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The Last Winter (1983)
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Tells the story of two women seeking leads to their missing husbands after the end of the Yom Kippur War (1973). A relationship builds between them when each identified her husband in the same blurred image of a foreign newsreel.
Style:
bleak, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, disturbing, gloomy
Plot:
conflict, war, military, friendship, friends, soldier, captivity, destiny, life is a bitch, anti war, journalism, danger, military life, women, female nudity, photograph, husband wife relationship, husband, skinny dipping, nudity, nude, breasts, buttocks, nipples, nudity (full frontal - brief) ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
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Most similar movies to The Last Winter
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and bleak films with plots about military, war, soldier, anti war, battles, military life and danger mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like The Last Winter: A Soldier's Sweetheart (1998), Cup Final (1991), Company K (2004), Kippur (2000), 20 Cigarettes (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
An Army medic brings his girlfriend to stay with him at an out of the way Vietnam outpost in 1967, the woman disappears one day and he begins searching for her.
Style:
sex comedy, serious, realistic, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
vietnam war, soldier, doctors and patients, self discovery, danger, orphan, journalism, war, buddies, daring rescue, military, society ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
95%
214
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An Israeli soldier is taken hostage by a small PLO squad in Lebanon. The soldier planned to go on vacation and to fly to the world final soccer cup, he and his capturers share the love to soccer and toward the (not so happy) end a relationship is ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, realistic, serious, bleak
Plot:
soccer, football, israeli, military, life is a bitch, war, confined, soldier, wartime life, infantrymen, hapless soldier, anti war ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
lebanon, middle east, palestine
Similarity:
92%
384
Genre: Drama, War
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 ...
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, disturbing, epic ...
Plot:
world war one, veteran, soldier, wartime life, battles, life is a bitch, military, state affairs, politics, military life, haunted by the past, prison life ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1917
Place:
france
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, France
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The film takes place in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War in which Egypt and Syria launched attacks in Sinai and the Golan Heights. The story is told from the perspective of Israeli soldiers. We are led by Weinraub and his friend Ruso on a day that ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, serious, realistic, rough ...
Plot:
rescue, soldier, military life, military, life is a bitch, danger, battle zone, realism, israeli, conflict, sex scene, israeli army ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
israel, middle east, palestine, syria, iraq ...
Similarity:
89%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Based on director Aureliano Amadei's 2003 experiences in Iraq, 20 Cigarettes is the gripping story of a twenty-eight year old anarchist and anti-war activist who receives an offer to fly to Iraq as assistant director on a film about the Italian ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
filmmaking, wartime life, life is a bitch, director, iraq war, soldier, military, assault, military base, death threat, filmmaker, military life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
World War I, Italian north-eastern front after the 1917 bloody battles on the Altipiano. A group of soldiers face the difficulty of war in a story that unfolds in the space of one night. Events follow one after the other without any kind of pattern: ...
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, serious, bleak, historical drama ...
Plot:
world war one, soldier, danger, anti war, military, battle zone, military life, introspection, life is a bitch, great war, mountain, war ...
Time:
20th century, 1910s, year 1917
Place:
italy
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.
Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, japanese soldier, survival, danger, military life, escapades, isolation, confined, losing-it hero, rivalry, humanity, anti war ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Disheartened when his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke (Nick Stahl) quits his job but is even more determined to return to Afghanistan to get the real story. With his offbeat buddy, Tom (Nicolas ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
war correspondent, journalism, anti war, military, idealism, danger, buddies, media, war on terror, war in afghanistan, journalist, violent content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan
Similarity:
70%
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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, grindhouse, independent film, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
vietnam war, military, prison, cannon, pow, electric torture, conservative, cold war era, prison escape, military prison, war trauma, escape ...
Time:
year 1987, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, indochina
Similarity:
69%
241
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Based on a true story its the untold story of Italian World War II POW"S in Jan 1946. Luca Zingaretti stars as one of over 50,000 Italian Prisoners of War detained at POW camps in the U.S. Roy Schneider stars as Colonel Gartner, the Commander ...
Style:
rough, disturbing, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Plot:
fascism, world war two, military, military life, genocide, confined, danger, captivity, prison life, wartime life, isolation, prison ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
usa, texas
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Hungary
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The horrors of war are examined from the view points of lifelong friends (Linus Roache, Vincent Perez), who end up on opposing sides in the civil war in Sarajevo. One is an expert marksman, who trains the snipers used to terrify the city and the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, thought provoking, biting, tense ...
Plot:
balkan war, yugoslav war, conflict, war on terror, sibling relationship, best friend, politics, state affairs, society, against humanity, military, soldier ...
Place:
sarajevo, bosnia, europe, former yugoslavia, bosnia herzegovina
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In November of 1918 as World War I was ending, a unit of American soldiers goes behind enemy lines to find a lost platoon of African American soldiers.
Style:
captivating, serious
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war one, trench warfare, military, soldier, rescue mission, army, death, battlefield, military life, combat, war violence, battles ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1918
Place:
europe
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough, extraordinary
Plot:
iraq war, photograph, danger, assassination, racism, soldier, terrorism, media, battles, state affairs, military, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
iraq, middle east
Similarity:
63%
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:
63%
164
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Argentina, Bolivia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In 1934, Bolivia is at war with Paraguay. Liborio and Ticona and other Bolivian indigenous soldiers are lost in the hell of the Chaco, under the commandment of German Captain Kundt. They're looking for the Paraguayan enemy that they ...
