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Sand Castle (2017)

3.15 Stars

Action, Drama, War

The story follows a young soldier, and his introduction into the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Based on true events, it bears witness to the destruction, and horrors of war.

Based On True Story, Military, Shower, Soldier, Taking A Shower, 2003 Invasion Of Iraq, U.s. Military, U.s. Soldier

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Megan Leavey (2017)

3.55 Stars

Action, Biography, Drama

Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.

Similarity: 14.81 (Very Similar)

American Abroad, Dog Handler, Female Soldier, U.s. Military, U.s. Soldier, Dog, F Rated, Iraq, K9 Unit, Military

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Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)

4.20 Stars

Action, Drama, War, History

Indian army special forces execute a covert operation, avenging the killing of fellow army men at their base by a terrorist group.

Similarity: 12.71 (Very Similar)

Indian Army, Indian Soldier, Military, Soldier, Year 2016

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G.I. Jane (1997)

3.00 Stars

Action, Drama, War

A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.

Similarity: 10.86 (Very Similar)

Feminism, Military, Soldier, Strong Female Character, Training

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Windtalkers (2002)

3.05 Stars

Action, Drama, War

Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect Navajo Marines, who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.

Similarity: 10.83 (Very Similar)

Japanese Army, Japanese Soldier, Navajo Indian, U.s. Soldier, Year 1944, Military, Saipan

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The Bridge at Remagen (1969)

3.35 Stars

Action, Drama, War

As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. But will it happen?

Similarity: 10.46 (Very Similar)

Based On True Story, River Rhine, U.s. Military, World War Two, Year 1945, Bridge

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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: 9.95 (Very Similar)

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

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Mosul (2020)

3.65 Stars

Action, Drama, War

A police unit from Mosul fight to liberate the Iraqi city from thousands of ISIS militants.

Similarity: 9.46 (Very Similar)

2010s, Based On True Story, Iraq, One Word Title, Police

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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: 9.42 (Very Similar)

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

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De slag om de Schelde (2021)

3.55 Stars

Drama, War

1944, the Second World War. A British glider pilot, a Dutch boy fighting on the German side and a Dutch female resistance member all end up involved in the Battle of the Schelde. Their choices differ, but their goal is the same: free

Similarity: 8.81 (Very Similar)

1940s, Boy, World War, World War Two, Year 1944, Based On True Story, Forgotten History, Soldier, Netherlands, Allied Forces, Canadian Army, Dutch Resistance

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Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)

3.40 Stars

Action, Drama, War

In August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.

Similarity: 8.22 (Very Similar)

1960s, Based On True Story, Battle Of Long Tan, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Timeframe 1960s

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The Great Raid (2005)

3.30 Stars

Action, Drama, War

Taking place towards the end of WWII, 500 American Soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years. Beginning to give up hope they will ever be rescued, a group of Rangers goes on a dangerous mission to try and save them.

Similarity: 8.16 (Very Similar)

Based On True Story, Japanese Army, Prisoner Of War Camp, Rescue Mission, U.s. Army, Philippines

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Catch-22 (1970)

3.55 Stars

Comedy, Drama, War

A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.

Similarity: 7.90 (Very Similar)

Based On Novel, Bomber, U.s. Military, World War Two, Year 1944, U.s. Army Air Force, U.s. Soldier

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Kiborgy. Heroyi ne vmyrayut (2017)

3.95 Stars

Action, Drama, War

It is a story of a several-week-long military duty in September 2014. A group of military volunteers comes to Donetsk Airport for the first time - the Airport has been held by Ukrainians for more than four months of war.

Similarity: 7.83 (Very Similar)

Based On True Story, Hero, Russian Invasion, Ukraine, Ukrainian Russian War, Propaganda, Ukrainian Military, Airport

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Black Hawk Down (2002)

3.85 Stars

Drama, History, War, Action

The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.

Similarity: 7.55 (Very Similar)

Gunfight, Somalia, Street Shootout, U.s. Army, U.s. Soldier, Chaos, Peacekeeper

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Brothers (2015)

3.30 Stars

Action, Drama, Sport

After living many years together, two brothers discover that they are not blood related so square off in a mixed martial arts tournament to determine whose blood is stronger.

Similarity: 7.47 (Similar)

Male In Shower, Male Objectification, Man In A Shower, Shower, Taking A Shower, Male In A Shower

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Sergeant York (1941)

3.85 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

A Tennessee farmer and marksman is drafted in World War I, and struggles with his pacifist inclinations before becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.

Similarity: 7.35 (Similar)

Hillbilly, Infantry, U.s. Soldier, Western Front, World War One Soldier, Based On True Story, Drunken Man, National Film Registry, Ploughing, Soldier, American In Europe, American In France, Embroidery, Military Propaganda, War Propaganda

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Saints and Soldiers (2005)

3.35 Stars

Action, Drama, War

Four American soldiers and one Brit fighting in Europe during World War II struggle to return to Allied territory after being separated from U.S. forces during the historic Malmedy Massacre.

Similarity: 7.04 (Similar)

1940s, American Soldier, Ardennes Forest, Behind Enemy Lines, Year 1944, 20th Century, American Abroad, Medic, Army Medic, U.s. Army, U.s. Soldier

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Ford v Ferrari (2019)

4.05 Stars

Action, Biography, Drama

American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.

