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Night Moves (2014)

The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.

Directed byKelly Reichardt

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  1. 01

    Certain Women

    Same director

    2016 · 107 min · Drama

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    Three strong-willed women strive to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer forced to subdue a troubled client; a wife and mother whose plans to construct her dream home reveal fissures in her marriage; and a lonely ranch hand who forms an ambiguous bond with a young law student.

    Why it connects

    • the same director
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  2. 02

    Meek's Cutoff

    Same director

    2011 · 103 min · Drama · History · Western

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    A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.

    Why it connects

    • the same director
    • shared themes: oregon, usa and woman director
    • a closely matched era
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    The East

    Similar atmosphere

    2013 · 116 min · Drama · Thriller

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    An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: eco terrorism and environmentalism
    • a closely matched era
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    Unthinkable

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    2010 · 97 min · Drama · Thriller

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    The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It's up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes are.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Salt and Fire

    Strong story similarity

    2016 · 98 min · Drama · Thriller

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    A scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  9. 09

    Braven

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    2018 · 94 min · Action · Drama · Thriller

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    A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  10. 10

    Promised Land

    Genre overlap

    2012 · 106 min · Drama

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    A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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