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A Soldier's Story (1984)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

An African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.

Based On Play, Captain, Flashback, Military Lawyer, Soldier, Timeframe 1940s, Screenplay Adapted By Author

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An Inspector Calls (1954)

3.75 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a young girl is found dead an inspector is sent to investigate a prosperous Yorkshire household. It emerges that each member of the family has a guilty secret - each one is partly responsible for her death.

Similarity: 6.65 (Similar)

Class Differences, Corruption, Parent Grown Child Relationship, Police Inspector, Year 1912, Coincidence, Family Relationships, Flashback, Suicide, Telephone Call

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The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

3.50 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry et al, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.

Similarity: 6.33 (Similar)

Courtroom, Father Murders Mother, Flashback, Party, Trial, Cemetery, Face Slap, Graveyard, Funeral In The Rain, Reference To Cesare Borgia, Reference To Cinderella, Reference To The Spanish Civil War

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Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

2.95 Stars

Drama, Music, Romance

When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.

Similarity: 6.16 (Similar)

Captain, Greek, Island, Italian, Scene During Closing Credits, Epic War, Timeframe 1940s

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Exposed (2016)

2.15 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A police detective investigates the truth behind his partner's death. The mysterious case reveals disturbing police corruption and a dangerous secret involving an unlikely young woman.

Similarity: 5.93 (Similar)

Deception, Female Protagonist, Police Detective, Police Partner, Soldier, Abusive Father, Rape Victim

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We Were Soldiers (2002)

3.60 Stars

Action, Drama, History

The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War, and the soldiers on both sides that fought it, while their wives wait nervously and anxiously at home for the good news or the bad news.

Similarity: 5.82 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Battle, Helicopter, Soldier, Vietnam War

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The Good Liar (2019)

3.35 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate st

Similarity: 5.74 (Similar)

Con Artist, Elderly Gigolo, Flashback, Online Dating, Past Coming Back To Haunt

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M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016)

4.05 Stars

Biography, Drama, Sport

The untold story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's journey from ticket collector to trophy collector - the world-cup-winning captain of the Indian Cricket Team.

Similarity: 5.59 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Captain, Cricketer, Rags To Riches, Ticket Collector

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Thank You for Your Service (2017)

3.25 Stars

Biography, Drama, War

A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.

Similarity: 5.57 (Similar)

Dog Fight, Flashback, Soldier, U.s. Soldier, Violence, Dropping A Baby, Sex Scene, U.s. Invasion Of Iraq, Military

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Kukushka (2002)

3.90 Stars

Comedy, Drama, War

In WWII, a Finnish sniper is left chained to a rock by German soldiers, while a captain of the Red Army, en route to his court martial, is almost blown up by Russian planes. A Lapp woman gives a shelter to both of them at her farm.

Similarity: 5.56 (Similar)

Captain, Chained, Lapp, Russia, Soldier

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El silencio de la ciudad blanca (2020)

2.65 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Adventure

A cop returns to the job. A serial killer too returns to the job.

Similarity: 5.52 (Similar)

Basque Country, Flashback, Investigation, Police, Vitoria

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Star Trek: Generations (1994)

3.30 Stars

Action, Adventure, Mystery

With the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk, Captain Picard must stop a deranged scientist willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter a space matrix.

Similarity: 5.46 (Similar)

Captain, Empath, Female Empath, Half Human Half Alien, Human Alien Hybrid

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A Canterbury Tale (1944)

3.70 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.

Similarity: 5.06 (Similar)

Glue, Magistrate, Pilgrim, Sergeant, Soldier, City Name In Title

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The Killers (1946)

3.90 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.

Similarity: 4.96 (Slightly Similar)

Flashback, Insurance, Murder, Robbery, Small Town

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I Walk Alone (1948)

3.50 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.

Similarity: 4.95 (Slightly Similar)

Ex Convict, Flashback, Framed For Murder, Gangster, Prohibition

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Krigen (2015)

3.55 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

During contact with the Taliban in Afghanistan a Danish commander makes a decision which saves many of his men's lives but inadvertently takes the lives of some Afghani civilians. Now he is facing criminal charges.

Similarity: 4.94 (Slightly Similar)

Danish Soldier, Homecoming Soldier, Military Family, Nato Soldier, Soldier, Camouflage Uniform, Danish Army

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3 Deewarein (2003)

3.90 Stars

Crime, Drama

The story of a documentary movie-maker who films the reformation story of three hardened criminals within the prison walls - and in the process, finds redemption in her own life.

Similarity: 4.94 (Slightly Similar)

Flashback, Multiple Perspectives, Multiple Storyline, Poetry, Prisoner, Multiple Storylines

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Tension (1949)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

A meek pharmacist creates an alternate identity under which he plans to murder the bullying liquor salesman who has become his wife's lover.

