Movies Similar to Mary White

Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

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People on Sunday(1930)

A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.

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Miller's Crossing(1990)

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

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Capote(2005)

A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".

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Anastasia(1997)

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.

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The Electric Horseman(1979)

A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.

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Trigger(2006)

A warm, dramatic story about eleven-year-old Alise's encounter with a wild horse on the run.

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Mysterious Skin(2005)

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

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Lucky's Treasure(2017)

When college-bound Emily Landis moves from the city to her grandpa's country home, she is expected to take care of Lucky, her late grandma's horse, and makes it her mission to show the light of Christ to her grieving grandpa. Emily is befriended by a local named Jake, and when the two discover Emily's grandma died searching for hidden treasure, the pair attempt to find the rare gold coin that has eluded treasure hunters for decades.

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Chaplin(1992)

An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.

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The Road to El Dorado(2000)

Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by the inhabitants.

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Infamous(2006)

While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.

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Shoot to Kill(1988)

When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the aid of expert tracker Jonathan Knox. It's a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in order to survive... and one that becomes increasingly desperate when Knox's girlfriend Sarah becomes the killer's latest hostage!

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The Last Passenger(2023)

This fictional story is set in Miyagi prefecture, a decade after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. It follows Mr. Endo, a taxi driver searching for his daughter since the earthquake. Along the way, he encounters various passengers and visits a seaside town swallowed by a tsunami. The story explores themes of family, love, and resilience in the aftermath of a disaster, offering hope to survivors.

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Paper Moon(1973)

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

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Raise the Red Lantern(1991)

In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

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Tigerland(2000)

A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971.

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Harlem Nights(1989)

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.

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Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight(1994)

In 1928, Amelia Earhart gains fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight as a passenger. In 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan undertake her longest flight: a round-the-world attempt. However, the plane disappears in the process.

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Running Forever(2015)

After being estranged since her mother's death in the 9/11 attacks, both daughter and father must work together to re-establish their relationship. When the difficulty nearly consumes them both, a bond with a beautiful horse that has also gone through its own tragic loss brings Taylor Sims, back to what is important - family, friendship and faith. With help from the community and from above, they repair the pieces of their lives and learn to stop running, forever.

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