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5 Days of War (2011)
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Georgia, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airstrikes against Georgia. Rescuing Tatia, a young Georgian schoolteacher separated from her family during the attack, the two reporters agree to help reunite her with her family in exchange for serving as their interpreter. As the three attempt to escape to safety, they witness--and document--the devastation from the full-scale crossfire and cold-blooded murder of innocent civilians.
Style:
tense, realistic, rough, serious, exciting, sentimental, contemplative, independent film, informative
Plot:
politics, news report, media, political unrest, state affairs, life is a bitch, society, culture clash, cameraman, media coverage, journalism, murder, political intrigue, world politics, tank, iraq war, reporter, epic battle, holocaust, torture, wartime, conflict, war crime, evacuation, interrogation ...
Time:
year 2011, 2000s, year 2007, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
tbilisi, georgia, los angeles, russian, american
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The Human Shield is a 1991 film directed by Ted Post. It stars Michael Dudikoff and Tommy Hinkley. It is about a former government agent who must save his diabetic brother from Iraqi abductors.
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Time:
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Place:
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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 ...
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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31%
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Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
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boys' night
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
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Style:
epic, tense, sad, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, suspenseful, bleak, rough, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, tense, suspense, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
vietnam war, confined, captivity, military life, battles, life is a bitch, rebellion, on the run, espionage, political unrest, anti war, wartime life ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Czechoslovakia, West Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, intense, harsh, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
24%
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