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North and South, Book II (1986)
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North and South, Book II (1986)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 570 min.
TV show
Story: The continuing saga of the Hazards and the Mains. The Hazards are from the North and the Mains from the South. George Hazard and Orry Main met at West Point and fought in the Mexican American war together becoming fast friends. Now they find themselves fighting on opposite sides of the Civil War and struggle to maintain their friendship through these troubled times.
Style: patriotic, serious, captivating, realistic, family saga, vintage
Plot: american civil war, slavery, civil war, slave, military, time machine, patriot, black, black history, friendship, war hero, corporal punishment, cavalry, confederate soldier, war, friends, espionage, best friend, society, military life, wartime life, sex, sniper, combat, old west ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1860s

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and epic films and TV series with plots about civil war, american civil war, war, soldier, battles, american history and society mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like North and South, Book II: North and South (1985), The Blue and the Gray (1982), Gettysburg (1993), Roots (2016), Into the West (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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North and South (1985)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 561 min.
TV show
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
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The Blue and the Gray (1982)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 381 min.
TV show
Story: This movie is also in existance as a 3 part miniseries. America just before and during the Civil War, as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent. The plot revolves around the families of two sisters; Maggie Geyser and Evelyn Hale. The ...
Style: realistic, disturbing, captivating, serious, exciting ...
Plot: american civil war, military, civil war, battles, working class, family life, rebellion, society, cavalry, brother brother relationship, struggle, slave ...
Time: 19th century
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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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Roots (2016)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 388 min.
TV show
Story: An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave sold to America and his descendants.
Style: historical drama, captivating, sincere, suspense, rough ...
Plot: slavery, plantation, slave, mentor protege relationship, black, struggle for survival, black history, african american, parent child relationship, civil war, civil rights, humiliation ...
Time: victorian era, 18th century, 19th century
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Into the West (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
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Duration: 552 min.
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Story: Steven Spielberg executive produced this TNT miniseries about American Westward expansion during the 19th century. Told from both the perspective of the white Wheeler family and the Native American Lakota tribe, the 12-hour epic follows the clans as ...
Style: epic, realistic, sincere, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot: native american, american indian, wild west, indian war, old west, native american attack, tribe, native american white relationships, wagon train, interracial relations, friendship, injustice ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
Place: south dakota
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Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (1994)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 273 min.
TV show
Story: Civil War has just finished, but things in the country aren't much better, especially in the South. The final installment in John Jakes trilogy of the Civil War. It focuses on the Reconstruction period and the continuing saga of the Hazards ...
Style: patriotic, saga, realistic, serious, family saga
Plot: american civil war, civil war, patriot, black history, time machine, war hero, battlefield, love triangle, old west, military life, friendship, vengeance ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s, victorian era
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Kurt Seyit and Şura (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A Turkish lieutenant and the daughter of Russian nobles fight for their love against forces of family and social expectation and historical events.
Style: captivating, romantic, realistic, historical drama
Plot: friendship, marriage, wedding, world war one, nobleman, trust, jealousy, hopes, betrayal, marriage proposal, deception, secret ...
Time: future, edwardian era, 20th century, 1920s, post world war one
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey, russia, ottoman empire
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Glory (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Style: epic, inspirational, suspense, realistic, rough ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, battles, slavery, freedom, military, racism, prejudice, war, black history, army, human spirit ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 20th century, year 1989, victorian era ...
Place: massachusetts, america, south carolina, georgia, africa ...
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The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come (1961)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Director Andrew V. McLaglen's 1961 drama, based on John William Fox's novel, is the tale of a young man returning home after fighting in the Civil War. The cast includes Jimmie Rodgers, Luana Patten, Chill Wills, George Kennedy, Neil ...
Style: surprise ending
Plot: civil war, american civil war, cannon, soldier, battles, minister, combat, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, faith, pistol, violence, horse ...
Time: year 1961, 19th century
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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 ...
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 7.0
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Lincoln (1988)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
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Story: After arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency. Originally titled "Lincoln", the name of this miniseries was changed to "Gore Vidal's ...
Style: historical drama, captivating, talky, serious, realistic ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, abraham lincoln, politics, knowledge, american politics, american history, usa president, assassination, usa history, idealism, human spirit ...
Time: 19th century, year 1865, 1860s
Place: usa
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22%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story: In 1898 the US government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in their struggle against Spanish rule. Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt decides to experience the war first hand by promoting and joining a volunteer cavalry ...
Style: realistic, sincere, serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 19th century, 1890s
Place: latin america, cuba, san antonio texas, new mexico
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22%
Andersonville (1996)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
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Story: This lengthy docudrama records the harrowing conditions at the Confederacy's most notorious prisoner-of-war camp. The drama unfolds through the eyes of a company of Union soldiers captured at the Battle of Cold Harbor, VA, in June 1864, and ...
Style: political, captivating, rough, bleak, realistic ...
Plot: american civil war, civil war, military, prison, rain, american history, confederate soldier, time machine, epic battle, military prison, union soldier, pow ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 588 min.
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Style: realistic, touching, emotional, uplifting, suspense ...
Plot: slavery, racism, civil war, american civil war, family history, human spirit, slave trade, african american, american south, escape attempt, black, justice ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 1800s, 20th century, 1860s ...
Place: africa, usa, america, tennessee
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 282 min.
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Story: A plantation owner's son falls in love with a slave named Easter and together they have a Mixed race daughter named Queen. As Queen grows up, she faces the struggle of trying to fit into the troubled world around her. She tries passing for ...
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Genre: Drama, War
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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 ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
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Duration: 96 min.
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20%
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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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