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Ragtime (1981)
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Ragtime (1981)

The story runs in the 1910's New York. Coalhouse Walker Jr. is a black piano player. He has won fame and fortune playing with a jazz band. Some white men do not like this situation, and one day they assault him and spoil his brand new car. Walker tries by all means to get justice, without an answer. β€¦.. (Read More)

Subgenre:
silent filmmakingtragedyindependent film
Themes:
police brutalityinsanityracismfuneraladulterymarriagefriendshipmurder
Locations:
train stationmuseumcarrestaurantbeachnew york city
Characters:
american dreamrussianfilmmakerjewmaiddirectorlittle boylittle girllawyerbabydancerbrother sister relationshipafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Period:
1900s1910s
Story:
vice presidentmarriage proposalclothed man talks to naked womannew rochelle new yorkarctic explorationsuborning a witnessforced settlementanti foreignerloss of fianceedivorce settlementellis island new york citylower east side manhattan new york cityout of wedlock childsilent film starnude statue β€¦firehousestreet artistfire departmentracial injusticeatlantic city new jerseybrother in law brother in law relationshipassembly linetoy storeperjurygetawayillegitimate sonharlem manhattan new york citytrolleychild abandonmentanarchismsilhouettefamous scorerags to richesanarchistbaseball gameirish americanfiremanloss of husbandsiegeice skatingexplosivemental institutionmoralityhonormovie theatervandalismmagicianscandalblack americanfireworksworld war onepresidentpianistwidowerracial slurimmigrationtrialimmigrantwidowdisguisemanhattan new york citypianoshot to deathbased on true storytitle spoken by characterfemale frontal nuditybased on novelfemale nudity (See All)

The Godfather (1972)
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The Godfather (1972)

When the aging head of a famous crime family decides to transfer his position to one of his subalterns, a series of unfortunate events start happening to the family, and a war begins between all the well-known families leading to insolence, deportation, murder and revenge, and ends with the favorabl β€¦e successor being finally chosen. (Read More)

Themes:
police brutalityfuneralmarriagemurder
Locations:
restaurantnew york city
Characters:
lawyerbrother sister relationshippolice
Story:
famous scoreloss of husbandhonormovie theaterwidowerracial slurmanhattan new york cityshot to deathtitle spoken by characterbased on novelfemale nudity

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Chinatown (1974)
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Chinatown (1974)

JJ 'Jake' Gittes is a private detective who seems to specialize in matrimonial cases. He is hired by Evelyn Mulwray when she suspects her husband Hollis, builder of the city's water supply system, of having an affair. Gittes does what he does best and photographs him with a young girl but in the ens β€¦uing scandal, it seems he was hired by an impersonator and not the real Mrs. Mulwray. When Mr. Mulwray is found dead, Jake is plunged into a complex web of deceit involving murder, incest, and municipal corruption all related to the city's water supply. (Read More)

Themes:
racismadulterymurderfriendship
Locations:
restaurantbeach
Characters:
maidlawyerhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
famous scoreloss of husbandvandalismscandalracial slurwidowshot to deathtitle spoken by characterfemale nudity

Malcolm X (1992)
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Malcolm X (1992)

Biograpical epic of Malcolm X, the legendary African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a Garveyite Baptist minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Malcolm became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when β€¦ let out of jail, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, there he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim and changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz. He is assassinated on February 21, 1965 and dies a Muslim martyr. (Read More)

Themes:
police brutalityracismmurder
Locations:
beachnew york city
Characters:
african americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
racial injusticeharlem manhattan new york cityloss of husbandblack americanracial slurmanhattan new york cityshot to deathtitle spoken by character

The Color Purple (1985) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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The Color Purple (1985)

This film follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900's. The first time we see Celie, she is 14 - and pregnant - by her father. We stay with her for the next 30 years of her tough life...

