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Downfall (2004)
398K
Original name: Der Untergang
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Austria, Italy
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender.
Style:
psychological, costume drama, harsh, disturbing, epic, realistic, suspense, political, atmospheric, breathtaking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, hitler, nazi, war, nazism, suicide, fascism, holocaust, national socialism, dictatorship, third reich, paranoia, politics, bunker, courage, hitler youth, confined, nazi germany, last will and testament, poison, siege, ss, ss officer, nazi soldier, corruption ...
Time:
1940s, year 2004, 2000s, 20th century, year 1945, 90s, year 1942 ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany, prague, europe, bavaria, munich germany, frankfurt germany ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, disturbing and sincere films with plots about world war two, war, holocaust, world war, nazi, military and nazi uniform mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Downfall: Conspiracy (2001), Valkyrie (2008), Katyn (2007), 13 Minutes (2015), The Pianist (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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 ...
Style:
factual, political, disturbing, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
holocaust, genocide, nazi, politics, world war two, conspiracy, third reich, ss officer, shoah, war crime, brutality, racism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942, post world war two, 1930s
Place:
berlin germany, germany, europe, poland
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, USA
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:
bad ending, factual, tense, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, nazi, nazism, nazi germany, conspiracy, war, hitler, german soldier, resistance, politics, wehrmacht, gestapo ...
Time:
1940s, year 2008, year 1944, year 1943, 20th century ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany, europe, munich germany, tunisia ...
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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, sad ...
Plot:
world war two, war crime, ethnic conflict, polish history, nazism, survival, propaganda, holocaust, massacre, occupation, oppression, murder ...
Time:
1940s, year 2007, 20th century, year 1940, post world war two
Place:
poland, eastern europe, europe, russia, soviet union ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany, Italy
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The breath-taking story of a man who nearly would have changed the world. 1939, when Hitler tricked millions of people at the height of his power, one said a radical No: Georg Elser, disparaged as an assassin, is one of the greatest resistance ...
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
kids
Plot:
hitler, nazi germany, world war two, gestapo, resistance fighter, battered woman, bolshevik, nazi, hitler youth, assassination attempt, anti fascist, third reich ...
Time:
year 1939, 1930s, pre world war two, year 1929, year 1932 ...
Place:
germany, munich germany, europe, switzerland, berlin germany
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, War
Country: France, Poland, Germany, UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he ...
Style:
emotional, sad, harsh, reflective, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, survival, genocide, nazi, classical music, wartime, war, nazism, anti semitism, hunger, nazi occupation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1939, 1930s, year 2002 ...
Place:
poland, germany, europe, eastern europe, central europe ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
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Story:
A unique slant, profiling the life of Adolf Hitler as a child and his rise through the ranks of the National German Workers' Party prior to World War II.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
hitler, world war two, nazism, fascism, against humanity, racism, politics, political unrest, dictatorship, nazi, leadership, ss ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1910s
Place:
germany, europe, austria
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings-on within, and without.
Style:
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Plot:
nazi, world war two, third reich, bunker, ss, military, world war, eastern front, biopic, hitler, suicide, holocaust ...
Time:
year 1945, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In December 1941, Czech soldier Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich
Style:
emotional, factual, visually stunning, slasher, social ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi, conspiracy, gestapo, murderer, assassination, betrayal, nazi occupation, friendship between men, ss, suspicion, repression ...
Time:
1940s, 2010s, year 2016, 90s, y2k ...
Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, France, Poland, Portugal, China
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The Captain captures the final act of the Third Reich as Hitler's dream falls completely into ruins. The downfall is the seen through the eyes of a young German soldier who, amidst the chaos, decides to desert.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, black and white, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
impostor, nazi, nazi germany, abuse, deserter, world war two, execution, nazi officer, war criminal, aerial bombardment, german soldier, world war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, year 2017, 20th century
Place:
germany, canada
Similarity:
100%
114K
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side ...
Style:
dramatic, realistic, epic, historical drama, aesthetic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, world war, u.s. army, biopic, business, wartime, tank, military, u.s. military, allies, battle of the bulge, ego ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1970, year 1942 ...
Place:
london, italy, africa, north africa, america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Style:
touching, emotional, heartbreaking, realistic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, genocide, nazi, wartime, war, concentration camp, storytelling, holocaust survivor, anti semitism, nazism, against humanity ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 90s, ancient times, year 1943 ...
Place:
poland, germany, iran, persia, europe ...
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16K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, War
Country: France, Germany, Romania
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The film "Amen." examines the links between the Vatican and Nazi Germany. The central character is Kurt Gerstein, a member of the Institute for Hygiene of the Waffen-SS who is horrified by what he sees in the death camps. Moreover, he is ...
Style:
sincere, political, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
holocaust, genocide, world war two, concentration camp, politics, pope, christian, ss, conscience, nazi, nazism, priest ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, poland, rome italy, italy, austria ...
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Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The story Jewish counterfeiter, Salomon Sorowitsch, coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
Style:
harsh, tense, brutal, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
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Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, disturbing, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
war, world war two, rescue, nazi, heroes, atrocity, confined, wartime life, lifesaver, chaos, disorder, righting the wronged ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
True story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to thrilling, dramatic life. Sophie Scholl stars Julia Jentsch in a luminous performance as the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Armed ...
