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Resistance (2014)
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Original name: Résistance
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Paris. 1940. Lili is 17 years old. In occupied France, she encounters war before love, and joins the Resistance. Through the interconnecting destinies of its teenage heroes, Resistance tells the story of young people going to any lengths to defend their country.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, period piece, bleak, tension
Plot:
world war two, french resistance, occupied france, female protagonist, resistance movement, teenager, occupation, resistance, wartime, resistance fighter, youth, historical event, teenage life, wartime life, nazi occupation, courage, heroism, sacrifice, bravery, coming of age, young heroes, friendship, betrayal, tragedy, fear ...
Place:
paris france
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Most similar movies to Resistance
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspense, captivating, bleak and historical drama films and TV series with plots about world war two, resistance, sacrifice, occupation, heroism, wartime and betrayal mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Resistance: A French Village (2009), Secret Army (1977), Escape Mission (2009), Strange Gardens (2003), Hunting the Gauletier (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
The stories of the people of Villeneuve, a fictional subprefecture, in the Jura, in German–occupied France during the Second World War.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, period drama
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupied france, occupied france, occupation, nazi occupation, german occupation, society, french countryside, life is a bitch, small village, social problems, wartime ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
france, germany, israel, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.
Style:
costume drama, tension, period piece, suspense, grim ...
Plot:
world war two, resistance, escape, gestapo, luftwaffe, underground movement, nazi germany, occupation, sacrifice, survival, courage, heroism ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
belgium, brussels, brussels belgium
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
December 1942. Julia, a young schoolteacher, watches powerlessly as her husband Paul, a resistant fighter, is arrested by the Gestapo. Thrust into an underground resistance network determined to rescue Paul, Julia must accept a highly dangerous ...
Style:
historical drama, psychological, romantic drama, thrilling, romantic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, love triangle, gestapo, french resistance, world war two, love story, relationships, male female relationship, romantic relationship, family relations, resistance fighter, fall in love ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating, poignant ...
Plot:
world war two, occupied france, occupation, sabotage, resistance, french resistance, friendship, nazi occupation, german occupation, father son relationship, family secret, fight ...
Time:
1940s, year 2003
Place:
france
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1941 Minsk is overrun by the Germans and social order is obliterated. Choices must be made - cooperate with the occupying forces or resist? A mini-series about surviving in the most uncertain times.
Style:
realistic, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, courage, violence, occupation, nazi occupation, moral dilemma, resistance, survival, military officer, soldier, danger, heroes ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In August 1942, during the Second World War, Six Jewish children are trying to escape the Nazis. They are hidden by the resistance in the Chambord Castle, where paintings from Le Louvre are being stored as well. The Nazis are looking for paintings ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, historical drama, tension ...
Plot:
world war two, jew persecution, anti semitism, persecution, occupied france, french resistance, nazi occupation, life is a bitch, jewish life, friendship, children, jewish family ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
49%
259
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story:
Red Sun is a family drama that tells stories of courage, sacrifice, and hardships that every Filipino family has. These stories were inspired by the tales of the unsung heroes who defied the odds of World War II and the Japanese occupation of the ...
Style:
historical drama, harsh, emotional, poignant, melancholic ...
Plot:
world war two, japanese occupation, wartime, family drama, survival, sacrifice, courage, friendship, resilience, trauma, loss, resistance ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
the philippines, asia
Similarity:
40%
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:
40%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
TV show
Story:
The true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite.
Style:
historical drama, emotional, psychological, captivating, family saga ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, jewish family, jew persecution, family reunited, holocaust survivor, survival, world war, nazi occupation, jewish life, orthodox jew, jewish woman ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 1939
Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
It is July 1941, and the Nazis are advancing towards Kyiv. A special squad is tasked with investigating major cases by acting both at the frontline and in the city itself, where rising criminals are joining German subversives in infiltrating the ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, captivating, exciting, touching ...
Plot:
world war two, danger, betrayal, justice, twists and turns, nazi occupation, police investigation, dishonesty, gunfight, society, rivalry, love and romance ...
Place:
soviet union
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Biography, History
Country: France
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
The deeds of Jean Moulin, a hero of the French Resistance.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
world war two, french resistance, german occupation, resistance, courage, resistance movement, biopic, problem, war, life is a bitch, nazi germany, underground ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943
Place:
france, paris france, europe, marseille
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
TV show
Story:
Basia and Stefan are a young married couple during World War II who risk their lives to bring aid to Jews. He is an architect, she a nurse--a member of "Zegota" (the Polish underground organization to aid Jews in occupied Poland which ...
Style:
historical drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, married couple, nazi, underground movement, problem, wartime, jew persecution, military, social problems, war, life is a bitch ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
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:
historical drama, suspenseful, suspense, rough, touching ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
blockade, world war two, survival, wartime, life & death, siege, struggle for survival, reconnaissance, life is a bitch, wartime life, saving a life, life risking ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union, st. petersburg russia
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Autumn 1941. Miraculously escaping from the Kiev boiler, investigators from the military prosecutor's office Rokotov, Mirsky and Elagina arrive in Kharkov, where evacuation is already in full swing. They have in their hands important ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, harsh, atmospheric, dark ...
Plot:
world war two, betrayal, danger, investigation, wartime, espionage, sabotage, partner, society, diversion, police investigation, friendship ...
