Movies like Darkest Hour
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Darkest Hour (2017)
207K
Genre: Biography, Drama, 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 Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. As the unstoppable Nazi forces roll across Western Europe and the threat of invasion is imminent, and with an unprepared public, a skeptical King, and his own party plotting against him, Churchill must withstand his darkest hour, rally a nation, and attempt to change the course of world history.
Style:
political, serious, realistic, exciting, inspirational, harsh, motivational, tense, touching, witty ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
world war two, british history, prime minister, winston churchill, politics, leadership, choice, decision, british prime minister, british politics, leader, british empire, bunker, moral dilemma, secretary, war, military, dictator, historical character, smoking, suspense, subway, conspiracy, airplane, wartime ...
Time:
year 1940, 1940s
Place:
england, united kingdom, dunkirk, london, britain, france, europe
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Most similar movies to Darkest Hour
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, political and dramatic films with plots about world war two, war, military, intrigue, courage, politics and suspense mostly in Drama, Biography and War genres. Some movies like Darkest Hour: The King's Speech (2010), Dunkirk (2017), Churchill (2017), The Queen (2006), The Imitation Game (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
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, sincere, uplifting, dramatic, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
british royal family, world war two, royal family, british history, stuttering, disability, unlikely friendships, politics, british monarchy, king of england, historical character, friendship ...
Time:
1930s, pre world war two, 50s, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place:
england, britain, london, united kingdom, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Netherlands, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
Style:
epic, atmospheric, dramatic, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
world war two, military, survival, war, soldier, evacuation, military officer, beach, wartime, air attack, rescue mission, army ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, middle ages, 20th century
Place:
france, england, english channel, dunkirk, los angeles ...
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67%
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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, educational film
Plot:
winston churchill, world war two, prime minister, invasion, politician, husband wife relationship, d day, courage, mastermind, war, world politics, mind game ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
normandy, england, united kingdom
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100%
113K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA, France, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal ...
Style:
political, factual, emotional, compassionate, thought provoking ...
Plot:
british royal family, royal family, historical character, head of state, queen, queen elizabeth ii, british, politics, royalty, queen of england, monarchy, etiquette ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
england, buckingham palace, london, scotland, britain ...
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley ...
Style:
inspirational, intellectual, serious, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
world war two, genius, mathematics, inventor, inventions and discoveries, computer, prodigy, ambition, gay interest, invention, mathematician, gay ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1939, year 1951, 50s ...
Place:
england, germany, poland, los angeles, europe ...
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360K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Austria, Italy
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still ...
Style:
psychological, intense, bleak, disturbing, harsh ...
Plot:
world war two, war, suicide, hitler, nazi, nazism, holocaust, fascism, national socialism, third reich, betrayal, courage ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, post world war two, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
germany, berlin germany, poland, prague, europe ...
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100%
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:
serious, realistic, sincere, political, gloomy
Plot:
winston churchill, world war two, war, prime minister, diplomacy, leadership, state affairs, head of state, politics, political leader, fictional history, nazi ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century, year 1945, year 1940
Place:
england, europe
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50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family. She did so not just to regain ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, touching, dramatic, uplifting ...
Plot:
art, holocaust, lawyer, courtroom drama, art theft, nazi, injustice, jewish, justice, legal action, world war two, flashback ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
austria, vienna, los angeles, poland, germany ...
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100%
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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, war, winston churchill, head of state, state affairs, rise to the top, couple relations, society, husband wife relationship, leadership ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, post world war two, year 1934
Place:
england, germany, europe, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
111K
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:
political, touching, thought provoking, inspirational, sexy ...
Plot:
politics, prime minister, british history, leadership, female politician, women, female protagonist, british politics, british prime minister, political leader, life & death, idealism ...
Time:
70s, 90s, 20th century, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, united kingdom, argentina
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50%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side ...
Style:
breathtaking, realistic, epic, patriotic, historical epic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, war, politics, business, sacrifice, german, general, destiny, nazi, military, military life, tank ...
Time:
year 1944, year 1943, year 1945, 1940s, 70s ...
Place:
africa, germany, normandy, europe, italy ...
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29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish ...
Style:
political, thought provoking, emotional, epic, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
american civil war, president, civil war, politics, idealism, american history, racism, war, courage, head of state, slavery, leadership ...
Time:
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Place:
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28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.
