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The Physician (2013)
45K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
The story of Rob Cole, a boy who is left a penniless orphan in an 11th-century English mining town when his mother dies of a mysterious illness. Vowing to become a physician and vanquish Death itself, he travels to Isfahan in Persia to study medicine under the great Ibn Sina. Through countless ordeals and challenges, and making many sacrifices along the way, he struggles on unwaveringly. His unflagging quest for knowledge leads to the blossoming of friendship and true love.
Style:
captivating, breathtaking, costume drama, serious, scenic, psychological, rough, romantic, spiritual, action adventure ...
Plot:
medicine, follow your dream, surgery, apprentice, medieval, culture clash, medical school, orphan, healer, doctors and patients, ambition, christian, journey, mentor, female nudity, illness, science, doctor, segregation, life & death, prejudice, surgeon, forbidden love, medical student, revolution ...
Time:
middle ages, 11th century, medieval times, 12th century, year 2014, 18th century
Place:
persia, iran, germany, israel, london, asia, england ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and epic films with plots about medieval, society, rivalry, violence, sword fight, escapades and brutality mostly in Drama, History and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Physician: Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Marco Polo (2014), Agora (2009), Far and Away (1992), Becket (1964). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
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Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
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philosophical, epic, historical drama, sincere, sexy ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A young man (Cruise) leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter (Kidman) after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving ...
Style:
sentimental, period piece, intense, serious, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
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Time:
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usa, ireland, oklahoma, oklahoma city, europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas ...
Style:
epic, period piece, costume drama, tense, talky ...
Plot:
religion, friendship, british history, catholic, royalty, medieval, monarch, politics, biopic, nobility, martyr, monarchy ...
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england, britain, europe, france, london ...
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epic, inspirational, realistic, road movie, rough ...
Plot:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
This amazing biblical drama chronicles the brave and historic legend of Hadassah, a Jewish orphan with exceptional beauty who rises to become Queen Esther of Persia and saves Persian Jews from genocide. By revealing her heritage to the king, Esther ...
Style:
biblical, serious, inspirational, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
persia, iran, asia, jerusalem, egypt ...
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
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Duration: 194 min.
Story:
Towards the end of the eleventh century, Pope Urban II announces a crusade against the Saracens, who have occupied the holy city of Jerusalem. Three young friends Richard, Peter and Andrew set off to join the crusading army.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, epic
Plot:
crusade, battles, medieval, friendship, military, heroic mission, politics, society, rivalry, state affairs, pope, religions or cults ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Italy, Qatar, Tunisia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s ...
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Time:
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Place:
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93%
295K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, epic, period piece, entertaining, costume drama ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, year 2010, 12th century ...
Place:
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Similarity:
75%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Style:
captivating, epic, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient, ancient history, emperor, politics, historical character, religions or cults, roma, head of state, rivalry, rebelliousness, christianity ...
Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
costume drama, serious, captivating, epic, historical drama ...
Plot:
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Country: Sweden, UK, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Morocco
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
Style:
captivating, epic, exciting, scenic, costume drama ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, realistic, epic
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, Italy, Mexico, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Denmark, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, suspense, brutal
Plot:
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Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 9th century
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Country: France, Canada, Spain, UK, Switzerland
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, tense, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
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Kane and Abel are born on the same day the same year on each side of the Atlantic. William Kane is born in one of the richest families of Boston and grows up to be a banker on Wall Street. Abel Rosnovski is born in the Polish countryside and has to ...
Style:
costume drama, saga, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
rich, wall street, rivalry, rise to the top, vengeance, uninhibited rivalry, hopes, ambition, society, social differences, business venture, temperamental ...
Time:
50s, 1900s, 60s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
usa, boston, massachusetts, new york
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123K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Style:
touching, inspirational, political, factual, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, date night
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Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Netherlands, Spain, USA
Duration: 126 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:
19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
While she fights a heroic battle against the Spanish besieger with her female army, Kenau, driven by hate and sorrow of the execution of her youngest daughter, is threatened to also lose her eldest daughter, because her fear and pain are covered by ...
Style:
serious, exciting, captivating, realistic, costume drama
Plot:
battles, female warrior, folk hero, heroes, escapades, military, danger, medieval, dutch history, revolution, good versus evil, rebellion ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century
Place:
europe, holland, netherlands
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy and prosperous family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, this pious, upstanding man raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, stylized, action adventure ...
Plot:
medieval, tudors, revolution, injustice, folk hero, murder, loss of wife, rebelliousness, vengeance, renaissance, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
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Place:
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