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Churchill (2017)
16K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A ticking-clock thriller following Winston Churchill in the 24 hours before D-Day.
Style:
factual, disturbing, political, independent film, educational, extraordinary
Plot:
winston churchill, world war two, politician, prime minister, biopic, invasion, husband wife relationship, courage, world war, risk, mind game, world politics, life risking, christmas, old man, philosopher, intrigue, british history, king, soldier, wife, secretary, husband, british politics, british military ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2017, year 1944
Place:
england, normandy, britain, united kingdom
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Most similar movies to Churchill
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, captivating, realistic and political films with plots about world war two, biopic, world war, war, politics, nazi and military mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Churchill: Darkest Hour (2017), Churchill's Secret (2016), Overlord (1975), Oppenheimer (2023), Into the Storm (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, disturbing, emotional, historically accurate ...
Plot:
winston churchill, stroke, secret, rehabilitation, historical figure, politician, family problems, parents and children, political party, british prime minister, brother sister relationship, loss of child ...
Time:
1950s, year 1953, 50s
Place:
united kingdom, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
During the war a young lad is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-day.
Style:
black and white, psychedelic, surreal, mind bending, political ...
Plot:
world war two, military, basic training, world war, boot camp, soldier, death, british army, bomber, train, premonition, nude girl ...
Time:
1940s, year 1975, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
britain, europe, france, normandy, england ...
Similarity:
100%
1.0M
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
Style:
period piece, epic, exciting, captivating, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nuclear, scientist, world war two, atomic bomb, american politics, physics, laboratory, arizona desert, top secret, husband wife relationship, moral dilemma, desert ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 1950s, year 1954, year 1943 ...
Place:
new mexico, england, zurich switzerland, north america, soviet union ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This powerful follow-up to “The Gathering Storm” follows Churchill from 1940 to 1945 as he guided his beleaguered nation through the crucible of the war years--even as his marriage was encountering its own struggles.
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, political, historically accurate ...
Plot:
winston churchill, world war two, diplomacy, politics, prime minister, leadership, state affairs, head of state, world war, political leader, monarchy, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1940, year 1945, post world war two
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.
Style:
talky, sincere, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
world war two, british history, politics, winston churchill, biopic, state affairs, head of state, couple relations, society, rise to the top, husband wife relationship, world war ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1934, post world war two
Place:
england, britain, europe, germany, united kingdom
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34%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, captivating, psychological, historical drama ...
Plot:
world war two, french history, french president, male pubic hair, husband wife relationship, politician, politics, political leader, political unrest, world politics, flashback, philosopher ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940
Place:
france, paris france, brittany, england, north africa ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The complicated relationship between Winston Churchill and the leaders of the British army during World War II.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, intense, tension, bleak ...
Plot:
world war two, winston churchill, british army, political intrigue, biopic, realism, character study, bureaucracy, sacrifice, morality, duty, patriotism ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It is the mid-1930s and the storm clouds of WWII were forming in Germany. This films charts the work of Robert Watson Watt - the pioneer of Radar - and his hand-picked team of eccentric yet brilliant meteorologists as they struggle to turn the ...
Style:
clever, captivating, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
world war two, biopic, workplace, couples, inventions and discoveries, couple relations, invention, british history, perseverance, teamwork, moving, espionage ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
25%
15K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction. She must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet and a complex relationship with US ...
Style:
political, semi autobiographical, thrilling, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
prime minister, female protagonist, political leader, occupation, politics, political activism, politician, historical figure, world politics, historical event, historical character, political intrigue ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
israel, tel aviv israel, cairo egypt, syria, london ...
Similarity:
25%
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:
24%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This is the story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy. The film ...
Style:
tense, rough, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, world war two, against the odds, president, battles, human spirit, military life, basic training, heroic mission, soldier, leadership, idealism ...
Time:
post world war two
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Tank commander Kalashnikov is severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front. While recovering in the hospital he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the ...
Style:
captivating, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, informative ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, inventor, human spirit, red army, soviet soldier, life & death, soldier, russian soldier, weapons, world war, danger, engineer ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
soviet union, ussr, moscow russia, kazakhstan, russia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In Berlin 1942, Hilde is a member of an anti-Nazi group. She falls in love with another member, Hans. The two spend a summer together until they get caught by the Gestapo and Hilde is imprisoned, eight months pregnant.
Style:
period piece, period drama
Plot:
gestapo, world war two, male female relationship, world war, prison, based on real people, husband, husband wife relationship, fall in love, bare chested male, parents, summer ...
Time:
year 1942, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany, berlin germany
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Czech Republic, UK, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
Style:
factual, costume drama, rough, sad, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
holocaust, zoo, nazi, world war two, marriage, hiding place, shoah, nazi occupied poland, women, zookeeper, world war, biopic ...
