Movies like Battle of the Bulge
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Battle of the Bulge (1965)
19K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year. To prevent this occurrence, Hitler orders an all out offensive to re-take French territory and capture the major port city of Antwerp. "The Battle of the Bulge" shows this conflict from the perspective of an American intelligence officer as well as from a German Panzer Commander.
Style:
epic, factual, tense, exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, retro, rough ...
Audience:
manly, teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, tank, nazi, epic battle, u.s. military, world war, battles, heroic mission, military, danger, campaign, wartime, ss, battle of the bulge, winter, army, great war, snow, us military, german soldier, machine gun, cold the temperature, last stand, cold weather ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1944
Place:
belgium, america, europe, hawaii, spain, germany, berlin germany ...
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Most similar movies to Battle of the Bulge
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, suspenseful and tense films with plots about war, soldier, world war two, military, battles, world war and heroes mostly in War, Drama and History genres. Some movies like Battle of the Bulge: A Bridge Too Far (1977), Patton (1970), Hell Is for Heroes (1962), The Devil's Brigade (1968), The Winter War (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
A Bridge Too Far tells the story of Operation Market Garden, the failed attempt by the allies to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland and allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and ...
Style:
epic, realistic, breathtaking, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, war, behind enemy lines, wartime, tank, courage, military, combat, paratrooper, plan gone wrong, allies, mission ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, 70s
Place:
germany, america, europe, netherlands, canada ...
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100%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side ...
Style:
dramatic, realistic, epic, historical drama, aesthetic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, world war, u.s. army, biopic, business, wartime, tank, military, u.s. military, allies, battle of the bulge, ego ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1970, year 1942 ...
Place:
london, italy, africa, north africa, america ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
world war two, military, infantry, war, american abroad, battles, u.s. army, soldier, rebellion, heroic mission, military life, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, year 1962
Place:
germany, iraq, europe, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
1968 American war film about the formation and first mission of the joint Canadian-American WWII special forces winter and mountain unit formally called 1st Special Service Force, but commonly known as “The Devil’s Brigade”. The film ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, tense, harsh, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, commando, visceral, espionage, battles, betrayal, heroes, escapades, military life, wartime life, basic training ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
italy, canada, europe, germany, california ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 199 min.
Story:
Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the ...
Style:
realistic, epic, tense, bleak, captivating ...
Plot:
war, world war two, winter, invasion, infantry, cold weather, wartime, military, world war, battlefield, tank, politics ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1939
Place:
finland, russia, baltics, europe, soviet union ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The film portrays MacArthur's (Gregory Peck) life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman (Ed Flanders) for insubordination, and is recounted in ...
Style:
melancholic, epic, intense, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, military, biopic, politics, president, korean war, wartime, revolution, world war, pow, storytelling, lone hero ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
usa, the philippines, japan, australia, west point ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
This is the story of the senior-level preparations for the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 from the time of Dwight D. Eisenhower's appointment as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, to the establishment of the beachhead in Normandy. The film ...
Style:
tense, rough, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, world war two, against the odds, president, battles, human spirit, military life, basic training, heroic mission, soldier, leadership, idealism ...
Time:
post world war two
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
The title is Adolf Hitler's question to his chief of staff Alfred Jodl on the eve of the liberation of Paris (August 25): the military governor of Paris, General Dietrich von Choltitz, had been ordered to destroy Paris rather than let it fall ...
Style:
harsh, factual, tense, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
french resistance, world war two, resistance, holocaust, nazi, ss, moral ambiguity, military, moral dilemma, totalitarianism, rescue, against the odds ...
Time:
1940s, year 1966, year 1944
Place:
france, paris france, europe, germany, warsaw poland
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, France, Spain
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.
Style:
epic, cult classic, realistic, exciting, spectacular ...
Plot:
world war two, aviation, luftwaffe, aerial combat, air battle, fighter pilot, raf, british history, fighter plane, battles, world war, nazi ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1940, 1930s
Place:
london, poland, england, english channel, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
In 1879, during the Zulu wars, man of the people Lt. John Chard (Stanley Baker) and snooty Lt Gonville Bromhead (Michael Caine) were in charge of defending the isolated Natal outpost of Rorke's Drift from tribal hordes, holding out during an ...
Style:
realistic, epic, period piece, factual, suspense ...
Plot:
war, british colonialism, military, british empire, siege, british army, zulu, human spirit, historical event, battles, colonialism, epic battle ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, ancient times, 1800s, 1870s ...
Place:
africa, south africa, britain, united kingdom, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A chronicle of events that led to the British involvement in the Crimean War against Russia and which led to the siege of Sevastopol and the fierce Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854 which climaxed with the heroic, but near-disastrous calvary ...
Style:
epic, factual, harsh, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
british history, british army, politics, cavalry charge, visceral, military, british soldier, last stand, anti war, battles, tragic hero, justice ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, victorian era, turn of the century, 60s ...
Place:
england, crimea, europe, turkey, istanbul turkey ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, gloomy, epic ...
Plot:
world war two, war, battles, nazism, eastern front, soldier, german soldier, starvation, survival, military life, holocaust, winter ...
Time:
year 1942, year 1943, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
russia, germany, europe, italy, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Style:
exciting, harsh, epic, period piece, factual ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
europe, france, germany
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: Yugoslavia, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
military, world war two, tank, caper, heist, gold, bank robbery, machine gun, behind enemy lines, robbery, world war, hippie ...
