Movies like The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Karl from Germany and Marcelo from France emigrated to Argentina and became brothers-in-law. Karl soon returned to Germany to serve in the army. Marcelo and his children Julio and Chichi became Argentinean citizens but later returned to Paris. Karl became a general with a son (Heinrich) in the SS and in WWII he got a high job within the occupation administration in France.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, psychological, cult film, retro
Plot:
world war two, resistance, death, family relations, wartime life, military, holocaust, politics, manhood, life is a bitch, society, state affairs, heroic mission, time travel, wartime, nightclub, war, apocalypse, heroes, family life, escapades, anti semitism, family in crisis, siblings relations, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 1939, 1940s, 1930s, year 1938
Place:
argentina, france, paris france, latin america, europe, south america, normandy
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Most similar movies to The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and bleak films with plots about world war two, war, wartime life, nazi, life is a bitch, against humanity and danger mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Female Agents (2008), Is Paris Burning? (1966), Stones for the Rampart (2014), The Only Way (1970), The Aryan Couple (2004). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, french resistance, resistance, wartime life, female agent, rescue, spy, betrayal, heroic mission, d day, hospital, espionage ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, year 1945, year 1944
Place:
paris france, france, london, england, europe ...
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95%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The two-part TV movie Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil crystallizes that evil by concentrating on two Berlin brothers. In 1931, Helmut Hoffman (Bill Nighy) a brilliant student and self-styled opportunist, joins Hitler's SS. At the same time, ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, captivating, serious, realistic
Plot:
world war two, nazi, hitler, gestapo, ss, concentration camp, third reich, nazism, wartime life, siblings relations, political unrest, cabaret ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s
Place:
europe, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
93%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
The title is Adolf Hitler's question to his chief of staff Alfred Jodl on the eve of the liberation of Paris (August 25): the military governor of Paris, General Dietrich von Choltitz, had been ordered to destroy Paris rather than let it fall ...
Style:
harsh, factual, tense, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, french resistance, holocaust, war, resistance, moral ambiguity, suspense, moral dilemma, totalitarianism, rescue, wartime life, against the odds ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
france, paris france, europe, germany, warsaw poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
To be defeated and not be - a victory. This is the motto that life is guided by three young friends: Alek, Sophy and Rudy. Scouts, high school graduates high school in Warsaw drifting ambitious plans for the future broken through September 1939. ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
world war two, war, wartime life, life is a bitch, against the odds, daring rescue, prospector, wartime, suspense, resistance, resistance fighter, nazi occupation ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
poland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Denmark, Panama, UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In April 1940, the armies of Nazi Germany invaded Denmark. The Danish government promised peaceful cooperation on the condition that Denmark s Jews remain free. The Nazi s agreed. In October, 1943, the agreement was broken...This is the true and ...
Style:
bleak, realistic, serious, captivating, uplifting ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, nazi occupation, battles, politics, military, heroes, confined, war, against humanity, society, state affairs ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
denmark, europe, sweden
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A WWII Drama about a German/Jewish industrialist who, in order to ensure his family's safe passage out of Germany, is forced to hand over his business to the Nazis.
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
concentration camp, world war two, holocaust, genocide, anti semitism, uncover truth, undercover, hidden identity, life is a bitch, survival, moral dilemma, forbidden love ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, year 1944
Place:
germany, hungary, switzerland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In the early days of Nazi Germany, a powerful noble family must adjust to life under the new dictatorship regime. The transition from democracy to dictatorship is thus dramatized through the lives of the family which also owns a powerful German ...
Style:
controversial, disturbing, sad, art house, erotic ...
Plot:
oedipus complex, decadence, mother son incest, nazi, pedophilia, third reich, hide and seek, lgbt, incest, pedophile, party, national socialism ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on the popular World War I novel by author William March, director Robert Clem's COMPANY K follows a veteran of the first great conflict as he finishes a book about his wartime experiences and reflects on how a man's true character ...
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, epic, disturbing ...
Plot:
world war one, war, veteran, wartime life, battles, military life, prison life, haunted by the past, soldier, life is a bitch, politics, military ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1917
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
Jews rise up in the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis in 1943.
Style:
uplifting, captivating, serious, rough, political ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, jewish ghetto, rebellion, human spirit, anti semitism, life is a bitch, survival, wartime life, against humanity, politics, society ...
Time:
post world war two, 1940s, 20th century, year 1943
Place:
germany, europe, warsaw poland, poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the Warsau Ghetto of 1943, one man's struggle to keep his family together leads him to the ultimate crisis of faith, and one final chance at redemption. Written by legendary 'Twilight Zone' creator, Rod Sterling.
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, gloomy, disturbing ...
Plot:
world war two, rabbi, holocaust, jewish, confined, society, survival, war, life is a bitch, against humanity, human spirit, misfit ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
poland, europe, warsaw poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 208 min.
Story:
Guy Crouchback joins the war effort during World War 2, an idealistic quest to join the forces of good in the fight against evil. But his efforts is not rewarded, he never has any chance to join any real fighting, circumstances always prevent it. ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, touching, semi autobiographical ...
Plot:
world war two, military, love triangle, fighting the system, life is a bitch, military life, betrayal, haunted by the past, soldier, love and romance, society, basic training ...
Time:
future, 1940s
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The true story of the Fiil's a family of innkeepers who during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark took up arms against the German occupiers. But in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.
Style:
realistic, emotional, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
world war two, resistance, nazi occupation, sabotage, resistance fighter, war, heroes, freedom fighter, nazi, wartime life, wartime, heroism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
denmark, germany, scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood. Stalwart American Lt. Colonel Barney Adams (Mitchum) is dispatched to defend him in the ensuing ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, bleak, rough, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, courtroom drama, murder, legal investigation, soldier, dedicated lawyer, court martial, psychopath, power relations, politics, heroes, rebellion ...
