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The 24th (2020)
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The 24th (2020)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Houston Riot was a mutiny by 156 African American soldiers in response to the brutal violence and abuse at the hands of Houston police officers.
Style: suspense, powerful, historical drama, tense, bleak, emotional, poignant, period piece, inspirational, exciting ...
Plot: infantry, black history, usa history, african american, riot, regiment, military, american soldier, segregation, black, police brutality, racial tension, racial injustice, war, soldier, mutiny, civil rights, retribution, rebellion, court martial, protest, moral ambiguity, angry, heroism, world war one ...
Time: year 1917, 2020s, 1910s
Place: houston texas

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out historical drama, tense, period piece and emotional films with plots about civil rights, biopic, military, racism, courage, african american and politics mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like The 24th: Heat Wave (1990), The Long Walk Home (1990), The Tuskegee Airmen (1995), Crisis at Central High (1981), The War Below (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Heat Wave (1990)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
Style: thought provoking, tense, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot: african american, black history, heat wave, blaxploitation, black, urban setting, racism, journalism, life is a bitch, media, society, social decay ...
Time: 60s, year 1965
Place: los angeles, usa, south central los angeles
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The Long Walk Home (1990)
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
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The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, ...
Style: inspirational, emotional, factual, tense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, racism, fighter pilot, military, african american, aerial combat, black history, racial discrimination, courage, racial prejudice, racial segregation, training ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place: africa, alabama, cuba, usa, morocco ...
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Crisis at Central High (1981)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Story of the federally-ordered integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
Style: historical drama, serious, tension, dramatic, bleak ...
Plot: civil rights, racial tension, segregation, social justice, female protagonist, moral dilemma, bravery, legal battle, courage, biopic, national guard, leadership ...
Time: 1950s
Place: arkansas
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The War Below (2021)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.
Style: thought provoking, tense, captivating, suspense, powerful
Plot: world war one, military, miner, wartime, patriot, patriotism, mining, battles, heroic mission, showdown, fight, fight for supremacy ...
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Glory (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Style: epic, inspirational, period piece, suspense, emotional ...
Plot: american civil war, battles, civil war, military, slavery, prejudice, racism, war, black history, u.s. civil war, human spirit, african american ...
Time: 19th century, year 1989, 1800s, 1860s, 20th century ...
Place: massachusetts, america, south carolina, georgia, africa ...
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Unsinkable: Titanic Untold (2024)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The true story of rushed investigations, political interference, and the grasp for corporate accountability woven amongst heart wrenching flashbacks of the Titanic disaster as it unfolded.
Style: period piece, historical drama, captivating, thrilling, bleak ...
Plot: shipwreck, titanic, investigation, political intrigue, sinking ship, sea disaster, cruise ship, castaway, puzzle, ship, sunken ship, crime solving ...
Time: edwardian era, 1900s
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 87K
Amistad (1997)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story: In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed ...
Style: emotional, period piece, touching, epic, inspirational ...
Audience: adult
Plot: slavery, slave trade, rebellion, african american, legal, courtroom, politics, freedom, court, lawyer, president, male nudity ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 1800s, 1840s ...
Place: africa, cuba, washington d.c., america, massachusetts ...
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 6.3
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RFK (2002)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Following the death of his brother John, Robert Kennedy is forced to rise to the challenge of leading his country and carrying on his brother's vision of what America could be.
Style: historical drama, period piece, bleak, emotional, intense ...
Plot: john f. kennedy, biopic, campaigning, u.s. president, president, american politics, leadership, legacy, tragedy, democratic party, thoughtful, hopes ...
Time: 60s
Place: washington d.c., harlem, new york, los angeles, manhattan new york city
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55%
Black Thursday (2011)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Antoni Krauze reminds one of the darkest history of the cards with PRL. Spectacular reconstruction of the dramatic events in Gdynia, ended a brutal pacification of demonstrators by troops and militia in 1970.
Style: tense, historical drama, disturbing, captivating, grim ...
Plot: militia, tragedy, repression, political protest, authoritarianism, fight, historical event, military, soldier, military life, battles, cold war ...
Time: 70s
Place: poland
Similarity:
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The Killing Yard (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Lawyers must defend a prisoner accused of murdering two of his inmates during the Attica prison riots in 1971.
Style: tense, historical drama, realistic, intense, political ...
Plot: prison, courtroom, riot, injustice, social commentary, trial, violence, lawyer, defense attorney, civil rights, corruption, racial tension ...
Time: 70s
Similarity:
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The Pianist's Choice (2024)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story: During the Second World War, François Touraine, a young piano prodigy, has no choice but to go and play in Germany to save the woman he loves. Because Rachel is Jewish in an age that no longer allows it... A great story of love, music and ...
Style: historical drama, emotional, poignant, tense, period piece ...
Plot: oppression, love story, nazi occupation, moral dilemma, piano, anti semitism, world war two, sacrifice, forbidden love, classical music, courage, prodigy ...
Time: 1940s
Place: germany, paris france
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 7.2
 16K
All the Way (2016)
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 ...
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Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961 (2005)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Parisian authorities clash with the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) in director Alain Tasma’s recounting of one of the darkest moments of the Algerian War of Independence. As the war wound to a close and violence persisted in the streets of ...
Style: historical drama, bleak, grim, intense, tension ...
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Time: 60s
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Country: China
Duration: 118 min.
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Style: tense, historical drama, disturbing, suspense, captivating ...
Audience: adult
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Genre: Drama, History, War
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Duration: 254 min.
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Style: epic, captivating, breathtaking, factual, intense ...
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
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Style: thought provoking, serious, realistic, sincere, controversial
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Turkish Ice-Cream (2019)
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Duration: 123 min.
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Style: captivating, tense, suspense
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Place: australia, britain, gallipoli, ottoman empire
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Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
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Country: USA
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Place: mississippi, usa, southern usa, america
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41%
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Selma (2014)
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Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 128 min.
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Country: USA
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Style: factual, brutal, intense, emotional, stylized ...
Audience: girls' night
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Style: tense, realistic, serious, emotional, bleak ...
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Style: historical drama, poignant, bleak, period piece, tense ...
Audience: adult
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