Movies like Furia 1999
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Furia (1999)
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a desert town, sometime in the future, a repressive government regime restricts all forms of artistic expression. At night, Theo breaks the law, risking torture and death, to paint his work on public spaces. But when his lover Elia is arrested for committing the same crime, Theo allows himself to be captured hoping to somehow be reunited with her.
Style:
psychological, exciting, atmospheric, bleak, serious, futuristic, suspenseful
Plot:
distopia, desert, politics, rebellion, heroes, conspiracy, destiny, life is a bitch, fall in love, revolution, injustice, fighting the system, society, chaos, rebelliousness, political unrest, idealism, political corruption, dishonesty, hopes, state affairs, performer's life, future dystopia, rape, painter ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, bleak, suspenseful and realistic films with plots about society, life is a bitch, rebellion, state affairs, revolution, distopia and politics mostly in Drama, Sci-Fi and Romance genres. Some movies like Furia: Daybreak (1993), The Giver (2014), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), Regular Lovers (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a substantial portion of the nation's populace falls victim to a deadly plague, the tyrannical government quarantines them in camps, offering no alternative except death in this cautionary tale from director Stephen Tolkin. But a gutsy ...
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serious, suspenseful, bleak, futuristic, rough ...
Plot:
distopia, quarantine, plague, injustice, chaos, rebellion, on the run, heroes, fugitives, survival, life is a bitch, hopes ...
Time:
future
Place:
new york, lebanon, usa, middle east, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, futuristic, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
distopia, future dystopia, society, utopia, youth, destiny, life is a bitch, human nature, teaching the ways of the world, rebelliousness, fighting the system, humanity ...
Time:
future
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89%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
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thought provoking, disturbing, psychological, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
distopia, future dystopia, brainwashing, totalitarianism, fascism, society, against humanity, politics, surveillance, fall in love, dishonesty, life is a bitch ...
Time:
future, 80s, 20th century, year 1984, 18th century
Place:
england, london, europe, united kingdom, britain
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86%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.
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thought provoking, serious, suspenseful, sexy, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
political unrest, distopia, surrogate mother, rebellion, pregnancy, slavery, sexism, rape, escape, paranoia, impregnation, politics ...
Time:
future
Place:
canada, iran
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
1968 and 1969 in Paris: during and after the student and trade union revolt. François is 20, a poet, dodging military service. He takes to the barricades, but won't throw a Molotov cocktail at the police. He smokes opium and talks about ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
idealism, revolution, politics, injustice, political corruption, couple relations, love triangle, love affair, chaos and mayhem, twins, hopes, self discovery ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1969, year 1968
Place:
france, europe, paris france, morocco
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Approaching collapse, the nation's economy is quickly eroding. As crime and fear take over the countryside, the government continues to exert its brutal force against the nation's most productive who are mysteriously vanishing - leaving ...
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, stylized, captivating ...
Plot:
society, politics, rebelliousness, future dystopia, human spirit, idealism, human nature, fighting the system, rebellion, hopes, life is a bitch, ambition ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The global economy is on the brink of collapse. Brilliant creators, from artists to industrialists, continue to mysteriously disappear. Unemployment has risen to 24%. Gas is now $42 per gallon. Dagny Taggart, Vice President in Charge of Operations ...
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serious, thought provoking, captivating, philosophical, twists and turns ...
Plot:
fighting the system, ambition, rebellion, radical, visionary, idealism, rebelliousness, lifestyle, politics, workplace, human spirit, human nature ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Mexico, Denmark
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the military coup on September 11th 1973.
Style:
captivating, rough, suspenseful, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
political intrigue, life is a bitch, politics, political unrest, injustice, romance, society, human spirit, revolution, ambassador, human rights, idealism ...
Time:
year 1973
Place:
chile
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he ...
