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The Mattei Affair (1972)
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The Mattei Affair (1972)
Original name: Il caso Mattei
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Enrico Mattei helped change Italy's future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane gas through a public company, A.G.I.P., and ultimately as the head of ENI, a state body formed for the development of oil resources. October 27, 1962, he died when his private airplane crashed, one minute before it should land at Milan airport. Officially, he died of a flight accident. Actually, many journalists explored other plausible reasons for the untimely landing of the small aircraft.
Style: realistic, political, detective, historical drama, tense, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, contemplative
Plot: politics, business, world war two, italian mafia, desire, entrepreneur, justice, love letter, economist, conspiracy, air disaster, investigation, intrigue, journalism, media, ambition, rise and fall, corporate crime, dishonesty, state affairs, unfulfillment, biopic, mafia, journalist, murder investigation ...
Time: 1940s, year 1972, 60s, 50s, 20th century, 1950s, 1960s
Place: italy, sicily, europe, russia, iran, algeria

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, political and captivating films with plots about dishonesty, society, biopic, state affairs, politics, life is a bitch and political corruption mostly in Drama, Biography and Crime genres. Some movies like The Mattei Affair: Manhunt (2008), Lucky Luciano (1973), We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), Slap the Monster on Page One (1972), The Inner Circle (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Manhunt (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Based on the true story of the Klarsfelds, a Franco-German couple who devoted themselves to bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. Their pursuit of Klaus Barbie, the "Butcher of Lyon," takes them to South America, where he has found ...
Style: realistic, suspense, suspenseful, serious
Plot: nazi, false identity, torture, spy, nazi hunter, manhunt, abduction, war crime, journalist, murder, threat, investigation ...
Time: 80s, 70s
Place: south america, lyon, bolivia, peru, france
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Lucky Luciano (1973)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins ...
Style: poliziottesco, historical drama, contemplative, serious, realistic ...
Plot: cosa nostra, mafia, mobster, ambition, organized crime, democrat, mafioso, gangster, american mafia, intelligence agency, biopic, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 50s, 20th century, post world war two ...
Place: italy, sicily, europe, usa, new york ...
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We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.
Style: poliziottesco, neo noir, tense, serious, realistic ...
Plot: police, mafia, italian mafia, investigation, love triangle, gangster, violent content, danger, dishonesty, society, amateur detective, fighting the system ...
Time: year 1967, 60s
Place: italy, sicily, europe, palermo italy
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Slap the Monster on Page One (1972)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 86 min.
Story: 1972, Milano. We are just a few days before the general elections. The daughter of a well-known professor is found dead. Mr Bizanti editor in chief of newspaper "Il Giornale", in agreement with its owner Mr. Montelli, decides to charge of ...
Style: political, cult classic, realistic, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot: underage sex, journalism, politics, manipulation, police, fascism, reporter, psychology, years of lead, murder, media, state affairs ...
Time: 70s, 60s, 20th century
Place: italy, milan italy
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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
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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
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The Last Mitterrand (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A young journalist (Lespert) helps the French President compile his memoirs.
Style: captivating, serious, talky, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot: betrayal, state affairs, journalism, elderly, head of state, political intrigue, politics, aging, rise and fall, ambition, dishonesty, media ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place: paris france, france
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Kill the Messenger (2014)
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, suspenseful, clever, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: journalism, reporter, journalist, u.s. government, secrets, investigative journalism, conspiracy, drug smuggling, media manipulation, cia, politics, investigation ...
Time: 80s, year 2014, 70s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: california, los angeles, nicaragua, latin america, usa ...
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Wild Blood (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 148 min.
Story: The story of two renowned actors of Fascist cinema, Luisa Ferida and Osvaldo Valenti, who were supporters of the Salò Republic. Accused of collaboration and torture, they were shot by the Partisans after the country was liberated.
Style: serious, realistic, sexy, touching, tense ...
Plot: world war two, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, wartime life, career change, unfulfillment, rising to stardom, on the run, downfall, life is a bitch, actor's life, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century
Place: italy, rome italy, venice
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Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The story of two anarchists who were charged and unfairly tried for murder when it was really for their political convictions.
