Movies like Jackie
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Jackie (2016)
87K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, France, Chile, China
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Style:
period piece, emotional, sad, cerebral, heartbreaking, suspense, disturbing, political, exciting, retro ...
Plot:
president, first lady, american history, kennedy assassination, assassination, u.s. president, loss of husband, biopic, widow, funeral, strong female character, depression, tragedy, visceral, character study, white house, dialogue, john f. kennedy, husband wife relationship, femininity, death of husband, female protagonist, based on real people, assassin, politics ...
Time:
60s, year 2016, 90s, 2010s, year 1963, 1960s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., austin texas, america, texas, dallas texas, california ...
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Most similar movies to Jackie
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out political, realistic, serious and thought provoking films with plots about biopic, politics, president, u.s. president, death, american politics and state affairs mostly in Biography, Drama and History genres. Some movies like Jackie: Spencer (2021), The Iron Lady (2011), Trumbo (2015), Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (1981), LBJ (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
82K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, USA, Chile
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, Diana decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles.
Style:
historical drama, cerebral, philosophical, visual, sentimental ...
Plot:
royal family, christmas, unhappy marriage, mental disorder, british royal family, women, slice of life, female protagonist, adultery, mistress, royalty, marriage ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 2020s
Place:
england, house of windsor
Similarity:
100%
117K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Style:
thought provoking, political, touching, inspirational, period piece ...
Plot:
politics, prime minister, british prime minister, british history, female protagonist, female politician, monarchy, british politics, women, biopic, alzheimer's disease, political leader ...
Time:
20th century, year 2011, 2010s, 90s, 70s ...
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
100%
87K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.
Style:
emotional, political, sad, factual, talky ...
Plot:
communism, politics, hollywood, biopic, gossip columnist, gossip, communist, cancer, movie business, mccarthyism, screenwriter, lung cancer ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, 70s, year 1947, 1940s ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, kentucky
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Biography of the former first lady, focusing on her years as a photojournalist and leading up to her marriage to John F. Kennedy and their moving into the White House.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, costume drama, poignant, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
john f. kennedy, biopic, first lady, u.s. president, president, white house, marriage, female protagonist, tragedy, socialite, photojournalism, character study ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 50s
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
35%
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9K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Style:
political, serious, realistic, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
civil rights, u.s. president, biopic, husband wife relationship, society, john f. kennedy, black maid, u.s. senator, u.s. vice president, white supremacy, world history, black history ...
Time:
60s, year 1865, year 1968, year 1961, year 1965 ...
Place:
west virginia, dallas texas, georgia, wyoming, texas ...
Similarity:
32%
123K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Style:
touching, inspirational, political, factual, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
racism, president, u.s. president, civil rights, black history, racial discrimination, butler, injustice, african american, politics, civil rights movement, father son relationship ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 2013, 60s, year 1961 ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, birmingham alabama, nashville tennessee, america ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Drama documentary based on Bill O'Reilly's and Martin Dugard's 2012 non-fiction book "Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot". It follows the parallel lives of John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald from the winter 1959-1960 to ...
Style:
realistic, tense, serious, stylized, captivating ...
Plot:
kennedy assassination, head of state, politics, assassination, couple relations, state affairs, brother brother relationship, american politics, husband wife relationship, death of brother, president, john f. kennedy ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1963, year 1962
Place:
usa, washington d.c., texas, russia, dallas texas
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Out of work TV cameraman Ron Kobelski is approached by his formerly reclusive neighbor Walter Ohlinger. Ohlinger claims that he was the mysterious "second gunman" that shot and killed President Kennedy. Ohlinger has kept quiet all these ...
Style:
political, tense, suspenseful, realistic, mockumentary ...
Plot:
kennedy assassination, conspiracy, politics, found footage, assassination, conspiracy theory, investigation, state affairs, political conspiracy, murder, society, u.s. president ...
Time:
year 2002, year 1963, 21st century
Place:
dallas texas, america, usa, texas
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
They were more than Washington wives. They were part of an American dream known as Camelot. With strength and cunning they upheld their public image by concealing their private truths. Jackie, Ethel and Joan had little choice. They were Kennedy ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, political, bleak ...
Plot:
kennedy family, politics, introspection, rise to the top, ambition, state affairs, society, head of state, crumbling marriage, family life, family tradition, relationship vs career ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 80s
Place:
cuba, usa, texas
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The story of the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of shooting President Kennedy. Via flashbacks, the story traces the woman's life from her days in Russia, the turmoil following the assassination, raising her family, and coming to ...
Style:
political, thought provoking, melancholic, period piece, psychological ...
Plot:
assassination, widow, conspiracy, biopic, american history, controversy, trauma, mourning, grief, flashback, kennedy assassination, paranoia ...
Time:
60s
Place:
north america
Similarity:
31%
283K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style:
political, period piece, thought provoking, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
president, politics, civil war, american civil war, american history, idealism, historical character, slavery, politician, racism, head of state, abraham lincoln ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, ancient times, 1800s, victorian era ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, america, california
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the ...
Style:
factual, realistic, tense, intense, talky ...
Plot:
politics, racism, closeted homosexual, civil rights, president, u.s. president, african american, propaganda, biopic, election, civil rights movement, usa president ...
Time:
year 2016, year 1963, 60s
Place:
texas, dallas texas, america, vietnam, usa ...
Similarity:
30%
34K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
An all-star cast powers this epic look at American President Richard M. Nixon, a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands within. Spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking ...
Style:
political, factual, compassionate, talky, intense ...
Plot:
politics, vietnam war, government, american politics, political corruption, biopic, nixon, campaign, election, conspiracy, political leader, manipulation ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s, year 1972, year 1973 ...
