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Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story (1995)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story of one of America's first female reporters.
Plot:
drug addict, pregnancy, divorce, cocaine, suicide, accident, drug addiction, television, reporter, pregnant woman, accidental death, fame, newscaster, news anchor, drowning, miscarriage, pregnant wife, television crew, television studio, drug, tv news, tv station, newscast, tv broadcast, tv camera ...
Time:
80s, 70s
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The true life story of famed singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole. Gripping drama of her struggle with addiction and living in her father's shadow while still maintaining her own celebrity status.
Style:
captivating, christian film, inspirational
Plot:
musician's life, performer's life, addiction, female singer, life, celebrity, blaxploitation, biopic, drug, christian, limousine, african american ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Style:
sad, melancholic, depressing, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
suicide, depression, female reporter, loneliness, female journalist, television reporter, television, employer employee relationship, workplace, existentialism, self discovery, journalism ...
Time:
70s, year 1970, year 1974, 20th century
Place:
florida, new jersey
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-tothing dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both
Style:
ironic, tragic ending, factual, sad, cynical
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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71%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son Nic, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Style:
disturbing, rough, captivating, sentimental, social ...
Plot:
addiction, drug addiction, drug addict, boy, teenage boy, father son relationship, divorce, coming of age, rehabilitation, methamphetamine, drug use, teenager ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, los angeles, new york
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Jim and Artie Mitchell, two brothers who entered the porn industry in the early 60's. After creating such legendary porn films as "Behind the Green Door" and "Inside Marily Chambers", they later ...
Style:
sexy, psychological, intense, cynical, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, addiction, drug abuse, porn actor, lust, rags to riches, greed, ambition, filmmaking, rise and fall, life is a bitch, showbiz ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa
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66%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
"Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piñero, whose urban poetry is recognized as a pre-cursor to rap and hip-hop. After doing time in hard-core Sing-Sing for petty thefts and ...
Style:
disturbing, stylized, factual, intense, sincere ...
Plot:
drug abuse, writers, addiction, biopic, rise and fall, lifestyle, rising to stardom, drug, prison, drug addiction, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, year 2001, 70s, year 1968, year 1972
Place:
new york, usa, lower east side manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
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62%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
Style:
realistic, emotional, serious, touching, bleak ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
musician's life, price of fame, pop star, music, rising to stardom, ambition, desire for fame, couple relations, addiction, celebrity culture, fall in love, showbiz ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
usa, indiana
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59%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Inspired by the true story of teenagers at Gloucester (Mass.) High School who agreed to get pregnant at the same time.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, captivating, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
pregnancy, motherhood, high school, teenager, mother daughter relationship, investigation, social relations, journalism, society, teenage life, teenage pregnancy, pregnant teenager ...
Time:
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Place:
massachusetts, usa
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57%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The unauthorized biography of Hugh Hefner and the birth of the Playboy empire.
Style:
historical drama, independent film, period drama
Plot:
playboy, biopic, celebrity culture, fame, ambition, wealth, controversy, modeling, sexually liberated, entrepreneurship, glamour, nightlife ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
los angeles, chicago, new york
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56%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Based on true events, seven year old Adrian is growing up in the underground drug scene of Salzburg, usually famous for culture and classical music. His mother Helga is torn between her drug addiction and her love for her son. Despite of this Adrian ...
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
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Place:
germany
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54%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for ...
Style:
sexual, controversial, erotic, factual, non fiction ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
courtroom drama, lawyer, free love, courtroom, court, love, biopic, fighting the system, rebellion, drug addiction, sex, porn ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1996, year 1983, year 1979 ...
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
Drama. TV Movie.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, contemplative
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of his friend, the first African-American pop artist Jean-Michel Basquiat who unfortunately died at a young age and just as he was beginning to make a name for himself in the art world. Alongside the ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
drug, journalist, pirate, journalism, point of view, journey, danger, village, weapons, escapades, culture clash, news report ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
memphis, las vegas
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45%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
The story of the life of the actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Style:
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Plot:
hollywood, divorce, mother daughter relationship, biopic, fame, celebrity culture, ambition, glamour, showbiz, legacy, identity crisis, actress ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her sex star pinnacle and back down. She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career. She finds fame but never happiness, only knowing seduction but not love.
Style:
contemplative, psychological, realistic, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
playboy, female nudity, biopic, filmmaking, skinny dipping, actress, female protagonist, rape, abuse, john f. kennedy, hollywood, lgbt ...
Time:
60s, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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41%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
Actress Mia Farrow's personal life takes a turn for the worse when she engages in a long relationship with Woody Allen.
Style:
controversial, emotional, intense, psychological, tragic ...
Plot:
biopic, actress, female protagonist, betrayal, relationships, actor, character study, scandal, celebrity, infidelity, private vs public, film industry ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 90s
Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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boston, usa, new jersey, california, new york state ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 208 min.
Story:
This docu-drama spans fifteen turbulent years in the political and personal life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, one of the most enigmatic and polarizing Prime Ministers in Canadian history. The film explores the many facets of his character and his ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
The story of how Norma Jean, once an orphan in Hollywood California, becomes Marilyn Monroe, the movie star and celebrity.
Style:
iconic
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Spain, Bulgaria
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.
Style:
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Audience:
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drug lord, drug cartel, cocaine, latinx lead, pablo escobar, colombian drug cartel, assassination, lovers, congress, drug traffic, drug dealing, fighting crime ...
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, sincere, gloomy
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
polygamy, serial killer, murder, cult leader, religious fundamentalism, religious cult, sect, fanaticism, violent, power struggle, manipulation, assassination ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
utah
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establisment as too obscene for the public.
Style:
black and white, psychological, atmospheric, clever, realistic ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, drug abuse, judaism, showbiz, addiction, biopic, rise and fall, adult humor, courtroom, drug addiction, civil rights, drug ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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