Themes:
racismfuneralfriendship
Characters:
african american
Period:
1900s1910s
Story:
racial injusticeblack americanwidowerracial slurimmigrationpianotitle spoken by characterbased on novel

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Birth (2004)
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Birth (2004)

Anna is a young widow who is finally getting on with her life after the death of her husband, Sean. Now engaged to be married, Anna meets a ten-year-old boy who tells her he is Sean reincarnated. Though his story is both unsettling and absurd, Anna can't get the boy out of her mind. And much to the  β€¦concern of her fiance, her increased contact with him leads her to question the choices she has made in her life. (Read More)

Themes:
funeraladulterymarriage
Locations:
restaurantbeachnew york city
Characters:
babyhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
ice skatingpianistwidowmanhattan new york citypianofemale nudity

The Godfather: Part II (1974)
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The Godfather: Part II (1974)

The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
friendshipmurder
Locations:
new york city
Characters:
brother sister relationship
Period:
1900s1910s
Story:
ellis island new york cityperjuryfamous scorehonorimmigrationimmigrantbased on novelfemale nudity

Gone With The Wind (1939)
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Gone With The Wind (1939)

Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cous β€¦in, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. (Read More)

Themes:
marriagemurderfriendship
Characters:
maidbabydancerbrother sister relationshipafrican americanhusband wife relationship
Story:
marriage proposalsilhouettefamous scoreirish americanloss of husbandsiegeexplosivehonorscandalblack americanwidowbased on novel

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Head-on (2004) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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Head-On (2004)

In 'Gegen die Wand' Cahit, a 40-something male from Mersin in Turkey has removed everything Turkish from his life. He has become an alcoholic drug addict and at the start of the movie wants to end it all. Sibel a 20-something female from Hamburg wishes to please her Turkish parents yet yearns for fr β€¦eedom. She has had her nose broken by her brother for being seen holding hands with a boy and yet she can not break her mother's heart and run away. She too attempts suicide and she first approaches Cahit there at the Hospital. Sibel asks Cahit to marry her, as she believes this to be the way out of her parent's house. She promises Cahit that their relationship will be like roommates, not like a married couple. The film follows Sibel and Cahit as they get married, become closer and eventually fall in love. (Read More)

Themes:
adulterymarriagemurderfriendship
Locations:
restaurant
Characters:
maiddancerbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationship
Story:
marriage proposalbrother in law brother in law relationshiphonorfireworkswidowerimmigrationtrialimmigrantpianofemale frontal nudityfemale nudity

The Prestige (2006)
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The Prestige (2006)

In the end of the Nineteenth Century, in London, Robert Angier, his beloved wife Julia McCullough and Alfred Borden are friends and assistants of a magician. When Julia accidentally dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred for her death and they become enemies. Both become famous and rival ma β€¦gicians, sabotaging the performance of the other on the stage. When Alfred performs a successful trick, Robert becomes obsessed trying to disclose the secret of his competitor with tragic consequences. (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
funeraladulterymurderfriendship
Locations:
restaurant
Characters:
little boylittle girllawyerbabyhusband wife relationshippolice
Period:
1900s
Story:
magiciantrialdisguiseshot to deathtitle spoken by characterbased on novel

Jules And Jim (1962)
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Jules And Jim (1962)

In Paris, before WWI, two friends, Jules (Austrian) and Jim (French) fall in love with the same woman, Catherine. But Catherine loves and marries Jules. After the war, when they meet again in Germany, Catherine starts to love Jim... This is the story of three people in love, a love which does not af β€¦fect their friendship, and about how their relationship evolves with the years. (Read More)

Themes:
adulterymarriagefriendship
Locations:
carbeach
Characters:
little girlhusband wife relationship
Period:
1910s
Story:
marriage proposalanarchistworld war onepianisttitle spoken by characterbased on novel

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New Jack City (1991)
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New Jack City (1991)

The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miser β€¦ably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
police brutalityfuneraladulterymurderfriendship
Locations:
restaurantbeachnew york city
Characters:
lawyerafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
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15 Minutes (2001) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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15 Minutes (2001)

When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and ma β€¦ke them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story." (Read More)

Themes:
police brutalityinsanityfuneralmurderfriendship
Locations:
restaurantnew york city
Characters:
russianlawyerhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
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A Bronx Tale (1993)
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A Bronx Tale (1993)

