Movies like Resurrected 1989
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Resurrected (1989)
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A Falklands War soldier missing, believed dead, turns up claiming amnesia.
Style:
bleak, intense, independent film
Plot:
falklands war, soldier, amnesia, post war, cowardice, ostracism, british military, desertion, trauma, traumatic memory, survival, betrayal, isolation, alienation, realism, identity crisis, abuse, moral ambiguity, barracks, hostility, vigilante justice, investigation, journey, bare chested male, zombie ...
Place:
england
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out bleak, intense, tense and period piece films with plots about survival, moral ambiguity, trauma, soldier, isolation, realism and revenge mostly in Drama, War and Romance genres. Some movies like Resurrected: Oxygen Starvation (1992), Silver Stallion (1991), The Forgotten Man (1971), Liten Ida (1981), The First Day of Freedom (1964). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ukraine, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Soviet army was one the worst for human dignity places to be. The task of the army was to turn freethinkers into normal dumb Soviet people. An intelligent Ukrainian guy refuses to obey.
Style:
independent film, bleak, tense, intense, art house ...
Plot:
soviet army, character study, military life, barracks, bullying, oppression, resistance, identity, social realism, peer pressure, realism, survival ...
Place:
ukraine
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Soldiers with the U.N. forces that entered Korea during the Korean War rape a village girl named Eon-rae. The villagers ostracize Eon-rae and her son. Unable to make a living, Eon-rae joins the brothel district that has been set up near the U.N. ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, melancholic, tragic, period drama
Plot:
korean war, prostitution, rape, trauma, sexual abuse, survival, mother son relationship, oppression, grief, shame, desperation, alienation ...
Time:
1950s
Place:
korea
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A Marine officer reported as killed in Vietnam but was actually a POW returns home. Instead of being welcomed home, however, he discovers that his father has died, his wife has remarried, his daughter has been adopted, his business has been sold and ...
Style:
melancholic, bleak, period piece, realistic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vietnam war, ptsd, post traumatic stress, alienation, homecoming, loss, identity crisis, frustration, social isolation, betrayal, grief, hometown ...
Time:
70s
Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
82%
166
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Little Ida's mother is working for the Germans during WW2, and she is also having a relationship with a German SS-officer. Ida is experiencing the problems of having a mother who is involved with the enemy, without being old enough to ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, melancholic, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
world war two, mother daughter relationship, collaboration, family drama, loss of innocence, trauma, betrayal, guilt, intimate, identity, haunting, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
81%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Freed Polish soldiers are trapped in a small town in Germany during the last days of World War II. After a doctor's daughter is raped by a concentration camp worker, the Poles allow her and her father to stay in the house that is their ...
Style:
tension, bleak, intense, dramatic, psychological ...
Plot:
world war two, post war, trauma, violence, moral dilemma, pow, moral ambiguity, mistrust, conflict, revenge, survival, occupation ...
Place:
germany
Similarity:
76%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
In the confused melee that follows a roadside bomb attack on their convoy in Afghanistan, a Dutch soldier opens fire on a suspect Afghan, only to find that this killing unleashes a chain of dramatic events that will cast a long shadow over the lives ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
military, soldier, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, life is a bitch, hapless soldier, murder, afghanistan veteran, problem, wartime life, military officer, military life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
A psychological war drama inspired by true events of Rifleman Kulbir Thapa, an inexperienced soldier goes through an incredible journey that eventually cements his name among the legendary Gurkha warriors.
Style:
period piece, suspenseful, historical drama, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
world war one, soldier, bravery, sacrifice, military, warrior, shooting, shooter, war, wartime life, wartime, weapons ...
Time:
1910s
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When Jacob takes a job escorting wealthy adventurers through Bosnia, he is horrified to learn the "tourists" plan to participate in the conflict.
Style:
bleak, grim, tense, intense, tragic ...
Plot:
soldier, loss of innocence, realism, moral dilemma, ethics, un, combat, refugee, violence, moral ambiguity, sergeant, cynicism ...
Time:
90s
Place:
bosnia, bosnia herzegovina, denmark
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A detachment of the Polish IFOR forces in Bosnia is led by Major Keller, who is being investigated for insubordination during a patrol in Srebrenica. The investigation is to be led by two arriving officers - Lieutenant Czacki and Major Kusz who will ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, bleak, dark, political
Plot:
soldier, military, conflict, rescue mission, leadership, moral ambiguity, insubordination, battlefield, combat, power, heroism, platoon ...
