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The Best of Enemies (2019)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The story of the real-life unlikely relationship between an outspoken civil rights activist and a local Ku Klux Klan leader in 1971 North Carolina.
Style:
sincere, thought provoking, period piece, disturbing, rough, inspirational, spiritual, political, social, therapeutic ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
civil rights, interracial friendship, human spirit, segregation, african american, reverend, activism, human rights, ku klux klan, racism, black, name calling, tiredness, court, danger, violence, friendship, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, hate, brother sister relationship, father son relationship, bravery, husband wife relationship, helplessness ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s, year 2005, year 2016
Place:
north carolina, usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out political, thought provoking, inspirational and serious films with plots about racism, civil rights, african american, black history, interracial relations, biopic and racial discrimination mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like The Best of Enemies: Hidden Figures (2016), Harriet (2019), 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Butler (2013), Selma (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into ...
Style:
inspirational, exciting, touching, feel good, historical drama ...
Audience:
girls' night, family friendly, date night, chick flick, kids ...
Plot:
racism, mathematics, nasa, space program, stereotypes, african american, prejudice, sexism, genius, scientist, strong female character, racial segregation ...
Time:
60s, year 1961, 20th century, year 2016, 2010s ...
Place:
indiana, persia, usa, virginia, langley virginia
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of Harriet Tubman, who helped free hundreds of slaves from the South after escaping from slavery herself in 1849.
Style:
thought provoking, costume drama, tense, historical drama, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
slavery, african american, black history, american civil war, underground railroad, female protagonist, female warrior, freedom, plantation, belief in god, black, black woman ...
Time:
19th century, 2010s, year 2019, victorian era, 1860s ...
Place:
southern usa, south carolina, philadelphia, baltimore, pennsylvania ...
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In ...
Style:
heartbreaking, harsh, atmospheric, inspirational, motivational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
slavery, racism, survival, civil rights, african american, black history, torture, slave trade, american history, freedom, racial discrimination, rape ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, year 2013, victorian era, 2010s ...
Place:
louisiana, new orleans, america, africa, southern usa ...
Similarity:
100%
123K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Style:
touching, inspirational, political, factual, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
racism, president, u.s. president, civil rights, black history, racial discrimination, butler, injustice, african american, politics, civil rights movement, father son relationship ...
Time:
80s, 70s, year 2013, 60s, year 1961 ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, birmingham alabama, nashville tennessee, america ...
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights ...
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, political, period piece, factual ...
Plot:
racism, civil rights, justice, politics, racial discrimination, civil rights movement, african american, biopic, discrimination, idealism, injustice, righting the wronged ...
Time:
year 2014, 20th century, 2010s, 60s, year 1964 ...
Place:
alabama, birmingham alabama, indiana, usa, southern usa ...
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left ...
Style:
political, factual, inspirational, thought provoking, intense ...
Plot:
civil rights, racism, politics, african american, black history, civil rights movement, assassination, islam, biopic, childhood, black, anti racism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 60s, 50s, 1940s ...
Place:
usa, africa, new york, saudi arabia, manhattan new york city ...
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, battles through one of his career-defining cases.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, period piece, inspirational ...
Plot:
court, racism, lawyer, courtroom, injustice, african american, racial segregation, african american protagonist, racial discrimination, trial, jury, justice ...
Time:
1940s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1954, year 1967
Place:
new york, connecticut, maryland, philadelphia, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan and become the head of the local chapter.
Style:
detective, dutch angle, political, dark comedy, inspirational ...
Plot:
racism, african american, undercover cop, white supremacy, ku klux klan, activist, racist cop, police detective, bomb, black cop, police, undercover ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 20th century, year 2017, year 1972
Place:
usa, colorado, africa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of an award-winning investigative journalist -- and avowed atheist -- who applies his well-honed journalistic and legal skills to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife... with unexpected, life-altering results.
Style:
christian film, disturbing, biblical, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
christianity, christian, atheist, investigation, journalist, faith, religion, reporter, trial, court case, religious, interview ...
Time:
year 2017, year 1980, year 1987
Place:
chicago, los angeles, california, indiana, jerusalem ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, period drama
Plot:
son, murder, mother, women, bereavement, relationship problems, black history, grief, funeral, historical character, black, racist ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 2020s, year 1955
Place:
chicago, mississippi, harlem
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Burden, an orphan raised within the Ku Klux Klan, attempts to break away when the girl he falls in love with urges him to leave for a better life together. When the Klan seeks Mike out for vengeance, a black congregation led by the benevolent, ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, political, emotional, f word
Plot:
ku klux klan, love, reverend, vengeance, african american, hate, prejudice, racism, white supremacist, hot dog, neo nazism, racial discrimination ...
Time:
year 2017, year 1996
Place:
south carolina, africa, pearl harbor
Similarity:
100%
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, edutainment, political thriller ...
Plot:
racism, apartheid, politics, journalism, biopic, human rights, civil rights, social injustice, social commentary, black, african, friendship ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1987, year 1975, year 1977
Place:
south africa, africa, cape town south africa, england
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate ...
Style:
clever, tense, political, period piece, tricky ...
Plot:
journalism, politics, president, reporter, journalist, biopic, american politics, nixon, corruption, conspiracy, power struggle, scandal ...
Time:
70s, year 2008, 90s, 2000s, year 1977 ...
