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Game of Thrones (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story: Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the ...
Style: epic, captivating, atmospheric, dramatic, stylized ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: dragon, medieval, intrigue, incest, fantasy world, kingdom, power struggle, conflict, political intrigue, peril, abuse of power, treason ...
Time: middle ages, 2010s, medieval times, 2000s, year 2011 ...
Place: idaho, hawaii
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A Journal for Jordan (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy revisits the story of her unlikely, ...
Style: romantic
Plot: gladiator, flirting, dead husband, battles, memorabilia, red cross, hopes, babysitter, family relations, getting home, making a wish, male female relationship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s, year 2001 ...
Place: empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, new york, washington d.c.
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Dunkirk (2017)
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: epic, dramatic, atmospheric, suspense, visually stunning ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: world war two, military, survival, war, wartime, soldier, evacuation, military officer, beach, shell shock, air attack, combat ...
Time: 1940s, year 1940, year 2017, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place: france, england, english channel, dover england, britain ...
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The Opium War (1997)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 153 min.
Story: The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and ...
Style: epic, realistic, serious, captivating, thought provoking
Plot: qing dynasty, british empire, british colonialism, battles, chinese emperor, opium, diplomacy, chinese history, colonialism, historical epic, revolution, politics ...
Time: 19th century, 1830s, 1840s, victorian era
Place: china, asia, hong kong, east asia, united kingdom ...
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Company of Heroes (2013)
Genre: Action, War
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: American soldiers lost behind enemy lines during the WWII make a horrific discovery: Hitler has a super bomb in development. Against all odds, they set out to find the scientist in charge of the program who is looking to defect.
Style: serious, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Plot: world war two, military, wartime life, danger, save the day, escapades, heroes, obsessive quest, race against time, heroic mission, against the odds, super weapon ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: germany
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 6.7
 21K
A Private War (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
Style: tense, disturbing, suspense, rough, psychological ...
Plot: war correspondent, journalism, mission, wartime, death of child, hospital, photographer, dictator, journalist, women, international relations, terrorist ...
Time: 90s, 2010s, year 1986, year 1991, year 2009 ...
Place: syria, libya, baghdad iraq, iraq, london ...
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The Battle of Sutjeska (1973)
Genre: War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The film tells the story of the Battle of Sutjeska which occurred in Nazi-occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1943.
Style: mythical, crying, epic
Plot: world war two, partisan, child, rock climbing, world war, revolutionary war, military, balkan war, freedom, revolutionary, revolution, struggle ...
Time: 1940s, year 1943
Place: former yugoslavia, bosnia herzegovina, bosnia
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Long Arm of the Law IV: Underground Express (1990)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The final entry in Michael and Johnny Mak's Long Arm of the Law series, Underground Express once again tells a story of gangsters versus police, focusing on the difference between how both factions act depending if they're coming from Hong ...
Style: suspense, crime drama, heroic, poliziottesco, banned
Plot: heroic bloodshed, triad, betrayal, massacre, sadism, blood, violence, propaganda, falling from height, child murder, boat, undercover ...
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Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West (1964)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Colonel William Cody, alias Buffalo Bill, intends to put an end to the dishonest relations between a gang of white swindlers and the Indian, Yellow Hand. So he goes to the chief of Yellow Hand's tribe, Wise Fox, and tries to convince him to ...
Style: spaghetti western, euro western
Plot: sioux tribe, heroes, battles, western hero, showdown, burned at the stake, pistol, violence, soldier, horse, colonel, gunslinger ...
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The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come (1961)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Director Andrew V. McLaglen's 1961 drama, based on John William Fox's novel, is the tale of a young man returning home after fighting in the Civil War. The cast includes Jimmie Rodgers, Luana Patten, Chill Wills, George Kennedy, Neil ...
Style: surprise ending
Plot: civil war, american civil war, cannon, soldier, battles, minister, combat, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, faith, pistol, violence, horse ...
Time: year 1961, 19th century
Place: kentucky
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The Magnificent Bandits (1969)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Brazil, the 1920s. The sadistic colonel Minas massacres the hometown of a famous cangaceiro (a kind of revolutionary bandit). The only survivor is a young farmer called Espedito; he is nursed back to health by a (crazy?) hermit who thinks he has ...
Style: spaghetti western, cult classic, euro western
Plot: village, rebel, oil, shooting, cannon, shootout, wild west, poverty, oil refinery, peasant army, gang, prison escape ...
Place: brazil
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Cry of Battle (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: During World War II, the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese, and finds romance and adventure.
Style: independent film
Plot: world war two, world war, shootout, son, machete, u.s. army, guerilla warfare, river, jungle, jungle warfare, village, rebel ...
Time: year 1963
Place: the philippines
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Nam Angels (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Lt. Vance Calhoun takes on a dangerous rescue mission of American P.O.W.s in the treacherous Darloc Valley in Vietnam. His only chance to escape is with the help of five young, fearless soldiers on motorcycles.
Style: independent film
Plot: biker, vietnam war, exploitation, bike, rescue mission, motorcycle, shootout, firefight, special forces, pow, battles, heroes ...
Place: vietnam
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Strike Commando (1987)
Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Country: Italy, Philippines
Duration: 104 min.
Story: While operating behind enemy lines, Sgt. Mike Ransom learns of a Russian presence in North Vietnam. Ordered to obtain proof of this discovery, Ransom returns to enemy territory but is captured and subjected to a variety of tortures. Eventually he ...
Style: macaroni combat, surprise ending, independent film, psychotronic
Plot: vietnam war, one man army, mission, machine gun, blood, fire, spy, chase, pistol, massacre, escape, torture ...
Place: vietnam, manila philippines
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The Battle of the Eagles (1979)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The first Yugoslav Partisan air force unit. Loosely based on historical facts.
