Movies like Moonlighting 1982

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Moonlighting (1982)
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Moonlighting (1982)
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: culture clash, renaissance, worker, 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, deception, catholic church, salesman, boss, getting home, bicycle ...
Time: year 1982, 80s
Place: poland, london, eastern europe, england, europe, warsaw poland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and thought provoking films with plots about society, life is a bitch, state affairs, injustice, working class, workplace and workplace situations mostly in Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like Moonlighting: It's a Free World... (2007), The Invisible Eye (2010), Sub terra (2003), Goodbye (2011), Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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It's a Free World... (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The film focuses on Angie (Kierston Wareing), a working class woman who, after being fired by the agency that she works for, decides to set up a recruitment agency of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend Rose (Juliet Ellis). Taking ...
Style: disturbing, realistic, serious, epic, political ...
Plot: immigrant, realism, working class, fighting the system, employment agency, injustice, society, workplace, legal, life is a bitch, workplace situations, social differences ...
Time: year 2007
Place: britain, europe, england
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95%
The Invisible Eye (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Spying on her students, a teacher finds an exciting hobby.
Style: realistic, serious, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: high school life, political unrest, society, youth, rebellion, workplace, teachers and students, against the rules, social relations, workplace situations, responsibility, state affairs ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: latin america, argentina
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Sub terra (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In 1897, in Lota, Chile, in the face of long days, low pay, debts to the company store, unsafe and deadly working conditions, and widespread child labor, men try to establish a miners' association at one of the largest coal mines in the world. ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, contemplative, epic ...
Plot: working class, injustice, rebellion, fighting the system, workplace, rebelliousness, political unrest, workplace situations, family business, love affair, racism, society ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s
Place: chile
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
 6.9
 821
Goodbye (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Without her husband and without her lawyer’s licence, which has been withdrawn, Noora is left pregnant and alone in her apartment. Her attempt to leave Iran turns into a fight with male chauvinism. A personal, nerve-wracking and infuriating film ...
Style: sincere, realistic, serious, contemplative, thought provoking ...
Plot: rebelliousness, immigrant, woman in danger, life is a bitch, injustice, rebellion, political unrest, danger, society, chaos, arab, misfit ...
Place: iran, persia, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, India, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Thirty years on from the 1984 Union Carbide plant malfunction, the consequences of which are tragically ongoing, A Prayer for Rain is the powerful and moving story of the Bhopal tragedy, one of the great corporate and environmental scandals of the ...
Style: serious, bleak, disturbing, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot: environmentalism, chaos, life is a bitch, dishonesty, workplace, human nature, society, state affairs, danger, workplace situations, political corruption, disaster ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1984
Place: india
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Blood from a Stone (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The day his bank refuses to finance him, Georges will do everything he can to save his shipyard and his employees.
Style: thought provoking, realistic, cynical, serious, captivating ...
Plot: bankruptcy, save the day, workplace, rivalry, factory, labor union, working class, society, boss and employee, workplace situations, employer, strike ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe, mediterranean sea, provence
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Bigga Than Ben (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Spiker & Cobakka are two self-confessed 'pieces of Moscow scum' who come to London to rip it off. This is their guide.
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: drug dealing, buddies, partner, immigrant, misfit, friends, cons and scams, dishonesty, junkie, mental illness, violent content, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Strike (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In poverty, she found strength. In oppression, she found courage. In solidarity, she found a reason to believe again. Acclaimed German actress Katharina Thalbach (THE TIN DRUM, SOPHIE’S CHOICE) stars in this hard-hitting historical drama set during ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, emotional, captivating ...
Plot: politics, working class, labor union, rebellion, human spirit, ambition, fighting the system, injustice, rivalry, life is a bitch, legal, society ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: poland, europe
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61%
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Look Back in Anger (1989)
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: realistic, psychological, serious, tense, gloomy ...
