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Megan Leavey (2017)
30K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
Style:
touching, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, captivating, exciting, inspirational, emotional, sad, tear jerker ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
human animal relationship, female soldier, iraq war, dog, u.s. marine, military, strong female lead, american soldier, soldier, u.s. military, boot camp, dog training, woman, women, german shepherd, strong female character, military base, endurance, army, animal human communication, iraq veteran, animal, american abroad, graduation, war ...
Time:
year 2017, 90s, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
iraq, new york, afghanistan, middle east, new york state
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Most similar movies to Megan Leavey
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and captivating films with plots about military, soldier, war, world war two, american soldier, battles and survival mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Megan Leavey: Max (2015), Stop-Loss (2008), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), Sand Castle (2017), Battle for Haditha (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
Style:
touching, suspense, realistic, serious, sad ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
dog, pets, twists and turns, teenage life, youth, military, police dog, dog actor, dog training, family bonds, war, friendship ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, texas, usa, iraq, california
Similarity:
100%
21K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Style:
sad, harsh, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
soldier, iraq war, u.s. military, death, redemption, friendship, war on terror, war, homecoming, small town, depression, wartime life ...
Time:
year 2008, future, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, canada, afghanistan, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, touching, melancholic, social ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
journalism, journalist, soldier, mentor, wartime, rescue, survival, storytelling, kidnapping, rescue mission, war, interview ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, year 2005, year 2006, year 2003 ...
Place:
middle east, afghanistan, new york, big ben london, glasgow scotland ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Jordan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.
Style:
thought provoking, perverse, psychological, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, occupation, military, small village, jihad, war zone, military life, wartime life, military base, life is a bitch, fight for supremacy, military service ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, afghanistan
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, sexy, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
soldier, iraq war, military, marine, war, culture clash, desert, military life, marines, society, vengeance, occupation ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, united kingdom
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41%
322K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find ...
Style:
rough, captivating, inspirational, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, survival, soldier, gunfight, war, terrorism, death, squad, courage, military life, special forces, war on terror ...
Time:
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Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa, iraq, israel
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50%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Memorial Day, 1993. When 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discovers the World War II footlocker belonging to his grandfather, Bud, everyone tells Kyle to put it back. Luckily, he ignores them. Although Bud has never talked about the war, he finds himself ...
Style:
sincere, exciting, serious, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
iraq war, soldier, military, family relations, war, military life, battles, world war, army, national guard, war on terror, world war two ...
Time:
1940s, 90s, 20th century, year 1944, year 1945 ...
Place:
iraq, germany, minnesota, usa, europe
Similarity:
40%
671K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Style:
inspirational, touching, sentimental, christian film, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, conscientious objector, survival, us military, combat, american soldier, religion, bible, military, pacifist ...
Time:
1940s, year 2016, 20th century, middle ages, year 1945 ...
Place:
okinawa japan, japan, tennessee, usa
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
Style:
realistic, rough, epic, disturbing, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
war, combat, courage, gunfight, military, battles, chaos, sniper, american soldier, shooting, survival, army ...
Time:
year 2001, 20th century, 90s, year 1993, year 2002 ...
Place:
somalia, africa, south africa, america, middle east ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, perverse, brutal, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
soldier, combat, u.s. army, war, death, taliban, military operation, politics, roadblock, danger, battles, military ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, year 2009, year 2006, year 1984 ...
Place:
afghanistan, middle east
Similarity:
39%
100K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
Style:
touching, anamorphic, historical drama, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, taliban, war on terror, behind enemy lines, heroism, military, cia, us military, war in afghanistan, special forces, machismo, commando mission ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
survival, world war two, military, human spirit, danger, ocean, soldier, disaster, human nature, getting home, isolation, wilderness ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
50%
368
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A German Shepherd Dog named Rain is trained to fight in the Vietnam War and his intelligence and courage in the face of adversity wins the respect and loyalty of his platoon.
Style:
sincere, captivating, disturbing, emotional, tense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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38%
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Country: France, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Le Ly lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese army, the village is all but destroyed. After being both brutalized and raped, Le Ly resolves to flee. ...
