Movies like The Scar 1976
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The Scar (1976)
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Original name: Blizna
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
After discussions and dishonest negotiations, a decision is taken as to where a large new chemical factory is to be built and Bednarz, an honest Party man, is put in charge of the construction. He used to live in the small town where the factory is to be built, his wife used to be a Party activist there, and he has unpleasant memories of it. But he sets to the task in the belief that he will build a place where people will live and work well. His intentions and convictions, however, conflict with those of the townspeople who are primarily concerned with their short-term needs. Disillusioned, Bednarz gives up his post.
Style:
sincere, thought provoking, bleak, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, contemplative
Plot:
communist, factory, small town, politics, society, working class, introspection, moral dilemma, social relations, innocence lost, human nature, small town life, state affairs, construction, father daughter relationship, communism, manager, reporter, interview, socialism, satire, idealist, frustration, idealism, communist party ...
Time:
70s
Place:
poland
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, sincere and contemplative films with plots about society, small town, life is a bitch, working class, small town life, hopes and introspection mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like The Scar: Harvest (1998), Sketches of Kaitan City (2010), Man of Marble (1977), The Salesman (2011), Mothers (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 152 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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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, meditative, compassionate, talky, disturbing ...
Plot:
politics, terrorist, visceral, communism, friendship, working class, honest, eviction, renaissance, heroes, journalism, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, emotional, sentimental, contemplative, touching ...
Plot:
aging, small town, working class, bittersweet, obsession, society, retiring, elderly, workplace situations, social relations, car salesman, tragedy ...
Time:
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Place:
canada, quebec
Similarity:
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831
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Bulgaria
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, captivating, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
90%
488
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Set in a dirt-poor neighborhood in the fictional city of San Lovisa, Texas, EvenHand tells the story of two very different cops, working together for the first time. Rob Francis, recently divorced, finds the adjustment from his previous assignment ...
Style:
serious, rough, humorous, realistic, contemplative ...
Plot:
society, friends, life is a bitch, partner, police detective, human nature, idealism, small town, introspection, city life, law enforcement, buddies ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, serious, touching, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
maryland, usa
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: Cuba, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, serious, atmospheric, thought provoking, surreal ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominately Jewish community of Skokie.
Style:
political, contemplative, realistic, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
illinois, usa
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
88%
765
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, melancholic, period piece
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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510
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, touching, emotional, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, working class, labor union, rebellion, fighting the system, human spirit, ambition, injustice, life is a bitch, legal, rebelliousness, rivalry ...
Time:
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Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Switzerland, Albania, Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, psychological, disturbing, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
desperation, debt, society, life is a bitch, rivalry, money, violence, redemption, escapades, life philosophy, adaptation, poverty ...
Place:
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Country: Poland
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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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:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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independent film, contemplative, experimental, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Story:
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Style:
sincere, serious, psychological, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, captivating, contemplative, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
Similarity:
82%
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Story:
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Style:
experimental, political, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
communism, working class, state affairs, politics, social differences, society, class struggle, utopia, communist, resistance, revolution, adaptation ...
Time:
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Place:
egypt, italy, switzerland, tuscany
Similarity:
82%
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Genre: Drama
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Story:
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Style:
touching, realistic, serious, sincere
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
cuba, latin america
Similarity:
81%
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, touching, contemplative ...
Plot:
couples, social differences, starting over, injustice, forceful separation, political corruption, couple relations, life is a bitch, dishonesty, society, state affairs, hopes ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
political, surreal, talky, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: Poland
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
81%
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Duration: 156 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, contemplative, slow cinema, serious, touching ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
81%
Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, Norway, Germany, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, sincere, intellectual
Plot:
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Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1956, 1950s
Place:
ireland
Similarity:
81%
535
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, contemplative, captivating, psychological, sentimental ...
Plot:
clergy, amateur detective, self discovery, uncover truth, redemption, religions or cults, family relations, homecoming, social relations, society, friendship, direction and purpose ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley". Pat and a few newly recruited, ...
Style:
sincere, serious, realistic, thought provoking
Plot:
cancer, heroic mission, human spirit, fighting the system, environmentalism, terminal illness, obsessive quest, hopes, society, social relations, small town, church ...
Time:
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Similarity:
80%
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