Movies like Assembly 2007

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Assembly (2007)
 7.3
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Assembly (2007)
Original name: 集结号
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang (KMT).
Style: tense, bleak, emotional, realistic, serious, captivating, suspenseful, epic
Plot: war, military, civil war, pow, war crime, battles, behind enemy lines, battle zone, life is a bitch, post war, danger, military life, brutality, tragic event, chinese civil war, anti war, asian history, great war, heroes, injustice, leadership, patriotism, infantrymen, biopic, medieval ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s, 40s
Place: china, asia
Keyword: chinese, signal

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and epic films with plots about military, war, soldier, battles, heroes, danger and military life mostly in Drama, War and Action genres. Some movies like Assembly: The Front Line (2011), 71: Into the Fire (2010), Ip Man (2008), We Were Soldiers (2002), The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Front Line (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 133 min.
Story: In 1951 ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling over a hill on the front line border against the North in order to ...
Style: exciting, captivating, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot: war, chinese army, military, battles, soldier, korean army, military life, infantrymen, wartime life, life is a bitch, friendship, army investigation ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1950, year 1953
Place: north korea, south korea, korea, asia
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100%
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
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, combat, survival, idealism, mission, military life, courage, atrocity, patriotism ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, 50s, 1940s
Place: korea, north korea, south korea, china, east asia ...
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71: Into the Fire (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A civil war broke out in the 1950s between North and South Korea which changed the country forever. 71: Into the Fire centers on the struggles of 71 student soldiers who fought through the Korean War. Using real people and events based on the ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot: war, korean war, military, battles, youth, military life, against the odds, leadership, danger, ambition, battle zone, patriotism ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1950s
Place: north korea, asia, korea, south korea
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100%
 8.0
 233K
Ip Man (2008)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second ...
Style: heroic, epic, exciting, tense, uplifting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, human spirit, master warrior, courage, bravery, training, warrior, martial artist, ambition, fight scenes ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1937 ...
Place: china, east asia, seattle, asia, ancient china
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We Were Soldiers (2002)
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, realistic, emotional, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: military, vietnam war, war, battles, soldier, battlefield, army, military life, heroic mission, wartime, justice, u.s. army ...
Time: 20th century, year 2002, 60s, 2000s
Place: vietnam, america, asia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Pathfinders: In the Company of Strangers (2011)
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: realistic, tense, suspenseful, captivating, epic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, military life, heroic mission, military, military base, battles, danger, friendship, battle zone, d day, world war, violent content ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: normandy, germany, europe
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31%
The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Based on the real life story of an incident in 1946 during the Chinese Civil War, the film involves a communist reconnaissance team soldier Yang Zirong who disguised himself as a bandit to infiltrate a local gang of bandits, eventually helping the ...
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, epic, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: tiger, civil war, undercover, escapades, working undercover, chinese civil war, medieval, infiltration, army, prisoner, hunger, village ...
Time: 1940s, year 1946
Place: china, asia
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30%
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Fury (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in the 2nd Armored Division named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank called "Fury" and its five-man ...
Style: serious, tense, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, family friendly, date night, adult
Plot: world war two, war, soldier, military, tank, battles, heroism, american soldier, ambush, violence, combat, nazi germany ...
Time: 1940s, year 2014, year 1945, 2010s, 20th century
Place: europe, germany, america
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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The Lost Bladesman (2011)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 109 min.
Story: During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country, general Cao Cao (Jiang Wen), the real power behind the Emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land, Guan Yu (Donnie Yen). However, ...
Style: stylized, emotional, exciting, action packed, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, battles, war, warlord, rivalry, love and romance, forbidden love, military, heroes, danger, master warrior, medieval ...
Place: china, east asia, asia
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Only the Brave (2006)
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, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, battles, soldier, survival, military life, society, daring rescue, danger, war, heroic mission, battle zone, world war ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: europe, usa, france, italy, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.5
 5K
MacArthur (1977)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The film portrays MacArthur's (Gregory Peck) life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman (Ed Flanders) for insubordination, and is recounted in ...
Style: melancholic, intense, epic, realistic, serious ...
Plot: world war two, military, war, biopic, politics, president, korean war, revolution, police investigation, wartime, world war, pow ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place: usa, japan, the philippines, australia, korea ...
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29%
Fortress of War (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Belarus, Russia
Duration: 138 min.
Story: A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Russian troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days. The film shows the heroic defense of Brest Fortress, which has taken upon the first stroke of German ...
Style: serious, realistic, tense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, military, battles, war, red army, infantrymen, wehrmacht, border guard, nazism, heroes, nazi, invasion ...
Time: 1940s, year 1941, 2010s, 20th century
Place: russia, europe
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29%
 5.7
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Stalingrad (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Drama set in 1942, during one of the most important battles of World War II, which stopped the progress of Nazi forces and turned the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Soviet army mounts a counter-attack on the Nazi forces that occupy half of ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, exciting, rough ...
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Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1942
Place: europe, soviet union, russia
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Death and Glory in Changde (2010)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Directed by Shen Dong and starring Ray Lui, An Yixuan and Yuan Wenkang, Death and Glory in Changde recalls one of the most cruel and controversial battles during China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), Changde Battle, ...
