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Breaker Morant (1980)
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.
Style:
political, tense, thought provoking, witty, factual, atmospheric, intense, rough, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
lawyer, courtroom, politics, legal, war, court, military, murder, military life, tragedy, australian, world politics, soldier, colonialism, injustice, false accusation, military service, life is a bitch, dishonesty, state affairs, justice, anti war, prisoner, court martial, world war two ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 90s, 1900s
Place:
south africa, africa, australia, england, south australia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, serious, dramatic and intense films with plots about war, courage, culture clash, runaway, dialogue, politics and brutality mostly in Drama, War and History genres. Some movies like Breaker Morant: Zulu (1964), Emperor (2012), Zulu Dawn (1979), Casualties of War (1989), The Battle of Algiers (1966). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ...
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realistic, epic, factual, exciting, psychological ...
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military, war, british army, british empire, british colonialism, siege, human spirit, battles, soldier, historical event, colonialism, suspense ...
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19th century, victorian era, 60s, 1870s
Place:
africa, south africa, england, united kingdom
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
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thought provoking, captivating, touching, sincere, sexy ...
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world war two, japanese history, war, emperor, investigation, politics, occupation, military, war crime, political intrigue, moral dilemma, political unrest ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 70s, 20th century, year 1932 ...
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japan, berlin germany, russia, tokyo, asia ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership. Cy Endfield co-wrote the epic prequel Zulu Dawn 15 years after his enormously popular Zulu. Set in 1879, this film depicts the catastrophic Battle of ...
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epic, serious, realistic, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
military, battles, imperialism, british empire, soldier, war, death, victory, army life, historical event, killing an animal, intrigue ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place:
africa
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100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager. Based on the actual events of an incident on Hill 192 in November, 1966.
Style:
rough, disturbing, emotional, realistic, intense ...
Audience:
girls' night
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vietnam war, soldier, military, war crime, pow, anti war, war, rape, murder, jungle, atrocity, brutality ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1966, 70s, year 1974
Place:
vietnam, asia, california, san francisco
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100%
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, Algeria
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in ...
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political, art house, realistic, thought provoking, bleak ...
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revolution, torture, military, muslim, bomb, protest, resistance, terrorism, freedom, french algerian war, war, politics ...
Time:
year 1957, 50s, year 1954, 20th century, year 1960 ...
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africa, algeria, france, italy, paris france ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frank, both agile runners, become friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli ...
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touching, atmospheric, harsh, emotional, intense ...
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australia, ottoman empire, egypt, turkey, england ...
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52%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his ...
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Time:
1940s, middle ages, 60s, year 1945, year 1946 ...
Place:
germany, poland, europe, berlin germany
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52%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Ireland, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The dramatised story of the Irish civil rights protest march on January 30 1972 which ended in a massacre by British troops.
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rough, bleak, political, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
ira, irish republican army, civil rights, rebellion, politics, terrorism, protest, ethnic conflict, fighting the system, state affairs, political unrest, social decay ...
Time:
70s, year 1972, 20th century
Place:
ireland, california, england, israel, europe ...
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50%
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 ...
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epic, realistic, intense, serious, rough ...
Audience:
manly
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1940s, year 1944, 70s, 20th century
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germany, poland, england, berlin germany, netherlands ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 122 min.
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Paradise Road is a 1997 film which tells the story of a group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned in Sumatra during World War II. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as beatific Adrienne Pargiter, ...
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touching, harsh, serious, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
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world war two, pow, holocaust, war, prison, island, friendship, justice, war crime, nazi, human spirit, prison life ...
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1940s, 1930s, 20th century
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japan, indonesia, asia, australia, germany ...
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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:
war, british history, politics, british army, anti war, military, british soldier, visceral, battles, justice, wartime, assassination ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s, victorian era, 70s, 60s
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england, canada, london, europe, istanbul turkey ...
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49%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Fourth-generation Army Col. William McNamara is imprisoned in a brutal German POW camp. Still, as the senior-ranking American officer, he commands his fellow inmates, keeping a sense of honor alive in a place where honor is easy to destroy, all ...
Style:
realistic, tense, harsh, factual, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, military, prison, nazi, racism, soldier, prison escape, ethnic conflict, pow, russian, propaganda ...
