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A Prominent Patient (2016)
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Original name: Masaryk
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
It is 1939. Flamboyant Czech diplomat Jan Masaryk has fled to America to escape his recent past. Germany has invaded Czechoslovakia and Masaryk is now a man with no nation. In America he tries to forget the personal and political betrayal he and his country have suffered but these events shadow his every step. As the Czechoslovak ambassador in London, Masaryk failed to win the support of the British and could not avert the ruination of his country. With the help of Dr. Stein, an emigre German psychiatrist, and the beautiful writer Marcia Davenport, Masaryk tries to overcome his demons and re-live the dramatic events leading to the outbreak of the second world war.
Style:
serious, captivating, disturbing, stylized
Plot:
diplomat, diplomacy, czech history, nazi germany, psychiatrist, european history, life is a bitch, betrayal, world war two, psychology, cold war, fascism, philosopher, post war, hospital, cocaine, british man, death of father, international relations, sanitarium, minister, frustration, drug abuse, czech german relations, politician ...
Time:
pre world war two, year 1937, year 1939, 1930s, year 1938
Place:
israel, prague, central europe, prague czechoslovakia, prague czech republic
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, disturbing, serious and realistic films with plots about biopic, world war two, politics, life is a bitch, political unrest, world war and nazi mostly in History, Drama and Biography genres. Some movies like A Prominent Patient: The Butcher of Prague (2011), The Anatomy of Betrayal (2020), Milada (2017), Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace (2023), Munich: The Edge of War (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
With the Nazi takeover of Europe underway, the Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich arrives in Prague and his underlings begin enforcing his authority in the towns and villages across the occupied country. In Lidice, the film's main protagonist, ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, emotional, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
nazi occupation, political repression, world war two, mass murder, genocide, holocaust, life is a bitch, heroic mission, wartime life, social relations, against humanity, haunted by the past ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
prague, czech republic, czechoslovakia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
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Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, politics, lifestyle change, czech history, occupation, betrayal, social climbing, father son relationship, politician, family relations, czech german relations, opportunist ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s
Place:
central europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The story of communist show-trial victim Milada Horáková. Horáková was one of the first victims of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. She opposed the communist coup in 1948 but did not leave the country. She was arrested and tried for ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
european history, prisoner, lawyer, world war two, communism, death sentence, czech history, trial, husband wife relationship, jail, politics, strong female character ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 1930s, 1940s, 50s
Place:
prague, czechoslovakia, central europe
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54%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
Story:
Czech Television's epic historical film draws on the breathtaking dramatic life of the great of Czech history, King Charles IV.
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historical drama, captivating, tense, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
czech history, power struggle, royal family, king, medieval, knight, father son relationship, aristocrat, european history, royal court, family relations, historical figure ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages
Place:
central europe, prague
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53%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A look at the life and career of controversial Louisiana governor Huey Long, whose nickname was "The Kingfish."
Style:
political, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
corporation, politician, fascism, royalty, american politics, assassination, biopic, campaign, life is a bitch, human spirit, society, ambition ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Sweden, Norway, South Africa
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A speculative biopic about Swedish UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, the anti-colonialist, allegedly queer diplomat who died under mysterious circumstances during the Cold War while trying to bring peace to the Congo.
Style:
suspenseful, historical drama, captivating, thrilling, psychological ...
Plot:
un, cold war, diplomat, diplomacy, political unrest, politics, historical event, political intrigue, war, politician, moral dilemma, character study ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Time:
1930s, year 1938, 20th century
Place:
germany, munich germany, europe
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51%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Czech Republic, Australia, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.
Style:
dramatic, historical drama, powerful, period drama
Plot:
child, rescue, jewish family, immigration, czech history, refugee, children, based on real people, biopic, world war two, deportation, war hero ...
Time:
1930s, year 1938, 20th century, 1940s, year 1987
Place:
czechoslovakia, central europe, london
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A film about the black-and-white era actress Lída Baarová and her doomed love affair.
Style:
captivating, suspense, touching, disturbing, meta ...
Plot:
nazism, world war two, nazi, ambition, love triangle, actress, mistress, intrigue, husband wife relationship, selfishness, dictator, filmmaking ...
Time:
year 1935, 1940s, year 1946, 20th century, year 1937 ...
Place:
berlin germany, germany, czech republic, austria, czechoslovakia ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, History, War
Country: Japan, Poland, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
The story of a Japanese diplomat, sometimes called the Schindler of Japan, and his life lading up to and after his decision to issue over 2,000 visas to Jewish refugees in Kaunas, Lithuania resulting in saving the lives of over 6,000 people. This is ...
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, suspense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
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Place:
lithuania, japan
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50%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
post war germany, world war two, post war, children, coming of age, survival, child, teenager, kids in trouble, orphan, brothers, teenage life ...
