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Das Boot - The Original Uncut Version (1985)
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Original name: Das Boot
Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany, France, UK, Italy
Duration: 98 min.
TV show
Story:
Life aboard a German U-Boat during World War II.
Style:
bleak, gloomy, cult classic, tense, rough, serious, captivating, realistic, suspenseful, epic war ...
Plot:
world war two, submarine, underwater, navy, torpedo, sinking ship, battles, male male relationship, military, german soldier, naval battle, survival, nazism, life is a bitch, confined, military life, convoy, boat, moving, sea disaster, cthulhu, kriegsmarine, world war, sea, war ...
Time:
year 1941, 20th century, 1940s, 40s
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Most similar movies to Das Boot - The Original Uncut Version
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful and captivating films and TV series with plots about world war two, war, military, danger, world war, soldier and battles mostly in War, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like Das Boot - The Original Uncut Version: Das Boot (2018), The Sinking of the Laconia (2010), Torpedo Bombers (1983), Greyhound (2020), Piece of Cake (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An inexperienced U-boat crew has to survive a secret mission and a young German woman is torn between loyalty for her home country and the French resistance in the WWII drama.
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
submarine, world war two, french resistance, navy, wehrmacht, rape, military, world war, nazi germany, insubordination, nazi occupation, leadership ...
Time:
1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
europe, france
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100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Style:
epic, suspense, atmospheric, realistic, factual ...
Plot:
submarine, world war two, naval battle, navy, military, ocean, war, nazi, survival, sea, courage, ship captain ...
Time:
year 1941, 20th century, 1940s, year 1942, year 1981
Place:
germany, atlantic ocean, mediterranean sea
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
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Story:
Two-part drama based on the true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew
Style:
serious, touching, suspenseful, realistic, nautical
Plot:
rescue, submarine, world war two, bomber, pow, sinking ship, military, ship, danger, ocean, torpedo, boat ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 1944 a Soviet marine air force unit stationed near Murmansk is fighting off the German bombers attacking the British navy convoys supplying the Soviet Union with war materials under the lend-lease agreement.
Style:
realistic, serious, rough, suspenseful, contemplative
Plot:
soviet army, aviation, world war two, world war, allies, bomber, air force, navy, ocean, battles, danger, war ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
100%
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131K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the “Black Pit” to the front lines of WW2. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the ...
Style:
serious, exciting, emotional, compassionate, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, submarine, warship, war, u.s. navy, navy, captain, ship captain, convoy, wartime, naval officer, ocean ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, 20th century, year 1942
Place:
san francisco, atlantic ocean
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 312 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives and loves of the men of RAF Hornet Squadron who are transferred to France at the outbreak of World Wat II in September 1939. For the most part the men are competent fliers but there is little action in the first several months. The men ...
Style:
costume drama, serious, realistic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
aerial combats, world war two, battles, aviation, luftwaffe, royal air force, warplane, wartime, world war, partner, friends, heroes ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
Three prisoners, Jack Rose, Tom Willis and Nick McGrade, embark on an heroic plan to escape from a World War Two POW camp. As Rose And Willis are recaptured by the Germans, McGrade manages to traverse their clutches and travels to London to inform ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
pow, world war two, military, soldier, love and romance, battles, love triangle, prison life, nazism, world war, danger, confined ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1939
Place:
london, germany, europe, warsaw poland
Similarity:
100%
91K
Genre: Action, War
Country: France, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies realise this is their chance to ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, factual ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, submarine, navy, naval battle, war, military, naval officer, nazism, sea battle, ship captain, boat, soldier ...
Time:
year 2000, 1940s, y2k, 20th century, year 1942 ...
Place:
germany, america
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, Poland
TV show
Story:
At the outbreak of war, two teenage boys defy their parents to sign up.
Style:
historical drama, epic, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
world war one, military, wartime life, soldier, life is a bitch, hopes, battles, great war, friendship, danger, bittersweet, war ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
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:
100%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, exciting, touching
Plot:
world war two, navy, battleship, warship, kamikaze, japanese navy, lost love, military, battles, japanese history, heroes, danger ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 2000s, year 2005, year 1945 ...
Place:
japan
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100%
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:
100%
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:
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Drama set in 1942, during one of the most important battles of World War II, which stopped the progress of Nazi forces and turned the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Soviet army mounts a counter-attack on the Nazi forces that occupy half of ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, exciting, rough ...
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, year 1942, 20th century
Place:
europe, soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations. Told through the eyes of the American and Japanese unit commanders, who must deal with ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, rough, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, island, war, military, survival, escapades, danger, soldier, anti war, world war, stranded, u.s. army ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance. He ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, independent film ...