Style:
psychological, intense, bleak, serious, epic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
vietnam, north america, asia, saigon, indochina ...
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Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, realistic, disturbing, serious, rough ...
Plot:
post traumatic stress disorder, military, politics, coping, amputee, insomnia, hostage, life is a bitch, buddies, anti war, homecoming, single parent ...
Time:
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Place:
iraq, afghanistan, middle east
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
Style:
sincere, sentimental, touching, realistic, sad ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
iraq, wyoming, baghdad iraq, afghanistan, usa ...
Similarity:
37%
16K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
British soldiers guarding the Kajaki Dam set out to rescue a three-man team after one of them loses a leg to a landmine.
Style:
bleak, exciting, tense, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
war, soldier, war in afghanistan, minefield, bravery, military, british army, desert, danger, heroic mission, tough heroes, battle zone ...
Time:
year 2006, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east
Similarity:
37%
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:
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Place:
normandy, europe, germany
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Russia, Belarus
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
On the Eastern front in 1941, German troops attack a Red Army's field hospital destroying it and causing a massive loss of life. The surviving soldiers try to fight back but have to retreat, among them a young pilot , Vyacheslav with his dog ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, sentimental, rough, thought provoking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
german shepherd, military, world war two, dog training, dog, killer dog, eastern front, red army, courage, bravery, heroes, brutality ...
Place:
soviet union, russia
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Malta, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, tense, suspenseful, realistic, factual ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
war, terrorism, cia, courage, mercenary, rescue mission, combat, soldier, commando, embassy, navy seal, cia agent ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2016, year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
libya, middle east, africa, pentagon, langley virginia ...
Similarity:
37%
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:
realistic, serious, independent film
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
iraq war, military, terrorism, war, american soldier, battles, danger, confined, state affairs, heroes, soldier, escapades ...
Place:
iraq, middle east
Similarity:
37%
241K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with ...
Style:
period piece, inspirational, political, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
world war two, british history, prime minister, politics, british politics, winston churchill, british prime minister, war, decision, choice, leader, leadership ...
Time:
year 1940, year 2017, 2010s, 1940s
Place:
england, dunkirk, britain, united kingdom, london ...
Similarity:
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Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, tragic ending, epic, sad, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, soldier, war, female soldier, soviet army, female warrior, wartime life, great patriotic war, military life, military, world war, friendship ...
Time:
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Place:
soviet union, ussr, russia
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The film portrays MacArthur's (Gregory Peck) life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman (Ed Flanders) for insubordination, and is recounted in ...
Style:
melancholic, epic, intense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, military, biopic, politics, president, korean war, wartime, revolution, world war, pow, storytelling, lone hero ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
usa, the philippines, japan, australia, west point ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch, by the United States army, in Iraq.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, realistic, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
terrorism, pow, rescue, war on terror, struggle, soldier, female soldier, military, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, suspect, private investigation ...
Place:
iraq
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.
Style:
factual, intense, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, nuclear bomb, atomic bomb, scientist, politics, military, scientific research, biopic, idealism, nuclear, moral dilemma, ego clash ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, new mexico, bay area, germany, russia
Similarity:
37%
38K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
epic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, cuba, italy, pentagon, seattle ...
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37%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, France, Austria
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, military, wehrmacht, nazi, assassination attempt, political conspiracy, political unrest, rivalry, state affairs, world war, assassination plot, trial ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place:
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Similarity:
37%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Germany, May 1945, deep in the Harz Mountains a U.S. tank crew discovers a platoon of Germans preparing to ambush U.S. supply trucks.
Style:
serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
world war two, tank, military, racism, soldier, danger, battles, military life, against the odds, save the day, hopes, heroic mission ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Style:
factual, heroic, realistic, epic, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
military, vietnam war, war, soldier, battles, battlefield, ambush, military life, heroic mission, infantry, wartime, justice ...
Time:
20th century, year 2002, 60s, 2000s
Place:
vietnam, america, asia, usa, iraq ...
Similarity:
36%
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