Place:
india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In 1942, in an occupied Paris, the apolitical grocer Edmond Batignole lives with his wife and daughter in a small apartment in the building of his grocery. When his future son-in-law and collaborator of the German Pierre-Jean Lamour calls the Nazis ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, captivating, exciting
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, nazism, child, wartime life, soldier, anti semitism, against humanity, life is a bitch, society, confined, occupation ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942
Place:
france, paris france, switzerland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.
Style:
serious, sincere, emotional, tense, realistic
Plot:
world war two, uncover truth, hidden identity, wartime life, escapades, against humanity, moral dilemma, rescue, society, state affairs, life is a bitch, politics ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
france, europe, marseille, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands, Belgium
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
During World War II in the freezing Netherlands winter of 1944/1945 the western Netherlands are in the grip of a famine. Many people move east to provide for their families. Fourteen year old Michiel can't wait to join the Dutch resistance, to ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war two, coming of age, resistance movement, wartime life, war, winter, occupation, execution, nazism, nazi, resistance, nazi occupation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
germany, netherlands, europe, holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
214
Genre: Action, War, Drama
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A dramatic re-enactment of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish uprising in April 1943 were 650 armed members of the Jewish Fighting Organization of Poland held off a 3,000 strong Nazi force in which only a handful of Jews survived. Tom Conti plays Dolek ...
Style:
tense, captivating, thought provoking, sincere, suspenseful ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, racism, nazi, anti semitism, survival, war, confined, against humanity, military, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
poland, europe, warsaw poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Kitty runs a brothel in Nazi Germany where the soldiers come to "relax". Recording devices have been installed in each room by a power hungry army official who plans to use the information to blackmail Hitler and gain power himself. A girl ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, disturbing, controversial, psychotronic ...
Plot:
world war two, sex, erotica, exploitation, eroticism, gestapo, sexual humiliation, gynecological exam, lesbian sex, oral sex, lust, wartime life ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 1939
Place:
italy, germany, europe, warsaw poland, copenhagen ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In WW2, a RAF squadron leader mourns the death of a comrade and receives a bombing mission against a secret Nazi V-2 rocket testing facility in France.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, raf, aviation, military, fighter plane, aerial combat, mosquito, space, airplane, wartime, luftwaffe, zeppelin ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
england, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier (Lino Ventura) finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must ...
Style:
visually appealing, art house, captivating, bleak, stylized ...
Plot:
french resistance, world war two, war, terrorist, espionage, spy, resistance, intrigue, nazi, gangsters, betrayal, undercover ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942, year 1943
Place:
paris france, france, marseille, vichy, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Films like The Tin Drum
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Professor-turned-spy Col. Calvin Turner and his associate, workaholic Lt. Shelley Flynn, plan a daring rescue behind enemy lines in World War II German-occupied Norway of a brilliant scientist who may or may not be aiding the Germans.
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
spy, state affairs, heroes, military, undercover, espionage, war, criminal heroes, escapades, against humanity, rebellion, wartime life ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
london, england, norway, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
Style:
realistic, bleak, serious, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
world war two, hitler, nazi germany, against humanity, nazi, suicide, confined, state affairs, downfall, life is a bitch, confinement indoors, wartime life ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1945
Place:
germany, berlin germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship. "Massacre in Rome" is the true story of how this partisan attack led to the mass execution of Italian nationals under the orders ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, thought provoking, bleak ...
Plot:
world war two, military, war, partisan, nazi occupation, holocaust, fictional history, bureaucracy, nazi, soldier, against humanity, society ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
italy, rome italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hannah Stern, an American-born Jewish adolescent, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives; however, Hannah begins to revaluate her heritage when she has a supernatural experience that transports her back to a Nazi death ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, serious, uplifting, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
concentration camp, holocaust, time travel, jewish, world war two, war, nazi occupation, anti semitism, human spirit, against humanity, hopes, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
poland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A searing portrait of war and prejudice, 'Only the Brave' takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII - the Japanese-American 100th/442nd.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, battles, soldier, survival, military life, society, war, daring rescue, battle zone, heroic mission, infantrymen, world war two ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
italy, europe, usa, france, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In a Dutch village during the German occupation, a small group of badly organized resistance fighters attempt to assassinate a collaborator.
Style:
suspenseful, factual, psychological, disturbing, rough ...
Plot:
world war two, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, human nature, social relations, resistance, execution, war, torture, robbery, nazi occupation, dutch history ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
holland, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 1620 min.
TV show
Story:
War and Remembrance is an American miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Herman Wouk. It is the sequel to highly successful The Winds of War.
Style:
saga, captivating, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, holocaust, nazi germany, military, german, submarine, nazi, wartime, winston churchill, soldier, behind enemy lines ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
europe, asia, japan, pearl harbor, pacific ocean ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, bleak, rough, gloomy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, siege, hunger, wartime life, battles, survival, soldier, self sacrifice, female protagonist, military, heroic mission, rationing ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, year 1941, 20th century
Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refuge is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
Style:
touching, sentimental, emotional, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, family outing
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, war, childhood, nazi, jewish, adoption, human spirit, nazi germany, life is a bitch, against humanity, youth ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1941, year 1945, year 1938 ...
Place:
germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
506
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
This is the true story of a woman named Ruth Gruber who travels to Europe to help escort 1000 Jewish War victims to the United States. She comes to love and feel sorry for them all, and fights for their rights to live in America.
Style:
emotional, disturbing, sincere, uplifting, serious ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, wartime life, survival, rescue, deportation, anti semitism, immigrants, fighting the system, human spirit, idealism, heroic mission ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s
Place:
europe, belgrade, vienna, harvard university, naples italy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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