Retreat movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant retreat movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, suspense, intense, melancholic, emotional and bleak films and TV shows about / with retreat, survival, world war two, soldier, military, friendship, isolation, battles, tragedy and sacrifice plots mostly in Drama, War and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as retreat: A Bridge Too Far (1977), Dunkirk (2017), Cross of Iron (1977), A Russian Youth (2019), Valley of the Dead (2020), 1944: Forced to Fight (2015), Glory Sky (1962), Stromboli (2022), Lonely Planet (2024), Pulse (2017).
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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, breathtaking, suspense, intense ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
world war two, war, behind enemy lines, wartime, tank, courage, military, combat, paratrooper, plan gone wrong, allies, mission ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, 70s
Place:
germany, america, europe, netherlands, canada ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Netherlands, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
Style:
atmospheric, dramatic, epic, cerebral, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
world war two, military, war, survival, wartime, evacuation, soldier, beach, military officer, shell shock, air attack, combat ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, 2010s, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
france, england, english channel, dover england, dunkirk ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
It is 1943, and the German army, ravaged and demoralised, are hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of all this madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultimately pusillanimous Captain Stransky and the courageous ...
Style:
freeze frame, political, cult classic, brutal, perverse ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, german soldier, eastern front, military, soldier, war, battlefield, german army, anti war, wehrmacht, nazi, blood ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century, year 1977
Place:
bolivia, germany, siberia, france, russia ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
The First World war was a tragedy that launched a series of severe tests for the Russian people: revolution, civil war, famine, political repression, the Second World war. And all this fell on one generation of people. What courage and patience did ...
Plot:
young soldier, world war one, young man, eastern front, field hospital, wounded soldier, retreat, captivity, pow, russian empire, community, chemical weapon ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
russia
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
They're soldiers on different sides of the war. But when the dead come back to life, the only side they want to be on is the one that survives.
Style:
captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, perverse
Plot:
spanish civil war, mission, living dead, spanish history, monster, experiment, officer, retreat, tunnel, pow, bombing, massacre ...
Place:
spain
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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, captivating, suspense, psychological
Plot:
world war two, nazi, military, eastern front, nazi soldier, german army, soldier, enemy, death, retreat, battles, world war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
estonia, europe, soviet union, ussr
Is relevant?
306
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Two stories set in northern Greece during World War II.
Style:
period piece, black and white, grim, bleak, psychological ...
Plot:
world war two, retreat, sacrifice, loss, tragedy, survival, desperation, battlefield, wounded, trauma, anti war, realism ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
greece
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Haunted by memories of her broken marriage and a fight with her daughter, a woman joins an intense self-help retreat when her vacation goes awry.
Style:
psychological, emotional, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
female protagonist, divorce, trauma, past, retreat, self discovery, personal growth, self-help, woman, memories, painful memories, secret past ...
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
At an idyllic writers retreat in Morocco, a newly single novelist finds an unexpected connection with a younger man who's reevaluating his life choices.
Style:
romantic drama, atmospheric, sensual, moody
Plot:
writers, retreat, self discovery, escape, novelist, longing, intimate, introspection, relationships, second chance, affair, passion ...
Place:
morocco, north africa
Is relevant?
207
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A gay disabled teenage boy changes into the body of a beautiful woman, so that he can be loved.
Style:
touching, heartbreaking, social, serious, sad ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, gays and lesbians, couple relations, life is a bitch, love and romance, love, weight loss, tragedy, husband wife relationship, cross dressing, retreat ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
The story of the Podolsk cadets’ heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets were sent to the Ilyinsky line, fighting alongside units from the Soviet 43rd Army to hold back the German advance until reinforcements arrived. Hopelessly ...
Style:
rough, exciting, tense, intense, visually appealing ...
Plot:
world war two, military, rescue mission, battlefield, combat, battles, soldier, violence, army, teenager, trapped, against the odds ...
Time:
year 1941, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Adventure, War
Country: Greece
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Summer 1949: end of the civil war in Greece. The last band of guerrillas of the Democratic Army is forced to abandon Mount Taygetus and to head for the sea. Everything behind them has collapsed and they can count on help from no one. In this long, ...
Style:
historical drama, bleak, grim, period piece, tense ...
Plot:
greek civil war, desperation, political conflict, death, loss, retreat, last stand, hopelessness, post war, survival, ambush, exhaustion ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
greece
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Eva, a psychologist specializing in couples therapy, is about to get married and her best friends are organizing her bachelorette party at a discreet tantra-yoga retreat in Vama Veche.
Style:
suspense
Plot:
psychologist, couples therapy, bachelorette party, friendship, self discovery, retreat, personal growth, intimacy, coastal town, transformation, sexual exploration, sensuality ...
Place:
romania
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A woman tries to move on past her divorce, she goes to a singles retreat, but begins to see that things aren't what they seem.
Style:
suspense, tense, dark, psychological thriller, creepy ...
Plot:
retreat, secrets, manipulation, danger, deception, domestic drama, single woman, obsession, betrayal, paranoia, isolation, relationships ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 170 min.
TV show
Story:
In the autumn of 1810, the French forces of Marshal Masséna are invading Portugal and are temporarily halted by the Anglo-Portuguese army under Viscount Wellington at the Battle of Bussaco. As winter approaches, Wellington withdraws his troops ...
