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Experimenter (2015)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram designs a psychology experiment that still resonates to this day, in which people think they’re delivering painful electric shocks to an affable stranger strapped into a chair in another room. Despite his pleads for mercy, the majority of subjects don’t stop the experiment, administering what they think is a near-fatal electric shock, simply because they’ve been told to do so. With Nazi Adolf Eichmann’s trial airing in living rooms across America, Milgram strikes a nerve in popular culture and the scientific community with his exploration into people’s tendency to comply with authority. Celebrated in some circles, he is also accused of being a deceptive, manipulative monster, but his wife Sasha stands by him through it all.
Style:
philosophical, political, cerebral, disturbing, factual, emotional, suspense, melancholic, talky, thought provoking ...
Plot:
psychology, science, biopic, social experiment, electric shock, scientist, insanity, experiment, manipulation, couple relations, inventions and discoveries, workplace, creativity, mind game, ethics, human experiment, real life, cognitive science, psychologist, elephant, narration, business, psychopath, medicine, civil war ...
Time:
60s, year 1961, year 2015, 20th century, 1930s, 1960s
Place:
usa, yale university, connecticut
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out thought provoking, realistic, serious and interesting films with plots about biopic, storytelling, mentor, corruption, runaway, catastrophe and justice mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like Experimenter: The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Professor and the Madman (2019), Tesla (2020), Temple Grandin (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
This film is based on the actual events that took place in 1971 when Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo created what became one of the most shocking and famous social experiments of all time.
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disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
psychology, prison, social experiment, human experiment, human nature, university, prison life, experiment, teachers and students, prison escape, character study, student ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 2010s
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he ...
Style:
psychological, touching, cerebral, dramatic, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
mathematics, mental illness, schizophrenia, genius, paranoia, insanity, imagination, scientist, prodigy, nobel prize, imaginary friend, mathematician ...
Time:
year 2001, 60s, 1940s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
harvard university, boston, new jersey, detroit, persia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Mexico, UK, France, Belgium, Iceland, Ireland, Hong Kong
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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period piece, costume drama, captivating, disturbing, thought provoking ...
Audience:
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professor, redemption, schizophrenia, insane asylum, mental patient, biopic, friendship, direction and purpose, winston churchill, society, shared dream, book ...
Time:
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Place:
england, oxford university
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.
Style:
serious, stylized, factual, inspirational, freeze frame ...
Plot:
inventor, invention, inventions and discoveries, electricity, scientific experiment, rivalry, progress, genius, electrician, scientist, storytelling, science ...
Time:
19th century, 2020s, future, year 1943, 1890s ...
Place:
new york, colorado, pittsburgh, berlin germany, chicago
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A biopic of Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who has become one of top scientists in humane livestock handling.
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touching, inspirational, sincere, compassionate, feel good ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
autism, teacher, female protagonist, human spirit, disability, genius, against the odds, inventor, biopic, asperger's syndrome, slaughterhouse, ambition ...
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20th century, y2k, 60s, year 1951, 70s ...
Place:
arizona, boston, new hampshire, texas, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Anthology series about famous geniuses with the first season charting how Albert Einstein unlocked the mysteries of the atom and the universe, and the second exploring the passionate nature and relentless creative drive of Pablo Picasso.
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anthology, historical drama, inspirational, saga, costume drama ...
Plot:
genius, physicist, painting, painter, adolescence vs adulthood, biopic, life, real life, scientist, intelligence, discovery, scientific discovery ...
Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
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Quiz Show is a 1994 American historical drama film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s.
Style:
intellectual, period piece, game show, talky, intense ...
Plot:
greed, investigation, moral dilemma, fame, ethics, television, corruption, advertising, idealism, lawyer, fraud, professor ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1957, year 1994 ...
Place:
new york, usa, washington d.c., boston
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit ...
Style:
inspirational, period piece, sincere, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
british history, stuttering, world war two, british royal family, royal family, politics, queen, friendship, british monarchy, monarchy, historical character, king ...
Time:
1930s, year 2010, pre world war two, 50s, 2000s ...
Place:
england, britain, london, united kingdom, scotland ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
True story about James Thornwell, who was serving the Army in Europe when some military documents went missing.
Style:
historical drama
Plot:
biopic, u.s. army, wrongful accusation, psychological torture, legal battle, political scandal, courtroom drama, human rights, conspiracy, trauma, investigative journalism, civil rights ...
Time:
60s, year 1961
Place:
france
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
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realistic, inspirational, captivating, political, factual ...
