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Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
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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 advisers and their South Vietnamese counterparts defend the village of Muc Wa against multiple attacks by Viet-Cong guerrillas.
Style:
rough, serious, bleak, realistic, gloomy, cult film, contemplative
Plot:
vietnam war, military, war, military life, battles, haunted by the past, soldier, political unrest, idealism, hopes, mercenary, u.s. army, rescue, death of protagonist, mission, army, squad, vietcong, graphic violence, jungle, american soldier, helicopter, american, captain, sergeant ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 20th century, year 1964, 1960s
Place:
vietnam, asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, rough and cult film films with plots about war, military, soldier, vietnam war, battles, military life and anti war mostly in Drama, War and Action genres. Some movies like Go Tell the Spartans: The Thin Red Line (1998), The Iron Triangle (1989), 84C MoPic (1989), The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1988), Platoon Leader (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II ...
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epic, visually appealing, thought provoking, philosophical, atmospheric ...
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war, soldier, world war two, sergeant, anti war, jungle, infantry, existentialism, survival, invasion, pacific island, military life ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
asia, canada, japan, pacific ocean
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100%
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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rough, suspenseful, realistic, exciting, serious ...
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vietnam war, war, confined, captivity, military life, battles, life is a bitch, rebellion, on the run, espionage, anti war, wartime life ...
Place:
vietnam, asia
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93%
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 ...
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rough, realistic, serious, bleak, suspenseful ...
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vietnam war, military, found footage, survival, escapades, anti war, against the odds, battles, military life, heroic mission, jungle, cult ...
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60s
Place:
vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Australia, USA, Philippines
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A Marine patrol stops at Firebase Gloria at the start of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam war. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to help defend it. The Marines barely hold off the VC (Viet Cong), but in the end, hold the base.
Style:
serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, cult film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, siege, sergeant, battles, survival, war, escapades, soldier, military base, against the odds, heroic mission ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, ...
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, rough, cult film
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vietnam war, vietcong, military, war, us military, self discovery, heroes, escapades, soldier, jungle, infantrymen, abuse ...
Place:
vietnam, asia
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80%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
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The trials of a U.S. Army platoon serving in the field during the Vietnam War.
Style:
rough, realistic, serious, bleak
Plot:
vietnam war, jungle warfare, war, battles, military, soldier, survival, innocence lost, heroes, state affairs, politics, idealism ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sidney J. Furie's The Veteran is a respectable straight-to-DVD movie that was headed for the "pleasant surprise" category before self-destructing with a terrible, out-of-the-blue ending.
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serious, psychological, realistic, rough, suspenseful ...
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vietnam war, vietnam veteran, soldier, vengeance, confined, politics, war, friendship, haunted by the past, state affairs, innocence lost, military ...
Place:
vietnam, asia
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74%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they ...
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serious, realistic, exciting, rough, bleak ...
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boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, war, football, friendship, army, soccer, marines, battles, chaos, power relations, friends ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, the philippines, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Turkey, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, tense, retro
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
world war one, soldier, self discovery, female protagonist, nurse, armenian, war, hunting, women, world war two, lieutenant, jealousy ...
Time:
1910s, victorian era, year 1914
Place:
ottoman empire, istanbul turkey, philadelphia, usa, turkey ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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
Plot:
vietnam war, military, war, jungle, golf, survival, rescue, suspense, against the odds, daring rescue, soldier, battles ...
Place:
vietnam, iraq, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Five young marines on a suicide mission in Vietnam, struggle for survival in a jungle minefield. The mean streets of home did not prepare them for this.
Style:
realistic, serious, biting, tense, suspenseful ...
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vietnam war, jungle, suspense, graphic violence, society, war, life is a bitch, military, survival, escapades, soldier, interracial relations ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Lionel Chetwynd's film documents the horrific struggles that faced American POWs held in the North Vietnamese prison Hoa Lo -- more infamously known as the Hanoi Hilton -- between 1964 and 1975. Williamson (Michael Moriarty) leads a group of ...
Style:
political, serious, realistic, captivating, thought provoking ...
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manly
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vietnam war, military, prison, military prison, prison escape, electric torture, escape, graphic violence, battles, revolution, tough heroes, rebelliousness ...
Time:
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Place:
vietnam
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68%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Canada, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
During the Vietnam War [1959-1975] a special US combat unit is sent out to hunt and kill the Viet Cong soldiers in a man-to-man combat in the endless tunnels underneath the jungle of Vietnam. Suicide squads of a special kind.
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vietnam war, survival, soldier, heroic mission, chaos, escapades, military life, war, suspense, iraq war, jungle, vietcong ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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realistic, psychological, serious, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Something in his past keeps career Army man John Paul Vann from advancing past colonel. He views being sent to Vietnam as part of the US military advisory force a stepping stone to promotion. However, he disagrees vocally (and on the record) with ...
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realistic, serious, cult film
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
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vietnam war, military, soldier, battles, battlefield, squad, war, anti war, jungle warfare, combat, violent, jungle ...
Time:
year 1967, year 1968, 60s, 20th century
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64%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Thirteen years after the end of the Vietnam War, a family who was tragically affected by the war are forced to emigrate to America.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Style:
disturbing, bleak, psychological, clever, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
military, vietnam war, war, anti war, soldier, suicide, boot camp, military life, sniper, suspense, infantry, violence ...
Time:
60s, year 1968, year 1967, 20th century, 80s
Place:
vietnam, asia, south carolina
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An attorney finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from Vietnam.The reunion stirs up painful memories and disturbing secrets for all involved.
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bleak, disturbing, serious, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
vietnam war, introspection, moral dilemma, legal, military, buddies, hopes, war, state affairs, friendship, power relations, friends ...
Place:
asia, vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
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vietnam war, bomb, helicopter, prisoner of war camp, jungle warfare, swat team, escape, battles, military, heroes, rescue, war ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A sergeant must deal with his desires to save the lives of young soldiers being sent to Vietnam. Continuously denied the chance to teach the soldiers about his experiences, he settles for trying to help the son of an old army buddy.
Style:
realistic, intense, harsh, bleak, serious ...
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girls' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, war, soldier, politics, justice, military life, civil war, wartime, casualty of war, life is a bitch, wartime life ...
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59%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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59%
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Based on the popular World War I novel by author William March, director Robert Clem's COMPANY K follows a veteran of the first great conflict as he finishes a book about his wartime experiences and reflects on how a man's true character ...
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never been involved in a combat. On ...
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vietnam war, war, military, soldier, fight, brutality, world war two, struggle for survival, gunfight, murder, suspense, showdown ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
rough, disturbing, emotional, realistic, intense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
vietnam war, soldier, military, war crime, pow, anti war, war, rape, murder, jungle, atrocity, brutality ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1966, 70s, year 1974
Place:
vietnam, asia, california, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Jerry, not a member of the 'protest generation' but is instead, an 'All American boy,' is drafted into the Army, just as things begin to go well for him. He decision to flee to Canada sparks off conflict with his parents, ending ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Country: USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter ...
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psychological, bleak, atmospheric, disturbing, surreal ...
Plot:
vietnam war, insanity, jungle, anti war, mission, military, violence, army, soldier, violent, war, secret mission ...
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58%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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58%
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Faith of My Fathers is based on the story of Lieutenant Commander John McCain's experiences as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam for five and a half years during the Vietnam War, interleaved with his memories of growing up in a heritage rich ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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Time:
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