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Just Great (1972)
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Original name: Tout va bien
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Godard examines the structure of movies, relationships and revolutions through the life of a couple in Paris.
Style:
political, surreal, sincere, thought provoking, clever, serious, realistic, witty, contemplative, talky
Plot:
supermarket, love, communism, anarchy, reporter, chaos, anarchism, strike, female journalist, dialectical materialism, politics, revolution, factory, movie business, class society, rebellion, journalism, society, media, working class, rebelliousness, political unrest, labor union, workplace, state affairs ...
Time:
year 1972, 70s, 20th century, year 1968, 60s, 1960s
Place:
france, paris france, vietnam, asia, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, thought provoking and political films with plots about society, politics, state affairs, rebellion, rebelliousness, revolution and working class mostly in Drama, Comedy and War genres. Some movies like Just Great: Land and Freedom (1995), Joy of Learning (1969), La chinoise (1967), Lulu the Tool (1971), Good Morning, Night (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The movie narrates the story of David Carr, an unemployed worker and member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. In 1936 he decides to fight for the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, an anti-fascist coalition of liberals, communists and ...
Style:
political, sad, hispanic, philosophical, social ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, politics, revolution, anarchist, working class, civil war, communist, trench warfare, anarchy, socialist, dictator, dictatorship ...
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1930s, 90s, 20th century, year 1995, year 1937 ...
Place:
spain, catalonia, barcelona, europe, basque country ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, West Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to revolution. Scenes of Paris's student revolt, the Vietnam War, and other events of the late ...
Style:
eros, avant garde, contemplative, tense, thought provoking ...
Plot:
revolution, politics, black panthers, capitalism, marxism, socialism, theory, television studio, swastika, vietnam war, imperialism, education ...
Time:
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Place:
vietnam, cuba, america, paris france, france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.
Style:
political, philosophical, experimental, art house, cult classic ...
Plot:
politics, revolution, capitalism, class struggle, communism, anarchist, protest, marxist, terrorist, terrorism, suicide, dialectical materialism ...
Time:
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Place:
france, paris france, soviet union, europe, usa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A conscientious factory worker gets his finger cut off by a machine. The accident causes him to become more involved in political and revolutionary groups.
Style:
sincere, realistic, emotional, serious, political ...
Plot:
working class, labor union, factory worker, factory, rebellion, boss and employee, rebelliousness, power relations, social differences, workplace situations, anarchist, worker ...
Time:
20th century, year 1971, 70s
Place:
italy, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants -- a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red ...
Style:
serious, tense, disturbing, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, terrorist, politics, revolution, murder, dictator, rebelliousness, political unrest, captivity, state affairs, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 2003, year 1978
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
During the 1970s a student named Gilles gets entangled in contemporary political turmoils although he would rather just be a creative artist. While torn between his solidarity to his friends and his personal ambitions he falls in love with Christine.
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, political, sexual, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
anarchist, coming of age, politics, counterculture, teenage life, riot, self discovery, fighting the system, rebellion, youth, society, working class ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1968, 60s, year 1971
Place:
france, europe, paris france, florence, italy
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53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, meditative, compassionate, talky, disturbing ...
Plot:
politics, terrorist, visceral, communism, friendship, working class, honest, eviction, renaissance, heroes, journalism, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
70s, 1950s, year 1976, year 1977, 20th century ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe, europe, canada, japan ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.
Style:
emotional, touching, sentimental, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, coming of age, radical, family life, political unrest, family problems, immigrant, state affairs, journalism, hopes, parents and children, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
70s
Place:
france, cuba, paris france, europe, chile ...
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends Winkel, a weak, alcoholic TV hack, to Gdansk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers, particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an articulate worker whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as ...
Style:
political, realistic, serious, thought provoking, contemplative ...
Plot:
strike, renaissance, protest, communism, labor, revolution, communist, union, identity, fictional history, kung fu, non violence ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 60s, year 1981
Place:
poland, eastern europe, ussr, europe
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, realistic, cynical, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
bankruptcy, save the day, rivalry, workplace, labor union, factory, working class, boss and employee, society, workplace situations, employer, strike ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe, mediterranean sea, provence
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Someone we hear talking - but whom we do not see - speaks of a project which describes the four key moments of love: meeting, physical passion, arguments/separation and making up. This project is to be told through three couples: young, adult and ...
