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Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
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Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 251 min.
TV show
Story: Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair, spanning an ocean, ultimately producing children, grandchildren, and lots of controversy.
Style: sincere, serious, realistic, costume drama, historical drama, bleak, contemplative, epic, period drama
Plot: interracial romance, interracial relations, idealism, dishonesty, white male black female relationship, social differences, slave, true love, couples, society, head of state, plantation, state affairs, male female relationship, black, biopic, slavery, opposites attract, french revolution, time machine, summer, age difference, human trafficking, american revolution, social injustice ...
Time: georgian era, 18th century, 1800s, 19th century, 1700s
Place: france, europe, paris france, washington d.c., virginia
Keyword: americana

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, period drama and historical drama films and TV series with plots about society, couples, state affairs, costume, love and romance, social differences and politics mostly in Drama, Romance and History genres. Some movies like Sally Hemings: An American Scandal: Jefferson in Paris (1995), Belle (2013), Mandingo (1975), Roots (1977), The Courage to Love (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 139 min.
Story: His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult to adjust to life in a country where the aristocracy subjugates an increasingly restless ...
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Time: 18th century, georgian era, ancient times, 1780s
Place: france, paris france, versailles, europe
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Belle (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: BELLE is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield and his wife, Belle's lineage affords her certain privileges, yet ...
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Mandingo (1975)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A slave owner in the 1840s trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.
Style: realistic, sexy, serious, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: slavery, interracial relations, racism, interracial romance, slave trade, slave auction, plantation, interracial sex, slave girl, blaxploitation, gambling, crumbling marriage ...
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Roots (1977)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 588 min.
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Story: African teen Kunta Kinte, brought to America to be enslaved, and the generations of his family.
Style: realistic, touching, emotional, uplifting, suspense ...
Plot: slavery, racism, civil war, american civil war, family history, human spirit, slave trade, african american, american south, escape attempt, black, justice ...
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The Courage to Love (2000)
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Duration: 95 min.
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Style: sincere, serious, realistic
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Time: 19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 1800s
Place: new orleans, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
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