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A Taxi Driver (2017)
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A Taxi Driver (2017)
Original name: 택시운전사
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story: May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.
Style: suspense, political, exciting, road movie, tense, captivating, romantic, thought provoking, touching, social ...
Audience: adult
Plot: protest, reporter, democracy, journalism, taxi, travel, life lesson, historical event, society, danger, taxi driver, writers, driver, job, murder mystery, asian, grief, family drama, truth, correspondents, biopic, state terrorism, friendship, neighbor, chase ...
Time: year 1980, 80s, year 2017
Place: south korea, tokyo, seoul
Keyword: korean, life lessons

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspense, serious and realistic films with plots about politics, society, danger, friendship, protest, death and battles mostly in Drama, History and Action genres. Some movies like A Taxi Driver: 1987: When the Day Comes (2017), Secret Reunion (2010), The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019), The Conquest Of Siberia (2019), The Face Reader (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 129 min.
Story: In 1987 Korea, under an oppressive military regime, a college student gets killed during a police interrogation involving torture. Government of officials are quick to cover up the death and order the body to be cremated. A prosecutor who is ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, sincere, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: democracy, korean history, torture, political corruption, police brutality, protest, historical event, brutality, disorder, police, corruption, death ...
Time: 80s, year 1987
Place: south korea, seoul
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Secret Reunion (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Six years ago a mysterious shooting takes place in Seoul. The after effects of the shooting results in Han-kyu Lee (Song Kang-Ho) losing his job at the NIS (National Intelligence Service). Six years later, Ji-won Song (Kang Dong-Won), an ex North ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, tense, rough, exciting ...
Plot: undercover, secret agent, hidden identity, foe turned friend, private detective, investigation, danger, treason, intelligence agency, government, hopes, government agency ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: korea, south korea, north korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Battle: Roar to Victory (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story: In 1920, when Korea is under Japanese rule the Korean Independence Army’s Hae-chul and his subordinates are carrying out the operation to deliver funds to the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai. During the operation Hae-chul is reunited ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, rough, compassionate
Plot: independence movement, fight, japanese occupation of korea, joseon dynasty, battles, militia, historical event, combat, victory, soldier, war, korean history ...
Time: 1910s, 1920s
Place: korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Conquest Of Siberia (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The story is set at the times of Peter the Great’s reforms. At those times when an emerging empire was wreaking havoc on provincial medievalism. The times were the melting pot of everything – of beliefs and of nations. The history of Russian ...
Style: tense, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, suspense
Plot: culture clash, friendship, death, betrayal, dishonesty, vengeance, love, murder, hopes, rivalry, adaptation, redemption ...
Time: 18th century
Place: siberia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Face Reader (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Nae-kyung, the most skillful face reader in Joseon dynasty, was living in seclusion when he was offered a lucrative partnership by Yeon-hong, a Korean geisha. Nae-kyung accepts the proposal to read the faces of Yeon-hong’s guests only to get ...
Style: captivating, realistic, atmospheric, psychological, tense ...
Plot: political intrigue, royal court, joseon dynasty, head of state, betrayal, coup, society, asian history, lifestyle, coup d'etat, political unrest, dishonesty ...
Time: 15th century
Place: korea, asia, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Hindsight (2011)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Retired mob boss Du-heon enrolls in a cooking class with the hopes of making a fresh start as a restaurant owner. In the class he meets a quirky girl, Se-bin, and finds himself drawn to her. Despite his determination to wipe the slate clean, Du-heon ...
Style: exciting, captivating, touching, tense, suspense ...
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Time: 21st century
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Rebellion (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Dissidents in a French colony attack a police station and take hostages.
Style: serious, tense, sincere, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot: military, hostage, politics, political unrest, culture clash, injustice, disorder, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, state affairs, confined, society ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
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J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (2000)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In the DMZ separating North and South Korea, two North Korean soldiers have been killed, supposedly by one South Korean soldier. But the 11 bullets found in the bodies, together with the 5 remaining bullets in the assassin's magazine clip, ...
Style: tense, political, suspenseful, bleak, touching ...
Audience: manly
Plot: investigation, tragedy, friendship, soldier, war, politics, vengeance, justice, suicide, undercover, state affairs, assassination ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: north korea, south korea, korea, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Salvador (1986)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Mexico, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A second rated journalist from the US tries his luck in El Salvador during the military dictatorship in the 1980s.
Style: suspense, political, tense, factual, harsh ...
Plot: civil war, photojournalist, journalism, revolution, dictator, politics, war correspondent, war, reporter, cold war, dictatorship, military ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1986, 70s
Place: latin america, central america, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 7.2
 161K
The Post (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, UK, India
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Inspired by true events.
Style: political thriller, political, factual, tense, inspirational ...
Audience: family friendly, adult
Plot: journalism, journalist, truth, expose, newspaper office, whistleblower, newspaper, lie, cover up, wartime, freedom of the press, u.s. government ...
Time: 2010s, year 2017, 90s, 70s, year 1965 ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Swordsman (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story: After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon’s greatest swordsman (Jang Hyuk) goes into hiding, far removed from his city’s anguish. But when traffickers kidnap his daughter, he has no choice but to unsheathe his sword once more.
Style: suspense, tense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot: sword fight, joseon dynasty, qing dynasty, fight, medieval, warrior, dynasty, slave, violence, martial arts, power struggle, fight for supremacy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Front Line (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 133 min.
Story: In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to ...
Style: exciting, captivating, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot: war, chinese army, military, battles, soldier, korean army, military life, infantrymen, wartime life, life is a bitch, friendship, army investigation ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1950, year 1953
Place: north korea, south korea, korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 128 min.