Gangster Sonny is the big man in the Bronx neighborhood of an Italian small boy named Calogero. A shooting witnessed by the boy (nicknamed C) is the starting point of a lasting bond between the gangster and the boy. Father (bus driver Lorenzo), however, disapproves. C grows up under the wing of both β€¦ men, torn between his own natural honesty and his fascination with Sonny. C's neighborhood cronies get involved in theft, use of guns, and racial fights. When C falls for an African American girl, things don't get any easier. C's leap to manhood is marked by tragedy, but also by his recognition of the many faces of love. (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedyindependent film
Themes:
racismfuneralmurderfriendship
Locations:
carnew york city
Characters:
little boyafrican american
Story:
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Gran Torino (2008)
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Gran Torino (2008)

Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 19 β€¦72 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood. (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
racismfuneralmurder
Locations:
car
Characters:
lawyerbabybrother sister relationshipafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
irish americanhonorwidowerracial slurimmigrantshot to deathtitle spoken by character

Doctor Zhivago (1965)
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Doctor Zhivago (1965)

During the Russian Revolution, Yuri Zhivago, is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father's suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar, who has been having an affair with her mother's lover, Victor Komarovsky, an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, howeve β€¦r, ends up marrying his cousin, Tonya. But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites. (Read More)

Themes:
funeraladulterymarriagemurder
Locations:
train stationrestaurant
Characters:
husband wife relationship
Period:
1910s
Story:
trolleyfamous scoreworld war onewidowtitle spoken by characterbased on novel

Shine (1996) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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Shine (1996)

As a child piano prodigy, 'David Helfgott' (qv)'s musical ambitions generate friction with his overbearing father, Peter. When Helfgott travels to London on a musical scholarship, his career as a pianist blossoms. However, the pressures of his newfound fame, coupled with the echoes of his tumultuous β€¦ childhood, conspire to bring Helfgott's latent schizophrenia boiling to the surface, and he spends years in and out of various mental institutions. (Read More)

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tragedyindependent film
Locations:
restaurantbeach
Characters:
jew
Story:
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The Visitor (2007)
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The Visitor (2007)

In Connecticut, lonely widowed Professor Walter Vale has a boring life. He teaches only one class at the local college and is trying to learn how to play the piano, despite not having the necessary musical talent. Walter is assigned to attend a conference about Global Policy and Development at New Y β€¦ork University, where he is to give a lecture about a paper on which he is co-author. When he arrives at his apartment in New York, he finds Tarek Khalil, a Syrian musician, and Zainab, a Senegalese street vendor, living there. He sympathizes with the situation of the illegal immigrants and invites the couple to stay with him. Tarek invites him to go to his gig at Jules Live Jazz. Walter is fascinated with his African drum and Tarek offers to teach Walter to play the drum. However, after an incident in the subway, Tarek is arrested by the police and sent to a detention center for illegal immigrants. Walter has just hired a lawyer to defend Tarek when, out of the blue, Tarek's mother Mouna arrives at the apartment from Michigan. He invites her to stay in Tarek's room and while trying to get Tarek released, Walter and Mouna get close to each other and he finds reasons to feel life can be exciting and worth living again. (Read More)

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independent film
Themes:
friendship
Locations:
restaurantnew york city
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lawyerdancerafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
widowerimmigrationimmigrantwidowmanhattan new york citypiano

Ray (2004)
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Ray (2004)

The story of Ray Charles, music legend. Told in his adult live with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, his writing his own songs and running his own band an β€¦d then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. (Read More)

Themes:
racismfuneraladulterymarriage
Locations:
beach
Characters:
babydancerafrican americanhusband wife relationship
Story:
harlem manhattan new york cityrags to richespianistmanhattan new york citypianotitle spoken by character

All Good Things (2010)
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All Good Things (2010)

A love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for a story of family, obsession, love and loss.

