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The Ghosts of Dickens' Past (1998)
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the 19th century, young Charles Dickens is a promising young writer who is obsessed with material success in his career. His misguided priorities are soon challenged when he encounters a mysterious little girl. That girl takes Dickens on a strange and moving journey in which he is shown the future he could have if he doesn't change his ways and, more importantly, he is shown a better purpose for his writing as a way of speaking for the oppressed who need his help. It is these events and lessons that would inspire Dickens to write an extraordinary Christmas tale that would become his greatest work, A Christmas Carol.
Style:
period piece, inspirational, historical drama, sincere, uplifting, emotional, poignant, reflective, educational, melancholic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
biopic, charles dickens, writer's life, social criticism, literary, christmas, supernatural, ghost story, child protagonist, coming of age, inspiration, christmas carol, faith, cemetery, poverty, servant, compassion, belief in ghosts, burglar, origin story, writing, candle, table, robber
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
london
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Most similar movies to The Ghosts of Dickens' Past
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period piece, historical drama, emotional and reflective films with plots about biopic, coming of age, character study, nostalgia, literary, writers and poet mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like The Ghosts of Dickens' Past: Bliss (2011), Silent Night (2012), The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), Joseph Smith: Plates of Gold (2011), Achena Uttam (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Bliss tells the story of Katherine Mansfield in her early 20s as she leaves New Zealand and begins her journey as a writer.
Style:
historical drama, poetic, period piece, sensitive, reflective ...
Plot:
modernism, biopic, writer's life, female protagonist, coming of age, character study, friendship, literary, female empowerment, writers, teenage girl, tuberculosis ...
Time:
edwardian era
Place:
england
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In 1818, when Joseph Mohr is assigned to be the new assistant priest in Oberndorf, a small Austrian town near Salzburg, the young man is full of ideas and ideals. His passion to bring the church closer to the common people sets him on a collision ...
Style:
historical drama, inspirational, period piece, uplifting, dramatic ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, christian, faith, religious, biopic, choir, hopes, moral dilemma, redemption, small town, sacrifice, intimate ...
Time:
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Place:
southern germany
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89%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In 1843, Dickens was a literary rock star, but struggling financially after the slow sales of his previous novel, Martin Chuzzlewit. Seized with the vision of a story that would fire the hearts of humanity, Dickens pitched his publishers A Christmas ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, feel good, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
christmas, writers, charles dickens, victorian england, book, publisher, holiday, inspiration, father son relationship, debt, poverty, christmas carol ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, future, 1800s, year 1943
Place:
turkey, england, new york, london
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ariadna discovers that her grandfather has been searching for the remains of his father, who disappeared during the Civil War. Determined to help him, she travels to Burgos, where a mass grave is being excavated, and where he could be buried. During ...
Style:
historical drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
teacher, biopic, school teacher, professor, small community, spanish civil war, civil war, storytelling, political violence, exhumation, memories, memory ...
Time:
1930s
Similarity:
71%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In 1827, Joseph Smith, Jr. was only 21 years old when he received a prophetic calling to translate ancient scriptures that would soon be published as The Book of Mormon. Less than three years later, he founded The Church of Jesus Christ of ...
Style:
spiritual, inspirational, historical drama, reflective, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mormon, book of mormon, faith, religious, biopic, revelation, prophecy, a vision, redemption, miraculous event, forgiveness, devotional ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s
Place:
new england
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Upcoming Bengali Movie Based on Bengali matinee idol Uttam Kumar. The story revolves around the unexplored life of Uttam Kumar.
Style:
period piece, retro, reflective, sentimental, emotional ...
Plot:
biopic, tribute, actor's life, legacy, film industry, behind the scenes, respect, character study, nostalgia, glamour, identity, memory ...
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hungary
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Set in 19th century Vienna, Ignac Semmelweis, a short-tempered but passionate doctor, delivers babies and carries out autopsies on a daily basis while looking for the cause of puerperal fever, the mysterious epidemic that decimates patients in the ...
Style:
medical drama, historical drama, serious, period piece, tense ...