Style:
captivating, futuristic, stylized, philosophical, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
revolution, fighting the system, distopia, vengeance, freedom, rebellion, vigilantism, society, future dystopia, mysterious character, revenge, dark hero ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
england, london, europe, big ben london, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Simon (Bruce Davison), a student at a fictional university in San Francisco (based on San Francisco State College) is indifferent to the student protests around him, until walking in on a naked woman (Kristina Holland) in his dormitory ...
Style:
serious, realistic
Plot:
university, rebelliousness, political unrest, idealism, college, celebrity culture, chaos and mayhem, college life, human spirit, chaos, revolution, injustice ...
Time:
60s
Place:
san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Iran, Greece
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A politically complacent middle-aged man and a young pro-democracy activist debate about the future of their country while hiding from the police, in this fascinating drama that blends scripted scenes with on-the-ground footage from Iran’s 2009 ...
Style:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, captivating
Plot:
political unrest, idealism, state affairs, society, politics, life is a bitch, husband wife relationship, violence, sex scene, torture, extramarital affair, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
iran, tehran iran
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jake Cassevetes is a world renowned shooter just back from being embedded during the U.S. invasion of Iraq. As a well-paid stringer for the networks, Jake does not buy into the currently vogue, left-wing conspiracy theory of a corporate-controlled ...
Style:
disturbing, clever, serious, realistic, cynical ...
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, idealism, rebelliousness, political unrest, fighting the system, life is a bitch, society, rebellion, dishonesty, injustice, revolution ...
Time:
contemporary, september 11 2001
Place:
iraq, new york, usa, middle east, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A frustrated radio DJ takes to the streets of Manhattan during the Republican National Convention after the FCC has slapped his station with $1 million in indecency fines, and popular radio personality Joe Pace (Josh Hamilton) isn't going down ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, disturbing
Plot:
politics, radio dj, fighting the system, rebellion, republican, injustice, hopes, idealism, chaos, state affairs, americana, protest ...
Time:
contemporary, 2000s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In a post apocalyptic world where technology is outlawed, Walter, a reclusive scientist, secretly creates a self-aware android, "Puzzlehead". Jealously erupts when Puzzlehead wins the affection of Julia, the beautiful shopgirl that Walter ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, futuristic, suspense, bleak
Plot:
a.i., man versus machine, chaos, society, androids and robots, obsession, future dystopia, love triangle, betrayal, technology gone awry, self discovery, scientist ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Argentina
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
La Antena (English: The Aerial, 2007) is an Argentine drama film, written and directed by acclaimed film director Esteban Sapir. The film features Alejandro Urdapilleta, Rafael Ferro, Florencia Raggi, and others. The movie begins with a pair of ...
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neo noir, suspenseful, serious, atmospheric, surreal ...
Plot:
distopia, mind control, social decay, rebellion, revolution, corrupted ruler, dishonesty, expressionism, totalitarianism, life is a bitch, society, family relations ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 206 min.
Story:
Fidel Castro rises to power in Cuba.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, tense
Plot:
fidel castro, revolution, rebellion, fighting the system, politics, ambition, rise and fall, idealism, rebelliousness, political corruption, hopes, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
cuba, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In a futuristic totalitarian society, people have no control of their lives or their destiny.
Style:
serious, thought provoking, atmospheric, futuristic, bleak ...
Plot:
genetic engineering, distopia, helicopter, life is a bitch, society, love and romance, social differences, human nature, utopia, government agency, rescue, state affairs ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology.
Style:
serious, stylized, suspenseful, futuristic, bleak
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
corporate crimes, future dystopia, virtual reality, survival, water shortage, dam, life is a bitch, corporate crime, dishonesty, worker, destruction, remote control ...
Time:
future
Place:
mexico, latin america, tijuana mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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144
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Freedom is a short-lived 2000 American science fiction television show on the UPN network. There were 12 episodes filmed but only 7 were aired in the US. Some episodes were further aired internationally, and the full series is still occasionally ...
