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AFR (2007)
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Danmarks statsminister Anders Fogh Rasmussen er blevet myrdet. Den hovedmistænkte er statsministerens homoseksuelle elsker Emil. I tiden efter mordet møder vi en lang række af verdens politikere og magtfulde mennesker, fra Kofi Annan til Pia Kjærsgaard. De forholder sig til mordet og ikke mindst til mennesket Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Style:
clever, serious, cynical, thought provoking, mockumentary, realistic, disturbing, contemplative, biting, suspense ...
Plot:
politics, society, satire, assassination, campaign, dishonesty, state affairs, minister, life is a bitch, gays and lesbians, media, head of state, artists and showbiz, terrorist, politician, deadly, reenactment, crimes
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
denmark
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, thought provoking and cynical films with plots about state affairs, society, politics, dishonesty, life is a bitch, campaign and media mostly in Drama, Biography and Crime genres. Some movies like AFR: Power (1986), Citizen Verdict (2003), Knife Fight (2012), The Rider Named Death (2004), Tycoon (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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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 ...
Style:
serious, disturbing, thought provoking, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
semi serious, witty, cynical, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
campaign, politics, ambition, satire, political intrigue, political corruption, dishonesty, private vs public, society, state affairs, scoop, lesbian ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In pre-Soviet Russia, Boris Savinkov leads a terrorist faction of Socialist-Revolutionary Party members responsible for the deaths of governors and ministers.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
assassination, terrorism, politics, state affairs, terrorist group, political corruption, political unrest, revolution, heroes, rebellion, rebelliousness, head of state ...
Time:
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Place:
russia, moscow russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia, France, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement. Fast-forward 20 years, Platon finds himself the richest man in Russia, having sacrificed his friends to get to the ...
Style:
serious, cynical, suspenseful, realistic, political thriller ...
Plot:
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Place:
russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
Style:
serious, realistic, cynical, political, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 114 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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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
politics, radio dj, fighting the system, republican, injustice, hopes, idealism, chaos, state affairs, protest, campaign, media ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Revengers Tragedy is a film adaptation of the 1606 play The Revenger's Tragedy It was directed by Alex Cox and adapted for the screen by Cox's fellow Liverpudlian, Frank Cottrell Boyce. The film stars Christopher Eccleston as the ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
274
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Political drama about the rise of Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 election. After the election failed to produce an outright winner, Clegg was catapulted into an unaccustomed position of influence and was the recipient of ...
Style:
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Plot:
campaign, election, politics, state affairs, political intrigue, rivalry, ambition, rise to the top, politician, parliament, society, british history ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In 1998 former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet visits Britain for medical treatment. On being tipped off, Amnesty International seize the chance to bring to justice a man they insist is guilty of multiple human rights violations. The newly-elected ...
Style:
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politics, rebellion, state affairs, against humanity, downfall, life is a bitch, society, dishonesty, legal, politician, trial, human rights ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 89 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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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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