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De Gaulle (2020)
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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:
captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, historical drama, exciting, tense, interesting
Plot:
world war two, french history, french president, male pubic hair, husband wife relationship, politician, politics, political leader, political unrest, world politics, flashback, philosopher, british prime minister, biopic, horse, tank, airplane, children, mental disorder, beach, radio, couples, coup d'etat, historical event, telephone call ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940
Place:
france, paris france, brittany, england, london, north africa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, realistic, tense and suspenseful films with plots about world war two, biopic, nazi, military, war, world war and politics mostly in Biography, Drama and War genres. Some movies like De Gaulle: Our Patriots (2017), A Bag of Marbles (2017), Churchill (2017), Into the Storm (2009), Darkest Hour (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After the French defeat of summer 1940, Addi Ba, a young Senegalese rifleman escapes and hides in the Vosges. Aided by some villagers, he gets false documents that allow him to live openly.
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, suspense, touching, tense ...
Plot:
escape, world war two, french resistance, resistance, school, prisoner, teacher, racism, farm, arrest, pow, nazi ...
Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 297 min.
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Story:
Explores the life of General De Gaulle, from the Appeal of June 18, 1940, to his departure from power in 1969. A dive into the military and political career of De Gaulle and an inside portrait of his private life.
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captivating, thrilling, thought provoking, psychological, political ...
Plot:
french history, political leader, historical figure, french politics, social problems, political unrest, political activism, frenchman, leader, politics, lifestyle, political campaign ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 60s, 1950s
Place:
france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Canada, Czech Republic
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In occupied France, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of cleverness, courage, and ingenuity to escape the enemy invasion and to try to reunite their family once again.
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tense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, brother brother relationship, ss, nazi occupation, nazi, german occupation, children in wartime, german soldier, shoah, military, soldier ...
Time:
1940s, year 2017, year 1943, year 1942, year 1944
Place:
paris france, nice france, france
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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.
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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
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61%
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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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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 ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A love story or a tale of the resistance, this poignant movie tells both the haunting story of a French resistance cell in Lyon but also the love of Lucie Aubrac for her husband...
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, visually appealing, sexy ...
Plot:
french resistance, world war two, gestapo, love, french history, resistance movement, nazi occupied france, biopic, resistance, male nudity, nazi, judaism ...
Time:
1940s, year 1997, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
france, lyon, california, england
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57%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Germany, Spain
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
The film is about the French film industry from 1942 to 1944 during the Nazi occupation. The film focuses on assistant director and resistance fighter Jean Devaivre and screenwriter Jean Aurenche. Aurenche is on the move so that he doesn't have ...
Style:
emotional, suspenseful, touching, contemplative, thought provoking ...
Plot:
world war two, politics, hopes, nazi occupation, survival, human spirit, couples, love and romance, couple relations, lifestyle, society, escapades ...
Time:
1940s, year 2002, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
paris france, france, europe, vichy
Similarity:
56%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, France, Austria
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, military, wehrmacht, nazi, assassination attempt, political conspiracy, political unrest, rivalry, state affairs, world war, assassination plot, trial ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place:
europe, france, berlin germany, paris france, normandy
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55%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
1940, Jeanne Reichenbach turns her back on a peaceful life to link her destiny to Léon Blum. She's been loving him since her teenage years, and is ready to sacrifice her freedom to mary him at Buchenwald, where he's held prisoner. They ...
Style:
historical drama, suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, lovers apart, older man younger woman relationship, true love, biopic, wartime, concentration camp, love story, romantic relationship, relationships, social problems, male female relationship ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france
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55%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The Danish ambassador to Washington declares himself to be the sole representative of a free Denmark during the Nazi occupation of the country.
Style:
captivating, psychological
Plot:
world war two, ambassador, treason, wartime, diplomat, wartime life, nazi, political intrigue, nazism, politics, consul, political unrest ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
washington d.c., greenland
Similarity:
54%
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
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Genre: Biography, History
Country: France
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
The deeds of Jean Moulin, a hero of the French Resistance.
Style:
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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
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52%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, sea battle, shipwreck, rescue, sea, naval officer, castaway, sunken ship, war, warship, sinking ship, humanity ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
england
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50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
This film reenacts the Manhattan Project, the secret wartime project in New Mexico where the first atomic bombs were designed and built.
Style:
factual, intense, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, nuclear bomb, atomic bomb, scientist, politics, military, scientific research, biopic, idealism, nuclear, moral dilemma, ego clash ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, 20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, new mexico, bay area, germany, russia
Similarity:
50%
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:
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Place:
england, britain, europe, germany, united kingdom
Similarity:
50%
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
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50%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
On 9 April 1940, German soldiers arrive in the city of Oslo. The King of Norway faces a choice that will change his country forever. The King's Choice is a story about the three most dramatic days in Norway's history, the royal ...
