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Operation Mincemeat (2021)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning to attack by way of Greece ...
Style: captivating, disturbing, thought provoking, suspense, tense
Plot: world war two, military, world war, british secret service, army, secret mission, wartime, military life, military officer, wartime life, life is a bitch, reconnaissance ...
Time: 1940s, year 1943
Place: sicily, spain, london, greece, berlin germany
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 8.1
 437K
Platoon (1986)
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: epic, realistic, rough, disturbing, emotional ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: vietnam war, military, soldier, battlefield, battles, squad, combat, jungle warfare, anti war, conflict, violent, jungle ...
Time: year 1986, year 1967, year 1968, 60s, 20th century
Place: vietnam, southeast asia, the philippines, america, asia
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Buffalo Soldiers (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Set just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Sgt. Ray Elwood is an American soldier stationed at a German army camp. A soldier because a judge gave him a choice between the army and jail, Ray spends much of his free time cooking cocaine for ...
Style: dark comedy, humorous, semi serious, cult classic, realistic ...
Plot: corruption, military, heroin, drug dealing, soldier, military life, u.s. military, arms dealing, greed, cold war, unlikely criminals, profanity ...
Time: year 1989, year 2001, 20th century, 80s
Place: west germany, germany, europe, hawaii, berlin germany
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 6.9
 43K
Ravenous (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Western
Country: UK, Czech Republic, Mexico, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving at his new post, Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman who recounts a horrifying tale ...
Style: disturbing, dark comedy, scary, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: cannibalism, cannibal, wendigo, snow, winter, gory, death, camp, isolation, military, fort, survival ...
Time: 19th century, 20th century, 90s, 1800s, 1840s ...
Place: usa, california
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The Honors of War (1961)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story: This is August 1944. In France the times are uncertain and some places can be in turns liberated by the Allies and reclaimed by the Occupiers. The place is Nanteuil, a provincial town. The German troops present there are exhausted and leaderless and ...
Plot: american soldier, partisan, village, u.s. army, wehrmacht, german soldier, nazi soldier, french soldier, soldier, world war two, military, liberation ...
Time: year 1944
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 7.8
 12K
Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Hogan's Heroes is an American television sitcom that ran for 168 episodes from September 17, 1965, to July 4, 1971, on the CBS network. The show was set in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II. Bob Crane starred as Colonel Robert ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, parody, not serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: world war two, pow, prison, military, espionage, world war, aviation, prisoner, machine gun, prison escape, military prison, tunnel ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century
Place: germany, europe, london, berlin germany
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When Trumpets Fade (1998)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, serious, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, military, heroic mission, military life, world war, battles, anti war, battle zone, siblings relations, wartime life, danger, tank ...
Time: year 1944, 1940s
Place: germany, europe, france
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 6.9
 2K
The Victors (1963)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 175 min.
Story: Intercutting dramatic vignettes with newsreel footage, the story follows the characters from an infantry squad as they make their way from Sicily to Germany during the end of World War II.
Style: tragic ending, epic
Plot: world war two, world war, christmas, wartime, american soldier, american abroad, u.s. military, infantry, army, generosity, anti war, firing squad ...
Time: 20th century, year 1963, 1940s
Place: france, berlin germany
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Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had ...
Style: epic, factual, intense, talky, serious ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: world war two, war, navy, fighter plane, u.s. navy, aviation, battles, military life, military, world war, wartime, air raid ...
Time: year 1970, 1940s, 20th century, year 1941
Place: hawaii, japan, pearl harbor, washington d.c., asia ...
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 6.5
 2K
Streamers (1983)
Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Four young recruits about to be sent to Vietnam confront their prejudicial feelings toward one another when it's learned one of them is homosexual.
Style: realistic, disturbing, serious, psychological, political ...
Plot: vietnam war, military, gay, soldier, racism, u.s. military, u.s. army, peer pressure, injustice, military life, lgbt, prejudice ...
Time: 60s, year 1983
Place: asia, vietnam
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The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 182 min.
Story: Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat U.S.S. San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the "rice-bowl" ...
Style: epic, realistic, tense, cult classic, depressing ...
Plot: military, warship, u.s. navy, friendship, navy, gunfight, last stand, combat, international law, great war, revolution, civil war ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century
Place: china, shanghai, asia, utah, new jersey ...
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 7.9
 107K
Patton (1970)
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: breathtaking, realistic, historical drama, patriotic, epic ...
Audience: manly
Plot: world war two, biopic, world war, u.s. army, wartime, great war, allies, u.s. military, rudeness, ego, business, politics ...
Time: year 1945, year 1943, 20th century, 1940s, year 1970 ...
Place: africa, london, america, italy, normandy ...
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Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
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, war, battles, infantry, soldier, american abroad, rebellion, military life, heroic mission, world war, fighting the system ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1962, year 1944
Place: germany, iraq, europe, france
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 6.7
 28K
Hamburger Hill (1987)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their ...
Style: cult classic, realistic, action adventure, black and white, independent film ...
Audience: manly
Plot: vietnam war, soldier, military, combat, war, jungle, gunfight, anti war, great war, insanity, wartime, conflict ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, year 1969
Place: vietnam, the philippines, asia
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A Bridge Too Far (1977)
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, suspense, intense, serious ...
Audience: manly
Plot: world war two, war, behind enemy lines, wartime, military, tank, combat, military operation, courage, allies, soldier, army ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place: germany, america, netherlands, europe, united kingdom ...
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The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Czechoslovakia, West Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story: In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.
Style: realistic, intense, harsh, exciting, serious ...
Plot: world war two, war, battles, survival, soldier, nazi, world war, military, tank, escapades, anti war, wartime life ...
Time: 1940s, year 1969, year 1945, 20th century
Place: germany, europe
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Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Style: factual, disturbing, realistic, emotional, intense ...
