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Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
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Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
Original name: Munich – The Edge of War
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, dramatic, political
Plot: world war two, politics, nazi, nazi germany, government conspiracy, emergency, conspiracy, political conspiracy, political unrest, political intrigue, civil war, espionage, holocaust, soldier, communism, mission, diplomacy, secrets, secret mission, interwar period, business, community, civil servant, spy thriller, biopic ...
Time: 1930s, year 1938, 20th century
Place: germany, munich germany, europe

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Most similar movies to Munich: The Edge of War

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, tense and captivating films with plots about world war two, nazi, holocaust, world war, nazi germany, war and biopic mostly in Drama, History and War genres. Some movies like Munich: The Edge of War: Valkyrie (2008), The Counterfeit Traitor (1962), Conspiracy (2001), The Gathering Storm (2002), The Zookeeper's Wife (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Valkyrie (2008)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a ...
Style: bad ending, factual, tense, period piece, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: world war two, nazi, nazism, nazi germany, conspiracy, war, hitler, german soldier, resistance, politics, wehrmacht, gestapo ...
Time: 1940s, year 2008, year 1944, year 1943, 20th century ...
Place: germany, berlin germany, europe, munich germany, tunisia ...
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The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.
Style: political thriller, retro, captivating, tense, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, espionage, nazi, covert operation, dominatrix, nazi germany, wartime, international relations, youth, politics, secret agent, danger ...
Time: year 1962, 20th century, 1940s, year 1942
Place: germany, europe, hamburg germany, copenhagen, berlin germany ...
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 7.6
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Conspiracy (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The historical recreation of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which Nazi and SS leaders gathered in a Berlin suburb to discuss the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". Lead by SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, this group of high ranking ...
Style: factual, political, disturbing, bleak, atmospheric ...
Plot: holocaust, genocide, nazi, politics, world war two, conspiracy, third reich, ss officer, shoah, war crime, brutality, racism ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1942, post world war two, 1930s
Place: berlin germany, germany, europe, poland
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39%
The Gathering Storm (2002)
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: 1930s, 20th century, year 1934, post world war two
Place: england, britain, europe, germany, united kingdom
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Georg Elser – Einer aus Deutschland (1989)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A true story about Johann Georg Elser, a quiet carpenter who tried to assassinate Hitler with an explosive device in 1939.
Style: historical drama, bleak, political thriller, period piece, melancholic ...
Plot: world war two, nazi, nazi germany, assassination attempt, biopic, gestapo, sacrifice, courage, resistance, moral ambiguity, investigation, underdog ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: germany, munich germany
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38%
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin (2024)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer joins a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler, risking his faith and fate to save millions of Jews from genocide.
Style: historical drama, thought provoking, intense, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot: nazi germany, world war two, genocide, holocaust, resistance, sacrifice, religious faith, biopic, conscience, moral dilemma, assassination, heroism ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: berlin germany, germany, london
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37%
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Czech Republic, UK, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
Style: factual, costume drama, rough, sad, tense ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: holocaust, zoo, nazi, world war two, marriage, hiding place, shoah, nazi occupied poland, women, zookeeper, world war, biopic ...
Time: 1930s, year 2017, 1940s
Place: warsaw poland, poland, germany, central europe
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37%
The White Rose (1982)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: West Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story: During the Second World War, a small group of students at Munich University begin to question the decisions and sanity of Germany's Nazi government. The students form a resistance cell which they name the "White Rose" after a ...
Style: bleak, realistic, serious, emotional, thought provoking ...
Plot: world war two, resistance, nazi, anti fascist, fascism, death sentence, resistance movement, nude girl, dying young, german history, intrigue, world war ...
Time: year 1943, 1940s, 20th century, year 1982, 1920s
Place: germany, europe, munich germany, california, paris france ...
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37%
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Olga (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Brazil
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot: nazi germany, world war two, concentration camp, holocaust, wartime life, life is a bitch, dictatorship, biopic, love affair, revolution, politics, confined ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: germany, rio de janeiro, europe, brazil
Similarity:
36%
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, Poland, Latvia
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the ...
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, period piece, suspense ...
Audience: family outing, date night
Plot: holocaust, nazi germany, world war two, ghetto, social worker, rescue, wartime life, nazi, historical figure, world war, against humanity, life is a bitch ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: poland, europe, warsaw poland
Similarity:
36%
Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Canada, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grizzly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss.
Style: disturbing, cynical, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot: politics, conspiracy, corruption, dishonesty, manipulation, diplomat, political conspiracy, political intrigue, society, coworker, political corruption, workplace ...
Place: iraq
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Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings-on within, and without.
Style: independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic, disturbing ...
Plot: nazi, world war two, third reich, bunker, ss, military, world war, eastern front, biopic, hitler, suicide, holocaust ...
Time: year 1945, 20th century, 1940s
Place: germany, europe, berlin germany
Similarity:
35%
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Yugoslavia
Duration: 200 min.
Story: The story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat responsible for saving thousands of lives from the Nazi Holocaust.
Plot: holocaust, world war two, world war, nazi, revolutionary war, struggle, revolutionary, diplomacy, spy, revolution, freedom, lifesaver ...