Time:
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Place:
europe
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hungary
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Hollywood, 1942. The US government pressures Hungarian-born film director Michael Curtiz, who is about to finish shooting Casablanca, to accentuate the film's propaganda message in order to sway public opinion in favor of the country's ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, father daughter relationship, director, life is a bitch, political unrest, family problems, relationship problems, father and daughter, family relations, hollywood, propaganda, movie business ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
hungary
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: Thailand
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, captivating, touching, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
politics, rebellion, musician's life, prodigy, lifestyle, injustice, rivalry, society, life is a bitch, biopic, international relations, countryside ...
Time:
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Place:
asia, thailand
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.
Style:
talky, sincere, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Sweden
Duration: 193 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, touching, f word
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France, Sweden, Hungary
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, serious, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, nazism, idealism, genocide, fascism, deportation, concentration camp, hopes, nazi occupation, wartime life, political unrest ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 1920s, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
hungary, budapest, italy, spain
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter, is arrested for killing the British official responsible for the death of his mentor Lala Lajpatrai. He is ultimately hanged for his misdeed.
Style:
disturbing, rough, serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
prison, prison life, vengeance, politics, life sentence, legal, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, police brutality, trial, police officer killed, torture ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1931, 20th century
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Norway
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The true story of Sonja Henie, one of the world's greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star.
Style:
disturbing, emotional, artsy, tragic
Plot:
power struggle, performer's life, rising to stardom, price of fame, frustration, cult figure, tragic love, strong female character, backstage, artists and showbiz, family relations, olympic athlete ...
Time:
year 1936, 1930s, pre world war two
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49%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, stylized, realistic, captivating, epic
Plot:
gender bending, warning, opera, ambition, tragic love, lifestyle, couples, love and romance, performer's life, society, music, unfulfillment ...
Place:
china, asia
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Italy, Russia
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, disturbing, serious, political, contemplative ...
Plot:
stalinism, dictatorship, politics, projectionist, world war two, political unrest, injustice, head of state, state affairs, love, communism, communist ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1991, 1930s, 50s
Place:
ussr, russia
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, political, historically accurate ...
Plot:
winston churchill, world war two, diplomacy, politics, prime minister, leadership, state affairs, head of state, world war, political leader, monarchy, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1940, year 1945, post world war two
Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Slovakia
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
As Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels creates films and pictures used to prepare the Germans for Total War and the Holocaust. When the war is lost, he conceives his last staging, the most radical propaganda act still possible to him.
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, grim, period piece, dark ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, propaganda, nazi germany, hitler, biopic, manipulation, political corruption, husband wife relationship, infidelity, flashback, nazi propaganda ...
Time:
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Place:
berlin germany, germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
An all-star cast powers this epic look at American President Richard M. Nixon, a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands within. Spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking ...
Style:
political, factual, compassionate, talky, intense ...
Plot:
politics, vietnam war, government, american politics, political corruption, biopic, nixon, campaign, election, conspiracy, political leader, manipulation ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s, year 1972, year 1973 ...
Place:
washington d.c., chile, north america, china, vietnam ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Style:
realistic, captivating, disturbing, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
politics, african american, convention, president, conversation, strategy, media, election, black history, martin luther king, underdog, social issues ...
Time:
70s, year 1972, 20th century
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 191 min.
Story:
The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Style:
contemplative, sincere, emotional, thought provoking, uplifting ...
Plot:
biopic, israeli palestinian conflict, conflict, female leader, judaism, intrigue, politics, jew persecution, historical figure, terminal illness, leadership, state affairs ...
Time:
70s, 1930s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
palestine, israel, middle east, usa, milwaukee wisconsin ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
"Zuzu Angel" covers the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice in the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, absurd ...
Plot:
missing person, uncover truth, fighting the system, injustice, life is a bitch, politics, legal, society, rebellion, parents and children, political unrest, price of justice ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to monitor aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with ...
Style:
captivating, tense, psychological, disturbing
Plot:
fascism, poet, italian fascism, secret police, politics, relationship vs career, political unrest, political intrigue, federal agent, social problems, moral dilemma, biopic ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Austria, Germany, France
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Before Dawn charts the years of exile in the life of famous Jewish Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the "right attitude" towards the events in war torn Europe and his search for a new home.
Style:
exciting, thought provoking, captivating, touching, sincere ...
Plot:
writers, exile, husband wife relationship, world war two, writing a book, ex husband ex wife relationship, judaism, art, politics, sociology, biopic, double suicide ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 1930s, year 1941, year 1936
Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic, Austria, Germany
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
The Defenestration of Prague, which took place on May 23, 1618, was the decisive historical moment that unleashed the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) between several Catholic and Protestant states and changed the course of European history forever.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, serious, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
catholicism, religious conflict, power struggle, political intrigue, rebellion, religious persecution, betrayal, revolution, dynasty, battlefield, biopic, european history ...
Time:
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Place:
prague, czech republic, central europe, europe
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