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Too Young the Hero (1988)
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Original name: Too Young The Hero
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
WWII drama.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
world war two, war, military, youth, u.s. navy, coming of age, prison, ocean, heroes, battles, soldier, battleship, military base, innocence lost, military life, basic training, power relations, teenage boy, prison rape, young soldier, blond boy, historical event, danger, ocean or sea
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 40s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and exciting films with plots about military, world war two, war, military life, soldier, battles and danger mostly in Drama, War and Action genres. Some movies like Too Young the Hero: Everyman's War (2009), Against the Sun (2014), The Last Lieutenant (1993), Submarine X-1 (1968), The Last Days of Patton (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
No one in high command believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack comes, with communications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, rough
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, military life, against the odds, battle zone, heroes, infantrymen, small town, war, historical event, battles ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.
Style:
tense, captivating, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
survival, world war two, military, human spirit, ocean, disaster, soldier, water, getting home, human nature, lifeboat, isolation ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Untold and lost history. A true story of the American Pathfinders, the volunteer paratroopers whose deadly mission was to land 30 minutes before the Normandy invasion, locate and mark strategic "drop zones" and set up the top-secret ...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military life, heroic mission, military, battles, friendship, battle zone, military base, d day, race against time, graphic violence, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
normandy, germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Norway
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Norwegian war drama. The old sea-captain retires, but the next day German WWII occupation of Norway begins. He then kisses his wife good-bye and is off to Army HQ. There he finds a lack of leadership and morale that offends him. They even laugh at ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
world war two, military life, military base, political unrest, wartime life, captivity, couple relations, anti war, working class, battles, heroes, aging ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
germany, norway
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, submarine, ocean, diver, kriegsmarine, battles, military, soldier, leadership, war, escapades, heroes ...
Time:
1940s
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
The Last Days of Patton is a 1986 made-for-television film sequel to the 1970 film Patton, which portrays the last few months of the general's life. George C. Scott reprises the role of General George S. Patton, and Eva Marie Saint portrays ...
Style:
serious, realistic
Plot:
world war two, world war one, hospital, u.s. military, bittersweet, power relations, battles, retiring, leadership, human spirit, soldier, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 1945, post world war two
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on a true story its the untold story of Italian World War II POW"S in Jan 1946. Luca Zingaretti stars as one of over 50,000 Italian Prisoners of War detained at POW camps in the U.S. Roy Schneider stars as Colonel Gartner, the Commander ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
fascism, world war two, military, military life, genocide, isolation, prison life, wartime life, captivity, confined, society, prison ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe's strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle- and motorcycle companies are ordered out, to against ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, war, military, soldier, battles, against the odds, wehrmacht, friendship, suspense, judaism, nazi ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1940
Place:
denmark, germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Faith of My Fathers is based on the story of Lieutenant Commander John McCain's experiences as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years during the Vietnam War, interleaved with his memories of growing up in a heritage rich ...
Style:
uplifting, serious, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
vietnam war, prison, military, confined, human spirit, survival, captivity, patriotism, soldier, hopes, rebellion, ambition ...
Time:
50s, 60s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Germany, May 1945, deep in the Harz Mountains a U.S. tank crew discovers a platoon of Germans preparing to ambush U.S. supply trucks.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, serious, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, tank, military, war, racism, soldier, military life, save the day, against the odds, battles, heroic mission, hopes ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1944
Place:
germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The true story of the Fiil's a family of innkeepers who during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark took up arms against the German occupiers. But in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.
Style:
realistic, emotional, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
world war two, resistance, nazi occupation, sabotage, resistance fighter, war, heroes, freedom fighter, nazi, wartime life, wartime, heroism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
denmark, germany, scandinavia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three British soldiers and their German captive trek through the European countryside.
Style:
realistic, serious, cult film
Plot:
world war two, soldier, captive, survival, military, escapades, war, rescue, confined, battles, anti war, basic training ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
europe, england, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A civil war broke out in the 1950s between North and South Korea which changed the country forever. 71: Into the Fire centers on the struggles of 71 student soldiers who fought through the Korean War. Using real people and events based on the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot:
korean war, war, military, battles, youth, military life, survival, against the odds, patriotism, leadership, ambition, battle zone ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 50s
Place:
north korea, korea, asia, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: War, Drama
Country: Italy, West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 208 min.
Story:
Guy Crouchback joins the war effort during World War 2, an idealistic quest to join the forces of good in the fight against evil. But his efforts is not rewarded, he never has any chance to join any real fighting, circumstances always prevent it. ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, touching, semi autobiographical ...
Plot:
world war two, military, love triangle, fighting the system, life is a bitch, military life, betrayal, haunted by the past, soldier, love and romance, society, basic training ...
Time:
future, 1940s
Place:
europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial.
Style:
realistic, bleak, exciting, captivating, serious
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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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:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany, Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A group of Russian soldiers are sent into Northern Germany at the tail-end of WWII, where they occupy a children's home in close proximity to a larger German unit. Against these odds, a friendship forms between a German orphan and a childless ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
holocaust, battles, military, love affair, military life, friendship, wartime life, world war two, basic training, hiding, russian soldier, suspense ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A searing portrait of war and prejudice, 'Only the Brave' takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII - the Japanese-American 100th/442nd.
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, battles, soldier, survival, military life, society, war, daring rescue, battle zone, heroic mission, infantrymen, world war two ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
During WWII, a three-man commando team places its trust in the hands of a band of Filipino resistors, as they try to knock out a Japenese communication center.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, tense, psychotronic ...
Plot:
world war two, espionage, war, anti war, escapades, mission, liberation, reconnaissance, battles, soldier, military life, wartime life ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
the philippines, japan, asia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A Marine unit on a Japanese-held island in the Philippines tries to hook up with local Filipino guerrillas.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Place:
the philippines, asia, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The film takes place aboard an American submarine in the Pacific during World War II. The sub's commander is ordered to stop and pick up an underwater demolition team led by Lt. Hayes, whose mission is to locate and destroy a US submarine ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When the commander of the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber is killed in action in a raid over Sicily in 1943, his replacement, a young, naive pilot struggles to be accepted by the plane's already tight-knit Irish American crew.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, tense
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
sicily, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Argentina, Bolivia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In 1934, Bolivia is at war with Paraguay. Liborio and Ticona and other Bolivian indigenous soldiers are lost in the hell of the Chaco, under the commandment of German Captain Kundt. They're looking for the Paraguayan enemy that they ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "The Caine Mutiny".
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 312 min.
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Drama set in 1942, during one of the most important battles of World War II, which stopped the progress of Nazi forces and turned the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Soviet army mounts a counter-attack on the Nazi forces that occupy half of ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, exciting, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A group of German boys is ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of ...
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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