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The Conquest (2011)
2K
Original name: La Conquête
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A look at French president Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power.
Style:
sincere, thought provoking, realistic, serious, captivating, political, contemplative
Plot:
politics, political party, parliament, ambition, rise to the top, society, state affairs, social differences, media sensation, private vs public, french politics, presidential election, election campaign, french president, politician, prime minister, heroes, profanity, blind ambition, biopic, cell phone, strategy, media coverage, wedding ring, cynicism ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 2004, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
france, europe
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Most similar movies to The Conquest
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sincere and captivating films with plots about state affairs, politics, society, ambition, biopic, rise to the top and politician mostly in Drama, Biography and Comedy genres. Some movies like The Conquest: The Iron Lady (2011), The Deal (2003), The Last Mitterrand (2005), Mrs Mandela (2010), See Arnold Run (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Style:
thought provoking, political, touching, inspirational, period piece ...
Plot:
politics, prime minister, british prime minister, british history, female protagonist, female politician, monarchy, british politics, women, biopic, alzheimer's disease, political leader ...
Time:
20th century, year 2011, 2010s, 90s, 70s ...
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, united kingdom ...
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100%
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 ...
Plot:
rise to the top, ambition, politics, state affairs, society, feminism, campaign, head of state, election, biopic, british history, woman power ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. ...
Style:
political, realistic, clever, serious, talky ...
Plot:
campaign, politics, ambition, rise to the top, state affairs, political corruption, friendship, dishonesty, betrayal, society, british history, british politics ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A young journalist (Lespert) helps the French President compile his memoirs.
Style:
captivating, serious, talky, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
french politics, journalism, elderly, state affairs, betrayal, head of state, aging, obsession, media, ambition, rise and fall, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
How Winnie Mandela went from innocent country girl to a fighter against apartheid.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, rough
Plot:
politics, idealism, ambition, activist, state affairs, hopes, political unrest, moral dilemma, society, leadership, feminism, black woman ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
This biographical docu-drama alternates between two parallel threads in the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger: his formative early years as the repeat winner of the Mr. Olympia body-building championship; and his modern foray into the world of politics, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
politics, campaign, bodybuilding, showbiz, relationship vs career, rise and fall, actor's life, rise to the top, athlete's life, ambition, filmmaking, hollywood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, austria, san diego california, los angeles
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in a world ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, tense, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
french politics, politics, workplace, workplace situations, state affairs, boss and employee, disagreement, politician, prime minister, business, female nudity, fatal accident ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Biographic movie of the witty, overachieving, hot-tempered Rudy Giuliani, spanning from his rising days as a New York district attorney in the early 1980s to his marriage to part-time actress Donna Hanover, to his candidacy for mayor of New York ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, uplifting
Plot:
politician, politics, infidelity, relationship vs career, rise to the top, ambition, couples, crumbling marriage, society, state affairs, city life, 9/11 ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
39%
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298
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Political drama about the rise of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 election. After the election failed to produce an outright winner, Clegg was catapulted into an unaccustomed position of influence and was the recipient of ...
Style:
captivating, serious, atmospheric, psychological, political ...
Plot:
campaign, politics, election, political intrigue, state affairs, rivalry, ambition, rise to the top, parliament, politician, society, british history ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A look at the life and career of controversial Louisiana governor Huey Long, whose nickname was "The Kingfish."
Style:
political, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
corporation, politician, fascism, royalty, american politics, assassination, biopic, campaign, life is a bitch, human spirit, society, ambition ...
Time:
1930s, 1910s, 1920s
Place:
louisiana, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rise of Jackie Presser to President of the Teamster Union.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, sincere
Plot:
biopic, business, labor union, gangster, violent content, workplace situations, political corruption, political intrigue, unfulfillment, state affairs, fighting the system, society ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
33%
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, sincere, emotional, thought provoking, uplifting ...
Plot:
biopic, israeli palestinian conflict, conflict, female leader, judaism, intrigue, politics, jew persecution, historical figure, terminal illness, leadership, state affairs ...
Time:
70s, 1930s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
palestine, israel, middle east, usa, milwaukee wisconsin ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.
Style:
talky, sincere, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
world war two, british history, politics, winston churchill, biopic, state affairs, head of state, couple relations, society, rise to the top, husband wife relationship, world war ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1934, post world war two
Place:
england, britain, europe, germany, united kingdom
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war ...
Style:
political, historical drama, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
world war two, president, politics, world war one, usa president, politician, u.s. president, world war, world history, north american history, great war, intrigue ...
Time:
1950s, 1920s, 50s
Place:
north america, asia, usa, japan, missouri
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
May 6, 2012. Cable news reporter Laetitia is covering the French presidential elections, while Vincent, her ex-husband, demands to see their two young daughters. It's a manic Sunday in Paris: two agitated girls, a frazzled babysitter, a needy ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, emotional, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
politics, child custody, family relations, parents and children, state affairs, election, journalist, ex husband ex wife relationship, love, rivalry, society, urban ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
29%
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:
serious, emotional, realistic, sincere, contemplative
Plot:
injustice, wrong place wrong time, mistaken identity, social differences, family relations, life is a bitch, society, immigrant, city life, political unrest, biopic, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, london, europe, england
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 213 min.
