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The Man from Oran (2014)
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Original name: L'Oranais
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Algeria, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
During the first euphoric years following independence, two friends, Djaffar and Hamid, are promised a bright future in a free Algeria until one day when betrayal separates them.
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, captivating, tense, bleak, gloomy
Plot:
betrayal, rebellion, life turned upside down, friendship, life is a bitch, society, rebelliousness, political unrest, social decay, dishonesty, state affairs, friends, best friend, best friends
Time:
80s, 70s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
algeria, africa
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Most similar movies to The Man from Oran
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and bleak films with plots about society, state affairs, political unrest, life is a bitch, rebellion, politics and hopes mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like The Man from Oran: Mandela and de Klerk (1997), The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008), Snow Pirates (2015), Orange Honey (2012), The Invisible Eye (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid.
Style:
contemplative, serious, realistic, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot:
apartheid, racism, prison, discrimination, house arrest, social change, biopic, righting the wronged, injustice, politics, rebellion, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s, 60s
Place:
south africa, africa
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95%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, Iceland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, epic, esoteric ...
Plot:
rebellion, christianity, rebel, religions or cults, political unrest, society, rebelliousness, life is a bitch, state affairs, sapmi, indigenous people, tragic event ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1850s
Place:
europe
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the shadow of the military coup in 1980, these children aged 12-13, playing their childish games soon arrive at an understanding of life's responsibilities and are hastily introduced into the world of the grownups.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, serious, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, youth, society, life is a bitch, small town, dystopia, friends, coming of age, shadow puppet, castle, young boy ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Andalusia in the fifties. Enrique and Carmen just meet and fall deeply in love. Carmen gets him to stay in military service in a court of the city. Enrique, in view of the injustices he witnesses every day, realizes that to change the course of ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
soldier, against the rules, rebelliousness, moral dilemma, rebellion, fighting the system, life turned upside down, society, military, dishonesty, legal, state affairs ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
spain, andalusia
Similarity:
77%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, France, Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Spying on her students, a teacher finds an exciting hobby.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
rebellion, high school life, political unrest, youth, society, workplace, teachers and students, against the rules, social relations, workplace situations, responsibility, state affairs ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
argentina, latin america
Similarity:
65%
745
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story of a Kurdish newspaper whose journalists are under the constant threat of being abducted and killed by the state security forces.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, thought provoking, political thriller
Plot:
kurd, journalism, media, political unrest, politics, society, realism, workplace, rivalry, oppression, investigative journalism, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
middle east, turkey
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Turkey, Hungary
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Eflatun is a master miniature artist who's living in 17th century Istanbul. One day, he's taken to the vizier's mansion by force. There he learns that Danyal, one of the Ottoman princes who has ignited an insurrection, is arrested in ...
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, realistic, epic
Plot:
love and romance, love affair, fight for supremacy, rebelliousness, military, rebellion, political unrest, battles, fall in love, society, rivalry, state affairs ...
Time:
medieval times, 17th century
Place:
ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa, UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
This movie is of Hally, an adolescent white South African. He is stuck between his intolerant father's outlook of him and those of his caretaker, Sam. Sam is a black waiter and Hally's friend and teacher. Hally is required to laugh at his ...
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
youth, hopes, friendship, racism, interracial relations, human spirit, redemption, family problems, dysfunctional family, social decay, life is a bitch, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ethiopia, Germany, France
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The Ethiopian intellectual Anberber returns to his native country during the repressive totalitarian regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his people's humanity and ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, rough
Plot:
friendship, village, idealism, revolution, haunted by the past, society, rebellion, political unrest, state affairs, medical school, rich and poor, african ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
africa, ethiopia, germany, europe, west germany ...
Similarity:
52%
3K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In 16th-century Russia in the grip of chaos, Ivan the Terrible strongly believes he is vested with a holy mission. Believing he can understand and interpret the signs, he sees the Last Judgment approaching. He establishes absolute power, cruelly ...
Style:
atmospheric, epic, contemplative, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
russian history, royal court, head of state, political unrest, dishonesty, ambition, corrupted ruler, rebelliousness, political corruption, clergy, christianity, mental illness ...
Time:
16th century, year 2009
Place:
russia
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1969, Bernard, a Gaspesian fisherman's son, arrive in Perce to fin work. He meets Paul, Jacques and Francis, Quebec Independence activists who have come to open the 'Fisherman's House'. They aim to organize ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
rebelliousness, idealism, fighting the system, political activism, rebellion, hopes, society, political unrest, crisis, state affairs, small town, nudity ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, future, year 1969
Place:
quebec, canada
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A poor silk weaver promises his wife to dress their newborn daughter in a silk saree for her marriage. Facing systemic oppression and the vicissitudes of his fortune, he struggles to keep his word.
Style:
sincere, serious, realistic, touching, social ...
Plot:
rebelliousness, jail, injustice, life is a bitch, family relations, hopes, political unrest, fighting the system, idealism, revolution, society, village ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
asia, india
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, UK, Italy, Greece, Israel, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, realistic, serious, inspirational ...
