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Freaks vs the Reich (2021)
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Original name: Freaks Out
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Four circus freaks with superpowers find themselves trapped in Nazi-occupied Rome after their owner and father figure goes missing in the aftermath of the 1943 surrender of Italy to the Allies.
Style:
entertaining, heroic, semi serious, action packed
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, circus, electricity, male nudity, nazi occultism, partisan, nazism, piano, cell phone, attempted rape, amputee, supernatural power, superpower, superhero, hunting, friendship, supernatural ability, superhero team, good versus evil, superhuman powers, sex scene, insect, suicide, bee, swastika ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943
Place:
rome italy, italy
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Most similar movies to Freaks vs the Reich
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, bleak, realistic and serious films with plots about world war two, nazi, war, world war, nazi occupation, friendship and soldier mostly in Drama, War and Adventure genres. Some movies like Freaks vs the Reich: How I Became a Super Hero (2020), Unknown Soldier (2017), The Partisans (1963), Red Cherry (1995), Adam Resurrected (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Paris 2020. While superheroes have assimilated into the Parisian society, they discover a new drug that gives themselves personal superpowers to mere mortals. Lieutenants Moreau and Schaltzmann are investigating the case with the support of two ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, exciting, weird
Plot:
superhero, superpower, drug, showdown, supernatural ability, supernatural power, battles, fighting crime, superhero team, super villain, fight, life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
paris france
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland, Belgium, Iceland
Duration: 132 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:
suspenseful, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, infantry, military, eastern front, soldier, friendship, friend, husband wife relationship, insubordination, firing squad, battles, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, year 1942, year 1943, 20th century ...
Place:
finland, germany, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Lieutenant Takala meets his fellow partisans of 20th division many year after the war. With flashbacks we see the events of summer 1944.
Style:
avant garde, black and white
Plot:
world war two, russo finnish war, conservative, post traumatic stress disorder, male female relationship, female nudity, partisan, drinking, male nudity, priest, friendship, hallucination ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, 60s
Place:
finland, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: China
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, this horrifying tale follows two orphaned friends as they struggle to survive during World War II.
Style:
serious, touching, bleak, mesmerizing, saga ...
Plot:
world war two, tattoo, monastery, orphan, summer camp, youth, war, life is a bitch, military, innocence lost, society, wartime life ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941
Place:
russia, moscow russia, soviet union, china, ussr
Similarity:
92%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, Germany, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Before the war, in Berlin, Adam was an entertainer- cabaret impresario, magician, musician-loved by all until he finds himself in a concentration camp, confronted by Commandant Klein. Adam survives the camp by becoming the Klein's ...
Style:
touching, contemplative, serious, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
holocaust, nazi, world war two, survival, haunted by the past, against humanity, life is a bitch, mental illness, circus, concentration camp, patient, circus performer ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1936, year 2008, 60s ...
Place:
europe, israel, middle east, berlin germany, germany
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Line of Demarcation. is a 1966 film written and directed by Claude Chabrol. Its title in French is La Ligne de démarcation. It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert ...
Style:
bleak, anthology, period drama
Plot:
french resistance, world war two, barber, nazi occupation, smuggler, doctor, resistance movement, occupation, occupied france, sacrifice, betrayal, escape ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Croatia, Finland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Eight-year-old Zoran is the hero of this story set in Skopje during the German occupation of the city in World War II. Through his eyes, we experience all the cruelty, poverty and suffering of wartime. A love affair between his Macedonian mother and ...
Style:
suspense, thought provoking, psychological, rough, tense
Plot:
world war two, boy, liberation, assassination, partisan, nazi occupation, german officer, traitor, prisoner, german occupation, arrest, mother son relationship ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, year 1943
Place:
former yugoslavia, europe, macedonia, balkan
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The story begins in a small rural village in Ladimirevci, Eastern Croatia in 1943, where a land owner Sima is helping the Partisan Movement and the official Ustasha regime in order to save the life of his son Beneš, who is enlisted in the German ...
