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The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.
Style:
realistic, clever, serious, suspenseful, political, cynical, gloomy, biting, suspense, political drama
Plot:
politics, political corruption, infidelity, betrayal, dishonesty, state affairs, relationship vs career, love affair, legal, workplace romance, moral dilemma, congress, workplace, couple relations, workplace situations, husband wife relationship, political candidate, u.s. senator, career, intrigue, election, american politics, government, senator, supreme court ...
Time:
70s, year 1979
Place:
usa, washington d.c.
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, talky and political films with plots about dishonesty, society, politics, couples, state affairs, couple relations and love and romance mostly in Drama, Comedy and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Seduction of Joe Tynan: Power (1986), Guilty by Suspicion (1991), True Colors (1991), Running Mates (2000), The Candidate (1972). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 111 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Audience:
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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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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
60s
Place:
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42%
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Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: France, Greece
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
35%
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Country: USA
Duration: 104 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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Similarity:
35%
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Country: Sweden
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Similarity:
35%
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Country: USA
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34%
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, heartbreaking
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