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Free Man (2011)
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Free Man (2011)
Original name: Hür Adam: Bediüzzaman Said Nursi
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 163 min.
Story: The story is real story that tells about a man's life who has a very influential philosopher that had lived in between 1877-1960. His name is 'Said Nursi' and he is originally Kurdish. But, he speaks perfectly Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, and Persian. He wrote and compiled too many books that had aimed to develop personal beliefs, the belief of faith, brotherhood, philanthropy, the loyalty of state, moreover, discovering the problems in Turkey; the reasons of weakness, poorness, ignorance, untutored, divisions in society, divergence, estrangement of ethics, religion. And to find the solutions of those problems.. And his struggle for doing this toward a secret committee..
Style: serious, emotional, controversial, bleak, realistic, contemplative
Plot: disagreement, politics, life is a bitch, repression, injustice, society, redemption, political unrest, religions or cults, humble, hopes, kurd, muslim, koran, teachers and students, wartime life, state affairs, power relations, biopic, exile, patience, orchestral, turkish
Time: 19th century, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s
Place: ottoman empire, turkey

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and emotional films with plots about society, life is a bitch, state affairs, biopic, political unrest, politics and rebellion mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Free Man: The Amazing Grace (2006), The Battle of Canudos (1997), Brazuca (2009), Press (2010), Gandhi, My Father (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Amazing Grace (2006)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Nigeria, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: John Newton is captain of a slave ship moored off the coast of Nigeria. He stands at a crossroads in his life, his morality and religion at odds with the brutality of his chosen profession. Stepping ashore, he starts on a journey of redemption that ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, epic
Plot: righting the wronged, fighting the system, introspection, hopes, interracial relations, life is a bitch, escapades, state affairs, moral dilemma, injustice, self discovery, politics ...
Time: 18th century
Place: nigeria
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The Battle of Canudos (1997)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 170 min.
Story: The film adaptation of Nobel Prize winning author, Mario Vargas Llosa's epic, The War At The End Of the World (La guerra del fin del mundo).
Style: political, captivating, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Plot: military, prostitution, reflection, american civil war, battles, family relations, politics, religions or cults, state affairs, heroes, society, unfulfillment ...
Time: 19th century
Place: brazil, latin america
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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 ⇓
80%
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Press (2010)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story of a Kurdish newspaper whose journalists are under the constant threat of being abducted and killed by the state security forces.
Style: captivating, realistic, thought provoking, serious, political thriller
Plot: kurd, journalism, media, politics, political unrest, workplace, realism, society, rivalry, oppression, investigative journalism, state affairs ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: middle east, turkey
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Gandhi, My Father (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India, UK, South Africa, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story: With Gandhi My Father, producer Anil Kapoor and director Feroz Abbas Khan have shed light onto Gandhi the person, rather than Gandhi the icon. Using Gandhi’s political career as a canvas, the film paints a picture of his intricate, complex, and ...
Style: uplifting, emotional, sincere, touching, captivating ...
Plot: father son relationship, racism, tragedy, rebellion, fighting the system, rebelliousness, human spirit, rise to the top, state affairs, life is a bitch, society, redemption ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s
Place: india, africa, south africa, asia
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71%
The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story: The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a 2002 Indian historical biographical film about Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter who fought for Indian independence.It shows in detail how Singh came to develop his views on the British Raj and his struggle for Indian ...
Style: realistic, patriotic, serious, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: revolution, freedom fighter, sikh, police brutality, patriotism, patriot, fighting the system, social decay, indian history, injustice, danger, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Winnie Mandela (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: South Africa, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
Style: thought provoking, captivating, realistic, serious, political
Plot: ambition, politics, state affairs, society, confined, feminism, hopes, political unrest, isolation, black, biopic, black cast ...
Time: 20th century
Place: africa, south africa
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66%
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Olga (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot: world war two, nazi germany, holocaust, concentration camp, wartime life, life is a bitch, biopic, love affair, revolution, confined, society, couple relations ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: germany, rio de janeiro, europe, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Tula: The Revolt (2013)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story: 'Tula, The Revolt' is an international English spoken feature length movie about the leader of the big slave uprising on the island of Curacao, a Dutch colony in 1795.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, sentimental
Plot: rebellion, rebelliousness, heroes, fighting the system, life is a bitch, society, revolution, injustice, political unrest, peaceful mission, interracial relations, master and servant ...
Time: 18th century
Place: caribbean
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65%
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 ⇓
62%
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Getulio (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The crisis began with the attempted assassination of journalist and politician Carlos Lacerda in August 5, ...
Style: serious, realistic, stylized, captivating, bleak
Plot: politics, head of state, investigation, life is a bitch, state affairs, society, political conspiracy, assassination attempt, political unrest, political intrigue, dishonesty, journalism ...
Time: 50s, 20th century
Place: brazil, rio de janeiro
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60%
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Miral (2010)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Israel, Italy, India, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
Style: realistic, stylized, sentimental, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot: orphan, politics, refugee, arab, injustice, rebellion, human spirit, youth, society, fall in love, love and romance, rebelliousness ...
Time: 80s, 1940s, 20th century, 90s, 60s
Place: middle east, palestine, israel, persia, palestinian authority ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
A Woman Called Golda (1982)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 191 min.
Story: The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Style: contemplative, uplifting, captivating, thought provoking, sincere ...
Plot: biopic, female leader, intrigue, judaism, conflict, politics, jew persecution, historical figure, terminal illness, leadership, state affairs, rise to the top ...
Time: 60s, 70s, 1930s, 20th century
Place: palestine, israel, middle east, usa, milwaukee wisconsin ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France, Sweden, Hungary
Duration: 197 min.