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serious, suspenseful, exciting, futuristic, bleak
Plot:
distopia, freedom fighter, resistance, military, dictatorship, rebelliousness, heroic mission, rebellion, revolution, society, state affairs, on the run ...
Time:
near future, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Style:
futuristic, serious, psychological, philosophical, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
future dystopia, distopia, dystopic future, rebellion, lone hero, fighting the system, resistance, society, utopia, totalitarianism, gunfight, dictatorship ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 80s
Place:
beijing china, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
In a future where a socialist government gains power, a group of women decides to organize and rebel.
Style:
biting, thought provoking, realistic, semi serious, suspense ...
Plot:
feminism, revolution, militant, working class, nudity (full frontal - brief), injustice, dark humor, chaos, fighting the system, gender, state affairs, gays and lesbians ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A website where people can virtually live in a true democracy becomes so popular that its leading members take questionable actions to improve the real world as well. This backfires and various governments brand them terrorists.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, suspenseful, talky ...
Plot:
revolution, society, rebelliousness, secret movement, politics, fighting the system, rebellion, political unrest, social decay, political corruption, anti capitalism, state affairs ...
Time:
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Place:
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62%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Nigeria, UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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thought provoking, bleak, captivating, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
genocide, against humanity, political unrest, revolution, rebellion, life is a bitch, fall in love, hopes, wartime life, evacuation, village, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
nigeria, africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub owner, is caught in the violent transition from the oppressive regime of Batista to the Marxist government of Fidel Castro. Castro's regime ...
Style:
captivating, touching, stylized, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
fidel castro, revolution, politics, nightclub, love and romance, rebellion, idealism, hopes, society, family problems, chaos, political unrest ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
cuba, latin america, havana cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Vietnam, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In a near future Vietnam where global warming and rising seawater levels have forced cultivation to be done on floating farms, a strong-willed woman has to make a critical decision about her ex-lover, a suspect of her husband's murder.
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, bleak, serious
Plot:
moral dilemma, uncover truth, global warming, murder, society, crimes, life is a bitch, mystery, environmentalism, future dystopia, ocean, ship ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China, France
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Country girl Yu Hong leaves her village, her family and her lover to study in Beijing. At university, she discovers an intense world of sexual freedom and forbidden pleasure. Enraptured, compulsive, she falls madly in love with fellow student Zhou ...
Style:
serious, touching, atmospheric, emotional, sexy ...
Plot:
idealism, true love, rebelliousness, society, politics, life is a bitch, romance, youth, social differences, road not taken, political unrest, college life ...
Time:
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Place:
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60%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Dominican Republic, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A patriot (René Lavan) with a rebellious brother falls in love with a dissident's daughter (Mayte Vilán) in Castro's Cuba.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, harsh, reflective ...
Plot:
revolution, politics, hotel, prostitute, death, assassin, interrogation, communist, kids in trouble, society, supportive spouse, love and romance ...
Place:
cuba, miami, latin america, usa, europe ...
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60%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A futuristic 'Brief Encounter', a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility.
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, clever, futuristic ...
Plot:
cloning, forgery, investigation, fall in love, infidelity, love and romance, future dystopia, romance, lovers on the run, dishonesty, love affair, surveillance ...
Time:
future
Place:
asia, seattle, shanghai, china, delhi ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Italy, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
New York City in the year 2095 where genetically altered humans live side by side with unaltered men and women.
Style:
futuristic, dark fantasy, serious, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Plot:
future dystopia, cyberpunk, fantasy world, mythology, cyborgs, society, memory loss, battles, escapades, heroes, tombs and skeletons, mutant ...
Time:
future
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
2035, United States of Europe. Some humans are not sustainable anymore.
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, tense, futuristic, stylized ...
Plot:
against the odds, survival, rebellion, future dystopia, escapades, life is a bitch, fighting the system, social decay, chaos, wilderness, on the road, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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