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The Great Martian War 1913–1917 (2013)
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The Great Martian War 1913–1917 (2013)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Documentary-drama recounting the Martian War of 1913–1917. Europe was on tenterhooks in the 2nd decade of the 20th century, everyone was expecting a Great War between the major European powers. But then, in 1913, something crashed into the forests of SW Germany. Troops were sent to investigate but were wiped out. Martian fighting machines began making their way across Western Europe and the countries of Europe combined forces to resist them. With aspects taken from ‘The War of the Worlds’ by H.G. Wells and from WWI itself, this dramatisation presents a documentary style look at events as they unfolded and the effect they had of our world today. Lots of references to real events including the mass attacks and defeats as men were thrown against machines on the Western front, the Christmas truce and the Angel of Mons, America's isolationism and late entry into the conflict, the worldwide Spanish flu epidemic that killed more people than the war, and many other things.
Style: mockumentary, tense, captivating, futuristic
Plot: alien invasion, fictional war, martian, war, alien robot, alien technology, found footage, robot as menace, giant robot, apocalypse, robot, fight, military, battles, killer robot, wartime, alien contact, struggle for survival, evil alien, alien encounter, showdown, extraterrestrial, alternate history, christmas movie, reenactment ...
Time: 2010s, 1910s

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, suspense and disturbing films with plots about battles, fight, military, soldier, showdown, war and wartime life mostly in Drama, War and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The Great Martian War 1913–1917: Alien Conquest (2021), Alien Outbreak (2020), Foxhole (2021), Homeworld (2008), BraveStorm (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Alien Conquest (2021)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Sibling astronomers discover Martians are threatening to attack Earth, but no one believes them—until Martians land and nearly destroy all of New York City. As the siblings try to make it out of the city with their families, they discover the ...
Style: tense, futuristic, captivating, mockbuster
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Place: new york
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Alien Outbreak (2020)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: In a small rural community, local police officers Zoe and Patrick begin their shift as normal but soon, strange events unfold. Residents begin behaving erratically, and suicidal panic spreads amongst the township they are trying to protect. Zoe and ...
Style: serious, tense, captivating, exciting, suspenseful
Audience: family outing
Plot: alien invasion, alien encounter, alien, invasion, space and aliens, ufo, alien civilization, alien contact, evil alien, survival, underground, struggle for survival ...
Place: england
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Foxhole (2021)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Unfolding over the span of 36 hours in three separate wars – The American Civil War, World War I, and Iraq – FOXHOLE follows five soldiers confined in a foxhole as they grapple with morality, futility, and an increasingly volatile combat ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense, captivating
Plot: battles, wartime life, wartime, war, world war one, alternate reality, soldier, military officer, civil war, fight, struggle for survival, american soldier ...
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Homeworld (2008)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The year: 3037. Earth is at war with aliens called Mendax. They have remarkable mental abilities and are determined to wipe out all mankind
Style: captivating, tense, futuristic
Plot: alien, virus, soldier, space marine, alien invasion, military, dystopian future, alien technology, futuristic technology, trapped in space, fight, alien race ...
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BraveStorm (2017)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story: In the year 2050, mankind is extinct. The last survivors travel back in time to stop the invader, Killgis, aided by roboticist Kenichiro Kurenai. When they arrive at the past, they start to build a giant robot, Red Baron, and the pilot of the Red ...
Style: exciting, captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: robot, giant robot, time travel, robot as menace, kaiju, superhero, time loop, piloted giant robot, human versus robot, struggle for survival, fate of humanity, time machine ...
Time: year 2015
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The War Below (2021)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, thought provoking, powerful
Plot: world war one, military, miner, wartime, heroism, heroic mission, struggle for survival, soldier, wartime life, patriotism, fight, fight for supremacy ...
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War of the Worlds: The Attack (2023)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Three young astronomers fight to survive a deadly Martian invasion.
Style: captivating, suspenseful, tense, road movie
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The Beyond (2017)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Set in 2019, The Beyond chronicles the groundbreaking mission which sent astronauts - modified with advanced robotics, through a newly discovered wormhole known as the Void. When the mission returns unexpectedly, the space agency races to discover ...
Style: futuristic, enigmatic, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Plot: space exploration, found footage, trapped in space, space travel, alien invasion, robot, space mission, human in outer space, hi-tech, space program, discovery, advanced technology ...
Time: future, near future
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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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The Darkest Dawn (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Evacuated from their home, two teenage sisters unite with fellow survivors and escape London by river to embark on an odyssey across the badlands of Britain.
Style: tense, suspense, exciting, captivating, apocalyptic ...
Plot: alien invasion, apocalypse, alien, post apocalypse, sister sister relationship, found footage, military, survival, alien space craft, alien encounter, struggle for survival, resistance ...
Place: london, united kingdom
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The Quiet Hour (2014)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story: In a remote part of rural, post-apocalyptic England, now occupied by unseen alien invaders, a feisty teenage girl sets out on a desperate attempt to fight back a group of bandits and defend her parents' farm, their remaining livestock, and the ...
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating, apocalyptic, suspense
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Time: future
Place: ireland
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The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story: An attack takes place on Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba, Tokyo by the fighter helicopter `Gray Ghost`. 2 days earlier, the Gray Ghost was stolen. The perpetrators are followers of Yukihito Tsuge. Yukihito Tsuge planned a coup of Tokyo 13 years earlier. ...
Style: mecha, exciting, captivating, tense, futuristic ...
Plot: fight, robot, military, terrorist attack, piloted giant robot, giant robot, counter terrorism, showdown, technology, war on terror, transforming robot, robot as menace ...
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Robot World (2015)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: 50 years from now, a pilot (Ian Rowe) is sent 60 light years across the galaxy through a new device capable of crossing the extra spatial dimensions. His mission is to orbit and reconnoiter the planet then return home. The planet is known to be ...
Style: suspense, futuristic, tense, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: alien, pilot, robot, extraterrestrial, planet, fight, sentient robot, alien robot, space and aliens, battles, evil robot, space wars ...
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Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
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Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, period piece, epic
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Genre: Drama, History, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 48 min.
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Story: Set in Edwardian England, George and his partner Amy attempt to defy the prejudices of society and start a life together, all the while swerving the ongoing chaos of an alien invasion.
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Place: england, london
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Georgia
Duration: 60 min.
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Plot: world war two, military, fight, war, wartime, battles, showdown, military life, struggle for survival, wartime life, soldier, fight for supremacy ...
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Duration: 90 min.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
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Style: captivating, tense
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
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Style: suspense, tense, captivating
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 111 min.
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Style: tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, disturbing
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
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Story: A psychological war drama inspired by true events of Rifleman Kulbir Thapa, an inexperienced soldier goes through an incredible journey that eventually cements his name among the legendary Gurkha warriors.
Style: period piece, dramatic, suspenseful, serious, captivating ...
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Duration: 122 min.
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Style: disturbing, emotional, realistic, captivating, tense ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo star in the new epic sci-fi adventure set in the year 2524, four hundred years after humans started colonizing the outer planets. Retired Military General James Ford (Willis) is called back into service after soldiers ...
Style: captivating, tense, futuristic, disgusting, anamorphic
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Argentina, Bolivia
Duration: 80 min.
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Style: serious, realistic, captivating, intense
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
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Style: disturbing, captivating, tense
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34%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
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Style: captivating, tense
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