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Castles in the Sky (2014)
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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 concept of Radar into a workable reality. Hamstrung by a tiny budget, seemingly insurmountable technical problems and even a spy in the camp, Watson Watt also has to deal with marital problems as he chases his dream. By 1939, Watson Watt and his team have developed the world's first Radar system along the south east coast of England. A system that, in 1940, proved pivotal in winning the Battle of Britain.
Style:
clever, serious, captivating, realistic, historical drama, period piece, tense, inspirational, funny, educational ...
Plot:
world war two, couples, inventions and discoveries, workplace, couple relations, biopic, invention, perseverance, british history, moving, teamwork, espionage, bureaucracy, nature, surfing, real life, surf, scientist, winston churchill, radar
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 30s
Place:
england
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Most similar movies to Castles in the Sky
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, captivating and historical drama films with plots about world war two, biopic, war, politics, world war, nazi and state affairs mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Castles in the Sky: The Imitation Game (2014), The Gathering Storm (2002), Into the Storm (2009), Einstein and Eddington (2008), The Grüninger File (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: 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, clever, intellectual, serious, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
world war two, mathematics, genius, inventor, inventions and discoveries, code, prodigy, code breaking, invention, mathematician, gay interest, computer ...
Time:
1940s, year 2014, 20th century, 1950s, year 1939 ...
Place:
england, london, britain, idaho, los angeles ...
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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, 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
Similarity:
53%
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
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47%
Genre: History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
Gordon Welchman was one of the original elite codebreakers crucial to the allies defeating the Nazis in World War II. He is the forgotten genius of Bletchley Park.
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, code breaking, historical character, historical figure, cryptography, intelligence, biopic, puzzle, wartime, wartime life, historical event, technology ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
england
Similarity:
46%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to understand his ideas.
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
science, world war one, astronomer, campus, workaholic, workplace situations, wartime life, workplace, mathematics, university, physicist, research ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
germany, europe, england
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Switzerland, Austria
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
1938. Austria has been annexed by Nazi Germany, and Switzerland has closed its borders for Jewish refugees - a death sentence for thousands. But not all Swiss officials observe this inhuman order.
Style:
historical drama, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi, border crossing, refugee, holocaust, immigration, moral dilemma, ethics, conscience, jewish history, nazi germany, border patrol ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
switzerland
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The incredible, untold true story of how a group of prisoners attempt a seemingly impossible escape from the first Nazi death camp in order to provide the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust.
Style:
historical drama, bleak, tense, intense, emotional ...
Plot:
holocaust, concentration camp, world war two, nazi germany, memories, prison escape, war crime, survival, resistance, biopic, sacrifice, forced labor ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
eastern europe
Similarity:
36%
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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, independent film, educational ...
Plot:
winston churchill, world war two, politician, prime minister, biopic, husband wife relationship, invasion, courage, world war, world politics, mind game, life risking ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 2017, year 1944
Place:
normandy, england, britain, united kingdom
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Biography of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who forged a new role for herself in the years after her husband's death.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, uplifting
Plot:
real life, grief, female leader, aging, ship, couples, human spirit, idealism, couple relations, hopes, state affairs, head of state ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
london, paris france
Similarity:
36%
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:
34%
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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:
34%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of Winston Churchill, and particularly his years in enforced exile from political position during the 1920s and 30s. It was written and directed by Ferdinand ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, serious, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
winston churchill, exile, british politics, world war two, biopic, leadership, character study, resilience, mature, rise to power, isolation, conservative ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s
Place:
london
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Sweden
Duration: 193 min.
Story:
When the war breaks out, Annika lives with her parents in Värmland, close to the border to Norway. Her cousin Harald is a dealer in the black market but has to escape from the police to Norway. Annika moves to Stockholm and gets a job as a ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, touching, f word
Plot:
world war two, love, couples, friends, life is a bitch, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment, war, best friend, young love, marriage as hell, black market ...
Time:
1930s, year 1939, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
europe, stockholm sweden, eastern europe
Similarity:
33%
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:
33%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
Biography of the last Russian Monarch, Tsar Nicholas II and his Tsarina, Alexandra.Czar Nicholas II, the inept monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Style:
epic, serious, realistic, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
czar, russian history, world war one, royalty, rise and fall, politics, political unrest, rebelliousness, state affairs, rebellion, coming of age, queen ...
Time:
20th century, edwardian era, 19th century, year 1971, 1910s ...