Time: 20th century
Place: germany
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35%
Operation Valkyrie (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany, Austria, Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story: In 1944, a group of high command officers plot an attempt against Hitler, and one of the leaders of the conspiracy, Stauffenberg (Sebastian Koch), goes to a meeting with the Fuhrer in charge of exploding the place. However, Hitler survives and the ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating
Plot: hitler, world war two, assassination attempt, nazi, national socialism, war, conspiracy, plan gone wrong, wartime life, leadership, military, danger ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, post world war two
Place: germany
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35%
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Enigma (2001)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A romantic thriller based around the World War 2 project to crack the codes behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.
Style: clever, factual, tricky, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: world war two, wartime, nazi, code breaking, espionage, war, cryptography, spy, mathematics, submarine, conspiracy, secret service ...
Time: 1940s, year 2001, 20th century, post world war two
Place: poland, scotland, europe, london, big ben london ...
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35%
The Pentagon Papers (2003)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: This compelling political drama is based on the true story of high-ranking Pentagon official Daniel Ellsberg, who, during the Nixon era, strove to preserve American democracy by leaking top-secret documents to the New York Times and Washington Post. ...
Style: disturbing, sincere, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: whistleblower, politics, uncover truth, dishonesty, military, introspection, soldier, state affairs, head of state, political conspiracy, political corruption, vietnam war ...
Place: new york, asia, usa, vietnam
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The King's Choice (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland
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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: suspenseful, exciting, melancholic, suspense, tense ...
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Time: year 1940, 1940s
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34%
The People vs. Fritz Bauer (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story: It is the late 1950s. Flourishing under the economic miracle, Germany grows increasingly apathetic about confronting the horrors of its recent past. Nevertheless, Fritz Bauer doggedly devotes his energies to bringing the Third Reich to justice. One ...
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, disturbing, rough ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: nazi, war criminal, mossad, shoah, holocaust, courtroom, nazi hunter, nazi war criminal, world war two, attorney, gay affair, death threat ...
Time: 1950s, 60s, 20th century, 50s
Place: germany, west germany, buenos aires argentina, jerusalem, israel ...
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Argo (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Style: clever, tense, captivating, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, adult
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Time: 70s, 80s, year 1979, year 1980, 20th century ...
Place: middle east, iran, tehran iran, los angeles, istanbul turkey ...
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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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Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
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Story: A unique slant, profiling the life of Adolf Hitler as a child and his rise through the ranks of the National German Workers' Party prior to World War II.
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot: hitler, world war two, nazism, fascism, against humanity, racism, politics, political unrest, dictatorship, nazi, leadership, ss ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1910s
Place: germany, europe, austria
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Thirteen Days (2000)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Dramatisation of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missle bases established on the Soviet allied island of Cuba. Shown from the perspective of the US President, John F Kennedy, ...
Style: political, tense, suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot: cold war, politics, spy, president, diplomacy, political intrigue, un, race against time, nuclear, cold war era, conspiracy, cuban missile crisis ...
Time: y2k, year 2000, 60s, 20th century, year 1962
Place: cuba, ussr, north america, the philippines, usa ...
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Reunion (1989)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, West Germany, UK
Duration: 110 min.
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Style: independent film, thought provoking, disturbing, serious, realistic
Plot: world war two, anti semitism, friendship between boys, nazi, friendship, boyhood, religions or cults, against humanity, society, confined, coming of age, youth ...
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Killing Reagan (2016)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling book, the film begins in the final months leading up to the 1980 presidential election, and explores ...
Style: thought provoking, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: president, assassination of president, conspiracy, usa president, assassination attempt, politics, politician, assassination plot, u.s. president, love story, attempted murder, historical figure ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
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The Bunker (1981)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
Style: bleak, realistic, captivating, disturbing, serious ...
Plot: world war two, hitler, nazi germany, nazi, against humanity, suicide, confinement indoors, wartime life, life is a bitch, state affairs, downfall, confined ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, year 1945
Place: germany, berlin germany, europe
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Operation Finale (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Argentina
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust, supposedly hidden in Argentina, and get him to Israel to be judged.
Style: period piece, costume drama, ambiguous ending, historical drama, tense ...
Plot: war criminal, mossad, nazi hunter, world war two, holocaust, nazi, mission, world war, israeli, chase, manhunt, secret agent ...
Time: year 1960, 1940s, year 1939, year 1954, year 1945 ...
Place: israel, argentina, buenos aires argentina, germany, tel aviv israel ...
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 7.4
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Day One (1989)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. ...
Style: captivating, tense, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot: atomic bomb, world war two, nuclear holocaust, nuclear war, super weapon, nuclear, cold war, bombing, holocaust, war, terrorism, atomic weapons ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place: usa, new mexico, london, hiroshima japan, chicago ...
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The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: During the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Otto Frank decides to hide his family, who are Jewish, after his daughter Margot is called to appear for transport to a Nazi labour camp. Miep Gies, Otto Frank's office assistant hides them in the attic ...
Style: thought provoking, realistic, serious, disturbing, bleak
Plot: holocaust, world war two, nazi, world war, anti semitism, journal, biopic, injustice, on the run, human spirit, war, life is a bitch ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place: holland, europe, amsterdam
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A Bag of Marbles (2017)
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.
Style: 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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33%
Into the Storm (2009)
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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