Movies like Hornblower: Mutiny
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Hornblower: Mutiny (2001)
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British naval history. Hornblower and his comrades come under the command of a revered but obviously mentally unstable captain and eventually must mutiny.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, captivating, feel good, mad
Plot:
napoleonic wars, ship, british navy, military, heroes, leadership, navy, war, military life, naval battle, rebel, commander, rebelliousness, uninhibited rivalry, boat, sea, sailing, suspense, pirate, french revolution, courage, mutiny, seafaring, napoleonic era, warship ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, 1800s
Place:
west indies, jamaica
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Most similar movies to Hornblower: Mutiny
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about military, heroes, escapades, war, military life, battles and napoleonic wars mostly in Drama, War and Adventure genres. Some movies like Hornblower: Mutiny: Horatio Hornblower 3 (2003), Horatio Hornblower: The Duel (1998), Damn the Defiant! (1962), Hornblower: Duty (2003), Sharpe's Rifles (1993). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.
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captivating, serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
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napoleonic wars, british navy, sea battle, military, espionage, war hero, rebellion, military life, sword fight, ship, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
19th century, georgian era
Place:
france, europe, english channel
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving their unstable captain.
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exciting, captivating, suspenseful, rough, feel good ...
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napoleonic wars, sea battle, sailboat, military, rebellion, war hero, military life, rivalry, army investigation, war, ship, boat ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
west indies, jamaica
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, feel good, road movie
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
napoleonic wars, ship, british navy, adventurer, navy, military, bully, heroes, duel, battles, sea, french revolution ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
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95%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
feel good, realistic, serious, exciting, rough
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, heroes, french revolution, adventurer, sailing, sea, pirate, napoleonic era, seafaring, boat, courage ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1790s
Place:
france, europe, brittany
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, pirate, navy, british navy, sea, mutiny, royal navy, courage, french revolution, boat, napoleonic era ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s
Place:
europe, england
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, feel good ...
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, ship captain, sea battle, military, battles, military life, couples, rescue, treason, heroes, sea ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
switzerland, europe
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100%
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, epic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, navy, battles, sea battle, heroic mission, leadership, naval battle, sailboat, friendship, military, royal navy ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, regency period, edwardian era, georgian era
Place:
england, france, brazil, europe, pacific ocean ...
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67%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
exciting, serious, feel good
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, navy, heroes, battles, french revolution, sea, sailing, success, courage, boat, pirate ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century
Place:
north africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
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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, 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: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA, New Zealand
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get ...
Style:
epic, captivating, suspenseful, sexy, breathtaking ...
Plot:
ship, island, mutiny, betrayal, sea, storm at sea, sailboat, survival, boat, lost at sea, murder, suspense ...
Time:
18th century, 1930s, georgian era, year 1984, 1780s
Place:
england, tahiti, pacific ocean, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Horatio Homblower, now promoted to Acting Lieutenant, captures the French ship Le Reve off the Spanish coast. The Captain of the French ship is furious that such a youngster has pulled off such a coup. But far more daunting is Hornblower's ...
Style:
feel good, serious, exciting
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, sea battle, heroes, pirate, sea, sailing, courage, boat, friendship, french revolution, seafaring ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Billy is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
Style:
tense, emotional, serious, suspenseful, road movie ...
Plot:
mutiny, ship, courtroom drama, napoleonic wars, injustice, navy, ship captain, british navy, ocean, betrayal, military life, captivity ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 1790s
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27%
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.
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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 ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
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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 ...
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exciting, captivating, realistic, serious, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
napoleonic wars, military, battles, state affairs, war, soldier, escapades, heroes, rebellion, military life, royal family, napoleonic era ...
Time:
19th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a ...
Style:
epic, psychological, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ship, ocean, sailboat, mutiny, betrayal, suspense, captain, leadership, brutality, sea, rebelliousness, military ...
Time:
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Place:
tahiti, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the ...
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serious, exciting, emotional, compassionate, motivational ...
Plot:
world war two, submarine, war, convoy, navy, u.s. navy, warship, ocean, us military, captain, battleship, naval officer ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
san francisco, atlantic ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
When the young republic of The Netherlands is attacked by England, France and Germany and faces its own civil war no less, only one man, Michael de Ruyter, can lead the county's strongest weapon, the Dutch fleet.
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, realistic, slasher ...
Plot:
war, ocean, military, naval battle, soldier, state affairs, civil war, leadership, heroic mission, sea, ship, father son relationship ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
holland, europe, netherlands
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
inventor, sea, british navy, sailboat, ocean, military life, against the odds, escapades, sea disaster, father son relationship, sailing, seafaring ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, victorian era, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
england, jamaica
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, exciting, serious, touching
Plot:
world war two, navy, battleship, japanese history, military, war, battles, heroes, warship, lost love, first love, sea ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century, year 2005, 2000s ...
Place:
japan
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21%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
1808. The Napoleonic Army suffers its first defeat at the hands of a single man: a drummer boy who used the Montserrat mountains to echo his drums and send the enemy troops into a panicked retreat. When the news reaches Napoleon, he furiously orders ...
Style:
tense, serious, exciting, perverse, realistic ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, soldier, military, on the run, rebellion, vengeance, escapades, rebelliousness, folk hero, rivalry, war crime, suspense ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
catalonia, spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
When Sharpe is ordered to whip the King of Spain's Irish Royal Brigade into shape, he faces dissent from the men who believe the British are slaughtering their relatives in Ireland and a spy from within.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
napoleonic wars, napoleonic era, napoleon bonaparte, spanish history, french revolution, military, tough heroes, battles, vengeance, heroes, soldier, state affairs ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
europe, spain
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A war drama of motor torpedo boats which did much unsung work in WW2, but the naval battles merely provide an exciting story in which an even more special romantic drama is wrapped up.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating
Plot:
royal navy, kriegsmarine, submarine, wartime, navy, love triangle, heroes, military, war, escapades, military life, island ...
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60s
Place:
malta, sicily, italy
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20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
TV show
Story:
Sharpe is tasked to protect the most important spy in Lord Wellington's network, but domestic issues, a traumatized young girl, and possible French spies all threaten his success
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realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
napoleonic wars, napoleonic era, french revolution, age difference, british empire, military, heroes, espionage, rebellion, escapades, war, mute or deaf ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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:
serious, realistic, dramatic, epic, cult film
Plot:
politics, battles, soldier, war for independence, revolution, life is a bitch, war, rivalry, rebellion, human spirit, political unrest, parents and children ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
Story:
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 ⇓
20%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.
Style:
exciting, realistic, captivating, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
pirate, pirate ship, sea battle, ocean, stowaway, sailboat, child in peril, sword fight, pirate captain, kidnapping, escapades, ship ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place:
jamaica, caribbean
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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:
serious, captivating, exciting, disturbing, realistic
Plot:
napoleonic wars, military, battles, heroes, heroic mission, military life, escapades, british soldier, violence, battlefield, napoleon bonaparte, french revolution ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
india
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19%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating ...
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exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, captivating ...
Plot:
ship, world war two, torpedo, escapades, wartime life, downfall, ocean, evacuation, confined, military, chaos and mayhem, tragedy ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
TV show
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:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, napoleonic era, british soldier, royal family, napoleon bonaparte, spanish history, french revolution, siege, heroes, military, soldier, war hero ...
Time:
19th century, regency period, 1810s
Place:
spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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:
captivating, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic
Plot:
napoleonic wars, military, british soldier, heroes, soldier, confined, war, daring rescue, kidnapping, captivity, heroic mission, tough heroes ...
Time:
19th century, 1810s
Place:
portugal, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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