Movies like This Is England
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This Is England (2006)
124K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Style:
rough, emotional, political, stylized, harsh, depressing, tense, sincere, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
skinhead, racism, childhood, neo nazi, coming of age, friendship, xenophobia, youth, children, prejudice, adolescence, social problems, vandalism, bully, nationalism, hate crime, teenager, violent, gang, politics, juvenile delinquency, punk, outsider, corporal punishment, peer pressure ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983
Place:
england, northern england, europe, britain, woodstock
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Genre: Crime, Drama
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
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After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A hardcore American racist skinhead who, because of his intelligence, leads a gang dedicated to fighting the enemy: the supposed American-Jewish conspiracy for domination. However, he's hiding a secret: he's Jewish-born, a brilliant ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Duration: 112 min.
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100%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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This Is England '86 is a 2010 British drama miniseries written by Shane Meadows and Jack Thorne, a spin-off from the 2006 film This Is England. Shaun has just finished his final exams and he realizes he is no longer a kid. It's mid ...
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Duration: 128 min.
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