Style:
epic, realistic, historical drama, tense, grim ...
Plot:
napoleonic wars, battles, retreat, siege, leadership, strategy, sacrifice, survival, resistance, evacuation, heroism, guerilla warfare ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
portugal
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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: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Story:
Inspired by American war films from the 50's, Retreat! tells the story of a small outfit of U.S. Soldiers who were forced to retreat into unknown territories deep in the heart of Korea during the roughest stretch of the Korean War. Unsure of ...
Style:
tension, suspense, period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
korean war, soldier, fear, survival, military, retreat, uncertainty, duty, isolation, frontline, brotherhood, search and rescue ...
Place:
korea
Is relevant?
35K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Spain, France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.
Style:
melancholic, sexual, erotic, sentimental, colorful ...
Plot:
loneliness, guilt, childhood, sex, mother daughter estrangement, depression, hospital, female nudity, death of husband, family drama, mother daughter relationship, autobiography ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 80s, 90s
Place:
spain, galicia, portugal, madrid, switzerland
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds ...
Style:
psychological, futuristic, twist ending, philosophical, mind bending ...
Audience:
girls' night, adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, robot, androids, technology, existentialism, cyborgs, cyberpunk, isolation, manipulation, androids and robots, female robot, consciousness ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s, year 2015, year 2014 ...
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
A story of a machine that have been left behind during the retreat. One of those that later were dubbed Katyushi.
Style:
captivating, tense, sincere, melancholic, historical drama ...
Plot:
world war two, friendship, swat, military, wartime, bombing, destiny, hopes, wartime life, tank, secret, warlord ...
Time:
1940s
Is relevant?
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
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain, Belgium, Canada, Mexico
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Ten years ago, distinguished French author Alexandre (Alain Delon) exchanged his stressful, hectic life in Paris for a more peaceful existence upon a Mexican hacienda with his wife Ariane (Marianne Denicourt). Lucien (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) also ...
Style:
art house, atmospheric, dramatic, sensual, moody
Plot:
writers, midlife crisis, melancholy, seduction, love triangle, obsession, infidelity, retreat, adaptation, exile, passion, ambition ...
Time:
90s
Place:
mexico
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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:
historical drama, melancholic, period piece, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
world war two, great patriotic war, red army, eastern front, survival, camaraderie, wehrmacht, realism, moral ambiguity, battlefield, anti war, retreat ...
Time:
year 1941
Place:
soviet union, siberia, ussr, russia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Spain, Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The film looks through the eyes of the German offense during World War II, specifically a German tank crew who, after losing a battle, struggle to get home.
Style:
tense, period piece, suspense, emotional, macaroni combat ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, tank, soldier, survival, battles, german soldier, retreat, occupied france, battlefield, ambush, loss, cross cultural relations ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
normandy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A former music industry mogul grieving the death of his wife at an isolated lake-side home finds subtle redemption in the youthful spirit of friendship cultivated with two young boys.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, reflective, psychological, ambiguous ending
Plot:
character study, mourning, loss, solitude, grief, introspection, friendship, isolation, redemption, healing, loneliness, slow burn ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Kat receives a weekend at a couples retreat as a gift from her mother, even though she and her boyfriend had broken up six month prior. Kat's friend Samantha proposes that they pretend to be a couple and go there anyway.
Style:
satirical, psychological, thrilling, captivating, rom com ...
Plot:
lesbian, relationships, couples therapy, lesbian love, friendship, female friendship, fake relationship, lgbt, satire, girlfriend, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, relationship problems ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
168
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Russia, Belarus
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
On the Eastern front in 1941, German troops attack a Red Army's field hospital destroying it and causing a massive loss of life. The surviving soldiers try to fight back but have to retreat, among them a young pilot , Vyacheslav with his dog ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, sentimental, rough, thought provoking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
german shepherd, military, world war two, dog training, dog, killer dog, eastern front, red army, courage, bravery, heroes, brutality ...
Place:
soviet union, russia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of a platoon of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon of 1986, shortly before Israeli withdrawal, and the dilemmas they face in having to fight against Lebanese guerilla in a hostile but civilian area.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, reflective, bleak, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
moral dilemma, realism, israeli army, combat, moral ambiguity, guerilla warfare, soldier, political conflict, platoon, occupation, fear, loss ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
lebanon, middle east, israel
Is relevant?
134
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Anna Bell is a successful, wealthy but burnt out rock singer. After breaking up with her boyfriend Craig Cane, she retreats to the country property that she's owned for several years, but never had time to visit. She wants to relax and write ...
Style:
suspense, tense, psychological thriller, intense, twist ending ...
Plot:
celebrity, female protagonist, psychological manipulation, murder mystery, manipulation, paranoia, isolation, pop star, intrigue, rock singer, betrayal, obsession ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met upon by an enemy Italian patrol that allows them to go free. But, when the Brits are given orders to attack the Italians, lots of problems ensue.
Style:
tense
Plot:
world war two, italian army, british army, prisoners of war, colonialism, escape, leadership, moral dilemma, survival, retreat, airplane crash, friend ...
Time:
year 1961, 1940s
Place:
ethiopia
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