Story: It is the real story of Giorgio Perlasca (Luca Zingaretti). During the 1920s he was an Italian Fascist supporter, fighting in Africa an in the Spanish civil war where he deserved a safe conduct for Spanish embassies. After some years, disillusioned ...
Style: disturbing, serious, uplifting, emotional, realistic ...
Plot: holocaust, world war two, nazism, idealism, genocide, hopes, deportation, concentration camp, fighting the system, life is a bitch, wartime life, nazi occupation ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, 1920s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place: hungary, italy, budapest, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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
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51%
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Zuzu Angel (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story: "Zuzu Angel" covers the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice in the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in ...
Style: disturbing, serious, psychological, suspenseful, thought provoking ...
Plot: fighting the system, uncover truth, missing person, injustice, life is a bitch, society, politics, rebellion, legal, price of justice, political unrest, political intrigue ...
Time: 70s, 60s, 20th century
Place: rio de janeiro, latin america, brazil
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
 7.9
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The Overture (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: Thailand
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Based on the life of Luang Pradit Pairoh (Sorn Silapabanleng) the most revered traditional Thai music master who lived during the reigns of Kings Rama V to VIII, the movie traces the life of Sorn, who picked up the ra-nad ek (Thai xylophone) mallets ...
Style: touching, emotional, sincere, captivating, serious ...
Plot: prodigy, ambition, fighting the system, musician's life, rebellion, lifestyle, society, injustice, life is a bitch, rivalry, politics, biopic ...
Time: 20th century
Place: asia, thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Rebellion (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Dissidents in a French colony attack a police station and take hostages.
Style: serious, tense, sincere, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot: military, hostage, politics, political unrest, culture clash, injustice, disorder, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, state affairs, confined, society ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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The Least Among You (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Black college graduate Richard Kelly reluctantly accepts a plea bargain requiring him to spend two semesters at an all-white seminary after he's wrongly accused of crimes committed during the 1965 Watts riots. Facing bigotry on all sides, ...
Style: emotional, touching, uplifting, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: racism, college, rebellion, human spirit, against the odds, self discovery, life is a bitch, social relations, hopes, student life, clergy, society ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Children of Glory (2006)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Sport, War
Country: Hungary
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Children of Glory will commemorate Hungary's heroic Revolution of 1956, and takes place in Budapest and at the Melbourne Olympic Games in October and November of that year. While Soviet tanks were destroying Hungary, the Hungarian water polo ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, emotional, rough ...
Plot: politics, olympics, rebellion, human spirit, resistance, wartime life, society, hopes, state affairs, athlete's life, rivalry, ambition ...
Time: 1950s, year 1956, 20th century, 50s
Place: hungary, australia, europe, oceania, soviet union ...
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46%
The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish, after his daughter Margot is called to appear for transport to a Nazi labour camp. Miep Gies, Otto Frank's office assistant hides them in the attic ...
Style: thought provoking, serious, realistic, bleak, disturbing
Plot: holocaust, world war two, nazi, world war, anti semitism, journal, biopic, injustice, against humanity, hopes, confined, human spirit ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1930s
Place: holland, europe, amsterdam
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The Inner Circle (1991)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Italy, Soviet Union, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: The true story of Ivan Sanchin, the KGB officer who was Stalin's private film projectionist from 1939 until the dictator's death. Told from Sanchin's view, the sympathetic but tragically flawed hero maintains unwavering faith in his ...
Style: realistic, disturbing, thought provoking, serious, political ...
Plot: stalinism, projectionist, world war two, dictatorship, politics, political unrest, injustice, state affairs, head of state, love, communism, filmmaking ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1991, 1930s, 50s
Place: ussr, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The Bridges of Sarajevo (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Thirteen European directors explore the theme of Sarajevo; what this city has represented in European history over the past hundred years, and what Sarajevo stands for today in Europe. These eminent filmmakers of different generations and origins ...
Style: disturbing, serious, realistic, anthology, bleak ...
Plot: politics, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, wartime life, political unrest, state affairs, anti war, society, immigration, omnibus, exodus, world war one ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: bosnia, balkan
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Süskind (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, Walter Süskind is a member of the Dutch Jewish Council who rescues hundreds of children from the concentration camps.
Style: captivating, serious, emotional, realistic, bleak
Plot: ss, holocaust, wartime life, world war two, nazi occupation, human spirit, selflessness, children, idealism, rescue, deportation, danger ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: europe, amsterdam, holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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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 ⇓
43%
The Friends of Jesus: Thomas (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After Jesus's burial, the disciples decide to leave ...
Style: biblical, captivating, emotional, serious, realistic
Plot: jesus, redemption, jesus christ, miraculous event, tragic hero, clergy, destiny, religions or cults, society, supernatural, leadership, hopes ...
Time: 1st century
Place: holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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The 13 Roses (2007)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 129 min.
Story: True story of thirteen totally normal young women that suffered harsh questioning and were put in prison under made up charges of helping the rebellion against Franco back in the 1940s. Despite of their innocence, the thirteen were soon executed ...
Style: disturbing, thought provoking, emotional, touching, political ...
Plot: spanish civil war, spanish history, injustice, woman in danger, false accusation, social decay, life is a bitch, betrayal, idealism, society, dishonesty, danger ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, 1940s
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
 6.7
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Jimmy's Hall (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In the 1930s political activist Jimmy Gralton is deported from Ireland during the 'Red Scare'.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, touching, inspirational ...
Plot: society, rebellion, anti communism, fighting the system, deportation, idealism, rebelliousness, human spirit, priest, social relations, injustice, dance school ...
Time: 1930s, year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place: ireland, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
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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 ⇓
41%
The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, epic, esoteric ...
Plot: rebellion, christianity, rebel, political unrest, society, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, religions or cults, state affairs, tragic event, indigenous people, war ...
Time: 19th century
Place: europe
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