Plot: vietnam war, anti war, disability, war, wartime, biopic, fighting the system, military, vietnam veteran, guilt, disabled, injustice ...
Time: 70s, 60s, 20th century, year 1989, 50s ...
Place: vietnam, texas, the philippines, usa, new york ...
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 7.0
 15K
The Sapphires (2012)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story: It's 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when they entertain the US troops in Vietnam as singing group The Sapphires.
Style: humorous, sweet, captivating, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience: adult
Plot: girl group, vietnam war, friendship, biopic, music band, family relations, lifestyle, musician's life, desire for fame, ambition, showbiz, musical tour ...
Time: 60s, 70s, year 2012, year 1968, 20th century ...
Place: vietnam, australia, oceania, saigon, new south wales ...
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The Hessen Conspiracy (2009)
Genre: Thriller
Country: Belgium, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In 1945 a group of victorious American officers discover a stash of German jewels and try to fence them in New York.
Style: tense, suspenseful, rough, serious, political thriller ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: diamond, military, army investigation, twists and turns, power relations, danger, dishonesty, criminal heroes, law enforcement, cons and scams, gangster, american soldier ...
Time: 1940s, post world war two, 20th century, year 1945
Place: europe, usa, germany, new york
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 2.3
 852
Nazi Overlord (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A D-Day rescue mission turns ugly when a band of Allied soldiers battle with horrific experiments created by the Nazis.
Style: suspense, bleak, captivating, slasher, mockbuster ...
Plot: world war two, zombie, monster, nazi zombie, scientist, no survivors, survival, on the run, danger, laboratory, behind enemy lines, brutality ...
Time: 1940s
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The Shadow Effect (2017)
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A young man's life is turned upside down when his violent dreams begin to blend with reality.
Style: neo noir, suspense, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot: memory loss, police, confusion, erased memory, amnesia, paranoia, conspiracy, violence, brutality, murder, fear, scientist ...
Time: future
Place: chicago, seattle
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 5.7
 10K
Love and Honor (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his hometown girl, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back.
Style: romantic, psychological, emotional, serious, teen ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, date night
Plot: vietnam war, anti war, soldier, love and romance, wartime life, friends, homecoming, looking for love, military, army, awol, girl ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: michigan, usa
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 6.3
 157K
Dear John (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Sergeant John Tyree is home on a 2 week leave from Germany. He meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off the pier. John falls in love with Savannah who is a student on spring break helping ...
Style: romantic, sentimental, sweet, touching, emotional ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, adult
Plot: love, love story, true love, love and romance, fall in love, couples, love affair, young love, young lovers, couple relations, relationships, soldier ...
Time: 2010s, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place: north carolina, afghanistan, south carolina, usa
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Home of the Brave (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Morocco
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The day after they get the word they'll go home in two weeks, a group of soldiers from Spokane are ambushed in an Iraqi city. Back stateside we follow four of them - a surgeon who saw too much, a teacher who's a single mom and who lost a ...
Style: psychological, realistic, disturbing, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: post traumatic stress disorder, military, hostage, buddies, life is a bitch, politics, homecoming, anti war, coping, amputee, single parent, danger ...
Time: year 2006
Place: iraq, afghanistan, middle east
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 5.6
 100K
The Pacifier (2005)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Disgraced Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.
Style: entertaining, humorous, feel good, funny, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, family friendly ...
Plot: nanny, children, mischievous children, undercover cop, good versus evil, bodyguard, fight scenes, one against many, fish out of water, adult child friendship, special agent, danger ...
Time: year 2005, 2010s
Place: usa
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 7.1
 180K
Three Kings (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change ...
Style: suspense, humorous, entertaining, intense, suspenseful ...
Plot: gulf war, treasure hunt, military, iraq war, desert, caper, war, heist, culture clash, rescue, robbery, racial slur ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: middle east, iraq, iran, america, afghanistan ...
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 5.4
 22K
Phantoms (1998)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In the peaceful town of Snowfield, Colorado something evil has wiped out the community. And now, its up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.
Style: scary, tense, suspenseful, suspense, twist ending ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: supernatural, small town, monster, military, gory, hotel, survival, extinction, creature feature, good versus evil, danger, disaster ...
Time: 90s
Place: colorado, los angeles, usa, san francisco
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Soldier in the Rain (1963)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Sentemental military comedy revolves around two contemporary army buddies, Master Sergeant Maxwell Slaughter (Jackie Gleason), a smooth operator, who supply Sergeant Eustis Clay (Steve McQueen) idolizes and hopes will join him as a civilian in a ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, independent film
Audience: manly
Plot: soldier, us military, american soldier, friends, screwball, buddies, love and romance, military, verbal byplay, cons and scams, military life, love triangle ...
Time: year 1963, 20th century, 60s, 1950s
Place: usa
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Town Without Pity (1961)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Switzerland, West Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and are defended by outside counsel Major Steve Grant.
Style: realistic, serious, tense, captivating, talky ...
Plot: rape, courtroom drama, courtroom, lawyer, legal, village, trial, music and dance, law, underdog, genocide, soldier ...
Time: year 1961, 50s
Place: germany, europe
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 6.6
 106K
Overlord (2018)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story: On the eve of D-Day, a group of American paratroopers is dropped behind enemy lines to carry out a mission crucial to the invasion’s success. But as they approach their target, they begin to realize there is more going on in this Nazi-occupied ...
Style: anime, action adventure, anamorphic, suspense, scary ...
Audience: adult
Plot: zombie, world war two, nazi, nazi zombie, supernatural, behind enemy lines, paratrooper, nazi occultism, war, fascist, laboratory, wartime ...
Time: year 1944, 1940s, 2010s, 20th century
Place: france, normandy
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