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War Raiders (2018)
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Genre: Action, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
Eastern Europe, 1944. The Allies successfully bomb a dam in France, wiping out a German installation, concealing secret codes valuable for Allied decoding. A rogue band of soldiers is sent to retrieve the codes from a hidden vault in the flooded towns ruins and bring them back to the Allied headquarters. Along the way they must fight off pockets of Nazi resistance and stay alive.
Style:
tense, captivating, tension, grim, action packed, period drama
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, battles, war, nazi, wartime, fight, nazism, mission, struggle for survival, wartime life, nazi occupation, survival, combat, danger, raid, allies, espionage, heroism, rescue attempt, sacrifice, camaraderie, pursuit, ruse ...
Time:
year 1944
Place:
eastern europe
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Most similar movies to War Raiders
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, suspenseful and suspense films with plots about military, soldier, battles, world war two, war, wartime life and fight mostly in War, Action and History genres. Some movies like War Raiders: 3 Days in Malay (2023), Battle Force (2012), Death and Glory in Changde (2010), Wolves of War (2022), Alone We Fight (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Thailand, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Marines stationed at an airfield in Malay during WWII get wind of a coming raid by the Japanese. Unable to get reinforcements approved, they engage in a harrowing 3-day battle against enemy forces.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, bleak, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, group, battles, combat, siege, military, great war, military service, world war, japanese soldier, wartime, wartime life ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In the thick of WWII, the 1st Special Service Force unit is called to duty on a secret rescue mission. Challenged by Nazis at every turn, our band of heroes bunker in a bombed out city and race against time to relay a message that is crucial to the ...
Style:
suspenseful, action packed, tense, heroic, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, soldier, secret mission, military, war, intelligence agency, heroic mission, mission, assignment, combat, nazi, special forces ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Directed by Shen Dong and starring Ray Lui, An Yixuan and Yuan Wenkang, Death and Glory in Changde recalls one of the most cruel and controversial battles during China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), Changde Battle, ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, bleak, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, military, battles, combat, fight, military life, war, battlefield, soldier, army, wartime life, warrior ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Decorated British officer Jack Wallace must lead a band of Allied commandos across enemy lines to rescue Professor Hopper, an American scientist held hostage by the Nazis. With information that could turn the tide of war, these unlikely heroes must ...
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, tense, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, rescue mission, mission, british officer, nazi, wartime, wartime life, british, soldier, military, war, military life ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
bavaria
Similarity:
82%
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Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Facing mounting odds, a small but determined band of American soldiers venture into dangerous enemy territory on a mission to stop an advancing German unit from breaking through the Allied line.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, harsh, captivating, grim ...
Plot:
world war two, mission, military, german soldier, american soldier, wartime life, war, soldier, friend, friendship, military life, nazi soldier ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france
Similarity:
76%
Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Captain Muller struggles to survive fighting overwhelming Russian forces. Wounded, he is sent to Normandy as Americans Lee and Trey prepare for D-Day. Soon, scores are settled and battle brings our GIs and Germans on the same path.
Style:
period piece, tense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, battles, military officer, military, german soldier, d day, combat, fight, soldier, struggle for survival, wartime, war ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
normandy
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In one of the most dangerous missions of the war, an American B-17 pilot volunteers to fly a surrendered Messerschmitt 109 on a daring flight through the heart of Germany to try to prevent the people of London from being terrorized by the V-2 ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, heroic ...
Plot:
world war two, dangerous mission, mission, heroic mission, fight, military, bravery, nazi germany, military aviation, brothers, heroes, battles ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Iran
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The resistance of Ammar battalion in Abughoraib strait at the last days of Iran-Iraq war.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, tension, intense ...
Plot:
resistance, soldier, military, battles, iraq iran war, heroism, war, fight, historical event, wartime life, wartime, military officer ...
Time:
80s
Place:
iran
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Some people called it a suicide, but for the Rangers of the 2nd Battalion, that's another word for mission. When an elite group of American soldiers are ordered to take out a series of German machine gun nests, they find themselves blindly ...
Style:
tense, suspense, mockbuster
Plot:
world war two, military, war violence, historical event, gunfight, battles, behind enemy lines, life risking, wartime, mission, risk, soldier ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: China
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In 1953, the Korean War is entering the final stage. The People's Volunteer Army of China has launched the last major battle in Kumsong. In order to arrive at the battleground on time and deliver enough force to the Kumsong front line, the ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, political, philosophical
Plot:
korean war, battles, korean army, military base, wartime life, heroism, fight for supremacy, wartime, korean history, protector, struggle for survival, combat ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An American troop stranded in the Italian wilderness, struggle to find their way back to safety during World War 2.
Style:
tension, intense, realistic, suspense, grim ...
Plot:
world war two, survival, stranded, man versus nature, fear, danger, isolation, military, soldier, camaraderie, brotherhood, loss ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A rag tag unit of misfits known as the War Pigs must go behind enemy lines to exterminate Nazis by any means necessary.
Style:
perverse, captivating, tense
Plot:
world war two, nazi, military, nazi hunter, battles, soldier, u.s. army, american soldier, behind enemy lines, fight, wartime, swat ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
france
Similarity:
58%
Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
On November 14, 1944, the 2nd Ranger Battalion is tasked with sieging the German town of Bergstein, and Hill 400, a highly strategic position that provides the Reich with high ground for artillery.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, bleak, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, military, fortress, american soldier, german soldier, forest, shootout, nurse, assault, battles, wartime life, military life ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In the midst of the D-Day invasion, a group of US soldiers are given orders to smuggle a member of the French Resistance behind enemy lines to assassinate a high-value Nazi target.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, thrilling, captivating, action packed ...
