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The Battle of Canudos (1997)
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Original name: Guerra de Canudos
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
The film adaptation of Nobel Prize winning author, Mario Vargas Llosa's epic, The War At The End Of the World (La guerra del fin del mundo).
Style:
sincere, epic, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
Plot:
military, prostitution, battles, politics, war, heroes, graphic violence, family relations, life is a bitch, rebellion, society, political unrest, wartime life, family in danger, tragic hero, state affairs, unfulfillment, religions or cults, violence, religion, destruction, leadership, empire, danger
Time:
19th century
Place:
brazil, latin america
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and epic films with plots about state affairs, war, battles, military, political unrest, soldier and society mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like The Battle of Canudos: Wicked Spring (2002), The Kautokeino Rebellion (2008), The Time And The Wind (2013), Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla (2013), The Profession of Arms (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
During the 1864 battle of the Wilderness, three Union soldiers and three Confederate Soldiers get seperated from their units as twilight engulfs the ravaged battlefield. The men wander alone through the dangerous woods, separate of each other, until ...
Style:
epic, emotional, sincere, thought provoking, captivating ...
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american civil war, military, genocide, battles, wilderness, soldier, heroes, politics, against humanity, weakness, state affairs, war ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Religious and cultural reawakening inspires rebellion in a 19th century Norwegian village.
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captivating, realistic, serious, epic, bleak
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rebellion, christianity, rebel, religions or cults, political unrest, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, society, state affairs, tragic event, war, religion ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
norway, europe
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91%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Based on the novel's trilogy of the same name, by Erico Verissimo, Time and the Wind follows 150 years of family Terra Cambará and their opponent Amaral family. The history of struggles between the two families begins in the missions and runs ...
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emotional, realistic, serious, captivating, epic ...
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love affair, war, love triangle, wartime life, political unrest, rivalry, state affairs, hopes, true love, love and romance, uninhibited rivalry, forbidden love ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century
Place:
brazil
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83%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Mexico
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
On May 5th, 1862, a few thousand Mexican soldiers put their lives on the line against the world's largest and most powerful army in one legendary battle for freedom and for Mexico.
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exciting, realistic, captivating, factual, serious ...
Plot:
military, battles, against the odds, soldier, rivalry, ambition, war, freedom fighter, liberation, army, intrigue, mexican ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
mexico, latin america
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Bulgaria
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In autumn of 1526, the Emperor, Charles V, sends his German landsknechts led by Georg von Frundsberg to march towards Rome. The inferior papal armies, commanded by Giovanni de'Medici, try to chase them in the midst of a harsh winter. ...
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serious, psychological, realistic, epic
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soldier, leadership, military, military life, life is a bitch, betrayal, battles, war, renaissance, winter, medieval, italian history ...
Time:
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Genre: Drama, History, War, Western
Country: Mexico
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, epic, stylized
Plot:
catholic, religious persecution, faith, rebellion, civil war, battles, military, fighting the system, rebelliousness, political unrest, wartime life, injustice ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
mexico, latin america
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72%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A dramatic novel that presents the submission in a relationship between an Italian settler and a Brazilian woman in 1932. Luiza is a generation of women who were sent to convents to be educated, many of the high cost of permanency option ran out and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, touching, gloomy
Plot:
rebellion, forbidden love, love affair, society, vengeance, rivalry, life is a bitch, love and romance, couples, revolution, wartime life, war ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
latin america, brazil
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71%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Norway
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take ...
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serious, realistic, dramatic, epic, cult film
Plot:
politics, battles, soldier, war for independence, revolution, life is a bitch, war, rivalry, rebellion, human spirit, political unrest, parents and children ...
Time:
18th century, 1770s
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: India, UK, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The film begins in 1857, when India was ruled by the British East India Company. Mangal Pandey is a sepoy, a soldier of Indian origin, in the army of the East India Company. Pandey is fighting in the Anglo-Afghan Wars and saves the life of his ...
