Movies like The Intruder 1962
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The Intruder (1962)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A man in a gleaming white suit comes to a small Southern town on the eve of integration. He calls himself a social reformer. But what he does is stir up trouble--trouble he soon finds he can't control.
Style:
psychotronic, political, controversial, tense, sincere, thought provoking, serious, realistic, disturbing, talky ...
Plot:
racism, civil rights, exploitation, racial issues, blaxploitation, manipulation, false accusation, small town, ku klux klan, lynch mob, suspense, graphic violence, life is a bitch, interracial relations, injustice, social differences, society, social relations, bishop, political unrest, social decay, small town life, dishonesty, state affairs, violence spree ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
africa, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, sincere and thought provoking films with plots about society, life is a bitch, racism, injustice, interracial relations, african american and legal mostly in Drama, Crime and Thriller genres. Some movies like The Intruder: Jasper, Texas (2003), The Klansman (1974), Blood Done Sign My Name (2010), 10,000 Black Men Named George (2002), The Kitchen Toto (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.
Style:
disturbing, sincere, realistic, serious
Plot:
racism, small town, investigation, fighting the system, social decay, social differences, african american, life is a bitch, society, human spirit, murder, injustice ...
Time:
90s
Place:
austin texas, texas, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young woman has been violently raped. The white town fathers immediately declare that the attacker had to be black, and place the blame on Garth, a young black man. Assuming that the men in ...
Style:
campy, political, realistic, serious, tense ...
Plot:
ku klux klan, racism, blaxploitation, false accusation, small town, interracial relations, opposites attract, dishonesty, vigilantism, rivalry, society, vengeance ...
Time:
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Place:
alabama, usa, southern usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman who is later exonerated. The plot focuses on the role of a local high school teacher and the civil unrest that followed the ...
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disturbing, captivating, realistic, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
racism, murder, social differences, society, introspection, life is a bitch, injustice, social decay, discrimination, small town life, small town, murder investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
north carolina, usa
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38%
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:
thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, tense, sincere ...
Plot:
racism, african american, labor union, interracial relations, injustice, ambition, rise to the top, fighting the system, workplace, dishonesty, rebellion, journalism ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The son of a priest slain by the Mau Mau moves in with a police officer and his wife in 1950 Kenya.
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serious, realistic, thought provoking, biting, sincere ...
Plot:
youth, blaxploitation, suspense, graphic violence, nude, family problems, family relations, power relations, interracial relations, discrimination, culture clash, political unrest ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
africa, kenya
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays John Malcolm, the son of a slain civil rights activist. Jack Herrod (Tom Bower) is the former sheriff who never got to the bottom ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, thought provoking, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
racism, interracial relations, small town, who done it, haunted by the past, life is a bitch, assassination, society, uncover truth, investigation, injustice, adultery ...
Time:
60s, 2000s
Place:
south carolina
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28%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid.
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tense, uplifting, thought provoking, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
discrimination, apartheid, social change, prison, racism, politics, society, rebellion, legal, hopes, heroes, fighting the system ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 80s
Place:
south africa, africa
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27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people, and so his lawyer, Harry Seagraves, eventually meets Paris' wife Hannah. A former schoolteacher, she made the mistake of her life when she married ...
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neo noir, biting, realistic, psychological, serious ...
Plot:
children, lawyer, politically correct, relationships, abusive relationship, nude, family relations, small town, racism, redneck, marital rape, suspense ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
georgia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Freedom Song (2000) is a made-for-TV film based on true stories of the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi in the 1960s. It tells the story of the struggle of African Americans to register to vote in the fictional town of Quinlan. In the midst of ...
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
african american, racism, fighting the system, interracial relations, rebellion, life is a bitch, injustice, americana, parents and children, discrimination, teenage life, politics ...
Time:
90s
Place:
mississippi, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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.
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political, thought provoking, captivating, uplifting, talky ...
Plot:
holocaust, courtroom drama, jewish, aging, lawyer, suburbs, civil rights, small town life, small town, genocide, culture clash, anti semitism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
illinois, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A Vermont town in the 1950's hires a new minister based on his war record and capable presentation, but then are shocked when he shows up and is a black man. Things go completely wrong for ...
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realistic, serious, thought provoking, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot:
racism, murder, small town, false accusation, dishonesty, society, legal, life is a bitch, courtroom, social relations, small town life, price of justice ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
vermont, usa, quebec
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A regular day in a Louisiana sugarcane plantation changes course when a local white farmer is shot in self defense. A group of old, black men takes a courageous step by coming forward en masse to take responsibility for the killing of a white ...
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serious, realistic, thought provoking, sincere, emotional ...
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civil rights, racism, old man, society, golden years, dedicated lawyer, legal, fighting the system, life is a bitch, americana, false accusation, false arrest ...
Time:
80s
Place:
louisiana, usa, southern usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The close friendship of two young women, each of a different race, and their struggle to find purpose in their lives during this time of social injustice and world war.
Style:
sentimental, serious, touching, sincere, realistic
Plot:
life is a bitch, fall in love, parents and children, social differences, society, working class, feminism, injustice, interracial relations, friendship, human nature, pregnancy ...
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1940s
Place:
virginia, mississippi, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
georgia, usa, southern usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers to help a black woman whose property is being threatened by the Holts, the first family of the town, after she refuses to sell her valuable land.
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political, captivating, realistic, serious, touching
Plot:
interracial relations, family problems, social relations, injustice, dedicated lawyer, idealism, society, legal, life is a bitch, rich and poor, racism, small town ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in the 1940's, James Earl Jones as an an old clockmaker faces racism and is tried for murder when the racist is killed. However, Kevin Kilner comes forward and claims to have commmitted the crime in self defense. All the while, ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, serious
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
At the birth of two boys, one white and one black, a mysterious and powerful Conjure Woman (Maya Angelou) prophesies that they will start the change. Growing up as best friends in rural Georgia in the 1940s, the boys make a discovery that leads the ...
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captivating, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, realistic ...
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1940s, 20th century
Place:
georgia, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, thought provoking, emotional, uplifting ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
60s, 50s, 20th century, year 1963
Place:
mississippi, usa, africa, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A black teenager vandalizes a racist lawn ornament.
Style:
serious, tense, disturbing, sincere, realistic ...
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racism, uncover truth, police investigation, interracial relations, vandalism, life is a bitch, law enforcement, society, murder, violence, blaxploitation, countryside ...
Time:
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Place:
africa, canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, talky
Plot:
civil rights movement, racism, interracial relations, racial prejudice, civil rights, protest, social activism, fighting the system, rebellion, human spirit, discrimination, social differences ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Mali, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the 1940's South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing a a white store owner. In his defense, his white attorney equates him with a lowly hog, to indicate that he didn't have the sense to know what he was doing. ...
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia.
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Plot:
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Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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