Style:
sincere, emotional, touching, suspenseful, political ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, politics, nazism, nazi germany, death sentence, nazi, resistance, gestapo, justice, historical character, trial, lawyer ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1943, 2000s, year 2005 ...
Place:
germany, munich germany, europe, poland, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, Czech Republic
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary.
Style:
serious, emotional, sincere, contemplative, uplifting ...
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, nazi, concentration camp, hopes, clergy, gestapo, catholic, nazi occupation, soldier, heroes, introspection ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 2004, post world war two
Place:
germany, belgium, switzerland, france, berlin germany ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 270 min.
TV show
Story:
A reassessment of the role Albert Speer played in the Third Reich. Speer, who was ultimately convicted at the Nuremburg trials and served a 20-year prison sentence, was known for designing many of the Third Reich's buildings and for being ...
Style:
contemplative, serious, sincere, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
hitler, nazi officer, world war two, third reich, holocaust, war crime, post war, war criminal, nazi, anti semitism, delusion, state affairs ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, berlin germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
Style:
bleak, realistic, captivating, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, hitler, nazi germany, nazi, against humanity, suicide, confinement indoors, wartime life, life is a bitch, state affairs, downfall, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1945
Place:
germany, berlin germany, europe
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25%
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Norway
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his 11 comrades dead, Norwegian resistance fighter Jan Baalsrud finds himself fleeing from the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.
Style:
costume drama, suspense, serious, dark, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, gestapo, nazi, resistance fighter, lone hero, ss, coping, survival, wilderness, winter, world war, nature ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1940, year 1988 ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany, scotland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Sport, Thriller, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In 1942, Friedrich Weimer's boxing skills get him an appointment to a National Political Academy (NaPolA) – high schools that produce Nazi elite. Over his father's objections, Friedrich enrolls. During his year in seventh ...
Style:
melancholic, emotional, disturbing, harsh, touching ...
Plot:
boxing, nazi, friendship, nazi germany, boarding school, german soldier, anti semitism, pow, boys' school, youth, military school, gestapo ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942, post world war two
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany, cape town south africa, london ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style:
breathtaking, realistic, captivating, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
manly, date night, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, self sacrifice, sniper, friendship, nazi, combat, army, machine gun ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, year 2013 ...
Place:
normandy, france, germany, poland, europe ...
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100%
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Country: China, Hong Kong, UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, rough, bleak, breathtaking, black and white ...
Plot:
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Time:
1930s, year 1938, year 2009, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
china, asia, shanghai
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Netherlands, Germany, UK, Belgium
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
Style:
erotic, psychological, tense, sexy, dramatic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, espionage, nazi, spy, nazism, resistance, female spy, occupation, gestapo, german soldier, war ...
Time:
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Place:
netherlands, israel, holland, germany, belgium ...
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with ...
Style:
period piece, inspirational, political, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
world war two, british history, prime minister, politics, british politics, winston churchill, british prime minister, war, decision, choice, leader, leadership ...
Time:
year 1940, year 2017, 2010s, 1940s
Place:
england, dunkirk, britain, united kingdom, london ...
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA, China
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story of a group of Jewish Boy Scouts who worked with the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
Style:
costume drama, powerful
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, year 1941, year 1942, year 1943, year 1939 ...
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europe, berlin germany, munich germany, geneva switzerland, france ...
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100%
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Story:
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. ...
Style:
suspense, breathtaking, inspirational, atmospheric, witty ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
world war two, nazism, nazi, war, vengeance, dark humor, alternate history, working undercover, violence, dialogue, violent, blood ...
Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, South Africa, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his ...
Style:
emotional, intense, sincere, rough, political ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
genocide, racism, hotel, against humanity, war, violence, politics, cruelty, civil war, war crime, refugee, un ...
Time:
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Place:
rwanda, africa, south africa, congo, somalia ...
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50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Spanish photographer Francesc Boix, imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, works in the SS Photographic Service. Between 1943 and 1945, he hides, with the help of other prisoners, thousands of negatives, with the purpose of showing ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, costume drama, period piece, rough ...
Plot:
holocaust, nazi, nazism, concentration camp, world war two, nazi occupation, nazi concentration camp, shoah, nazi war criminal, slave labor, spanish civil war, concentration camp survivor ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, year 1944, year 1945
Place:
spain, germany, central europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 174 min.
Story:
The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II and is executed by them in 1943. Opening at Jägerstätter’s home in Austria’s countryside, the film follows Franz and his wife, Fani, ...
Style:
period piece, sexy, thought provoking, costume drama, political ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
world war two, conscientious objector, clergy, prisoner, prison life, farmer, catholic, trial, travel, anti war, courtroom, military ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, year 2019, 2010s, year 1939 ...
Place:
austria, germany, alps, berlin germany
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100%
16K
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Australia, Germany, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After her Nazi parents are imprisoned, Lore leads her younger siblings across a war-torn Germany in 1945. Amidst the chaos, she encounters mysterious Jewish refugee Thomas, who shatters her fragile reality with hatred and desire. To live, she must ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, bleak, sincere, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
holocaust, nazi, world war two, survival, hitler, children, coming of age, youth, war, concentration camp survivor, children in wartime, child as adult ...
Time:
year 2012, post world war two, 90s, 1940s, 20th century ...
Place:
germany, russia, hamburg germany, berlin germany, poland ...
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