Movies like Chasing the Green

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Chasing the Green (2009)
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Chasing the Green (2009)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Inspired by a true story, "Chasing the Green" tells the story of two young brothers who become millionaires during the early 1990s. Their ambition and drive lead them into conflict with FTC officials, where an over-zealous bureaucrat attempts to destroy their company. The older brother, tries to reconcile the current crisis with conflicts in his own relationships, primarily with his current girlfriend.
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, tense, independent film
Plot: brother brother relationship, fighting the system, rivalry, relationship vs career, millionaire, life is a bitch, legal, society, ambition, workplace, corporate crime, dishonesty, workplace situations, price of justice, golf, business, passion, government, workplace intrigue, siblings relations, corporate crimes
Time: 90s, 1920s
Place: england, london, europe
Keyword: sport

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and tense films with plots about dishonesty, society, ambition, rivalry, life is a bitch, legal and fighting the system mostly in Drama, Romance and Sport genres. Some movies like Chasing the Green: Damaged Care (2002), Strike (2006), Supercross (2005), Heart of the Beholder (2005), The Squeeze (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Damaged Care (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Anesthesist Doug Peeno hopes to pay for the legal costs of preventing his son Bryan being left in his first wife's bad custody with he proceeds of his present wife Linda's new job. She's the first graduate in her family and eagerly ...
Style: sincere, emotional, realistic, serious
Plot: public health, rebellion, uncover truth, ambition, idealism, fighting the system, against the odds, family problems, injustice, couples, workplace, society ...
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The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Brian Cruver, an ambitious 26-year-old lands a job at Enron. As he assimilates to the company's get-rich-quick mantra, spending sprees and wild corporate "gatherings" become the norm. But when Enron files for bankruptcy, Cruver ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, political, edutainment ...
Plot: evil corporation, greed, corporate crime, fighting the system, uncover truth, ambition, rise and fall, rise to the top, couple relations, love and romance, society, life is a bitch ...
Place: austin texas
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Strike (2006)
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, SOPHIE’S CHOICE) stars in this hard-hitting historical drama set during ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, emotional, captivating ...
Plot: politics, working class, labor union, rebellion, human spirit, ambition, fighting the system, injustice, rivalry, life is a bitch, legal, society ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: poland, europe
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71%
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Supercross (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.
Style: realistic, serious, tense, captivating, independent film ...
Audience: teens
Plot: human spirit, rivalry, against the odds, ambition, athlete's life, relationship vs career, friendship, lifestyle, contests and competitions, ego clash, rising to stardom, racing ...
Time: year 2005
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Heart of the Beholder (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Based on the true story of a family who opened the first videocassette rental stores in St. Louis in 1980. The family was ruined by a corrupt prosecutor who had been blackmailed by a religious group because the family refused to remove Martin ...
Style: thought provoking, realistic, serious, disturbing
Plot: fighting the system, rivalry, rebellion, religions or cults, injustice, courtroom drama, dishonesty, legal, life is a bitch, society, corporate crime, campaign ...
Time: 80s, 21st century
Place: st. louis missouri
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The Squeeze (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A humble young man with uncommon skills from a small southern town gets caught up in high stakes golf matches between big-time gamblers until the game becomes life and death.
Style: realistic, serious, tense
Plot: golf, gambling, athlete's life, ambition, dishonesty, bet, money, power relations, twentysomething life, club, mob
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, las vegas
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63%
10,000 Black Men Named George (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied their civil and economic rights. 10,000 Black Men Named George, the title, refers to the fact ...
Style: disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, tense, contemplative ...
Plot: african american, racism, labor union, interracial relations, injustice, fighting the system, ambition, rise to the top, rebellion, life is a bitch, dishonesty, workplace ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s
Place: america
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60%
A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.
Style: serious, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: investigation, courtroom drama, injustice, dishonesty, legal, life is a bitch, society, nightclub, sexual abuse, rape, rivalry, bounty hunter ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california
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59%
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Afterburn (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in the world. Air Force Captain Theodore T. Harduvel was one of the best F-16 pilots the U.S. had to ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, thought provoking, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: aviation, heroes, hopes, politics, law enforcement, state affairs, righting the wronged, military, rivalry, danger, legal, fighting the system ...
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Foreign Body (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Poland, Italy, Russia
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A dashing young Italian in Poland finds himself caught between two women — a novitiate nun and a ruthless corporate ladder-climber — in this lacerating vision of contemporary Poland from master filmmaker Krzysztof Zanussi.
Style: serious, tense, realistic, erotic, thought provoking
Plot: couple relations, couples, clergy, workplace situations, human nature, workplace, dishonesty, christianity, manipulation, workplace intrigue, boss and employee, religions or cults ...
Time: 21st century
Place: poland
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56%
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Purpose (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A software developer becomes a billionaire and is distracted by fame, greed and power, then must save his invention and company from a hostile takeover.
Style: realistic, captivating, atmospheric, psychological, serious ...
Plot: relationship vs career, rivalry, redemption, rise to the top, infidelity, materialism, ambition, lifestyle, business, financier, company, betrayal ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
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56%
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
Style: factual, melancholic, inspirational, serious, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: golf, underdog, biopic, rivalry, rise to the top, lifestyle, rising to stardom, ambition, human spirit, contests and competitions, temperamental, couples ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, year 2004, 1910s, 1920s
Place: europe, harvard university, georgia, atlanta georgia, scotland
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All Our Desires (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Claire and Stéphane are two Lyon-based judges who could hardly be more different. She is young and enthusiastic, committed to helping those unfortunates who find themselves in debt. He is older, wiser, but disillusioned with his work and his life. ...
