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You Don't Know Jack (2010)

Controversy and legal problems follow Dr. Jack Kevorkian as he advocates assisted suicide.

Directed byBarry Levinson

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    Dallas Buyers Club

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    2013 · 117 min · Drama · History

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    Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
    • similar audience response
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  2. 02

    Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

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    2018 · 87 min · Crime · Drama · TV Movie

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    On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. She manages to talk her attacker into releasing her, but when she returns home, no one believes her story except for one detective, who suspects she was abducted by a serial killer. Based on horrifying true events.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • similar audience response
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    Oslo

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    2021 · 118 min · Drama · History · TV Movie

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    The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared production studio: HBO Films
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    50/50

    Strong story similarity

    2011 · 100 min · Comedy · Drama

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    Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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    Witness Protection

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    1999 · 105 min · Crime · Drama · TV Movie

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    Would you be willing to walk away from everyone and everything you've ever known in exchange for your safety? This is the question facing career criminal Bobby "Bats" Batton (Tom Sizemore); on the outs with the mob and facing prosecution for a number of serious crimes, Batton is offered a deal by the FBI in which he will be given immunity in exchange for testifying against his former partners. However, Batton will have to join the Federal Witness Protection Program, which means that he, his wife, and his children will never again see their friends and family.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • shared production studio: HBO Films
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  6. 07

    Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

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    2005 · 98 min · Drama · History

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    Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  7. 09

    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

    Strong story similarity

    2014 · 120 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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    The Savages

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    2007 · 114 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
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