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George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986)
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George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 190 min.
Story: The first U.S. president (Barry Bostwick) and his wife (Patty Duke) endure two terms of turmoil from 1789 to 1797.
Plot: american revolution, u.s. president, president, american history, time machine, freedom, revolution, american politics, independence, american revolutionary war, politics, politician, usa president, diplomacy, george washington, industry, democracy, husband wife relationship, banking, agriculture, farming, eastern
Time: 1780s, 1790s
Place: america, usa
Keyword: american

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, political, serious and historical drama films with plots about president, u.s. president, usa president, politics, american politics, american history and biopic mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation: Jefferson in Paris (1995), George Washington (1984), The Adams Chronicles (1976), John Adams (2008), The Crossing (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Jefferson in Paris (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 139 min.
Story: His wife having recently died, Thomas Jefferson accepts the post of United States ambassador to pre-revolutionary France, though he finds it difficult to adjust to life in a country where the aristocracy subjugates an increasingly restless ...
Style: dramatic, costume drama, historical drama, romantic drama, political ...
Plot: slavery, biopic, president, interracial romance, revolution, u.s. president, french revolution, american revolution, politics, african american, slave, ambassador ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, ancient times, 1780s
Place: france, paris france, versailles, europe
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George Washington (1984)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 480 min.
TV show
Story: The early life and career of the American General and President through his participation in the Revolutionary War.
Plot: american revolution, president, u.s. president, revolution, medieval, war for independence, usa history, american politics, fictional history, freedom, independence, propaganda ...
Time: 18th century
Place: america
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The Adams Chronicles (1976)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Family Chronicles Drama, American
Style: political, costume drama, epic, period drama
Plot: president, u.s. president, usa president, american politics, aging, revolution, time machine, american revolutionary war, family history, secretary of state, american history, diplomat ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 20th century
Place: america
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45%
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John Adams (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
TV show
Story: The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.
Style: atmospheric, political, period piece, realistic, serious ...
Plot: american history, president, american revolution, politics, lawyer, freedom, u.s. president, politician, colonial america, leadership, historical character, true love ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 2000s, ancient times, year 2008 ...
Place: usa, massachusetts, boston, america, paris france ...
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The Crossing (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.
Style: tense, realistic, exciting, serious, political ...
Plot: american revolution, george washington, war, battles, heroes, military life, against the odds, heroic mission, rebellion, rebelliousness, battlefield, american history ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era
Place: america, philadelphia, delaware, usa, new jersey
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37%
A More Perfect Union (1989)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Become an eyewitness to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This stirring 2-hour film will bring the Founding Fathers to life as you witness the struggles and the miracles that produced the Constitution of the United States and the freest nation ...
Plot: american revolution, government, american politics, constitution, u.s. constitution, american history, politics, george washington
Time: 1780s, 18th century
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36%
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1776 (1972)
Genre: Drama, Family, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: The film focuses on the representatives of the Thirteen original colonies who participated in the Second Continental Congress. 1776 depicts the three months of deliberation (and, oftentimes, acrimonious debate) that led up to the signing of one of ...
Style: humorous, patriotic, stylized, surreal, realistic ...
Plot: broadway, revolution, american revolution, independence, president, dancing, american history, slavery, politics, freedom, medieval, war for independence ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, 1770s
Place: philadelphia, massachusetts, pennsylvania, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: On the glorious battlefields of the American Revolution, two great generals distinguished themselves; George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Washington is remembered as America's founding father, Arnold as America's most notorious traitor. ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot: american revolution, revolution, independence, treason, political unrest, political conspiracy, assassination, military, state affairs, rebellion, tragic hero, war ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era
Place: usa, america, quebec, philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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The Special Relationship (2010)
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, realistic, intense, tricky, sincere ...
Plot: politics, head of state, honest, relationships, greed, manipulation, biopic, friends, corruption, character study, political intrigue, president ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: england, washington d.c., usa, europe, london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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All the Way (2016)
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, tense, realistic, talky, intense ...
Plot: politics, racism, civil rights, president, u.s. president, african american, biopic, civil rights movement, election, usa president, propaganda, ethnic conflict ...
Time: 60s, year 2016, year 1963
Place: texas, america, vietnam, usa, dallas texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Lincoln (2012)
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, emotional, factual, epic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: president, civil war, politics, american civil war, american history, idealism, slavery, racism, head of state, courage, freedom, abraham lincoln ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, year 2012, 2010s, 1800s ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, america
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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RFK (2002)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Following the death of his brother John, Robert Kennedy is forced to rise to the challenge of leading his country and carrying on his brother's vision of what America could be.
Plot: u.s. president, president, politics, john f. kennedy, intrigue, campaigning, candidate, election, campaign, biopic, rivalry, politician ...
Time: 60s
Place: manhattan new york city, washington d.c., los angeles, new york, harlem
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Lafayette (1962)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 158 min.
