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Prisoner of War (2025)
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Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
British RAF Wing Commander James Wright is captured by the Japanese during WWII and forced to fight in brutal hand-to-hand combat. The Japanese soldiers get more than they bargained for when Wright’s years of martial arts training in Hong Kong prove him to be a formidable opponent.
Style:
tense, period piece, historical drama, dark, realistic, suspenseful, grim, action thriller, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
bare chested male, world war two, martial arts, survival, captivity, pow, hand to hand combat, military, violence, brutality, extreme violence, resilience, torture, heroism, power struggle, male protagonist, oppression, revenge, discipline, leadership, morality, interrogation, colonialism, escape attempt, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, year 1950
Place:
tokyo
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, tense, captivating and realistic films with plots about survival, military, world war two, violence, heroism, moral ambiguity and sacrifice mostly in Action, War and Thriller genres. Some movies like Prisoner of War: 3 Days in Malay (2023), Diablo (2025), Assault Platoon (1990), No Surrender (2018), Escape from Afghanistan (2002). 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, Thriller
Country: Colombia, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Ex-con Kris Chaney seizes the daughter of a Colombian gangster to fulfill a noble promise to the young girl's mother. When her father enlists both the criminal underworld and a psychotic killer to exact his revenge, Kris relies on everything ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, dark, brutal, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
kidnapping, revenge, psychopath, hitman, rescue mission, organized crime, gangster, redemption, mature, violent, criminal underworld, male protagonist ...
Place:
colombia, latin america
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Action, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In 1973 Vietnam, gas bombs are dropped on villages, killing men, women, and children. Two downed American pilots, accused of the bombings, are captured and tortured. Both men give name, rank, and serial number but neither one confesses. Elsewhere, a ...
Style:
dark, tense, suspense, grim, political thriller ...
Plot:
torture, military, violence, cover up, prisoners of war, vietnam war, hostage rescue, rescue mission, conspiracy, trauma, brutality, sacrifice ...
Time:
70s
Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
85%
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:
85%
Genre: Action, Crime, History, Thriller, War
Country: Egypt
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Alexandria, Egypt, 1940. Three young Egyptians come to the aid of a woman being attacked by three British soldiers. One of them is arrested and thrown in jail. When the military surrounds the police station and begins an all-out assault, it's ...
Style:
tense, captivating, dramatic, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revolutionary, british empire, colonialism, military officer, resistance, officer, revolution, police, bandit, police officer, criminal, armed conflict ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s
Place:
alexandria egypt, egypt
Similarity:
82%
Genre: Action, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
American journalist Charlie Palmer gets permission to meet Russian soldiers in a camp controlled by Tali-ban. While the Russian soldiers take over the camp Charlie films it all.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, rough, tense, political drama
Plot:
war in afghanistan, journalist, pow, escape, taliban, conflict, brutality, confined, captivity, danger, behind enemy lines, fear ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
afghanistan, pakistan
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A major feature exclusively for digital, EXTRACTION follows a U.S. Black Ops team member who finds himself the only survivor of a botched prisoner extraction mission. Forced to fight his way out of a maximum-security Chechen prison, he must keep his ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, rough, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
martial arts, heroic mission, one man army, daring rescue, danger, escape, black ops, military, prison break, hostage rescue, violence, rescue mission ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chechnya, russia
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of a British secret agent, shot down over Malaya near to a Allied POW forced labour camp. There she is hidden, disguised as a youthful prisoner, until her escape can be effected. The costs of keeping her identity secret fall ...
Style:
bleak, period piece, grindhouse
Plot:
world war two, pow, torture, survival, spy, captivity, secret agent, female protagonist, escape, sacrifice, bravery, loyalty ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
asia
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
WW2 story about group of prisoners who are trying to escape the death camp, run by local pro-Nazi militia.
Style:
tension, dark, suspense, grim, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, escape, concentration camp, prisoner, survival, oppression, war crime, tragedy, resistance, execution, escape plan, brutality ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
croatia, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
76%
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:
76%
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A Polish spy working for the British during World War II is betrayed and compromised in Warsaw, leaving her no other choice but to descend into a dangerous world of treachery and deception in order to survive.
Style:
suspenseful, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, betrayal, espionage, spy thriller, double agent, moral ambiguity, treachery, female protagonist, paranoia, survival, identity crisis, political intrigue ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, britain
Similarity:
74%
Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Christmas 1944, The Germans make one final push against the attacking allied armies in the West. Lt. Robert Cappa and his platoon of 2nd Infantry Division soldiers have been ordered to hold a vital road junction against the German aggressors. Cappa ...