Place:
soviet union
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy, History, War
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia
TV show
Story:
In the period of WW2, in the town of Sarajevo, an owner of a tavern Hilmija must deal with a Nazi and run his business. The problem is that he is a coworker with Serbians, Croatians and Jews. That puts his business as well as his safety in danger.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, satirical, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, nazi, persecution, occupation, wartime life, escapades, businessman, wartime, resistance, satire, military, slice of life ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
sarajevo, bosnia, former yugoslavia
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
September the 8th 1943, Rome, that crucial day, the armistice, in the town many life change their way. Danilo escapes the fascist enlist, while Michele succeeded to leave his administration moving from Rome. On the way to come back Rome the two ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, realistic, bleak, tense
Plot:
world war two, fascism, sabotage, heroism, resistance movement, sacrifice, nazi, occupation, courage, german occupation, bravery, tragedy ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy, rome italy
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Georgia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Story of ethnic Georgians fighting in the Red Army during the Soviet invasion of Kerch peninsula.
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, historical drama, bleak, emotional ...
Plot:
world war two, soldier, battles, heroism, military, fight, wartime, war, military life, showdown, red army, soviet army ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
georgia, soviet union
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 208 min.
TV show
Story:
Two young intelligence officers headed by a tough captain are assigned various secret missions on the Nazi-occupied territories.
Style:
exciting, suspense, humorous, tension, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
saboteur, wartime, prospector, world war two, heroism, wartime life, friendship, military, investigation, diversion, heroic mission, espionage ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A former spy in the Chinese Nationalist Party falls for an opium-dealing widow, as China is ravaged by war and revolution.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, suspense, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
world war two, social problems, wartime life, life is a bitch, wartime, couple relations, romantic relationship, loner, war, love story, in love, fall in love ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
35%
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:
34%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This war drama is dedicated to the victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). It revolves around Pavel Zubov, a school teacher whose village was occupied by the fascists. Being a teacher is his calling in life. He believes in such basic human ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, realistic, intense ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, great patriotic war, german occupation, occupation, world war two, wartime, nazi occupation, war, wartime life, life is a bitch, struggle for survival, teacher ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
October 1941. Thousands of fascists troops are advancing on Kalinin to capture the city and therefore open a direct route to Moscow. There are two thousand people able to defend the city and they are without tanks or artillery. The only hope of ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, rough, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot:
world war two, protection, fight, diversion, battles, eastern front, sabotage, danger, spy, society, resistance, siege ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
The story is set during the World War II. Seven prisoners manage to escape from the penitentiary and hide in a small village forsaken of God and men. Soon after they respire, they face a new hardship - a German subversive group appears near the ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, grim ...
Plot:
patriotism, world war two, nazi occupation, redemption, resistance, moral transformation, wartime, great patriotic war, war, escaped prisoner, military, protector ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Georgia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Shindisi tells the story of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war through the fate of 17 Georgian soldiers who died during the Shindisi battle. The script was written by Irakli Solomanashvili based on real facts and the cast includes Georgian actors as well ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, thought provoking, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
military, occupation, battles, heroism, land grab, hostile takeover, sacrifice, loss, wartime, soldier, aggression, russian soldier ...
Place:
georgia, caucasus
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
This gripping historical drama recounts the story of Armenian-born Missak Manouchian, a woodworker and political activist who led an immigrant laborer division of the Parisian Resistance on 30 operations against the Nazis in 1943. The Nazis branded ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
world war two, gestapo, resistance, ss officer, nazi, occupation, poet, danger, hopes, youth, heroes, human spirit ...
Time:
1940s, year 2009, 20th century, year 1942, post world war two
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
This Danish movie "Out of The Darkness" ( in Danish 'De Forbandede år 2' ) is a continuation of the popular WW II drama "Into The Darkness" ( in Danish 'De forbandede år' ) and it portraits the Danish ...
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, captivating, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
world war two, occupation, german occupation, resistance, freedom fighter, world war, wartime, nazism, war, fight, nazi soldier, nazi ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
denmark, copenhagen
Similarity:
31%
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, historical drama, captivating, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
japanese occupation, world war two, mother daughter relationship, sacrifice, courage, resistance, military, arrest, family relations, life is a bitch, occupation, partisan ...
Place:
hong kong
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Adventure, War
Country: Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The prototype of the main character was the famous Soviet saboteur Kasym Kaysenov, who fought in Ukraine during the Great Patriotic War.
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, period piece, historical drama ...
Plot:
sabotage, saboteur, great patriotic war, soldier, world war two, resistance, eastern front, one man army, behind enemy lines, struggle for survival, wartime, diversion ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union, kazakhstan
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The historical story of an enemy fighting the wits and courage of an extraordinary brave group of ordinary heroes known as the "Lunan Railway Brigade" who desperately fight to defend their homeland.
Style:
tense, historical drama, thrilling, captivating, period piece ...
Plot:
resistance, heroism, railway, courage, militia, sino japanese war, underground movement, wartime, anti communism, war, communism, fight ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Set during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai in 1941, the drama follows Chen Shan who was forced to be a Japanese spy to save his younger sister who was held in captive; and his journey to become a patriotic fighter.
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense ...
Plot:
patriotism, conflict, spy, world war two, wartime, japanese occupation, espionage, society, civil unrest, patriot, battles, fight for supremacy ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
shanghai, china
Similarity:
28%
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