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Daas (2011)
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Jest rok 1776. Radca wiedeńskiej Kancelarii Nadwornej Henryk Klein (Mariusz Bonaszewski) otrzymuje skargę na hrabiego Jakuba Franka (Olgierd Łukaszewicz), który kilkanaście lat wcześniej został skazany za głoszenie herezji i zbiegł do Wiednia. Donos napisany został przez jego byłego wyznawcę, Jakuba Golińskiego (Andrzej Chyra). Klein dowiaduje się, że za zdradę Goliński został ukarany i obrabowany, a teraz czeka go śmierć ku przestrodze innych. Radca przeprowadza dochodzenie. Udaje mu się ustalić, że pseudomesjasz ogłosił się Bogiem, tworzy ze swoich wyznawców armię i szuka kontaktów z dworem cesarzowej Marii Teresy. Klein podejrzewa spisek, którego celem jest zamach stanu
Style:
serious, captivating, enigmatic, realistic, historical drama, period piece, tense, atmospheric, suspense, costume drama ...
Plot:
investigation, mysterious man, messiah, warning, religious leader, worship, uncover truth, religious cult, jewish history, conspiracy, political intrigue, moral ambiguity, espionage, corruption, treason, religious persecution, propaganda, royal court, polish history, cult leader, slow burn, emperor, clerk, flashback, complaint ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s
Place:
vienna, poland, galicia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, period piece, historical drama and captivating films with plots about moral ambiguity, investigation, conspiracy, betrayal, political intrigue, slow burn and corruption mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Daas: Fever (1981), Unsinkable: Titanic Untold (2024), Two Lines in Small Font (1981), The Challenger Disaster (2013), Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The film is set in 1905, in a time of feverish revolutionary underground activity in Poland partitioned between three neighbours. All the characters are committed anarchists. The bomb maker puts an invention together to place it at the disposal of ...
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tension, historical drama, bleak, period piece, intense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 184 min.
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Set against the backdrop of the coming industrial revolution in eighteenth century Yorkshire, the drama follows David Hartley as he assembles a gang of weavers and land-workers to embark upon a revolutionary criminal enterprise that will capsize the ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The true story of rushed investigations, political interference, and the grasp for corporate accountability woven amongst heart wrenching flashbacks of the Titanic disaster as it unfolded.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union, East Germany
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Story:
Film by Melnikov.
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, History
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Factual drama exploring the truth behind the space shuttle Challenger's 1986 explosion.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, intellectual ...
Plot:
investigation, space shuttle, science, research, scientist, uncover truth, mission gone awry, satellite, space travel, professor, space exploration, nasa ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Recruited by the Russians during their days at Cambridge, three young Englishmen rise to become high-ranked MI5 agents until their exposure in 1949.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tense, dark, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
washington d.c., soviet union
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55%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, historical drama, disturbing, captivating, grim ...
Plot:
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Time:
70s
Place:
poland
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Genre: Drama, History
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Duration: 93 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, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Its 1959. German Public Prosecutor Bauer is convinced he has found the long sought Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann in Argentina. This tense drama shows his struggle to have him brought to justice against the power jielded by old Nazi functionaries in ...
Style:
serious, historical drama, bleak, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
mossad, post war germany, investigation, justice, cold war, realism, legal battle, biopic, nazi, courtroom, conspiracy, investigative journalism ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
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Similarity:
54%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Mexico, Brazil, Norway, Colombia
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A dramatized account of Colombia's 1985 Palace of Justice siege combines fictional elements with historical footage, exploring themes of belief, turmoil, and lasting national trauma.
Style:
historical drama, tense, political thriller, period piece, art house
Plot:
siege, haunting, hostage situation, moral ambiguity, grief, political repression, media coverage, judiciary, investigation, betrayal, corruption, propaganda ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lucjan Bohme is a ruthless debt collector working in a post-industrial Silesian town. In the land of unemployment and misery, he's got a lot of work and no mercy at all. Until something happens.
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong
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Story:
"The Confidant" depicts how a group of eunuchs survive in the weakening Qing empire, and closely traces imperial eunuch Li Lianying's early life from the first day he entered the imperial palace to become one of the most powerful ...
Style:
historical drama, suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
qing dynasty, palace intrigue, intrigue, empress, eunuch, power struggle, political unrest, historical figure, relationships, political intrigue, royalty, ruler ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Solar Eclipse is a conspiracy theory period movie based on true events, that led to the eventual assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The movie demonstrates a violent India, at the backdrop of a non-violent Gandhi, and hard-line fanatic mindsets ...
Style:
tense, thrilling, captivating, realistic, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
assassination, conspiracy theory, political unrest, conspiracy, politics, murder, religious conflict, extremism, fanaticism, non violence, police procedural, betrayal ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Directed by Kong Sheng and produced by Hou Hong Liang who are famous for their work on titles such as 'Battle of Changsha', and 'Nirvana in Fire', while written by screen writer Liu He Ping. The drama is set during 1948 during an ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, political thriller, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
china
Similarity:
47%
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Country: Poland
Duration: 99 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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Duration: 76 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
psychological, crime drama, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, History
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, surreal, historical drama ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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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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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, History
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
18th century Vienna. The true story of Maria Theresia von Paradis, a gifted piano player and close friend of Mozart’s, who lost her eye-sight as a child. Desperate to cure their talented daughter, the Paradis entrust Maria to Dr. Mesmer, a ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: China
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Mexico, France, Luxembourg, Poland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, dark, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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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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Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: West Germany
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, family saga, serious, period piece, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Style:
period piece, tense, bleak, costume drama, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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