Themes:
marriagemurderfriendship
Locations:
restaurantnew york city
Characters:
jewmaidlawyerdancerbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
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Milk (2008) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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Milk (2008)

Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco's growing gay community, and organiz β€¦es gays' purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city's conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk's relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs. (Read More)

Themes:
police brutalityfriendshipmurder
Locations:
restaurant
Characters:
american dreamjewlittle boylawyerbabydancerafrican americanpolice
Story:
trolleyirish americanmoralityblack americanshot to death

Catch Me If You Can (2002)
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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

New Rochelle, the 1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tra β€¦cks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son. (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
adultery
Locations:
train stationcarrestaurantnew york city
Characters:
american dreammaidlawyerhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
marriage proposalnew rochelle new yorkmovie theaterdisguisemanhattan new york citybased on true story

In The Heat Of The Night (1967)
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In The Heat Of The Night (1967)

Detective Virgil Tibbs is caught up in the racial tension of the US South when he is arrested after the murder of a prominent businessman. Tibbs was simply waiting for his next train at the station in Sparta, Mississippi and the confusion is soon resolved but when local police chief Gillespie learns β€¦ that Tibbs is the Philadelphia PD's number one homicide expert, he reluctantly asks for his assistance. The murdered man, Mr. Colbert, had come to Sparta from the North to build a new factory and his wife and business associates immediately point the finger at Endicott, the most powerful man in the county and the one who had the most to lose if a major new employer comes to the area. Tibbs' life is clearly in danger but he perseveres in a highly charged and racially explosive environment until the killer is found. (Read More)

Themes:
racismmurder
Locations:
train station
Characters:
brother sister relationshipafrican americanpolice
Story:
loss of husbandexplosiveracial slurwidowshot to deathbased on novelfemale nudity

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Death To Smoochy (2002)
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Death To Smoochy (2002)

Fired in disgrace, kids show host Randolph Smiley finds himself out on the street, while his replacement Sheldon Mopes, finds himself on the fast track to success with a new hit show as the proud purple rhino Smoochy. But things take a turn for the worst when Sheldon finds out that some of the peopl β€¦e that he works with, and some he doesn't know he's working for, are all in it for the money. Meanwhile, Randolph is slowly turning insane with his only thoughts focusing on killing Smoochy and getting back to his life of luxury. (Read More)

Themes:
funeralmurder
Locations:
restaurantnew york city
Characters:
dancer
Story:
rags to richesirish americanice skatingmoralityscandaldisguisemanhattan new york cityshot to deathtitle spoken by character

Live By Night (2016) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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Live By Night (2016)

Boston, 1926. The '20s are roaring. Liquor is flowing, bullets are flying, and one man sets out to make his mark on the world. Prohibition has given rise to an endless network of underground distilleries, speakeasies, gangsters, and corrupt cops. Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a prominent Boston  β€¦police captain, has long since turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing. Now having graduated from a childhood of petty theft to a career in the pay of the city's most fearsome mobsters, Joe enjoys the spoils, thrills, and notoriety of being an outlaw. But life on the dark side carries a heavy price. In a time when ruthless men of ambition, armed with cash, illegal booze, and guns, battle for control, no one-neither family nor friend, enemy nor lover-can be trusted. Beyond money and power, even the threat of prison, one fate seems most likely for men like Joe: an early death. But until that day, he and his friends are determined to live life to the hilt. Joe embarks on a dizzying journey up the ladder of organized crime that takes him from the flash of Jazz Age Boston to the sensual shimmer of Tampa's Latin Quarter to the sizzling streets of Cuba. Live by Night is a riveting epic layered with a diverse cast of loyal friends and callous enemies, tough rumrunners and sultry femmes fatales, Bible-quoting evangelists and cruel Klansmen, all battling for survival and their piece of the American dream. At once a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, it is a spe… (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
racismfuneralmurderfriendship
Locations:
train stationrestaurantbeach
Characters:
brother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
getawayirish americanhonormovie theaterfireworkswidowerracial slurimmigrantshot to deathbased on novel

Summer Of Sam (1999)
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Summer Of Sam (1999)

Themes:
adulteryfriendshipmurder
Locations:
restaurantnew york city
Characters:
dancerhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
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Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
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Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)

Needing extra cash, two brothers conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed.

