Movies like X-15
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X-15 (1961)
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
X-15 is a 1961 movie that tells a fictionalized account of the X-15 research rocket plane, the men who flew it and the women who loved them.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, experimental
Plot:
aviation, nasa, u.s. air force, test pilot, space exploration, space, space travel, airplane, heroes, military, space and aliens, escapades, ambition, military base, military life, couple relations, heroic mission, cold war, accident, astronaut, rocket, airport, fighter jet, danger, landing ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 50s, 1950s, 1960s
Place:
ussr, usa, soviet union, united states of america, united states
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and suspenseful films with plots about heroes, danger, military, heroic mission, space, aviation and escapades mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like X-15: The Right Stuff (1983), The Right Stuff (2020), Raid on Entebbe (1976), The Arrow (1997), The Challenger (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Man's landing on the moon was our greatest technological achievement. The Apollo 11 mission was truly the stuff of dreams. For the first time, our species walked on another celestial body. Even more remarkable was their ability to make it back. ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, realistic, serious, sincere
Plot:
space travel, space, nasa, moon, heroic mission, spacewalk, human spirit, escapades, heroes, astronaut, space exploration, heroism ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1969
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 193 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow ...
Style:
exciting, epic, factual, inspirational, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
cold war, astronaut, nasa, space, space travel, test pilot, u.s. air force, space exploration, politics, space program, aviation, military ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 50s, 60s, year 1959 ...
Place:
washington d.c., florida, houston texas, ussr, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
At the height of the Cold War, newly formed NASA selects seven of the military’s best test pilots to become astronauts. Competing to be the first in space, these men achieve the extraordinary, inspiring the world to turn towards a new horizon of ...
Style:
factual, sincere, political, exciting, experimental
Plot:
space, astronaut, nasa, cold war, space travel, airplane accident, tough heroes, heroic mission, test pilot, rivalry, top secret, against the odds ...
Time:
60s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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 ⇓
48%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Based on a true Military operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the PFLP. The plane has about 100 Jewish passengers. The plane is grounded in Uganda. Israelis would not negotiate. The movie then shows how less than 500 ...
Style:
exciting, rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
hijacking, terrorism, jewish, military, disaster, commando, aviation, espionage, intrigue, judaism, secret mission, police officer ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1976
Place:
uganda, africa, israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
This series tells the story of the world's fastest fighter plane ever built, in 1950's Canada, and how the project was dropped due to political pressure from the United States.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, disturbing
Plot:
space, airplane, politics, inventions and discoveries, intrigue, unfulfillment, head of state, rivalry, state affairs, heroes, aviation, military ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Factual drama exploring the truth behind the space shuttle Challenger's 1986 explosion.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, intellectual ...
Plot:
investigation, nasa, science, uncover truth, research, space shuttle, mission gone awry, scientist, satellite, space travel, professor, disaster ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1986
Place:
usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
March 1965. In the heat of the Cold War, the USA and the USSR are competing for supremacy in space. What both superpowers aim for in this race, is to be the first to have a man walk in outer space. To accomplish that, no price is too high and no ...
Style:
breathtaking, factual, inspirational, captivating, propaganda film ...
Plot:
spacewalk, test pilot, space race, space, cosmonaut, cold war, russian history, against the odds, human in outer space, space mission, heroic mission, space program ...
Time:
60s
Place:
ussr, russia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Japan
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from ...
Style:
factual, realistic, suspenseful, epic, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, boys' night
Plot:
astronaut, survival, nasa, space, race against time, disaster, space travel, rescue, space exploration, moon, space program, trapped in space ...
Time:
70s, 60s, year 1969, year 1970, future ...
Place:
houston texas, usa, pacific ocean, texas, florida ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The film is dedicated to the first steps of mankind on the path of space exploration and direct the fate of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The main motif - the fight for the right to be first: the competition in the first cosmonaut, competition ...
Style:
realistic, uplifting, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
space, spacecraft, space mission, folk hero, space exploration, cosmonaut, national hero, rise to the top, follow your dream, ambition, space travel, escapades ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
ussr, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments ...
Style:
sad, realistic, serious, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
nasa, astronaut, space shuttle, disaster, catastrophe, space and aliens, escapades, heroes, test pilot, flashback, ice, father son relationship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1986, year 1985
Place:
texas, hawaii
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Through the eyes of the scientist in charge of the operation, we see the events leading to Israel developing her nuclear option in the 1960's.
