Movies like Carter's Army
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Carter's Army (1970)
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The officer (Stephen Boyd) is put in charge of a squad of all black troops charged with the mission of blowing up an important hydro dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allies advance into Germany, thus prolonging the war. These African-Americans a have little military training, but Captain Beau Carter has no choice. He leads the rag-tag and they turn out to be heroic.
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, realistic, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, racism, blaxploitation, army, redneck, military, soldier, interracial relations, sniper, african american, courage, fear, captain, mission, dam, cowardice, lieutenant, bigotry, behind enemy lines, incompetence, deaf man, war, heroes, battles, espionage ...
Place:
europe, england, london
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Most similar movies to Carter's Army
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and rough films with plots about war, military, soldier, world war two, battles, military life and heroes mostly in Drama, War and Action genres. Some movies like Carter's Army: Only the Brave (2006), Tobruk (1967), Back Door to Hell (1964), Hell Is for Heroes (1962), The Long Day's Dying (1968). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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:
italy, europe, usa, france, hawaii
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95%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, tense, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, war, espionage, secret mission, tank, commando, mission, man on a mission, rescue, battles ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
africa, libya, egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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.
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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 ⇓
81%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
world war two, military, war, battles, infantry, soldier, rebellion, military life, heroic mission, heroes, fighting the system, leadership ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
germany, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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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 ⇓
74%
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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 ⇓
72%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Based on the diary of an unknown Viet Cong soldier, this film provides a sympathetic look at a Viet Cong soldier who protected a captured American soldier whom he believed did not kill him when the American had the opportunity. Written by John ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
vietnam war, war, confined, captivity, military life, battles, life is a bitch, rebellion, on the run, espionage, anti war, wartime life ...
Place:
vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Germany, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
THE FALLEN is a three-sided story about German, Italian, and American soldiers, set in Northern Italy during the final weeks of the World War II. On the one side, a group of American supply soldiers delivers ammunition to the front line, a journey ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, rough, bleak
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, war, soldier, survival, military life, military, captivity, against the odds, battles, against humanity, leadership ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two
Place:
italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Professor-turned-spy Col. Calvin Turner and his associate, workaholic Lt. Shelley Flynn, plan a daring rescue behind enemy lines in World War II German-occupied Norway of a brilliant scientist who may or may not be aiding the Germans.
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
spy, state affairs, heroes, military, undercover, espionage, war, criminal heroes, escapades, against humanity, rebellion, wartime life ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
london, england, norway, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This is the story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy. The film ...
Style:
tense, serious, rough, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, d day, against the odds, human spirit, battles, leadership, soldier, idealism, heroes, heroic mission, basic training ...
Time:
post world war two
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Captain Foster plans on raiding German-occupied Tobruk with hand- picked commandos, but a mixup leaves him with a medical unit led by a Quaker conscientious objector. Despite all odds they succeed with their mission. On the way they pick up and drug ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, tank, nazi, commando, battles, desert, british soldier, survival, prostitute, military, rescue ...
Time:
year 1943
Place:
africa, libya
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In WW2, a RAF squadron leader mourns the death of a comrade and receives a bombing mission against a secret Nazi V-2 rocket testing facility in France.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, raf, aviation, military, fighter plane, aerial combat, mosquito, space, airplane, wartime, luftwaffe, zeppelin ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
england, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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 ⇓
63%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
American troops storm ashore on a Japanese-held island and push inland while their enemies plan a counterattack in this look at warfare. Soldiers on both sides are haunted by memories of home and the horrifying, sickening images they find in combat.
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, rough
Plot:
world war two, military, war, island, wartime, battles, soldier, anti war, flashback, japanese army, marine, pacific island ...
Place:
asia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, serious, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, military, military life, heroic mission, battles, anti war, battle zone, wartime life, siblings relations, tank, nazi germany, war ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s
Place:
germany, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Allied forces land at Anzio unopposed but instead of moving straight inland their commanding officer decides to dig in. A battle-hardened war correspondent borrows a jeep and drives to Rome and back without meeting any German forces, but his report ...