Time:
90s
Place:
bosnia, balkan, bosnia herzegovina
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
1959, France. Colonel Breitner is given a secret mission : find the body of his former aide, Colonel Delignières, who is reported missing in French Algeria, before the French army burns the whole place to the ground. Breitner puts together a team ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, period piece, political thriller ...
Plot:
french algerian war, military, algerian war, torture, military life, soldier, wartime life, problem, wartime, war, military officer, warrior ...
Time:
60s
Place:
algeria
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Four partisans in the mountains and suffering from typhus are slowly destroyed.
Style:
grim, bleak, psychological, intense, melancholic ...
Plot:
typhus, partisan, mountain, survival, suffering, disease, struggle, world war two, death, isolation, realism, illness ...
Place:
former yugoslavia, croatia
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Azerbaijan, Mexico, Switzerland, UK, Turkey
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Davud returns from war to find everyone in his village has succumbed to a strange illness and has decomposed. His sister, the only survivor, is slowly rotting away herself. Davud is troubled by his memories as a soldier, as he confronts the only ...
Style:
existential, bleak, reflective, grim, atmospheric ...
Plot:
isolation, loneliness, survivor, trauma, loss, grief, moral ambiguity, mourning, war veteran, post war, post apocalyptic, moral dilemma ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An unassuming young lawyer leads a fight against the Nazis near the end of the Second World War.
Style:
bleak, tension, suspense, period drama
Plot:
world war two, nazi, european, occupation, courage, determination, heroism, sacrifice, loss, resistance, ethical dilemma, ruthlessness ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Croatia
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
"Long Dark Night" follows the life of the fictional character Iva Kolar: his experiences as a Croatian University student, his role as a Partisan fighting Hitler's troops during W.W. II, his involvement in his nation's post-war ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, period piece, grim, intense ...
Plot:
world war two, biopic, national identity, historical epic, university student, political intrigue, realism, occupation, fascism, tragedy, moral ambiguity, sacrifice ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
croatia, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Netherlands, South Korea
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Korea 1951: After a Chinese attack Dutch mercenary sergeant De Koning is left alone by his army. While trying to survive, he meets a woman who is attempting to save her little brother. The image of the boy in shock changes him.
Style:
grim, bleak, emotional, period piece, compassionate ...
Plot:
korean war, mercenary, military, soldier, trauma, redemption, humanity, war crime, guilt, compassion, survival, responsibility ...
Time:
1950s, year 1986, year 1951, 20th century, 50s
Place:
korea
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
British mercenaries (Stanley Baker, Alex Cord) finish their Congo feud in Hong Kong, with a woman (Honor Blackman) caught in the middle.
Style:
action thriller, suspenseful, independent film
Plot:
mercenary, betrayal, revenge, cold war, dangerous mission, gunfight, loyalty, espionage, political intrigue, moral ambiguity, vigilante justice, crisis ...
Time:
70s
Place:
hong kong, congo, london
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
It is the beginning of 1945 during WW2 in former Austria. 500 Russian prisoners of war who have refused to fight on the side of the Germans against their country were moved to the concentration camp in Mauthausen awaiting execution. They decide to ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, tension
Plot:
world war two, winter, escape, war crime, manhunt, persecution, survival, fear, barbarism, desperation, holocaust, collaboration ...
Place:
austria
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three British soldiers and their German captive trek through the European countryside.
Style:
serious, realistic
Plot:
world war two, soldier, holocaust, captive, battles, basic training, captivity, military life, prison, gory, anti war, war ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
europe, england, germany
Similarity:
51%
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306
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, Brazil, Hungary
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A man who grew up an orphan finally gets to meet his father: The psychopath Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz surgeon who performed genetic experiments on concentration camp refugees during WWII.
Style:
suspense, captivating, intense, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi, father son relationship, psychopath, family reunited, orphan, parent child relationship, experiment, father son reunion, war criminal, concentration camp, holocaust ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Upon returning home as a hero from the Iraq War, Special Forces Agent Matt Taylor (Joelson) is thrown right into another battle. This time it is in his once quiet hometown where, as in Iraq, you don't know who are friends and who are enemies. ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, tense, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
homecoming, anti war, military life, starting over, battles, military, survival, soldier, unemployment, haunted by the past, small town, ptsd ...
