History movies

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Realistic Tense Atmospheric Restrained Deliberate

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Athlete Diana Nyad sets out at 60 to achieve a nearly impossible lifelong dream: to swim from Cuba to Florida across more than 100 miles of open ocean.

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Aging as obstacle, Public doubt pressure, Trauma resurfaces memory, Team dynamics under strain, Trauma memory informs drive, Perseverance amid failures

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Peasant girl Jagna is forced to marry the much older, wealthy farmer Boryna, despite her love for his son Antek. With time, Jagna becomes the object of envy and disdain with the villagers and she must fight to preserve her independence.

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Realistic Tense Bleak Restrained Deliberate

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When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O'Keefe enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond while exposing corporate corruption and racial injustice.

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Racial injustice, Corporate greed, Legal power dynamics, Minority exploitation, Regulatory scrutiny, Ethics versus profit

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In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

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Realistic Tense Brutal Relentless Measured

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Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?

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Labor exploitation, Land ownership conflict, Colonial ambition, Legal bans and enforcement, Upheaval of settlers, Betrayal and power shifts

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Two young police officers find themselves torn between collaboration and resistance as they navigate the Nazi-occupied Antwerp during World War II.

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Realistic Tense Bleak Dry Clinical

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Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich—until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.

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Social media influence, Short squeeze dynamics, Online investor activism, Media influence on markets, Retail vs institutions

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Realistic Steady Deliberate Intense Measured

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The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.

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Resilience under pressure, Migrant origins to achievement, Work to space program, Merit over background, Family responsibility and ambition, Mentorship and perseverance

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Set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction. She must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet and a complex relationship with US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, with millions of lives in the balance. Her tough leadership and compassion would ultimately decide the fate of her nation and leave her with a controversial legacy around the world.

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Realistic Tense Intimate Bleak Restrained

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The story of Rickey Hill, who overcomes his physical disability and repairs his relationship with his father in a quest to become a major league baseball (MLB) player.

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Family expectations under pressure, Deception within pivotal choices, Physical disability and perseverance, Faith and sport balance, Forged signatures and consequences, Resilience through mentorship

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