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The Abdication (1974)
326
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.
Style:
sincere, touching, serious, captivating, realistic, gloomy, contemplative
Plot:
women, catholic church, christian, forbidden love, celibacy, love and romance, gays and lesbians, rivalry, society, clergy, unfulfilled love, gender, state affairs, unfulfillment, religions or cults, queen, priest, dwarf, catholic, female protagonist, swedish, flashback, abdication, royalty, voyeurism ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
sweden, rome italy, europe, vatican
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and contemplative films with plots about society, religions or cults, clergy, religion, catholic, hopes and christian mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like The Abdication: Pope Joan (1972), Faustina (1994), Thérèse (2004), Giordano Bruno (1973), John Hus (1977). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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384
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, atmospheric, cult film ...
Plot:
medieval, pope, religion, christian, feminism, catholic, catholic priest, catholicism, religions or cults, power relations, rise to the top, clergy ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century
Place:
rome italy, europe
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240
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
The Life of saint Maria Faustyna Kowalska, a Polish Nun.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
catholic, christian, saint, convent, clergy, supernatural ability, society, hopes, family relations, religions or cults, church, religion ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s
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75%
523
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The mesmerizing story of a young girl's romance with God. Her faith, trials, and sacrifices reveal a way of life based on love and simplicity. A contemplative film based on the true story of Saint Therese of Lisieux, the most popular saint of ...
Style:
uplifting, emotional, realistic, spiritual, stylized ...
Plot:
saint, human spirit, nun, convent, catholic, self discovery, clergy, miraculous event, religions or cults, hopes, society, ambition ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
france, europe
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73%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Flying from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) has found some protection in Venice. But the Roman Inquisition, fearing his influence in Europe, wants to bring him on trial ...
Style:
dramatic, spiritual, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
female nudity, scientist, burned alive, catholic, writers, philosopher, philosophy, art, church, renaissance, prison, righting the wronged ...
Time:
16th century, 17th century
Place:
rome italy, venice, italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
A faithful recounting of the ministry, trial and martyrdom of the fifteenth century Bohemian priest John Hus, who built on the reforms of John Wycliffe, taught the Bible in the vernacular and who influenced Martin Luther a century later.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, christian film, contemplative
Plot:
catholic, christian, liberation theology, martyr, religions or cults, power relations, clergy, fighting the system, hopes, rebellion, society, dishonesty ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century
Place:
europe, central europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to ...
Style:
emotional, serious, bleak, factual, captivating ...
Plot:
saint, religion, historical event, monk, clergy, medieval, religions or cults, hopes, male nudity, society, starting over, christian ...
Time:
middle ages, 12th century, 13th century
Place:
italy, vatican, europe
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71%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany, UK, Italy, Spain
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
Style:
captivating, serious, epic, sad, feminist film ...
Plot:
clergy, pope, monk, monastery, healing power, cross dressing, medieval, ambition, hidden identity, rise to the top, religion, idealism ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century
Place:
vatican, germany, rome italy, italy, europe
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70%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to accept the spiritual leadership of Henry VIII, and faces death as he struggles to remain loyal to his integrity.
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talky, tense, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
politics, royal family, betrayal, lawyer, church, ancient, christianity, integrity, downfall, society, fighting the system, legal ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
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Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A portrait of the bloody dynasty that spawned a pope, Alexander VI, as well as the role model for Machiavelli's "The Prince," his son Cesare Borgia, and a legend of femme duplicity, daughter Lucrezia Borgia.
Style:
captivating, realistic, disturbing, serious
Plot:
leadership, state affairs, rivalry, society, dishonesty, betrayal, downfall, uninhibited rivalry, royal family, political unrest, ambition, intrigue ...
Time:
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Place:
rome italy, italy
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70%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatized biography of William Tyndale, the 16th Century reformer determined to translate the Bible into English, which illegal act set him at odds with the Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, sincere, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
16th century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A Man for All Seasons is the filmed version of the life of Thomas More. An English man comes to Sir Thomas More to ask if he can divorce his wife since King Henry VIII has made it illegal. Sir Thomas More stands up in opposition to the King even ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
politics, lawyer, catholic, idealism, justice, betrayal, court, legal, intrigue, royal family, christian, royalty ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
england, new york, vatican, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In the 1930s political activist Jimmy Gralton is deported from Ireland during the 'Red Scare'.
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Plot:
society, fighting the system, deportation, ambition, rebellion, rebelliousness, idealism, human spirit, priest, social relations, injustice, dance school ...
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Sweden
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
In the middle of the 19th century, Kristina and Karl-Oskar live in a small rural village in Smaaland (southern Sweden). They get married and try to make a living on a small spot of land. However, the small size of their land, the infertile soil, and ...
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69%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
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rabbi, clergy, religions or cults, redemption, urban ghetto, starting over, friendship, priest, faith, personal growth, christian, writers ...
Time:
21st century
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usa, detroit, brooklyn new york city, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
963
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The life of little St. Therese of Lisieux, depicted in minimalist vignettes. Therese and her sisters are all nuns in a Carmelite convent. Her devotion to Jesus and her concept of "the little way" to God are shown clearly, using plain ...
Style:
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Plot:
catholic, convent, christian, nun, religion, spirituality, saint, girl, erotica, religions or cults, family relations, lifestyle ...
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victorian era, 80s
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vatican, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
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Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, poet, naturalist, scientist, physician, herbalist ...
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Duration: 198 min.
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Peter and Paul assume leadership of the Church as they struggle against violent opposition to the teachings of Christ and their own personal conflicts.
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The inspirational portrayal of Mother Teresa, a simple nun who became one of the most significant personalities of the 20th Century. Armed with a faith that could move mountains, Mother Teresa followed her calling to help the poor, the lepers, the ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: South Africa, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
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serious, realistic, thought provoking, captivating
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ambition, isolation, political unrest, state affairs, hopes, society, feminism, confined, politics, girl, african american, working class ...
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Country: UK, USA
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Story:
Jean Valjean, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for decades by the relentless and cruel policeman Javert.
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Country: UK
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Story:
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