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Waterloo (1970)
 7.3
 12K
Waterloo (1970)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 134 min.
Story: After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. The best of the British generals, the Duke of Wellington, beat Napolean's best generals in Spain and Portugal, but now must beat Napoleon himself with an Anglo Allied army.
Style: epic, serious, exciting, emotional, stylized, patriotic, historical drama, historically accurate, realistic, period piece ...
Plot: napoleonic wars, napoleon bonaparte, battles, british army, military, war, politics, military life, state affairs, medieval, betrayal, royal family, political unrest, tragic hero, european history, british history, french army, great war, napoleonic era, patriot, cavalry charge, time machine, russian empire, ancient, french revolution ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 18th century, 1800s, regency period, 1810s, victorian
Place: europe, belgium, britain, soviet union, france, england, new zealand ...
Keyword: napoleon, attack

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and epic films with plots about battles, military, war, medieval, heroes, sword and sword fight mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Waterloo: Zulu Dawn (1979), Zulu (1964), Sharpe's Rifles (1993), El Cid (1961), War and Peace (1965). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
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 ...
Style: epic, factual, harsh, serious, exciting ...
Plot: british history, politics, british army, military, british soldier, visceral, battles, assassination, wartime, justice, anti war, tragic hero ...
Time: 19th century, 1850s, victorian era
Place: england, crimea, europe, turkey, istanbul turkey ...
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Zulu Dawn (1979)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership. Cy Endfield co-wrote the epic prequel Zulu Dawn 15 years after his enormously popular Zulu. Set in 1879, this film depicts the catastrophic Battle of ...
Style: action adventure, historical drama, cult classic, realistic, serious ...
Plot: imperialism, battles, british empire, war, colonialism, zulu, medieval, revolution, death, victory, army life, european history ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, year 1979, 1870s
Place: africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ...
Style: exciting, tense, period piece, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens
Plot: ship, napoleonic wars, navy, battles, sea battle, sea, military, leadership, friendship, naval battle, heroic mission, expedition ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 1800s, year 2003, ancient times ...
Place: britain, england, america, brazil, europe ...
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100%
 7.7
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Zulu (1964)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story: In 1879, during the Zulu wars, man of the people Lt. John Chard (Stanley Baker) and snooty Lt Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine) were in charge of defending the isolated Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes, holding out during an ...
Style: realistic, epic, factual, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: military, war, british empire, siege, british colonialism, british army, colonialism, human spirit, battles, zulu, soldier, historical event ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1800s, ancient times, 1870s
Place: africa, south africa, britain, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
TV show
Story: During the Peninsular War in Spain against the French, Sergeant Richard Sharpe saves the life of Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington and is promoted to Lieutenant. In order to pay the troops Wellesley needs a money draft from the banker ...
Style: exciting, costume drama, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot: napoleonic wars, war, military, wartime life, escapades, british army, medieval, world history, revolution, napoleonic era, special forces, chivalry ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s
Place: portugal, iberian peninsula
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
 16K
El Cid (1961)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 182 min.
Story: Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.
Style: epic, breathtaking, stylized, historically accurate, phantasmagoric ...
Plot: knight, medieval, barbarian, sword fight, spanish history, swashbuckler, islam, battles, duel, historical epic, catholic, betrayal ...
Time: middle ages, 11th century, medieval times, year 1961
Place: spain, europe, valencia spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
War and Peace (1965)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 393 min.
Story: Seven-hour epic based on the eponymous book by Leo Tolstoy. Two main story-lines are complex and intertwined. One is the love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov, who is unhappy in his marriage. Another is the ...
Style: epic, romantic, smart, spiritual, inspirational ...
Plot: napoleonic wars, nobility, nationalism, battles, war, medieval, napoleonic era, true love, spirituality, moving, freedom, revolutionary ...
Time: 19th century, 1810s, year 1966, 1800s, regency period
Place: soviet union, russia, ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
55 Days at Peking (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story: Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, ...
Style: serious, epic, exciting, realistic, tense ...
Plot: battles, imperialism, politics, british empire, revolution, military, rivalry, state affairs, political unrest, against the odds, colonialism, tragic hero ...
