Movies like The Great Raid
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The Great Raid (2005)
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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.
Style:
tense, harsh, rough, suspenseful, realistic, sentimental, light, inspirational, brutal, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, military, rescue mission, pow, world war two, prison, prison escape, escape attempt, human spirit, military life, against the odds, massacre, behind enemy lines, daring rescue, occupation, ambition, soldier, prisoner of war camp, husband wife relationship, burned alive, violence, death, torture, catastrophe, survival ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century, 40s
Place:
the philippines, asia, japan, germany, poland, pearl harbor, manila philippines
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Most similar movies to The Great Raid
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, dramatic, intense and serious films with plots about war, courage, world war two, sacrifice, dialogue, culture clash and mentor mostly in Drama, War and Action genres. Some movies like The Great Raid: Memphis Belle (1990), Midway (1976), Defiance (2008), The Big Red One (1980), Hart's War (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before ...
Style:
tense, exciting, emotional, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, bomber, military, soldier, battles, airplane, friendship, u.s. air force, aviation, heroic mission, bomb ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
europe, australia, germany, england, united kingdom
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100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
Style:
realistic, factual, tense, intense, exciting ...
Plot:
world war two, military, war, sea battle, u.s. navy, aviation, navy, fascism, ethnic conflict, prejudice, suspense, naval battle ...
Time:
70s, year 1942, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
poland, hawaii, tokyo, germany, japan ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, epic, dramatic, realistic ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, jewish, war, survival, nazi, judaism, partisan, genocide, rebellion, military, prejudice ...
Time:
post world war two, 20th century, 1940s, year 1942, year 1941
Place:
poland, germany, israel, russia, europe
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100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A veteran sergeant of the World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, political, cynical, light ...
Plot:
world war two, war, military, sniper, soldier, anti war, tank, survival, infantry, hospital, world war one, german ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, year 1942, year 1944, year 1943 ...
Place:
africa, germany, israel, europe, normandy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Fourth-generation Army Col. William McNamara is imprisoned in a brutal German POW camp. Still, as the senior-ranking American officer, he commands his fellow inmates, keeping a sense of honor alive in a place where honor is easy to destroy, all ...
Style:
realistic, tense, harsh, factual, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, military, prison, nazi, racism, soldier, prison escape, ethnic conflict, pow, russian, propaganda ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
germany, poland, europe, belgium
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.
Style:
sincere, intense, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, war, military, behind enemy lines, partisan, african american, soldier, nazi, battles, war crime, racism, interracial relations ...
Time:
1940s, year 1984, 80s, post world war two, 20th century ...
Place:
iraq, italy, rome italy, europe, germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA, UK, China
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, brutal ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, conscientious objector, religion, american soldier, u.s. army, bible, military, father son relationship, pacifism, u.s. military ...
Time:
1940s, middle ages, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
okinawa, okinawa japan, japan, tennessee, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
Style:
intense, realistic, suspenseful, tense, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
war, terrorism, cia, courage, swat team, rescue mission, mercenary, gunfight, mission, battlefield, navy seal, embassy ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
libya, pentagon, africa, iraq, middle east ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon (Ciaran McMenamin), Lt. Jim Reardon (Kiefer Sutherland) and Maj. Ian Campbell (Robert Carlyle) are ...
Style:
harsh, suspenseful, tense, serious, rough ...
Plot:
world war two, war, pow, military, jungle, survival, prisoners of war, prisoner of war camp, captivity, soldier, war crime, hopes ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, year 1943, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
japan, asia, poland, hawaii, scotland ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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 ...
Plot:
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 ⇓
46%
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Hacksaw Ridge similar movies
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.
Style:
touching, intense, emotional, rough, epic ...
Plot:
world war two, military, behind enemy lines, soldier, pow, war, battles, winter, survival, friendship, allies, heroic mission ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, year 1944, 20th century
Place:
belgium, germany, berlin germany, poland, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
1968 American war film about the formation and first mission of the joint Canadian-American WWII special forces winter and mountain unit formally called 1st Special Service Force, but commonly known as “The Devil’s Brigade”. The film ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, tense, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, war, commando, visceral, battles, betrayal, heroes, espionage, escapades, military life, anti war ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy, tokyo, california, rome italy, norway ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.