Time:
1930s, year 2017, 1940s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, germany, central europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish, after his daughter Margot is called to appear for transport to a Nazi labour camp. Miep Gies, Otto Frank's office assistant hides them in the attic ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, serious, disturbing, bleak
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, nazi, world war, anti semitism, journal, biopic, injustice, on the run, human spirit, war, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
holland, europe, amsterdam
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatisation that follows Tony Blair's journey from political understudy waiting in the wings of the world arena to accomplished prime minister standing confidently in the spotlight of centre stage. It is a story about relationships, between ...
Style:
political, sincere, tricky, disturbing, political thriller ...
Plot:
politics, relationships, head of state, greed, manipulation, biopic, friends, corruption, character study, president, american history, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
london, north america, england, europe, usa ...
Similarity:
22%
33K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, Hungary, Australia, Singapore
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The story of photographer Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
Style:
surprise ending, thrilling, psychological, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
photographer, war photographer, world war two, nazi concentration camp, female photographer, female nudity, world war, soldier, photojournalism, military, journalism, wartime ...
Time:
year 1941, 1930s, year 1944, year 1942, year 1945 ...
Place:
former yugoslavia, munich germany, normandy, london
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit ...
Style:
inspirational, period piece, sincere, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
british history, stuttering, world war two, british royal family, royal family, politics, queen, friendship, british monarchy, monarchy, historical character, king ...
Time:
1930s, year 2010, pre world war two, 50s, 2000s ...
Place:
england, britain, london, united kingdom, scotland ...
Similarity:
22%
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:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Slovakia
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
As Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels creates films and pictures used to prepare the Germans for Total War and the Holocaust. When the war is lost, he conceives his last staging, the most radical propaganda act still possible to him.
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, grim, period piece, dark ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, propaganda, nazi germany, hitler, biopic, manipulation, political corruption, husband wife relationship, infidelity, flashback, nazi propaganda ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s
Place:
berlin germany, germany
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings-on within, and without.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot:
nazi, world war two, third reich, bunker, ss, military, world war, eastern front, biopic, hitler, suicide, holocaust ...
Time:
year 1945, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
germany, europe, berlin germany
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.
Style:
period piece, psychological, thrilling, captivating, social documentary
Plot:
world war, life, freedom, homelessness, world war two, abbey, storytelling, problem, famous people, kindness, human rights, humanitarian ...
Time:
year 1949, 20th century, 1940s
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The King of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever. The King's Choice is a story about the three most dramatic days in Norway's history, the royal ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, melancholic, suspense, tense ...
Plot:
world war two, royal family, young soldier, crown prince, hitler, wehrmacht, democracy, evacuation, german occupation, king, nazi germany, world war ...
Time:
year 1940, 1940s
Place:
germany, europe, scandinavia, eastern europe, oslo norway
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
One dark night during the early phases of WWII, the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini sinks an armed merchant ship sailing with lights out. At that moment, its commander Salvatore Todaro makes a decision that was destined to go down in ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, sea battle, shipwreck, rescue, sea, naval officer, castaway, sunken ship, war, warship, sinking ship, humanity ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, 20th century
Place:
atlantic ocean
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The historical recreation of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which Nazi and SS leaders gathered in a Berlin suburb to discuss the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". Lead by SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, this group of high ranking ...
Style:
factual, political, disturbing, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot:
holocaust, genocide, nazi, politics, world war two, conspiracy, third reich, ss officer, shoah, war crime, brutality, racism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942, post world war two, 1930s
Place:
berlin germany, germany, europe, poland
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 194 min.
TV show
Story:
Based upon the actual cables between Washington, London and Moscow during the Second World War, this TV-movie examines the relationship between the leaders of these countries throughout the conflict. Franklin D. Roosevelt (John Lithgow), Winston ...
Style:
contemplative, thought provoking, captivating, talky, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, josef stalin, world war, head of state, diplomacy, winston churchill, marxist, intrigue, british politics, biopic, war, politics ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
germany, europe, soviet union, usa, britain ...
Similarity:
20%
117K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with a focus on the price she paid for power.
Style:
thought provoking, political, touching, inspirational, period piece ...
Plot:
politics, prime minister, british prime minister, british history, female protagonist, female politician, monarchy, british politics, women, biopic, alzheimer's disease, political leader ...
Time:
20th century, year 2011, 2010s, 90s, 70s ...
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, united kingdom ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, France, Austria
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A new film about Erwin Rommel has been shown on German television, depicting the general as a weak man undone by his links to Adolf Hitler.
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:
europe, france, berlin germany, paris france, normandy
Similarity:
20%
39K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Czech Republic, Australia, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.
Style:
dramatic, historical drama, powerful, period drama
Plot:
child, rescue, jewish family, immigration, czech history, refugee, children, based on real people, biopic, world war two, deportation, war hero ...
Time:
1930s, year 1938, 20th century, 1940s, year 1987
Place:
czechoslovakia, central europe, london
Similarity:
20%
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