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J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993)
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Original name: JFK: Reckless Youth
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 183 min.
TV show
Story:
Looks at the early years of America's most dashing president from his early childhood through his nomination for Congress.
Style:
historical drama, serious, dramatic, inspirational, nostalgic
Plot:
president, u.s. president, biopic, ambition, coming of age, character study, social climbing, intrigue, john f. kennedy, usa president, kennedy family, childhood, ivy league, harvard
Time:
1950s
Place:
boston, new england, harvard university
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out historical drama, serious, period piece and realistic films and TV series with plots about biopic, ambition, president, politics, u.s. president, state affairs and usa president mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like J.F.K.: Reckless Youth: A Woman Named Jackie (1991), Blind Ambition (1979), Eleanor and Franklin (1976), Kennedy (1983), Reis (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 246 min.
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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
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A look inside the life of John F. Kennedy Jr.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, captivating
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 480 min.
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Television series docu-drama traces the career of John Dean, special counsel of president Nixon.
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Plot:
president, u.s. president, cover up, corruption, white house, scandal, political intrigue, nixon, ambition, conspiracy, downfall, biopic ...
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Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
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historical drama, captivating, serious, realistic, stylized ...
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president, usa president, u.s. president, biopic, usa history, incest, politics, family relations, state affairs, head of state, couple relations, parents and children ...
Time:
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Place:
boston, new york, usa, harvard university
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 282 min.
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Biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy
Style:
political, captivating, thought provoking, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
politics, u.s. president, president, crisis, biopic, american politics, cuban missile crisis, kennedy family, missile, intrigue, north american history, vietnam war ...
Time:
60s
Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, dramatic, realistic, intense, political drama
Plot:
biopic, rise to power, leadership, ambition, political activism, campaigning, imprisonment, coming of age, childhood, poverty, nationalism, media coverage ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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61%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 306 min.
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The film depicts Lord Mountbatten's time as Viceroy of India shortly after the Second World War in the days leading up to Indian independence.
Style:
historical drama, dramatic, serious, intense, educational ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
india, united kingdom, pakistan
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58%
Genre: Short, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
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Plot:
president, biopic, politics, leadership, government, white house, character study, cold war, campaigning, korean war, one-man show, democratic party ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s
Place:
washington d.c.
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58%
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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:
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Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
52%
180
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Between comings and goings in time, over 8 decades, the story of a poor country girl who fulfills the dream of becoming a great star, always in search of her truth.
Style:
dramatic, captivating, entertaining, exciting, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, tv host, biopic, female protagonist, young girl, ambitious woman, country girl, young woman, dream, celebrity, village, pop star ...
Time:
80s
Place:
sao paulo brazil
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 309 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
60s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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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:
period piece, costume drama, political, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
american history, president, politics, american revolution, true love, lawyer, u.s. president, independence, colonial america, politician, leader, historical character ...
Time:
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usa, boston, massachusetts, america, paris france ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
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Style:
political, historical drama, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
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Time:
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48%
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, period piece, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Style:
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Country: USA
Duration: 278 min.
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The Kennedys of Massachusetts is a 1990 TV miniseries that aired on ABC. Focusing mainly on the fifty-four year marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy. The events depicted in the series are based upon the book by Doris Kearns Goodwin ...
Style:
saga
Plot:
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Time:
60s
Place:
boston, america, massachusetts, usa, england
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Country: USA
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Canada
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Style:
serious, dramatic, tense, thought provoking, intense ...
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
42%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
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Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Born into a powerful Swedish family, Jan Stenbeck takes over after his father and brother's deaths. He challenges monopolies, launches TV channels and newspapers, becoming a visionary who changed Sweden, but at a high personal cost.
Style:
historical drama, tense, period piece, melancholic, inspirational
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historical drama, realistic, serious, sincere, exciting ...
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Country: South Korea
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Ireland
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Genre: Biography, Drama
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Country: Japan
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Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, serious, family saga ...
Audience:
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fashion, ambition, follow your dream, rise to the top, lifestyle, workplace, hopes, family relations, workplace situations, parents and children, biopic, mother daughter relationship ...
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Country: USA, Canada
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 99 min.
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