Movies like The Four Feathers
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The Four Feathers (2002)
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.
Style:
epic, serious, atmospheric, touching, captivating, intense, inspirational, romantic, feel good, sweet ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
military, war, imperialism, slavery, redemption, desert, soldier, colonialism, cavalry, fight, friendship, torture, prison, chase, british, rescue, revenge, escape, battles, bravery, pow, british empire, siege, starvation, ambition ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1880s, 1890s, victorian
Place:
sudan, england, africa, egypt, middle east, britain, europe ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, dramatic, realistic and epic films with plots about dialogue, mentor, betrayal, brutality, culture clash, beautiful scenery and courage mostly in Drama, War and Action genres. Some movies like The Four Feathers: Cold Mountain (2003), Tristan & Isolde (2006), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), House of Flying Daggers (2004), Gallipoli (1981). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA, Italy, Romania, UK
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind ...
Style:
romantic, epic, sincere, serious, touching ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
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american civil war, survival, love story, civil war, tragic love, war, loss of family member, wartime, getting home, slavery, loss of loved one, military ...
Time:
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Place:
south carolina, north carolina, usa, ancient greece, atlantic ocean ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ...
Style:
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teens
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ship, napoleonic wars, navy, battles, sea battle, heroic mission, leadership, naval battle, sailboat, friendship, military, royal navy ...
Time:
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england, france, brazil, europe, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Czech Republic, UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne (Franco) and the princess of the feuding Irish (Myles) spells doom for the young lovers.
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touching, romantic, exciting, fairy tale, stylized ...
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teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
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Time:
middle ages, 50s
Place:
ireland, england, cornwall, europe, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 218 min.
Story:
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological ...
Style:
epic, captivating, breathtaking, visually appealing, factual ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
desert, world war one, war, military, british empire, imperialism, historical character, battles, politics, camel, train, islam ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, 1920s, 1930s
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middle east, saudi arabia, ottoman empire, arabia, africa ...
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67%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Style:
stylized, exciting, epic, sexy, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
martial arts, sword fight, swords and armor, tragic love, warrior, love triangle, love, kung fu, emperor, heroine, tang dynasty, resistance ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century
Place:
china, hong kong, asia, ancient china
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100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 110 min.
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As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank, both agile runners, become friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli ...
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touching, atmospheric, harsh, emotional, intense ...
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world war one, military, anti war, friendship, war, idealism, human spirit, politics, british army, battle zone, military life, british empire ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
Style:
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Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
israel, palestine, rome italy, italy, greece ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, ...
Style:
epic, dramatic, rough, uplifting, sincere ...
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manly, girls' night, kids, boys' night
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war, american revolution, battles, military, vengeance, freedom, revolution, human spirit, rebellion, heroic mission, wartime, soldier ...
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south carolina, southern usa, scotland, england, virginia ...
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75%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Mallory and Miller are back. The survivors of Navarone are sent on a mission along with a unit called Force 10, which is led by Colonel Barnsby. But Force 10 has a mission of their own which the boys know nothing about.
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world war two, war, military, survival, nazi, suspense, battles, task force, double agent, spy, heroic mission, against the odds ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 70s
Place:
germany, former yugoslavia, italy, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Style:
exciting, intense, tense, serious, epic ...
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boys' night
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Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century
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greece, germany, fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Beyond Borders is an epic tale of the turbulent romance between two star-crossed lovers set against the backdrop of the world's most dangerous hot spots. Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie stars as Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in ...
Style:
touching, emotional, romantic, thought provoking, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
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charity, un, war, abroad, corruption, survival, brutality, love, surgery, starvation, life & death, life philosophy ...
Time:
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africa, london, cambodia, england, europe ...
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman (Peter O'Toole) lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Based on Joseph Conrad's novel written in 1900.
Style:
tense, sexy, breathtaking, cerebral, brutal ...
Plot:
ocean, betrayal, guilt, cheating, runaway, death, depression, desert, philosophy, adultery, chase, adolescence ...
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
As the English and French soldiers battle for control of the American colonies in the 18th century, the settlers and native Americans are forced to take sides. Cora and her sister Alice unwittingly walk into trouble but are reluctantly saved by ...
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Audience:
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19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under ...
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Plot:
islam, military, politics, culture clash, imperialism, siege, colonialism, wartime, british empire, battles, war, justice ...
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africa, sudan, england, ireland, middle east ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.
Style:
touching, emotional, epic, uplifting, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, family outing, date night
Plot:
world war one, horse, war, animals, friendship, military, battles, animal training, human spirit, survival, wartime, cavalry charge ...
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Place:
england, belgium, europe, france
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31%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The ...
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unusual plot structure, sex comedy, thought provoking, brutal, harsh ...
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30%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Sweden, UK, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Morocco
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
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stylized, exciting, captivating, scenic, epic ...
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teens
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30%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Five American soldiers fighting in Europe during World War II struggle to return to Allied territory after being separated from U.S. forces during the historic Malmedy Massacre.
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touching, intense, emotional, rough, epic ...
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world war two, military, behind enemy lines, soldier, pow, war, battles, winter, survival, friendship, allies, heroic mission ...
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belgium, germany, berlin germany, poland, europe ...
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29%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
William Thatcher, a peasant, is sent to apprentice with a Knight named Hector as a young boy. Urged by his father to "change his Stars", he assumes Sir Hector's place in a tournament when Hector dies in the middle of it. He wins. With ...
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feel good, romantic, humorous, entertaining, light ...
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boys' night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, family outing
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, ...
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Country: Switzerland, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and ...
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28%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. The attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.
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serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, scenic ...
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28%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 182 min.
Story:
Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat U.S.S. San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the "rice-bowl" ...
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28%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Morocco, USA, Italy, France
Duration: 144 min.
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After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup.
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boys' night
Plot:
mercenary, military, war, revolution, torture, gunfight, espionage, suspense, undercover, soldier, political intrigue, commando ...
Time:
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Place:
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28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. ...
Style:
epic, romantic, sentimental, exciting, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night
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knight, love triangle, king arthur, sword fight, arthurian legend, betrayal, medieval, love story, love, beautiful scenery, camelot, sword ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
england, europe, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.
Style:
realistic, factual, brutal, intense, stylized ...
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world war two, war, military, native american, artillery, battles, survival, code, soldier, friendship, courage, military life ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s, post world war two, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
japan, arizona, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A chronicle of events that led to the British involvement in the Crimean War against Russia and which led to the siege of Sevastopol and the fierce Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 which climaxed with the heroic, but near-disastrous calvary ...
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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