Place:
washington d.c., chile, north america, china, vietnam ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 246 min.
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Story:
A film about the life of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.
Style:
historical drama, dramatic, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
first lady, president, u.s. president, female protagonist, grief, assassination, biopic, mourning, fashion, glamour, legacy, american politics ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 70s
Place:
washington d.c., new york, europe
Similarity:
30%
116K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate ...
Style:
clever, tense, political, period piece, tricky ...
Plot:
journalism, politics, president, reporter, journalist, biopic, american politics, nixon, corruption, conspiracy, power struggle, scandal ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, 90s, 2000s, year 1977 ...
Place:
california, new york, washington d.c., north america, usa ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture. From the Kennedys to Martin Luther King. From cab drivers to Congressmen. From housewives to hostesses. He had something on 58 million people. It was all in his files. Now ...
Style:
black and white, neo noir, political, independent film, serious ...
Plot:
politics, biopic, john f. kennedy, intrigue, nixon, cold war, fbi, president, gangster, government agency, head of state, law enforcement ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s, 60s, 1930s, 20th century ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, los angeles, california, chicago
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.
Style:
sincere, realistic, sentimental, political, captivating ...
Plot:
president, politics, disability, politician, political leader, ambition, rise and fall, rebellion, life is a bitch, hopes, introspection, world war two ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
georgia, usa, southern usa, new york state, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.
Style:
cerebral, inspirational, psychological, heartbreaking, clever ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
aids, transsexual, fighting the system, hiv, transgender, human spirit, casual sex, treatment, hiv positive, life is a bitch, gay slur, drug ...
Time:
80s, year 2013, 2000s, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
texas, usa, idaho, midwest, nebraska ...
Similarity:
30%
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175K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, cerebral, psychological, touching ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
hospital, mental illness, mental institution, illness, doctors and patients, medical, fighting illness, doctor, medicine, catatonia, disability, patient ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 1930s, 60s, year 1969
Place:
bronx new york city, new york, america, usa
Similarity:
30%
119K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal ...
Style:
factual, political, emotional, period piece, compassionate ...
Plot:
british royal family, royal family, queen, queen of england, historical character, head of state, monarchy, politics, queen elizabeth ii, british, biopic, monarch ...
Time:
90s, year 2006, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
england, buckingham palace, london, britain, scotland ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A look back at the 1000 days of the John F. Kennedy presidency.
Style:
political, informative, captivating, period piece, thought provoking ...
Plot:
john f. kennedy, american politics, american history, usa president, usa history, u.s. president, cuban missile crisis, cold war, president, political leader, politician, leader ...
Time:
60s
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from small-town nobody to leader of the USA, his decision to use the Atomic Bomb against Japan, and subsequent election as the US' post-war ...
Style:
political, historical drama, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
world war two, president, politics, world war one, usa president, politician, u.s. president, world war, world history, north american history, great war, intrigue ...
Time:
1950s, 1920s, 50s
Place:
north america, asia, usa, japan, missouri
Similarity:
29%
135K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Based on the real scandal, BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
Style:
political, uplifting, sad, deep, social ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
sexual harassment, photograph, propaganda, news anchor, secret relationship, journalism, feminist, scandal, sexism, abuse of power, mother daughter relationship, quitting a job ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, year 2019, year 2006, 2000s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, cleveland ohio
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 film made for television directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as Alexander Haig and Richard Crenna as Ronald Reagan.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, disturbing, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
politics, assassination attempt, political conspiracy, assassination, white house, campaign, road not taken, political corruption, dishonesty, head of state, historical event, u.s. president ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
usa, poland, washington d.c.
Similarity:
29%
99K
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 ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatisation that follows Tony Blair's journey from political understudy waiting in the wings of the world arena to accomplished prime minister standing confidently in the spotlight of centre stage. It is a story about relationships, between ...
Style:
political, sincere, tricky, disturbing, political thriller ...
Plot:
politics, relationships, head of state, greed, manipulation, biopic, friends, corruption, character study, president, american history, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
london, north america, england, europe, usa ...
Similarity:
29%
18K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Christine is an ambitious 29-year-old news reporter, in Sarasota, FL, circa 1974. Relentlessly motivated to succeed, she knows she has talent, but being a driven career woman in the 1970s comes with its own challenges, especially when competition ...
Style:
sad, melancholic, depressing, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
suicide, depression, female reporter, loneliness, female journalist, television reporter, television, employer employee relationship, workplace, existentialism, self discovery, journalism ...
Time:
70s, year 1970, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
florida, new jersey
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Based on the inspiring and powerful true story and journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott- the first student killed in the Columbine high school shooting in 1999.
Style:
christian film, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, youth, death, christian, plan, tragic event, group of friends, prom, notebook, school, murder, friendship ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Place:
usa, colorado
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
LBJ: The Early Years was a television movie that appeared on the NBC network in February 1987, depicting the life of former President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson from 1934 until 1973. Actor Randy Quaid won a Golden Globe award for his ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
biopic, john f. kennedy, president, politics, usa president, media, state affairs, rise to the top, campaign, head of state, ambition, political election ...
Time:
60s, 1930s, 1940s, 50s, year 1963 ...
Place:
washington d.c., dallas texas, usa, texas, america
Similarity:
29%
44K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
Style:
sexual, sexy, erotic, erotic drama, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
sexual abuse, porn actress, redemption, sex, nudity, husband wife relationship, porn star, female nudity, orgasm, porn industry, skinny dipping, prostitution ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, year 2002, year 1970
Place:
usa, miami, new york, malibu california, florida ...
Similarity:
28%
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