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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.
Style:
political, epic, sincere, uplifting, thought provoking, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
civil rights, african american, racism, slavery, black, plantation, discrimination, journalism, slave trade, blaxploitation, racial discrimination, female protagonist, black history, journalist, racist, interview, elderly, social injustice, flashback, black american, deep south, feminism, interracial relations, american history, african ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1940s, 1920s, 1870s, 1860s, 1890s ...
Place:
america, southern usa, louisiana, usa, texas, mississippi, ohio ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, thought provoking and emotional films with plots about racism, african american, society, black, interracial relations, civil rights and blaxploitation mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman: The Help (2011), Roots (1977), Get on the Bus (1996), Daughters of the Dust (1991), The Secret Life of Bees (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, inspirational, feel good, thought provoking, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, kids, date night ...
Plot:
racism, friendship, civil rights, discrimination, writers, women, master and servant, racial segregation, maid, feminist, racial issues, blacks and whites ...
Time:
60s, year 2011, year 1963, 1900s, 50s ...
Place:
mississippi, usa, america, southern usa, africa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
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Story:
African teen Kunta Kinte, brought to America to be enslaved, and the generations of his family.
Style:
touching, suspense, historical drama, saga, serious ...
Plot:
slavery, racism, slave trade, family history, civil war, american civil war, sexualized violence, american south, escape attempt, african american, black, justice ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1800s, 20th century, 1860s ...
Place:
africa, usa, america, tennessee, england
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Get On the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid off aircraft worker, a former Gang Banger, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial ...
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road movie, compassionate, talky, realistic, touching ...
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racism, politics, friendship, hip hop, prejudice, unlikely friendships, justice, character study, on the road, idealism, civil rights, black ...
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Place:
washington d.c., los angeles, tennessee, usa, california ...
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Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Languid look at the Gullah culture of the sea islands off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia where African folk-ways were maintained well into the 20th Century and was one of the last bastion of these mores in America.
Style:
independent film, gothic, aesthetic, mystic, mysterious ...
Plot:
women, island, feminist, african american, black, feminism, pregnancy, women of color, racism, culture clash, black history, islam ...
Time:
1900s, year 1991, 20th century, future
Place:
south carolina, africa, southern usa, indiana, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only ...
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touching, sincere, sentimental, sweet, inspirational ...
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teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
civil rights, racism, african american, friendship, coming of age, teenage life, racial segregation, children, american south, abuse, interracial relations, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, year 1964, 60s
Place:
indiana, africa, usa, south carolina
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 44 min.
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Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a revolution in New York, isolation in Nova Scotia and treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, in an attempt to secure her freedom in the 19th century.
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epic, disturbing, emotional, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
slavery, racism, injustice, hopes, confined, society, escapades, black, black history, american revolution, master and servant, jungle ...
Time:
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Place:
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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, freeze frame
Plot:
african american, racism, small town, fighting the system, investigation, social decay, social differences, society, life is a bitch, human spirit, injustice, murder ...
Time:
90s
Place:
austin texas, midwest, texas, usa
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100%
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:
realistic, serious, sincere, political, talky
Plot:
civil rights movement, racism, interracial relations, civil rights, politics, hopes, fighting the system, racial prejudice, social activism, protest, human spirit, social differences ...
Time:
50s, year 1955
Place:
america, usa, alabama
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott lead by Martin Luther King.
Style:
inspirational, independent film, touching, realistic, political ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
1950s, year 1955, 20th century, 50s
Place:
america, usa, alabama, southern usa, new jersey
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights ...
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, political, period piece, factual ...
Plot:
racism, civil rights, justice, politics, racial discrimination, civil rights movement, african american, biopic, discrimination, idealism, injustice, righting the wronged ...
Time:
year 2014, 20th century, 2010s, 60s, year 1964 ...
Place:
alabama, birmingham alabama, indiana, usa, southern usa ...
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473
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Charles Burnett directs this movie about John, a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, uplifting, sentimental ...
Plot:
racism, slave, slave trade, slavery, illiteracy, teaching, plantation, racial discrimination, black slave, american civil war, racial issues, blaxploitation ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
america
Similarity:
28%
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. ...
Style:
powerful, uplifting, thought provoking, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
1940s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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inspirational, talky, thought provoking, factual, compassionate ...
Plot:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left ...
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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edutainment, political, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
racism, slavery, african american, slave trade, slave, civil war, american civil war, civil rights, black, blaxploitation, american history, underground railroad ...