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germany, poland, europe, belgium
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49%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The historical recreation of the 1942 Wannsee Conference, in which Nazi and SS leaders gathered in a Berlin suburb to discuss the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question". Lead by SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, this group of high ranking ...
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factual, disturbing, bleak, political, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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1940s, post world war two, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, europe, poland
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49%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In 1919, Australian farmer Joshua Connor travels to Turkey to discover the fate of his three sons, reported missing in action. Holding on to hope, Joshua must travel across the war-torn landscape to find the truth and his own peace.
Style:
touching, emotional, dramatic, compassionate, sentimental ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
australia, ottoman empire, england, istanbul turkey, turkey
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48%
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Mary Surratt is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.
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factual, political, emotional, thought provoking, serious ...
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courtroom drama, lawyer, civil war, court, historical character, politics, conspiracy, president, assassination, death sentence, american civil war, justice ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.
Style:
disturbing, sentimental, heartbreaking, realistic, poignant ...
Plot:
world war two, war crime, war, nazism, survival, polish history, massacre, murder, ethnic conflict, courage, idealism, life is a bitch ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century, year 1940
Place:
poland, germany, east germany, eastern europe, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.
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disturbing, bleak, sad, emotional, sincere ...
Plot:
genocide, politics, violence, survival, survivor, priest, teacher, against the odds, moral dilemma, human spirit, fighting the system, tragic hero ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
africa, rwanda, south africa, united kingdom
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47%
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Part war movie, part courtroom thriller, this gripping drama finds a war hero put on trial for a rescue mission gone terribly wrong with only his doubtful friend and fellow marine to represent him.
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tense, political, intense, serious, rough ...
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girls' night
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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 ...
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realistic, epic, tense, bleak, gloomy ...
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war, world war two, winter, military, invasion, cold weather, tank, politics, resistance, russo finnish war, violence, fight ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, year 1939, 20th century
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finland, russia, baltics, europe, ussr ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A Nazi doctor, along with the Sonderkomando Jews – who are forced to work in the crematoria of Auschwitz against their fellow-Jews – find themselves in a moral grey zone.
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depressing, disturbing, bleak, factual, emotional ...
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holocaust, nazi, world war two, concentration camp, war, redemption, anti semitism, jewish, nazi germany, rebellion, moral ambiguity, tragedy ...
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germany, poland, europe, israel, budapest
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the towm of Tynen, Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. A military lawyer, also a black man, is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a ...
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tense, bleak, thinking, disturbing, noir ...
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world war two, prison, military, war, prison escape, desert, anti war, military prison, brutality, fighting the system, sadism, british army ...
Time:
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Place:
africa, sahara, germany, libya, north africa
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47%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ireland, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in ...
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political, bleak, sexy, brutal, factual ...
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ireland, england, dublin ireland, northern ireland, europe ...
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47%
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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 ...
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Time:
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Place:
usa, japan, australia, china, korea ...
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47%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country. Follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who is forced to join a group of soldiers in a fictional West African country. While Agu fears ...
Style:
disturbing, political, intense, bleak, harsh ...
Plot:
war, child soldier, life is a bitch, children in wartime, violence, survival, adaptation, civil war, anti war, justice, military, suspense ...
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Ghosts of Mississippi is a drama covering the final trial of the assassin, Bryon De La Beckwith, of the 60s civil rights leader Medgar Evers. It begins with the murder and the events surrounding the two initial trials which both ended in a hung ...
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thought provoking, talky, factual, compassionate, intense ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA, UK, Italy
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His diplomatic status in a Catholic country prevents Colonel Kappler from openly arresting him, ...
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Time:
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46%
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, New Zealand, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In 1942, British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honour and glory. In his view, the allied prisoners are cowards when they chose to surrender instead of commiting ...
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disturbing, bleak, psychological, realistic, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
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Time:
1940s, 70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1936 ...
Place:
asia, tokyo, japan, indonesia, australia
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46%
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Japan, UK
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:
factual, tense, bad ending, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
1940s, year 1944, post world war two, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
germany, berlin germany, africa, poland, europe ...
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46%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that ...
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