Movies and TV shows like The Pacific
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The Pacific (2010)
142K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers" telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.
Style:
serious, emotional, suspenseful, disturbing, epic, exciting, heartbreaking, political, anime, historical drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, battlefield, war, squad, combat, battles, soldier, marines, american soldier, japanese soldier, infantry, imperial japan, u.s. military, pacific war, american history, navy, machine gun, war violence, war zone, world war, killed in action, mission, male bonding, battle zone ...
Time:
1940s, 2010s, 20th century, year 1945, 40s
Place:
pacific ocean, japan, alabama, okinawa japan, asia, korea, okinawa
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Most similar movies to The Pacific
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and captivating films and TV series with plots about military, war, soldier, battles, world war two, military life and world war mostly in Drama, War and Action genres. Some movies like The Pacific: Band of Brothers (2001), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Generation Kill (2008), Lone Survivor (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company ...
Style:
heroic, captivating, epic, historical drama, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
world war two, combat, military, war, battles, soldier, american soldier, paratrooper, courage, behind enemy lines, infantry, nazi germany ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, y2k, 2000s, post world war two
Place:
germany, europe, belgium, netherlands, austria ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
Style:
realistic, epic, contemplative, disturbing, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, adult
Plot:
world war two, war, military, japanese history, battles, anti war, survival, japanese military, japanese army, imperial japan, violence, stallion ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2006, ancient times, 2000s ...
Place:
japan, asia, nebraska, tokyo, germany
Similarity:
100%
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 ...
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Marines prepare to invade Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom; while the soldiers wait to receive their orders, they learn a Rolling Stone columnist will be embedded with them
Style:
tense, political, disturbing, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, iraq war, marines, soldier, violence, war, anti war, military life, courage, desert, life & death, character study ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, afghanistan
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94%
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322K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find ...
Style:
rough, captivating, inspirational, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, survival, soldier, gunfight, war, terrorism, death, squad, courage, military life, special forces, war on terror ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 2000s, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa, iraq, israel
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Style:
factual, heroic, realistic, epic, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
military, vietnam war, war, soldier, battles, battlefield, ambush, military life, heroic mission, infantry, wartime, justice ...
Time:
20th century, year 2002, 60s, 2000s
Place:
vietnam, america, asia, usa, iraq ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II ...
Style:
philosophical, visually stunning, visually appealing, visual, epic ...
Plot:
war, world war two, sergeant, jungle, infantry, soldier, pacific war, anti war, u.s. army, pacific island, survival, existentialism ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 90s, year 1998, year 1940 ...
Place:
asia, japan, america, germany, pacific ocean ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Berlin, 1941. Five friends eager to become heroes in an adventure that will change the face of Europe - and that will forever change them as well.
Style:
tense, captivating, thought provoking, serious, anime ...
Plot:
world war two, nazism, holocaust, soldier, military, nazi germany, guilt, danger, eastern front, atrocity, wehrmacht, friends ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
germany, berlin germany, east germany, hawaii, soviet union ...
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
601K
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:
71%
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:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
The dramatised account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two.
Style:
tense, captivating, thrilling, satirical, inspirational ...
Plot:
world war two, military, mission, british soldier, military officer, soldier, pilot, british army, battles, special agent, fight, military life ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
north africa, libya, cairo egypt, egypt
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.
Style:
realistic, factual, intense, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, combat, military, code, artillery, soldier, marines, native american, courage, wartime, brutality ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s, 20th century, year 1943, year 2002 ...
Place:
japan, america, asia, pacific ocean, arizona
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Gritty, intense, evocative and emotional, "Over There" takes you to the front lines of battle and explores the effects of war on a U.S. Army unit sent to Iraq on their first tour of duty, as well as the equally powerful effects felt at ...
Style:
intellectual, disturbing, suspenseful, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
iraq war, military, soldier, combat, friendship, army life, sergeant, adultery, guerilla warfare, u.s. army, self sacrifice, right and wrong ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east
Similarity:
67%
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:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen – John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon ...