Similarity: 4.92 (Slightly Similar)

Apartment, Male Police Officer, Murder, Pharmacist, Plan, Timeframe 1940s

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The Bunker (2002)

2.70 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Germany, 1944. The forests of the Ardennes. A platoon of battle weary German soldiers, forced into confusion and retreat by advancing Allied forces, take refuge in an isolated Siegfried Line bunker.

Similarity: 4.90 (Slightly Similar)

Ardennes, Bunker, German Army, Soldier, Tunnel

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Casualties of War (1989)

3.55 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.

Similarity: 4.87 (Slightly Similar)

Beer Drinking, Railroad Trestle, Scarf, Vietnam War, Water Buffalo, Soldier, Stabbing, Vietnam, Village

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Jacob's Ladder (1990)

3.70 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Mourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of de

Similarity: 4.84 (Slightly Similar)

Delusion, New York, Soldier, Vietnam, Vietnam War Veteran, Conspiracy

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Snow Angels (2008)

3.40 Stars

Crime, Drama, Romance

A drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her estranged husband, and their daughter.

Similarity: 4.83 (Slightly Similar)

Flashback, Football Game, School, Small Town, Snow

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Basic (2003)

3.20 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

A D.E.A. Agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army Ranger Drill Sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.

Similarity: 4.82 (Slightly Similar)

Covert Operation, Flashback, Multiple Perspectives, Twist At The End, Twist Ending

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The Sense of an Ending (2017)

3.20 Stars

Drama, Mystery

A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.

Similarity: 4.82 (Slightly Similar)

Flashback, Jealousy, Letter, Memory, Revenge

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The Thin Man Goes Home

3.65 Stars

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Nick and Nora Charles visit Nicks parents in Nick's hometown of Sycamore Springs. The town is a very peaceful and law-abiding one but Nick soon has a murder case on his hands.

Similarity: 4.82 (Slightly Similar)

Fifth Part, Murder, Nick And Nora Charles, Screwball Comedy, Vacation, Timeframe 1940s

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Daglicht (2013)

3.50 Stars

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Upon learning she has an autistic brother she is convinced is unjustly behind bars for a brutal murder, a lawyer sets out to prove her sibling's innocence - only to uncover even more life-changing secrets in the process.

Similarity: 4.76 (Slightly Similar)

Autism, Based On Novel, Family Secret, Flashback, Mother Son Relationship

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The Usual Suspects (1995)

4.25 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama

A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.

Similarity: 4.75 (Slightly Similar)

Criminal, Criminal Mastermind, Surprise Ending, Suspect, Unreliable Narrator

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Yaara (2020)

3.30 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

Former criminals reunite after years to rescue a friend arrested by the police.

Similarity: 4.69 (Slightly Similar)

Fight Scene, Flashback, Male Friendship, Police, Shootout

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Agnes of God (1985)

3.30 Stars

Drama, Mystery

When a naive novice nun is discovered with a dead newborn in her convent quarters, a court-appointed psychiatrist investigates her case.

Similarity: 4.66 (Slightly Similar)

God In Title, Novice, Psychiatrist, Reference To The Hindenburg, Watching Tv, Screenplay Adapted By Author

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Se7en (1995)

4.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.

Similarity: 4.63 (Slightly Similar)

Detective, Murder, Serial Killer, Serial Murder, Seven Deadly Sins

Similar to A Soldier's Story (1984)

Lucifer (2019)

3.80 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

A political Godfather dies and a lot of thieves dressed up as politicians took over the rule. Question arises regarding the successor of the God, unfolding few names, along with the God's most beloved angel, Lucifer.

Similarity: 4.60 (Slightly Similar)

Blood, Death, Flashback, Murder, Violence

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La ley de Herodes (2000)

3.95 Stars

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Mexico, 1949. The fable of a janitor turned Mayor on a little town lost in the Mexican desert, who gradually realizes how far his new acquainted power and corruption can get him.

Similarity: 4.58 (Slightly Similar)

Corruption, Female Nudity, Group Sex, Mexico, Politics, Timeframe 1940s, Adultery, Bar, Black Comedy, Brothel

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Ddongpari (2009)

3.75 Stars

Crime, Drama

A bitter loan shark strikes a friendship with a troubled schoolgirl as he faces his own troubled past with his abusive father.

Similarity: 4.58 (Slightly Similar)

Father Son Relationship, Flashback, South Korea, Stabbed In The Stomach, Written And Directed By Cast Member, Child In Jeopardy

Similar to A Soldier's Story (1984)

Born to Kill (1949)

3.60 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with the hotheaded murderer romancing her foster sister.