Themes:
funeraladulterymurder
Locations:
restaurantnew york city
Characters:
babybrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
loss of husbandwidowerdisguisemanhattan new york cityshot to deathfemale frontal nudityfemale nudity

Last Tango In Paris (1972)
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Last Tango In Paris (1972)

While looking for an apartment, Jeanne, a beautiful young Parisienne, encounters Paul, a mysterious American expatriate mourning his wife's recent suicide. Instantly drawn to each other, they have a stormy, passionate affair, in which they do not reveal their names to each other. Their relationship  β€¦deeply affects their lives, as Paul struggles with his wife's death and Jeanne prepares to marry her fiance, Tom, a film director making a cinema-verite documentary about her. (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
murder
Locations:
restaurant
Characters:
filmmakerdirector
Story:
marriage proposalfamous scorewidowerwidowfemale frontal nudityfemale nudity

Rocky IV (1985) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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Rocky IV (1985)

Ever since his match with Clubber Lang, Rocky Balboa has a peaceful life. And now he and former champion, Apollo Creed, enjoy good times and are now the best of friends. But Rocky's peaceful life as a boxer gets paused after a match Apollo went into. Unfortunately, Creed fought Ivan drago, a 6'5" Ru β€¦ssian who has never lost a match, and sadly, brutally murders Apollo in the ring. A funeral is held and times start going downhill fast. Now, in order to restore honor, Rocky challenges Drago to a match and must beat him for sweet, bitter vengeance. (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
funeral
Characters:
russianmaidlittle boybrother sister relationshipafrican americanhusband wife relationship
Story:
brother in law brother in law relationshipfamous scoreloss of husbandhonor

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Adam (2009)
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Adam (2009)

Soon after moving in, Beth, a brainy, beautiful writer damaged from a past relationship encounters Adam, the handsome, but odd, fellow in the downstairs apartment whose awkwardness is perplexing. Beth and Adam's ultimate connection leads to a tricky relationship that exemplifies something universal: β€¦ truly reaching another person means bravely stretching into uncomfortable territory and the resulting shake-up can be liberating. (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
funeraladultery
Locations:
restaurantnew york city
Characters:
little boylittle girllawyerbabyafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
black americantrialmanhattan new york citytitle spoken by character

Out Of Africa (1985)
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Out Of Africa (1985)

Follows the life of 'Karen Blixen' (qv), who establishes a plantation in Africa. Her life is Complicated by a husband of convenience (Bror Blixen), a true love (Denys), troubles on the plantation, schooling of the natives, war, and catching VD from her husband.

Themes:
funeraladulterymarriagefriendship
Characters:
husband wife relationship
Period:
1910s
Story:
marriage proposalfamous scoreworld war oneracial slurbased on true story

Chaplin (1992)
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Chaplin (1992)

The biography of Charlie Chaplin, filmmaker extraordinaire. From his formative years in England to his highest successes in America, Charlie's life, work, and loves are followed. While his screen characters were extremely hilarious, the man behind "The Little Tramp" was constantly haunted by a sense β€¦ of loss. (Read More)

Subgenre:
silent filmmaking
Characters:
filmmakerdirector
Period:
1910s
Story:
silent film starrags to richestitle spoken by characterfemale nuditybased on novel

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Little Women (1994) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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Little Women (1994)

'Louisa May Alcott' (qv)'s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of ho β€¦w the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world. (Read More)

Themes:
marriage
Locations:
new york city
Characters:
maidlittle girlbabyhusband wife relationship
Story:
marriage proposalice skatingpianistpianobased on novel

Hart's War (2002)
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Hart's War (2002)

