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Privates on Parade (1983)
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Privates on Parade (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, but the bored troops find other ways to enjoy themselves.
Style: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, entertaining, independent film
Plot: world war two, lgbtq, military, lgbt, gay subtext, drag queen, war, jungle, heroes, battles, soldier, gender bending, anti war, gays and lesbians, gender, military life, wartime life, bittersweet, basic training, performer's life, officers and cadets, heroic mission, power relations, army, homosexual ...
Time: year 1983
Place: asia, southeast asia, singapore

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, humorous and captivating films with plots about war, military, soldier, military life, wartime life, world war two and battles mostly in War, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Privates on Parade: McHale's Navy (1962), Two Men Went to War (2002), Ensign Pulver (1964), The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961), How I Won the War (1967). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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McHale's Navy (1962)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: McHale's Navy is an American sitcom that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on the ABC network. The series was filmed in black and white and originated from an hour drama called Seven ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous, tense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: world war two, military, ship, navy, pow, u.s. navy, contests and competitions, siblings relations, courtroom drama, cons and scams, military life, battles ...
Time: 60s, 1940s, year 1942
Place: europe, italy, pacific ocean
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Two Men Went to War (2002)
Genre: Comedy, War, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Comedy drama based on the true story of two British Army dentists who in 1942, eager to see action, go AWOL and invade occupied France on their own.
Style: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, offbeat ...
Plot: world war two, soldier, dentist, military life, heroic mission, adventurer, goofy hero, military, officers and cadets, battles, danger, escapades ...
Time: 1940s
Place: france, england, europe, english channel
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Ensign Pulver (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: 1945, on an old cargo ship somewhere deep in the Pacific ocean: Captain Morton strives to become commander, so he demands the maximum quality of work from his crew, without granting them any freedom or favors - ignoring that they're thousand of ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, offbeat, humorous, witty ...
Plot: world war two, military, world war, love, sea, hippie, military life, u.s. navy, island, sailor, ocean, power relations ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)
Genre: Comedy, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment.
Style: independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous, psychotronic
Plot: world war two, military, colonialism, foreign legion, legion, air force, military life, soldier, showbiz, wartime life, cons and scams, down on your luck ...
Time: year 1961, 60s
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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How I Won the War (1967)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Style: humorous, witty, clever, black comedy, parody ...
Plot: world war two, the beatles, working class, politics, war, world war, satire, british, death, ss, singer, machine gun ...
Time: 1940s, year 1967
Place: africa, europe, middle east, egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of ...
Style: parody, humorous, entertaining, funny, light ...
Plot: world war two, farce, satire, dark humor, disorder, german occupation, theater, actor, daring rescue, nazi, gay, war ...
Time: 20th century, year 1983
Place: poland, england, germany, middle east, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
All the Queen's Men (2001)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA, Austria, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A mismatched team of British Special Services agents led by an American must infiltrate, in disguise, a female-run Enigma factory in Berlin and bring back the decoding device that will end the war.
Style: semi serious, humorous, captivating, spy comedy, art house ...
Plot: undercover, military life, heroic mission, secret agent, government agency, rescue, against the rules, military, danger, transvestism, behind enemy lines, man dressed as woman ...
Time: year 2001
Place: germany, europe, berlin germany, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
The Elusive Corporal (1962)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The story serves as a companion piece to Renoir's 1937 film, Grand Illusion, once more bringing together men from across the broad social spectrum of French society to depict one man's Sisyphean efforts to escape captivity in a German POW ...
Style: contemplative, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: world war two, explosions, prisoner, partner, escape, prison, military life, danger, nothing goes right, buddies, soldier, military ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: paris france, france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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American Soldiers (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Iraq, 2004: during a routine sortie a US patrol is ambushed and the young soldiers are forced to put their training and skills into action fast. A determined foe with superior local knowledge, the Fedayeen insurgents soon draw them into close ...
Style: serious, realistic, independent film
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, terrorism, war, american soldier, battles, danger, soldier, state affairs, good versus evil, confined, escapades, heroes ...
Place: iraq, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
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The Long Day's Dying (1968)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Three British soldiers and their German captive trek through the European countryside.
Style: realistic, serious
Plot: world war two, soldier, holocaust, captive, basic training, gory, captivity, prison, anti war, military life, battles, rescue ...
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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: serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, world war, special forces, battles, danger, soldier, chases and races, escapades, race against time, heroes, military, war ...
Time: year 1966
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
A Farewell to Fools (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Romania, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Set during World War II, somewhere in Eastern Europe. A German soldier is found dead near the village. The local authorities must find the culprit, or they will be all shot by the Nazis the morning after. There's no way to find the guilty one, ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, witty, tragicomedy, captivating ...
Plot: world war two, moral dilemma, wartime life, farce, comedy of errors, hopes, human nature, mentally challenged, misfit, dark humor, disorder, war ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: romania, germany, transylvania
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35%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, War
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Duration: 106 min.
Story: April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot: foreign legion, heist, world war two, military life, dishonesty, couple relations, anti war, cons and scams, heroic mission, military, betrayal, french foreign legion ...
Time: 20th century, year 1943
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
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Style: independent film, sentimental, emotional, offbeat, humorous ...
Plot: world war two, army sergeant, transvestism, age-gap relationship, cross dressing, transsexual, farm, soldier, man disguised as a woman, gay interest, desertion, wartime life ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Genre: Drama, War
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⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Drama, War
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Duration: 105 min.
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