Plot:
scientific discovery, epidemic, biopic, maternity ward, hospital, investigation, realism, social criticism, ethical dilemma, character study, obsession, tragic hero ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
vienna
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The film on the life of guru Osho Rajneesh and his spiritual journey to enlightenment.
Style:
spiritual, inspirational, reflective, philosophical, meditative ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
biopic, spiritual awakening, meditation, self discovery, coming of age, mentor, loyalty, heartwarming, outer space, lake, enlightenment, master ...
Time:
70s
Place:
india
Similarity:
60%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A powerful modern film narrative, set in a historical framework, about the crucial encounter between vulnerable eighteen-year-old Hans Christian Andersen, who rates himself so highly, and Mr. Meisling, the cynical school principal. An encounter that ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, emotional, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
writers, biopic, coming of age, hans christian andersen, school, character study, personal growth, ambition, identity crisis, isolation, social class, poet ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Dorothy Quick, A young girl befriends the famous writer, Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemans during the final years of his life.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
biopic, coming of age, intergenerational friendship, female protagonist, legacy, young girl, heartwarming, character study, family drama, aspiring writer, civil war, families ...
Time:
turn of the century, 1900s, 20th century
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Greece
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The story of the greatest Greek statesman. In the early 19th century, Greece has just gained its independence from the Ottomans and Ioannis Kapodistrias is called upon to assume the role of its first governor. He steadfastly defends the freedom of ...
Style:
historical drama, serious, inspirational, period piece, heroic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
patriotism, sacrifice, biopic, nationalism, reform, tragedy, power struggle, corruption, diplomacy, grave, assassination, politics
Time:
19th century
Place:
greece
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
Depicts the factual accounts of Vincenzo Di Francesca and Parley P. Pratt and how they came to appreciate the contents of the Book of Mormon.
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, reflective, sincere, educational ...
Plot:
latter day saints, church, religious, devotional, testimony, biopic, redemption, intimate, evangelical christianity, priest, faith, soldier ...
Time:
19th century, 1910s, 1930s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
italy, america, new york, sicily
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Chile, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A true story of passion and political intrigue in early nineteenth century Chile, based on the memoirs of the intrepid travel writer, Maria Graham.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, costume drama, atmospheric, intercultural ...
Plot:
biopic, female protagonist, political intrigue, diary, social commentary, literary, revolution, intimate, travelogue, independence movement, empowerment, class conflict ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s
Place:
chile
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, dramatic, period piece, serious, intense ...
Plot:
poet, german history, competition, writers, biopic, literary, playwright, ambition, palace intrigue, rivalry, sacrifice, desertion ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Denmark, Belgium, Norway, Finland
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Aged 63, Karen Blixen is at the pinnacle of her fame and next in line to win the Nobel Prize for literature. It has been 17 years since she gave up her famous farm in Africa, only to return to Denmark with her life in ruins. Devastated by syphilis ...
Style:
serious, psychological, thrilling, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
writers, literary, character study, biopic, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, love affair, poet, love and romance, writer's life, life is a bitch ...
Place:
denmark
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
From World War, to revolution and ultimately rebirth, Forever Young is the story of four generations spanning a hundred years of modern Chinese history. Each generation faces its own unique set of challenges. Up against corporate corruption, the ...
Style:
historical drama, family saga, period piece, emotional, poignant ...
Plot:
coming of age, chinese history, cultural revolution, identity, legacy, bittersweet, moral dilemma, nostalgia, soul searching, resilience, memory, corruption ...
Place:
china
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717
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, period piece, educational
Plot:
photograph, photography, photographer, male nudity, sexist, nude women, nature, biopic, murder, older man younger woman marriage, darkroom, unhappy wife ...
Time:
1900s, 1910s, 19th century, 1880s, 1870s
Place:
california
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Dominican Republic
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Girasol is a rags to riches story that chronicles the life of Victor Mendez Capellán, one the most successful businessman in Dominican Republic. A working class orphan armed only with his wits, the film follows his against-all-odds rise out of ...
Style:
motivational, uplifting, realistic, emotional, period piece
Plot:
rags to riches, biopic, success, business, entrepreneurship, life story, ambition, determination, rise to power, working class, hardship, inspiration ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
44%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
Giuseppe Moscati, Doctor saint of Naples, was a doctor of the early twentieth century, from an aristocratic family devoted his career to serving the poor. The film focuses on the human side, partially leaving aside the spiritual part.
