Movies like Journey to Shiloh

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Journey to Shiloh (1968)
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Journey to Shiloh (1968)
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: At the beginning of the Civil War, seven friends embark on a cross-country journey in order to join the Confederate army.
Style: exciting, atmospheric, serious, captivating, realistic
Plot: american civil war, civil war, lonely, iconoclastic, battles, war, heroes, military, friends, soldier, on the road, destiny, rivalry, society, military life, wartime life, buddies, battle zone, prostitute, friendship between men, escaped prisoner, confederacy, southern belle, colonel, cavalry ...
Time: 19th century
Place: texas, tennessee, usa, louisiana, mississippi

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and captivating films with plots about civil war, military, soldier, american civil war, battles, war and heroes mostly in Drama, War and Western genres. Some movies like Journey to Shiloh: Gettysburg (1993), Wicked Spring (2002), The Colt (2005), Shenandoah (1965), Dog Jack (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Gettysburg (1993)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 271 min.
Story: Summer 1863. The Confederacy pushes north into Pennsylvania. Union divisions converge to face them. The two great armies clash at Gettysburg, site of a theology school. For three days, through such legendary actions as Little Round Top and ...
Style: epic, factual, realistic, captivating, serious ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: american civil war, military, battles, war, civil war, slavery, civil rights, soldier, usa history, battlefield, prejudice, infantry ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1860s
Place: usa, pennsylvania, maryland
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100%
Wicked Spring (2002)
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: During the 1864 battle of the Wilderness, three Union soldiers and three Confederate Soldiers get seperated from their units as twilight engulfs the ravaged battlefield. The men wander alone through the dangerous woods, separate of each other, until ...
Style: emotional, epic, sincere, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot: american civil war, military, genocide, civil war, battles, wilderness, soldier, weakness, against humanity, politics, heroes, survival ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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The Colt (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: During the heat of battle in the midst of the Civil War, a beguilingly innocent colt is born to Union Jim Rabb's beloved mare. Refusing the orders to shoot it, lest it prove a hindrance, Rabb keeps the colt as a consolation in these desperate ...
Style: realistic, serious, touching, sincere, exciting
Plot: american civil war, horse, civil war, soldier, colt, military life, military, danger, daring rescue, basic training, friendship, heroism ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s
Place: virginia, michigan, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Shenandoah (1965)
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Charlie Anderson, a farmer in Shenandoah, Virginia, finds himself and his family in the middle of the Civil War he wants nothing to do with. When his youngest boy is taken prisoner by the North the Civil War is forced upon him.
Style: retro, black and white, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, wartime, military, anti war, bittersweet, war, interracial relations, wild west, father son relationship, family drama, cowboy ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s
Place: virginia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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Dog Jack (2010)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: "Dog Jack" is the story of a slave boy and his dog who escape the master's plantation, join the union army, and have to face their former master on the battlefield. The story is inspired by the historical true-life adventures of the ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, uplifting, bleak ...
Plot: american civil war, military, soldier, heroes, civil war, slave, plantation, dog, military enlistment, teenage boy, scout, black ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s
Place: pittsburgh, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Pharaoh's Army (1995)
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Union soldiers in search of food descend on the farm of a Confederate family and decide to stay until one in their ranks' wounds have healed. While the war weary Union captain (Chris Cooper) falls for the mother of the family (Patricia ...
Style: independent film, serious, realistic, atmospheric, rough ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, intrigue, iconoclastic, fall in love, army investigation, survival, vengeance, war, soldier, society, coming of age ...
Time: 19th century
Place: usa, kentucky
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.
Style: realistic, suspenseful, serious, tense, touching
Plot: american civil war, military, civil war, battles, teenage life, danger, youth, friendship, battlefield, soldier, bare chested male, u.s. civil war ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, 1850s
Place: usa, virginia
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Rio Lobo (1970)
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story: After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.
Style: harsh, serious, realistic, tense, rough ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, betrayal, vengeance, gunfight, revenge, justice, brutality, redemption, colonel, unlikely friendships, old west ...
