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Odyssey of Heroes (2012)
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Original name: Die Männer der Emden
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
When their ship is sunk in the Indian Ocean during the first world war, 50 men have to cross infinite stretches of sea and desert, avoid enemies, find allies and finally make it home to Germany. A breathtaking real-life odyssey.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
naval battle, world war one, german officer, war, weapons, escapades, danger, love and romance, sea, warship, british empire, german history, great war, ship, sailboat, dune, port, turk, camel, battleship, ocean, sea battle, naval, uniform, naval uniform ...
Time:
year 1914
Place:
germany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspense and serious films with plots about war, escapades, danger, ship, military, heroes and sea mostly in Drama, History and Adventure genres. Some movies like Odyssey of Heroes: Against the Ice (2022), M/S Gustloff (2008), Hornblower: Mutiny (2001), Gold (2017), The Sea Wolf (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Iceland, Denmark
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Denmark expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, period piece, powerful ...
Plot:
survival, struggle for survival, cold, arctic, snow, island, winter, captain, crew, camp, ship, blaster ...
Time:
edwardian era, 2020s, 20th century, 1900s, 90s
Place:
greenland, denmark
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100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
torpedo, ship, world war two, escapades, wartime life, downfall, ocean, evacuation, military, danger, confined, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British ...
Style:
serious, exciting, realistic, period piece, captivating ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, ship, british navy, military, leadership, naval battle, navy, napoleonic era, military life, rebelliousness, uninhibited rivalry, rebel ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century, 1800s
Place:
west indies, jamaica
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Spanish soldiers battle indigenous tribes and their own brutal natures as they search for a legendary city built of gold.
Style:
exciting, unusual plot structure, disturbing, captivating, tense
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
amazon rainforest, conquistador, desire, tribe, contests and competitions, danger, soldier, city, friendship, youth, society, money ...
Time:
16th century
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100%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
The Sea-Wolf is based on a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London, about a literary critic, who is survivor of an ocean collision. He then comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who ...
Style:
exciting, tense, realistic, serious
Plot:
ship, ocean, storm at sea, violence, sea, castaway, survival, lone wolves, danger, self discovery, isolation, social differences ...
Time:
year 2008, 1900s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
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Story:
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
inventor, sea, british navy, ocean, against the odds, military life, escapades, danger, sea disaster, sailing, father son relationship, sea voyage ...
Time:
18th century, victorian era, georgian era, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
england, jamaica
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
At the height of WWII, the Atlantic Ocean becomes a deadly battleground as an American torpedo boat fights against the constant bombardment of German forces.
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, exciting, disturbing
Plot:
sea battle, submarine, naval battle, military life, navy, disobeying orders, air attack, wartime, military, bombing, military base, military officer ...
Time:
year 1943
Place:
sicily
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In 1915, two Turks in Australia make a living by selling ice cream. When they hear war has broken out, they decide to go to Çanakkale. Authorities don't let them leave the island, so the two decide to put up a fight in Australia.
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense
Plot:
world war one, soldier, ice cream, battles, military life, power struggle, showdown, military, war, wartime, turk, festival ...
Place:
australia, britain, gallipoli, ottoman empire
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of polar explorer, Roald Amundsen, this movie covers his life and the dangerous way to the pole.
Style:
sincere, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
explorer, north pole, survival, brother brother relationship, escapades, disaster, love and romance, heroes, ambition, dream, danger, couples ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s
Place:
south pole, oslo norway, antarctica
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, captivating, suspense, powerful
Plot:
world war one, military, miner, wartime, patriot, patriotism, mining, battles, heroic mission, showdown, fight, fight for supremacy ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Adventure
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The end of the 14th century. Parents send the eldest son Jan to study in Hamburg, and the youngest - Klaus - to the monastery. No sooner had the children moved away from their homes, as on Klaus'es eyes the robbers kill their parents and burn ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense
Plot:
pirate, piracy, nude women, medieval, escapades, brother brother relationship, revenge, rich and poor, family relations, relationship problems, family problems, life is a bitch ...
Time:
14th century, ancient times
Place:
hamburg germany, northern germany
Similarity:
39%
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:
39%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Carl & Bertha tells the story of Carl and Bertha Benz. Carl Benz invented the first patented motor car but he did not get much recognition until his wife undertook the historic first road trip by car from Mannheim to Pforzheim with the Benz ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, inspirational, factual
Plot:
inventor, invention, husband wife relationship, car, love, wedding, son, rivalry, society, victorian england, woman, employer ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s, 1880s
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
21 Brothers tells the story of the Canadian 21st Battalion as they prepare for the battle of Courcellette in WWI. Taking place in real time, the film follows Sgt. Reid as he must get his men ready for the impending battle. Not only must he prep his ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, exciting
Plot:
world war one, military, young soldier, soldier, death, recruitment, tragedy, trench warfare, casualty of war, battles, wartime, war ...
Time:
year 1916, 20th century, 1910s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a ...
Style:
costume drama, epic, suspense, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mutiny, ship, ocean, brutality, corporal punishment, betrayal, captain, native tribe, language barrier, discipline, leadership, tyrant ...
Time:
18th century, 1780s, victorian era, year 1962, georgian era ...