Fourth-generation Army Col. William McNamara is imprisoned in a brutal German POW camp. Still, as the senior-ranking American officer, he commands his fellow inmates, keeping a sense of honor alive in a place where honor is easy to destroy, all under the dangerous eye of the Luftwafe vetran Col. Wil β€¦helm Visser. Never giving up the fight to win the war, McNamara is silently planning, waiting for his moment to strike back at the enemy. A murder in the camp gives him the chance to set a risky plan in motion. With a court martial to keep Visser and the Germans distracted, McNamara orchestrates a cunning scheme to escape and destroy a nearby munitions plant, enlisting the unwitting help of young Lt. Tommy Hart. Together with his men, McNamara uses a hero's resolve to carry out his mission, ultimately forced to weigh the value of his life against the good of his country. (Read More)

Themes:
racismmurder
Characters:
russianlawyer
Story:
perjuryhonorracial slurtrialshot to deathbased on novel

The Dark Knight (2008)
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The Dark Knight (2008)

Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a n β€¦ew wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes. (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
police brutalityinsanityfuneralmurderfriendship
Locations:
restaurant
Characters:
russianlawyerafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
marriage proposalfamous scoreanarchistexplosivehonortrialdisguiseshot to deathtitle spoken by character

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Gangs Of New York (2002)
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Gangs Of New York (2002)

Having seen his father killed in a major gang fight in New York, young Amsterdam Vallon is spirited away for his own safety. Some years later, he returns to the scene of his father's death, the notorious Five Points district in New York. It's 1863 and lower Manhattan is run by gangs, the most powerf β€¦ul of which is the Natives, headed by Bill "The Butcher" Cutting. He believes that America should belong to native-born Americans and opposes the waves of immigrants, mostly Irish, entering the city. It's also the time of the Civil War and forced conscription leads to the worst riots in US history. Amid the violence and corruption, young Vallon tries to establish himself in the area and also seek revenge over his father's death. (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
racismfuneralmurder
Locations:
new york city
Story:
trolleyirish americanfireworksracial slurimmigrationimmigrantmanhattan new york cityshot to deathfemale nudity

Serpico (1973) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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Serpico (1973)

Serpico is a cop in the 1960s-early 1970s. Unlike all his colleagues, he refuses a share of the money that the cops routinely extort from local criminals. Nobody wants to work with Serpico, and he's in constant danger of being placed in life threatening positions by his "partners". Nothing seems to  β€¦get done even when he goes to the highest of authorities. Despite the dangers he finds himself in, he still refuses to 'go with the flow', in the hope that one day, the truth will be known. (Read More)

Themes:
friendship
Locations:
new york city
Characters:
jewdancerafrican americanpolice
Story:
irish americanmoralityracial slurdisguisemanhattan new york cityfemale frontal nudityfemale nudity

Crash (2004)
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Crash (2004)

Over a thirty-six hour period in Los Angeles, a handful of disparate people's lives intertwine as they deal with the tense race relations that belie life in the city. Among the players are: the Caucasian district attorney, who uses race as a political card; his Caucasian wife, who, having recently b β€¦een carjacked by two black men, believes that her stereotypical views of non-whites is justified and cannot be considered racism; the two black carjackers who use their race both to their advantage and as an excuse; partnered Caucasian police constables, one who is a racist and uses his authority to harass non-whites, and the other who hates his partner because of those racist views, but who may have the same underlying values in his subconscious; a black film director and his black wife, who believes her husband doesn't support their black background enough, especially in light of an incident with the racist white cop; partnered police detectives and sometimes lovers, one Hispanic female and the other black male, the latter who is dealing with a drugged out mother that feels he isn't concerned enough about taking care of family; an East Asian man who is run over but who is hiding some valuable cargo in the back of his van; a Persian store owner, who feels he isn't getting satisfaction from American society when his store is robbed time and time again; and a Hispanic locksmith, who just wants to keep his family, especially his young daughter, safe in a seemingly unsafe world. (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedyindependent film
Themes:
racismmarriagemurder
Locations:
carrestaurant
Characters:
directorafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
firemanmoralityvandalismblack americanimmigranttitle spoken by characterfemale frontal nudityfemale nudity

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Pride And Glory (2008)
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Pride And Glory (2008)

