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Plague City: SARS in Toronto (2005)
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The once clean and healthy city of Toronto becomes the pariah of the western world when a deadly chain of infection lands in the city. Panic spreads as the number of SARS cases increases as there are no effective treatments.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic
Plot:
epidemic, doctors and patients, public health, plague, politics, life is a bitch, society, terminal illness, hopes, disease, medical profession, heroes, child illness, power relations, deadly
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
toronto ontario canada, china, canada
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, thought provoking and sincere films with plots about life is a bitch, society, politics, state affairs, hopes, rebellion and human spirit mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Plague City: SARS in Toronto: Taking Back Our Town (2001), The Plague (1992), Winnie Mandela (2011), DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003), Press (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley". Pat and a few newly recruited, ...
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cancer, heroic mission, human spirit, fighting the system, environmentalism, terminal illness, hopes, obsessive quest, society, social relations, small town, church ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, UK, Argentina
Duration: 148 min.
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In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick. In the ever changing circumstances he puts up a brave fight, being ...
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plague, disease, isolation, doctor, quarantine, journalism, epidemic, apocalypse, medical profession, martial law, female reporter, deadly virus ...
Time:
90s
Place:
south america, buenos aires argentina
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: South Africa, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
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A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
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serious, realistic, thought provoking, captivating
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ambition, isolation, political unrest, state affairs, hopes, society, feminism, confined, politics, girl, african american, working class ...
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20th century
Place:
africa, south africa
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75%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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uplifting, thought provoking, serious, realistic, sincere
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homeless, heroic mission, power relations, injustice, righting the wronged, campaign, hopes, social misfits, state affairs, heroes, legal, misfit ...
Time:
80s
Place:
washington d.c.
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73%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president's whereabouts. Scheduled to air shortly before the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks, DC 9/11 takes an inside look at the Bush Administration, beginning with the ...
Style:
bleak, captivating, thought provoking, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
terrorism, life is a bitch, political conspiracy, head of state, government agency, dishonesty, state affairs, leadership, politics, americana, hijacking, tragic event ...
Time:
september 11 2001
Place:
usa, new york, washington d.c., manhattan new york city
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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, serious, thought provoking, political thriller
Plot:
journalism, media, political unrest, politics, workplace, society, realism, rivalry, kurd, freedom of the press, oppression, investigative journalism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
middle east, turkey
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70%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on - continuing to spread the word of ...
Style:
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racism, african american, civil rights movement, civil rights, revenge, politics, assassination, jazz, religions or cults, society, rise and fall, folk hero ...
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60s
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69%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, factual
Plot:
revolution, politics, state affairs, society, social differences, head of state, rebellion, communist party, patriotism, rivalry, chinese history, chinese civil war ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s, 1910s
Place:
china, asia
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66%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
The film recounts the sobering tale of how 19 innocent lives were taken in a community experiencing paranoid hysteria regarding the suspected - but unproved - presence of the occult in the small New England town.
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realistic, serious, suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing ...
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witch hunt, false accusation, puritan, execution, religions or cults, society, politics, legal, courtroom drama, americana, social decay, life is a bitch ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
massachusetts, usa
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65%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
During the last days of Stalin's reign, a doctor (Marina Hands) tries to go unnoticed in a society of mutual dread where a neighbour or colleague might "denounce" you to the authorities at any moment.But tales of her healing touch ...
Style:
serious, captivating, emotional, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
head of state, doctors and patients, power relations, moral dilemma, state affairs, society, life is a bitch, dictator, josef stalin, suffering, illness, wife leaves husband ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1952
Place:
russia, ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
"The Miracle of the Cards" is based on the true story of Marion Shergold and her son, Craig, an eight-year-old English boy who had a brain tumor. Several events convinced Marion that God was leading her to a cure for Craig and that the ...
Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, serious
Plot:
human spirit, child illness, terminal illness, brain tumor, christian, hopes, disability, life is a bitch, miraculous event, journalism, faith, youth ...