Plot:
behind enemy lines, french resistance, world war two, infiltration, military officer, wartime life, military, secret mission, military life, wartime, soldier, american soldier ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
normandy
Similarity:
55%
Genre: History, War
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Legend of the Patriots is a remake of the 1975 South Korean drama Comrades. Its production was spawned to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. The story centers around the lives of eleven Korean soldiers fighting in the Korean War. ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, battles, korean war, korean army, military, sacrifice, camaraderie, brotherhood, wartime life, war, wartime, military life ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century
Place:
korea, south korea
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Croatia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the autumn of 1991, a small group of Croatian soldiers go on patrol in an improvised armored vehicle. Soon after that they would get ambushed and their vehicle would get destroyed, in that situation they were forced to hide in a nearby house. ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
war for independence, war, civil war, wartime life, political unrest, battles, fight, fighting the system, wartime, soldier, military, revolution ...
Time:
year 1991
Place:
former yugoslavia, croatia, serbia, balkan
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Untold and lost history. A true story of the American Pathfinders, the volunteer paratroopers whose deadly mission was to land 30 minutes before the Normandy invasion, locate and mark strategic "drop zones" and set up the top-secret ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic mission, world war two, military life, military, battle zone, danger, military base, battles, friendship, world war, violent content, chases and races ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
normandy, europe, germany
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Action, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
"The Wolf Pack" are on a mission to reach Kafr Cenneh. On the way there the 9 commandos must face the enemy which outnumbers them by far.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
counter terrorism, military, mission, battles, teamwork, elite, heroes, special agent, swat team, soldier, military officer, fighting crime ...
Place:
turkey, middle east
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Russia, Belarus
Duration: 215 min.
TV show
Story:
Mikhail Romanov (Lumberjack) - a former Major General, who fell under the knife of Stalin's purges in the army and was sent to the camps. At the beginning of the war, he was sent to the front in Belarus along with other convicts. As part of the ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, exciting, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, military, wartime, heroic mission, danger, heroism, military life, fight, struggle for survival, heroic bloodshed, murder, soldier ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
At the height of WWII, the Atlantic Ocean becomes a deadly battleground as an American torpedo boat fights against the constant bombardment of German forces.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, exciting, disturbing
Plot:
sea battle, submarine, naval battle, military life, navy, disobeying orders, air attack, wartime, military, bombing, military base, military officer ...
Time:
year 1943
Place:
sicily
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Story about soldiers of the II platoon of the first company of the mechanized infantry from Wedrzyn, under the command of a junior officer - lieutenant Pawel Konaszewicz.
Style:
captivating, tension
Plot:
soldier, military, combat, military service, military officer, military base, wartime, military life, fight, battles, wartime life, war ...
Place:
afghanistan, poland, middle east
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a small outpost is ambushed, a US Army squad must take the battle below ground on a high-stakes mission in a new type of warfare the likes of which they have never seen.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mission, battles, military, vietnam war, ambush, combat, fight, agent, team, special agent, risk, threat ...
Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A squad of American soldiers hunt down a suspected spy that escaped an internment camp during WWII.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, soldier, betrayal, espionage, world war, mistrust, wartime, concentration camp, paranoia, war, wartime life, military ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
california
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A band of soldiers tasked with staying behind during the Battle of Dunkirk to rescue a scientist with information that could turn the tide of the war must battle their way through dangerous Nazi territory to complete their mission.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, air strike, nazi, battles, soldier, murder, violence, chase, torture, gunfight, scientist, shootout ...
Time:
year 1940
Place:
dunkirk
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Norway
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In 1942, a convoy of 35 civilian ships, carrying vital supplies from Iceland to the Soviet Union, faces deadly challenges in the Arctic. Despite Allied naval escort, catastrophic intelligence errors expose the convoy to relentless German air and ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, historical drama, tension, grim ...
Plot:
world war two, sea battle, naval battle, arctic, navy, convoy, fight, military officer, war, military, marine, naval officer ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
iceland
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
American soldiers lost behind enemy lines during the WWII make a horrific discovery: Hitler has a super bomb in development. Against all odds, they set out to find the scientist in charge of the program who is looking to defect.
Style:
captivating, serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, military, wartime life, save the day, danger, obsessive quest, against the odds, race against time, escapades, soldier, super weapon, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Spanish-Italian war movie.
Style:
intense, tension, suspense, period piece, grim ...
Plot:
world war two, commando, behind enemy lines, mission, soldier, military, combat, battlefield, battles, army, violence, teamwork ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story is set in the latter days of World War 2, against the backdrop of fierce combat on the eastern front. Brother's War is based on real events.
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, bleak
Plot:
eastern front, world war two, friendship, battles, human spirit, military, survival, life is a bitch, confined, on the run, war, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, captivating, suspense, powerful
Plot:
world war one, military, miner, wartime, patriot, patriotism, mining, battles, heroic mission, showdown, fight, fight for supremacy ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
In the follow-up to "The Battle At Lake Changjin", brothers Wu Qianli and Wu Wanli undertake a new task for the People's Volunteer Army, defending a bridge part of the American troops' escape route from the advancing Chinese.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
korean war, communist, communist propaganda, military, battles, wartime, historical event, fight, war, japanese soldier, commando, commander ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1950, 50s
Place:
china, north korea, japan
Similarity:
41%
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