Movies like Fortress 2012
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Fortress (2012)
2K
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, f word
Plot:
bomber, world war two, aerial combats, soldier, airplane, battles, military life, heroic mission, leadership, aviation, flying, war, danger, military, behind enemy lines, fighter plane, warplane, world war, heroes, profanity, violent content, pilot, combat, nazi, camp ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 40s
Place:
sicily, europe
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about military, soldier, world war, war, world war two, danger and battles mostly in War, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Fortress: Memphis Belle (1990), Red Tails (2012), Into the White (2012), War Pigs (2015), The Last Drop (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before ...
Style:
serious, rough, period piece, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, bomber, military, war, battles, soldier, aerial combat, u.s. air force, friendship, mission, aerial combats, luftwaffe ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
america, europe, england, united kingdom, germany ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA, Croatia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Learning of a Nazi plot to attack Washington, D.C. with a deadly nerve gas, Major Wright leads twelve convicts on a suicide mission deep into occupied France to destroy the secret factory where the poison is made.
Style:
exciting, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nazi occupation, soldier, military, danger, rescue, heroes, heroic mission, world war two, anti hero, world war, french resistance, abbey ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
38K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
Style:
epic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, fighter pilot, aerial combats, airplane, interracial relations, war, military, military life, discrimination, black history, propaganda, african american ...
Time:
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Place:
europe, cuba, italy, pentagon, seattle ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Sweden, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Into the White is an anti-war movie. High above the harsh Norwegian wilderness, English and German pilots shoot each other to the ground after a violent chance encounter. Isolated, they must fight to survive the brutal winter. Though war has made ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, breathtaking ...
Plot:
survival, wilderness, winter, world war two, aviation, air disaster, foe turned friend, luftwaffe, mountain, airplane shot down, snow, isolation ...
Time:
20th century, year 2012, 1940s, year 1940
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
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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, thought provoking, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, wehrmacht, behind enemy lines, soldier, battles, heroes, danger, world war, american soldier, mormon, friendship ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place:
europe, provence, france
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A rag tag unit of misfits known as the War Pigs must go behind enemy lines to exterminate Nazis by any means necessary.
Style:
perverse, captivating, tense
Plot:
world war two, nazi, military, nazi hunter, battles, soldier, u.s. army, american soldier, behind enemy lines, fight, wartime, swat ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Different factions in WWII-era Holland race to find a stash of Nazi gold.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gold, battles, military life, heroic mission, world war two, danger, espionage, confined, military, against humanity, survival, world war ...
Time:
post world war two
Place:
holland, europe, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
No one in high command believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack comes, with communications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, uplifting
Plot:
world war two, military, historical event, soldier, against the odds, military life, danger, heroes, battle zone, infantrymen, small town, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
europe, germany, astoria oregon
Similarity:
100%
23K
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:
tense, suspenseful, factual, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, military, sea battle, naval battle, pacific war, u.s. navy, navy, war, aviation, world war, fighter plane, white man asian woman relationship ...
Time:
year 1942, year 1976, 20th century, 1940s, 70s
Place:
america, pacific ocean, japan, hawaii, germany ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Australia, USA, Philippines
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A Marine patrol stops at Firebase Gloria at the start of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam war. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to help defend it. The Marines barely hold off the VC (Viet Cong), but in the end, hold the base.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, vietcong, military, sergeant, siege, battles, survival, escapades, danger, soldier, battle zone, against the odds ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
vietnam, asia, indochina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A group of German boys is ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, rough
Plot:
world war two, military, heroic mission, soldier, left to die, danger, young heroes, combat casualty, american soldier, nazi, world war, german history ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1945
Place:
germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A young man Kentaro Saeki (Haruma Miura) keeps failing his bar test and does not know what to do any more. His older sister Keiko is a freelance writer. Kentaro and Keiko begin to search for information on their grandfather Kyuzo Miyabe (Junichi ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, sentimental ...
Plot:
world war two, aerial combats, aerial combat, pacific war, military, kamikaze, hopes, soldier, moral dilemma, battles, uncover truth, aviation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 2000s, post world war two
Place:
japan, pearl harbor, asia, east asia
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, China
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:
sexy, serious, exciting, tense, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
world war two, war, tank, soldier, military, battles, heroism, nazi, last stand, world war, combat, american soldier ...
