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Plot Summary:
The Kennedys of Massachusetts is a 1990 TV miniseries that aired on ABC. Focusing mainly on the fifty-four year marriage of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy. The events depicted in the series are based upon the book by Doris Kearns Goodwin titled The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys : An American Saga. The series aired across three nights, an earned an Emmy and Golden Globe.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 171
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 278 min
Plot tags: saga
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James at 15 (1977)
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James at 15 is an American drama series that aired on NBC during the 1977-1978 season. The series was preceded by the 1977 made-for-TV movie James at 15, which aired on Monday September 5, 1977 and was intended as a pilot for the series. Both were written by Dan Wakefield, a journalist and fiction writer whose novel Going All the Way, a tale of coming of age in the 1950s, had led to his being contacted by David Sontag of Twentieth Century Fox. David Sontag had had a lunch meeting in NY with Paul Klein, the head of programming at NBC. At lunch Klein said he needed a series for Sunday night. On the spot Sontag created the idea for a coming of age series seen through the eyes of a teenage boy including his dreams, fantasies, and hopes. Klein loved the idea and asked Sontag who would write it. Sontag suggested Dan Wakefield.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 500
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
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In the 1950s, Elizabeth Zott's dream of being a scientist is challenged by a society that says women belong in the domestic sphere. She accepts a job on a TV cooking show and sets out to teach a nation of overlooked housewives way more than recipes.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: period drama
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Love Field (1992)
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Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett's life revolves around the doings of Jacqueline Kennedy. She is devastated when President Kennedy is shot a few hours after she sees him arrive in Dallas. Despite her husband Ray's prohibition, she decides to attend the funeral in Washington, D.C. Forced to travel by bus, she befriends Jonell, the young black daughter of Paul Couter. Sensing something wrong, her good intentioned interference leads the mixed race threesome on an increasingly difficult journey to Washington with both the police and Ray looking for them.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, touching, period piece, independent film, sentimental, sincere, uplifting, feel good, serious
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Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
Plot Summary:
An examination of the trials and tribulations of the Jordache family, from the period following World War II to the late 1960s.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 566 min
Plot tags: social, serious, emotional, realistic, saga
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Kane & Abel (1985)
Plot Summary:
Kane and Abel are born on the same day the same year on each side of the Atlantic. William Kane is born in one of the richest families of Boston and grows up to be a banker on Wall Street. Abel Rosnovski is born in the Polish countryside and has to spend many years in Siberian prison camps before he travels to New York and eventually creates one of the world's largest chains of hotels. The confrontation between these two men, both striving for power and success, will make the finance capital of the world tremble.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 942
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min
Plot tags: costume drama, serious, captivating, realistic, saga
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The Last Debate (2000)
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Four members of the media are chosen as moderator and panel for the single televised debate of presidential candidates one week before the election. These four use the debate forum as never before, resulting in what critics call a hijacking of the electoral process.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Robert Kennedy & His Times (1985)
Plot Summary:
A personal portrait of one of the most controversial men of this century and the turbulent times in which he lived. An entire era, including the fight for civil rights, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the American entry into Vietnam, and the eventual protest against it, was shaped by Bobby Kennedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 147
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 309 min
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Plot Summary:
Looks at the early years of America's most dashing president from his early childhood through his nomination for Congress.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 183 min
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When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 402
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Plot Summary:
Biography of the former first lady, focusing on her years as a photojournalist and leading up to her marriage to John F. Kennedy and their moving into the White House.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min
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The story of a power-hungry U.S. President, and the men he surrounds himself with in order to keep his hold on power. Based on John Ehrlichman's book about the Nixon administration.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 231
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 750 min
Plot tags: political drama
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Plot Summary:
A dramatic look at the inner workings of the Kennedy administration.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: political, independent film
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Commander in Chief (2005)
Plot Summary:
Commander in Chief is an American drama television series that focused on the fictional administration and family of Mackenzie Allen, the first female President of the United States, who ascends to the post from the Vice Presidency after the death of the sitting President from a sudden cerebral aneurysm. The series began broadcasting on ABC on Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, although most countries outside North America began screening the series in mid-2006. The show was #1 on Tuesday nights until FOX's American Idol started in January. The show was also the #1 new show of the season until CBS' Criminal Minds surpassed it. Its major competitor in the 9:00 p.m. timeslot was FOX's House, which aired after American Idol. The series was created by American director Rod Lurie, director of the films The Contender and Deterrence and may have been inspired by The West Wing, a popular political drama on rival NBC. The network replaced Lurie with Steven Bochco as show runner, but declining ratings brought about a hiatus, a timeslot change and ultimately cancellation.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, clever, serious, realistic, political, talky, political drama
