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Purple Sunset (2001)
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Purple Sunset (2001)
Original name: 紫日
Genre: War
Country: China
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A Soviet Russian lady officer, a Chinese peasant and a Japanese schoolgirl must walk their way out of a forest toward the end of World War II, despite their mutual distrust of one another.
Style: emotional, thought provoking, suspense, rough
Plot: world war two, forest, war, brutality, life is a bitch, violent, military, killings, soldier, characters in danger, soviet army, war crime, fanatic, fanaticism
Place: china
Keyword: chinese

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspense, suspenseful and rough films with plots about military, world war two, soldier, war, wartime life, world war and battles mostly in War, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Purple Sunset: Assault on Hill 400 (2023), Our Time Will Come (2017), Sniper 2 : Tungus (2012), The Eastern Front (2020), Operation Overlord (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Assault on Hill 400 (2023)
Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: On November 14, 1944, the 2nd Ranger Battalion is tasked with sieging the German town of Bergstein, and Hill 400, a highly strategic position that provides the Reich with high ground for artillery.
Style: captivating, serious, bleak, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: american soldier, world war two, forest, fortress, shootout, german soldier, nurse, soldier, military, world war, war, military life ...
Time: year 1944
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95%
Our Time Will Come (2017)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 130 min.
Story: In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerrilla fighters, forging their own path to freedom.
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: world war two, partisan, war, occupation, mother daughter relationship, soldier, family relations, arrest, military, life is a bitch, world war, martial arts ...
Place: hong kong
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79%
Sniper 2 : Tungus (2012)
Genre: War
Country: Belarus
Story: World War 2 - Eastern Front: A new batch of raw, inexperienced female Soviet snipers arrive at the front. To bolster them a commander picks a Tungus medic whose people are known for their hunting skills and marksmanship to lead them in battle. Soon ...
Style: suspense, romantic, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Plot: great patriotic war, strong female presence, battle zone, heroic mission, war, oldtimer, nazi soldier, eastern front, german army, behind enemy lines, courage, rescue ...
Place: soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Iron Cross: The Road to Normandy (2022)
Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Captain Muller struggles to survive fighting overwhelming Russian forces. Wounded, he is sent to Normandy as Americans Lee and Trey prepare for D-Day. Soon, scores are settled and battle brings our GIs and Germans on the same path.
Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, period piece, epic
Plot: world war two, battles, military, military officer, war, wartime, struggle for survival, soldier, fight, combat, love
Time: 1940s
Place: normandy
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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The Eastern Front (2020)
Genre: War
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A dwindling group of German soldiers battle to return to their lines on the harsh Eastern Front.
Style: serious, tense, suspenseful, bleak
Plot: world war two, battles, wehrmacht, german soldier, eastern front, frontline, soldier, military service, military, war, wartime
Time: year 1945
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Operation Overlord (2021)
Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A week before storming the beaches of Normandy, two US Soldiers infiltrate an abandoned complex to rescue a prisoner of war from the clutches of the Nazi regime.
Style: psychotronic, suspenseful, suspense, serious
Plot: rescue mission, pow, soldier, captive, army, torture, prison, state affairs, survival, gunfight, kidnapping, police interrogation ...
Place: normandy
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65%
Beyond the Line (2019)
Genre: War
Country: Canada
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Two Allied soldiers find themselves stuck behind enemy Nazi lines and must find a way to get back home despite the temptation to accept defeat.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, serious, dramatic, tense
Plot: world war two, war, war injury, wounded, soldier, wound, military, wounded soldier, fight, troops, german soldier, wartime ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Tombstone of the Fireflies (2008)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Set during World War II, the film follows a young brother and sister as they attempt to survive the aftermath of the firebombing of Kobe City.
Style: psychological, suspense, rough, touching, disturbing
Plot: world war two, sibling relationship, bombing, firefly, brother sister relationship, little girl, wartime, survival, struggle for survival, war, life is a bitch, kids in trouble ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
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Berenshtein (2021)
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, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot: world war two, soldier, great patriotic war, guerilla warfare, nazi occupation, military, life is a bitch, german officer, german soldier, moral dilemma, warrior, military life ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
 6.5
 920
Road to Berlin (2015)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A story about two young men during the last days of WWII.
Style: rough, exciting, captivating, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, military, male bonding, soldier, friendship, violence, society, fascism, friendship between men, war, world war, soviet army ...
Time: 1940s
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Normandy (2011)
Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Klaus Muller, a battle-hardened veteran, finds himself fighting for his life on the Russian front. Surrounded by overwhelming numbers of Russian tanks and planes, he and his men are doomed until famed German tank ace, Michael Wittmann, shows up in ...
Style: realistic, serious, tense, emotional, suspenseful ...
Plot: soldier, military, heroes, family relations, battles, lovers on the run, danger, escapades, d day, world war two, chase, tank ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: europe, normandy
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
In Flight are the Night Witches (1981)
Genre: War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Film will be based on the female flying unit that fought in the Battle of Moscow. They were dubbed "Night Witches" by the frightened German soldiers because of the deadly stealth of their light planes.
Style: bleak, rough, suspenseful, suspense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, female warrior, female soldier, great patriotic war, women, fight, battles, wartime, aviation, soviet army, heroism, danger ...
Time: 1940s
Place: ukraine, soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Yellow Birds (2017)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.
