Movies like A City of Sadness
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A City of Sadness (1989)
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Original name: 悲情城市
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Soon after Japan relinquishes control of Taiwan in 1945, the Lin brothers face hardships from the changing culture. Bar owner Wen-heung (Chen Sown-yung), the eldest brother, falls foul of local gangsters, Wen-sun disappears, and Wen-leung, scarred by his experiences in the war, ends up in an insane asylum. Deaf-mute photographer Wen-ching (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), the youngest brother, decides to make a stand and fight the Kuomintang government from China that is assuming power.
Style:
realistic, sad, tense, rough, serious, captivating, emotional, odd
Plot:
mute or deaf, family relations, graphic violence, family life, life is a bitch, rebellion, society, family problems, black market, rebelliousness, family tradition, political unrest, siblings relations, wartime life, family in danger, state affairs, confinement indoors, gang, politics, photographer, oppression, knife fight, deafness, marriage, imprisonment ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 40s
Place:
taiwan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and thought provoking films with plots about society, state affairs, political unrest, life is a bitch, family relations, rebellion and politics mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like A City of Sadness: Miral (2010), O Jerusalem (2006), The Time That Remains (2009), Prince of Tears (2009), Sunshine (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, History
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Duration: 112 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, UK, Italy, Greece, Israel, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium, Italy, UK, United Arab Emirates, Israel
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day.[Synopsis from the director, courtesy of Cannes Film Festival] : "The Time That Remains" is a semi biographic film, in four historic episodes, about a ...
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psychological, humorous, thought provoking, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
unfulfillment, politics, family life, political unrest, wartime life, parents and children, life is a bitch, family relations, state affairs, intrigue, jewish, world war two ...
Time:
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Place:
israel, palestine, middle east
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42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A shameful period in Taiwanese history provides the backdrop for this emotional drama from writer and director Yonfan (aka Yang Fan). In 1949, in the wake of the 228 Incident (in which anti-government protesters launched a rebellion that was ...
Style:
captivating, stylized, emotional, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, family problems, confined, false accusation, false arrest, life turned upside down, wartime life, political unrest, parents and children, captivity, family in danger, family relations ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Germany, Austria, Canada, Hungary, France, UK, USA
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
The film follows a Jewish family living in Hungary through three generations, rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
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Duration: 170 min.
Story:
The film adaptation of Nobel Prize winning author, Mario Vargas Llosa's epic, The War At The End Of the World (La guerra del fin del mundo).
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. In the city, A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, so do they. They fail to ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, gloomy, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, factual
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, rough, serious, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, epic, bleak
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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29%
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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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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Plot:
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Place:
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25%
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Country: Taiwan
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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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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Story:
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Style:
realistic, touching, serious, tense, captivating
Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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