Frontline movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant frontline movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out bleak, tense, captivating, suspenseful, intense and realistic films and TV shows about / with frontline, soldier, military, wartime, heroism, survival, world war two, war, sacrifice and battles plots mostly in War, Drama and Action genres shot in Russia, France, Poland and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as frontline: The Best in Hell (2022), In Praise of Older Women (1997), The Eastern Front (2020), Captain Conan (1996), Secret Weapon (2019), Wrota Europy (1999), Fortress of War (2010), Adama: The World of Wind (2015), Battalion (2015), Snaypery. Lyubov pod pritselom (2012).
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Genre: War
Country: Russia
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Units of the "whites" (PMC "Wagner") perform an assault operation to capture buildings. They are opposed by the "yellow" units, which have dug in these buildings and are also ready to fight to the end.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, harsh, bleak ...
Plot:
war zone, frontline, man killed, assignment, mission, combat, dangerous mission, fighter, tasks, battlefield, soldier, propaganda ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, a young man comes of age sexually, through a string of relationships with a wide range of mature, older women.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
older woman teenage boy sex, older woman younger man relationship, nudity, frontline, prostitute, age-gap relationship, politics, love, francisco franco, female nudity, bare breasts, neighbor ...
Time:
year 1936, 90s
Place:
spain, europe, barcelona, italy
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Genre: War
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A dwindling group of German soldiers battle to return to their lines on the harsh Eastern Front.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, tense, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, eastern front, battles, soldier, frontline, german soldier, wehrmacht, survival, war, military, military service, wartime ...
Time:
year 1945, 1940s
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Bulgaria near the end of World War I: Conan, warrior and wolf, leads a band of 50 ruthless French fighters who love hand-to-hand combat. Their motto: "We forgot to take prisoners, Captain." At war's end, the unit goes to Bucharest, ...
Style:
rough, serious, realistic, suspense
Plot:
world war one, french army, heroism, frontline, brutality, military life, society, great war, insubordination, danger, french military, investigation ...
Time:
year 1918, 20th century, year 1996, 1910s, post world war one ...
Place:
macedonia, romania, europe, brittany, balkan ...
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Genre: War
Country: Russia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, the film tells about the famous Soviet rocket launcher nicknamed “Katyusha”, which was kept in great secrecy during World War 2. One of these unique killing machines has drowned during an unexpected retreat of the Russian ...
Style:
epic, suspense, disturbing, inspirational, exciting
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
saboteur, world war two, third reich, nazi germany, secret mission, wartime, squad, battlefield, danger, frontline, behind enemy lines, nazi ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
War drama directed by Jerzy Wojcik.
Style:
period piece, realistic, bleak, intense, medical drama
Plot:
frontline, world war one, field hospital, sacrifice, doctor, death, military, humanity, trauma, survival, cold, loss ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Belarus, Russia
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A war drama set during the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, in which Russian troops held on to a border stronghold for nine days. The film shows the heroic defense of Brest Fortress, which has taken upon the first stroke of German ...
Style:
serious, realistic, tense, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, war, military, battles, red army, wehrmacht, infantrymen, border guard, nazism, squad, heroes, invasion ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
russia, europe
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
12 year-old Adama lives in a remote village in West Africa, sheltered by the Cliffs. Out, beyond, lies "the land of breaths", the kingdom of wicked spirits hungry for war. When Samba, his elder brother, suddenly vanishes from the ...
Style:
suspense, touching, psychological, sincere, suspenseful ...
Plot:
boy, frontline, wounded, brother brother relationship, wound, soldier, world war one, journey, children, little boy, black, nurse ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
paris france, africa
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Russia, 1917, WWI. This is the story of the 1st Russian Women's Battalion of Death, formed as part of an ill-conceived propaganda ploy by the Russian Provisional Government in late May of 1917.
Style:
captivating, tense
Plot:
female warrior, female soldier, battles, girl heroine, military, frontline, great war, bravery, showdown, manhood, courage, heroine ...