Style:
suspenseful, realistic, captivating, serious, tense
Plot:
undercover, politics, government facility, race against time, state affairs, political intrigue, government agency, international crisis, nuclear, spy, terrorism, manipulation ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
israel, middle east, jerusalem, france, paris france
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The story of Manfred von Richtofen, the german air ace during the World War I and his struggle with the enemy aces and some jealous german officers.
Style:
serious, captivating, suspenseful, realistic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
germany, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Japan, China
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Style:
disturbing, factual, inspirational, exciting, educational ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1963, year 1965, year 1969 ...
Place:
california, usa, mojave desert, florida, houston texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Based on the book by Lily Koppel, this 10 episode limited series tells the story of the women who were key players behind some of the biggest events in American history. As America’s astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, Life ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, psychological
Plot:
astronaut, relationship vs career, family relations, nasa, best friends, ambition, couples, parents and children, strong female presence, space program, post war, space ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 50s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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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:
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Place:
england, jamaica
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
243
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 780 min.
TV show
Story:
A 13-hour mini-series detailing James A. Michner's fictional account of the American space program from the years after World War II to the Apollo landings on the moon in the early 1970's.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating
Plot:
astronaut, moon landing, space program, test pilot, nasa, space, u.s. senator, spacecraft, ufo, spacewalk, space station, against the odds ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, 20th century, 50s, 60s ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
233
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 ⇓
30%
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Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
On 28 November 1979, an Air New Zealand jet with 257 passengers went missing during a sightseeing tour over Antarctica. Within hours 11 ordinary police officers were called to duty to face the formidable Mount Erebus. As the police recovered the ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
investigation, survival, heroic mission, dishonesty, escapades, uncover truth, aviation, forces of nature, disaster, conspiracy, catastrophe, mountain ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 21st century
Place:
antarctica, new zealand
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.
Style:
serious, touching, captivating
Plot:
space, nasa, chimpanzee, heroic mission, space travel, heroes, follow your dream, family relations, family life, race against time, satellite, animal life ...
Time:
60s
Place:
usa, florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, Germany, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, rough, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient rome, disaster, ancient history, heroes, catastrophe, legends and myths, life is a bitch, escapades, on the run, forces of nature, society ...
Time:
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Place:
mediterranean sea, pompeii
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When Norwegian resistance leader Lieutenant Erik Bergman reports the location of a German V-2 rocket fuel plant, the Royal Air Force's 633 Squadron is assigned the mission to destroy it. The plant is in a seemingly-impregnable location beneath ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, sincere
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
norway, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Based in part on Robert F. Kennedy's book, "Thirteen Days," this film profiles the Kennedy Administration's actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Style:
political, serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
cold war, cuban missile crisis, politics, nuclear threat, spy, intrigue, disaster, john f. kennedy, usa history, american politics, white house, armed forces ...
Time:
60s, year 1962
Place:
washington d.c., cuba, usa, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, touching, disturbing
Plot:
catastrophe, soldier, heroes, losing-it hero, vigilantism, redemption, revolution, political unrest, politics, rivalry, state affairs, assassination ...
Time:
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Place:
korea, south korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Drama, History, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When Air Force Space Command receives a signal from an alien satellite in Earth orbit an emergency meeting with the President reveals a government conspiracy.
Style:
futuristic, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
nasa, space and aliens, air force, space program, conspiracy, space station, suspense, political intrigue, government conspiracy, space exploration, alien, moon ...
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Authentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. 184 people survived, partly thanks to the ground rescue workers who had 40 minutes to ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
iowa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A beautifully photographed story that gives insight into the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers and the period in which they lived.
Style:
captivating, uplifting, sincere, serious, realistic
Plot:
usa history, airplane, historical figure, aviation, human spirit, heroes, military, confined, rivalry, inventions and discoveries, siblings relations, wind ...
Place:
north carolina, ohio
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Inspired by the passion of two young Navy officers, director Peyton Wilson captures Jay and Meagan as they pursue their childhood dream of becoming naval aviators flying the F-14 Tomcat. Shot in epic Hi Definition, the aerial footage and stunning ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting
Plot:
military life, heroes, soldier, ambition, military, follow your dream, officers and cadets, battles, desert, aerial combat, aviation, aerial combats ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
15K
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission cloaked in mystery.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
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Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1968
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
True story of a brand-new Canadian airliner running out of fuel in-flight and forced to glide to the nearest airfield.
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
new york, canada, montreal
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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