Style: political, historical drama, contemplative, realistic, serious ...
Plot: anarchism, anarchist, italian immigrant, death sentence, lawyer, courtroom, injustice, biopic, anarchy, immigrant, courtroom drama, social commentary ...
Time: year 1971, 1920s, 20th century
Place: usa, massachusetts
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Fort Apache Napoli (2009)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.
Style: serious, realistic, rough, tense, gloomy
Plot: journalism, idealism, mafia, uncover truth, investigation, life is a bitch, society, danger, dishonesty, gangster, italian mafia, corruption ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place: italy, europe, southern italy, naples italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
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Style: political, disturbing, enigmatic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: politics, political corruption, italian history, assassination, corruption, prime minister, murder, state affairs, idealism, blackmail, head of state, chases and races ...
Time: 70s, year 2008, 90s, 80s, year 1993 ...
Place: italy, europe, rome italy, soviet union, moscow russia ...
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Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatchers rise from research chemist in 1949 to becoming MP for Finchley in 1959 encompassing her early relationship and marriage to Oil Millionaire Denis Thatcher.
Style: realistic, sincere, emotional, captivating, political ...
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Time: 50s, 20th century, 1950s
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Duration: 135 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 111 min.
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Style: realistic, talky, suspense, tense, suspenseful ...
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Balibo (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 111 min.
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Style: serious, thought provoking, realistic, rough, bleak ...
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Time: 70s, 20th century, year 2009
Place: indonesia
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Colombia
Duration: 109 min.
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Style: contemplative, sincere, gloomy, realistic, serious ...
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Time: 20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place: latin america, colombia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
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Style: realistic, tense, suspenseful, serious, clever ...
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Time: 1940s, year 1963, 60s, 21st century
Place: italy, europe, southern italy, naples italy
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Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)
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Country: Italy, France
Duration: 129 min.
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Style: realistic, serious, sincere, suspenseful, rough
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Style: non-linear, realistic, serious, atmospheric, contemplative ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
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Duration: 105 min.
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Style: realistic, serious, biting, captivating, cynical ...
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Time: 1930s, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
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Salvatore Giuliano (1962)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story: In 1950, 28-year-old outlaw Salvatore Giuliano is found gunned down in a Sicilian courtyard. Little is as it seems. The film moves back and forth between the late 1940s, when Giuliano and other reprobates were recruited by separatist politicians to ...
Style: political, neorealism, poliziottesco, detective, neo noir ...
Plot: politics, revolution, italian mafia, world war two, trial, mafia, death, historical event, mobster, european, cosa nostra, italian history ...
Time: 1940s, year 1962, 50s, 20th century, 60s ...
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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
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Rosewater (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped ...
Style: suspense, brutal, suspenseful, surreal, tense ...
Plot: prison, journalism, reporter, torture, brutality, investigation, captivity, macabre, twists and turns, false accusation, life is a bitch, danger ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: iran
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21%
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Hoffa (1992)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Jack Nicholson's portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito). The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt all the way to a conclusion ...
Style: tense, suspense, factual, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot: labor union, organized crime, gangster, politics, conspiracy, working class, mafia, prison, social activist, corruption, rise and fall, greed ...
Time: 70s, 1940s, 1930s, 60s, 20th century ...
Place: detroit, washington d.c., new york, michigan, usa ...
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The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair (2002)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A reconstruction of the bankruptcy of the Banco Ambrosiano bank and its liaisons with the Vatican and the Masonry through its president Roberto Calvi, notoriously found dead under the Blackfriars Bridge in London in June 1982.
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: italy, palermo italy, london, new york, switzerland ...
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21%
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture. From the Kennedys to Martin Luther King. From cab drivers to Congressmen. From housewives to hostesses. He had something on 58 million people. It was all in his files. Now ...
Style: neo noir, black and white, political, independent film, serious ...
Plot: politics, biopic, intrigue, john f. kennedy, cold war, fbi, president, gangster, society, head of state, gays and lesbians, dishonesty ...
Time: 1940s, 1920s, 60s, 1930s, 50s ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, los angeles, california, chicago
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