Story: At 13 years old, Marie-Joseph Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier inherited from his parents a long name, a fortune bigger then that, and the title of Marquis de La Fayette. Barely past majority, he was a brilliant lieutenant and a King Musketeer, and ...
Plot: american revolution, war for independence, nobility, revolution, revolutionary war, struggle, revolutionary, freedom, french revolution, intrigue, american revolutionary war, historical event ...
Time: 18th century
Place: france, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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April Morning (1988)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A teenager grows up during the onset of the American revolution.
Style: realistic, serious, bleak, sincere, emotional ...
Plot: american revolution, american history, colonialism, war for independence, freedom, struggle, soldier, revolutionary war, independence, conflict, medieval, president ...
Time: 18th century, 1770s
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Killing Reagan (2016)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling book, the film begins in the final months leading up to the 1980 presidential election, and explores ...
Style: disturbing, tense, captivating, thought provoking
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Time: 80s, year 1981
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Bobby (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others intersect in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
Style: political, realistic, light, intense, melancholic ...
Plot: politics, hotel, corruption, president, senator, assassination, american history, relationships, brutality, racial slur, honest, redemption ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1968
Place: los angeles, california, washington d.c., usa, vietnam
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The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)
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, political conspiracy, assassination, white house, campaign, political corruption, road not taken, dishonesty, head of state, historical event, u.s. president, secret agent ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: usa, poland, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story: The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.
Style: historical drama, postmodern
Plot: president, usa president, u.s. president, american politics, usa history, incest, biopic, winston churchill, marriage of convenience, polio, homelessness, media manipulation ...
Time: 1940s, 1890s, 1900s
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25%
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Nixon (1995)
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, talky, compassionate, intense ...
Plot: politics, vietnam war, government, political corruption, biopic, campaign, election, american politics, conspiracy, manipulation, greed, historical figure ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s, 1930s, 1920s ...
Place: washington d.c., chile, china, usa
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25%
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Amistad (1997)
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: touching, emotional, period piece, epic, dramatic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: slavery, slave trade, rebellion, african american, courtroom, court, lawyer, president, legal, ship, idealism, civil war ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, ancient times, 1840s ...
Place: africa, cuba, america, massachusetts, washington d.c. ...
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25%
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Blind Ambition (1979)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 480 min.
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Story: Television series docu-drama traces the career of John Dean, special counsel of president Nixon.
Plot: u.s. president, president, politics, american politics, spy, cia, political conspiracy, usa president, political cover up, political corruption, republican party, government ...
Place: washington d.c.
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25%
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Frost/Nixon (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
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, political, tense, tricky, psychological ...
Plot: journalism, politics, president, reporter, journalist, loneliness, biopic, american politics, scandal, power struggle, corruption, conspiracy ...
Time: 70s, year 2008, 90s, 2000s, year 1977 ...
Place: california, new york, washington d.c., usa, london ...
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25%
The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A dramatization of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Based on the book by Jim Bishop.
Style: political
Plot: civil war, american civil war, abraham lincoln, usa president, president, politician, villain as protagonist, villain played by lead actor, conspiracy, political conspiracy, death, escape ...
Place: washington d.c.
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Game Change (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Based on the book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, Game Change focuses on the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, when candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the ...
Style: political, talky, intense, realistic, serious ...
Audience: adult
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Sons of Liberty (2015)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 270 min.
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Style: captivating, historical drama, exciting, serious, realistic ...
Plot: american revolution, human spirit, battles, political unrest, rebelliousness, politics, military, rebellion, state affairs, heroes, revolution, american history ...
Time: 18th century, future, 1770s
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Selma (2014)
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: political, thought provoking, inspirational, uplifting, sincere ...
Plot: racism, civil rights, politics, civil rights movement, african american, justice, biopic, racial discrimination, discrimination, idealism, injustice, righting the wronged ...
Time: 60s, year 2014, 20th century, 2010s, year 1964 ...
Place: alabama, indiana, usa, southern usa, birmingham alabama ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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The Man (1972)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man ...
Style: independent film
Plot: u.s. president, president, racism, american politics, blaxploitation, election, government, campaign, african, campaigning, candidate, intrigue ...
Time: year 1972
Place: america
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
 7.1
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Truman (1995)
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, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot: world war two, president, politics, world war one, usa president, politician, u.s. president, world war, north american history, world history, war, government ...
Time: 1950s, 1920s
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23%
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LBJ (2016)
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, suspense, emotional, realistic ...
Plot: civil rights, u.s. president, politics, biopic, husband wife relationship, society, american politics, campaign, candidate, election, john f. kennedy, white supremacy ...
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23%
Abraham Lincoln (2022)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
TV show
Story: The true story of America's iconic 16th president as told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures.
Style: exciting, period piece, suspenseful, captivating, serious
Plot: american civil war, usa president, abraham lincoln, slavery, historical character, self identity, historical figure, u.s. president, american history, historical event, war, usa history ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
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