Movies like Chasing Freedom
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Chasing Freedom (2004)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
New York attorney Libby (Juliette Lewis) is a go-getter who won't let anyone stand in the way of her success. But when she accepts a pro bono case involving young Afghan dissident Meena (Layla Alizada), Libby finds her corporate dreams replaced by a growing sense of idealism. Seeking asylum in the United States after years of oppression under the Taliban, Meena desperately wants freedom, and Libby is her only hope. But can Libby deliver?
Style:
uplifting, touching, emotional, disturbing, sincere, thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
fighting the system, deportation, rebellion, courtroom drama, politics, terrorism, life is a bitch, injustice, legal, idealism, hotshot lawyer, hopes, society, law firm, power relations, intrigue, legal action, misfit, mental institution, graphic violence, family relations, isolation, rivalry, immigrants, confined ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2001, year 2000, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
afghanistan, new york, bangladesh, pakistan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, thought provoking and sincere films with plots about life is a bitch, society, legal, fighting the system, rebellion, injustice and courtroom drama mostly in Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Chasing Freedom: Afterburn (1992), Daniel (1983), The Exonerated (2005), Citizen Verdict (2003), Judgement in Berlin (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 130 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Marty Rockman, the notorious producer of the hit reality-TV show "So Sue Me", has a brand new concept: "Citizen Verdict". Each week a real criminal case will be tried before the American people, but this time they're also ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
American judge in Germany must decide if the hijacking of an East German plane into West Berlin was justified.
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realistic, serious, touching, sincere, political
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In poverty, she found strength. In oppression, she found courage. In solidarity, she found a reason to believe again. Acclaimed German actress Katharina Thalbach (THE TIN DRUM, SOPHIEÂ’S CHOICE) stars in this hard-hitting historical drama set during ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 80 min.
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
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Country: USA
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Afghanistan, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Iran
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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