Style:
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Plot:
world war two, royal family, young soldier, crown prince, hitler, wehrmacht, democracy, evacuation, german occupation, king, nazi germany, world war ...
Time:
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Place:
germany, europe, scandinavia, eastern europe, oslo norway
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Biography, History, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The unbelievable story of Leonid Bernshtein, a young Jewish soldier who rose to become the leader and led the operation to destroy the secret facility of the notorious Nazi V2 ballistic missiles.
Style:
thought provoking, historical drama, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, moral dilemma, soldier, guerilla warfare, nazi occupation, military, life is a bitch, holocaust, nazi germany, german officer, military life, german soldier ...
Time:
1940s
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50%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
This intricate historical drama tells the story of actor Ferdinand Marian (Tobias Moretti), who is ordered by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels to star in the 1940 anti-Semitic film Jew Suss. Despite his cooperation, Ferdinand's actions have ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, psychological, factual, sad ...
Plot:
anti semitism, nazi germany, world war two, politics, propaganda, rise and fall, actor's life, filmmaking, movie business, introspection, political unrest, showbiz ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
europe, austria, berlin germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.
Style:
period piece, psychological, thrilling, captivating, social documentary
Plot:
world war, life, freedom, homelessness, world war two, abbey, storytelling, problem, famous people, kindness, human rights, humanitarian ...
Time:
year 1949, 20th century, 1940s
Similarity:
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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, epic, intense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, military, biopic, politics, president, korean war, wartime, revolution, world war, pow, storytelling, lone hero ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
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usa, the philippines, japan, australia, west point ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Finland, Estonia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The life of a heroine. The life and work of Hella Wuolijoki. A poet, spy and millionaire, she turned into an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, politician and playwright, who collaborated with Europe's leading writers such as Bertolt ...
Style:
captivating, factual, psychological, tense
Plot:
playwright, power, writers, women in society, prisoner, politics, world war two, stage play, business, interrogation, jail, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
1940s, year 1936, year 1929, year 1941, year 1942 ...
Place:
finland, soviet union, helsinki finland, stockholm sweden, ussr
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is faced with the potential of Israel’s complete destruction. She must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet and a complex relationship with US ...
Style:
political, semi autobiographical, thrilling, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
prime minister, female protagonist, political leader, occupation, politics, political activism, politician, historical figure, world politics, historical event, historical character, political intrigue ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
israel, tel aviv israel, cairo egypt, syria, london ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The night of August 24, 1944. The fate of Paris is in the hands of General von Choltitz, governor of Grand Paris, who is preparing, on Hitler’s orders, to blow up the French capital. The descendent of a long line of Prussian military men, the ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, talky, political
Plot:
world war two, diplomacy, soldier, german occupation, wartime life, danger, disobey, race against time, nazi, sabotage, french resistance, obedience ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, year 2014
Place:
paris france, germany, france, europe
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49%
Genre: Biography, History, War
Country: France
Story:
The story of Jean Moulin, a French civil servant and resistant who succeeded in unifying the main networks of the French Resistance in World War II, and who served as the first President of the National Council of the Resistance during the German ...
Style:
tense, bleak, poignant, educational, suspenseful ...
Plot:
heroism, biopic, resistance movement, nazi germany, world war two, sacrifice, occupation, french resistance, patriotism, leadership, martyrdom, interrogation ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france, paris france
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48%
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Four young Jews survive the Third Reich in the middle of Berlin by living so recklessly that they become "invisible."
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, suspense, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot:
holocaust, nazi officer, world war two, holocaust survivor, refugee, courage, resistance, hiding, nazi, feminist, military, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
germany, berlin germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, Hungary, Australia, Singapore
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Style:
surprise ending, thrilling, psychological, captivating, dramatic ...
Plot:
photographer, war photographer, world war two, nazi concentration camp, female photographer, female nudity, world war, soldier, photojournalism, military, journalism, wartime ...
Time:
year 1941, 1930s, year 1944, year 1942, year 1945 ...
Place:
former yugoslavia, munich germany, normandy, london
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In may 1940, the German troops enter France. Frightened by the progress of the enemy, the people of a small village of Pas-de-Calais decide on the recommendations of the prefecture, to give up everything to go on the road, fleeing to the coast.
Style:
social
Plot:
world war two, world war, woman, wartime life, teenager, child killed, imprisonment, nazi propaganda, exodus, war propaganda, basement, imprisoned ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, year 1939, 1930s
Place:
france
Similarity:
48%
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