Place:
middle east, iraq
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In WWII, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.
Style:
controversial, bleak, period piece, art house, melancholic ...
Plot:
world war two, prostitution, brothel, journey, moral ambiguity, abuse of power, violence, military, trauma, mountain, realism, desperation ...
Place:
albania, greece, athens greece
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: Greece, Cyprus
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Takis is trapped. Takis tries to escape. Takis wants money. He's got a family, a baby, a home... Takis is being cheated. He loves her and he suffers... Takis can't take it at work. He's besieged by savages. But his boss tops them ...
Style:
melancholic, intense, dark, psychological, tragic
Plot:
working class, desperation, family crisis, betrayal, male protagonist, anger, oppression, isolation, alienation, revenge, realism, slow burn ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
athens greece
Similarity:
46%
118
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After the South African Defense Force wrongfully declares young Recce Henk Viljoen dead behind enemy lines, it’s up to him alone to use every skill and tool in his arsenal to make it back to his grieving wife.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, intense, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
survival, resilience, reconnaissance, sole survivor, soldier, man versus nature, abandonment, guerilla warfare, isolation, pursuit, endurance, ruse ...
Time:
80s
Place:
south africa, angola, cape town south africa
Similarity:
45%
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29
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After his release from prison, an ex-soldier embarks on a journey to reunite with his family.
Style:
emotional, realistic, intense, melancholic, dark
Plot:
journey, family drama, family reunited, second chance, ex soldier, redemption, reconciliation, ptsd, trauma, reluctant hero, moral ambiguity, traumatic memory ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Claudio Scanna is a private in the Italian army: during his first night in a new military base he gets in a fight with senior recruits. Lieutenant Fili, Claudio's commanding officer, is denied a promotion because his superiors discover he was ...
Style:
tense, dark, intense, tragic
Plot:
italian army, military, army, hierarchy, bullying, abuse of power, discipline, mockery, abuse, realism, boot camp, military base ...
Time:
80s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young man, Stevie, awakes on a wasteland overlooking Bradford, still bleeding from a brutal attack that has left him with severe memory loss. Recent events are a total blank; his more distant memories are a blur. He slowly begins to piece together ...
Style:
psychological, dark, thrilling, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
identity, amnesia, memory loss, character study, repressed memory, tragic past, confronting the past, assault, amnesiac, life is a bitch, memory lapse, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
india, pakistan
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A soldier attacks his corrupt superior officer and is court marshalled but before he can be sent to a firing squad he escapes...
Style:
tense, intense, macaroni combat
Plot:
vietnam war, jungle, escape, soldier, military, court martial, battlefield, jungle warfare, tyranny, rebellion, combat, survival ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
vietnam
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Romania
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
At the Romanian front near the Austro-Hungarian border during World War I, a multinational group witnesses a hanging and other military deceptions.
Style:
melancholic, bleak, atmospheric, romantic drama, political drama
Plot:
world war one, desertion, hanging, identity crisis, loyalty, moral dilemma, death, tragedy, honor, ethnic conflict, nationalism, court martial ...
Time:
1910s, year 1916
Place:
transylvania, romania, balkan
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The film, which is in sharp monochrome, relates the story of a twenty-four-hour-long journey of two young Iranian soldiers (Issā and Emād) and a civilian driver (Amu Rahim) transporting thirty-eight Iraqi prisoners of war, taken from behind the ...
Style:
bleak, tense, black and white, tension, political ...
Plot:
soldier, military, realism, humanity, prisoners of war, conflict, compassion, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, frontline, anti war, trauma ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
middle east, iran, persia
Similarity:
39%
202
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Romania
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
During the summer of 1944, while Romanians turn weapons against Nazis, Mihai, an orphan teenager whose parents died in a bombing, tries to enlist in order to fight in the front line but he discovers that former police commissioner Potra tortured and ...
Style:
historical drama, emotional, bleak, period piece, melancholic ...
Plot:
orphan, world war two, police brutality, survival, justice, coming of age, social injustice, juvenile detention, realism, teenage protagonist, abuse of power, character study ...
Place:
eastern europe, romania
Similarity:
37%
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