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Charm City Kings (2020)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow and a road filled with fast money and violence.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, exciting, uplifting, hood, sentimental, cult classic, twisted
Audience:
teens
Plot:
motorcycle chase, motorcycle race, motorcycle racing, biker gang, 14 year old boy, legal, breaking the law, motorcycle, african american, street gang, life, street life, city life, chases and races, gang, law and order, motorcycle gang, outlaw gang, urban, life is a bitch, danger, gang of outlaws, teenager, motorcyclist, motorcycle stunt ...
Place:
baltimore
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, independent film and touching films with plots about life is a bitch, urban, gang, society, african american, youth and black mostly in Drama, Action and Crime genres. Some movies like Charm City Kings: Biker Boyz (2003), Lost Angels (1989), First Time Felon (1997), All Day and a Night (2020), Slam (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son", this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who ...
Style:
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Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids
Plot:
motorcycle, motorcycle race, biker, racing, gang, chases and races, rise to the top, contests and competitions, rebelliousness, parent child relationship, family relations, rebellion ...
Time:
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Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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hood, inspirational, serious, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
Style:
hood, serious, realistic, tense, rough
Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Slam tells the story of Ray Joshua, an original, gifted young MC trapped in a war-zone housing project known as Dodge City. Unable to find a job, Ray copes with the despair and poverty of his neighborhood by using his wits and verbal talent. Written ...
Style:
independent film, hood, psychological, talky, uplifting ...
Plot:
prison, gang, hip hop, profanity, art, urban, bittersweet, ghetto, black, blaxploitation, hip hop culture, coming of age ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, california, africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, captivating, hood ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
cheerleader, sex scene, hopes, basketball, family problems, ambition, follow your dream, family relations, youth, athlete's life, prodigy, desire for fame ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa, indiana, pennsylvania
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
Style:
touching, serious, hood, crime drama, feel good ...
Plot:
hopes, going straight, family relations, parents and children, street kid, society, urban ghetto life, black lives matter, gang, blaxploitation, urban, black ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, indiana, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A small midwestern town descends into chaos with the arrival of a motorcycle gang.
Style:
cult classic, period piece, slasher, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
motorcycle, biker, bike, biker gang, gang, nudity, bare breasts, female nudity, teenage girl, blonde, waitress, suburbs ...
Time:
year 1960, year 1981, 50s, 1950s, year 1959
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38%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
White Water is the story of a 7 year-old black kid in segregated 1963 Opelika, Alabama who becomes obsessed with the desire to taste the water from the "white's only" drinking fountain and sets out on a quest to do the unthinkable: ...
Style:
touching, suspenseful, sentimental, serious, realistic
Plot:
young heroes, missing child, discrimination, interracial relations, racism, family relations, parents and children, family problems, obsession, youth, society, life is a bitch ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
alabama, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in ...
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, contemplative, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
feminism, black, female protagonist, family problems, society, life is a bitch, hopes, crumbling marriage, rape, woman, black history, women ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A young single mother of four living in a small Texas town. Arrested during a drug raid and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Dee goes against the wishes of her mother, Alma, and rejects the plea-bargain that would free her from jail, but ...
Style:
serious, sentimental, rough, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
african american, false accusation, racism, injustice, testimony, courtroom drama, black, urban ghetto, fighting the system, life is a bitch, dedicated lawyer, legal ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, africa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In Los Angeles, two rival gang leaders are also trying to be music producers. When DJ's equipment shorts out and Lonzo is cut out of the action by a record producer, the two join forces, which also requires a tentative peace between gangs. With ...
Style:
hood, independent film, cynical, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hip hop, urban, ghetto, rapper, black, discrimination, hip hop culture, gang, drug dealing, partner, gangster, friends ...
Time:
90s
Place:
south america, los angeles, new orleans, california, usa ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, rough, controversial ...
Plot:
journalism, murder, juvenile delinquency, uncover truth, teenage life, social decay, life is a bitch, society, human spirit, idealism, youth, hopes ...
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Making good on a promise he made to his dying wife, a widower (Jones) opens a reading room, a place where people can learn to read. Despite his goodwill, problems in the neighborhood threaten his establishment.
Style:
uplifting, sincere, touching, feel good, serious ...
Plot:
against the odds, last wish, hopes, human spirit, teachers and students, poverty, homeless, family relations, power relations, youth, society, dealing with death ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
38%
164
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After studying in Paris, the young doctor François moves to Beauval, where single-family houses are lined up monotonously. He quickly becomes the focus of a group of young people, led by the charismatic Cédric and Matthieu, his assistant. The gang ...