Style:
emotional, sincere, realistic, epic, factual ...
Plot:
war, military, world war two, propaganda, wartime, survival, battles, guilt, photograph, world war, fame, american history ...
Time:
year 2006, post world war two, 20th century, 1940s, year 1939 ...
Place:
japan, asia, america, north america, usa ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, semi serious, sitcom ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, aviation, military, world war, mission, air force, american soldier, revolutionary war, aircraft, wartime, revolution, revolutionary ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
29%
39K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of the elite Navy Seals as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions our country can ask.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, exciting, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, swat team, soldier, terrorism, gunfight, u.s. military, special forces, team, navy seal, friendship, shooter, investigation ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, afghanistan, iraq
Similarity:
60%
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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, girls' night, kids, teens
Plot:
world war two, war, tank, nazi, epic battle, u.s. military, world war, battles, heroic mission, military, campaign, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1944
Place:
belgium, america, europe, berlin germany, hawaii ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that ...
Style:
epic, black and white, factual, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, military, french resistance, machine gun, nazi, courage, war, combat, beach, world war, brutality, allies ...
Time:
year 1962, 20th century, year 1944, 1940s
Place:
normandy, english channel, america, europe, france ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
A Bridge Too Far tells the story of Operation Market Garden, the failed attempt by the allies to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland and allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and ...
Style:
epic, realistic, breathtaking, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, war, behind enemy lines, wartime, tank, courage, military, combat, paratrooper, plan gone wrong, allies, mission ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, 70s
Place:
germany, america, europe, netherlands, canada ...
Similarity:
26%
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:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had ...
Style:
epic, factual, talky, intense, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
world war two, war, navy, fighter plane, u.s. navy, japanese military, aviation, battles, warship, aerial combat, military life, world war ...
Time:
year 1970, 1940s, year 1941, 20th century, 70s
Place:
hawaii, pearl harbor, japan, washington d.c., asia ...
Similarity:
26%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as ...
Style:
retro, realistic, serious, vintage
Plot:
world war two, military, world war, tank, mission, american soldier, soldier, anti war, infantrymen, military life, babies and infants, war ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
europe, prague, france, czech republic
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their ...
Style:
cult classic, realistic, black and white, action adventure, independent film ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
vietnam war, soldier, combat, war, military, jungle, gunfight, anti war, conflict, great war, wartime, battles ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1969
Place:
vietnam, the philippines, asia, indochina
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1898 the US government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in their struggle against Spanish rule. Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt decides to experience the war first hand by promoting and joining a volunteer cavalry ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, captivating, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
american history, civil war, u.s. president, spanish american war, battles, president, soldier, state affairs, heroic mission, political unrest, military life, male friendship ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, 1890s
Place:
latin america, san antonio texas, new mexico, cuba
Similarity:
25%
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:
25%
901
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 165 min.
TV show
Story:
Anzacs was a 1985 5-part Australian miniseries set in World War I. The series follows the lives of a group of young Australian men who enlist in the 8th Battalion of the First Australian Imperial Force in 1914, fighting first at Gallipoli in 1915, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
world war one, great war, war, world war two, world war, wartime, military, soldier, heroes, escapades, superior officer, battles ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century
Place:
new zealand, australia, gallipoli
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Relive a heroic fight for survival during the Iraq War, when the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood was ferociously ambushed on April 4, 2004, in Sadr City, Baghdad — a day that came to be known in military annals as “Black Sunday.”
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
iraq war, military, war, soldier, last stand, danger, courage, wartime life, friendship, chaos, death, military life ...
Place:
afghanistan, iraq
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The film is based on the eponymous book by Emmanuil Kazakevich. In the summer of 1944 the Nazi Armies prepare a massive Tank Division named 'Viking" for the offensive on occupied Russian land. The Russian Army's special group of seven ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, bleak, epic ...
Plot:
world war two, d day, war, soldier, battles, danger, fall in love, world war, military, battlefield, holocaust, soviet army ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
24%
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