Most Similar Movies to A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
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The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Beautiful City (2004), The Chamber (1996), Shot in the Heart (2001), Dog Pound (2010), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), Conrack (1974) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
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Beautiful City (2004)
In Islamic Iran, how much is a woman worth in comparison with a man, and who pays the difference? This film is tale of vengeance, labyrinthine judicial procedure & the concept of "blood money."
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The Chamber (1996)
A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.
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Shot in the Heart (2001)
The brother of condemned killer Gary Gilmore comes to terms with his brother's crimes and his family's violent legacy.
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Dog Pound (2010)
Three juvenile delinquents are sentenced to a correctional facility where they encounter gang violence, death, and harassment from staff and other inmates.
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
A juvenile offender at a tough reform school impresses its Governor with his running ability and is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
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Conrack (1974)
The true story of Pat Conroy, an idealistic and handsome Caucasian teacher who is an elementary school instructor for a group of poor black children in an isolated school.
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Return to Sender (2004)
While fighting for a woman who sits on death row, a lawyer happens upon new information which brings into question the motives of a man associated with her client.
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Sarafina! (1992)
South African teenagers fight against apartheid in the Soweto Uprising.
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Halls of Anger (1969)
An all-black inner city school has to become an integrated school. Few dozen white kids are transferred there, but the black students are aggressively opposed to this. The school then approaches a tough black teacher for help.
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A Dry White Season (1989)
A white South African challenges government policies when he accuses a police captain of the murder of a black man.
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To Sir, with Love (1967)
Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End.
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Sounder (1972)
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
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American Violet (2008)
A single mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished town in Texas.
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Titanic Town (1998)
A Belfast, Northern Ireland housewife takes up the peace cause, which causes her family trouble with I.R.A. sympathizers.
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A Short Film About Killing (1988)
A young lawyer (Krzysztof Globisz) in Warsaw represents a drifter (Mirosław Baka) who killed a malicious cabdriver (Jan Tesarz).
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The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
A young college student is sent to prison as much for killing a pedestrian with his car as for not paying his parking tickets. When the opportunity presents itself he escapes and is subsequently on the run with his girlfriend. But how long can this situation last?
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Screwed (2011)
The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars James D'Arcy (Master & Commander), Noel Clarke (Kidulthood), Frank Harper (The Football Factory), Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), Andrew ...Read all
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