Time: 1900s, 19th century, victorian era, year 1963, year 1900 ...
Place: china, england, france, beijing china, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Napoleon (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 158 min.
Story: A personal look at the French military leader’s origins and swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of Napoleon’s addictive, volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine.
Style: epic, crying, costume drama, period drama
Audience: adult
Plot: french military, psychic, soldier, new beginning, royalty, commander, french army, father son relationship, baby, french revolution, brother brother relationship, sex ...
Time: 19th century, 1810s, 1780s, 1800s, 1790s ...
Place: paris france, egypt, moscow russia, france, europe ...
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Cromwell (1970)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
Style: epic, realistic, factual, talky, serious ...
Plot: revolution, british history, battles, royal family, political unrest, society, medieval, tyranny, military, against the odds, rivalry, rebellion ...
Time: 17th century, victorian era, middle ages
Place: england, ireland, britain, europe, america ...
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33%
 7.5
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Henry V (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.
Style: epic, realistic, exciting, costume drama, atmospheric ...
Audience: date night
Plot: medieval, battles, shakespeare, king, politics, royal family, war, tragedy, king of england, royalty, love and romance, military ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times, year 1989, ancient times
Place: england, france, europe, britain
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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The Crossing (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.
Style: tense, realistic, exciting, serious, political ...
Plot: american revolution, george washington, war, battles, heroes, military life, against the odds, heroic mission, rebellion, rebelliousness, battlefield, american history ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era
Place: america, philadelphia, delaware, usa, new jersey
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The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: India, UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his ...
Style: epic, captivating, emotional, serious, patriotic ...
Plot: rebellion, revolution, betrayal, military life, leadership, fighting the system, rebelliousness, battles, political unrest, culture clash, state affairs, society ...
Time: 19th century, victorian era, 1850s, 1800s
Place: india, britain, asia, afghanistan
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31%
 7.2
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The Patriot (2000)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 165 min.
Story: After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, ...
Style: period piece, dramatic, rough, uplifting, factual ...
Audience: manly, family friendly, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: american revolution, war, freedom, revolution, military, battles, vengeance, rebellion, human spirit, heroic mission, wartime, combat ...
Time: 18th century, year 2000, georgian era, y2k, 1780s ...
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Sharpe's Company (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
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Story: Spain 1812 The Duke of Wellington plans to lay siege to Badajoz. A murderous figure from Sharpe's past uses a beautiful woman revenge himself on Sharpe, now the father of her child. Sharpe has reason to be happy, he holds his daughter for the ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: napoleonic wars, napoleonic era, medieval, revolution, british soldier, revolutionary, freedom, sorcery, struggle, french revolution, special forces, revolutionary war ...
Time: 19th century, regency period, 1810s
Place: spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 6.3
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Fort Saganne (1984)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 180 min.
Story: In 1911, a willful and determined man from peasant stock named Charles Saganne enlists in the military and is assigned to the Sahara Desert under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh.
Style: epic, exciting, realistic, serious
Plot: foreign legion, french foreign legion, military, world war one, war, dictatorship, dictator, imperialism, colonialism, native, feminism, bigamy ...
Time: 1910s
Place: africa, paris france, france, europe, algeria ...
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Sharpe's Waterloo (1997)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
TV show
Story: Based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell, "Sharpe's Waterloo" brings maverick British officer Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe to his last fight against the French, in June of 1815.
Style: exciting, captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: napoleonic wars, medieval, napoleonic era, lone wolves, french revolution, historical event, revolutionary war, struggle, revolutionary, freedom, revolution, battles ...
Time: 19th century, 1810s
Place: belgium, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Sharpe's Enemy (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Portugal 1813. A band of deserters, including Sharpe's old enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, have captured two women, one the wife of a high-ranking English officer, and are holding them hostage for ransom. Sharpe is given the 60th Rifles and a Rocket ...
Style: serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, exciting
Plot: napoleonic wars, military, british soldier, heroes, soldier, war, daring rescue, captivity, kidnapping, heroic mission, tough heroes, ransom ...
Time: 19th century, 1810s
Place: portugal, europe
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29%
Sharpe's Peril (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 69 min.