Plot:
submarine, world war two, torpedo, revenge, boat, world war, sole survivor, obsession, naval battle, aviation, navy, murder ...
Time:
1940s, year 1971, year 1945, 20th century
Place:
ireland, germany, south america, europe, africa ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, suspenseful
Plot:
submarine, world war two, naval battle, world war, ocean, torpedo, underwater, diver, combat, kriegsmarine, sea disaster, warship ...
Time:
1940s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.
Style:
psychological, tense, atmospheric, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, japanese soldier, survival, danger, military life, escapades, isolation, confined, losing-it hero, rivalry, humanity, anti war ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
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24%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, realistic, serious, captivating, exciting
Plot:
world war, kriegsmarine, sea disaster, navy, submarine, wartime, royal navy, love triangle, against the odds, military life, ship, island ...
Time:
60s, 1940s
Place:
malta, italy, sicily
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 188 min.
Story:
Joseph Vilsmaier Two-part TV movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German passenger ship, at the end of World War II. On 30 January 1945, Captain Hellmuth Kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating ...
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
torpedo, ship, world war two, escapades, wartime life, downfall, ocean, evacuation, military, danger, confined, chaos and mayhem ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
europe
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisoners of war aboard U-boat 429, a small group of American survivors will find their loyalties put ...
Style:
serious, exciting, suspenseful, tense, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, underwater, ship, holocaust, world war two, military, torpedo, boat, mutiny, daring rescue, survival, danger ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Direct to DVD movie: The German U-Boat, U-234, from the Port of Kiel is trading cargo with the Japanese. USS Seaviper must locate and stop this dangerous exchange. The Captain of USS Seaviper must go ashore to conduct reconnaissance on an island ...
Style:
exciting, tense, suspense, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
submarine, world war two, save the day, danger, isolation, military, war, rebelliousness, survival, island, soldier, rebellion ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A group of Slave workers, drafted by the Nazis to help construct their coastal defenses in 1944 are trapped in an underground bunker when the Allies land at Normandy on D-Day. They find huge dtores of food but not enough candles. The slow dying of ...
Style:
grindhouse, gloomy, bleak, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, chess, world war, bunker, d day, survival, claustrophobia, battles, holocaust, wartime life, prison, against humanity ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
france
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22%
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as ...
Style:
retro, realistic, serious, vintage
Plot:
world war two, military, world war, tank, mission, american soldier, soldier, anti war, infantrymen, military life, babies and infants, war ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
europe, prague, france, czech republic
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
"Stalingrad" follows the progress of a German Platoon through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After having half their number wiped out and after being placed under the command of a sadistic Captain, the Lieutenant of the ...
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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21%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 407 min.
TV show
Story:
Fortunes of War is a 1987 BBC television adaptation of Olivia Manning's cycle of novels Fortunes of War. It stars Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle, lecturer in English Literature in Bucharest during the early part of the Second World War, and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
world war two, world war, diplomacy, dysfunctional marriage, spy, resistance, activist, infidelity, lecturer, life is a bitch, war, opposites attract ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s
Place:
greece, middle east, egypt, africa, romania ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Marines prepare to invade Iraq at the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom; while the soldiers wait to receive their orders, they learn a Rolling Stone columnist will be embedded with them
Style:
tense, political, disturbing, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, iraq war, marines, soldier, violence, war, anti war, military life, courage, desert, life & death, character study ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, middle east, afghanistan
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three British soldiers and their German captive trek through the European countryside.
Style:
serious, realistic
Plot:
world war two, soldier, holocaust, captive, battles, basic training, captivity, military life, prison, gory, anti war, war ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
europe, england, germany
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA, Croatia
Duration: 126 min.
TV show
Story:
In the late 1930s, world politics begin to head in a dangerous direction. In Europe, Germany expands and rearms and proceeds to annex several border countries into the Reich. Meanwhile, Italy attempts to establish a Facist Colonial Empire under ...
Style:
sentimental, contemplative, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, luftwaffe, u.s. navy, military, world war, jewish girl, anti semitism, cheating wife, holocaust survivor, wartime, navy ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
germany, italy, berlin germany, japan, china ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Norway, Germany, Malta
Duration: 58 min.
TV show
Story:
When WWII erupts, two sailors on a Norwegian merchant ship face brutal conditions as they fight to survive a conflict they were never asked to join. Based on true stories of Norwegian merchant sailors and their families during and after World War II.
Style:
historical drama, serious, tense, suspenseful, captivating
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, survival, sailor, world war, seafaring, wartime, ocean voyage, ocean, frontline, war, danger, sea battle ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
atlantic ocean
Similarity:
20%
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