Time:
edwardian era, year 1917, 1910s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 400 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1939 Alexander von Foss, a young German aristocrat (Wolfgang Cerny), falls in love with Ekaterina Radonova (Tatyana Arntgolts), a Russian girl. When Germany invades Russia 4 years later, they meet again as professional Snipers, finding themselves ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, romantic, suspense, emotional ...
Plot:
german officer, world war two, eastern front, frontline, sniper, battlefield, female assassin, hitman, love and romance, uninhibited rivalry, battle of the sexes, strong female presence ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
russia, germany
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A war drama set in Germany at the end od WWII.
Style:
tension, bleak
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, soviet army, frontline, eastern front, survival, friendship, resilience, courage, war trauma, duty, military operation, realism ...
Time:
year 1945
Is relevant?
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Saeko Shirasu is a 25-year-old war front-line photo-journalist who became a celebrity after taking a picture of civilians raising a makeshift UN flag in war-torn Uddiyana. The image then became an instant symbol for peace. However, just before the ...
Style:
anime, mecha, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
journalist, military officer, journalism, un, photojournalism, armed conflict, frontline, wartime, terrorist, military, extremism, terrorism ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Estonia, Finland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Based on an acclaimed 1935 novel about the War of Liberation (1918-1920) that ensured Estonia's independence, the film tells about a group of young schoolboys heading to the front to fight the army of Soviet Russia.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, period drama
Plot:
anti communist, military, heroes, battles, soldier, independence movement, world war one, wartime life, wartime, war for independence, showdown, frontline ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
estonia, russia, europe
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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
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Nam-bok, a middle-aged South Korean farmer is conscripted and assigned a mission to deliver a classified military document that may decide the fate of the war. After losing it while under attack from the enemy, he then faces a teenage North Korean ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, humorous, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
korean army, korean war, soldier, military, mission, confrontation, wartime, frontline, wartime life, war, secret mission, eastern front ...
Time:
1950s, 2010s
Place:
korea, south korea, north korea
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Genre: Animation, Biography
Country: Spain, Poland, Belgium, Germany, France, Hungary
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In 1975, Ryszard Kapuściński, a veteran Polish journalist, embarked on a seemingly suicidal road trip into the heart of the Angola's civil war. There, he witnessed once again the dirty reality of war and discovered a sense of helplessness ...
Style:
adult animation, thought provoking, psychological, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
life risking, conflict, civil war, investigation, independence movement, african, war, frontline, wartime, military life, road trip, travel ...
Time:
20th century, 2010s, year 1975
Place:
angola, africa, portugal, cuba, poland ...
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Genre: Thriller, War
Country: Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The plot begins in the Soviet Union showing first efforts to establish the Czechoslovak legion in 1942. The film also shows the assassination of Heydrich and the subsequent annihilation of Lidice. The main topis of the film is battles with German ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, period piece, heroic
Plot:
world war two, battles, soldier, sacrifice, massacre, nazism, eastern front, frontline, atrocity, occupation, propaganda, trench warfare ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union, czechoslovakia, ussr
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Showcasing the indomitable spirits of the Indian Air Force heroes on the frontlines and the challenges they face during one of the biggest, fiercest aerial attacks that India has ever seen.
Style:
patriotic, action packed, intense, inspirational, fast paced ...
Plot:
air force, military, aerial combat, heroism, sacrifice, patriotism, pilot, aviation, courage, military operation, frontline, battles ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Hungary, Latvia, France, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
World War II, occupied Soviet Union. István Semetka is a simple Hungarian farmer who serves as a Sub-Lieutenant in a special unit scouting for partisan groups. On their way to a remote village, his company falls under enemy fire. As the commander ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, bleak ...
Plot:
prospector, reconnaissance, soldier, partisan, realism, eastern front, military, military officer, fight for supremacy, ambush, war, struggle for survival ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union, germany
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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, historical drama, bleak, emotional ...
Plot:
world war two, soldier, battles, heroism, military, fight, wartime, war, military life, showdown, red army, soviet army ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
georgia, soviet union
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The film, which is in sharp monochrome, relates the story of a twenty-four-hour-long journey of two young Iranian soldiers (Issā and Emād) and a civilian driver (Amu Rahim) transporting thirty-eight Iraqi prisoners of war, taken from behind the ...