Time: 19th century, 20th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place: texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2005)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Amid the bitter divisiveness of the Civil War, Confederate Capt. Robert Adams (Julian Adams) feels the rift within his soul. Steadfastly loyal to the South, Adams also holds an unshakable love for his Northerner wife, Eveline McCord (Gwendolyn ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, romantic, saga
Plot: civil war, battles, wartime life, love affair, true love, society, heroes, military, love and romance, supportive spouse, prison escape, american civil war ...
Time: 19th century
Place: south carolina, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Major Dundee (1965)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
Style: tense, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: american civil war, military, soldier, civil war, rescue, apache, battles, raid, heroes, apache indian, leadership, friend turned foe ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, year 1965, year 1865
Place: mexico, new mexico, usa, austin texas, texas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
The Red Badge of Courage (1974)
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story: During the Civil War, a young man enthusiastically joins the Union army thirsting to find glory and honor, but his first battle opens his eyes to reality.....
Plot: american civil war, civil war, battles, woods, cannon, confederate soldier, union soldier, corpse, flashback, horse, taunting, young soldier ...
Time: 1800s
Place: virginia
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Villa Rides (1968)
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner & pilot Lee Arnold joins bandit-turned-patriot Pancho Villa & his band of dedicated men in a march across Mexico battling the Colorados & stealing ...
Style: spaghetti western, political, retro, euro western, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mexican revolution, medieval, mexican history, fictional history, cowboy, power struggle, maverick, resistance, gunrunner, revolution, biopic, historical figure ...
Time: 19th century
Place: mexico, latin america, texas, sonora
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Gardens of Stone (1987)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A sergeant must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Vietnam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old army buddy.
Style: realistic, intense, harsh, bleak, serious ...
Plot: vietnam war, military, war, soldier, vietnam veteran, justice, politics, military life, civil war, dialogue, wartime, casualty of war ...
Time: 20th century, year 1987, 60s, year 1968
Place: washington d.c., vietnam, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
North and South (1985)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 561 min.
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Story: Two friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
Style: exciting, realistic, captivating, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot: american civil war, slavery, foe turned friend, cavalry, military, love and romance, friendship, espionage, slave, family feud, military base, civil war ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1850s, 1840s, 1860s ...
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
A Distant Trumpet (1964)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In 1883, US Cavalry lieutenant Matthew Hazard, newly graduated from West Point, is assigned to isolated Fort Delivery on the Mexican border of Arizona, where he meets commanding officer Teddy Mainwarring's wife Kitty, whom he later rescues from ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, surprise ending
Plot: cavalry, military, apache, cavalry charge, fort, civil war, soldier, cave, battles, surrender, u.s. army, equestrian ...
Time: 60s
Place: arizona, usa, washington d.c., mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Undefeated (1969)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the unpopular Mexican government ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: american civil war, civil war, native american, friendship, mexican revolution, cowboy, military, medieval, wild west, desert, gunfight, revolution ...
Time: 20th century, 19th century, 1860s
Place: mexico, los angeles, usa, latin america, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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The Hunley (1999)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: CSS Hunley tells the incredible true story of the crew of the manually propelled submarine CSS Hunley, during the siege of Charleston of 1864. It is a story of heroism in the face of adversity, the Hunley being the first submersible to sink an enemy ...
Style: captivating, touching, serious, realistic
Plot: submarine, american civil war, civil war, american history, underwater, sea, yacht, water, usa history, boat, politics, navy ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1860s, year 1995
Place: charleston south carolina, south carolina
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Point of Honor (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story: At the start of the Civil War, a prominent Virginia family makes the controversial decision to defend the South while freeing all of their slaves, pitting the family against one another and testing their strength, courage and love.
Style: captivating, stylized, tense, serious, historical drama ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, family relations, parents and children, family problems, soldier, siblings relations, military
Time: 19th century
Place: usa, virginia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Hatfields and McCoys: Bad Blood (2012)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: In this bloody long-standing feud, two families seek vengeance against each other as they unmercifully attempt to destroy each other's loved ones.
Style: realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot: civil war, family in danger, uninhibited rivalry, rivalry, vengeance, feud, american civil war, danger, violent content, soldier, governor, revenge ...
