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PT 109 (1963)
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He and the survivors had to make their way to an island, find food and shelter and signal the Navy for rescue.
Style:
historical drama, exciting, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, president, john f. kennedy, world war, island, leadership, ship, usa president, rescue, native, enemy, u.s. navy, u.s. military, burn victim, pacific war, sea, water, navy, usa history, american history, fictional history, heroes, military, survival ...
Time:
1940s, year 1963, year 1943, 40s
Place:
pacific ocean, oceania
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and exciting films with plots about world war two, military, war, heroes, soldier, world war and danger mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like PT 109: Against the Sun (2014), MacArthur (1977), Everyman's War (2009), The Devil's Brigade (1968), Too Late the Hero (1970). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, world war two, military, human spirit, danger, ocean, soldier, disaster, human nature, getting home, isolation, wilderness ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The film portrays MacArthur's (Gregory Peck) life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman (Ed Flanders) for insubordination, and is recounted in ...
Style:
melancholic, epic, intense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, military, biopic, politics, president, korean war, wartime, revolution, world war, pow, storytelling, lone hero ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
usa, the philippines, japan, australia, west point ...
Similarity:
34%
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:
rough, serious, realistic, uplifting
Plot:
world war two, military, historical event, soldier, against the odds, military life, danger, heroes, battle zone, infantrymen, small town, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
europe, germany, astoria oregon
Similarity:
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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, commando, visceral, espionage, battles, betrayal, heroes, escapades, military life, wartime life, basic training ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy, canada, europe, germany, california ...
Similarity:
27%
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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, suspense, realistic, psychological ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, jungle, war, survival, military, british army, anti war, danger, rivalry, soldier, rescue, combat ...
Time:
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Place:
the philippines, japan, tokyo, england
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Genre: Biography, 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:
contemplative, captivating, sincere, emotional, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, world war, holocaust, violent content, battles, soldier, rebelliousness, idealism, human spirit, danger, state affairs, war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
germany
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind Japanese lines across Burma to Myitkyina, pushing beyond their limits and fighting ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, bleak, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, great war, war, military, swamp, world war, conflict, battles, soldier, jungle warfare, pacific war, chaos ...
Time:
1940s, year 1962, year 1944
Place:
asia, burma, japan, pacific ocean, southeast asia
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side ...
Style:
dramatic, realistic, epic, historical drama, aesthetic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, world war, u.s. army, biopic, business, wartime, tank, military, u.s. military, allies, battle of the bulge, ego ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1970, year 1942 ...
Place:
london, italy, africa, north africa, america ...
Similarity:
25%
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23K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, factual, intense, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, military, sea battle, naval battle, pacific war, u.s. navy, navy, war, aviation, world war, fighter plane, white man asian woman relationship ...
Time:
year 1942, year 1976, 20th century, 1940s, 70s
Place:
america, pacific ocean, japan, hawaii, germany ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
WWII drama.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious
Plot:
world war two, military, war, youth, u.s. navy, revolutionary war, struggle, revolutionary, coming of age, freedom, revolution, ocean ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had ...
Style:
epic, factual, talky, intense, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
world war two, war, navy, fighter plane, u.s. navy, japanese military, aviation, battles, warship, aerial combat, military life, world war ...
Time:
year 1970, 1940s, year 1941, 20th century, 70s
Place:
hawaii, pearl harbor, japan, washington d.c., asia ...
Similarity:
24%
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, captivating, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, battles, soldier, survival, military life, society, danger, daring rescue, war, heroic mission, battle zone, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
france, europe, italy, usa, hawaii
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Style:
epic, suspense, atmospheric, realistic, factual ...
Plot:
submarine, world war two, naval battle, navy, military, ocean, war, nazi, survival, sea, courage, ship captain ...
Time:
year 1941, 20th century, 1940s, year 1942, year 1981
Place:
germany, atlantic ocean, mediterranean sea
Similarity:
23%
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, rough, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, world war two, against the odds, president, battles, human spirit, military life, basic training, heroic mission, soldier, leadership, idealism ...