Time:
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Place:
america, canada, north carolina
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Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.
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disturbing, period piece, political, social, depressing ...
Plot:
racism, african american, small town, civil rights, black history, black, racial slur, murder, interracial, politics, massacre, racial segregation ...
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1920s, 20th century, year 1997
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
gothic, realistic, serious, uplifting, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
racism, african american, civil rights, racial issues, racial discrimination, martin luther king, blaxploitation, black, interracial relations, social decay, discrimination, youth ...
Time:
60s, year 1965
Place:
alabama, america, usa
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25%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, suspense, sexual ...
Plot:
interracial relations, slave trade, slavery, racism, black slave, interracial romance, plantation, white male black female relationship, interracial sex, sex slave, slave girl, slave ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, year 1975
Place:
usa, america, new orleans, louisiana, turkey
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In ...
Style:
heartbreaking, harsh, atmospheric, inspirational, motivational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
slavery, racism, survival, civil rights, african american, black history, torture, slave trade, american history, freedom, racial discrimination, rape ...
Time:
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Place:
louisiana, new orleans, america, africa, southern usa ...
Similarity:
24%
481
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 271 min.
TV show
Story:
A 1978 TV miniseries about the career of Martin Luther King Jr. from his days as a Baptist minister in Atlanta in the early '50s until his assassination in 1968.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
civil rights, racism, biopic, african american, martin luther king, racial discrimination, clergy, black, american history, politics, government, rebel ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 70s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
memphis, america, usa
Similarity:
24%
240
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot:
african american, black history, heat wave, blaxploitation, black, urban setting, racism, journalism, life is a bitch, media, society, social decay ...
Time:
60s, year 1965
Place:
los angeles, usa, south central los angeles
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on - continuing to spread the word of ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, sincere, controversial
Plot:
racism, african american, civil rights, civil rights movement, black, revenge, book, blaxploitation, bookstore, politics, assassination, jazz ...
Time:
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Place:
america
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23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
uplifting, political, inspirational, contemplative, serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
racism, african american, civil rights, racial discrimination, black, art, blaxploitation, black history, education, school, interracial relations, injustice ...
Time:
60s
Place:
america, louisiana, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
23%
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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, political ...
Plot:
african american, racism, fighting the system, interracial relations, rebellion, life is a bitch, injustice, teenage life, discrimination, parents and children, society, hopes ...
Time:
90s
Place:
mississippi, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The story of the civil rights heroine whose refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.
Style:
uplifting, thought provoking, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
civil rights movement, civil disobedience, african american, civil rights, racial segregation, racism, black history, fighting the system, rebellion, social differences, injustice, legal ...
Time:
year 1955, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
alabama, america, usa
Similarity:
23%
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 ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, realistic, thought provoking, touching ...
Plot:
old man, black, civil rights, racism, dedicated lawyer, life is a bitch, fighting the system, legal, society, false arrest, false accusation, interracial relations ...
Time:
80s
Place:
louisiana, usa, southern usa
Similarity:
23%
87K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed ...
Style:
emotional, period piece, touching, epic, inspirational ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
slavery, slave trade, rebellion, african american, legal, courtroom, politics, freedom, court, lawyer, president, male nudity ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 1800s, 1840s ...
Place:
africa, cuba, washington d.c., america, massachusetts ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Zimbabwe, USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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Style:
inspirational, political, cult classic, edutainment, political thriller ...
Plot:
racism, apartheid, politics, journalism, biopic, human rights, civil rights, social injustice, social commentary, black, african, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
south africa, africa, cape town south africa, england
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933, face a serious family crisis when the husband and father, Nathan Lee Morgan, is convicted of a petty crime and sent to a prison camp. After some weeks or months, ...
Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dog, coming of age, racism, african american, poverty, civil rights, black, great depression, school, youth, family relations, bittersweet ...
Time:
1930s, year 1972, 1900s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
louisiana, southern usa, america, usa, africa
Similarity:
22%
36K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of Harriet Tubman, who helped free hundreds of slaves from the South after escaping from slavery herself in 1849.
Style:
thought provoking, costume drama, tense, historical drama, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
slavery, african american, black history, american civil war, underground railroad, female protagonist, female warrior, freedom, plantation, belief in god, black, black woman ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2019, victorian era, 1860s ...
Place:
southern usa, south carolina, philadelphia, baltimore, pennsylvania ...
Similarity:
21%
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