Place:
russia, siberia, crimea
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, costume drama, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, british history, queen, throne, royalty, royal family, tudors, monarchy, politics, renaissance, medieval, political intrigue ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 19th century ...
Place:
england, london, britain, spain, scotland ...
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
No one knows for sure what transpired when German physicist Werner Heisenberg met with his Jewish Danish counterpart, Niels Bohr, in Copenhagen -- the event became the stuff of modern scientific mythology. Director Howard Davies puts his spin on the ...
Style:
captivating, serious, disturbing, contemplative, talky ...
Plot:
scientist, politics, world war two, moral dilemma, prodigy, friendship, inventions and discoveries, genius, state affairs, society, wartime life, nuclear threat ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
denmark, europe, copenhagen
Similarity:
29%
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:
29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Ludwig Guttmann, a renowned German neurosurgeon who fled Nazi Germany in the early days of WWII, takes a position at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire, England in 1944 and begins to transform the lives of his patients, paralyzed soldiers ...
Style:
touching, realistic, emotional, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
disability, changing lives, hospital, self fulfillment, human spirit, against the odds, rehabilitation, paralysis, hopes, dignity, contests and competitions, doctors and patients ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
england
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Edwardian child Enid Blyton begins to tell stories to her brothers as an escape from their parents' rows before the father deserts the family...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, costume drama, cult classic ...
Plot:
novelist, biopic, dysfunctional family, nanny, relationship vs career, rise to the top, writers, writer's life, couples, couple relations, lifestyle, family problems ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1950s ...
Place:
britain, england, europe
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Bangladesh, India
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
Biopic on the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The film will showcase his growing up as a child to his standing up against all injustice in his youth to fighting for the independence of his country. How he led a country to ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, realistic, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot:
biopic, political leader, life, nationalism, leadership, national hero, patriotism, legacy, revolution, civil disobedience, colonialism, martyrdom ...
Time:
60s
Place:
bangladesh
Similarity:
28%
550
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. ...
Style:
captivating, tense, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
atomic bomb, world war two, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, super weapon, nuclear, cold war, bombing, holocaust, war, terrorism, atomic weapons ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new mexico, london, hiroshima japan, chicago ...
Similarity:
28%
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:
28%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
Style:
costume drama, period piece, thought provoking, captivating, depressing ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
world war two, archeological dig, archaeologist, archaeology, discovery, excavation, scientist, parents, uncover truth, war, family secret, artifact ...
Time:
1930s, 2020s, 20th century, future, year 1939
Place:
england
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Biography, History
Country: France
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
The deeds of Jean Moulin, a hero of the French Resistance.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
world war two, french resistance, german occupation, resistance, courage, resistance movement, biopic, problem, war, life is a bitch, nazi germany, underground ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943
Place:
france, paris france, europe, marseille
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II. ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, sincere, contemplative
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
mathematics, world war two, gay, lgbt, computer, programmer, cryptography, mathematician, scientist, programming, world war, computer program ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Unable to serve in World War II because of a heart condition, a barber moves his family adjacent to a Wisconsin army base and prisoner-of-war camp to provide his services. But even in rural America -- far from the frontline -- the war finds victims.
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, historical drama, heartfelt ...
Plot:
world war two, family relations, wartime life, life is a bitch, parents and children, family in crisis, against humanity, couple relations, family problems, couples, family drama, empathy ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
usa, wisconsin
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
Style:
historical drama, serious, period piece, tense, political ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi germany, hitler, world war, wartime, strategy, moral dilemma, war, sudden ending, politics, ultimatum, ambassador ...
Place:
soviet union, poland, united kingdom, france, czechoslovakia ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A biographical account of Mei Lanfang, China's greatest opera star.
Style:
serious, stylized, realistic, captivating, epic
Plot:
gender bending, warning, opera, ambition, tragic love, lifestyle, couples, love and romance, performer's life, society, music, unfulfillment ...
Place:
china, asia
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Denmark, UK, Czech Republic, Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story about the heavy water war unfolds during the prolouge, eruption and the end of the second world war. We follow the story of the the key personnel in the race of who develops the atomic bomb first.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, period piece ...
Plot:
world war two, inventions and discoveries, resistance, chemistry, atomic bomb, danger, heroic mission, moral dilemma, military, soldier, nazi, mountain ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1930s
Place:
europe, germany, scotland, england
Similarity:
25%
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