TV show
Story: Our story begins at the end of Sharpe's Challenge. Sharpe and Harper are en route to Madras when they encounter a baggage train from the East India Company traveling through hostile territory. Chitu, a legendary bandit leader in control of the ...
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, disturbing, realistic
Plot: napoleonic wars, medieval, military, battles, heroes, danger, heroic mission, military life, escapades, british soldier, battlefield, violence ...
Time: 19th century
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.8
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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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Revolution (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Norway
Duration: 126 min.
Story: New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take ...
Style: realistic, serious, suspense, historical drama, dramatic ...
Plot: revolution, politics, battles, soldier, parents and children, political unrest, war, danger, fall in love, rivalry, human spirit, life is a bitch ...
Time: 18th century, 1770s
Place: usa, america, new york
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29%
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Drawn from the same events that later inspired Gladiator, the film charts the power-hungry greed and father-son betrayal that led to Rome's collapse at the bloody hands of the Barbarians.
Style: epic, captivating, exciting, stylized, serious ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, barbarian, battles, tragic hero, sword fight, ancient world, peplum, ancient, betrayal, politics ...
Time: ancient times
Place: rome italy, ancient greece, greece, europe, italy
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Sharpe's Eagle (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story: Sharpe is a Captain saddled with the South Essex, a battalion run by incompetents and filled with soldiers who have never been in battle. When the South Essex loses its colours (its regimental flag), Sharpe vows to save the honor of the regiment by ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, factual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: napoleonic wars, military, battles, heroes, war, soldier, state affairs, escapades, rebellion, military life, medieval, napoleonic era ...
Time: 19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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The Duellists (1977)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels amidst larger conflicts, including ...
Style: costume drama, visually appealing, cult classic, period piece, stylized ...
Plot: napoleonic wars, fencing, sword duel, swordsman, sword fight, napoleonic era, medieval, military, swashbuckler, duel, adaptation, time machine ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, 1810s, 18th century, year 1977 ...
Place: france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare (2006)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by oath to avenge the wrongs inflicted on his home and, in ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, inspirational ...
Plot: roman empire, ancient history, conquering, barbarian, battles, ancient, danger, vengeance, heroes, rivalry, soldier, peplum ...
Time: ancient times
Place: rome italy, europe, spain, alps
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Khartoum (1966)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story: English General Charles George Gordon, a devout Christian, is appointed military governor of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan by the Prime Minister. Ordered to evacuate Egyptians from the Sudan, Gordon stays on to protect the people of Khartoum, who are under ...
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Plot: islam, imperialism, military, culture clash, politics, colonialism, siege, british empire, wartime, battles, revolution, war ...
Time: 19th century, 1880s, victorian era, year 1966
Place: africa, sudan, england, belgium, london ...
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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia, Germany, Kazakhstan
Duration: 126 min.
Story: The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan, a slave who went on to conquer half the world in the 11th century.
Style: epic, realistic, captivating, visually stunning, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: conquering, monk, genghis khan, desert, battles, king, leadership, medieval, slave, betrayal, husband wife reunion, rise to the top ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 2007, ancient times, 12th century
Place: mongolia, china, soviet union, east asia, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
The Legend of Suriyothai (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Thailand
Duration: 185 min.
Story: During the 16th century, as Thailand contends with both a civil war and Burmese invasion, a beautiful princess rises up to help protect the glory of the Kingdom of Ayothaya. Based on the life of Queen Suriyothai.
Style: epic, exciting, realistic, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: female warrior, invasion, queen, betrayal, rivalry, battles, royal family, tragic hero, state affairs, escapades, dishonesty, intrigue ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times
Place: burma, thailand, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Michael the Brave (1971)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Romania, France, Italy
Duration: 203 min.
Story: An epic fresco depicting the reign (1593-1601) of Mihai Pätrascu (better known as "Mihai Viteazul" / "Michael the Brave"), the famous prince who united the three provinces: Transalpine Vallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia, into ...
Style: breathtaking, realistic, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Plot: medieval, barbarian, knight, war, tudors, great war, ancient, artist, fictional history, royal family, kingdom, royalty ...
Time: 16th century, medieval times, middle ages
Place: romania, transylvania
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