Movies and TV shows like The Fight for Moscow

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The Fight for Moscow (1985)
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The Fight for Moscow (1985)
Original name: Битва за Москву
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Vietnam
Duration: 358 min.
TV show
Story: A historic movie telling the story about a battle of Moscow during WWII.
Style: rough, thought provoking, suspenseful, disturbing, philosophical, political
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, counter intelligence, great patriotic war, nazi, military, battles, heroism, life & death, heroes, bravery, reconnaissance, human spirit, air force, josef stalin, world war, red army, cold weather, soviet soldier, intelligence, german officer, cadet, captain, colonel, protection, nazi officer ...
Time: year 1941, 1940s
Place: ussr, east germany, russia, moscow russia, soviet union, berlin germany
Keyword: attack

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, rough, captivating and suspenseful films and TV series with plots about world war two, military, war, soldier, battles, world war and great patriotic war mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like The Fight for Moscow: They Fought for Their Country (1975), Attack on Leningrad (2009), The Star (2002), Batallions Ask for Fire (1985), Sniper: Weapon of Retaliation (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ⇓
100%
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 ⇓
100%
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The Star (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The film is based on the eponymous book by Emmanuil Kazakevich. In the summer of 1944 the Nazi Armies prepare a massive Tank Division named 'Viking" for the offensive on occupied Russian land. The Russian Army's special group of seven ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, bleak, captivating ...
Plot: world war two, war, d day, soldier, battles, fall in love, danger, military, world war, battlefield, holocaust, soviet army ...
Time: 1940s
Place: soviet union, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Batallions Ask for Fire (1985)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 285 min.
TV show
Story: A story of a several days of intense fighting on the Eastern Front during one of the Soviet offensives in WWII.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, rough
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, red army, war, military, battles, heroic mission, life & death, great patriotic war, betrayal, patriotism, red herring, heroism ...
Time: 1940s, year 1942
Place: ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Sniper: Weapon of Retaliation (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Belarus, Russia
Duration: 162 min.
TV show
Story: This world war two story depicts the personal war between a Soviet sniper and a German sniper. Their feud continues after the war in Soviet occupied Germany. At the same time a Nazi rocket scientist continues his research while a Soviet secret ...
Plot: sniper, world war two, red army, revenge, german army, cold war, theatrical producer, killing, nkvd, bare breasts, trap, medal ...
Time: year 1941, year 1945
Place: soviet union, ukraine
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Panfilov's 28 (2016)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 121 min.
Story: USSR, Late November, 1941. Based on the account by reporter Vasiliy Koroteev that appeared in the Red Army's newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, shortly after the battle, this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight ...
Style: touching, rough, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
Plot: world war two, red army, russian soldier, bravery, heroism, infantry, eastern front, protector, wartime, military life, world war, war ...
Time: year 1941, 1940s, 20th century
Place: germany, russia, ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Unknown Battle (2019)
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: epic, rough, serious, suspense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, infantry, wehrmacht, heroism, soviet army, battles, soldier, battle zone, life & death, death, great patriotic war, war ...
Time: 1940s
Place: soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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 ⇓
30%
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World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 194 min.
TV show
Story: Based upon the actual cables between Washington, London and Moscow during the Second World War, this TV-movie examines the relationship between the leaders of these countries throughout the conflict. Franklin D. Roosevelt (John Lithgow), Winston ...
Style: contemplative, talky, captivating, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot: world war two, josef stalin, world war, head of state, diplomacy, winston churchill, marxist, intrigue, british politics, war, against humanity, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 1940s
Place: europe, germany, soviet union, usa, britain
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Attack and Retreat (1964)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, Soviet Union
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Beautifully photographed and lyrically written, this largely factual account of Mussolini's disastrous invasion of Russia during World War II tells the story of an Italian regiment through the eyes of a farmer from Emilia, a plumber from Rome, ...
Style: macaroni combat
Plot: world war two, eastern front, politics, italian army, nazism, bravery, italian history, nazi, soldier, italian soldier, invasion, execution ...