Style:
road movie
Plot:
world war two, partisan, landowner, rural setting, nudity, horse, priest, death, murder, fear, soldier, celebration ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, year 1944
Place:
croatia, former yugoslavia, balkan, europe
Similarity:
91%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Norway
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When is an enemy not an enemy, when is an ally not an ally? The answer to these questions determines the fate of a man. Simons struggle is played out against the rugged landscape of northern Norway. Raised in a close-knit community, he bears the ...
Style:
offbeat
Plot:
world war two, boat, traitor, nato, espionage, communism, fishing, nazi, fishing boat, fisherman, spy hero, german occupation ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany, France, Poland
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Oskar is born in Germany in 1924 with an advanced intellect. Repulsed by the hypocrisy of adults and the irresponsibility of society, he refuses to grow older after his third birthday.
Style:
surreal, disturbing, controversial, clever, epic ...
Plot:
world war two, fascism, coming of age, boy, circus, nazi, wartime life, magic realism, cheating wife, extramarital affair, infidelity, beach ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, 1920s, year 1939 ...
Place:
germany, middle east, israel, europe, central europe ...
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
On March 21st, 1945, the British Royal Air Force set out on a mission to bomb Gestapo's headquarters in Copenhagen. The raid had fatal consequences as some of the bombers accidentally targeted a school and more than 120 people were killed, 86 ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, intense, bleak, period drama
Plot:
world war two, nazi, air raid, nazism, gestapo, royal air force, eye, bombing, nordic, military, murder, killing ...
Time:
year 1945, 1940s
Place:
copenhagen
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Hungary
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In the final days of World War II, a young Hungarian is making his way home, through countryside full of the debris of war, when he is captures and imprisoned by Russians. Left in the custody of a young Russian soldier, the two youths form a ...
Style:
lyrical, psychological, political, tension, reflective ...
Plot:
world war two, coming of age, young soldier, friendship, post war, pow, female nudity, survival, soviet soldier, teenage protagonist, countryside, minimalism ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
hungary
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A group of school-mates form a resistance group in nazi-occupied Denmark.
Style:
historical drama, tense, period piece, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, resistance, nazi occupation, children, political oppression, loss of innocence, coming of age, courage, moral ambiguity, underground movement, tragedy, escalation ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A Russian POW joins the partisan guerrillas and proves his loyalty fighting the Nazis.
Style:
political, black and white
Plot:
world war two, partisan, great patriotic war, nazi, prisoners of war, prisoner, pow, redemption, collaborator, suspicion, nazi occupation, eastern front ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Hannah Stern, an American-born Jewish adolescent, is uninterested in the culture, faith and customs of her relatives; however, Hannah begins to revaluate her heritage when she has a supernatural experience that transports her back to a Nazi death ...
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, sentimental, period piece ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, teens
Plot:
concentration camp, holocaust, world war two, nazi occupation, time travel, anti semitism, nazi, world war, human spirit, against humanity, hopes, survival ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
poland, europe
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. ...
Style:
suspense, breathtaking, inspirational, atmospheric, witty ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
world war two, nazism, nazi, war, vengeance, dark humor, alternate history, working undercover, violence, dialogue, violent, blood ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
paris france, france, germany, america, europe
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: UK, Denmark, Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
War story of the 27th Panzers, Hitler's heavy-duty combat regiment composed of prisoners.
Style:
independent film, bleak, rough, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
tank, world war two, eastern front, nazism, german soldier, nazi, world war, behind enemy lines, sabotage, ss, german army, skinny dipping ...
Time:
1940s, year 1987, year 1943
Place:
germany, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
90%
Genre: Drama, Music, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
During World War II in Greece, under the submission of Germans, one Christian, Giorgos, falls in love with a Jewish, Estrea, something completely forbidden. Can they and their families overcome all the obstacles, along with racial discriminations ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, psychological, unusual plot structure, contemplative ...
Plot:
world war two, greek, lovers, love, nazi, brutality, composer, german occupation, couples, society, love and romance, danger ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
greece
Similarity:
90%
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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:
serious, captivating, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, wehrmacht, military, war, soldier, battles, danger, against the odds, nazi, world war, friendship ...
