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Unknown Battle (2019)
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Original name: Ржев
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During WW2, in 1942 and 1943, a series of not-so-well known yet bloody battles occurred near the town of Rzhev. Those battles received the name of ‘Rzhev Meat Grinder’. The film is based on the award-winning novel by Vyacheslav Kondratyev, which tells about one of those battles and the ability to demonstrate courage, friendship, and the power of human spirit in the most horrible situations.
Style:
rough, epic, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, infantry, wehrmacht, great patriotic war, soviet army, war, battles, soldier, heroism, attack, battle zone, death, suspense, life & death, nazi, winter, eastern front, cold weather, red army, murder, suicide, self sacrifice, corpse, cold the temperature, burned alive ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
ussr, soviet union
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out rough, realistic, serious and suspenseful films with plots about world war two, military, war, battles, soldier, nazi and death mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Unknown Battle: Panfilov's 28 (2016), Stalingrad (2013), They Fought for Their Country (1975), The Penal Battalion (2004), Death to Spies (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
USSR, Late November, 1941. Based on the account by reporter Vasiliy Koroteev that appeared in the Red Army's newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, shortly after the battle, this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight ...
Style:
touching, rough, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, red army, tank, bravery, heroism, infantry, eastern front, wartime, military life, protector, war, russian history ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
germany, russia, ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Drama set in 1942, during one of the most important battles of World War II, which stopped the progress of Nazi forces and turned the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Soviet army mounts a counter-attack on the Nazi forces that occupy half of ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, exciting, rough ...
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world war two, war, battles, heroism, heroes, life is a bitch, wartime life, russian history, battle zone, military life, military, tank ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
ussr, europe, russia
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100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Russian army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the retreating Russian troops cross the bridge. While they move back to the Russian territory through the ...
Style:
heroic, suspenseful, rough, tense, sentimental
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, red army, heroism, camaraderie, war, life & death, nazi, military, world war, retreat, eastern front, russian soldier ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942
Place:
ussr, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 550 min.
TV show
Story:
The authors of the television series studied archival materials and military chronicles. The last series ends with a demonstration of the list of penalty parts, which from 1942 to 1945 fought on the Soviet fronts.
Style:
sentimental, captivating, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, great patriotic war, pow, nazi, soviet army, wehrmacht, escape, priest, infantry, russian soldier, death, prisoner ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
ussr, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
1941. Georgy Volkov, Captain of the State Security Service, is delivering to the Soviet Union a consignment of emeralds under a trade agreement between the USSR and Germany.
Style:
serious, thought provoking, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, spy, great patriotic war, military, heroes, rivalry, life & death, betrayal, culture clash, suspense, fascism, wartime life ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Michael's perfect life changes dramatically when he discovers a portal wich allows him to travel in time. He travels back to the World War II to go through the quest of time and find his one and only beloved.
Style:
exciting, uplifting, serious, rough
Plot:
time travel, wartime life, love, survival, great patriotic war, battles, battle zone, personal growth, military life, self sacrifice, heroic mission, world war two ...
Time:
1940s
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Belarus, Russia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Russian troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days. The film shows the heroic defense of Brest Fortress, which has taken upon the first stroke of German ...
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serious, realistic, tense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, wehrmacht, infantrymen, red army, battles, war, tank, border guard, nazism, german, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, 20th century
Place:
russia, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe's strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle- and motorcycle companies are ordered out, to against ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, war, military, soldier, battles, against the odds, wehrmacht, friendship, suspense, judaism, nazi ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1940
Place:
denmark, germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Based on the eponymous book by Boris Vasilyev, the film is set in Karelia (North-West of Russia, near Finland) in 1941 during WWII. In a beautiful and quiet wilderness far from the front-line there is an anti-aircraft artillery point, where corporal ...
Style:
disturbing, tragic ending, epic, sad, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, soviet army, soldier, great patriotic war, war, wartime life, heroic mission, military life, military, swamp, female soldier, friendship ...
Time:
year 1942
Place:
ussr, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The Soviet army breaks through the Finnish defences on the Karelian Isthmus in June 1944, advancing with overwhelming force. Somehow, the Finnish troops must find the strength to fight back, with all odds against them. The Battle of Tali-Ihantala ...
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captivating, suspenseful, realistic, serious, bleak ...
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world war two, soldier, military, battles, against the odds, heroes, wartime life, war, rivalry, battlefield, tank, russo finnish war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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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 ...
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realistic, compassionate, serious, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
world war two, female soldier, heroism, wartime life, soldier, war, german, battles, heroic mission, friendship, female friendship, human relationship ...
Place:
ussr, siberia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, bleak, rough, gloomy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Estonia, Finland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The events of the war in 1944, from the Blue Hills to Sõrve Peninsula. Shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to pick sides and fight against fellow brothers. Choices have to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ...
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tense, psychological, captivating
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world war two, nazi, military, nazi soldier, german army, soldier, enemy, death, eastern front, retreat, attack, war ...
Time:
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Place:
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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 ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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42%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 285 min.
TV show
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A story of a several days of intense fighting on the Eastern Front during one of the Soviet offensives in WWII.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, rough
Audience:
boys' night
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world war two, red army, great patriotic war, war, military, battles, heroic mission, life & death, betrayal, patriotism, heroism, suspense ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent this occurrence, Hitler orders an all out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp. "The ...
Style:
epic, factual, tense, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
manly, teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, tank, military, nazi, battles, heroic mission, campaign, epic battle, leadership, attack, u.s. military ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1944
Place:
belgium, hawaii, spain, germany, berlin germany ...
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41%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Vietnam
Duration: 358 min.
TV show
Story:
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suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing, rough
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, great patriotic war, josef stalin, nazi, military, battles, heroism, life & death, heroes, bravery, human spirit, reconnaissance ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s
Place:
russia, ussr, moscow russia, berlin germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A story about two young men during the last days of WWII.
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captivating, exciting, suspenseful, rough
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boys' night
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
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Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Time:
1940s
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Netherlands, Belarus, Russia, Latvia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Western frontiers of the USSR, 1942. The region is under German occupation. A man is wrongly accused of collaboration. Desperate to save his dignity, he faces an impossible moral choice.
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realistic, serious, bleak, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, false accusation, moral dilemma, survival, human nature, life is a bitch, war, wartime life, resistance fighter, nazi, forest ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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Style:
sincere, exciting, rough, disturbing, touching
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
great patriotic war, world war two, death, tank, eastern front, soldier, battlefield, nazi soldier, german soldier, nazi, military life, wartime life ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland, Belgium, Iceland
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Russia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The story of the Podolsk cadets’ heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets were sent to the Ilyinsky line, fighting alongside units from the Soviet 43rd Army to hold back the German advance until reinforcements arrived. Hopelessly ...
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
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Country: Finland
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Yugoslavia, Italy, West Germany, USA, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for the Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river ...
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