Style:
serious, realistic, intense, captivating
Plot:
wartime life, soldier, wartime, army, death, murder, brutality, danger, defeat, military, patriotism, war ...
Time:
20th century, year 1934
Similarity:
61%
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 ...
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
vietnam war, confined, captivity, military life, battles, life is a bitch, rebellion, on the run, espionage, political unrest, anti war, wartime life ...
Time:
year 1989
Place:
vietnam, asia, indochina
Similarity:
60%
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 ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, bleak, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, survival, escapades, anti war, against the odds, danger, battles, military life, heroic mission, war trauma, jungle ...
Time:
year 1989, 60s
Place:
vietnam, asia, indochina
Similarity:
56%
12K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, France, Germany, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four members of a tank crew find themselves in a violent situation that they ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, disturbing, suspenseful, sincere ...
Plot:
military, arab israeli conflict, confined, sergeant, tank, israeli, israeli soldier, army vs civilians, military life, mission gone awry, moral dilemma, danger ...
Time:
year 1982, year 2009, 80s, 20th century
Place:
lebanon, middle east, israel, palestine, big ben london
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, Germany, Afghanistan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Russian guitarist was enlisted in 1984 in the Afghan war. Imprisoned, he will meet an Afghan musician and a French journalist.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, disturbing, intercultural ...
Plot:
soldier, journalism, military, heroes, freedom fighter, fight, state affairs, danger, hostage, war, conflict, prisoners of war ...
Time:
80s, september 11 2001
Place:
afghanistan, soviet union, middle east, russia
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The true story of the Fiil's a family of innkeepers who during Nazi-Germany's occupation of Denmark took up arms against the German occupiers. But in the fight for freedom, some must die so that others may live.
Style:
realistic, emotional, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
resistance fighter, nazi occupation, nazi, freedom fighter, resistance, world war two, sabotage, danger, heroes, showdown, wartime life, battles ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
denmark, germany, scandinavia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A group of CNN reporters wrestle with journalistic ethics and the life-and-death perils of reporting during the Gulf War.A Directors Guild Award-winning movie for director Mick Jackson, starring Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter. In 1990, CNN ...
Style:
disturbing, serious, sincere, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
gulf war, war correspondent, journalism, media, politics, military, anti war, against the odds, escapades, political unrest, battles, life is a bitch ...
Place:
iraq, baghdad iraq, middle east
Similarity:
49%
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 ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, bare chested male, american football, soccer, football, conflict, war trauma, exodus, cold war era, friendship, army ...
Time:
year 1978, 20th century, 60s
Place:
vietnam, the philippines, asia, indochina
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A war-torn marine returns home to face his fiercest battle yet - the one against himself.
Style:
psychological, rough, captivating, tense, independent film ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, homecoming, military, disability, under the surface, friendship, military hospital, soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, anti war, society, therapy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, iraq
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Spain, France, Germany, Argentina
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Spanish TV reporters covering the War in Bosnia. Based on true experience
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, bleak, gloomy
Plot:
jungle, female journalist, photograph, photojournalism, war zone, photojournalist, yugoslav war, journalism, sexual content, profanity, violent content, media ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
former yugoslavia, europe, bosnia, bosnia herzegovina
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
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 ...
Style:
uplifting, captivating, disturbing, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
prison, human spirit, confined, survival, military, captivity, patriotism, life is a bitch, hopes, rebellion, soldier, danger ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
vietnam, maryland, indochina
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Untold and lost history. A true story of the American Pathfinders, the volunteer paratroopers whose deadly mission was to land 30 minutes before the Normandy invasion, locate and mark strategic "drop zones" and set up the top-secret ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic mission, world war two, military life, military, battle zone, danger, military base, battles, friendship, world war, violent content, chases and races ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
normandy, europe, germany
Similarity:
45%
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.
Style:
contemplative, bleak, disturbing, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
vietnam war, hopes, introspection, war, moral dilemma, legal, military, buddies, state affairs, friendship, battles, power relations ...
Place:
asia, vietnam
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The Korean war does not start well for the US. They are being routed by the North Koreans and In July 1950, the early stage of the Korean War, at the Jugok Village in the middle of the Korean Peninsula, Chang-yee and his friends grow excited over ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
military, survival, captivity, wartime life, korean war, confined, homecoming, anti war, against humanity, genocide, isolation, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north korea, korea
Similarity:
42%
854
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Croatia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set amid the atrocities of war in the Balkans, Witnesses is retold, Rashomon-style, from various characters' viewpoints, adding new information about the complexity of war and humanity. Beginning inside a rustic house with a woman in black ...
Style:
bleak, tense, serious, disturbing, rough ...
Plot:
balkan war, amateur detective, military, soldier, police investigation, murder, danger, investigation, criminal heroes, human nature, anti war, kidnapping ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
europe, croatia, balkan, serbia, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, Poland
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Story:
At the outbreak of war, two teenage boys defy their parents to sign up.
Style:
historical drama, epic, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
world war one, military, wartime life, soldier, life is a bitch, hopes, battles, great war, friendship, danger, bittersweet, war ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
39%
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