Movies like Hornets' Nest
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Hornets' Nest (1970)
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An American commando who's the sole survivor of a parachute jump into WWII-era Italy leads a group of children in a campaign of sabotage against the Nazis.
Style:
macaroni combat, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, war, youth, man on a mission, military, kidnapping, battles, soldier, village, heroes, gang, fascism, orphan, village life, anti war, gays and lesbians, teenage life, escapades, vengeance, rivalry, confined, countryside, fish out of water, against humanity, heroic mission ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
italy, europe
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Most similar movies to Hornets' Nest
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and suspenseful films with plots about soldier, battles, military, heroes, war, world war two and danger mostly in War, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Hornets' Nest: Battle of the Commandos (1969), The Devil's Brigade (1968), Commandos (1968), Warriors Five (1962), The Human Shield (1991). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, War
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A British Colonel is angry with his superiors after his entire platoon is slaughtered by the Germans in what he saw as a suicide mission. So for his next mission, he takes along a platoon a convicted criminals - to prepare the Normandy beaches for ...
Style:
exciting, macaroni combat, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, train, revenge, resistance, commando, submarine, collaborator, disguise, occupied france, soldier, military, cons and scams ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
normandy, france
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
1968 American war film about the formation and first mission of the joint Canadian-American WWII special forces winter and mountain unit formally called 1st Special Service Force, but commonly known as “The Devil’s Brigade”. The film ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, tense, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, war, commando, visceral, battles, betrayal, heroes, espionage, escapades, military life, anti war ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy, tokyo, california, rome italy, norway ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. After the soldiers have knifed the Italians in their beds, they find a hooker living at the ...
Style:
macaroni combat, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, tank, iconoclastic, man on a mission, soldier, heroes, battles, military base, escapades, rivalry, military, war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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 ⇓
32%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The Human Shield is a 1991 film directed by Ted Post. It stars Michael Dudikoff and Tommy Hinkley. It is about a former government agent who must save his diabetic brother from Iraqi abductors.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rescue, terrorism, special agents, heroes, battles, confined, military, state affairs, brother brother relationship, rescue mission, revenge, suspense ...
Time:
90s, year 1985, year 1990
Place:
iraq, middle east, iran, baghdad iraq, jordan
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Films like Fury
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, China, UK
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in the 2nd Armored Division named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank called "Fury" and its five-man ...
Style:
serious, exciting, tense, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, date night
Plot:
world war two, war, tank, soldier, military, battles, heroism, american soldier, nazi germany, nazi, ambush, battlefield ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century
Place:
europe, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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 ⇓
29%
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 ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.
Style:
realistic, harsh, intense, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, battles, soldier, survival, nazi, military, tank, escapades, anti war, wartime life, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century
Place:
germany, italy, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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:
bomber, world war two, aerial combats, airplane, soldier, battles, heroic mission, military life, leadership, war, fighter plane, aviation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
sicily, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Saving Private Ryan similar movies
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
During World War II, convicts are recruited by the Allies for an extremely hazardous mission.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, psychotronic ...
Plot:
world war two, commando raid, war, tunnel, prison, commando, man on a mission, battles, ira, soldier, heroes, resistance ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
former yugoslavia, europe, italy, balkan, cairo egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A group of American GIs work their way through war-torn France during the final days of the Second World War.
Style:
realistic, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, christian film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, battles, heroes, mormon, friendship, american soldier, pow, courage, brutality, heroism ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place:
france, europe, provence
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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 ⇓
27%
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 ⇓
27%
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Tears of the Sun related movies
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
American soldiers lost behind enemy lines during the WWII make a horrific discovery: Hitler has a super bomb in development. Against all odds, they set out to find the scientist in charge of the program who is looking to defect.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, exciting ...
