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Miriam (2006)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Heart-wrenching story of a woman who takes another's identity to survive the most horrible time of the 20th Century. Miriam is the triumphant story of one woman's survival and success, which takes place in Lithuania over a period of forty years, from the German occupation of World War II through the Soviet era, and is based upon the true story of Miriam Shafer.
Style:
captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
survival, world war two, holocaust, survivor, life is a bitch, female protagonist, struggle for survival, new identity, prison, fight, nazi, soldier, captivity, starvation, suffering, hiding, nazi uniform, fighting
Time:
1940s
Place:
lithuania
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, suspense and suspenseful films with plots about life is a bitch, world war two, female protagonist, survival, holocaust, wartime life and nazi mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like Miriam: Against the Ice (2022), The Network of Freedom (2017), My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021), Miracle at Midnight (1998), The Final Code (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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disturbing, captivating, suspense, period piece, powerful ...
Plot:
survival, struggle for survival, cold, arctic, snow, island, winter, captain, crew, camp, ship, blaster ...
Time:
edwardian era, 2020s, 20th century, 1900s, 90s
Place:
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100%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense
Plot:
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Place:
france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on the real-life friendship between Anne Frank and Hannah Goslar, from Nazi-occupied Amsterdam to their harrowing reunion in a concentration camp.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, entertaining
Plot:
world war two, memories, nazi occupation, friend, best friend, life is a bitch, childhood memory, friendship, occupation, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, women, friends ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
netherlands
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Doris soon was out of the Nazi's hands and met up with her family.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, uplifting, tense, emotional ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, aftermath, world war, anti semitism, life is a bitch, confined, survival, danger, war, society, escapades ...
Place:
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50%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, USA, Romania
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A captive daughter endures around two decades of abuse at the hands of a sadistic father. One day, destiny presents her with an opportunity to break free.
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, psychological thriller, captivating ...
Plot:
father, child abuse, female protagonist, trauma, psychological abuse, domestic abuse, locked in a basement, locked in, captive, despot, brother sister relationship, father and daughter ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, realistic, suspenseful, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, wartime life, wartime, against the odds, life is a bitch, danger, daring rescue, german occupation, prospector, nazi occupation, resistance fighter, resistance ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe, poland
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A highly successful upper middle class woman with a loving family has her seemingly “perfect” world turned upside down when the hidden secrets from her past suddenly resurface, forcing her and her beloved mother into a painful examination of ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, tense, disturbing ...
Plot:
faith, recovery, female protagonist, family relations, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, confronting the past, mother daughter relationship, tragic past, dark past, woman in danger, family in danger ...
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37%
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
holocaust, holocaust survivor, concentration camp, world war two, life is a bitch, pow, wartime, historical character, prisoners of war, historical figure, wartime life, teenage girl ...
Place:
poland
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35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Lithuania
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, captivating, suspense, psychological, bleak ...
Plot:
partisan, iron curtain, cold war, sacrifice, resistance movement, hopes, political oppression, post war, society, showdown, fight for supremacy, fighting the system ...
Time:
post world war two
Place:
lithuania
Similarity:
33%
74
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, France, Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Tsili is a young girl caught in the middle of World War II. After her family is taken to a concentration camp, Tsili hides in the forest, free from hatred and men, until the arrival of Marek, a stranger who speaks to her in Yiddish.
Style:
serious, realistic, bleak, disturbing, tense
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, survival, holocaust survivor, against humanity, youth, danger, woods, hiding, coming of age, violinist, rainstorm ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
prison, vacation, trafficking, mother daughter relationship, drug dealer, drug dealing, drug, social problems, prisoner, female prisoner, confined, female protagonist ...
Place:
ecuador
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: Colombia, Argentina, Netherlands, Germany, Greece
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Oscuro animal tells the story of three women forced to flee their homes in a war torn region in Colombia. Each of their journeys, marked by terror, takes them on a trek from the deep jungle to the outskirts of Bogotá, where they will gather new ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
gloomy, sincere, emotional, touching, uplifting ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, world war, nazi, writers, poet, anti semitism, teenage life, family in danger, attic, wartime life, family life ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
amsterdam, holland, europe
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, touching, contemplative, emotional ...
Plot:
holocaust, concentration camp, holocaust survivor, wartime life, world war two, auschwitz, anti semitism, genocide, human spirit, life is a bitch, starting over, nazi ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
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Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 128 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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30%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s, year 1945, year 1944
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
28%
241
Genre: Drama, History, War
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Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
fascism, world war two, military, military life, genocide, confined, danger, captivity, prison life, wartime life, isolation, prison ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
28%
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Country: Lithuania
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, tense
Plot:
political repression, gulag, captivity, prisoner of war camp, prison guard, prisoner, soldier, life is a bitch, captive, repression, political prisoner, letter ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Andrew Luster, the heir to the Max factor fortune, is convicted of rape on 86 counts. This Lifetime original movie recounts the rapes committed by the infamous Andrew Luster and the women who brought him to justice.
Style:
serious, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, investigation, injustice, life is a bitch, society, dishonesty, legal, nightclub, sexual abuse, rape, bounty hunter, rivalry ...
Time:
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Place:
california
Similarity:
27%
639
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Poland, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, suspense, tense, touching, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
germany, palestine, berlin germany, poland
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, realistic, captivating, tense
Plot:
life is a bitch, family problems, relationships, parents and children, dysfunctional family, domestic violence, marital problem, man hits a woman, violence, husband wife relationship, false accusation, runaway ...
Place:
oklahoma city
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
During an interview, Max Baumstein (Piccoli), respected chairman of a humanitarian organisation, shoots the Paraguayan ambassador dead, in cold blood. Tried for first-degree murder, he explains himself: the ambassador was a former Nazi official, ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, serious, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, revenge, avenger, cabaret, heroes, life is a bitch, vigilantism, vengeance, state affairs, idealism, moral dilemma ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, suspense, art film
Plot:
female protagonist, relationship problems, life is a bitch, self discovery, lifestyle change, family problems, passionate kiss, mental health, anxiety, mental illness, bare chested male, childhood memory ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
poignant, bleak, emotional, period piece, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, jewish history, world war, jewish girl, courage, hiding, holocaust, anti semitism, diary, tragedy, memories, biopic ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
amsterdam
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A woman is faced with a choice to fight for her life or sacrifice it for another. After years of infertility, a newly-expectant mother is diagnosed with a life-altering disease.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, medical drama, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
motherhood, choice, female protagonist, parenthood, infertility, mother, pregnant woman, sacrifice, pregnancy, woman, ethical dilemma, mother love ...
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25%
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