Movies like Joe Hill
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Joe Hill (1971)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In the early 1900's, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. But after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. Joe gets a few jobs but is struck by all the injustice and tragedy going on. He becomes active in the forbidden union IWW, a union for workers without trades. It is forbidden to demonstrate and to speak in public but Joe gets around that by singing his manifests with the Salvation Army. He manages to get more and more people to get on strike with him but he also makes powerful enemies doing that. Finally he gets connected with a murder and during the trial he fires his lawyer and takes upon himself to become his own defender.
Style:
thought provoking, sentimental, bleak, serious, realistic, factual
Plot:
immigrants, anarchist, anarchism, business, serial killer, journey, revolution, protest, reform, working class, graphic violence, love and romance, life is a bitch, rebellion, fighting the system, leadership, impossible love, society, ambition, false accusation, rise and fall, unfulfillment, prison, train, railway ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, 1900s
Place:
utah, usa, new york, california, san diego california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and thought provoking films with plots about society, life is a bitch, rebellion, fighting the system, politics, state affairs and hopes mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like Joe Hill: Gideon's Trumpet (1980), Cesar Chavez (2014), Salvador (2006), Adalen 31 (1969), A Matter of Sex (1984). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 104 min.
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 100 min.
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Story:
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