Style:
bleak, tense, black and white, tension, political ...
Plot:
soldier, military, realism, humanity, prisoners of war, conflict, compassion, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, frontline, anti war, trauma ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
middle east, iran, persia
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Genre: History, War
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Legend of the Patriots is a remake of the 1975 South Korean drama Comrades. Its production was spawned to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. The story centers around the lives of eleven Korean soldiers fighting in the Korean War. ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, captivating, tense, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, battles, korean war, korean army, military, sacrifice, camaraderie, brotherhood, wartime life, war, wartime, military life ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century
Place:
korea, south korea
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The story of the legendary battle through the eyes of Jedrek - a boy who went through the hell of the gulag and left Russia with the Polish Army as one of thousands of polish orphans. Soon a decisive attack on a monastery located on the hills of ...
Style:
dramatic, intense, historical drama, period piece, emotional ...
Plot:
world war two, soldier, battlefield, combat, heroism, frontline, orphan, coming of age, trauma, survival, tragedy, brotherhood ...
Time:
1940s
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Iran
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
During the Iran-Iraq war,a soldier and a Kurdish girl come to a new understanding of the notion of animosity despite their supposedly opposite circumstances.
Style:
islamic, captivating, disturbing, psychological, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
soldier, iraq iran war, kurd, love, wartime, relationships, male female relationship, moral dilemma, sacrifice, frontline, anti war, humanism ...
Place:
iraq, middle east, iran, persia
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Genre: Action, War
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of 1971 Indo-Pak war, the movie is inspired by real incidents and the protagonists are inspired by Param Vir Chakra recipients. The movie shows what consequences of war are on the lives of soldiers on either side of the ...
Style:
tense, suspense, captivating, disturbing, intense ...
Plot:
military, soldier, battlefield, sacrifice, fight, wartime, wartime life, military life, battles, frontline, army life, trauma ...
Time:
70s
Place:
india, pakistan
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Genre: War
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The story of trust and its absence against the background of events unfolding in Eastern Ukraine in early 2014. The main topic is revealed through the prism of the Luhansk border base, whose fighters the separatists and Russian special services ...
Style:
tension, captivating, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
russian army, war, wartime, ukrainian history, conflict, military, trust, betrayal, loyalty, life is a bitch, wartime life, invasion ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ukraine, eastern europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Iran
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Mehdi Bakeri asks his younger brother Hamid to return to the war zone and be by his side despite the problems and issues that have happened to him. Hamid accepts his request and goes with his brother. After the Operation Kheibar.
Style:
serious, emotional, poignant, bleak, realistic ...
Plot:
battlefield, sacrifice, frontline, brotherhood, biopic, courage, tragedy, heroism, loyalty, patriotism, resilience, leadership ...
Place:
iran, iraq
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Zhou Wen, a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy for rich kids. After being sentenced to death for murder, he was able to escape. Changing his name to Zhou Wei Guo and joining the military, he went on to create the special operations ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, tense, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
world war two, military, battles, patriotism, resistance, soldier, military life, wartime life, female soldier, fight, wartime, swat team ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
It is July 1941, and the Nazis are advancing towards Kyiv. A special squad is tasked with investigating major cases by acting both at the frontline and in the city itself, where rising criminals are joining German subversives in infiltrating the ...
Style:
suspenseful, rough, captivating, exciting, touching ...
Plot:
world war two, danger, betrayal, justice, twists and turns, nazi occupation, police investigation, dishonesty, gunfight, society, rivalry, love and romance ...
Place:
soviet union
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Genre: War
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
On November 14, 1944, the 2nd Ranger Battalion is tasked with sieging the German town of Bergstein, and Hill 400, a highly strategic position that provides the Reich with high ground for artillery.
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, bleak, realistic, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, military, fortress, american soldier, german soldier, forest, shootout, nurse, assault, battles, wartime life, military life ...
Time:
year 1944, 1940s
Place:
germany
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