Movies like The Scarlet and the Black
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The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His diplomatic status in a Catholic country prevents Colonel Kappler from openly arresting him, but O'Flaherty's activities become so large that the Nazi's decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican. O'Flaherty continues his work in a variety of disguises. Based on a true story. Written by John Vogel
Style:
realistic, factual, tense, serious, suspenseful, psychological, captivating, sentimental, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, nazi, soldier, catholic, fighting the system, military, human spirit, clergy, uninhibited rivalry, survival, politics, hopes, war, nun, christian, irish, catholic priest, prison escape, friendship, jewish, german, depression, assassin, obsession, betrayal ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
vatican, europe, rome italy, germany, california, italy
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, dramatic and harsh films with plots about war, brutality, culture clash, runaway, mentor, dialogue and military mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like The Scarlet and the Black: Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004), Valkyrie (2008), Paradise Road (1997), MacArthur (1977), Conspiracy (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This is the story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy. The film ...
Style:
tense, serious, rough, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, d day, against the odds, human spirit, battles, leadership, soldier, idealism, heroes, heroic mission, basic training ...
Time:
post world war two
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Japan, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a ...
Style:
factual, tense, bad ending, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, nazi, war, nazism, hitler, conspiracy, nazi germany, suspense, resistance, politics, german soldier, wehrmacht ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, post world war two, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
germany, berlin germany, africa, poland, europe ...
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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 ...
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1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
japan, indonesia, asia, australia, germany ...
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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 ...
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world war two, war, military, politics, revolution, police investigation, pow, betrayal, korean war, soldier, rebellion, ambition ...
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20th century, 1940s, 50s
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usa, japan, australia, china, korea ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A chronicle of events that led to the British involvement in the Crimean War against Russia and which led to the siege of Sevastopol and the fierce Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 which climaxed with the heroic, but near-disastrous calvary ...
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epic, factual, harsh, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
war, british history, politics, british army, anti war, military, british soldier, visceral, battles, justice, wartime, assassination ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, victorian era, 70s, 60s
Place:
england, canada, london, europe, istanbul turkey ...
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32%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The historical recreation of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which Nazi and SS leaders gathered in a Berlin suburb to discuss the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". Lead by SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, this group of high ranking ...
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factual, disturbing, bleak, political, atmospheric ...
Plot:
holocaust, nazi, world war two, politics, nazism, genocide, anti semitism, war crime, racism, ss officer, third reich, suspense ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, europe, poland
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32%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942 the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. This was a POW detention center like no other. There were no walls or barbed-wire fences for the ...
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bleak, realistic, dramatic, witty, talky ...
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world war two, prison, war, prisoner of war camp, prisoners of war, military, friendship, wartime, prison life, rat, british, capitalism ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent this occurrence, Hitler orders an all out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp. "The ...
Style:
epic, factual, tense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, tank, military, nazi, battles, heroic mission, campaign, epic battle, leadership, attack, u.s. military ...
Time:
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Place:
belgium, hawaii, spain, germany, berlin germany ...
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30%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, ...
Style:
factual, inspirational, emotional, serious, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night
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fighter pilot, military, world war two, racism, war, african american, aerial combat, black history, officers and cadets, interracial relations, aviation, training ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
alabama, africa, berlin germany, germany, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
Style:
political, intellectual, stylized, compassionate, atmospheric ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, cruise ship, ship, jewish, nazi, anti semitism, catastrophe, genocide, world politics, sea, ocean liner ...
Time:
20th century, year 1939, 1930s
Place:
cuba, germany, israel, california, havana cuba ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A Nazi doctor, along with the Sonderkomando Jews – who are forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz against their fellow-Jews – find themselves in a moral grey zone.
Style:
depressing, disturbing, bleak, factual, emotional ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
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Duration: 199 min.
Story:
Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the ...
Style:
realistic, epic, tense, bleak, gloomy ...
Plot:
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
The title is Adolf Hitler's question to his chief of staff Alfred Jodl on the eve of the liberation of Paris (August 25): the military governor of Paris, General Dietrich von Choltitz, had been ordered to destroy Paris rather than let it fall ...
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.
Style:
disturbing, sentimental, heartbreaking, realistic, poignant ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his ...
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political, emotional, disturbing, suspenseful, sincere ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, genocide, holocaust, judge, court, jewish, justice, lawyer, war, legal, politics, courtroom ...
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1940s, middle ages, 60s, year 1945, year 1946 ...
Place:
germany, poland, europe, berlin germany
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27%
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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.
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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 ...
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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.
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realistic, harsh, intense, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, battles, soldier, survival, nazi, military, tank, escapades, anti war, wartime life, heroes ...
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Sport, War
Country: UK, USA, Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.
Style:
inspirational, serious, exciting, suspenseful, sexy ...
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Plot:
world war two, prison, sport, football, soccer, war, human spirit, nazi, escape, contests and competitions, against the odds, rivalry ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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germany, poland, europe, belgium
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war were handed over to the Danish authorities and subsequently sent out to the West Coast, where they were ordered to remove the more than two million ...
Style:
harsh, emotional, sentimental, brutal, realistic ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Set in 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their differences and spend ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
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Story:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots. Instead, she ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and ...
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Audience:
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24%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
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thought provoking, captivating, touching, sincere, sexy ...
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world war two, japanese history, war, emperor, investigation, politics, occupation, military, war crime, political intrigue, moral dilemma, political unrest ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
During WWII, the death camp at Treblinka had an escape, causing the Commandant at a similar camp in Sobibor to vow (actually threaten) that his camp would never experience the same thing. But those who were its captives, the Jewish laborers that had ...
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