Movies like In Enemy Hands
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In Enemy Hands (2004)
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisoners of war aboard U-boat 429, a small group of American survivors will find their loyalties put to the ultimate test when they're forced to join their German captors to fight for their very lives.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, world war two, ship, holocaust, military, mutiny, boat, survival, daring rescue, rescue, wartime life, race against time, heroic mission, war, husband wife relationship, suspense, sea, nazi, kriegsmarine, pow, torpedo, catastrophe, heroes, space and aliens, battles ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 40s
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Most similar movies to In Enemy Hands
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and exciting films with plots about danger, military, heroes, war, world war two, heroic mission and submarine mostly in Drama, Action and War genres. Some movies like In Enemy Hands: USS Seaviper (2012), Greyhound (2020), U-571 (2000), The Finest Hours (2016), Kursk (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Direct to DVD movie: The German U-Boat, U-234, from the Port of Kiel is trading cargo with the Japanese. USS Seaviper must locate and stop this dangerous exchange. The Captain of USS Seaviper must go ashore to conduct reconnaissance on an island ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, world war two, save the day, leadership, race against time, isolation, heroic mission, military, island, soldier, war, rebellion ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei.
Style:
exciting, stylized, suspenseful, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, world war two, secret weapon, escapades, war, military, heroic mission, military life, chaos, battles, soldier, save the world ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, post world war two
Place:
japan, hiroshima japan, pacific ocean, asia
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100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the ...
Style:
serious, exciting, emotional, compassionate, motivational ...
Plot:
world war two, submarine, war, convoy, navy, u.s. navy, warship, ocean, us military, captain, battleship, naval officer ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
san francisco, atlantic ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, War
Country: France, USA, Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, factual, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
submarine, world war two, military, navy, war, naval battle, ocean, nazism, naval officer, sea battle, ship captain, mission ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, tense, scenic ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
survival, natural disaster, disaster, ocean, courage, shipwreck, forces of nature, storm at sea, coast guard, daring rescue, catastrophe, sinking ship ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1952, year 1951
Place:
new england, massachusetts, england, usa
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100%
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Movies like Fury
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Romania, Canada, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The story of the 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster and the governmental negligence that followed. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, realistic, talky, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, rescue attempt, nuclear submarine, disaster, fire, death of father, death of husband, survival, politics, government, friendship, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s
Place:
eastern europe, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, realistic, serious, patriotic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, submarine, spy, sabotage, nazi, secret mission, soldier, military, war, ocean, sea, anti war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942
Place:
japan, europe, germany, england, asia ...
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44%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A mysterious guide escorts an enthusiastic adventurer and his friend into the Amazon jungle, but their journey turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wild force them to fight for ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
survival, jungle, amazon rainforest, suspense, alone, nature, adventurer, rescue, wilderness, hallucination, river, raft ...
Time:
20th century, year 1980, year 1981
Place:
south america, bolivia, andes mountains
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the cold, dark waters off North Korea a U.S. Navy fast attack submarine meets with a mysterious disaster - it's attacked and nearly sunk by an ominous stealth submarine resulting in the deaths of the Executive Officer and the Engineering ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, bleak, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, rescue, heroic mission, military life, survival, race against time, undercover, leadership, rivalry, government agency, military, escapades ...
Place:
hawaii, korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A luxury cruise liner is requisitioned by the Greek government in an attempt to give safe passage to national treasures worth millions of pounds. The liner is attacked by an art collector who finds out about the plan. During the hijack the liner ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, tense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, heroes, rivalry, race against time, obsessive quest, escapades, confined, one man army, rescue, heroic mission, terrorism, legends and myths ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, submarine, ocean, diver, kriegsmarine, battles, military, soldier, leadership, war, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
1940s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
On a US nuclear missile sub, a young first officer stages a mutiny to prevent his trigger happy captain from launching his missiles before confirming his orders to do so.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, intense, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
submarine, nuclear threat, cold war, suspense, navy, military, russian, nuclear bomb, spy, war, u.s. navy, boat ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia, mediterranean sea, alabama, pacific ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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:
serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
world war two, military, save the day, wartime life, war, race against time, heroes, obsessive quest, against the odds, super weapon, heroic mission, soldier ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
submarine, military, nuclear submarine, navy, nuclear threat, cold war, suspense, military life, leadership, mission gone awry, haunted by the past, sea disaster ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1968
Place:
ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The film takes place aboard an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. The sub's commander is ordered to stop and pick up an underwater demolition team led by Lt. Hayes, whose mission is to locate and destroy a US submarine ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
Plot:
world war two, submarine, dream, love interest, fistfight, scuba diving, island, japanese soldier, ocean, battleship, battles, soldier ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial.
Style:
realistic, bleak, exciting, captivating, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, shark, war, u.s. navy, shark attack, killer shark, sea battle, ghost ship, animal attack, survival, military, submarine ...
Time:
1940s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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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 ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Germany, May 1945, deep in the Harz Mountains a U.S. tank crew discovers a platoon of Germans preparing to ambush U.S. supply trucks.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, tank, military, war, racism, soldier, military life, save the day, against the odds, battles, heroic mission, hopes ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1944
Place:
germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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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, suspenseful, captivating, tense
Plot:
world war two, mission, military, fight, heroic mission, war, dangerous mission, friendship, survival, soldier, life & death, heroes ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The crew of the nuclear submarine USS Ulysses rescues supposed victims of a boat disaster, but the victims turn out to be terrorists intent on capturing nuclear weapons aboard the sub. Only a former SEAL, now a submarine consultant, can save the ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, boat, disaster, hijacking, terrorism, tough heroes, military life, heroic mission, race against time, confined, save the day, heroes ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, u.s. navy, disaster, rescue, drowning, daring rescue, survival, nuclear submarine, heroes, save the day, tough heroes, ocean ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
pentagon
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
US Navy medical officer Jake Fuller is assigned to a goodwill visit aboard a Russian submarine. But he and his companion, Lt. Swain, end up alone among terrorists, who have taken over the submarine and threaten to fire its nuclear weapons.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, terrorism, disaster, boat, suspense, ambassador, u.s. navy, sex scene, terrorist, terrorist plot, graphic violence, save the day ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A group of American GIs work their way through war-torn France during the final days of the Second World War.
Style:
realistic, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, christian film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, battles, heroes, mormon, friendship, american soldier, pow, courage, brutality, heroism ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place:
france, europe, provence
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and ...
Style:
dramatic, realistic, tense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, shark, warship, u.s. navy, ocean, survival, war, sea, military, submarine, rescue, disobeying orders ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945
Place:
pacific ocean, san francisco, the philippines, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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 ⇓
33%
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Movies similar to Greyhound
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When the commander of the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber is killed in action in a raid over Sicily in 1943, his replacement, a young, naive pilot struggles to be accepted by the plane's already tight-knit Irish American crew.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, tense
Plot:
bomber, world war two, aerial combats, airplane, soldier, battles, heroic mission, military life, leadership, war, fighter plane, aviation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
sicily, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, behind enemy lines, insubordination, war, heroic mission, sabotage, race against time, betrayal, dishonesty, chase, battle zone ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1940
Place:
norway, scottish highlands, scotland, europe
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33%
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:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military life, heroic mission, military, battles, friendship, battle zone, military base, d day, race against time, graphic violence, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
normandy, germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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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 ⇓
32%
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 ⇓
32%
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