Time: 19th century
Place: kentucky, usa, west virginia
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28%
For a Few Extra Dollars (1966)
Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Near the end of the Civil War, imprisoned Confederate raider Giuliano Gemma is sent under guard to warn both his men and the Army at Fort Yuma that an impending rebel raid is really nothing but a ruse by scoundrels from both sides, in cahoots to ...
Style: spaghetti western, perverse, euro western, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: civil war, american civil war, cowboy, corrupt officer, military base, captivity, old west, confined, save the day, rivalry, military, betrayal ...
Time: 19th century
Place: yuma arizona, arizona
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27%
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Copperhead (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A family is torn apart during the American Civil War.
Style: realistic, tense, touching, serious, captivating
Plot: american civil war, anti war, family life, society, life is a bitch, farm, civil war, danger, relationships, intrigue, family relations, wartime life
Time: 19th century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
A Time for Killing (1967)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican border. Along the way, they kill a Union courier bearing the news that the war is over. Keeping the message a secret, the captain has his men go on and ...
Style: retro, costume drama, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, rape, fortress, escape, soldier, hostage, prosecution, violent content, battles, old west, vengeance ...
Time: year 1967, 19th century, victorian era
Place: utah, new mexico, arizona, sonora, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
A Soldier's Sweetheart (1998)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: An Army medic brings his girlfriend to stay with him at an out of the way Vietnam outpost in 1967, the woman disappears one day and he begins searching for her.
Style: sex comedy, psychological, realistic, serious, rough ...
Plot: vietnam war, war, society, innocence lost, military, self discovery, buddies, danger, soldier, orphan, journalism, doctors and patients ...
Time: 20th century
Place: vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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The American Dream (2011)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Armed with dreams that extend beyond their block, Luis and Ronald, two best friends from Los Angeles, videotape their last 36 hours before shipping off to Afghanistan. One hundred days before Obama's inauguration, these young men have joined ...
Style: contemplative, serious, sincere, non-linear, realistic ...
Plot: military, society, soldier, friends, military life, friendship, youth, introspection, manhood, hopes, adolescence vs adulthood, buddies ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, california, afghanistan, usa, los angeles
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25%
Ride with the Devil (1999)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us to a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border where a staunch loyalist, an ...
Style: bloody, realistic, epic, sex comedy, gothic ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, revolution, war, modern western, modern west, conflict, military, revenge, violence, slavery, brutality ...
Time: 19th century, year 1999, 1800s, victorian era, 1860s
Place: missouri, germany, kansas, texas, st. louis missouri
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Alvarez Kelly (1966)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A suave Mexican cattleman inadvertently gets involved in the Civil War.
Style: retro, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful
Plot: american civil war, civil war, military, kidnapping, chase, colonel, cattle, spying, cowboy, spy, slavery, wine ...
Time: 19th century, year 1966, 1860s
Place: virginia, usa, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Custer of the West (1967)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: UK, France, Spain, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Biopic of General George Armstrong Custer from his rise to prominence in the Civil War through to his "last stand" at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Style: spaghetti western, independent film, exciting, captivating, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: native american attack, soldier, american civil war, culture clash, civil war, conservative, cowboy, intrigue, indigenous people, historical event, battles, congress ...
Time: 19th century, year 1967
Place: america, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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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 ⇓
24%
Gods and Generals (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 219 min.
Story: The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point when Jackson is killed ...
Style: intense, sincere, rough, serious, epic ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: american civil war, military, confederate soldier, civil war, american history, battlefield, confederate army, war hero, military life, epic battle, social relations, rivalry ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s
Place: virginia, maine, america, west virginia, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Rio Conchos (1964)
Genre: Action, Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Two Army officers, an alcoholic ex-Confederate soldier and a womanizing Mexican travel to Mexico on a secret mission to prevent a megalomaniacal ex-Confederate colonel from selling a cache of stolen rifles to a band of murderous Apaches.
Style: spaghetti western, funny, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: native american tribe, indian war, apache, old west, wild west, shootout, woman with a gun, civil war, apache tribe, renegade, post civil war, commando mission ...
Time: 19th century
Place: texas, mexico, usa, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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