Plot: social misfits, dance, working class, social differences, family in crisis, down on your luck, betrayal, couple relations, society, unsupportive spouse, life is a bitch, unfulfillment ...
Time: 80s, 50s
Place: europe, london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Brazuca (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Brazil
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The tragic true story of Jean Charles de Menezes, the innocent Brazilian shot dead by British police in 2005 at the height of the London terrorist alerts.
Style: realistic, emotional, serious, sincere, contemplative
Plot: mistaken identity, wrong place wrong time, injustice, family relations, life is a bitch, society, social differences, immigrant, city life, political unrest, biopic, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil, london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
 7.2
 274
Coalition (2015)
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: serious, captivating, atmospheric, psychological, political ...
Plot: campaign, election, politics, state affairs, political intrigue, rivalry, ambition, rise to the top, politician, parliament, society, british history ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
10,000 Black Men Named George (2002)
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: disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, tense, contemplative ...
Plot: african american, racism, labor union, interracial relations, injustice, fighting the system, ambition, rise to the top, rebellion, life is a bitch, dishonesty, workplace ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s
Place: america
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Dance Town (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A North Korean refugee, Jung-Nim, is trying to find a new life in South Korea, with people suspecting that she is a spy.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, touching, contemplative ...
Plot: social differences, starting over, couples, injustice, political corruption, forceful separation, life is a bitch, state affairs, couple relations, dishonesty, society, hopes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: korea, asia, north korea, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Once They Marched Through a Thousand Towns (1981)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominately Jewish community of Skokie.
Style: political, contemplative, serious, realistic, uplifting ...
Plot: holocaust, courtroom drama, lawyer, aging, grief, suburbs, civil rights, injustice, religions or cults, hopes, politics, legal ...
Time: 80s
Place: illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Freefall (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Freefall is the first drama to tackle the extraordinary financial crisis Britons are living through. Helmed by multiple BAFTA-winning director Dominic Savage, the film takes a startling and provocative look at the events that caused people's ...
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot: debt, stock broker, society, social decay, downfall, life is a bitch, working class, unfulfillment, blind ambition, dishonesty, banker, suicide ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Distant Lights (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Lichter is an episodic tale from Hans-Christian Schmid about the life on the boarder between Germany and Poland. The film sheds light on the everyday stories of escape and desperateness.
Style: contemplative, serious, captivating, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: border, immigrant, politics, human spirit, danger, couples, political unrest, redemption, rebelliousness, life is a bitch, hopes, state affairs ...
Time: 21st century
Place: poland, germany, ukraine, europe
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Friends & Crocodiles (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Paul Reynolds is a Gatsby-like figure: owner of a magnificent house, the host of great parties, and a collector of interesting people. He persuades Lizzie Thomas, a secretary at a local estate agent's, to come and work for him as his assistant, ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, tense, sweet ...
Plot: entrepreneur, workplace romance, secretary, mentor, couples, rise to the top, love triangle, power relations, lifestyle, workplace, ambition, obnoxious boss ...
Time: 90s, 80s
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Pinochet's Last Stand (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 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, rebellion, state affairs, against humanity, downfall, life is a bitch, society, dishonesty, legal, politician, trial, human rights ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place: latin america, chile, london, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Home Again (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Returning to a "home" they hardly know after being deported from their adopted countries for minor criminal offenses, three people from very different backgrounds try to make a new life for themselves, in Jamaica in this gutsy drama from ...
Style: thought provoking, realistic, captivating, serious, psychological ...
Plot: deportation, homecoming, culture clash, immigrant, hopes, life is a bitch, society, starting over, injustice, rivalry, blaxploitation, african american ...
Time: 21st century
Place: jamaica, africa, usa, england, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Red Dust (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Sarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood dwelling place to intercede for Alex Mpondo, a Black South African politician who was tortured during apartheid.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, sincere, cult classic ...