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Band of Brothers (2001)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 594 min.
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Story: Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company ...
Style: heroic, epic, captivating, serious, tense ...
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 6.6
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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 ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, war, rescue mission, pow, world war two, prisoner of war camp, prison, special forces, prison escape, world war, escape attempt, military life ...
Time: 1940s, year 2005, 20th century
Place: the philippines, asia, pearl harbor, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
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: bleak, realistic, epic, contemplative, disturbing ...
Audience: family outing, adult
Plot: world war two, war, military, japanese history, battles, survival, anti war, japanese army, imperial japan, brutality, japanese military, violence ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 2006, 2000s, ancient times ...
Place: japan, asia, nebraska, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Saints and Soldiers: The Void (2014)
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: tense, serious, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Plot: world war two, tank, military, racism, soldier, danger, against the odds, save the day, military life, battles, human spirit, heroic mission ...
Time: 1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place: germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Von Richthofen and Brown (1971)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The story of Manfred von Richtofen, the german air ace during the World War I and his struggle with the enemy aces and some jealous german officers.
Style: serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, psychotronic ...
Plot: world war one, fighter plane, fighter pilot, aerial combat, raf, soldier, aviation, great war, danger, military, military life, heroic mission ...
Time: 20th century, year 1971, 1910s
Place: germany, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 5.7
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1911 (2011)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a state of crisis. The country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better. The ruling Qing Dynasty, led by a ...
Style: epic, exciting, cult classic, cute, realistic ...
Plot: soldier, battles, leadership, rebellion, political unrest, danger, qing dynasty, martial arts, chinese history, military, revolution, sword ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed (2012)
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, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, historical drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, military, soldier, battles, heroes, danger, world war, mormon, friendship, american soldier, pow, courage ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place: france, europe, provence
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 7.6
 13K
My Way (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Jun-shik, who works for Tatsuo’s grandfather’s farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, dreams about participating in the Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon runner, so the two become rivals. But the war ...
Style: tense, serious, captivating, rough, touching ...
Plot: world war two, military, war, occupation, japanese occupation of korea, military life, battles, life is a bitch, captivity, rivalry, soldier, confined ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 2010s, year 1944, 1930s
Place: somalia, asia, korea, south korea, mongolia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Greenery Will Bloom Again (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 80 min.
Story: World War I, Italian north-eastern front after the 1917 bloody battles on the Altipiano. A group of soldiers face the difficulty of war in a story that unfolds in the space of one night. Events follow one after the other without any kind of pattern: ...
Style: atmospheric, bleak, serious, realistic, historical drama ...
Plot: world war one, soldier, military, anti war, danger, battle zone, military life, introspection, life is a bitch, great war, mountain, war ...
Time: 20th century, 1910s, year 1917
Place: italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Gallipoli: End of the Road (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 101 min.
Story: April, 1915. First World War in Canakkale, Ottoman Empire. Two brothers leave their mountain village to fight on the front line. One is an experienced sniper fighting for Ottomans against the invasion, while his brother finds it much tougher to cope ...
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, realistic, epic ...
Plot: world war one, battles, military, great war, survival, violent content, siblings relations, battle zone, danger, family relations, soldier, heroic mission ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, year 1915, middle ages
Place: gallipoli, turkey, ottoman empire
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Lost Battalion (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of World War I. Based on a true story, The Lost Battalion is set in 1918 ...
Style: serious, rough, bleak, realistic, disturbing ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war one, war, military, trench warfare, great war, survival, military life, american abroad, u.s. military, u.s. army, pigeon, heroes ...
Time: 1910s, year 1918, 20th century
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 7.5
 25K
Red Cliff II (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?
Style: epic, stylized, saga, scenic, visual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, master warrior, soldier, battles, chinese history, ancient history, horse, historical event, war, wuxia, military, life is a bitch ...
Time: year 2009, year 2008, medieval times, ancient times
Place: china, ancient china, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 122 min.
Story: The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare – one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was a secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring engineering, ...
Style: tense, realistic, serious, emotional, uplifting ...
Plot: world war one, military, war, great war, human spirit, hopes, trench warfare, danger, tunnel, world war, life is a bitch, brutality ...
Time: 20th century, year 1916, 1910s
Place: gallipoli, belgium, europe, germany, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 6.6
 6K
April 9th (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story: In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe's strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle- and motorcycle companies are ordered out, to against ...
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot: world war two, nazi occupation, military, war, soldier, battles, danger, against the odds, wehrmacht, nazi, world war, friendship ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, year 1940
Place: denmark, germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 7.2
 7K
John Rabe (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, China, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Belgium
Duration: 134 min.
Story: A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.
Style: tense, disturbing, realistic, bleak, serious ...
Plot: war, world war two, rescue, nazi, heroes, atrocity, confined, wartime life, lifesaver, life is a bitch, against humanity, danger ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, year 1938, year 1937
Place: china, japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 7.7
 421K
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 144 min.
Story: When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Style: realistic, epic, rough, suspenseful, intense ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: war, combat, courage, battles, army, military, shooting, gunfight, chaos, sniper, survival, american soldier ...
Time: year 1993, year 2001, 90s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place: africa, somalia, america, south africa, middle east ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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