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Interview with the Assassin (2002)
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Out of work TV cameraman Ron Kobelski is approached by his formerly reclusive neighbor Walter Ohlinger. Ohlinger claims that he was the mysterious "second gunman" that shot and killed President Kennedy. Ohlinger has kept quiet all these years, but has decided to tell his story now that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Kobelski is skeptical of his neighbor's story, after his investigations provide ambiguous answers. His attitude changes, however, after he receives threatening messages on his answering machine, and spots shadowy figures in his backyard. Is Ohlinger telling the truth? Or is there a bigger conspiracy at work?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
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LBJ: The Early Years was a television movie that appeared on the NBC network in February 1987, depicting the life of former President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson from 1934 until 1973. Actor Randy Quaid won a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of Johnson.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 278
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: sincere, thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic, contemplative, political
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Plot Summary:
A film about the life of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 327
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 246 min
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Plot Summary:
Behind the scenes at the White House during eight administrations, as told by the people who work there.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 472
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 540 min
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Family Chronicles Drama, American.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Drama, History
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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The Kennedys (2011)
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The story of the most fabled political family in American history, told in a manner similar to The Godfather: a manipulative, egocentric father determined to live out his own ambitions through his sons, who in turn spent their lives dancing to his tune while at the same time trying to stand on their own. This is history through personality - the tangled relationships through which paint a picture of one of the most turbulent periods of the modern age. Viewers will be upstairs at the White House, not in the Cabinet Room. Through iconic events in history - the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights struggle, the mob connection - viewers will learn about the lesser known, yet critical personal stories.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 346 min
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IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 40
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Country: South Korea
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 210 min
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The Astronaut Wives Club (2015)
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Based on the book by Lily Koppel, this 10 episode limited series tells the story of the women who were key players behind some of the biggest events in American history. As America’s astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, Life Magazine documented the astronauts’ families, capturing the behind-the-scenes lives of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. As their celebrity rose and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, psychological, period drama
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A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 123000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
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Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contract-law professor named Charles Kingsfield, who alternately inspires and terrifies the students.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
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Country: USA
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RFK (2002)
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Following the death of his brother John, Robert Kennedy is forced to rise to the challenge of leading his country and carrying on his brother's vision of what America could be.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 443
Genere: Drama, History
Country: USA
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George Wallace (1997)
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George Wallace is a 1997 television film starring Gary Sinise as George Wallace, the former Governor of Alabama. It was directed by John Frankenheimer, who won an Emmy award for it; Sinise and Mare Winningham also won Emmies for their performances. The film was based on the 1996 biography Wallace : The Classic Portrait of Alabama Governor George Wallace by Marshall Frady, who also co-wrote the teleplay. Frankenheimer's film was highly praised by critics: in addition to the Emmy awards, it received the Golden Globe for Best Miniseries/Motion Picture made for TV. Angelina Jolie also received a Golden Globe for her performance as Wallace's second wife, Cornelia.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
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The West Wing (1999)
Plot Summary:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 83000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: clever, political, talky, sincere, serious, realistic, political thriller, sitcom, intelligent, action adventure
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Kennedy (1983)
Plot Summary:
Biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 573
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 282 min
Plot tags: political, sincere, thought provoking, serious, captivating, realistic
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Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C. House of Cards is an adaptation of a previous BBC miniseries of the same name, which is based on the novel by Michael Dobbs.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 524000
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Country: USA
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