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The Birth of a Nation (2016)

  • Drama
  • 120 min
  • 16 age guide
  • ★ 6.6/10 from 585 ratings

Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virginia that results in a violent retaliation from whites.

Directed byNate Parker

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  1. 01

    12 Years a Slave

    Strong story similarity

    2013 · 134 min · Drama · History

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    In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: 19th century and slavery
    • substantial genre overlap
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  2. 02

    Greyhound

    Same studio

    2020 · 92 min · Action · Drama · War

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    A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.

    Why it connects

    • strong recommendation signals
    • shared production studio: Bron Studios
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  3. 03

    Harriet

    Strong story similarity

    2019 · 125 min · Drama · History

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    The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: 19th century and biography
    • substantial genre overlap
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  4. 04

    The Great Debaters

    Shared cast

    2007 · 126 min · Drama

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    The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American college students into a historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  5. 05

    Django Unchained

    Strong story similarity

    2012 · 165 min · Drama · Western

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    With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: 19th century and slavery
    • substantial genre overlap
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  6. 06

    Moonlight

    Strong story similarity

    2016 · 112 min · Drama

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    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.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  7. 07

    Lincoln

    Shared cast

    2012 · 150 min · Drama · History

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    The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a principal cast member
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  8. 08

    Mudbound

    Strong story similarity

    2017 · 135 min · Drama

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    In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad.

    Why it connects

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

    The Beguiled

    Similar atmosphere

    2017 · 93 min · Drama

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    During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: 19th century and virginia
    • a closely matched era
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    The Help

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    2011 · 146 min · Drama

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    Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • similar audience response
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