Plot:
chess, cold war, biopic, genius, mental illness, politics, destiny, obsession, eccentricity, rivalry, contests and competitions, anti semitism ...
Time:
70s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1951, year 1959 ...
Place:
new york, canada, former yugoslavia, israel, reykjavik iceland ...
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38%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to understand his ideas.
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
science, world war one, astronomer, campus, workaholic, workplace situations, wartime life, workplace, mathematics, university, physicist, research ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, europe, england
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34%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, cerebral, psychological, touching ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
hospital, mental illness, mental institution, illness, doctors and patients, medical, fighting illness, doctor, medicine, catatonia, disability, patient ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 1930s, 60s, year 1969
Place:
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34%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, controversial, talky, psychological ...
Plot:
scientist, gay, lgbt, sexuality, lgbtq, gay interest, sexology, research, sex scene, psychology, nudity, college ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 1940s, 2000s, y2k ...
Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
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Country: UK, Germany, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, talky, thought provoking, factual, compassionate ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, legal, racism, courtroom, legal investigation, racial discrimination, widow, activist, injustice, life is a bitch, righting the wronged, jury ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
An all-star cast powers this epic look at American President Richard M. Nixon, a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands within. Spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking ...
Style:
political, factual, compassionate, talky, intense ...
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s, year 1972, year 1973 ...
Place:
washington d.c., chile, north america, china, vietnam ...
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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Style:
cerebral, political, sexy, suspense, clever ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999
Place:
new york, washington d.c., kentucky, south carolina, mississippi ...
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31%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, crying, gothic, serious, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
mental illness, suicide, coming of age, psychiatric ward, suicide attempt, mental institution, teenage girl, psychiatrist, borderline personality disorder, insanity, female protagonist, mentally unstable ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia, France, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Ukraine
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Biographical film, epically depicting the life of the famous scientist Lev Landau.
Style:
neo noir, thought provoking, captivating, psychological, experimental ...
Plot:
scientific research, social relations, female protagonist, scientific experiment, scientist, female scientist, experiment, historical character, society, lifestyle, science project, human experiment ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
ussr, soviet union
Similarity:
31%
107K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
Style:
inspirational, serious, factual, realistic, intense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
entrepreneur, business, creativity, computer, rise to the top, entrepreneurship, biopic, inventor, marketing, inventions and discoveries, prodigy, startup ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century, year 2013, 90s ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, india, new jersey
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as ...
Style:
inspirational, factual, realistic, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
aviation, airplane accident, pilot, airplane, courage, crash landing, investigation, accident, plane crash, air traffic controller, catastrophe, co pilot ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2009, 2010s, year 2015, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, usa, persia, north america, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
political, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
1930s, 1910s, 1920s
Place:
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Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, emotional, heartbreaking, realistic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, genocide, nazi, wartime, war, concentration camp, storytelling, holocaust survivor, anti semitism, nazism, against humanity ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 90s, ancient times, year 1943 ...
Place:
poland, germany, iran, persia, europe ...
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30%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, China, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination.
Style:
clever, inspirational, captivating, political, emotional ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
courtroom, women's rights, feminist, supreme court, female lawyer, human rights, lawyer, equality, husband wife relationship, teacher, feminism, marriage ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1963, year 1956, 70s ...
Place:
usa, denver colorado, new york
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30%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Biography of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who helped Fidel Castro in his struggle against the corrupt Batista regime, eventually resulting in the overthrow of that government and Castro's taking over of Cuba. The ...
Style:
political, serious, realistic, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
revolution, folk hero, political unrest, injustice, idealism, military, rebelliousness, rebellion, society, biopic, cuban revolution, revolutionary war ...
Time:
20th century, year 1969
Place:
bolivia, cuba, latin america, havana cuba
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30%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Style:
sincere, inspirational, serious, realistic, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
surgery, medical, prejudice, racism, african american, biopic, interracial relations, blacks and whites, surgeon, following a dream, medical research, friendship between men ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, 60s, 70s ...
Place:
maryland, america, baltimore, usa, nashville tennessee ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: West Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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surreal, atmospheric, philosophical, cerebral, harsh ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
germany, europe, bavaria, berlin germany
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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 ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.
Style:
factual, intense, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, nuclear bomb, atomic bomb, scientist, politics, military, scientific research, biopic, idealism, nuclear, moral dilemma, ego clash ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, new mexico, bay area, germany, russia
Similarity:
30%
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