Time:
post world war two
Similarity:
23%
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:
spectacular, serious, realistic, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, military, soldier, desert, world war, espionage, prisoner, commando, secret mission, tank, british military ...
Time:
1940s, year 1967, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
africa, libya, egypt
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent this occurrence, Hitler orders an all out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp. "The ...
Style:
epic, factual, tense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night, kids, teens
Plot:
world war two, war, tank, nazi, epic battle, u.s. military, world war, battles, heroic mission, military, campaign, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1944
Place:
belgium, america, europe, berlin germany, hawaii ...
Similarity:
22%
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, captivating, exciting, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, shark, submarine, u.s. navy, killer shark, animal attack, naval battle, ghost ship, world war, military, survival, ship ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
22%
131K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the ...
Style:
serious, exciting, emotional, compassionate, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, submarine, warship, war, u.s. navy, navy, captain, ship captain, convoy, wartime, naval officer, ocean ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
san francisco, atlantic ocean
Similarity:
22%
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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, serious, realistic, tense, psychotronic ...
Plot:
world war two, espionage, danger, war, anti war, escapades, mission, world war, liberation, reconnaissance, battles, soldier ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
the philippines, japan, asia, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A war drama of motor torpedo boats which did much unsung work in WW2, but the naval battles merely provide an exciting story in which an even more special romantic drama is wrapped up.
Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, captivating, exciting
Plot:
world war, kriegsmarine, sea disaster, navy, submarine, wartime, royal navy, love triangle, against the odds, military life, ship, island ...
Time:
60s, 1940s
Place:
malta, italy, sicily
Similarity:
22%
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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:
retro, macaroni combat, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, behind enemy lines, military operation, military, world war, ss, nazi, tank, pain, u.s. army, beach, u.s. military ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
italy, europe, rome italy
Similarity:
22%
11K
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, suspense, harsh, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, survival, rescue, aviation, danger, against the odds, battles, daring rescue, soldier, friendship, golf ...
Place:
vietnam, asia, iraq, indochina
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Direct to DVD movie: The German U-Boat, U-234, from the Port of Kiel is trading cargo with the Japanese. USS Seaviper must locate and stop this dangerous exchange. The Captain of USS Seaviper must go ashore to conduct reconnaissance on an island ...
Style:
exciting, tense, suspense, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, world war two, save the day, danger, isolation, military, war, rebelliousness, survival, island, soldier, rebellion ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Similarity:
21%
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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:
realistic, captivating, serious, exciting, touching
Plot:
world war two, navy, battleship, warship, kamikaze, japanese navy, lost love, military, battles, japanese history, heroes, danger ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2005, year 1945 ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of ...
Style:
exciting, period piece, suspense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, war, art theft, art, nazi germany, painting, nazism, nazi, gold bar, stolen gold, treasure hunt, military ...
Time:
1940s, year 2014, year 1977, year 1945, year 1943 ...
Place:
paris france, france, europe, austria, england ...
Similarity:
21%
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:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, world war, special forces, battles, daring rescue, chases and races, escapades, danger, soldier, superhero, race against time, war ...
Time:
year 1966
Place:
the philippines, asia, manila philippines
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A veteran sergeant of the World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and ...
Style:
bleak, realistic, semi autobiographical, cynical, political ...
Plot:
world war two, military, infantry, war, hospital, soldier, nazi soldier, world war, desert, great war, sniper, sergeant ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, year 1942, year 1980, 1910s ...
Place:
africa, america, sicily, europe, normandy ...
Similarity:
21%
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, infantry, war, american abroad, battles, u.s. army, soldier, rebellion, heroic mission, military life, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, year 1962
Place:
germany, iraq, europe, france
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, independent film ...
Plot:
submarine, world war two, torpedo, revenge, boat, world war, sole survivor, obsession, naval battle, aviation, navy, murder ...
Time:
1940s, year 1971, year 1945, 20th century
Place:
ireland, germany, south america, europe, africa ...
Similarity:
21%
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, desert, world war, commando, nazi, british soldier, holocaust, battles, survival, escapades, confined, soldier ...
Time:
year 1971, 1940s, year 1943
Place:
north africa, africa, libya
Similarity:
21%
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