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canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and ...
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child hero, medical, youth, family relations, hospital, epilepsy, bittersweet, family problems, against the odds, family in crisis, family life, child illness ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, baltimore
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When loved ones are murdered, Elijah’s beliefs are compromised as he considers revenge. But a visit with Joseph and Mary may offer a new perspective.
Style:
sincere, uplifting, thought provoking, realistic, serious
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jesus, christianity, parents and children, mother son relationship, meaning of life, family relations, religions or cults, life is a bitch, heroes, revenge, ancient history, hopes ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 180 min.
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This series tells the story of the world's fastest fighter plane ever built, in 1950's Canada, and how the project was dropped due to political pressure from the United States.
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captivating, serious, realistic, disturbing
Plot:
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50s, 20th century
Place:
canada
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56%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward ...
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serious, tense, captivating, sincere, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
bomb, hopes, rebellion, politics, revolution, siege, state affairs, fighting the system, leadership, unlikely partners, folk hero, life is a bitch ...
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
David, a professor of dermatology, has been treating 13-year-old Romain since he was a baby. Afflicted with a rare skin condition, Romain must avoid sunlight and is condemned to live in the shade. David and Romain have become the closest of friends ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, sincere, gloomy ...
Plot:
friendship, power relations, friends, life is a bitch, child illness, doctors and patients, terminal illness, hospital, disease, teenage boy, boy, genetics ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
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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 ...
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Place:
jamaica, africa, england, canada, usa
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Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The subject of the film is the 1972 outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia, more specifically the events related to the epidemic and the subsequent quarantine at Belgrade's General Hospital. The film follows the journey of a Kosovar pilgrim on his ...
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scary, serious, bleak, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
epidemic, disaster, catastrophe, infection, undead, apocalypse, medical, love story, communism, chaos, hospital, infected ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
former yugoslavia, serbia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sentenced to life imprisonment for illegal activities, Italian International member Giulio Manieri holds on to his political ideals while struggling against madness in the loneliness of his prison cell.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, gloomy, contemplative
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anarchist, utopia, anarchism, chaos, politics, revolution, self discovery, human spirit, moral dilemma, rebellion, introspection, hopes ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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 ...
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thought provoking, disturbing, realistic, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
wartime life, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, politics, political unrest, state affairs, society, anti war, world war one, archive footage
Time:
20th century
Place:
bosnia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Based on true events, The Lena Baker Story recounts one African-American womans struggle to rise above the challenges of her life, to face the choices she makes, and to ultimately triumph over her...Lena Baker was the first and only woman to be ...
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Place:
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50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Home Beyond the Sun is the story of persecution, faith, and freedom escaping a world of fear. A bible college student, Jenna goes to teach in an area of China where her faith is forbidden. She discovers an orphanage and befriends a Chinese orphan, ...
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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.
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Plot:
orphan, politics, refugee, injustice, human spirit, rebellion, terrorism, society, idealism, rebelliousness, youth, hopes ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium, Italy, UK, United Arab Emirates, Israel
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day.[Synopsis from the director, courtesy of Cannes Film Festival] : "The Time That Remains" is a semi biographic film, in four historic episodes, about a ...
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Plot:
unfulfillment, politics, family life, political unrest, wartime life, parents and children, life is a bitch, family relations, state affairs, intrigue, jewish, world war two ...
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1940s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
israel, palestine, middle east
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The story of the laborer family Debruycker during the turbulent strike by Vieille Montagne in 1971.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
fighting the system, working class, rebellion, labor union, factory worker, society, human spirit, parents and children, workplace situations, life is a bitch, family life, workplace ...
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in the world. Air Force Captain Theodore T. Harduvel was one of the best F-16 pilots the U.S. had to ...
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Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A three-paneled look at the worldwide AIDS crisis: in Montreal, a porn actor (Ashmore) schemes to pass his mandatory blood test; a young nun (Sevigny) makes a personal sacrifice for the benefit of a South African village; in rural China, a black ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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