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Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship (1998)
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Original name: Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
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 naval history. Pellew, Captain of the Indefatigable, decides to put forward his protege Horatio Hornblower for the examination for lieutenant. Leading up to the exam Hornblower comes up against many challenges to prepare him for the difficult life as a lieutenant.
Style:
exciting, serious, feel good
Plot:
ship, napoleonic wars, navy, heroes, battles, sea, french revolution, sailing, success, pirate, boat, courage, seafaring, napoleonic era, military, war hero, war, catastrophe, ocean, friendship, friends, human spirit, adventurer, rebellion, disaster ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, 1800s
Place:
north africa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about heroes, war, military, battles, escapades, napoleonic wars and sword fight mostly in Drama, War and Adventure genres. Some movies like Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ship: Horatio Hornblower 3 (2003), Hornblower: Duty (2003), Hornblower: Mutiny (2001), Damn the Defiant! (1962), 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.
Style:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe, english channel
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100%
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:
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Place:
england, 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 ...
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exciting, tense, epic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
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ship, napoleonic wars, navy, battles, sea battle, heroic mission, leadership, naval battle, sailboat, friendship, military, royal navy ...
Time:
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england, france, brazil, europe, pacific ocean ...
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88%
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
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boys' night
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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
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Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1790s
Place:
france, europe, brittany
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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 ...
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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: 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 ...
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exciting, serious, realistic, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, ship, british navy, military, heroes, leadership, navy, war, military life, naval battle, rebel, rebelliousness ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century
Place:
west indies, jamaica
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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
⇓ 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:
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Time:
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Place:
iberian peninsula, portugal
⇓ similarity ⇓
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 ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, sea battle, sailboat, military, rebellion, war hero, military life, rivalry, army investigation, war, ship, boat ...
Time:
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Place:
west indies, jamaica
⇓ similarity ⇓
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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 ...
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Time:
19th century, 1810s
Place:
belgium, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 69 min.
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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 ...
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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.
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tense, emotional, serious, suspenseful, road movie ...
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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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Time:
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Place:
spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
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Story:
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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 ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
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Story:
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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Audience:
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Time:
19th century, 1810s
Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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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.
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Country: UK
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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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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 222 min.
Story:
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