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Glory of the Special Forces (2022)
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Glory of the Special Forces (2022)
Original name: 特战荣耀
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Yan Poyue, a high school student who comes from a family of soldiers. He forgoes the university entrance examinations and joins the armed police force in order to prove his worth to his father.
Style: psychological, tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: soldier, father son relationship, police, police officer, military, ambition, family problems, military officer, police station, wartime life, coming of age, police department
Place: china

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, tense, disturbing and psychological films and TV series with plots about military, soldier, wartime life, military officer, wartime, life is a bitch and military life mostly in Drama, Action and War genres. Some movies like Glory of the Special Forces: Drawing Sword (2005), Fighting Season (2018), Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022), The Invasion (2008), Cross the Yalu River (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Drawing Sword (2005)
Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chen Geng is the commander of the 386th brigade, part of the 129th division of the Eighth Route Army. Subordinate to Chen is Li Yun Long, who leads his regiment for the fight against the Japanese invaders. ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, tense
Plot: world war two, chinese army, soldier, leader, military, war, military life, battles, fight, civil war, war hero, chinese history ...
Place: china
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Fighting Season (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
TV show
Story: The story involves an Australian platoon in the Afghanistan war, forced to come home following the death of their leader. A murder mystery involving the now deceased Captain Ted Nordenfelt ensues.
Style: captivating, psychological, disturbing
Plot: military, military life, soldier, protector, life is a bitch, multiple storylines, military officer, secret, social problems, wartime life
Place: australia
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Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Do Bae-man became military prosecutor only to make more money and be successful. On the other hand, Cha Woo-in, recently joining Bae-man’s team, became one for her revenge. As these two different purposes shows, the two have very different ...
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: korean army, prosecutor, revenge, army, teamwork, fighting crime, investigation, coworker, military officer, sleuth, crime investigation, soldier ...
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The Invasion (2008)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Jordan
TV show
Story: A socio-political series which highlights the horrific events that accompanied Operation “Defensive Shield” in 2002 when the Israeli army invaded Palestinian cities
Style: tense, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating
Plot: palestinian-israeli conflict, social problems, military, life is a bitch, political unrest, military life, israeli palestinian conflict, political intrigue, soldier, military officer, politics
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Cross the Yalu River (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story: TV mini-series telling the PRC's official narrative of its involvement in the Korean War (1950-1953). It's one of several films produced in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) (founded in July 1921).
Style: suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot: communism, military life, korean war, korean army, fight for supremacy, wartime life, battles, wartime, soldier, military, fight, power struggle ...
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Renegaded Archangel (2020)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
TV show
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Style: captivating, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful, tense
Plot: favela, police, murder, male protagonist, flashback, demotion, choice, police sergeant, special agent, wartime life, small village, killings ...
Time: 2010s
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil
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Police Captain (2015)
Genre: Action
Country: China
TV show
Style: independent film, captivating, psychological, tense
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Who Rules The World (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A legendary wuxia romance that focuses on the decade-long romance between Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi, and the adventures they embark on together.
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, tense
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Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Life and Fate (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: This Russian series is based on the book of the same name, once considered a serious danger to the future of the Soviet Union. "Life and Fate" is an epic tale of World War II and a reckoning with dark forces emerging. It juxtaposes ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspense, tense, captivating
Plot: world war two, wartime, social relations, war, life is a bitch, wartime life, social problems, family problems, josef stalin, hunted, soldier, repression ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Snipers (2022)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: China
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The story of sharpshooter Zhang Taofang, a young army recruit who at age 22 sets a record during the Korean War by reportedly killing or wounding 214 American soldiers with 435 shots in just 32 days.
Style: captivating, tense
Plot: military life, gunslinger, shooter, soldier, korean army, military, gunfight, wartime, wartime life, military officer, battles, korean war ...
Time: 1950s
Place: korea, china
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25%
A Melody to Remember (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Second Lieutenant Han Sang-yeol leads his platoon during the Korean War in the early 1950s. He carries emotional scars and pain within. So when he meets some children from a choir, who have lost everything in the war, Sang-yeol is deeply moved and ...
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The General's Daughter (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Philippines
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Clouds Over the Hill (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
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Genre: Action
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Style: captivating, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense
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24%
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Genre: Action, War
Country: China
TV show
Story: A tv series about Chinese army which also tells a romantic story
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: Japan
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21%
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Country: Turkey
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Blackout (2020)
Genre: Action, Drama
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TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Action
Country: Hong Kong
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TV show
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Pathfinding to the Northeast (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
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Style: disturbing, captivating, bleak, serious, dramatic ...
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Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
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