Place:
california, new york, washington d.c., north america, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
108K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The film follows the innovative Dodgers’ general manager Branch Rickey, the ...
Style:
sentimental, period piece, touching, factual, intense ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
racism, baseball, athlete and trainer, african american, rise to the top, racial segregation, civil rights, athlete's life, against the odds, biopic, black history, justice ...
Time:
1940s, year 1946, 2010s, year 2013, 20th century ...
Place:
africa, new york, usa, pasadena california, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby ...
Style:
inspirational, sincere, christian film, uplifting, political ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
human spirit, rugby, racism, politics, president, apartheid, leadership, underdog, leader, biopic, politician, life philosophy ...
Time:
year 2009, 90s, 2000s, year 1995, 20th century
Place:
south africa, africa, cape town south africa, johannesburg south africa, england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, UK, South Africa, Luxembourg
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's name was Nelson Mandela.
Style:
uplifting, serious, realistic, touching, political ...
Plot:
apartheid, prison life, racism, racial violence, leadership, interracial relations, politics, freedom fighter, friendship, fighting the system, rebellion, self discovery ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, 70s
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the ...
Style:
factual, realistic, tense, intense, talky ...
Plot:
politics, racism, closeted homosexual, civil rights, president, u.s. president, african american, propaganda, biopic, election, civil rights movement, usa president ...
Time:
year 2016, year 1963, 60s
Place:
texas, dallas texas, america, vietnam, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
Style:
suspense, social, hood, suspenseful, factual ...
Plot:
racism, police violence, police brutality, racial tension, trial, fear, motel, murder, african american, revenge, racial segregation, looting ...
Time:
year 2017, year 1967, 2010s, year 1969, year 1943 ...
Place:
detroit, michigan
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
Style:
thought provoking, uplifting, suspense, political, sad ...
Plot:
plantation, black history, racism, black, african american, fight for justice, inequality, racial injustice, friendship between men, injustice, women, victory ...
Time:
60s, 2020s, year 1963, year 1964, year 1965
Place:
miami, georgia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
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Story:
Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
Style:
suspense, captivating, detective, epic, twisted ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
legal, criminal justice, social injustice, black, black cast, social issues, black lives matter, racial injustice, black history, suspect, false accusation, falsely accused ...
Time:
year 1989, 80s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her ...
Style:
exciting, cerebral, dramatic, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
actress, traumatic childhood, threesome, abortion, bare breasts, hand job, hollywood, female nudity, biopic, single mother, fame, oral sex ...
Time:
60s, 2020s, year 1946, 1950s, 1940s ...
Place:
los angeles, maine, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers per FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends, falling for a fellow revolutionary en route, a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Style:
political, philosophical, suspenseful, disturbing, social ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
violence, politics, civil rights, betrayal, prison, murder, black history, racism, black, justice, african american, betrayal by friend ...
Time:
2020s, year 1968, 60s
Place:
chicago, nebraska, columbus ohio, hawaii, new haven connecticut
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33%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, contemplative, melancholic, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
urban ghetto life, youth, family relations, friendship, interracial relations, culture clash, black american, parents and children, teenage love, injustice, family problems, discrimination ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1968, year 1977
Place:
usa, washington d.c., south africa, california, africa ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Czech Republic, UK, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The inspiring true story of Seretse Khama, the King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London office worker he married in 1948 in the face of fierce opposition from their families and the British and South African governments. ...
Style:
romantic drama, costume drama, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
interracial marriage, politics, forbidden love, racism, royal family, interracial romance, marriage, interracial, equality, segregation, law student, marriage proposal ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 2016, year 1947, 50s
Place:
africa, england, south africa, indiana, london ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott lead by Martin Luther King.
Style:
inspirational, independent film, touching, realistic, political ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
racism, civil rights, segregation, african american, friendship, ku klux klan, women, black history, racial discrimination, social commentary, race issues, black ...
Time:
1950s, year 1955, 20th century, 50s
Place:
america, usa, alabama, southern usa, new jersey
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Style:
political, serious, realistic, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
civil rights, u.s. president, biopic, husband wife relationship, society, john f. kennedy, black maid, u.s. senator, u.s. vice president, white supremacy, world history, black history ...
Time:
60s, year 1865, year 1968, year 1961, year 1965 ...
Place:
west virginia, dallas texas, georgia, wyoming, texas ...
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32%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, inspirational, touching, sad ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
legal, lawyer, courtroom drama, fighting the system, trial, prison, injustice, false accusation, hopes, court, strong female character, freedom ...
Time:
year 1995, year 2001, year 1989, year 1992, 90s ...
Place:
massachusetts, rhode island, usa, boston
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
Style:
sincere, touching, captivating, emotional, contemplative ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
forbidden love, racism, interracial relations, self discovery, human spirit, eccentric family, family problems, couples, society, social misfits, hopes, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, 60s, 50s, 70s ...
Place:
south africa, africa, johannesburg south africa
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, rough ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, teacher, dedicated educator, teachers and students, lifestyle change, racism, teenage life, strong female lead, mentor, school teacher, bonding, idealism ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, year 1961, year 1999, year 2006 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, long beach california, usa
Similarity:
30%
283K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style:
political, period piece, thought provoking, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
president, politics, civil war, american civil war, american history, idealism, historical character, slavery, politician, racism, head of state, abraham lincoln ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, ancient times, 1800s, victorian era ...
Place:
washington d.c., usa, america, california
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