Style:
serious, psychological, tense, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
mind game, mysterious character, teenage life, danger, gang, youth, juvenile delinquency, social relations, life is a bitch, woman, teenager, power relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
When his mom deposits him at the Red Hook housing project in Brooklyn to spend the summer with the grandfather he’s never met, young Flik may as well have landed on Mars. Fresh from his cushy life in Atlanta, he’s bored and friendless, and his ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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38%
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
chicago, illinois, florida, north america
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
New York, The Bronx, 1980. Two Italian boys Joey Esposito and Louie Mazerino jump to the defence of a smaller Puerto Rican boy, J.J. Lopez, when J.J. is threatened by six schoolyard bullies. The three boys soon become best friends, and they always ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This searing British thriller follows Flash (Dylan Duffus), who's safeguarding his buddy Angel's (Yohance Watson) cash until his release from prison. Now Angel is out -- and Flash is 100 pounds short. He turns to a lowlife named Evil ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, hood ...
Plot:
gang, criminal heroes, danger, on the run, society, disorder, urban ghetto, race against time, rivalry, chases and races, urban, angry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, england, birmingham alabama
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min.
Story:
Drama - From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the ...
Style:
thought provoking, uplifting, serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
racism, african american, racial discrimination, youth, blaxploitation, family relations, injustice, society, life is a bitch, parents and children, interracial relations, bittersweet ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
louisiana
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A tribute to filmmakers and National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal. In the "Day" segment, Piolo Pacual portrays the role of William, a drug addict who tries to rebuild his sense of self and reconnect with the people around him. ...
Style:
tense, serious, atmospheric, touching, neo noir ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, downfall, on the run, losing-it hero, life is a bitch, human nature, boss and employee, gang, addiction, drug abuse, chases and races, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines, asia, manila philippines
Similarity:
37%
350K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Style:
sexy, inspirational, lgbt cinema, visually stunning, art house ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
forgiveness, drug dealer, lgbtq, coming of age, lgbt, african american, homosexuality, gay, gay interest, dysfunctional family, drug addict, closeted homosexual ...
Time:
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Place:
florida, atlanta georgia, indiana, idaho, miami
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Bilal, a Muslim high school senior works at his family's long-owned taxi stand. "The Stand," as they call it, has been the source of all activity and money for the family for the last sixty years. It seems like Bílal is about to ...
Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
coming of age, self discovery, follow your dream, teenage life, family business, society, youth, hopes, human spirit, workplace, family problems, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, detroit
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Stan works in drudgery at a slaughterhouse. His personal life is drab. Dissatisfaction and ennui keep him unresponsive to the needs of his adoring wife, and he must struggle against influences which would dishonor and endanger him and his family.
Style:
independent film, realistic, sincere, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
ghetto, african american, friendship, black, dysfunctional family, human nature, lifestyle, family life, parents and children, couple relations, family problems, slaughterhouse ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, africa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
"HONOR AMONGST MEN" is a dramatic thriller about a day in the life of John Halmo (Robert Clohessy), a veteran police officer who is trying to juggle his turbulent home life, the daily stresses of his job, and the apparent inevitable biker ...
Plot:
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Place:
new york
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A drive-by shooting in Venice, California, changes the lives of five people forever. States of Grace tells the story of a homeless street preacher, Louis, a gang banger, Carl, an aspiring actress, Holly, and two young missionaries, Lozano and ...
Style:
christian film, uplifting, touching, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
faith, redemption, mormon, missionary, human spirit, going straight, culture clash, gang, society, youth, juvenile delinquency, hopes ...
Place:
italy, california, usa, europe, utah ...
Similarity:
37%
175
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Johnny, the megalomaniac leader of a group of squeegee kids, finds a video camera and pushes his followers into "acting" out increasingly dangerous "scenes".
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
street gang, videotaping, manipulation, teenage life, filmmaking, urban, addiction, sexual abuse, megalomaniac, urban ghetto life, city life, down on your luck ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
Style:
sexual, atmospheric, realistic, touching, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, black lesbian, lgbt teen, teenage girl, coming of age, lesbian teen, homosexuality, african american, teenager, sapphic ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, indiana, new york, brooklyn new york city, africa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
After the death of her mother, 17-year-old Prudence finds herself living alone in her Paris apartment. Then she meets Maryline, a rebel of her own age, who introduces her to the thrills of motorcycle racing on the biker circuit at Rungis. ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, teen ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
coming of age, teenage life, youth, teenage love, family problems, teenage girl, troubled youth, drug abuse, woman, death in the family, car race, motorcycle race ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An ex-con moves to L.A. to find work and creates a disturbance by fighting for a position. More importantly he touches the lives of many of his neighbors including an older man dying of cancer, a young married couple whose husband is too proud to ...
Style:
hood, crime drama, realistic, serious, rough
Plot:
black, cancer, ex convict, gang, blaxploitation, ghetto, retirement home, terminal illness, couples, friends, family relations, family problems ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
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