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A Farewell to Fools (2013)
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A Farewell to Fools (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Romania, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Set during World War II, somewhere in Eastern Europe. A German soldier is found dead near the village. The local authorities must find the culprit, or they will be all shot by the Nazis the morning after. There's no way to find the guilty one, but there's Ipu, the madman of the village, whom they promise a hero's funeral if he will claims responsibility and agrees to die in their place. He must decide, and time is running out.
Style: humorous, witty, semi serious, offbeat, captivating, tragicomedy, realistic, independent film, art film
Plot: world war two, moral dilemma, misfit, mentally challenged, wartime life, farce, comedy of errors, human nature, hopes, war, dark humor, disorder, nazi, soldier, village life, manipulation, social relations, anti hero, death, night, village, anti heroes, manipulations
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 40s
Place: romania, germany, transylvania
Keyword: german

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and offbeat films with plots about war, world war two, wartime life, military, soldier, world war and heroes mostly in War, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like A Farewell to Fools: To Be or Not to Be (1983), My Best Enemy (2011), My Führer (2007), Train of Life (1998), The Elusive Corporal (1962). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of ...
Style: parody, humorous, entertaining, funny, light ...
Plot: world war two, farce, satire, dark humor, disorder, german occupation, theater, actor, daring rescue, nazi, gay, war ...
Time: 20th century, year 1983
Place: poland, england, germany, middle east, europe
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My Best Enemy (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Austria, Luxembourg
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Poland 1943: An unlikely pair - a concentration camp prisoner and a captain in Hitler's notorious SS - free themselves from the wreckage of a crashed SS airplane. The two appear to be strangely familiar with each other and the extent of their ...
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Time: 20th century, 1930s, 1940s
Place: germany, poland, europe, austria
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My Führer (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Hitler no longer believes in himself, and can barely see himself as an equal to even his sheep dog. But to seize the helm of the war he would have to create one of his famous fiery speeches to mobilize the masses. Goebbels therefore brings a Jewish ...
Style: realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, controversial ...
Plot: world war two, dark humor, hitler, farce, head of state, politics, war, downfall, state affairs, political conspiracy, wartime life, satire ...
Time: 1940s
Place: germany, berlin germany, europe
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 7.6
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Train of Life (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Israel, Belgium
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
Style: humorous, sad, surprise ending, art house, twisted ...
Plot: holocaust, train, world war two, nazi, judaism, deportation, great ending, railway, shoah, wartime life, village, bittersweet ...
Time: 1940s, year 1998, year 1941
Place: eastern europe, germany, palestine, europe, central europe
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The Elusive Corporal (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The story serves as a companion piece to Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, once more bringing together men from across the broad social spectrum of French society to depict one man's Sisyphean efforts to escape captivity in a German POW ...
Style: contemplative, realistic, semi serious, humorous
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Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: paris france, france, europe
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Two Men Went to War (2002)
Genre: Comedy, War, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Comedy drama based on the true story of two British Army dentists who in 1942, eager to see action, go AWOL and invade occupied France on their own.
Style: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, offbeat ...
Plot: world war two, soldier, dentist, military life, heroic mission, adventurer, goofy hero, military, officers and cadets, battles, danger, escapades ...
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Genre: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.
Style: not serious, humorous, entertaining, light, captivating ...
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Time: 1940s
Place: england
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Seven Beauties (1975)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director, Seven Beauties stars Giancarlo Giannini (Swept Away) as Pasqualino Frafuso, known in Naples as "Pasqualino Seven Beauties." A petty thief who lives off of the profits of his seven ...
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Plot: world war two, prison, concentration camp, survival, dark humor, prisoners of war, prostitution, nazi, male nudity, nazi concentration camp, cigar, prison escape ...
Time: 1940s, year 1975
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Time: 20th century, 1930s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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How I Unleashed World War II (1970)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 224 min.
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Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic
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50%
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Style: humorous, light, captivating, exciting, culinary ...
Plot: wine, world war two, rise to the top, holocaust, mayor, small town, military, fighting the system, escapades, war, anti semitism, italian fascism ...
Time: 1940s, year 1969
Place: italy, europe
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Ensign Pulver (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
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Duration: 104 min.
Story: 1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, offbeat, humorous, witty ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, France, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
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Duration: 96 min.
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 107 min.
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Duration: 103 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
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Duration: 139 min.
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