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Jinnah (1998)
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Jinnah (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, Pakistan, India
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of modern Pakistan is told through flashbacks as his soul tries to find eternal rest. The flashbacks start in 1947 as Jinnah pleads for a separate nation from the Muslim regime, infuriating Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten then tries to enlist Gandhi & Nehru to persuade Jinnah to stop his efforts. Gandhi sides with Jinnah, which upsets Nehru. However, Jinnah turns down the offer to become prime minister and the film takes another slide back to 1916, which reveals all of the political implications that have occurred.
Style: epic, islamic, cult classic, serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing, contemplative
Plot: muslim, politics, political unrest, biopic, independence, religious fundamentalist, national identity, war, gory, human spirit, rise to the top, intrigue, discrimination, leadership, rivalry, social differences, society, congress, head of state, imperialism, hopes, state affairs, uninhibited rivalry, religions or cults, lawyer ...
Time: 1940s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1947, year 1948
Place: india, kashmir, pakistan
Keyword: pakistani, challenge

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and sincere films with plots about politics, biopic, state affairs, society, political unrest, rebellion and heroes mostly in Drama, Biography and War genres. Some movies like Jinnah: Young Winston (1972), Gandhi (1982), Shahid (2012), Gandhi, My Father (2007), Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: India, UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his ...
Style: epic, captivating, emotional, serious, patriotic ...
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Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1850s, 1800s
Place: india, britain, asia, afghanistan
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Young Winston (1972)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 157 min.
Story: This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.
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Time: turn of the century, 1890s, 19th century, victorian era, year 1972 ...
Place: england, africa, britain, morocco, south africa ...
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Gandhi (1982)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, India, USA, South Africa
Duration: 191 min.
Story: In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of ...
Style: epic, spiritual, inspirational, political, uplifting ...
Audience: kids, teens
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Time: 1930s, 1920s, 19th century, victorian era, 1940s ...
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Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A light hearted look at future Prime Minister Margaret Thatchers rise from research chemist in 1949 to becoming MP for Finchley in 1959 encompassing her early relationship and marriage to Oil Millionaire Denis Thatcher.
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Time: 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place: england, europe
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Shahid (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story: This compelling drama tells the remarkable true story of slain human rights activist Shahid Azmi, who became a powerful voice against the intercommunal violence that has engulfed Mumbai since the early 1990s.
Style: realistic, captivating, thought provoking, psychological, tense ...
Plot: human rights, muslim, legal, terrorist, lawyer, courtroom, false arrest, civil rights, life is a bitch, society, hopes, religions or cults ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: india, asia, pakistan, mumbai india, kashmir
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Gandhi, My Father (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India, UK, South Africa, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story: With Gandhi My Father, producer Anil Kapoor and director Feroz Abbas Khan have shed light onto Gandhi the person, rather than Gandhi the icon. Using Gandhi’s political career as a canvas, the film paints a picture of his intricate, complex, and ...
Style: uplifting, emotional, sincere, touching, captivating ...
Plot: father son relationship, racism, tragedy, rebellion, fighting the system, rebelliousness, human spirit, rise to the top, state affairs, life is a bitch, society, redemption ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s
Place: india, africa, south africa, asia
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Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 114 min.
Story: This intricate historical drama tells the story of actor Ferdinand Marian (Tobias Moretti), who is ordered by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels to star in the 1940 anti-Semitic film Jew Suss. Despite his cooperation, Ferdinand's actions have ...
Style: realistic, captivating, psychological, factual, sad ...
Plot: anti semitism, world war two, nazi germany, propaganda, actor's life, rise and fall, filmmaking, movie business, introspection, politics, showbiz, political unrest ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place: austria, europe, berlin germany
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53%
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Lumumba (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Belgium, Germany, Haiti
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later redeemed leader of the independent Congo, Patrice Lumumba. Using newly discovered historical evidence, Haitian-born and later Congo-raised writer and ...
Style: political, realistic, serious, suspenseful, contemplative ...
Plot: imperialism, politics, assassination, intrigue, colonialism, capitalism, politician, greed, revolution, scapegoat, betrayal, political corruption ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Norway
Duration: 102 min.
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Style: contemplative, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere ...
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Time: 1940s, 20th century
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Into the Storm (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
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Style: realistic, serious, sincere, political, historical drama ...
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Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1945, year 1940
Place: england, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Lebanon, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, UK, Egypt
Duration: 177 min.
Story: Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed.
Style: epic, controversial, islamic, spiritual, dramatic ...
Audience: family outing
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Time: 7th century, middle ages, medieval times, year 1976
Place: middle east, arabia, rome italy, egypt, europe ...
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Duration: 159 min.
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Style: sad, realistic, serious, emotional, sincere ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
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A Man for All Seasons (1988)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to accept the spiritual leadership of Henry VIII, and faces death as he struggles to remain loyal to his integrity.
Style: contemplative, talky, captivating, tense, realistic ...
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Time: 16th century, middle ages
Place: england, europe, london
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40%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
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Style: epic, realistic, factual, talky, serious ...
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Duration: 105 min.
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Style: thought provoking, sincere, realistic, captivating, serious ...
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Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 183 min.
Story: Biography of the last Russian Monarch, Tsar Nicholas II and his Tsarina, Alexandra.Czar Nicholas II, the inept monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Style: epic, realistic, serious, captivating, tense ...
Plot: czar, world war one, russian history, royalty, politics, rise and fall, political unrest, rebelliousness, rebellion, state affairs, coming of age, russian empire ...
Time: 20th century, edwardian era, year 1971, 19th century, 1910s
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37%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 90 min.
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Risen (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story: As one of the rising talents of amateur boxing, Howard Winstone, a young Welsh boy from Merthyr Tydfil, was fast making a name for himself with his knock out right hand. A long professional fighting career surely beckoned? Then disaster strikes. An ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, UK, Poland
Duration: 140 min.
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Style: emotional, art house, sentimental, offbeat, romantic drama ...
Plot: masseur, politics, islam, friendship, unrequited love, women of color, independence, muslim, hinduism, death, british, betrayal ...
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Place: india, new delhi, asia, pakistan
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Path to War (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
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Style: political, tense, serious, realistic, non fiction ...
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Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Sweden, Hungary
Duration: 118 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
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Style: realistic, serious, sincere, slow cinema, aesthetic ...
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The Founding of a Republic (2009)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 138 min.
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23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter, is arrested for killing the British official responsible for the death of his mentor Lala Lajpatrai. He is ultimately hanged for his misdeed.
Style: disturbing, rough, realistic, serious, captivating
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Time: 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1931
Place: india, asia
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Michael Collins (1996)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Ireland, UK
Duration: 133 min.
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Style: political, brutal, harsh, intense, factual ...
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Time: 1920s, 20th century, edwardian era, 90s, 1910s ...
Place: ireland, england, london, northern ireland, europe ...
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