Plot: apartheid, missing person, politics, courtroom drama, state affairs, rivalry, injustice, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, law enforcement, society, courtroom ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: south africa, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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War Book (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In a contemporary Commons briefing room, a government minister and several aids enact the ‘war book’ exercise: a protocol written in the 1950s which is periodically played out to test post-nuclear scenarios. Low-budget but high-concept, War Book ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, tense, thought provoking, bleak ...
Plot: politics, nuclear explosion, nuclear war, danger, chaos, international crisis, state affairs, international relations, terrorism, end of the world, terrorist attack, government official ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, england, london, mumbai india, pakistan
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47%
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The Minister (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in a world ...
Style: tense, psychological, realistic, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: politics, workplace, workplace situations, state affairs, boss and employee, political intrigue, disagreement, politician, prime minister, business, big business, fatal accident ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: france, europe, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Tar Angel (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Newly-arrived Ahmed tries to integrate his family to the canadian society, while attempting to control his son's life orientation.
Style: captivating, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot: computer virus, muslim, family relations, rebelliousness, rebellion, uncover truth, society, life is a bitch, on the run, youth, parents and children, political unrest ...
Time: 21st century
Place: algeria, canada, quebec
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Otavio is an idealistic union leader trying to organize workers at a factory to resist the company's exploitative practices. His son, Tião, one of the employees, is more of a realist and doesn't want to risk losing his job by striking. ...
Style: political, thought provoking, realistic, serious, bleak
Plot: dictator, dictatorship, working class, blue collar, worker, family relations, military dictatorship, couple relations, life is a bitch, society, injustice, realism ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1981
Place: brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.2
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Burnt Out (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: François Durrieux, a man in his forties, married to Clémence and father of Benjamin, has been employed for years by the firm DSBO. In order not to lose his job, he always submits to his boss's demands whether it means working after office ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot: workplace, fighting the system, parents and children, workplace situations, boss and employee, power relations, suffering, friendship, revolt, employee, middle aged man, rebellion ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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The Scar (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After discussions and dishonest negotiations, a decision is taken as to where a large new chemical factory is to be built and Bednarz, an honest Party man, is put in charge of the construction. He used to live in the small town where the factory is ...
Style: thought provoking, captivating, bleak, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: communist, small town, factory, politics, innocence lost, human nature, state affairs, moral dilemma, introspection, society, social relations, small town life ...
Time: 70s
Place: poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 6.6
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Brick Lane (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The grind of daily life as a Brick Lane Bangladessi as seen through the eyes of Nazneen (Chatterjee), who at 17 enters an arranged marriage with Chanu (Kaushik). Years later, living in east London with her family, she meets a young man Karim ...
Style: realistic, contemplative, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot: immigrant, love triangle, society, family relations, love affair, fall in love, racism, village, sister sister relationship, loss of mother, self discovery, migration ...
Time: year 2007, september 11 2001, 80s
Place: london, bangladesh, europe, england, india ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Othello (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit still retaining the original's power and potency. The story is set in the London ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, tense ...
Plot: interracial relations, shakespeare, tragic love, power relations, vengeance, downfall, murder, betrayal, life is a bitch, couple relations, infidelity, dirty cop ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Letters from Alou (1990)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A group of Africans clandestinely reaches the coast of southern Spain. Among them is Alou, a 28 years old Senegalese. As all his belongings are stolen while in Almería, he has no choice but to engage in street vending. His only pleasure are the ...
Style: social, thought provoking, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot: migration, immigrant, racism, culture clash, discrimination, optimism, hopes, misfit, society, starting over, fish out of water, interracial relations ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: barcelona, spain, catalonia
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36%
Eat Sleep Die (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A young Eastern European immigrant working in Sweden is faced with a painful choice when she's laid off from her factory in the name of "efficiencies."
Style: realistic, thought provoking, serious, psychological, crying ...
Plot: working class, immigrant, unemployment, society, workplace, unfulfillment, parents and children, fired from the job, coming of age, lady, supportive coworker, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
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36%
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