Time:
20th century, year 1940, 1940s
Place:
denmark, germany, europe
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Coming of Age Drama in rural Poland in the summer of 1943.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, suspense, period piece
Plot:
world war two, struggle for survival, nazi, wartime life, love affair, wartime, tragic love, love story, male female relationship, war, skinny dipping, gendarmerie ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Intercepting the transport carrying Foundation X’s new 2nd generation Gaia Memories, the special-ops unit NEVER, led by Daido Katsumi, intend to turn Fuuto into Hell on Earth. With Daido wielding the T2 Eternal Memory and a Lost Driver, granting ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, futuristic
Plot:
kamen rider, superhero, superpower, heisei era, good versus evil, supernatural power, superhero team, supernatural ability, battles, protector, showdown, young heroes ...
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Alexis Damianos's final film (of three) came twenty-four years after his EVDOKIA, which many consider the greatest of Greek films. THE CHARIOTEER begins in 1941: Hniochos, a student, is captured by the Italians and imprisoned. In prison he ...
Style:
historical drama, melancholic, realistic, reflective, period piece ...
Plot:
world war two, greek history, escape, frustration, resistance, greek civil war, symbolism, identity crisis, memory, alienation, guerilla warfare, imprisonment ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1950s, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
greece
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
This movie is an alternate ending to the series, taking place after the events of episode 46. With only six Riders remaining in the Rider War, Shirō Kanzaki feels that time is running short.
Style:
captivating, futuristic, exciting
Plot:
kamen rider, superhero, superpower, heisei era, good versus evil, showdown, group of friends, teamwork, protector, warrior, body transformation, superhero team ...
Similarity:
89%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: France, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Cambodia
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide, stay alive whatever happens, the mission is more important than anything else. Sent to Lubang, a small island in ...
Style:
stylized, crying, weird, beautiful
Plot:
world war two, japanese soldier, river, moon landing, wilderness survival, hunting, world war, realism, biopic, jungle, rain, photography ...
Time:
year 1976, year 1969, year 1973, 1940s, 70s ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
This film sheds light on the role of the Catholic Church and the people of Assisi in rescuing Italian Jews from the Nazis in 1943.
Style:
grindhouse, independent film
Plot:
catholic, world war two, catholic priest, christian, nazi, holocaust survivor, holocaust, pope, priest, friendship, catholic church, mother superior ...
Time:
1940s, year 1985
Place:
italy
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Beautifully photographed and lyrically written, this largely factual account of Mussolini's disastrous invasion of Russia during World War II tells the story of an Italian regiment through the eyes of a farmer from Emilia, a plumber from Rome, ...
Style:
macaroni combat
Plot:
world war two, italian army, eastern front, politics, nazism, italian history, bravery, nazi, soldier, stalingrad, great patriotic war, execution ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, year 1941
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
88%
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:
88%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Two Soviet partisans leave their starving band to get supplies from a nearby farm. The Germans have reached the farm first, so the pair must go on a journey deep into occupied territory, a voyage that will also take them deep into their souls.
Style:
cerebral, bleak, depressing, contemplative, philosophical ...
Plot:
world war two, partisan, cold weather, execution, betrayal, winter, torture, nazi, war, starvation, collaboration, nazi occupation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1977, year 1942
Place:
ussr, soviet union, iraq, europe, russia
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story is set in 1939. A military officer is stripped of his rank for his apparent collaboration with a counter-espionage agent while on a mission in Paris. Then he is enlisted in his own country's counterespionage unit, due to his knowledge ...
Style:
pre war
Plot:
spy, female nudity, nazi occupation, counter intelligence, linguist, court martial, accidental killing, innocence, prisoner, death, prison, murder ...
Time:
year 1939
Place:
poland, paris france
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Set after the events of Kamen Rider Den-O, Ryoutaro and the DenLiner gang have set up a detective agency called the DenLiner Police who seek to keep the Imagin that survived the Junction Point in check after an Imagin stole a spare Den-O Pass from ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, captivating, detective
Plot:
time travel, kamen rider, superhero, superpower, police, heisei era, good versus evil, transformation, criminal syndicate, heroes, power rangers, syndicate ...
Similarity:
88%
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