, employer, strike ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Look Back in Anger is a love triangle involving the brilliant-but-disaffected young Jimmy Porter (Branagh), his upper-middle-class, impassive wife Alison Porter (Thompson), and her aristocratic best friend Helena Charles (Redmond). Cliff (Horan), an ...
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, tense, gloomy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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510
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, touching, emotional, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
contemplative, serious, captivating, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
political, contemplative, realistic, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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453
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
26%
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, thought provoking, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
racism, politics, injustice, culture clash, state affairs, vigilantism, social decay, discrimination, police corruption, african american, blaxploitation, black ...
Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, touching, contemplative ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, serious, thought provoking, captivating, political ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, thought provoking, tense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sincere, cult classic ...
Plot:
apartheid, missing person, politics, courtroom drama, state affairs, rivalry, haunted by the past, injustice, life is a bitch, law enforcement, society, courtroom ...
Time:
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Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, thought provoking ...
Plot:
lesbian interest, haunted by the past, introspection, friendship, hopes, starting over, society, youth, immigrant, political unrest, female pubic hair, lesbian ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
palestine, europe, london, england, palestinian authority ...
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Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, realistic, captivating, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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