Style:
philosophical, stylized, psychological, enigmatic, contemplative ...
Plot:
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Time:
year 2001
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Romania, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, tense, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
police brutality, bullying, political protest, rebelliousness, fighting the system, globalization, political unrest, violence spree, anarchist, violence, demonstration, police ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An official is sent from his home in Tehran to hear the final appeal of a woman sentenced to death, a political prisoner. The official's wife of nearly 20 years, Fereshteh Samimi, writes him a letter to read when he reaches the hotel - the ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, serious, sincere, islamic ...
Plot:
injustice, fighting the system, political unrest, couples, society, feminism, state affairs, couple relations, legal, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, legal action ...
Time:
70s
Place:
iran, persia, middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, serious, contemplative, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Italy, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, contemplative, realistic, atmospheric, avant garde ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, barcelona, palestinian authority, egypt, africa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After promising 1100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a factory decide to suddenly close up shop. Laurent takes the lead in a fight against this decision.
Style:
realistic, captivating, psychological, thought provoking, political
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Cuba, Soviet Union
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: France, Switzerland
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Poland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, captivating, bleak, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
poland
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36%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Jean-Marie Straub pushes this musicality of blocks to a paroxysmal extreme, mixing blocks of time (40 years separate the various extracts that are going to be used, and what is to be filmed), blocks of text (Malraux, Fortini, Vittorini, Hölderlin) ...
Style:
experimental, political, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
communism, working class, state affairs, politics, social differences, society, class struggle, utopia, communist, resistance, revolution, adaptation ...
Time:
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Place:
egypt, italy, switzerland, tuscany
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Country: France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
political, absurd, surreal, talky, cynical ...
Plot:
sex, consumerism, prostitution, satire, society, obsession, vietnam war, housewife, female nudity, social commentary, coffee, nude girl ...
Time:
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Place:
paris france, france, vietnam, asia, europe ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The European equivalent of "The Return of the Secaucus 7," this Swiss film looks at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties. Max, a dissatisfied copy editor; ...
Style:
talky, intellectual, contemplative, experimental, thought provoking ...
Plot:
utopia, rebellion, anarchist, politics, destiny, childhood, protest, couples, youth, civil unrest, bohemian, professor ...
Time:
future, year 1976, 60s, 70s
Place:
switzerland, paris france, geneva switzerland, europe, france ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In poverty, she found strength. In oppression, she found courage. In solidarity, she found a reason to believe again. Acclaimed German actress Katharina Thalbach (THE TIN DRUM, SOPHIES CHOICE) stars in this hard-hitting historical drama set during ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, emotional, captivating ...
Plot:
politics, working class, labor union, rebellion, fighting the system, human spirit, ambition, injustice, life is a bitch, legal, rebelliousness, rivalry ...
Time:
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Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Frau Kusters is preparing dinner late one seemingly ordinary afternoon in her seemingly ordinary kitchen in Frankfurt, Germany. Mrs. Kusters wants to add canned sausages to the stew, her annoying daughter-in-law thinks otherwise. The point, we soon ...
Style:
art house, black comedy, controversial, cynical, thought provoking ...
Plot:
communist, anarchist, media, family relations, old woman, suicide, death of father, widow, working class, media manipulation, politics, hostage situation ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s
Place:
germany, west germany, europe, frankfurt germany
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31%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: France, Switzerland
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, experimental, atmospheric, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
couple relations, introspection, battle of the sexes, love, crumbling marriage, fight, communication problem, dog, book, death, unsettling, bookstore ...
Time:
2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
europe, france, switzerland
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, tense, talky ...
Plot:
feminism, women's rights, friendship, friends, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, unsupportive spouse, couple relations, hopes, gender, society, introspection ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in a world ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, tense, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
french politics, politics, workplace, workplace situations, state affairs, boss and employee, disagreement, politician, prime minister, business, female nudity, fatal accident ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, atmospheric, sincere
Plot:
working class, social decay, against the odds, society, follow your dream, social relations, small town, strike, worker, family relations, class struggle, widow ...
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europe, france
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