Style: epic
Plot: world war two, world war, aviation, luftwaffe, partisan, combat, air battle, mountain, horse, truck, train, murder ...
Time: year 1942, 20th century, 1940s
Place: former yugoslavia
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The Bullet is Still in My Pocket (1974)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Egypt
Story: Mohamed is a soldier who finds himself in Gaza after the defeat in the 1967 War. He returns to his native village feeling broken and depressed after witnessing the deaths of his fellow soldiers. He still loves Fatima but her father wants her to ...
Plot: death, rape, blood, soldier, love, mute, oppression, honor, bunker, air strike, pow, enemy ...
Place: egypt, palestine
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The Quick and the Dead (1963)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Pretty intense war-action drama about a small group of soldiers who capture a German observation post, but in turn are captured themselves. They soon escape and--with the aid of two women--try to fight their way to safety.
Style: independent film
Plot: world war two, cowboy, soldier, behind enemy lines, shootout, doctor, pistol, machine gun, chase, escape, on the run, violence ...
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George Washington (1984)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 480 min.
TV show
Story: The early life and career of the American General and President through his participation in the Revolutionary War.
Plot: american revolution, president, u.s. president, revolution, medieval, war for independence, usa history, american politics, fictional history, freedom, independence, propaganda ...
Time: 18th century
Place: america
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (1999)
Genre: Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: November, 1916. Indiana Jones and Remy Baudouin have managed to get a transfer from the European trenches to the plains of Africa. On arrival they both receive a promotion to the rank of lieutenant in the Belgian Army. When they take the wrong train ...
Plot: indiana jones, treasure hunt, lost world, treasure hunter, archaeology, great war, archaeologist, military, battlefield, adventure hero, commando, desert ...
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Desert Commandos (1967)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story: German commandos are dropped behind enemy lines in the Sahara Desert tasked with getting to Casablanca in an assassination attempt on allied leaders.
Style: grindhouse, macaroni combat
Plot: world war two, world war, combat, war, man on a mission, enemy, shootout, villain as protagonist, german soldier, villain arrested, british, parachute ...
Place: middle east
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From Hell to Victory (1979)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story: From Hell To Victory follows the relationship of six friends throughout the Second World War. They meet in a cafe in Paris on 24th August 1939 and agree to meet there on the same day every year. The war however takes them on their own individual ...
Style: spectacular, macaroni combat
Plot: world war two, world war, combat, machine gun, scuba diving, soldier, battles, commando, childhood, nazi, french soldier, war violence ...
Time: 1940s, year 1979, 1930s
Place: france, amsterdam, paris france
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Sharpe's Gold (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
TV show
Story: Sharpe is sent on a mission to exchange rifles for deserters with a strange band of Spanish guerillas. He also has to chaperone two women looking for their missing husband.
Style: exciting, captivating, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: napoleonic wars, napoleonic era, medieval, revolution, freedom, struggle, revolutionary, french revolution, british empire, napoleon bonaparte, spanish history, special forces ...
Time: 19th century
Place: spain, europe
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1911 (2011)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story: At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a state of crisis. The country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better. The ruling Qing Dynasty, led by a ...
Style: epic, exciting, cult classic, cute, realistic ...
Plot: soldier, battles, leadership, rebellion, political unrest, danger, qing dynasty, martial arts, chinese history, military, revolution, sword ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century
Place: china, asia
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Born to Defense (1988)
Genre: Action, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second world war must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, rough, serious, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, world war two, war, master warrior, battles, prostitute, heroes, kickboxer, homecoming, military life, forbidden love ...
Place: china, hong kong, asia
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Ip Man (2008)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second ...
Style: heroic, epic, exciting, tense, uplifting ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, human spirit, master warrior, courage, bravery, training, warrior, martial artist, ambition, fight scenes ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1937 ...
Place: china, east asia, seattle, asia, ancient china
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The Wind and the Lion (1975)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. The attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.
Style: scenic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: desert, kidnapping, politics, rescue, hostage, little girl, confined, boy, battle of the sexes, german soldier, sword fight, cavalry ...
Time: 1900s, 20th century, year 1975
Place: morocco, north africa, africa, washington d.c., ottoman empire ...
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Tristan & Isolde (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Czech Republic, UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne (Franco) and the princess of the feuding Irish (Myles) spells doom for the young lovers.
Style: touching, romantic, exciting, fairy tale, costume drama ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot: medieval, love affair, love story, knight, forbidden love, true love, king, tragic love, sword and shield, legends and myths, star crossed lovers, betrayal ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 6th century, 2000s, 50s ...
Place: ireland, cornwall, england, britain, europe
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The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story: A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
Style: suspense, exciting, tense, intense, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, behind enemy lines, resistance, nazi, military, island, mercenary, wartime, world war, war, battles, allies ...
Time: year 1961, 20th century, 1940s, year 1943
Place: greece, fictional island, germany, hellas, mediterranean sea ...
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Gods and Generals (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 219 min.
Story: The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point when Jackson is killed ...
Style: intense, sincere, rough, serious, epic ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: american civil war, military, confederate soldier, civil war, american history, battlefield, confederate army, war hero, military life, epic battle, social relations, rivalry ...
Time: 19th century, 1860s
Place: virginia, maine, america, west virginia, usa ...
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Caesar the Conqueror (1962)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story: In 54 B.C. Julius Caesar seeks to solidify his position in Rome by putting down a rebellion in Gaul led by a tribal chieftain named Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix has rallied many tribes to his cause, including one led by the beautiful Queen Asterix ...
Style: epic
Plot: peplum, ancient rome, warrior, barbarian, julius caesar, roman empire, roman, ancient world, ancient, legion, gladiator, conspiracy ...
Time: 1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c.
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