Time:
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Place:
france, america, europe, germany
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100%
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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 ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style:
breathtaking, realistic, captivating, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
manly, date night, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, self sacrifice, sniper, friendship, nazi, combat, army, machine gun ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, year 2013 ...
Place:
normandy, france, germany, poland, europe ...
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80%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A veteran sergeant of the World War I leads a squad in World War II, always in the company of the survivor Pvt. Griff, the writer Pvt. Zab, the Sicilian Pvt. Vinci and Pvt. Johnson in Vichy French Africa, Sicily, D-Day at Omaha Beach, Belgium and ...
Style:
bleak, realistic, semi autobiographical, cynical, political ...
Plot:
world war two, military, infantry, war, hospital, soldier, nazi soldier, world war, desert, great war, sniper, sergeant ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, year 1942, year 1980, 1910s ...
Place:
africa, america, sicily, europe, normandy ...
Similarity:
100%
469K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Style:
realistic, disturbing, epic, rough, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, military, soldier, battlefield, battles, squad, jungle warfare, combat, jungle, anti war, violent, conflict ...
Time:
year 1967, year 1986, year 1968, 60s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, southeast asia, the philippines, america, asia ...
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100%
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Norway, Denmark, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus through the outbreak of ...
Style:
factual, brutal, intense, melancholic, romantic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, resistance, nazi, nazism, wartime, war, military, nazi occupation, gestapo, terrorist, courage, manhunt ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1940, post world war two
Place:
scotland, europe, eastern europe, scandinavia, finland ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A searing portrait of war and prejudice, 'Only the Brave' takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII - the Japanese-American 100th/442nd.
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, battles, soldier, survival, military life, society, danger, daring rescue, war, heroic mission, battle zone, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
france, europe, italy, usa, hawaii
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35%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company ...
Style:
heroic, captivating, epic, historical drama, period piece ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
world war two, combat, military, war, battles, soldier, american soldier, paratrooper, courage, behind enemy lines, infantry, nazi germany ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, y2k, 2000s, post world war two
Place:
germany, europe, belgium, netherlands, austria ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Denmark
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the early morning of April 9th 1940 the Danish army is alerted. The Germans have crossed the border; Denmark is at war against Europe's strongest army. In Southern Jutland Danish bicycle- and motorcycle companies are ordered out, to against ...
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi occupation, wehrmacht, military, war, soldier, battles, danger, against the odds, nazi, world war, friendship ...
Time:
20th century, year 1940, 1940s
Place:
denmark, germany, europe
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Estonia, Finland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The events of the war in 1944, from the Blue Hills to Sõrve Peninsula. Shown through the eyes of Estonian soldiers who had to pick sides and fight against fellow brothers. Choices have to be made, not only by the soldiers, but also by their loved ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, psychological
Plot:
world war two, nazi, military, eastern front, nazi soldier, german army, soldier, enemy, death, retreat, battles, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
estonia, europe, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
Style:
factual, heroic, realistic, epic, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
military, vietnam war, war, soldier, battles, battlefield, ambush, military life, heroic mission, infantry, wartime, justice ...
Time:
20th century, year 2002, 60s, 2000s
Place:
vietnam, america, asia, usa, iraq ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A group of German boys is ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, rough
Plot:
world war two, military, heroic mission, soldier, left to die, danger, young heroes, combat casualty, american soldier, nazi, world war, german history ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1945
Place:
germany
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During WW2, in 1942 and 1943, a series of not-so-well known yet bloody battles occurred near the town of Rzhev. Those battles received the name of ‘Rzhev Meat Grinder’. The film is based on the award-winning novel by Vyacheslav Kondratyev, which ...
Style:
rough, epic, suspenseful, serious, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
infantry, soviet army, world war two, wehrmacht, heroism, death, war, battles, soldier, battle zone, great patriotic war, winter ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
No one in high command believed that German forces would attack in the sub zero temperatures and near blizzard conditions. As the pre-dawn attack comes, with communications down Sgt. Smith is left with no choice but to make his way through enemy ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, uplifting
Plot:
world war two, military, historical event, soldier, against the odds, military life, danger, heroes, battle zone, infantrymen, small town, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
europe, germany, astoria oregon
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In September 1942, the German Afrika Korps under Rommel have successfully pushed the Allies back into Egypt. A counter-attack is planned, for which the fuel dumps at Tobruk are a critical impediment. In order to aid the attack, a group of British ...
Style:
spectacular, serious, realistic, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, military, soldier, desert, world war, espionage, prisoner, commando, secret mission, tank, british military ...
Time:
1940s, year 1967, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
africa, libya, egypt
Similarity:
32%
142K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A 10-part mini-series from the creators of "Band of Brothers" telling the intertwined stories of three Marines during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.
Style:
serious, disturbing, emotional, suspenseful, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, battlefield, war, squad, combat, battles, soldier, marines, american soldier, japanese soldier, imperial japan ...
Time:
1940s, 2010s, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
pacific ocean, japan, alabama, okinawa japan, asia ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Untold and lost history. A true story of the American Pathfinders, the volunteer paratroopers whose deadly mission was to land 30 minutes before the Normandy invasion, locate and mark strategic "drop zones" and set up the top-secret ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroic mission, world war two, military life, military, battle zone, danger, military base, battles, friendship, world war, violent content, chases and races ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
normandy, europe, germany
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32%
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