Movies like Sisters in Arms

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Sisters in Arms (2019)
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Sisters in Arms (2019)
Original name: Sœurs d'armes
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: France, Italy, Belgium, Morocco
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Kenza and Yaël are two young French women who go to Syria to fight alongside the Kurdish forces. There they meet Zara, a Yezidi survivor. Born in different cultures but deeply united, the women-fighters heal their past wounds and discover their present strength, especially the fear they inspire in their opponents. The three young women soon bound together and become true sisters-in-arms.
Style: tense, rough, captivating, suspense, realistic, compassionate
Plot: isis, strong female lead, islam, soldier, female friendship, female soldier, sniper, fight, women, military, battles, courage, heroism, fighting the system, woman, female protagonist, fighting crime, military base, wartime life, terrorist, feminist, revolution, terrorism, propaganda, female terrorist
Place: kurdistan, usa, united states of america

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, suspense and disturbing films with plots about military, soldier, battles, war, wartime life, military life and world war two mostly in War, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Sisters in Arms: Girls of the Sun (2018), Sniper. The White Raven (2022), In Syria (2017), The Sacrifice (2020), Battle for Sevastopol (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Girls of the Sun (2018)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Belgium, Georgia, Switzerland
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Bahar, the commanding officer of the Daughters of the Sun, a battalion made up entirely of Kurdish female soldiers, is on the cusp of liberating their town, which has been overrun by ISIS extremists.
Style: independent film, islamic
Plot: kurd, isis, islam, partisan, woman with a gun, woman, terrorist, revolution, resistance, violent, girl, prostitution ...
Place: kurdistan, middle east, maghreb
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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
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100%
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In Syria (2017)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Belgium, France, Lebanon
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home.
Style: suspense, social, atmospheric, heartbreaking, compassionate ...
Plot: self sacrifice, strong female character, lawlessness, mother, strong female lead, life is a bitch, wartime life, rescue attempt, coping, desperation, fear, survival ...
Time: 2010s
Place: syria, middle east
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The Sacrifice (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: China
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In 1953, the Korean War is entering the final stage. The People's Volunteer Army of China has launched the last major battle in Kumsong. In order to arrive at the battleground on time and deliver enough force to the Kumsong front line, the ...
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, philosophical, political
Plot: korean war, war, battles, wartime life, wartime, korean army, fight for supremacy, heroism, military base, struggle for survival, fight, protector ...
Place: china
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Battle for Sevastopol (2015)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The breakout of the war shatters the world of a young student, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, forcing her to enlist in the army in 1941. The maiden turns out to be a natural-born sniper, her impressive skill and prowess make her stand out among men and women ...
Style: dramatic, rough, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: sniper, world war two, female protagonist, female soldier, nazi, wartime, war, female warrior, wartime life, enemy, strong female lead, great patriotic war ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: soviet union, ukraine, chicago, usa, odessa ukraine ...
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The Dawns Here Are Quiet... (2015)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 175 min.
Story: It is late spring of 1942, and the Great Patriotic War is in full swing. A long way off from the front-line, at some God-forgotten junction, the Germans make an air landing operation in an attempt to get through to the Kirov railway and the White ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, compassionate, serious, suspense ...
Plot: world war two, heroism, female soldier, military training, wartime life, soldier, war, battles, friendship, heroic mission, female friendship, human relationship ...
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Battalion (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Russia, 1917, WWI. This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917.
Style: captivating, tense
Plot: female warrior, revolution, girl heroine, frontline, strong female lead, great war, showdown, fight, bravery, wartime, heroine, manhood ...
Time: edwardian era, 1910s, year 1917
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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
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: China
Duration: 115 min.
Story: An elite group of Chinese pilots must take part in a dangerous mission to thwart a terrorist plot and resolve a hostage situation.
Style: tense, suspense
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The Mountain II (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
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Duration: 135 min.