Style:
touching, sincere, inspirational, uplifting, sentimental ...
Plot:
belief in god, redemption, life & death, compassion, catholic, unconventional method, hospital, saint, doctor, life philosophy, faith, doctors and patients ...
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42%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Indeed a tribute, this movie tells the story of Princess Diana's last year, from May 1996 to her fatal accident in August 1997. It focuses on her love affairs with a Pakistani heart surgeon and with Dodi Al Fayed, on her battle with the press, ...
Style:
serious, melancholic, emotional, historical drama, sentimental ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
royalty, princess diana, biopic, tribute, paparazzi, privacy invasion, motherhood, celebrity culture, car crash, mourning, intimate, nostalgia ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, london
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir.
Style:
historical drama, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
nazi occupation, holocaust, survival, holocaust survivor, world war two, fear, hiding, persecution, anti semitism, problem, nazism, nazi ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
The profound depths of Ernõ Szép's life and poetry are revived in a new film adaptation of the poet's novel, 'The Smell of Humans'. This stoic and lyrical narrative of twenty fateful days offers an authentic account of an ...
Style:
reflective, lyrical, melancholic, bleak, emotional ...
Plot:
humanity, poetry, poet, memory, biopic, literary, haunting, survival, loss, resilience, oppression, anti semitism ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
hungary, eastern europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is a made-for-TV film starring Australian actress Poppy Montgomery. The film, which was shot in B.C. Canada locations altered to look like British locations, details the journey of struggling single mother ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
biopic, school, multiple sclerosis, writers, rising to stardom, writer's life, family relations, ambition, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, single parent, single mother ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe, london
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A young filmmaker prepares for the debut of his first feature film.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, art house, reflective ...
Plot:
biopic, creative process, filmmaking, respect, behind the scenes, tribute, life, culture, film history, dedication, nostalgia, coming of age ...
Place:
kolkata, india
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The film tackles the life journey of Toni Ligabue, visionary naïf painter who used to draw tigers, lions and jaguars while living among the poplar trees of the boundless Po valley. A harsh life that is a fairy tale too, as a lonely and marginalized ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, semi autobiographical, suspense, psychotronic ...
Plot:
poverty, painter, isolation, autobiography, world war two, biopic, hiding place, alienation, painting, loneliness, character study, identity ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
switzerland
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
talky, uplifting, touching, sincere, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
victorian era, 19th century, 1880s, 1800s
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
Born into privilege and wealth, Pierre Trudeau was a boy who grew to value something more in his life. Disgusted with the tyrannical regime of Maurice Duplesis' governance of Quebec with the eager approval of the Catholic Church, Trudeau gains ...
Style:
historical drama, thrilling, captivating, political, serious ...
Plot:
civil rights, politician, strike, political activist, civil liberties, biopic, political campaign, political activism, male protagonist, lifestyle, politics, fighting the system ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 1940s, 1930s, 50s
Place:
canada, montreal, quebec
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A biopic based on the life story of J.C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema. It is a detailed account on Daniel's life, making of his film Vigathakumaran and the tragic story of Vigathakumaran's heroine P. K. Rosie. The film is ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, psychological, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
biopic, director, filmmaking, film history, film industry, social issues, filmmaker, problem, social problems, loss, legacy, pioneer ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
india
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A continuation of "Diary for My Children," the film picks up in 1950, when Juli, the diarist, is 18 and determined to become a movie director.
Style:
art house, reflective, poignant, emotional, lyrical ...
Plot:
diary, female protagonist, autobiography, introspection, coming of age, intimate, post war, identity, memory, personal growth, political repression, literary ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
moscow russia, budapest
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph ...
Style:
emotional, touching, psychological, sad, poignant ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
disability, hospital, dignity, freak, melancholy, disfigurement, social misfits, cruelty, isolation, hopes, biopic, humanism ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 20th century, turn of the century ...
Place:
england, london, britain, europe
Similarity:
34%
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