Plot:
politics, military, rebellion, friendship, battles, state affairs, rebelliousness, rivalry, danger, wartime life, political unrest, conflict ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
israel, palestine, greece, middle east, holy land ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Georgia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A middle-aged, unemployed heroin-addict, Checkie, loiters on the Tbilisi street outside his son’s school, where he himself was once a promising student. His wife, meanwhile, struggles to pay the tuition and understand her husband’s lack of ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, atmospheric, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
addiction, drug, street life, moral dilemma, friendship, betrayal, drug abuse, realism, down on your luck, society, dishonesty, blackmail ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
georgia, tbilisi
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The true life story of the rise to power of Glasgow gangster Paul Ferris.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, rise and fall, rise to the top, vengeance, society, life is a bitch, ambition, rivalry, criminal's revenge, dishonesty, frame up, british gangster ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
scotland
Similarity:
46%
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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
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, tense, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
politics, terrorist, danger, rebellion, hopes, siege, revolution, unlikely partners, life is a bitch, fighting the system, folk hero, leadership ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
africa, south africa, england, europe, cape town south africa
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
During the last days of Stalin's reign, a doctor (Marina Hands) tries to go unnoticed in a society of mutual dread where a neighbour or colleague might "denounce" you to the authorities at any moment.But tales of her healing touch ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
josef stalin, dictator, power relations, moral dilemma, head of state, doctors and patients, society, state affairs, life is a bitch, illness, suffering, kgb ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1952
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: India, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A collegian in turbulent Mumbai attempts to improve his lifestyle.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
coming of age, follow your dream, rich and poor, working class, society, youth, hopes, state affairs, parents and children, political unrest, social differences, family relations ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
asia, india, bombay india
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The lives of a Beijing family throughout the 1950s and 1960s, as they experience the impact of the Hundred Flowers Campaign, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.
Style:
depressing, political, realistic, controversial, thought provoking ...
Plot:
children, communism, asian history, revolution, politics, cold war, activist, prisoner of war camp, family relations, reform, unfulfillment, society ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1993, 50s, 70s
Place:
china, asia, japan, tokyo, california
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: China, USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, factual, banned
Plot:
politics, chinese history, revolution, society, state affairs, head of state, social differences, rebellion, communist party, chinese civil war, patriotism, rivalry ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s, 1910s
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Israel, Italy, India, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of the first Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
Style:
realistic, stylized, emotional, sentimental, breathtaking ...
Plot:
politics, orphan, hopes, arab, refugee, injustice, rebellion, human spirit, society, fall in love, idealism, rebelliousness ...
Time:
80s, 1940s, 20th century, 60s, 90s
Place:
middle east, palestine, israel, persia, palestinian authority ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A North Korean refugee, Jung-Nim, is trying to find a new life in South Korea, with people suspecting that she is a spy.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, touching, contemplative ...
Plot:
couples, social differences, starting over, injustice, forceful separation, political corruption, couple relations, life is a bitch, dishonesty, society, state affairs, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
korea, asia, north korea, south korea
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The crisis began with the attempted assassination of journalist and politician Carlos Lacerda in August 5, ...
Style:
stylized, captivating, realistic, serious, bleak
Plot:
politics, investigation, head of state, downfall, life is a bitch, political conspiracy, assassination attempt, state affairs, journalism, dishonesty, political unrest, society ...
Time:
20th century, 50s
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro
Similarity:
42%
288
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Newly-arrived Ahmed tries to integrate his family to the canadian society, while attempting to control his son's life orientation.
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
computer virus, muslim, family relations, rebelliousness, uncover truth, rebellion, society, on the run, youth, life is a bitch, political unrest, missing person ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
algeria, canada, quebec
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Based on a novel by Bernard Schlink (The Reader), The Weekend follows Jens as he leaves prison 18 years after being arrested as an RAF terrorist in Germany. Back with his family, friends, and ex-comrades, including his former lover Inga, Jens’ ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, suspense, tense
Plot:
family relations, haunted by the past, friendship, parents and children, couple relations, life turned upside down, under the surface, dishonesty, betrayal, couples, terrorism, state terrorism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This story take place in Moscow during the 1970s and unfolds around the love triangle between two young men and a girl who study at the same university. They argue, make up, and face their first disappointments and victories. While busy with ...
Style:
sentimental, atmospheric, serious, realistic, period piece ...
Plot:
young lovers, love triangle, youth, friendship, university, political unrest, lifestyle, idealism, politics, hopes, revolution, society ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
russia, soviet union, moscow russia
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
"Zuzu Angel" covers the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice in the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, serious, suspenseful, absurd ...
Plot:
missing person, uncover truth, fighting the system, injustice, life is a bitch, politics, legal, society, rebellion, parents and children, political unrest, price of justice ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
latin america, rio de janeiro, brazil
Similarity:
37%
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:
37%
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Sascha lives in a village on the Kola Peninsular in northern Russia and dedicatedly manages what is left of an old collective farm. He gets on well with his farm workers who respect him and also tolerate his more or less clandestine love-affair with ...
Style:
bleak, realistic, serious, stylized, tense ...
Plot:
farm, society, injustice, social relations, rebelliousness, rebellion, rivalry, hopes, village life, social problems, moral dilemma, philosophy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
russia
Similarity:
37%
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