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On the Double (1961)
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On the Double (1961)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to allow the Colonel to make a secret trip East. What Williams is not told is that the Colonel has recently been a target of assassins. After the Colonel's plane goes down, the plan changes and Williams maintains the disguise to confuse the Nazis about D-Day.
Style: retro, independent film, exciting, humorous, realistic, semi serious, spy comedy
Plot: world war two, dancing, sergeant, soldier, disguise, war, airplane, heroes, military, friendship, kidnapping, battles, undercover, espionage, d day, head of state, hidden identity, military life, disorder, wartime life, estrangement, dishonesty, state affairs, criminal heroes, unsupportive spouse ...
Time: year 1961, year 1944
Place: england, germany, europe, london, berlin germany
Keyword: american

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and exciting films with plots about military, war, soldier, world war two, heroes, military life and escapades mostly in War, Comedy and Adventure genres. Some movies like On the Double: The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962), How I Unleashed World War II (1970), Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004), Which Way to the Front? (1970), Hannibal Brooks (1969). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: An American Infantry officer assigned to a cloak-and-dagger role in Rome uses homing pigeons for outside contact, with humorous results.
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, freeze frame
Plot: world war two, world war, pigeon, us military, wedding, anti hero, battles, genocide, friendship, holocaust, pregnancy, wartime life ...
Time: year 1944
Place: rome italy, italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
How I Unleashed World War II (1970)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 224 min.
Story: How I unleashed World War II is a Polish feature film made in 1969, based on Kazimierz Sławiński's novel "Przygody kanoniera Dolasa" (The adventures of Dolas the cannoneer). The film was divided into three parts: Ucieczka (The ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic
Plot: world war two, foreign legion, military, soldier, military life, war, polish, love letter, mistaken identity, coincidence, comedy of errors, hapless soldier ...
Time: 20th century
Place: poland, africa, europe, italy, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I. to play the part of Winston Churchill. Their take on the war depicts a handsome Churchill falling ...
Style: parody, humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic ...
Plot: satire, heroes, fall in love, working undercover, head of state, war, state affairs, undercover, save the world, battles, secret agent, world war two ...
Time: 1940s
Place: england, europe, london, buckingham palace
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Which Way to the Front? (1970)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Brendan Byers III (Jerry Lewis), one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his country in it's war against Hitler. Byers does not takes "No" for an answer and recruits other 4-F's to fight ...
Style: slapstick, realistic, not serious, exciting, humorous ...
Plot: world war two, three stooges, world war, military, anti hero, disorder, obsessive quest, goofy hero, escapades, misfit, war, heroes ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: europe, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Hannibal Brooks (1969)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A POW in World War II is put to work in a Munich zoo, looking after an Asian elephant. The zoo is bombed by the Americans and the director of the zoo decides it is not safe for his Asian elephant Lucy to remain there. So he sends Brooks to safety ...
Style: independent film, exciting, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, war, world war, elephant, cannon, prisoner, railway, escape, satire, animal life, battles, anti war ...
Time: year 1969
Place: europe, germany, swiss alps, switzerland
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment.
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous, psychotronic
Plot: world war two, military, colonialism, foreign legion, legion, air force, military life, soldier, showbiz, wartime life, cons and scams, down on your luck ...
Time: year 1961, 60s
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, exciting, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: kidnapping, literary, satire, prison escape, fictional country, prison, sword fight, heir to the throne, kingdom, fictitious country, body swapping, partner ...
Time: year 1979, 70s
Place: england, europe, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Two Men Went to War (2002)
Genre: Comedy, War, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Comedy drama based on the true story of two British Army dentists who in 1942, eager to see action, go AWOL and invade occupied France on their own.
Style: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, offbeat ...
Plot: world war two, soldier, dentist, military life, heroic mission, adventurer, goofy hero, military, officers and cadets, battles, danger, escapades ...
Time: 1940s
Place: france, england, europe, english channel
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Dad's Army (2016)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.
Style: not serious, humorous, entertaining, light, captivating ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: world war two, military, farce, goofy hero, soldier, disorder, misfit, social relations, military life, world war, nazi, friendship ...
Time: 1940s
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
A Man Called Sarge (1990)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: In the midst of WWII, a group of half-witted soldiers lead by a slightly smarter sergeant, battle the Germans and especially Von Kraut in the desert.
Style: parody, independent film, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Plot: world war two, military, cannon, french foreign legion, world war, battles, disorder, heroes, soldier, goofy hero, escapades, war ...
Time: year 1942
Place: africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
The Adventures of Gerard (1970)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, History, War
Country: UK, Switzerland
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Based on satirical short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a vain, egotistical Etienne Gerard, a French brigadier serving during the Napoleonic Wars. He thinks he's the best soldier and lover that ever lived and intends to prove it.
Style: independent film, semi serious, realistic, exciting, humorous
Plot: napoleonic wars, friendly fire, renaissance, power relations, state affairs, escapades, espionage, war, military, adventurer, womanizer, military life ...