Time: 1940s, year 1941, year 1942
Place: soviet union, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Band of Brothers (2001)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 594 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, epic, captivating, serious, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: world war two, military, combat, war, soldier, battles, courage, american soldier, paratrooper, behind enemy lines, nazi germany, infantry ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, y2k, 2000s
Place: germany, europe, belgium, netherlands, austria ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Based on the eponymous book by Boris Vasilyev, the film is set in Karelia (North-West of Russia, near Finland) in 1941 during WWII. In a beautiful and quiet wilderness far from the front-line there is an anti-aircraft artillery point, where corporal ...
Style: disturbing, tragic ending, epic, patriotic, sad ...
Plot: world war two, soviet army, war, soldier, great patriotic war, wartime life, female warrior, female soldier, swamp, heroic mission, military life, military ...
Time: year 1942
Place: soviet union, ussr, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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In June 1941 (2008)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia, Belarus
Duration: 200 min.
TV show
Story: A Russian frontier guard Ivan Burov and a Polish girl Hanna love each other in spite of every prohibition and obstacle. But on the 22d of June 1941 the war begins.. After a series of clashes with the Germans Ivan Burov remains the only surviving ...
Style: rough, serious, stylized, atmospheric, intense ...
Audience: family outing, boys' night
Plot: world war two, great patriotic war, war, russian soldier, wartime, life & death, heroes, love and romance, fall in love, hopes, declaration of love, love ...
Time: 1940s
Place: ussr, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Attack on Leningrad (2007)
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: suspense, rough, sentimental, touching, suspenseful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blockade, world war two, wartime, life & death, saving a life, struggle for survival, reconnaissance, wartime life, life is a bitch, life risking, survival, rescue mission
Time: 1940s
Place: st. petersburg russia, soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Penal Battalion (2004)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 550 min.
TV show
Story: The authors of the television series studied archival materials and military chronicles. The last series ends with a demonstration of the list of penalty parts, which from 1942 to 1945 fought on the Soviet fronts.
Style: sentimental, realistic, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: world war two, great patriotic war, pow, prisoner, nazi, soviet army, wehrmacht, priest, infantry, russian soldier, sabotage, death ...
Time: 1940s
Place: soviet union, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Saboteurs (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Norway, Denmark, UK, Czech Republic, Sweden
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The story about the heavy water war unfolds during the prolouge, eruption and the end of the second world war. We follow the story of the the key personnel in the race of who develops the atomic bomb first.
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: world war two, atomic bomb, bomb, resistance, chemistry, danger, ambition, inventions and discoveries, heroic mission, soldier, military, moral dilemma ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1930s
Place: europe, germany, scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
 6.6
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Kalashnikov (2020)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Tank commander Kalashnikov is severely injured in battle in 1941. The accident leaves him incapacitated and unable to return to the front. While recovering in the hospital he begins creating the initial sketches of what will become one of the ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, rough, suspenseful, informative ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, inventor, human spirit, red army, life & death, soldier, weapons, russian soldier, soviet soldier, world war, danger, engineer ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: ussr, soviet union, moscow russia, russia, kazakhstan
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
The Alive and the Dead (1964)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 201 min.
Story: A Russian war correspondent is drafted into the war and finds himself in the middle of battle. When he loses his party card, however, he is treated as a deserter until he finds help from a kind man. This Soviet war feature was considerably outspoken ...
Style: epic
Plot: world war two, great patriotic war, red army, cold weather, war correspondent, soldier, frontline, soviet army, tank, bombing, russian soldier, uniform ...
Time: year 1941
Place: soviet union, ussr, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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The Color of War (2001)
Genre: History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 780 min.
TV show
Story: A series featuring actual color footage of World War II.
Style: thought provoking, disturbing, serious, realistic, contemplative ...
Plot: world war two, wartime life, military, against humanity, life is a bitch, war, journalism, battle zone, battles, world war, combat, soldier ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Father of a Soldier (1964)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 87 min.