Story:
Fidel Castro rises to power in Cuba.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, sincere, edutainment
Plot:
fidel castro, politics, dictator, cuban revolution, biopic, rebellion, idealism, rebelliousness, rise and fall, political corruption, state affairs, hopes ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
cuba, bolivia, caribbean, latin america
Similarity:
29%
424
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A docudrama about the life of the former UK Secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Mo Mowlam.
Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, serious, political
Plot:
politics, peaceful mission, human spirit, couples, terminal illness, political unrest, state affairs, ambition, life is a bitch, hopes, rivalry, supportive spouse ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
northern ireland, ireland
Similarity:
28%
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119K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal ...
Style:
factual, political, emotional, period piece, compassionate ...
Plot:
british royal family, royal family, queen, queen of england, historical character, head of state, monarchy, politics, queen elizabeth ii, british, biopic, monarch ...
Time:
90s, year 2006, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
england, buckingham palace, london, britain, scotland ...
Similarity:
28%
239
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
As one of the rising talents of amateur boxing, Howard Winstone, a young Welsh boy from Merthyr Tydfil, was fast making a name for himself with his knock out right hand. A long professional fighting career surely beckoned? Then disaster strikes. An ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, uplifting
Plot:
human spirit, rise to the top, against the odds, ambition, athlete's life, boxing, lifestyle, hopes, rivalry, disability, contests and competitions, violent content ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, england
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A governor running for President gets revealed to be a serial philanderer.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, political, biting ...
Plot:
campaign, rise to the top, lifestyle, society, workplace, head of state, political intrigue, love affair, democrat, legal, election campaign, election ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, michigan, washington d.c.
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In this speculative one-man drama, we see former President Richard Milhous Nixon alone in his study, dictating his thoughts into a tape recorder. His only company are a four-screen closed-circuit TV setup, the portraits on the walls, a bottle of ...
Style:
dark comedy, political, talky, independent film, cult classic ...
Plot:
politics, nixon, politician, u.s. president, conspiracy, government, usa politics, american politics, usa president, tragedy, dead brother, republican party ...
Time:
year 1984, 80s, 70s
Place:
california
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Gunter Wallraff is a journalist seeking to expose the unethical journalism practiced by The Standard, a very popular and powerful German newspaper. He goes undercover, using forged identity papers and at great personal risk, to join their staff. ...
Style:
action thriller, independent film, serious, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
undercover, conspiracy, profanity, violent content, biopic, legal, journalism, life is a bitch, uncover truth, state affairs, rise to the top, hidden identity ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
They were more than Washington wives. They were part of an American dream known as Camelot. With strength and cunning they upheld their public image by concealing their private truths. Jackie, Ethel and Joan had little choice. They were Kennedy ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, political, bleak ...
Plot:
kennedy family, politics, introspection, rise to the top, ambition, state affairs, society, head of state, crumbling marriage, family life, family tradition, relationship vs career ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 80s
Place:
cuba, usa, texas
Similarity:
26%
51K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA, Australia, Hong Kong, Switzerland, China
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. W takes viewers through Bush’s eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and ...
Style:
political, sincere, factual, cynical, cult classic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
politics, president, election, head of state, propaganda, oil, patriotism, biopic, rise to the top, u.s. president, parents and children, american history ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, 60s, 70s ...
Place:
iraq, middle east, texas, washington d.c., yale university ...
Similarity:
25%
8K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Set in communist Poland of the 80s the movie depicts early career of cardio surgeon Zbigniew Religa.
Style:
sexy, captivating, serious, realistic, tense
Plot:
surgeon, heart, politics, doctors and patients, ambition, rise to the top, power relations, state affairs, doctor, hospital, nurse, patient ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1987, year 1985
Place:
poland
Similarity:
25%
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:
captivating, thought provoking, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
ambition, politics, state affairs, society, feminism, confined, hopes, political unrest, isolation, black, biopic, black cast ...
Time:
20th century, year 1953
Place:
africa, south africa
Similarity:
25%
632
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
State secrets, sincere convictions, ecstatic crowds, a regal lifestyle, prying journalists, suspicious disappearances: what goes on behind the scenes in the halls of power or the daily life of a President.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
head of state, ambition, intern, fall in love, idealism, parents and children, state affairs, family relations, hopes, politics, society, coming of age ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A moral tale and a political thriller: a few days before the term of her mandate, the President must make a major decision concerning the destiny of France.
Style:
psychological, political, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
politics, french politics, retiring, choice, president, political intrigue, political election, morality, politician, problem, social problems, political campaign ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In West Africa during the late 17th century, King Adanggaman leads a war against his neighboring tribes, ordering his soldiers to torch enemy villages, kill the elderly and capture the healthy tribesmen to sell to the European slave traders. When ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, suspenseful, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
slave trade, heroes, social differences, slavery, politics, heroic mission, state affairs, society, injustice, mother son relationship, slave, african ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
africa, france, europe, west africa
Similarity:
24%
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