Movies like The Yellow Birds

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The Yellow Birds (2017)
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The Yellow Birds (2017)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.
Style: tense, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, realistic, disturbing, sad
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, iraq war, soldier, war, heroes, friendship, life is a bitch, brutality, courage, danger, military officer, adaptation, murder, heroism, hopes, world war two, terrorist, sex scene, islam, jihad, war on terror, war zone, photojournalist, us military, american soldier ...
Place: afghanistan, iraq, virginia

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Most similar movies to The Yellow Birds

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, realistic, tense and disturbing films with plots about soldier, military, war, friendship, military life, life is a bitch and iraq war mostly in Drama, War and Action genres. Some movies like The Yellow Birds: Wolf Warrior 2 (2017), Sniper. The White Raven (2022), Thank You for Your Service (2017), The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017), At War as at War (1969). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: China
Duration: 123 min.
Story: China's deadliest special forces operative settles into a quiet life on the sea. When sadistic mercenaries begin targeting nearby civilians, he must leave his newfound peace behind and return to his duties as a soldier and protector.
Style: captivating, tense, exciting, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, fight, medieval, swat team, violence, fire, blood, martial arts, friendship, courage, leadership, soldier ...
Place: china, africa
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100%
Sniper. The White Raven (2022)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Mykola is an eccentric pacifist who wants to be useful to humanity. When the war begins at Donbass, Mykola’s naive world is collapsing as the militants kill his pregnant wife and burn his home to the ground. Recovered, he makes a cardinal decision ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, suspense, thought provoking ...
Plot: war zone, international crisis, military, power struggle, crisis, husband wife relationship, loss of wife, woman killed, soldier, battles, vengeance, military officer ...
Time: 2010s
Place: eastern europe, ukraine, europe, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Thank You for Your Service (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA, India
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
Style: tense, suspenseful, captivating, suspense, sad ...
Plot: military, post traumatic stress disorder, iraq war, soldier, rage, ptsd, homecoming, sex scene, haunted by the past, war on terror, war, jihad ...
Time: year 2017
Place: afghanistan, middle east, iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Ottoman Lieutenant (2017)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Turkey, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Lillie, a determined American woman, ventures overseas to join Dr. Jude at a remote medical mission in the Ottoman Empire (now Turkey). However, Lillie soon finds herself at odds with Jude and the mission’s founder, Woodruff, when she falls for ...
Style: disturbing, thought provoking, tense, captivating, retro ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: world war one, great war, soldier, self discovery, female protagonist, friendly fire, danger, nurse, tragic love, revolution, strength, lovers ...
Time: 1910s, victorian era, year 1914
Place: ottoman empire, istanbul turkey, philadelphia, turkey, america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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At War as at War (1969)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min.
Story: To the young lieutenant Maleshkin the war is a minor obstacle, if compared to his personal battle to command his subordinates, while conducting an armored vehicle at the same time he's trying to impress his superior Soviet officers who put him ...
Style: thought provoking, realistic, captivating, disturbing, patriotic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: soviet army, world war two, great patriotic war, military, soldier, heroism, friendship, battles, leadership, transformation, heroes, adaptation ...
Time: 1940s, year 1943
Place: soviet union, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: An American soldier deployed at Abu Ghraib finds himself behind the walls of the infamous Hard Site, where he develops a secret friendship with an Iraqi detainee.
Style: captivating, serious, realistic, disturbing, tense ...
Plot: war, military, soldier, friendship, moral dilemma, prison life, prison, prisoner, american soldier, unlikely friendships, jail, jailed ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A group of American GIs work their way through war-torn France during the final days of the Second World War.
Style: realistic, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, historical drama ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, military, soldier, battles, heroes, danger, world war, mormon, friendship, american soldier, pow, courage ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place: france, europe, provence
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Summer of Wolfs (2011)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 312 min.
TV show
Style: captivating, realistic, tense, disturbing
Audience: boys' night
Plot: danger, military, world war two, friendship, secrets, courage, soldier, heroism, leadership, adaptation, military officer, transformation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Sand Castle (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
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, suspense, psychological, rough, tense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: soldier, military, occupation, small village, war, military life, wartime life, military base, life is a bitch, military service, war violence, fight for supremacy ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east, afghanistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 4.0
 206
Foxhole (2021)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Unfolding over the span of 36 hours in three separate wars – The American Civil War, World War I, and Iraq – FOXHOLE follows five soldiers confined in a foxhole as they grapple with morality, futility, and an increasingly volatile combat ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense, captivating
Plot: battles, wartime life, wartime, war, world war one, alternate reality, soldier, military officer, civil war, fight, struggle for survival, american soldier ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Unknown Soldier (2017)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland, Belgium, Iceland
Duration: 180 min.
Story: The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani ...
Style: disturbing, realistic, psychological, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, military, eastern front, infantry, soldier, friendship, husband wife relationship, friend, insubordination, firing squad, battles, heroes ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1943, year 1941, year 1942 ...
Place: finland, germany, soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Generation Kill (2008)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Marines prepare to invade Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom; while the soldiers wait to receive their orders, they learn a Rolling Stone columnist will be embedded with them
Style: suspenseful, tense, disturbing, political, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, iraq war, marines, soldier, war, anti war, courage, military life, violence, character study, life & death, survival ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east, afghanistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 6.0
 289
A Good Kill (2016)
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: captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense
Plot: war in afghanistan, soldier, military, military life, wartime life, problem, life is a bitch, military officer, murder, afghanistan veteran, hapless soldier, dutch history ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: afghanistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 5.5
 242
Battle Scars (2015)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Every Marine has a story, some they're proud of, other they'd rather forget. After coming home from his tour of duty in Afghanistan suffering from PTSD, Luke Stephens wants nothing more than to forget. What happens when our soldiers come ...