Style: tense, thought provoking, captivating, realistic, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: military, iraq war, soldier, war, courage, friendship, adaptation, military officer, danger, brutality, heroes, life is a bitch ...
Place: iraq, afghanistan, virginia
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51%
Ballad of a Bomber (2011)
Genre: War
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 400 min.
TV show
Style: suspenseful, exciting, suspense, rough
Plot: world war two, behind enemy lines, sabotage, traitor, rivalry, danger, betrayal, pilot, dishonesty, death, military, couples ...
Time: 1940s
Place: ukraine
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
The Wipers Times (2013)
Genre: War
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers ...
Style: thought provoking, touching, realistic, witty, clever ...
Plot: world war one, war, military, human spirit, military life, battles, soldier, danger, life is a bitch, hopes, superior officer, great war ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, year 1916, year 1917, year 1918
Place: europe, flanders, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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 ...
Place: soviet union, siberia
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
They Fought for Their Country (1975)
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, sentimental, rough, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, red army, heroism, world war, life & death, war, camaraderie, military, nazi, retreat, eastern front, soviet soldier ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1942
Place: soviet union, ussr, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Alone We Fight (2018)
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Facing mounting odds, a small but determined band of American soldiers venture into dangerous enemy territory on a mission to stop an advancing German unit from breaking through the Allied line.
Style: harsh, suspenseful, captivating, tense
Plot: world war two, military, mission, war, nazi soldier, soldier, military life, friend, friendship, friends, wartime life, american soldier ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
War Intelligence Service. Western Front (2010)
Genre: War
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: The Secret Group of 5th Red Army Intelligence gets only extremely dangerous job. No one knows the names of soldiers of this unit, but their achievements will be never forgotten by the motherland. In service record of these heroes are hundreds of ...
Style: suspense
Audience: boys' night
Plot: saboteur, world war two, great patriotic war, prospector, chase, heroic mission, danger, military, wartime, eastern front, friendship, diversion ...
Time: 1940s
Place: soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
At War as at War (1969)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 90 min.
Story: To the young lieutenant Maleshkin the war is a minor obstacle, if compared to his personal battle to command his subordinates, while conducting an armored vehicle at the same time he's trying to impress his superior Soviet officers who put him ...
Style: thought provoking, realistic, captivating, disturbing, patriotic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: soviet army, world war two, great patriotic war, military, soldier, heroism, friendship, battles, leadership, transformation, heroes, adaptation ...
Time: 1940s, year 1943
Place: soviet union, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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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
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
D-Day Assassins (2019)
Genre: War
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: In 1944, group of rebellious American soldiers known as "The Filthy Thirteen" parachute into Normandy to carry out a deadly mission.
Plot: world war two, military, war veteran, world war, medal, paratrooper, father son relationship, nazi occupied france, nazi, army, d day, soldier ...
Time: 1940s, year 1944
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33%
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Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years ...
Style: thought provoking, serious, disturbing, captivating, emotional ...
Plot: world war two, military, life is a bitch, haunted by the past, heroic mission, survival, danger, dealing with death, obsessive quest, truth, japanese army, war crime ...
Time: 70s, 1940s, year 1972, post world war two
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Attack on Leningrad (2009)
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: world war two, siege, hunger, wartime life, battles, soldier, world war, danger, self sacrifice, female protagonist, military, heroic mission ...
Time: 1940s, year 1941, 20th century
Place: russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Oba: The Last Samurai (2011)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the ...
Style: tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, disturbing
Plot: world war two, military, honor, world war, soldier, battles, japanese army, commander, fight, heroic mission, wartime, war ...
Time: 1940s, year 1945, year 1944
Place: japan, pacific ocean, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Rose (2011)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story: This harrowing tale of survival centers on Rose, a Masurian woman, whose German soldier husband was killed in the war, leaving her alone on their farm. A single woman had no defense against Russian soldiers who raped as a form of revenge, nor ...
Style: rough, realistic, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: wartime life, sexual abuse, world war two, soldier, countryside, life is a bitch, military, danger, farm, occupation, rape, holocaust ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, post world war two, year 1945
Place: poland
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake (2012)
Genre: Action, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The cinema war-action movie takes place partly during WWII and partly in 1975 in Spain. The main characters: agent Capt. Hans Kloss and Herman Bruner, want to find the stolen treasure, putting their lives at stake.
Style: captivating, suspense
Plot: world war two, treasure, agent, special agent, secret agent, war, military, relationships, treasure hunt, wartime, treasure hunter, spy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
The Biggest Battle (1978)
Genre: War, Drama
Country: Italy, West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.
Style: macaroni combat, exciting, rough, bleak, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, world war, battles, nazi, revolutionary, freedom, revolution, combat, struggle, revolutionary war, soldier, computers and web ...
Time: 1940s, year 1978
Place: africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Myrnyi-21 (2023)
Genre: War
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 117 min.
Story: The story of trust and its absence against the background of events unfolding in Eastern Ukraine in early 2014. The main topic is revealed through the prism of the Luhansk border base, whose fighters the separatists and Russian special services ...
Style: captivating, psychological
Plot: war, ukrainian history, russian army, wartime, wartime life, invasion, life is a bitch, land grab, army, problem, military officer, soldier ...
Time: 2010s
Place: ukraine
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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