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rebellion, betrayal, rebelliousness, leadership, fighting the system, military life, military, state affairs, society, intrigue, rivalry, culture clash ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1850s
Place:
india, asia, afghanistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
'Tula, The Revolt' is an international English spoken feature length movie about the leader of the big slave uprising on the island of Curacao, a Dutch colony in 1795.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, sentimental
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slavery, rebellion, fighting the system, heroes, leadership, rebelliousness, life is a bitch, society, peaceful mission, revolution, injustice, interracial relations ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
caribbean
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 138 min.
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The Founding of a Republic is a Chinese historical film commissioned by China's film regulator and made by the state-owned China Film Group (CFG) to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. The film retells the tale of ...
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serious, captivating, rough, disturbing, realistic ...
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politics, political unrest, revolution, state affairs, assassination, military, chinese history, battles, ambition, heroes, historical event, civil war ...
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Place:
china, taiwan, beijing china, shanghai
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, South Africa
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The time is the late '80s, a crucial period in the history of South Africa. President P.W. Botha is hanging on to power by a thread as the African National Congress (ANC) takes up arms against apartheid and the country tumbles toward ...
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serious, tense, captivating, sincere, realistic ...
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Place:
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65%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Soon after Japan relinquishes control of Taiwan in 1945, the Lin brothers face hardships from the changing culture. Bar owner Wen-heung (Chen Sown-yung), the eldest brother, falls foul of local gangsters, Wen-sun disappears, and Wen-leung, scarred ...
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realistic, sad, rough, emotional, tense ...
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mute or deaf, family relations, wartime life, family life, political unrest, family in danger, black market, siblings relations, confinement indoors, family tradition, family problems, state affairs ...
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1940s, 20th century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Drama, History, War
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Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.
Style:
serious, sincere, emotional, tense, realistic
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Time:
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Place:
france, europe, marseille, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany
Duration: 460 min.
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Story:
When Austria and Prussia declare war on Denmark, two brothers are called to serve in the bloodiest battle in Denmark's history.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, stylized, epic
Plot:
military, love triangle, brother brother relationship, soldier, battles, military life, life is a bitch, political unrest, army, society, scandinavian culture, royalty ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Kazakhstan, France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The Nomad is a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan. The film is a fictionalised account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, as he grows and fights to defend the fortress at Hazrat-e Turkestan from Dzungar invaders.
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Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The czar of Russia has died and a power vacuum has developed. This period in the late 16th and early 17th century has been called "The Time of Troubles." There are many impostors who claim to the right to rule, but there's only one ...
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captivating, serious, tense, epic, baroque
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military, conquering, battles, war, state affairs, politics, wartime life, heroes, political unrest, medieval, sword fight, crusader ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
April, 1915. First World War in Canakkale, Ottoman Empire. Two brothers leave their mountain village to fight on the front line. One is an experienced sniper fighting for Ottomans against the invasion, while his brother finds it much tougher to cope ...
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world war one, battles, military, survival, heroic mission, military life, battle zone, one man army, family relations, soldier, siblings relations, graphic violence ...
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turkey, ottoman empire
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 69 min.
Story:
Culloden is a 1964 docudrama written and directed by Peter Watkins for BBC TV. It portrays the 1746 Battle of Culloden that resulted in the British Army's destruction of the Scottish Jacobite uprising and, in the words of the narrator, ...
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battles, war, socialist, british army, soldier, power relations, militant, rebelliousness, society, rebellion, military, state affairs ...
Time:
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Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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 ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 127 min.
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A movie based on real wartime diaries tells the story of the Swedish speaking Finns' infantry regiment 61. The story follows the regiment during the Continuation War from 1942 to 1944 and from Syväri to the Karelian Isthmus where they faced ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Norway
Duration: 102 min.
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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 ...
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world war two, military life, military base, political unrest, wartime life, captivity, couple relations, anti war, working class, battles, heroes, aging ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
"Zuzu Angel" covers the last years of the famous Brazilian fashion designer in her doomed quest for justice in the case of her activist son Stuart's arrest, torture, murder and subsequent corpse disposal by the military forces in ...
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uncover truth, fighting the system, missing person, injustice, life is a bitch, legal, politics, society, rebellion, political unrest, political intrigue, price of justice ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, UK, Italy, Greece, Israel, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
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Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
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Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 160 min.
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Story:
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