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: marine, soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, military, father son relationship, criminal underworld, military officer, military life, social problems, life is a bitch, family relations, brother brother relationship ...
Place: afghanistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 5.4
 349
Company K (2004)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Based on the popular World War I novel by author William March, director Robert Clem's COMPANY K follows a veteran of the first great conflict as he finishes a book about his wartime experiences and reflects on how a man's true character ...
Style: serious, psychological, captivating, disturbing, epic ...
Plot: world war one, veteran, soldier, wartime life, battles, state affairs, military, life is a bitch, politics, prison life, haunted by the past, military life ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, year 1917
Place: france
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 5.4
 821
Afghan Luke (2011)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Disheartened when his story about Canadian snipers possibly mutilating corpses in Afghanistan is buried, Luke (Nick Stahl) quits his job but is even more determined to return to Afghanistan to get the real story. With his offbeat buddy, Tom (Nicolas ...
Style: realistic, tense, thought provoking, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: war correspondent, journalism, military, anti war, danger, buddies, idealism, media, war on terror, war in afghanistan, journalist, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: afghanistan
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.1
 145K
Brothers (2009)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, and two children. Sam’s surprise homecoming triggers domestic ...
Style: touching, tense, melancholic, suspense, heartbreaking ...
Plot: family drama, war, adultery, american soldier, marital infidelity, presumed dead, marine, family problems, brothers, dysfunctional family, soldier, suspicion ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, iraq, america, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 7.5
 472K
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
Style: realistic, emotional, tense, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: iraq war, military, terrorism, sniper, war, soldier, army, bomb squad, marines, terrorist, gulf war, moral dilemma ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place: middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan, america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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The Situation (2006)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, realistic, rough, extraordinary
Plot: iraq war, danger, assassination, racism, battles, terrorism, media, soldier, military, state affairs, journalism, life is a bitch ...
Time: year 2006
Place: iraq, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Happy New Year (2011)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A war-torn marine returns home to face his fiercest battle yet - the one against himself.
Style: psychological, rough, tense, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: haunted by the past, homecoming, military, under the surface, disability, military hospital, friendship, soldier, post traumatic stress disorder, anti war, society, therapy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, iraq
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 7.3
 525K
American Sniper (2014)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. ...
Style: factual, emotional, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: war, iraq war, sniper, military, soldier, violence, navy seal, assassin, american soldier, battles, biopic, middle east conflict ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 90s, 2000s, september 11 2001 ...
Place: iraq, middle east, california, usa, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Jarhead: Law of Return (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Major Ronan Jackson (Devon Sawa), an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator (Robert Patrick), is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken ...
Style: tense, suspense, disturbing, exciting
Plot: torture, machismo, imperialism, airplane shot down, pow, rescue, military, islam, murder, violence, brutality, heroes ...
Place: syria, palestine, jerusalem
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Our Time Will Come (2017)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 130 min.
Story: In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerrilla fighters, forging their own path to freedom.
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: world war two, partisan, war, occupation, mother daughter relationship, soldier, family relations, arrest, military, life is a bitch, world war, martial arts ...
Place: hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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Taking Chance (2009)
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: realistic, touching, sincere, sentimental, sad ...
Plot: war, military, iraq war, soldier, marines, self discovery, ritual, military life, ethnic conflict, unlikely friendships, father son relationship, patriotism ...
Time: 20th century, year 2004, 21st century
Place: iraq, wyoming, afghanistan, baghdad iraq, usa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Battle for Haditha (2007)
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: tense, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: military, iraq war, war, marine, soldier, circumcision, culture clash, military life, marines, desert, occupation, vengeance ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east, united kingdom
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 6.4
 21K
Stop-Loss (2008)
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, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot: soldier, iraq war, u.s. military, friendship, death, war, homecoming, redemption, small town, depression, wartime life, war on terror ...
Time: year 2008, future, 21st century
Place: iraq, usa, middle east, canada, afghanistan ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 6.9
 43K
Camp X-Ray (2014)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots. Instead, she ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and ...
Style: sincere, intense, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: female soldier, american abroad, military police, female protagonist, military, friendship, bullying, prison, prison life, brutality, life philosophy, ethnic conflict ...
Time: year 2014, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east, afghanistan, cuba
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 7.8
 5K
Over There (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Gritty, intense, evocative and emotional, "Over There" takes you to the front lines of battle and explores the effects of war on a U.S. Army unit sent to Iraq on their first tour of duty, as well as the equally powerful effects felt at ...
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, realistic, rough, intellectual ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: iraq war, military, soldier, combat, u.s. army, friendship, army life, violence, danger, hopes, self sacrifice, right and wrong ...
Time: 21st century
Place: iraq, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The American Dream (2011)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Armed with dreams that extend beyond their block, Luis and Ronald, two best friends from Los Angeles, videotape their last 36 hours before shipping off to Afghanistan. One hundred days before Obama's inauguration, these young men have joined ...
Style: contemplative, serious, sincere, non-linear, realistic ...
Plot: military, society, soldier, friends, military life, friendship, youth, introspection, manhood, hopes, adolescence vs adulthood, buddies ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, california, afghanistan, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Winston Affair (1964)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: In a remote jungle outpost in the Far Eastern theater of World War II, a hotheaded American soldier murders an allied British sergeant in cold blood. Stalwart American Lt. Colonel Barney Adams (Mitchum) is dispatched to defend him in the ensuing ...
Style: serious, captivating, bleak, rough, suspenseful ...
Plot: world war two, courtroom drama, murder, legal investigation, soldier, dedicated lawyer, world war, court martial, society, politics, mentally unstable, state affairs ...
Place: india, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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