Style:
tense, action packed, suspenseful, period piece, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, battle of the bulge, battles, survival, heroism, winter, camaraderie, protection, patriotism, siege, trench warfare, military ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
74%
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:
73%
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:
71%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
After his devastatingly fast, samurai-style combat approach sets filmmakers against him, a legendary action star films his own movie—on turf claimed by feuding yakuza gangs, including Japan’s deadliest martial arts assassin.
Style:
crime thriller, suspenseful, tense, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
martial arts, yakuza, hand to hand combat, one man army, battles, one against many, gang war, male protagonist, fight, gang, mafia, mob hit ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After avenging the murder of his family, a former soldier is sprung from prison and recruited by a shadowy government agency.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, action thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ex soldier, revenge, murder, special agent, vigilante, vengeance, criminal's revenge, ex convict, criminal, murder investigation, released from prison, mission ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
While on a camping trip in order to reconnect, war veteran Colonel Lee Gunner must save his two sons from a gang of violent bikers when they're kidnapped after accidentally stumbling upon to a massive drug operation.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
medal of honor, prison escape, war veteran, camping, convict, child kidnapping, biker gang, father son relationship, rescue mission, kidnapping, illegal drugs, drug dealing ...
Similarity:
67%
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:
67%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Vina wakes up with her body tied to a bed in the basement. He was repeatedly beaten and harassed by a masked psychopath. Together with Mila, they try to fight and free themselves from the psychopath's hold.
Style:
suspense, psychological thriller, intense, dark, dread ...
Plot:
captivity, survival, hostage, basement, kidnapping, escape, claustrophobia, resilience, torture, abuse, violence, psychopath ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
This film is set during the Japanese occupation of China circa WWII. In it, the Japanese occupiers (and the Chinese Quislings who work for them) are portrayed as total monsters who kill children and rape all women. The heroes are resistance fighters ...
Style:
patriotic, action drama, period piece
Plot:
martial arts, world war two, conflict, bloodbath, oppression, resistance, violence, brutality, forced labor, militarism, heroism, victimization ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
east asia, china, hong kong
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
In the last days of the war an old train driver and his young assistant carry weapons to Polish soldiers on the western front.
Style:
tension, realistic, intense, bleak, suspense ...
Plot:
train, world war two, journey, railroad, danger, military, survival, loss, desperation, heroism, resilience, violence ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
67%
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:
67%
158
Genre: Action
Country: Russia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mozambique requests from Russia is being helped in the fight against militants of the "Islamic State" and a special group led by a commander with the call sign Granit is coming to the country.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
military, terrorist, russian abroad, group, special forces, pow, captivity, captive, military life, terror, held captive, swashbuckler ...
Place:
russia
Similarity:
67%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
As the Battle of the Bulge rages on, an American tank unit gets trapped behind Nazi lines. With just hours before the bombs of Operation Ardennes Fury fall, the tank's commander makes the risky decision to rescue an orphanage.
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, heroic mission, daring rescue, battles, danger, heroes, platoon, world war, battle of the bulge, tough heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany, europe, france
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A Special Ops military Force, led by expert sniper Sergeant Jake Chandler, are sent to a remote Afghan village to extract an American congressman being held by the Taliban.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, exciting, entertaining
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
sniper, war in afghanistan, violence, heroism, courage, war, heroes, heroic mission, battles, gunfight, danger, special ops ...
Place:
afghanistan, middle east
Similarity:
66%
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:
66%
116K
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: Finland, USA, UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Deep in the wilderness of Lapland, Aatami Korpi is searching for gold. From time to time, the overflight of bombers and the distant sounds of war can be heard in the autumn night. Finally, the hard work is rewarded and the gold dust in the pan grows ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, exciting, absurd ...
Plot:
world war two, one man army, handgun, lapland, battles, tank, gold, nazi, woman with a gun, male nudity, finnish mythology, violence ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
finland
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
This is a tale of how the angel of life was confronted by the angel of death. Set in Auschwitz Birkenau, 1944.
Style:
bleak, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, concentration camp, midwife, auschwitz, war criminal, atrocity, holocaust, life is a bitch, abortionist, jew persecution, wartime, female protagonist ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When a group of ex-military members is hired to retrieve a lost bag of stolen money, their mission becomes more difficult after a lone hunter finds the bag first.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, fast paced ...
Plot:
ex military, problem, money, secret mission, mission, team, military, money problems, stolen money, manhunt, forest, cat and mouse ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
I Am Soldier follows Mickey Tomlinson (Tom Hughes), a military chef, who attempts the most dangerous military selection known to man: The Special Air Service (S.A.S.) selection. The S.A.S. Is the United Kingdom's most renowned Special Forces ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, soldier, military life, brutality, heroism, leadership, battles, violence, courage, friendship, danger, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
65%
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