Style:
epic, serious, realistic, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
military, soldier, parliament, society, ambition, politics, war, rise to the top, rise to power, imperialism, british empire, election ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, victorian era, 1890s, future ...
Place:
england, africa, south africa, europe, sudan
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28%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It is approaching an election in the UK when the leader of the Labour party, John Smith, suffers another in a line of heart attacks and dies. With the leadership campaign about to start the clear choice appears to be Gordon Brown, a stanch Scotsman. ...
Style:
clever, realistic, serious, political, thought provoking ...
Plot:
politics, leadership, ambition, rise to the top, society, friendship, political corruption, political intrigue, dishonesty, campaign, state affairs, betrayal ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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, disturbing, bleak, political, atmospheric ...
Plot:
holocaust, nazi, world war two, politics, nazism, genocide, anti semitism, war crime, racism, ss officer, third reich, suspense ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, europe, poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece ...
Style:
tense, captivating, thought provoking, disturbing
Plot:
world war two, spy, military, war, army, operation, secret mission, life is a bitch, wartime, military life, mission, wartime life ...
Time:
year 1943, 1940s
Place:
spain, sicily, greece, berlin germany, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, tense, intense ...
Audience:
family outing, date night
Plot:
holocaust, world war two, nazi germany, jewish, ghetto, social worker, rescue, wartime life, life is a bitch, against humanity, historical figure, confined ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
poland, europe, warsaw poland
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27%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
No one in high command believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack comes, with communications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, serious, rough
Plot:
world war two, military, soldier, military life, against the odds, battle zone, heroes, infantrymen, small town, war, historical event, battles ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
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epic, realistic, factual, talky, serious ...
Plot:
revolution, battles, royal family, political unrest, british history, society, tyranny, military, leadership, intrigue, against the odds, rebellion ...
Time:
17th century, 80s, 18th century, middle ages
Place:
england, ireland, scotland, europe, london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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, intense, epic, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, military, politics, revolution, police investigation, pow, betrayal, korean war, soldier, rebellion, ambition ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 50s
Place:
usa, japan, australia, china, korea ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Films like Schindler's List
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Gritty adaption of William Shakespeare's play about the English King's bloody conquest of France.
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epic, realistic, exciting, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
medieval, battles, war, shakespeare, politics, royal family, tragedy, king, king of england, mistress, military, state affairs ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages
Place:
england, france, europe, london, scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before ...
Style:
tense, exciting, emotional, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, bomber, military, soldier, battles, airplane, friendship, u.s. air force, aviation, heroic mission, bomb ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
europe, australia, germany, england, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
survival, world war two, military, human spirit, ocean, disaster, soldier, water, getting home, human nature, lifeboat, isolation ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
pacific ocean
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA, UK, China
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:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, brutal ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, conscientious objector, religion, american soldier, u.s. army, bible, military, father son relationship, pacifism, u.s. military ...
Time:
1940s, middle ages, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
okinawa, okinawa japan, japan, tennessee, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, sentimental, intense, art film ...
Plot:
screenwriter, hollywood, alcoholic, wealth, writers, movie business, filmmaking, politics, loneliness, friendship, film producer, great depression ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 1937, year 1942, year 1940 ...
Place:
los angeles, mojave desert, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's war time experiences during which he captained a PT boat, took it to battle and had it sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He and the survivors had to make their way to an island, find food and shelter and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, john f. kennedy, ship, leadership, island, usa president, usa history, sea, president, fictional history, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943
Place:
pacific ocean, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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, rough, suspenseful, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
holocaust, zoo, world war two, nazi, hiding place, marriage, jewish, women, zookeeper, nazi occupied poland, husband wife relationship, suspense ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, germany, central europe
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26%
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, captivating, psychological, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
world war two, french history, bbc, husband wife relationship, politician, mentally challenged, political unrest, political leader, politics, suspense, world politics, mental disorder ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940
Place:
france, paris france, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
WWII drama.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious
Plot:
world war two, youth, war, military, u.s. navy, coming of age, battleship, basic training, military life, military base, prison, power relations ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport, War
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
Style:
motivational, uplifting, epic, inspirational, dramatic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, survival, torture, soldier, human spirit, prison, prisoners of war, sport, u.s. air force, hopes, captivity ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1943
Place:
japan, asia, pacific ocean, germany, tokyo ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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