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The Outpost (2019)
47K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, perverse, brutal, cult classic, harsh, surprise ending, independent film, black comedy, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
soldier, combat, u.s. army, war, death, taliban, military operation, politics, roadblock, battles, danger, military, terrorist, fight scenes, shooting, heroism, profanity, british soldier, fight, military officer, blood, gunfight, life is a bitch, heroes, graphic violence ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, year 2008, year 2006, year 1984, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, middle east
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, realistic, tense and serious films with plots about soldier, military, war, gun, explosion, blood and death mostly in Drama, War and Action genres. Some movies like The Outpost: Black Hawk Down (2001), Lone Survivor (2013), 12 Strong (2018), American Sniper (2014), Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Malta, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As they confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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85%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A team of CIA agents and special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
Style:
touching, anamorphic, historical drama, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, taliban, war on terror, behind enemy lines, heroism, military, cia, us military, war in afghanistan, special forces, machismo, commando mission ...
Time:
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Place:
afghanistan, middle east, usa
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
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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, suspenseful, clever, inspirational, rough ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
iraq, middle east, california, usa, kurdistan ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, serious, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
afghanistan, middle east
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Duration: 131 min.
Story:
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Style:
tense, realistic, emotional, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
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Time:
year 2008, 2000s, year 2004, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq, baghdad iraq, america, afghanistan ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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100%
33K
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Country: USA, Germany, Canada, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, disturbing, perverse ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit ...
Style:
tense, exciting, serious, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
75%
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Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
suspense, disturbing, exciting, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
afghanistan, middle east
Similarity:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens, date night, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
germany, america, europe
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Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
middle east, iraq, afghanistan, iran, america ...
Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
manly, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
bleak, exciting, tense, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
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Style:
breathtaking, realistic, captivating, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
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Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, self sacrifice, sniper, friendship, nazi, combat, army, machine gun ...
Time:
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Place:
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Movie in collections
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
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Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
suspenseful, realistic, serious, factual, tension ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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100%
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Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
thought provoking, tense, bleak, suspenseful, sad ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
tension, independent film, suspense, period piece, epic war ...
Plot:
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Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
iraq
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
touching, serious, suspense, factual, compassionate ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
military, war, jungle, combat, civil war, soldier, sniper, refugee, special forces, escapades, rescue mission, army ...
Time:
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Place:
africa, nigeria, iran, iraq, hawaii
Similarity:
67%
205K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspenseful, powerful ...
Plot:
war in afghanistan, ambush, american soldier, shooter, military, soldier, translator, sniper, brotherhood, friendship, chase, taliban ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s
Place:
afghanistan, los angeles
Similarity:
18%
34K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper.
Style:
suspense, serious, tense, rough, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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