Style:
realistic, harsh, intense, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, battles, soldier, survival, nazi, military, tank, escapades, anti war, wartime life, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century
Place:
germany, italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport, War
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
Style:
motivational, uplifting, epic, inspirational, dramatic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, survival, torture, soldier, human spirit, prison, prisoners of war, sport, u.s. air force, hopes, captivity ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1943
Place:
japan, asia, pacific ocean, germany, tokyo ...
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44%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a ...
Style:
realistic, harsh, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, war, jungle, golf, survival, rescue, suspense, against the odds, daring rescue, soldier, battles ...
Place:
vietnam, iraq, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
Style:
epic, realistic, emotional, tense, sad ...
Plot:
war, korean war, military, soldier, survival, brothers, idealism, mission, military life, courage, fight, atrocity ...
Time:
50s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
north korea, south korea, korea, seoul, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, psychological, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, jungle, anti war, war, survival, military, destiny, suspense, british army, rivalry, soldier, rescue ...
Time:
70s, year 1942
Place:
the philippines, japan, tokyo, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Style:
serious, factual, emotional, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, vietnam war, war, battles, soldier, battlefield, heroic mission, military life, death, wartime, justice, anti war ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 2000s
Place:
vietnam, asia, usa, iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Navy SEAL Lieutenant A.K. Waters and his elite squadron of tactical specialists are forced to choose between their duty and their humanity, between following orders by ignoring the conflict that surrounds them, or finding the courage to follow their ...
Style:
intense, touching, serious, factual, compassionate ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, war, jungle, civil war, soldier, rescue mission, gunfight, navy seal, genocide, violence, u.s. navy, brutality ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, iraq, nigeria, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Style:
emotional, bleak, realistic, epic, disturbing ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
world war two, war, military, battles, survival, anti war, japanese history, japanese army, imperial japan, brutality, japanese military, violence ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century, year 2005, year 1945
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Black Hawk Down similar movies
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.
Style:
exciting, intense, tense, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
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 ⇓
40%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
Style:
epic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, fighter pilot, airplane, interracial relations, aerial combats, aviation, military life, discrimination, african american, soldier, military base ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, year 1942
Place:
europe, cuba, germany, italy, pentagon ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the soldiers and aviators who helped turn the tide of the Second World War during the iconic Battle of Midway in June 1942.
Style:
exciting, bleak, scary, sad, motivational ...
Plot:
world war two, sea battle, naval battle, aerial combat, aircraft carrier, warship, air battle, fighter plane, fighter pilot, navy, u.s. navy, war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 1930s, year 1937, year 1941 ...
Place:
pearl harbor, pacific ocean, tokyo, washington d.c., hawaii ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style:
epic, realistic, breathtaking, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick
Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, nazi, sniper, army, self sacrifice, d day, friendship, tank ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, middle ages, 20th century
Place:
normandy, poland, germany, france, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find ...
Style:
rough, tense, brutal, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, survival, terrorism, soldier, war, gunfight, courage, military life, selflessness, squad, swat team, army ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, iraq, usa, israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Films like American Sniper
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Style:
harsh, exciting, realistic, factual, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night
Plot:
war, airplane, world war one, aerial combat, aviation, fighter pilot, german, zeppelin, vengeance, biplane, fight scenes, love story ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century
Place:
europe, france, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that ...
Style:
epic, realistic, factual, harsh, tense ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, military, war, nazi, soldier, invasion, d day, courage, german, allies, resistance, beach ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
normandy, poland, germany, europe, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Paradise Road is a 1997 film which tells the story of a group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned in Sumatra during World War II. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as beatific Adrienne Pargiter, ...
Style:
touching, harsh, serious, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, pow, holocaust, war, prison, island, friendship, justice, war crime, nazi, human spirit, prison life ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
japan, indonesia, asia, australia, germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even ...
Style:
epic, sad, emotional, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
world war two, coming of age, war, child protagonist, childhood, captivity, peasant, japanese army, pow, survival, child, young heroes ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
shanghai, china, japan, tokyo, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese...
Style:
intense, tense, exciting, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, manly, boys' night
Plot:
military, vietnam war, prison, war, jungle, survival, rescue, suspense, soldier, captivity, military life, missing person ...
Time:
80s, year 1972, year 1977, year 1983, year 1982 ...
Place:
vietnam, texas, california, laos, bangkok thailand ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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