Style: realistic, touching, sentimental, serious
Plot: injustice, society, legal investigation, legal, courtroom drama, hopes, legal action, life is a bitch, fighting the system, workplace, dishonesty, workplace situations ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, lyon, europe
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52%
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Deadline (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: Deadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred Oliver Platt as Wallace Benton, who worked for the fictional New York Ledger. This was a daily newspaper which was seen in many episodes of Law & Order.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating
Plot: ambition, journalism, journalist, obsessive quest, workplace, price of justice, boss and employee, workplace situations, society, investigation, dishonesty, legal action ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
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Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder of a 16-year-old white high school girl named Cheryl Ferguson. Brandley worked at Conroe High School, where Ferguson was visiting as a member of the ...
Style: disturbing, realistic, suspenseful, emotional, serious ...
Plot: prison, confined, uncover truth, fighting the system, false accusation, courtroom drama, society, life is a bitch, legal, legal action, dishonesty, law enforcement ...
Time: 80s
Place: usa, texas
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Side Effects (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: America! Built on a better pill. Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs. Legally, that is. Karly is a pharmaceutical sales representative. She sells pills to doctors. She makes lots of money. She has a company car. She has a nice fat ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty, clever
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The Chatterley Affair (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The trial, under The Obscene Publications Act, of the publishers of D.H. Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'in 1960 was a sensation that consumed the nation. The movie follows two fictional jurors, Helena and Keith, who become ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, sincere, emotional ...
Plot: courtroom drama, jury, extramarital affair, adultery, infidelity, fighting the system, injustice, couples, legal, love and romance, dishonesty, writer's life ...
Time: 60s
Place: europe, england
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50%
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Justice (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A foul-mouthed woman fights for her soul in the belly of the city. Working for a human trafficking agency controlled by a powerful syndicate, she sees no evil, hears no evil. In a society like ours, you have only two choices—to be a victim or a ...
Style: tense, disturbing, serious, realistic, bleak
Plot: woman in danger, social decay, moral dilemma, danger, workplace, rivalry, life is a bitch, dishonesty, workplace situations, political corruption, workplace intrigue, down on your luck ...
Time: 21st century
Place: the philippines
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Harlan County War (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.
Style: disturbing, realistic, rough, independent film, captivating ...
Plot: strike, fighting the system, rebellion, price of justice, against the odds, poverty, legal, society, ambition, life is a bitch, human nature, human spirit ...
Time: 70s, year 1973, year 1974
Place: kentucky, appalachia, usa, new york
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United Passions (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: An epic, untold story that brings to life the inspiring saga of the World Cup and the three determined men who created it. Driven by their vision and passion, three men, overcame their doubts and fought obstacles and scandals to make the World Cup a ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious
Plot: soccer, world cup, ambition, follow your dream, contests and competitions, football, economist, workplace, dishonesty, workplace intrigue, sponsor, leadership ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, 20th century, 70s, 1900s ...
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Corporate (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Two corporate giants compete in order to recklessly maximize their respective profits.
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, thought provoking
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Time: 21st century
Place: india, asia
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Blue Chips (1994)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team aren't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete ...
Style: intense, suspense, serious, realistic, tense ...
Plot: basketball, underdog, college, sport team, contests and competitions, blind ambition, lifestyle, follow your dream, prodigy, athlete and trainer, self discovery, athlete's life ...
Time: 90s, year 1994
Place: chicago, indiana
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46%
Five Square Meters (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Álex and Virginia, a couple planning to get married, buy an apartment located in a building under construction. When there are only a few months left before the apartments are to be delivered, the works are stopped indefinitely. Álex wants a ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, social ...
Plot: couples, fighting the system, real estate, injustice, society, corporate crime, couple relations, economic crisis, social issues, rivalry, dishonesty, life is a bitch ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Act of Vengeance (1986)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.
Style: contemplative, captivating, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot: serial killer, union, election, campaign, labor union, murder, miner, workplace situations, ambition, rivalry, state affairs, workplace ...
Time: 80s
Place: west virginia, usa
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44%
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The Wee Man (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The true life story of the rise to power of Glasgow gangster Paul Ferris.
Style: realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s, 90s
Place: scotland
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Sarah Prefers to Run (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When Sarah has a chance to go to a first class university and to join its premiere athletic club, her suburban mother is fearful of the change and refuses to help financially. But Sarah's roommate knows that they will get a grant if they marry. ...
Style: realistic, captivating, exciting, atmospheric, serious ...
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Time: 21st century
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43%
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The Jewel (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Amanzio Rastelli appointed several of his relations to managerial positions in his firm. They decided to think internationally and now business is heavily in debt. Luckily for the Rastellis, Bolta the accountant uses all the tricks of his art to ...
Style: serious, realistic, thought provoking, clever, tense ...
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Time: 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: italy, europe
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43%
Just Ask My Children (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Based on the true story of a modern-day witch hunt, in which a couple is falsely accused and imprisoned for molesting their own children.
Style: disturbing, thought provoking, serious, emotional, sad ...
Plot: fighting the system, false accusation, courtroom drama, family problems, injustice, life is a bitch, legal, legal action, dishonesty, parents and children, plaintiff, trial ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
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42%
The Great White Hope (1970)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
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41%
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Mending Fences (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When big-city TV journalist Kelly Faraday (Laura Leighton) gets fired, she moves back to her Nevada hometown, where a severe drought may force her aging mother, Ruth (Angie Dickinson), to sell the family farm to a casino developer. As Kelly and Ruth ...
Style: realistic, sentimental, captivating, psychological, touching ...
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Time: 21st century
Place: usa, nevada
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