A family of police officers - patriarch, two sons, and a son-in-law - deals with corruption in a precinct in Washington Heights. Four officers die in an ambush at a drug dealer's apartment. It's brother Francis's precinct, so when the investigation led by brother Ray finds hints of police corruption β€¦, there's pressure to close ranks and save Frankie's career. Dad, a police brass, promises Ray that he and Frankie can clean things up, and Ray should focus on catching the drug dealer who killed the cops. Meanwhile, brother-in-law Jimmy, a hothead and an enforcer, is visited at home by a lowlife. Is Jimmy involved in the corruption? Where can this take the family? (Read More)

Themes:
police brutalityfuneralmurder
Locations:
new york city
Characters:
african americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
brother in law brother in law relationshipperjuryirish americanracial slurmanhattan new york cityshot to death

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

In Bedridge, Professor Parker Wilson finds an abandoned dog at the train station and takes it home with the intention of returning the animal to its owner. He finds that the dog is an Akita and names it Hachiko. However, nobody claims the dog so his family decides to keep Hachi.

Themes:
funeralfriendship
Locations:
train station
Characters:
babydancerafrican americanhusband wife relationship
Story:
black americanpianistwidowpianobased on true story

The French Connection (1971) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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The French Connection (1971)

William Friedkin's gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. An interesting contrast is established between 'Popeye' Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working and dedicated police officer, β€¦ and his nemesis Alain Charnier, a suave and urbane gentleman who is nevertheless a criminal and one of the largest drug suppliers of pure heroin to North America. During the surveillance and eventual bust, Friedkin provides one of the most gripping and memorable car chase sequences ever filmed. (Read More)

Themes:
racismmurder
Locations:
carrestaurantnew york city
Characters:
police
Story:
irish americanracial slurdisguisemanhattan new york citybased on true storyfemale nuditybased on novel

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House Of Sand And Fog (2003)
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House Of Sand And Fog (2003)

An emotionally broken woman, Kathy, suddenly finds herself homeless after her house is wrongly repossessed and auctioned. Seeking respite from his marriage, Lester, a sympathetic sheriff's deputy comes to the aid of Kathy and becomes intimately involved in her situation. Soon, Behrani, a proud emigr β€¦ant Iranian and his family move into the house only to find their new lives burdened by harassment from Lester and Kathy as they attempt to reclaim her former home. The once prosperous colonel denies Kathy's pleas for he knows his recent purchase promises a profitable return and a better future for his adolescent son and his wife. But latent consequences lie beneath Behrani's well intentioned plan as Kathy's emotions spiral out of control and her actions spark a tragic chain of events that will leave no resident unscathed in the House of Sand and Fog. (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
racismadulterymarriage
Locations:
restaurantbeach
Characters:
american dreammaidbrother sister relationshiphusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
immigrantshot to deathfemale nuditybased on novel

Ran (1985)
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Ran (1985)

Japanese warlord Hidetori Ichimonji decides the time has come to retire and divide his fiefdom among his three sons. His eldest and middle sons - Taro and Jiro - agree with his decision and promise to support him for his remaining days. The youngest son Saburo disagrees with all of them arguing that β€¦ there is little likelihood the three brothers will remain united. Insulted by his son's brashness, the warlord banishes Saburo. As the warlord begins his retirement, he quickly realizes that his two eldest sons selfish and have no intention of keeping their promises. It leads to war and only banished Saburo can possibly save him. (Read More)

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
insanityfuneraladulterymarriagemurderfriendship
Characters:
brother sister relationshiphusband wife relationship
Story:
marriage proposalsiegehonorwidowdisguise

Audition (1999)
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Audition (1999)

In Tokyo, Shigeharu Aoyama is a widower that grieves the loss of his wife and raises his son Shigehiko Aoyama alone. Seven years later, the teenage Shigehiko asks why his middle-aged father does not remarry and Shigeharu meets his friend Yasuhisa Yoshikawa, who is a film producer, and tells his inte β€¦ntion. However, Shigeharu has difficulties to approach to available women to date and Yasuhisa decide to organize a sham audition for casting the lead actress for the fake movie. They receive several portfolios of candidates and Shigeharu becomes obsessed by the gorgeous Asami Yamazaki. Despite the advice of the experienced Yasuhisa, Shigeharu calls Asami to date and he falls for her. But who is the mysterious Asami? (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
marriagemurderfriendship
Locations:
restaurantbeach
Characters:
little boylittle girldancerhusband wife relationship
Story:
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor β€¦mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)