Time:
1940s, year 2014, year 1945, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
germany, america, europe
Similarity:
19%
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:
serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
world war two, tank, military, racism, soldier, danger, battles, military life, against the odds, save the day, hopes, heroic mission ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
34%
104K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the soldiers and aviators who helped turn the tide of the Second World War during the iconic Battle of Midway in June 1942.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, exciting, scary, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
naval battle, war, world war two, warship, aerial combat, sea battle, air battle, fighter plane, aircraft carrier, fighter pilot, navy, u.s. military ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, year 2019, 1930s, year 1941 ...
Place:
pearl harbor, pacific ocean, tokyo, washington d.c., honolulu hawaii ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
heroic mission, world war two, military life, military, battle zone, danger, military base, battles, friendship, world war, violent content, chases and races ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
normandy, europe, germany
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, captivating, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, battles, soldier, survival, military life, society, danger, daring rescue, war, heroic mission, battle zone, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
france, europe, italy, usa, hawaii
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Czechoslovakia, West Germany
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.
Style:
realistic, intense, harsh, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, battles, survival, soldier, nazi, world war, tank, escapades, anti war, wartime life, danger ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, year 1969, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, italy
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In WW2, a RAF squadron leader mourns the death of a comrade and receives a bombing mission against a secret Nazi V-2 rocket testing facility in France.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, raf, aviation, world war, military, flying, warplane, fighter plane, french resistance, aerial combat, space, luftwaffe ...
Time:
year 1969, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, france
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of the Polish fliers who found themselves fighting for the freedom of their own country in foreign skies. Seen through the eyes of Jan Zumbach, fighter ace and adventurer, it tells how the Poles, driven across Europe by the German war ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, suspenseful, exciting
Plot:
world war two, warplane, air force, air battle, aviation, killed in action, hurricane, world war, friendship, danger, heroic mission, airplane ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
poland, united kingdom
Similarity:
32%
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:
captivating, serious, exciting, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, military, wartime life, save the day, danger, obsessive quest, against the odds, race against time, escapades, soldier, super weapon, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 89 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:
submarine, world war two, naval battle, world war, ocean, torpedo, underwater, diver, combat, kriegsmarine, sea disaster, warship ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
31%
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, suspense, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, world war two, save the day, danger, isolation, military, war, rebelliousness, survival, island, soldier, rebellion ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Similarity:
29%
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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, commando, visceral, espionage, battles, betrayal, heroes, escapades, military life, wartime life, basic training ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy, canada, europe, germany, california ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story:
During World War II, airmen risk their lives with the 100th Bomb Group, a brotherhood forged by courage, loss, and triumph.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, exciting, epic war, period drama
Plot:
world war two, aerial combat, bomber, male nudity, male protagonist, pilot, flying, bombing, military officer, aircraft, u.s. air force, airplane ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1943
Place:
germany, england, europe
Similarity:
29%
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, aerial combat, fighter pilot, fighter plane, raf, soldier, aviation, great war, danger, military, military life, heroic mission ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, year 1971
Place:
germany, europe, france
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 312 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives and loves of the men of RAF Hornet Squadron who are transferred to France at the outbreak of World Wat II in September 1939. For the most part the men are competent fliers but there is little action in the first several months. The men ...
Style:
costume drama, serious, realistic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
aerial combats, world war two, battles, aviation, luftwaffe, royal air force, warplane, wartime, world war, partner, friends, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After the fall of the September Campaign of 1939, two Polish pilots are forced to fight for their nation in foreign battlefronts.
Style:
exciting, sincere
Plot:
aerial combat, air force, world war two, world war, aviation, soldier, courage, wartime life, danger, politics, rescue, battles ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
poland, britain, europe
Similarity:
29%
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, trench warfare, military, u.s. military, american abroad, u.s. army, pigeon, great war, survival, military life, leadership, danger ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1918
Place:
france, europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Guinea during World War II.
Style:
serious, rough, tense, inspirational
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, military, battlefield, military life, danger, leadership, battles, world war, heroism, soldier, pacific war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
japan, australia, papua new guinea
Similarity:
29%
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