Similarity: 4.56 (Slightly Similar)

Detective, Divorce, Foster Sister, Psychotronic Film, Wealth, Timeframe 1940s

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A Simple Plan (1999)

3.75 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Three blue-collar acquaintances come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn't long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.

Similarity: 4.52 (Slightly Similar)

Bag Of Money, Found Money, Neo Noir, Plane Wreck, Screenplay Adapted By Author

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Jigsaw (2017)

2.85 Stars

Crime, Horror, Mystery

Bodies are turning up around the city, each having met a uniquely gruesome demise. As the investigation proceeds, evidence points to one suspect: John Kramer, the man known as Jigsaw, who has been dead for over 10 years.

Similarity: 4.52 (Slightly Similar)

Blade, Buzz Saw, Chain, Flashback, Suicide By Hanging

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13

3.00 Stars

Crime, Drama, Thriller

A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.

Similarity: 4.50 (Slightly Similar)

Character Repeats Someone Else's Dialogue, Cigarette, Flashback, Light Bulb, New York City

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The Father (2021)

4.15 Stars

Drama, Mystery

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

Similarity: 4.44 (Slightly Similar)

Alzheimer's Disease, Based On Play, Dementia, Father Daughter Relationship, Memory Loss

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Six Degrees of Separation (1993)

3.40 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Mystery

An affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.

Similarity: 4.39 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Play, New York City, Racism, Satire, Urban Setting

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La ragazza del lago (2007)

3.30 Stars

Drama, Mystery, Thriller

The body of a young woman is found in a small and quiet town in North Italy. A detective from the nearby main city is called to solve the mystery.

Similarity: 4.38 (Slightly Similar)

Flashback, Italy, Lake, North Italy, Town

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The Number 23 (2007)

3.20 Stars

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.

Similarity: 4.28 (Slightly Similar)

Book, Detective, Flashback, Murder, Obsession

Similar to A Soldier's Story (1984)

Tight Spot (1955)

3.30 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

A female inmate is whisked out of prison and into a police guarded hotel until the district attorney can convince her to testify against the mob in the upcoming trial.

Similarity: 4.28 (Slightly Similar)

Based On Play, District Attorney, Police Protection, Witness, Women's Prison

Similar to A Soldier's Story (1984)

The Song of Names (2020)

3.20 Stars

Drama, Music, Mystery

Several years after his childhood friend, a violin prodigy, disappears on the eve of his first solo concert, an Englishman travels throughout Europe to find him.

Similarity: 4.15 (Slightly Similar)

Child Prodigy, Flashback, Musician, Violinist, World War Two

Similar to A Soldier's Story (1984)

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

4.05 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

Similarity: 4.12 (Slightly Similar)

1940s, Conscientious Objector, Medic, Soldier, World War Two

Similar to A Soldier's Story (1984)

Dunkirk (2017)

3.90 Stars

Action, Drama, History

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

Similarity: 4.09 (Slightly Similar)

1940s, Beach, Evacuation, Soldier, World War Two

Similar to A Soldier's Story (1984)

The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

3.60 Stars

Drama, History, War

The true story of how a group of African American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest US fighter groups in World War II

Similarity: 4.08 (Slightly Similar)

20th Century, Aviator, Black History, Plane, Soldier

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The Titan (2018)

2.40 Stars

Drama, Mystery, Romance

A military family takes part in a ground-breaking experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration.

Similarity: 4.04 (Slightly Similar)

Army, Dystopia, Experiment, Soldier, Training

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Flatliners (2017)

2.60 Stars

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Five medical students, obsessed by what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods, each triggers a near-death experience - giving them a firsthand account of the after

Similarity: 4.00 (Slightly Similar)

Flashback, Medical Experiment, Medical Student, Near Death Experience, Remake

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Max Manus (2008)

3.65 Stars

Action, Biography, Drama

The true story about one of the most brilliant saboteurs during World War II and his battle to overcome his inner demons.

Similarity: 3.94 (Slightly Similar)

Battle, Character Name As Title, Deception, Saboteur, Vomiting, Timeframe 1940s

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Sudba cheloveka (1959)

4.00 Stars

Drama, War

A Soviet soldier, Andrei Sokolov, has been separated with his family by World War II. Suffering in Nazi captivity, he dreams of meeting his darlings after the victory. But cruel fate turned out otherwise.

Similarity: 3.91 (Slightly Similar)

Driver, Escape, Orphan, Prisoner, Soldier

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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1945)

4.05 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

From the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.

Similarity: 3.84 (Slightly Similar)

Boer War, England, Regiment, Soldier, World War One