Style:
macaroni combat, realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, kriegsmarine, nazi, submarine, tank, behind enemy lines, military operation, american abroad, us military, escapades, survival ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style:
epic, realistic, breathtaking, captivating, rough ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick
Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, nazi, sniper, army, self sacrifice, d day, friendship, tank ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, middle ages, 20th century
Place:
normandy, poland, germany, france, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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 ⇓
53%
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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:
world war two, battles, superhero, soldier, heroes, military, war, escapades, race against time, daring rescue, infantrymen, island ...
Place:
the philippines, asia, manila philippines
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Recruits head to the front lines towards the close of the Korean War. The interaction between two of the soldiers...an idealistic newcomer and a psychotic who goes on one-man patrols slitting enemy throats under cover of night...and the orphan boy ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, serious, emotional, rough ...
Plot:
korean war, world war two, psychopath, battles, stalking, orphan, innocence lost, lone wolves, idealism, military, army investigation, obsession ...
Time:
50s, year 1953
Place:
korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In November of 1918 as World War I was ending, a unit of American soldiers goes behind enemy lines to find a lost platoon of African American soldiers.
Style:
serious, captivating
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war one, trench warfare, military, great patriotic war, soldier, rescue mission, military life, army, war violence, combat, death, battlefield ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1918
Place:
europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a ...
Style:
realistic, harsh, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
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vietnam war, military, war, jungle, golf, survival, rescue, suspense, against the odds, daring rescue, soldier, battles ...
Place:
vietnam, iraq, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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:
macaroni combat, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
world war two, battles, nazi, soldier, contests and competitions, military, war, heroes, journalism, wartime life, destiny, heroic mission ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the ...
Style:
bleak, serious, sincere, realistic, captivating
Plot:
war, world war two, military, battles, soldier, friendship, military life, wartime life, british army, behind enemy lines, introspection, survival ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
middle east, africa, egypt, palermo italy, libya ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated with propaganda at school, he and his friends eagerly sign up for the army soon after graduation. But when the horrors of war soon become too much to ...
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, sad, sincere, disturbing ...
Plot:
world war one, war, soldier, intrigue, world war two, military, battles, hospital, school, anti war, war hero, death of hero ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century
Place:
europe, germany, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA, West Germany
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
During WWII, the United States set up army bases in Great Britain as part of the war effort. Against their proper sensibilities, many of the Brits don't much like the brash Yanks, especially when it comes to the G.I.s making advances on the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, touching
Plot:
world war two, soldier, wartime life, prejudice, racism, american abroad, couple relations, love affair, opposites attract, war, infidelity, forbidden love ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
england, northern england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
World War II Italy...1943. After parachuting behind enemy lines on an espionage mission, an American soldier is imprisoned by the enemy. He escapes with four Italian prisoners, enlisting their aid in exploding a bridge.
Style:
macaroni combat, serious, realistic, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, american, paratrooper, soldier, military, prison, escape, prostitute, confined, escapades, espionage, against humanity ...
Place:
germany, italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Go Tell the Spartans is a 1978 American war film based on Daniel Ford's 1967 novel "Incident at Muc Wa." It tells the story about U.S. Army military advisers during the early part of the Vietnam War. Led my Major Asa Barker, these ...
Style:
rough, serious, bleak, realistic, gloomy ...
Plot:
vietnam war, military, war, military life, haunted by the past, battles, political unrest, hopes, soldier, idealism, mercenary, rescue ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s, year 1964
Place:
vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, realistic, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
world war two, soldier, military, battles, against the odds, heroes, wartime life, war, rivalry, battlefield, tank, russo finnish war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
finland, europe, ussr, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A cameraman embedded with a reconnaissance patrol charts their mission across territory controlled by the Vietnamese. An impressively naturalistic Vietnam film. Impressive performance by unknown actors in this low-budget Vietnam drama. The story is ...
Style:
rough, realistic, serious, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, found footage, survival, escapades, anti war, against the odds, battles, military life, heroic mission, jungle, cult ...
Time:
60s
Place:
vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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