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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
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Story:
This limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first African American self-made millionaire.
Style:
inspirational, thought provoking, period piece, feel good, captivating, emotional, queer cinema
Plot:
rags to riches, american dream, hair, entrepreneur, black, women, black history, black lives matter, strong female lead, biopic, social climbing, glory, destiny, happy ending, woman, ambition, money raising, american history, treatment, upscale, finance, mother, wealth, african american, historical character ...
Time:
edwardian era, 19th century
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, thought provoking, serious and realistic films and TV series with plots about biopic, black, black history, women, racism, african american and american history mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker: The Help (2011), Hidden Figures (2016), The Book of Negroes (2015), Joy (2015), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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