Story: The film mainly follows the famous 1597 Battle of Myeongryang during the Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-1598), where the iconic Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin managed to destroy a total of 133 Japanese warships with only 13 ships remaining in his ...
Style: epic, tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: korean history, military, ship, samurai, battleship, battles, medieval, heroic mission, against the odds, human spirit, one man army, warrior ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times
Place: korea, south korea
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26%
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Cry Freedom (1987)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Zimbabwe, USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story: A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, ...
Style: inspirational, political, cult classic, political thriller, edutainment ...
Plot: racism, apartheid, journalism, biopic, politics, human rights, civil rights, journalist, social commentary, social injustice, black, african ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1987, year 1975, year 1977
Place: south africa, africa, cape town south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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 6.5
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Peterloo (2018)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 154 min.
Story: A drama about the infamous 1819 Manchester massacre, which killed an estimated 18 protesters and injured up to 700.
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Audience: boys' night, chick flick
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The Classified File (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Busan in 1978. Gil-young, a veteran detective got the special request from the parents of a missing child, Eun-joo to investigate her case. As the clever kidnapper eludes the police, the case becomes more and more of a mystery. When Joong-san, the ...
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Plot: investigation, child abduction, disappearance, police detective, twists and turns, danger, uncover truth, desperation, chase, kidnapping, true crime, helicopter ...
Time: 70s, 21st century
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We Were Soldiers (2002)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Style: serious, factual, realistic, emotional, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: military, vietnam war, war, battles, soldier, battlefield, army, military life, heroic mission, wartime, justice, u.s. army ...
Time: 20th century, year 2002, 60s, 2000s
Place: vietnam, america, asia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Vinaya Vidheya Rama (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story: Ram is one among the five orphaned boys in Visakhapatnam, adopted by a doctor who ensures them a roof to live under, with dignity. Ram goes to any extent to protect his family and he's a handful for the baddie to handle in a time of crisis. How ...
Style: captivating, thought provoking, exciting, tense, suspense
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Place: india
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Style: political, intellectual, serious, suspenseful, emotional ...
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Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1999
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Harriet (2019)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
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Audience: adult
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Time: 19th century, victorian era, 2010s, year 2019
Place: southern usa, philadelphia, baltimore, south carolina, new york ...
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The Great Battle (2018)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Kingdom of Goguryeo, ancient Korea, 645. The ruthless Emperor Taizong of Tang invades the country and leads his armies towards the capital, achieving one victory after another, but on his way is the stronghold of Ansi, protected by General Yang ...
Style: exciting, tense, intense, epic, period drama
Plot: siege, korean history, conquering, fortress, medieval, ancient korea, historical character, tang dynasty, army general, courage, mortal combat, battles ...
Time: 7th century
Place: south korea, korea
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The Attorney (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 127 min.
Story: In the early 1980s, South Korea is torn by student protests over the lack of representation in the government. Song Woo-Seok is a successful attorney in Busan specializing in tax law. His views regarding civil liberties are changed by student ...
Style: rough, realistic, serious, thought provoking
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Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: south korea, busan, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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No (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Chile, France, Mexico, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet, due to international pressure, is forced to call a plebiscite on his presidency. The country will vote ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to Pinochet extending his rule for another eight years. Opposition ...
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Place: chile, latin america, santiago chile, south america
⇓ similarity ⇓
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6 Days (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
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Duration: 94 min.
Story: In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the ...
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, factual, independent film ...
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Time: 80s, year 1980
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Steel Rain (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 139 min.
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Commitment (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story: The son of a North Korean spy decides to follow in his father's footsteps to protect his little sister. After his father’s botched espionage mission, North Korean Myung-hoon and his young sister Hye-in are sent to a labor prison camp. In ...
Style: suspense, exciting, captivating, tense, sad ...
Audience: teens
Plot: spy, espionage, secret agent, hitman, danger, undercover, murder, kidnapping, teenager, asian, inter-korean relations, politics ...
Time: 21st century
Place: north korea, asia, korea, seoul
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25%
The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story: The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a 2002 Indian historical biographical film about Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter who fought for Indian independence.It shows in detail how Singh came to develop his views on the British Raj and his struggle for Indian ...
Style: realistic, patriotic, serious, emotional, sincere ...
Plot: revolution, freedom fighter, sikh, police brutality, patriotism, patriot, fighting the system, social decay, indian history, injustice, danger, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, 20th century
Place: asia, india
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The First King (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Two brothers, Romulus and Remus, will have to rely on each other to survive in a hostile world. The city of Rome, one of the greatest empires in history, will be born from their deeds and bloody battles.
Style: suspense, psychological, exciting, captivating, tense ...
Plot: ancient rome, king, roman, religion, mythology, journey, violence, medieval, ancient, historical event, friendship, society ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Truth (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: As a renowned producer and close associate of Dan Rather, Mary Mapes believes she’s broken the biggest story of the 2004 election: revelations of a sitting U.S. President’s military service. But when allegations come pouring in, sources change ...
Style: political, factual, suspense, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot: journalism, political scandal, politics, election, justice, betrayal, conspiracy theory, tv reporter, american politics, fired from the job, presidential election, journalist ...
Time: 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: texas, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.6
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Goemon (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi) in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban (Southern Barbarians), Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past ...
Style: exciting, captivating, epic, anime, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, samurai, heroes, rich and poor, betrayal, social differences, medieval, battles, rivalry, ninja, robin hood, revenge ...
Time: 15th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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