Plot:
world war two, military, save the day, wartime life, war, race against time, heroes, obsessive quest, against the odds, super weapon, heroic mission, soldier ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Set near the end of World War II in the Netherlands, Dirty Heroes concerns a group of ex-convicts recruited into the U.S. Army to recover Dutch jewels originally stolen by the Nazis as well as confiscated Allied plans
Style:
exciting, macaroni combat, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, wartime, exploitation, battles, confined, escapades, soldier, rivalry, military, vengeance, war, prisoner of war camp ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
holland, europe, amsterdam, netherlands
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
During World War II, American officer Capt. Lee Mitchell (Stuart Whitman) and a British military unit boldly infiltrate German-occupied enemy territory and attempt to kidnap brilliant Nazi scientist Dr. Von Heinken (Pinkas Braun) and bring him back ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, military, escapades, war, confined, kidnapping, battles, soldier, heroes, nazi germany, infiltration, german ...
Time:
20th century, year 1945, 1940s
Place:
germany, ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Action, War, Drama
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set in the Philippines during WW II, two U.S. Army officers are caught and shot by a Japanese officer. One survives and soon joins with a guerrilla troop to battle the enemy... and get revenge.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
soldier, vengeance, confined, escapades, military, heroes, war, rivalry, against the odds, battles, surrender, wound ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
the philippines, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.
Style:
realistic, factual, brutal, intense, stylized ...
Plot:
world war two, war, military, native american, artillery, battles, survival, code, soldier, friendship, courage, military life ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s, post world war two, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
japan, arizona, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Films like We Were Soldiers
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 ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Mallory and Miller are back. The survivors of Navarone are sent on a mission along with a unit called Force 10, which is led by Colonel Barnsby. But Force 10 has a mission of their own which the boys know nothing about.
Style:
exciting, intense, tense, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, military, survival, nazi, suspense, battles, task force, double agent, spy, heroic mission, against the odds ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 70s
Place:
germany, former yugoslavia, italy, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Major Reisman is "volunteered" to lead another mission using convicted army soldiers, sentenced to either death or long prison terms. This time their mission is to kill a Nazi general who plans to assassinate Hitler.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, assassination, convict, army, military life, heroic mission, confined, wartime life, leadership, heroes ...
Place:
germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, psychological, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, jungle, anti war, war, survival, military, destiny, suspense, british army, rivalry, soldier, rescue ...
Time:
70s, year 1942
Place:
the philippines, japan, tokyo, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The movie encompasses several different elements-the perils of war, a touch of macabre, sadness and redemption.
Style:
surreal, psychological, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
world war two, wartime life, soldier, military life, battle zone, survival, against humanity, military, battles, psychopath, anti war, genocide ...
Time:
post world war two, 20th century, 1940s, year 1945
Place:
usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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The Guns of Navarone related movies
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 ⇓
23%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Seal Team Eight must fight their way deep into Africa's Congo, decommission a secret uranium mine, and stop our most dangerous enemy from smuggling weapon's grade yellow-cake out of the country.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, realistic, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
race against time, soldier, heroes, battles, military, betrayal, rescue mission, u.s. navy, woman with a gun, graphic violence, sexual content, renegade ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
africa, congo, johannesburg south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
As the Battle of the Bulge rages on, an American tank unit gets trapped behind Nazi lines. With just hours before the bombs of Operation Ardennes Fury fall, the tank's commander makes the risky decision to rescue an orphanage.
Style:
exciting, serious, captivating, psychological, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, tank, military, soldier, heroic mission, daring rescue, battles, heroes, platoon, scarecrow, tough heroes, battle zone ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA, Yugoslavia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Learning of a Nazi plot to attack Washington, D.C. with a deadly nerve gas, Major Wright leads twelve convicts on a suicide mission deep into occupied France to destroy the secret factory where the poison is made.
Style:
realistic, exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, nazi occupation, war, rescue, heroic mission, heroes, military training, french resistance, squad, against the odds ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit ...
Style:
exciting, tense, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
taliban, military, war, swat team, war zone, journalist, soldier, kidnapping, daring rescue, chase, rescue, confined ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, pakistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
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