Story: During World War II, оld Georgian peasant wine-grower Georgy (Sergo Zakariadze) leaves his Georgian village and goes off to the front line, hoping to find his son. George should see and transfer a lot of things, he becomes a soldier and only in ...
Style: rough, tense, suspenseful, touching, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: great patriotic war, world war two, military, father son relationship, red army, soldier, dead son, fatherhood, wound, death of son, patriot, spirituality ...
Time: 1940s
Place: soviet union, ussr, caucasus, georgia, berlin germany ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Above and Beyond (2006)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story: True Story about the Atlantic Ferry Operation during World War II.
Style: serious, exciting, realistic, emotional
Plot: world war two, post war, captain, love affair, love and romance, danger, military, relationship vs career, against the odds, life is a bitch, heroes, wartime life ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place: europe, canada, newfoundland, england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Kerch: Lost Heroes (2015)
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, interesting
Plot: world war two, military, fight, war, wartime, battles, showdown, military life, struggle for survival, wartime life, soldier, fight for supremacy ...
Place: georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Call Fire for Ourselves (1963)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 317 min.
TV show
Story: In the Soviet village occupied by the Germans, a resistance group occurs, led by a modest girl Anna Morozova. For each victory (important, albeit small on a scale of the war) they have to pay a heavy price.
Style: rough, bleak, thought provoking, realistic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, espionage, partisan, behind enemy lines, fight, diversion, occupation, bombing, danger, life is a bitch, brutality, violence ...
Time: 1940s
Place: soviet union, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Danger UXB (1979)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Danger UXB is a 1979 British ITV television series about World War II developed by John Hawkesworth and starring Anthony Andrews as Lieutenant Brian Ash, an officer in the Royal Engineers. The series chronicles the exploits of the fictional 97 ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot: world war two, terrorism, world war, military life, soldier, battles, danger, anti hero, fall in love, wartime life, war, military ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: london, england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
 6.6
 6K
April 9th (2015)
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, military, war, soldier, battles, danger, against the odds, wehrmacht, nazi, world war, friendship ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, year 1940
Place: denmark, germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 6.9
 487
Stalingrad (1990)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union, USA, Czechoslovakia, East Germany
Duration: 196 min.
Story: The WWII pivotal battle of Stalingrad is shown through the eyes of the soldiers and officers on both sides of the war.
Plot: world war two, death, ruins, battles, dead soldier, uniform
Place: soviet union, ussr
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
 8.4
 32K
Generation War (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 270 min.
TV show
Story: Berlin, 1941. Five friends eager to become heroes in an adventure that will change the face of Europe - and that will forever change them as well.
Style: tense, captivating, serious, thought provoking, anime ...
Plot: world war two, holocaust, nazism, military, friendship, nazi germany, danger, against humanity, eastern front, atrocity, friends, wehrmacht ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: germany, berlin germany, east germany, hawaii, soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Line of Separation (2015)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 92 min.
TV show
Story: Spring 1945, just before Germany's zero hour. In Tannbach, a fanatical band of Nazi soldiers stages one last murderous attack on their fellow citizens before the arrival of the Americans, who finally end the war. It is an uneasy peace, however, ...
Style: thought provoking, harsh, captivating, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot: post war germany, cold war, world war two, post war, village, military, social problems, murder, wartime, social differences, nazi germany, life is a bitch ...
Time: year 1961, post world war two, 20th century
Place: east germany, bavaria, germany
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
1944: Forced to Fight (2015)
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, psychological, suspense, captivating
Plot: world war two, nazi, military, eastern front, nazi soldier, german army, soldier, enemy, death, retreat, world war, war ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place: estonia, europe, soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Unknown Soldier (2017)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Finland, Belgium, Iceland
Duration: 180 min.
Story: The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. Based on Väinö Linna's best selling novel Tuntematon Sotilas (The Unknown Soldier) and the novel's uncensored version, Sotaromaani ...
Style: disturbing, realistic, psychological, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, military, eastern front, infantry, soldier, friendship, husband wife relationship, friend, insubordination, firing squad, battles, heroes ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1943, year 1941, year 1942 ...
Place: finland, germany, soviet union
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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