Time: 19th century, 18th century
Place: eastern europe, spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Sadsacks Go to War (1974)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A Grand Slapstick comedy about four buddies serving in the army. Their long-suffering sergeant attempts to whip them into shape but the conflict spirals out of control.
Style: fast, slapstick, exciting, realistic, not serious ...
Plot: soldier, farm, prank, chases and races, officers and cadets, world war two, jail cell, military life, silly humor, power relations, disorder, friends ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
Style: entertaining, light, semi serious, cynical, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, heist, world war two, tank, caper, robbery, world war, behind enemy lines, army, nazi, bank robbery, treasure hunt ...
Time: 1940s, year 1970, 20th century
Place: france, america, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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Story: Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network. The show was set in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II. Bob Crane starred as Colonel Robert ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, parody, not serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: world war two, pow, prison, military, espionage, world war, aviation, prisoner, machine gun, prison escape, military prison, tunnel ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: germany, europe, london, berlin germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The Pentagon Wars (1998)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, disturbing, satirical ...
Plot: soldier, danger, state affairs, undercover, military life, power relations, army investigation, government agency, workplace intrigue, infantrymen, tank, government ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s, 70s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: France, UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story: During World War II, two French civilians and a downed English Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. From there they will be able to escape to England. First, they must ...
Style: humorous, exciting, realistic, semi serious, funny ...
Plot: world war two, nazi occupation, french resistance, war, soldier, danger, rescue, world war, house painter, royal air force, nazi occupied france, on the road ...
Time: 1940s, year 1966, 20th century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
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Duration: 89 min.
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Style: realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, controversial ...
Plot: world war two, dark humor, hitler, farce, head of state, politics, war, downfall, state affairs, political conspiracy, wartime life, satire ...
Time: 1940s
Place: germany, berlin germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
The Deserters (1986)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Poland, Hungary
Duration: 155 min.
Story: Set in military barracks in a small town during World War I. The soldiers herded in the barracks are 'politically suspect' mix of characters from all over of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Czechs, Jews, and even Italians, but officers in ...
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, biting
Plot: world war one, female nudity, renaissance, prison, small town, military, barracks, court martial, anti war, military life, military base, prison life ...
Place: eastern europe, poland, hungary, europe, budapest
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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Duration: 102 min.
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Style: thought provoking, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot: world war two, friendship, desert, bedouin, military, state affairs, muslim, international relations, italian soldier, friends, soldier, escapades ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
The Extraordinary Seaman (1969)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Lt. Commander Finchhaven, a ghostly relic from the First World War, he had fallen down dead drunk on his first assignment and been consigned from the great beyond to sail the seas until a further opportunity arises to redeem his actions. During the ...
Style: not serious, humorous
Plot: world war two, ship, great war, afterlife, ghost, soldier, disorder, supernatural, confined, military, military life, isolation ...
Time: year 1969, 1940s, 20th century
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Guy X (2005)
Genre: Comedy, War
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Duration: 101 min.
Story: A black comedy set in 1979, about a soldier mistakenly posted to an Arctic military base.
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Plot: mistaken identity, military life, hapless soldier, military base, dishonesty, uncover truth, military, disorder, dark humor, isolation, snow, vietnam war ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. Harry Frigg is a private who has escaped from the ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, exciting, feel good
Plot: escape, world war, prisoner, world war two, heist, villa, nobility, anti hero, disorder, troublemaker, danger, soldier ...
Time: 20th century, year 1943, 1940s
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⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable position. Although his allegiance is to Britain, his mother was from an aristocratic Bavarian family, and he spent his summers in Germany as a child. When ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, War
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Duration: 99 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Triple Cross (1966)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, West Germany
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A safecracker turns double agent during WWII.
Style: political thriller, serious, realistic, suspenseful, eurospy
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, nazi, espionage, spy, double agent, world war, secret agent, nazi germany, intrigue, revolutionary war, freedom, struggle ...
Time: year 1966, 1940s
Place: europe, england, germany, english channel, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
How I Won the War (1967)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Style: humorous, witty, clever, black comedy, parody ...
Plot: world war two, the beatles, working class, politics, war, world war, satire, british, death, ss, singer, machine gun ...
Time: 1940s, year 1967
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⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The story serves as a companion piece to Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, once more bringing together men from across the broad social spectrum of French society to depict one man's Sisyphean efforts to escape captivity in a German POW ...
Style: contemplative, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: world war two, explosions, prisoner, partner, escape, prison, military life, danger, nothing goes right, buddies, soldier, military ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Hitler's Kaput! (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A Russian WW2 spy spoof following misadventures of a clueless Soviet secret agent trapped inside Hitler's inner circle.
Style: not serious, stylized, witty, enigmatic, parody ...
Audience: teens
Plot: world war two, farce, good versus evil, escapades, secret identity, espionage, heroes, danger, war, rivalry, love affair, sex ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place: germany, ukraine, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Hell in the Pacific (1968)
Genre: Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. Following war logic, each time the crafty Japanese devises something useful, he ...
Style: suspenseful, tense, realistic, harsh, serious ...
Plot: world war two, war, island, survival, military, friendship, friendship between men, human spirit, pilot, stranded on an island, visceral, military life ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: japan, persia, pacific ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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