Themes:
racismmarriagefriendshipmurder
Locations:
museum
Characters:
maidlittle boylawyerbrother sister relationshippolice
Story:
marriage proposaltrolleytrialimmigrantwidowtitle spoken by characterfemale nudity

The Legend Of 1900 (1998)
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The Legend Of 1900 (1998)

1900. Danny Boodmann, a stoker on an American passenger liner, Virginian, finds a baby abandoned on the ship. He names the child Danny Boodmann T.D. Lemon Nineteen Hundred '1900' and raises the child as his own until his death in an accident on the ship. The child never leaves the ship and turns out β€¦ to be a musical genius, especially when it comes to playing the piano. As an adult he befriends a trumpet player in the ship's band, Max Tooney. After several years on the ship Max leaves, and tells the story of 1900 to the owner of a music store. (Read More)

Locations:
new york city
Characters:
baby
Period:
1900s1910s
Story:
pianistimmigrantpianobased on novel

Hustle & Flow (2005)
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Hustle & Flow (2005)

Aspiring emcee DJay works the angles to get his first record made with help from assorted people in his Memphis 'hood. And when he hears that hip-hop superstar Skinny Black is heading to his area, he throws together a supreme hustle to grab Skinny's attention.

Subgenre:
tragedy
Themes:
murderfriendship
Locations:
restaurant
Characters:
babydancerafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
black americanpianistpianofemale nudity

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Cop Land (1997)
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Cop Land (1997)

Sometime in the 1970's, police officers from New York City wanted a safe haven to live, away from the dangers of the streets of New York City, this is when they established a "Cop Land" in the small New Jersey town of Garrison. Freddy Heflin who was always admired by the New York cops wanted to beco β€¦me one, but because he was deaf in one ear this prevents him from achieving his goal, but has become sheriff of Garrison. Recently there have been a dark omen surrounding the NYPD, and Freddy is now investigating on this case, then Internal Affairs officer Mo Tilden is also on the case and asks Freddy for help, but Freddy could not. Now Freddy suspects that a New York City cop named Ray Donlan might be one of the many cops who is corrupted by the mob and other criminals. Now, Freddy must find a cop who is nicknamed "Superboy" who can testify against Donlan and protect him, before Donlan finds Superboy and kills him. (Read More)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
police brutalityfuneraladulterymarriagemurder
Locations:
new york city
Characters:
lawyerafrican americanhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
honorblack americanracial slurmanhattan new york cityshot to deathbased on true storytitle spoken by character

The Good Shepherd (2006) is one of the best movies like Ragtime (1981)
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The Good Shepherd (2006)

Laconic and self-contained, Edward Wilson heads CIA covert operations during the Bay of Pigs. The agency suspects that Castro was tipped, so Wilson looks for the leak. As he investigates, he recalls, in a series of flashbacks, his father's death, student days at Yale (poetry; Skull and Bones), recru β€¦itment into the fledgling OSS, truncated affairs, a shotgun marriage, cutting his teeth on spy craft in London, distance from his son, the emergence of the Cold War, and relationships with agency, British, and Soviet counterparts. We watch his idealism give way to something else: disclosing the nature of that something else is at the heart of the film's narration as he closes in on the leak. (Read More)

Themes:
adulterymarriagemurder
Locations:
restaurantbeach
Characters:
russianjewdancerbrother sister relationshipafrican americanhusband wife relationship
Story:
brother in law brother in law relationshipblack americanfireworksracial slurfemale nudity

K-pax (2001)
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K-Pax (2001)

Subgenre:
independent film
Themes:
marriagefriendshipmurder
Locations:
new york city
Characters:
lawyerhusband wife relationshippolice
Story:
mental institutionmoralitymanhattan new york citypianotitle spoken by characterbased on novel

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