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Cesar Chavez (2014)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Mexico, United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to working people.
Style:
serious, tense, captivating, realistic, inspirational, political, independent film
Plot:
rebellion, fighting the system, civil rights, leadership, working class, idealism, hopes, life is a bitch, society, social relations, union, migrant worker, biopic, labor union, social change, labor, worker, strike, liberation theology, economic inequality, twins, freedom, intrigue, revolution, usa politics ...
Time:
20th century, year 2014, 70s
Place:
usa, yuma arizona, california, arizona
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and thought provoking films with plots about society, rebellion, life is a bitch, fighting the system, biopic, state affairs and hopes mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like Cesar Chavez: The Least Among You (2009), Fidel (2002), Harlan County War (2000), The Rosa Parks Story (2002), Act of Vengeance (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Black college graduate Richard Kelly reluctantly accepts a plea bargain requiring him to spend two semesters at an all-white seminary after he's wrongly accused of crimes committed during the 1965 Watts riots. Facing bigotry on all sides, ...
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Plot:
racism, rebellion, human spirit, self discovery, against the odds, student life, social relations, society, hopes, clergy, life is a bitch, discrimination ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 213 min.
Story:
Fidel Castro rises to power in Cuba.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, sincere, edutainment
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.
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disturbing, realistic, rough, independent film, captivating ...
Plot:
strike, poverty, labor strike, fighting the system, rebellion, against the odds, price of justice, ambition, legal, society, human nature, life is a bitch ...
Time:
70s, year 1973, year 1974
Place:
kentucky, appalachia, usa, new york
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69%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The story of the civil rights heroine whose refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.
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uplifting, thought provoking, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
civil rights movement, civil disobedience, african american, civil rights, racial segregation, racism, black history, fighting the system, rebellion, social differences, injustice, legal ...
Time:
year 1955, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
alabama, america, usa
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, rough, sincere ...
Plot:
politics, biopic, environmental, union, liberation theology, international relations, social change, president, political corruption, farm, price of justice, rich and poor ...
Time:
80s, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
tragic hero, state affairs, political unrest, downfall, rebelliousness, writer's life, life is a bitch, idealism, heroes, writers, lgbtq, historical event ...
Time:
20th century, year 1970, 60s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and becomes the target of a murder plot.
Style:
contemplative, captivating, thought provoking, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
80s
Place:
west virginia, usa
Similarity:
62%
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:
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Place:
north america, asia, usa, japan, missouri
Similarity:
61%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Biography of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who helped Fidel Castro in his struggle against the corrupt Batista regime, eventually resulting in the overthrow of that government and Castro's taking over of Cuba. The ...
Style:
political, serious, realistic, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
revolution, folk hero, political unrest, injustice, idealism, military, rebelliousness, rebellion, society, biopic, cuban revolution, revolutionary war ...
Time:
20th century, year 1969
Place:
bolivia, cuba, latin america, havana cuba
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, captivating, realistic, serious, disturbing
Plot:
racism, civil rights, racial violence, american history, rebel, revolutionary, black, church, life is a bitch, military, hopes, rebellion ...
Time:
50s, 1950s
Place:
america
Similarity:
58%
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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:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
56%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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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:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, tense, contemplative ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
america
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 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: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
48%
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Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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thought provoking, sincere, captivating, emotional, political ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Rise of Jackie Presser to President of the Teamster Union.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, sincere
Plot:
biopic, business, labor union, gangster, violent content, workplace situations, political corruption, political intrigue, unfulfillment, state affairs, fighting the system, society ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
How Winnie Mandela went from innocent country girl to a fighter against apartheid.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, rough
Plot:
politics, idealism, ambition, activist, state affairs, hopes, political unrest, moral dilemma, society, leadership, feminism, black woman ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In the 1930s political activist Jimmy Gralton is deported from Ireland during the 'Red Scare'.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, touching, political ...
Plot:
anti communism, rebellion, politics, catholic priest, priest, fighting the system, deportation, idealism, rebelliousness, social relations, injustice, clergy ...
Time:
1930s, 2010s, year 2014, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, captivating, political ...
Audience:
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Plot:
politics, discrimination, society, righting the wronged, lifestyle, fighting the system, teachers and students, rebelliousness, dedicated educator, activism, resistance, injustice ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, year 1969
Place:
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Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the early 1900's, the legendary Joe Hill emigrates with his brother to the United States. But after a short time, he loses touch with his brother. Joe gets a few jobs but is struck by all the injustice and tragedy going on. He becomes active ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, serious, sentimental, bleak ...
Plot:
working conditions, strike, poverty, anarchism, working class, immigrant, anarchist, exploitation, labor union, prison, train, execution ...
Time:
1910s, year 1971, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, touching, realistic, bleak, gloomy ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, uplifting
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
texas, usa, houston texas
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Most of us know Billy Graham as the self-assured and charismatic preacher who became one of the most important figures of 20th Century Christianity. Now, with the release of Billy: The Early Years, we meet Billy as the earnest and promising young ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, christian film
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 271 min.
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Story:
A 1978 TV miniseries about the career of Martin Luther King Jr. from his days as a Baptist minister in Atlanta in the early '50s until his assassination in 1968.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
civil rights, racism, biopic, african american, martin luther king, racial discrimination, clergy, black, american history, politics, government, rebel ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 70s, 20th century, 50s
Place:
memphis, america, usa
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common man’s metamorphosis into a charismatic leader — an attempt to see how a Gdansk shipyard ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, humorous, psychological, uplifting ...
Plot:
politics, fighting the system, ambition, rivalry, labor union, idealism, rebelliousness, righting the wronged, disorder, against the odds, biopic, revolution ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
poland, warsaw poland
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting, serious, inspirational ...
Plot:
astronaut, migrant worker, space program, space, cosmonaut, space adventure, cosmos, spacecraft, human in outer space, nasa, underdog, based on real people ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A film about the early life of the baseball star in the army, particulary his court-martial for insubordination regarding segragation.
Style:
contemplative, talky, uplifting, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
world war two, racism, baseball, courtroom drama, african american, civil rights, blaxploitation, intrigue, usa history, baseball coach, baseball player, lawyer ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
america
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
racism, murder, social differences, introspection, life is a bitch, society, discrimination, social decay, injustice, small town life, small town, murderer ...
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70s, 20th century
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north carolina, usa
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