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Style: exciting, disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating
Plot: terrorist, special forces, swat team, military, behind enemy lines, dangerous mission, danger, rescue, journalism, criminal, captivity, public execution ...
Place: turkey
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Jarhead 2: Field of Fire (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Battle-scarred and disillusioned by the war, Corporal Chris Merrimette is put in charge of a unit whose next mission is to resupply a remote outpost on the edge of Taliban-controlled territory. While driving through the hostile Helmand province, a ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 21st century
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The Fallen (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Germany, Italy
Duration: 112 min.
Story: THE FALLEN is a three-sided story about German, Italian, and American soldiers, set in Northern Italy during the final weeks of the World War II. On the one side, a group of American supply soldiers delivers ammunition to the front line, a journey ...
Style: captivating, rough, realistic, serious, bleak
Plot: holocaust, world war two, war, soldier, military life, resistance movement, military, captivity, against the odds, battles, leadership, against humanity ...
Time: 1940s
Place: italy, europe
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Snipers (2022)
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Country: China
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 shots in just 32 days.
Style: captivating, tense
Plot: military life, gunslinger, shooter, soldier, korean army, military, gunfight, wartime, wartime life, military officer, battles, korean war ...
Time: 1950s
Place: korea, china
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1971: Beyond Borders (2017)
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Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Set against the backdrop of 1971 Indo-Pak war, the movie is inspired by real incidents and the protagonists are inspired by Param Vir Chakra recipients. The movie shows what consequences of war are on the lives of soldiers on either side of the ...
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Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Elite snipers Brandon Beckett and Richard Miller are tasked with protecting a gas pipeline from terrorists looking to make a statement. When battles with the enemy lead to snipers being killed by a ghost shooter who knows their exact location, ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing, exciting ...
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Story: February 1976. Somalian rebels hijack a school bus carrying 21 French children and their teacher in Djibouti City. When the terrorists drive it to a no-man’s-land on the border between Somalia and French territory, the French Government sends out ...
Style: serious, suspense, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
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Our Girl (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Our Girl is the story of Molly Dawes, born and raised in the London Borough of Newham. Molly is the eldest of five kids with little future, a difficult father and a mother who always wanted more for her. Leaving school with no qualifications, Molly ...
Style: realistic, emotional, serious, touching, tense
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: India
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Story: Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Kazakhstan
Duration: 132 min.
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Style: captivating, serious, factual, rough, realistic
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Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
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Time: 21st century
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min.
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Style: realistic, captivating, serious, exciting, rough ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 118 min.
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A Good Kill (2016)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 78 min.
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Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense
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Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: afghanistan
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The Last Rescue (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: World World II: Shortly after D-Day, three American soldiers and two Army Corps nurses are stranded behind enemy lines. They take a high-ranking German officer as their prisoner and try to orchestrate an escape.
Style: realistic, captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: world war two, rescue, evacuation, field hospital, d day, friendship, soldier, bravery, danger, rivalry, military, world war ...
Time: 1940s, year 1944, 20th century
Place: france
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To Die For (2018)
Genre: Action, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Civil war reigns in one of the most dangerous areas of the world for 7 years. The Turkish army enters the region without any allied states. Among the officials in the region, there are also the Special Forces team under the command of Captain ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense
Plot: struggle, soldier, military, swat team, terrorist, trap, showdown, military life, teamwork, wartime life, struggle for survival, warrior ...
Place: turkey
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Beyond the Border (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Sweden
Duration: 122 min.
Story: December 1942. Two young soldiers leave their posts at checkpoint 83 in North Värmland, Sweden and make their way through the ice cold winter night towards the Nazi-occupied Norwegian border. Sweden stands on the brink of invasion and they want to ...
Style: captivating, exciting, realistic, tense, rough ...
Plot: soldier, missing person, against the odds, confined, undercover, danger, battles, escapades, military, world war two, secret mission, great war ...
Time: 1940s
Place: eastern europe
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