Movies like Z 1969
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Z (1969)
30K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises troubling questions. Though it's too late to save Z's life, a postmortem examination suggests that the ruling party was behind his death. As the facts leak out, those who tell the truth pay the price for their honesty.
Style:
political, tense, thought provoking, bleak, realistic, suspenseful, atmospheric, clever, intellectual, enigmatic ...
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, military, assassination, police, government, investigation, corruption, murder investigation, political corruption, justice, violence, politician, martyr, government corruption, political cover up, revolution, brutality, greek, journalism, fighting the system, political intrigue, cia, intrigue, courtroom drama ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place:
greece, france, africa, europe
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Most similar movies to Z
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out political, realistic, serious and suspenseful films with plots about politics, corruption, investigation, suspense, murder, greed and runaway mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Z: Missing (1982), The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008), The Confession (1970), The Report (2019), Advise & Consent (1962). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to a South American country to investigate the sudden disappearance of his son after a right-wing military takeover. Accompanied by his son's wife he ...
Style:
political, thought provoking, emotional, talky, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
politics, dictatorship, political conspiracy, military coup, corruption, conspiracy, military, missing person, journalist, character study, political intrigue, violence ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
chile, south america, latin america, iraq, argentina ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, Czech Republic
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex depicts the political turmoil in the period from 1967 to the bloody "Deutschen Herbst" in 1977. The movie approaches the events based on Stefan Aust's standard work on Die Rote Armee Fraktion (RAF). The ...
Style:
political, bleak, realistic, harsh, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, revolution, politics, anti war, bomb, revolutionary, journalist, prison, idealism, protest, rebellion, court ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, year 1972, year 1977 ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany, west berlin west germany, east germany, israel ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
The vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, knowing he's being watched and followed, is one day arrested and put into solitary confinement by his blackmailers.
Style:
political, sad, cynical, tense, thought provoking ...
Plot:
mind game, politics, spy, cold war, communism, prison, social outcast, bureaucracy, marxism, totalitarian regime, lawyer, torture ...
Time:
year 1968, 20th century, year 1952, post world war two, 60s ...
Place:
france, czechoslovakia, czech republic, ussr, prague ...
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100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to ...
Style:
political, uplifting, ambiguous ending, psychological, enigmatic ...
Plot:
investigation, cia, politics, torture, corruption, interrogation, spy, u.s. government, war crime, government corruption, truth, justice ...
Place:
washington d.c., san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A Senate investigation into the President's newly-nominated Secretary of State gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
Style:
political, realistic, thought provoking, clever, witty ...
Plot:
politics, courtroom drama, political corruption, gay bar, american politics, corruption, political conspiracy, political intrigue, fighting the system, legal, idealism, journalism ...
Time:
70s, 1930s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The film's plot is based on the Kennedy assassination and subsequent investigation. The film begins with the assassination of President Marc Jarry, who is about to be inaugurated for a second six-year term of office. Henri Volney, state ...
Style:
political, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
political conspiracy, assassination, kennedy assassination, government corruption, uncover truth, witnessing a crime, political corruption, legal investigation, fighting the system, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty, state affairs ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
france, yale university
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59%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A U.S. Army general alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.
Style:
tense, political, suspenseful, atmospheric, intense ...
Plot:
cold war, politics, conspiracy, white house, military, u.s. air force, espionage, terrorism, secret service, suspense, betrayal, race against time ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 60s, future
Place:
pentagon, latin america, california, austin texas, russia ...
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59%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ambitious reporter, investigating a senator's assassination, realizes witnesses to the shooting are systematically dying and discovers a multi-million dollar corporation which serves as a front for the recruitment of political assassins.
Style:
atmospheric, disturbing, suspenseful, psychological, political ...
Plot:
politics, corruption, conspiracy, investigation, reporter, murder, journalism, undercover, media, senator, twists and turns, political conspiracy ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
seattle, los angeles, latin america, washington state, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin's trail.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, political, atmospheric, talky ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
paris france, france, europe, vienna, london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, political, emotional, talky ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, court, anti semitism, lawyer, courtroom, communism, betrayal, world war two, legal, politics, conspiracy, manipulation ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, germany, israel, argentina, poland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's ...
Style:
clever, political, tense, suspenseful, tricky ...
Plot:
conspiracy, political conspiracy, politics, journalism, corruption, suspense, investigation, newspaper, reporter, murder, congress, spy ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of ...
Style:
political, realistic, serious, thought provoking, cerebral ...
Audience:
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Plot:
journalism, politics, investigation, newspaper, political conspiracy, conspiracy, political corruption, white house, american politics, journalist, president, media ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The Manchurian Candidate is a political thriller from American director John Frankenheimer. An American soldier is brainwashed into being a killer for the communist Russians during the Korean War.
Style:
psychological, political, tense, thought provoking, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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54%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
Style:
dark, talky, political, clever, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
future, 70s, 21st century
Place:
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53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, psychological, thought provoking, serious ...
Audience:
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Plot:
murder, suspense, courtroom drama, death sentence, justice, political corruption, frame up, courtroom, lawyer, court, conspiracy theory, false accusation ...
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A chief of detectives, homicide section, commits a murder and deliberately leaves clues to prove his own responsibility for the crime.
Style:
surreal, tense, bleak, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
murder, politics, police investigation, police, satire, courtroom drama, extramarital affair, legal, law enforcement, life is a bitch, protagonist as suspect, legal investigation ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.
Style:
thought provoking, intense, talky, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Time:
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53%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team which tracks the movements of potential terrorists.
Style:
clever, bleak, thought provoking, tense, political ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, spy, intelligence, surveillance, secret service, investigation, islam, betrayal, manipulation, suspense, conspiracy ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, hamburg germany, middle east, berlin germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Police Inspector Renko tries to solve the case of three bodies found in Moscow's Gorky Park but finds his attempts to solve the crime impeded by his superiors. Working on his own, Renko seeks out more information and stumbles across a ...
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
moscow russia, russia, ussr, sweden, stockholm sweden ...
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52%
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Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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atmospheric, tense, political, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Style:
tense, political, realistic, thought provoking, talky ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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52%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Belgium, France, Spain
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, atmospheric, cynical, humorous, dark ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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51%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, tense, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Two Supreme Court Justices have been assassinated. One lone law student has stumbled upon the truth. An investigative journalist wants her story. Everybody else wants her dead.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, clever, exciting, intense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new orleans, washington d.c., new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a ...
Style:
political, thought provoking, tense, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
middle east, usa, iran, lebanon, israel ...
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50%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
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tense, realistic, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
espionage, spy, cold war, undercover, treason, double agent, political conspiracy, buddies, society, dishonesty, rebellion, drugs ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, california, mexico city, ussr, australia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A fictional investigative documentary looks back on the "assassination" of George W. Bush and attempts to answer the question of who committed the murder. Perhaps less morbid and disturbing to watch now than during Bush's presidency, ...
Style:
controversial, satirical, stylized, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, assassination, sniper, investigation, conspiracy, president, culture clash, brutality, state affairs, political conspiracy, dishonesty ...
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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atmospheric, suspenseful, exciting, tense, enigmatic ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, spy, conspiracy, double agent, brainwashing, politics, undercover, investigation, british, political intrigue, suspense ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
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50%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident. In director Roman ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, captivating, political, tricky ...
Plot:
writers, twists and turns, politics, political conspiracy, investigation, suspense, writer's life, betrayal, secrets, spy, conspiracy, suspicion ...
Time:
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Place:
new england, london, new york, massachusetts, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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