Place:
tahiti, england, persia, europe
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Hornblower and the other officers of the Renown must return to Jamaica to face a court-martial and possible execution for their actions in relieving their unstable captain.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, sea battle, military, rebellion, war hero, ship captain, military life, army investigation, rivalry, ship, sailing, chivalry ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
west indies, jamaica
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Drama, based on the book "Retter in der Nacht", in which Marga Spiegel tells her memories: In Westfalia of 1943 Marga Spiegel, her husband and her daughter are about to be deported. Yet westfalian farmers help the jewish family, grant ...
Style:
serious, emotional, tense, realistic, bleak
Plot:
survival, holocaust, false identity, friendship, hidden identity, injustice, genocide, woman in danger, life is a bitch, hopes, wartime life, farm ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
europe, france, germany
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, History, 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:
period piece, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
world war one, great war, turkish history, soldier, self discovery, female protagonist, friendly fire, danger, love triangle, loss of lover, war, tragic love ...
Time:
1910s, victorian era, year 1914
Place:
ottoman empire, istanbul turkey, philadelphia, turkey, america ...
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The era of the feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end. After a long period with no booty at last a bulging ship appears on the horizon. However, Störtebeker is badly wounded in the attempted capture and the ...
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, psychological, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
pirate, pirate ship, medieval, treasure hunt, rivalry, danger, ocean, escapades, criminal, execution, moral dilemma, sailing ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, medieval times, 14th century
Place:
hamburg germany, northern germany
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When an alien force wages war on Earth, only the crew of the USS Iowa - the last American battleship, stands in their way.
Style:
serious, exciting, mockbuster, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
battleship, warship, aircraft carrier, military, battles, naval battle, heroes, escapades, chaos, soldier, danger, black man white woman relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pentagon
Similarity:
37%
54K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Style:
harsh, visually stunning, epic, sexy, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
ocean, survival, sea voyage, boat, raft, expedition, shark, adventurer, sailing, lost at sea, fish, travel ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1947, year 2012, 2010s ...
Place:
pacific ocean, peru, polynesia, usa, south america ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, captivating, sexy, epic ...
Plot:
ship, mutiny, sea, island, sea voyage, colonialism, storm at sea, journey, royal navy, lifeboat, pacific island, captain ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, year 1984, 1780s, 1930s
Place:
england, tahiti, britain, pacific ocean, europe
Similarity:
36%
281
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Italy, September 1943. After the armistice and the flight of the King, the war theaters of the North-East see the advance of Tito's partisans. At the center of the story, in this dramatic historical context, the figure of Norma Cossetto, a ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
power struggle, soldier, life is a bitch, guerilla warfare, partisan, military, military life, wartime, wartime life, war, society, world war two ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In 1914, a British nurse, Anne, escapes an attack on her outpost in Africa. Hunted by a German-led war party, and with help from her uncle, an Army Captain, and local warriors, she embarks on an epic journey across the African hill country. She must ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
rescue mission, world war one, enemy, soldier, warrior, fight, escapades, battles, life risking, wartime life, war, escape ...
Place:
africa
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two beautiful and different girls, Alice and Lisette are 17 years old, when forcibly removed from their Alsatian family to cooperate in the war effort in Germany. After spending six months in a indoctrination camp, they are both sent to a munitions ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense, political ...
Plot:
world war two, german officer, accident, military, fascism, nazi propaganda, nazi, wartime life, life is a bitch, pow, wartime, women ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france, germany
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Based on the book Working on the Edge by Spike Walker, Deadliest Sea tells the story of a young man who joins the crew of a King Crab trawler in Alaska seeking to make some real money. The captain of the vessel plays a hunch about where to set traps ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious
Plot:
ship, coast guard, survival, danger, escapades, forces of nature, inventions and discoveries, ocean, rescue, boat, sea, battles ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
alaska
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, France, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The Lark Farm is set in a small Turkish town in 1915. It deals with the genocide of Armenians, looking closely at the fortunes, or rather, misfortunes of one wealthy Armenian family.
Style:
emotional, realistic, captivating, suspense, contemplative ...
Plot:
armenian genocide, genocide, world war one, turkish history, family relations, wartime life, life turned upside down, siblings relations, life is a bitch, love and romance, deportation, great war ...
Time:
year 1915, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
armenia, ottoman empire, turkey, middle east
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Im Kölner Stadtteil Ehrenfeld lebt eine Gruppe von Arbeiterkindern kurz vor Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs ihren ganz eigenen Alltag. Die selbsternannten „Edelweißpiraten“ träumen von einer gerechten Welt und sehnen sich nach der unbeschwerten ...
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
resistance, wartime life, world war two, nazi germany, human spirit, rebellion, young heroes, captivity, rebelliousness, life is a bitch, against humanity, idealism ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
europe, germany
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
In 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon head ships known as ...
Style:
tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, historical drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
joseon dynasty, korean war, navy, battleship, naval battle, combat, historical event, fight, battles, wartime, military, korean history ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Switzerland, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.
Style:
saga, stylized, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
viking, battles, violence, survival, medieval, escapades, rivalry, heroes, barbarian, ship, noble, brutality ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century
Place:
scandinavia, europe
Similarity:
35%
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