Movies like Waterloo
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Waterloo (1970)
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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, realistic, period piece
Plot:
napoleonic wars, napoleon bonaparte, battles, british army, military, war, destiny, politics, military life, state affairs, napoleon, betrayal, royal family, political unrest, tragic hero, french army, british history, cavalry charge, medieval, ancient, french revolution, intrigue, historical event, fictional history, napoleonic era ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, victorian era, 1810s, victorian
Place:
europe, belgium, england, france, new zealand, paris france, united kingdom ...
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Most similar movies to Waterloo
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and epic films with plots about war, battles, military, heroes, sword, sword fight and combat mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Waterloo: Zulu Dawn (1979), Sharpe's Rifles (1993), War and Peace (1965), Fort Saganne (1984), El Cid (1961). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ...
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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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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands, USA
Duration: 98 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 ...
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epic, serious, realistic, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
military, battles, imperialism, british empire, soldier, war, death, victory, army life, historical event, killing an animal, intrigue ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place:
africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
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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, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
napoleonic wars, war, military, wartime life, escapades, british army, spanish history, napoleon bonaparte, french revolution, world history, napoleonic era, royal family ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
iberian peninsula, portugal
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 453 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 ...
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epic, romantic, fairy tale, inspirational, realistic ...
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napoleonic wars, nobility, nationalism, battles, war, true love, imperial russia, chaos, french revolution, royalty, historical event, napoleonic era ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, 1810s, georgian era
Place:
russia, ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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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:
feminist film, epic, serious, realistic, exciting
Plot:
foreign legion, military, world war one, war, french foreign legion, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, love, revenge, nurse, world war two ...
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africa, sahara, france, europe, paris france ...
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100%
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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.
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epic, breathtaking, stylized, sexy, compassionate ...
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medieval, knight, sword fight, spanish history, islam, battles, betrayal, war, siege, catholic, violence, warrior ...
Time:
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Place:
spain, europe, africa
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67%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France, Germany, Italy, Canada, USA, UK, Hungary, Spain, Czech Republic
Duration: 380 min.
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The year is 1816, and NAPOLEON, held prisoner by the British on the island of St. Helena, is telling the young English girl BETSY his life story.
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realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, epic ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, napoleon bonaparte, battles, rise and fall, imperial russia, conquering, megalomaniac, rise to the top, ambition, leadership, politics, military ...
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19th century, regency period, 18th century, 1810s, 1790s ...
Place:
europe, france, prussia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
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, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, lone wolves, french revolution, historical event, napoleonic era, battles, heroes, military, british army, war hero, couples, battle zone ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s
Place:
belgium, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
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Sharpe, with his new commanding officer, is sent to capture a castle when news comes of locals who will rise against Bonaparte. However, he is somewhat distracted by thoughts of his wife whom he was forced to leave while stricken with fever.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, battles, castle, british soldier, heroes, siege, military life, military, war, heroic mission, woman in danger, isolation ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
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Told his battalion is to be split up due to lack of recruits at home, Sharpe and Harper return to England to investigate. What should have been a simple query turns politically explosive as they come nearer to exposing profiteering on the home front ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, sincere ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, napoleonic era, french revolution, napoleon bonaparte, spanish history, soldier, heroes, military, war hero, british army, cavalry, tough heroes ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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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 ...
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invasion, queen, rivalry, betrayal, battles, royal family, tragic hero, politics, state affairs, intrigue, escapades, dishonesty ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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, ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
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Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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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.
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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.
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tense, realistic, exciting, serious, political ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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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 ...
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epic, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
rebellion, betrayal, rebelliousness, leadership, fighting the system, military life, military, state affairs, society, intrigue, rivalry, culture clash ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Passionate romance, brutal treachery, and selfless nobility are set against the background of Napoleon’s 1810 invasion of Portugal in Valeria Sarmiento’s intimate epic.
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serious, stylized, exciting, realistic, epic ...
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30%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
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50%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
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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 ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Country: UK
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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29%
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29%
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29%
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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 ...
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29%
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Duration: 165 min.
Story:
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1813. Major Sharpe's old enemy, Major Ducos manipulates a beautiful young marquesa into falsely accusing Sharpe of rape. Her husband calls Sharpe out in a duel. But when the husband is found dead the next morning, Sharpe is arrested and brought ...
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
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Story:
Sharpe is sent on a mission to exchange rifles for deserters with a strange band of Spanish guerillas. He also has to chaperone two women looking for their missing husband.
Style:
captivating, exciting, realistic, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Place:
spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Country: UK, Romania
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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28%
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