Similarity: 6.84 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Car Racing, Motor Sports, Racecar, Racecar Driver, 24 Hours Le Mans Race, Based On Book

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Shershaah (2021)

4.45 Stars

Action, Biography, Drama

The story of PVC awardee Indian soldier Capt. Vikram Batra, who shot to fame and became a household name during the Kargil War in 1999.

Similarity: 6.84 (Similar)

Indian Army, Indo Pak, Kargil War, Pakistan, Soldier

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Jarhead (2005)

3.50 Stars

Action, Biography, Drama, War

A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.

Similarity: 6.65 (Similar)

Boot Camp, Desert, Gulf War, Sniper Rifle, Soldier, Sniper

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Monster Hunter (2020)

2.65 Stars

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

When Cpt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported to a new world, they engage in a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers. Feature film based on the video game by Capcom.

Similarity: 6.55 (Similar)

Based On Video Game, Female Soldier, Military, Parallel World, Written By Director, Monster, Soldier

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The Tomorrow War (2021)

3.30 Stars

Action, Adventure, Drama

A family man is drafted to fight in a future war where the fate of humanity relies on his ability to confront the past.

Similarity: 6.39 (Similar)

Alien, Alien Invasion, Soldier, Three Word Title, Time Travel

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La grande illusion (1937)

4.05 Stars

Drama, War

During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.

Similarity: 6.02 (Similar)

Christmas, French Soldier, Military, Prisoner Of War Camp, Upper Class, Border Crossing, Broken Arm, Burning Book, Prison Guard

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The Best Years of Our Lives (1948)

4.05 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.

Similarity: 5.92 (Similar)

1940s, Homecoming Soldier, Readjusting To Civilian Life, U.s. Military, World War Two Veteran, Banker, Speech

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Kesari (2019)

3.75 Stars

Action, Drama, History

Based on an incredible true story of the Battle of Saragarhi in which an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans in 1897.

Similarity: 5.88 (Similar)

Afghan, Based On True Story, Fight To Death, Patriotism, Sikh

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Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

3.75 Stars

Action, Drama, History

The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.

Similarity: 5.87 (Similar)

Burning Ship, Japanese Military, Naval Aviation, Sneak Attack, U.s. Military, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Navy Ship

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The Beast of War (1988)

3.65 Stars

Adventure, Drama, War

A Soviet tank and its warring crew become separated from their patrol and lost in an Afghan valley with a group of vengeance-seeking rebels on their tracks.

Similarity: 5.85 (Similar)

Brutality, Russian, Soldier, Tank Warfare, War Crime

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Kelly's Heroes (1970)

3.80 Stars

Adventure, Comedy, War

A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.

Similarity: 5.79 (Similar)

1940s, 20th Century, Soldier, U.s. Soldier, World War Two Soldier

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Riphagen (2016)

3.55 Stars

Biography, Drama, War

The story about Riphagen, a cunning Dutch traitor during WW2 who helped Nazi round up Jews, stealing their treasures for himself. He destroyed Resistance groups, making many who pursued justice after the war look like fools.

Similarity: 5.75 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Betrayal, Historic, Period, Violence, Historic Event

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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: 5.70 (Similar)

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

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Stop-Loss (2008)

3.20 Stars

Drama, War

A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.

Similarity: 5.64 (Similar)

Friendship, Honor, Ptsd Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Soldier, Texas

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The Alamo (2004)

3.00 Stars

Drama, History, War

Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.

Similarity: 5.62 (Similar)

1830s, Based On True Story, Main Character Dies, Sword Fight, Texas, Mexican, San Antonio Texas, Standoff

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Love and Honor (2013)

2.85 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

When a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his girlfriend back home, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back.

Similarity: 5.62 (Similar)

Girl, Soldier, Vietnam War

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The Green Berets (1968)

2.80 Stars

Drama, War

Col. Mike Kirby picks two teams of crack Green Berets for a mission in South Vietnam. First off is to build and control a camp that is trying to be taken by the enemy the second mission is to kidnap a North Vietnamese General.

Similarity: 5.58 (Similar)

Green Beret, Special Forces, U.s. Military, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Propaganda, Propaganda Film

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Tuntematon sotilas (2017)

3.85 Stars

Drama, War

A film adaptation of Väinö Linna's best selling novel The Unknown Soldier (1954) and the novel's unedited manuscript version, Sotaromaani.

Similarity: 5.56 (Similar)

Based On Novel, Finland, Finnish Soldier, Soldier, World War Two, Lotta Svard

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Mister Roberts (1955)

3.85 Stars

Comedy, Drama, War

In the waning days of World War II, the cargo officer of a Navy supply ship chafes at its role far from the action in the Pacific's backwater areas, his frustration rising when its captain denies the crew liberty over petty irritatio

Similarity: 5.53 (Similar)

Navy Ship, Ship's Crew, U.s. Military, U.s. Navy, U.s. Navy Sailor

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Patriots Day (2017)

3.70 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible.

Similarity: 5.52 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Boston Marathon, Manhunt, Police, Terrorist

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Battleground (1950)

3.70 Stars

Action, Drama, History

True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.

Similarity: 5.52 (Similar)

American Abroad, Cold Weather, U.s. Soldier, World War Two In Belgium, Year 1944

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The Sound of Music (1965)

4.05 Stars

Biography, Drama, Family

A young novitiate is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.

Similarity: 5.48 (Similar)

Based On True Story, Blonde Woman, Nazi Occupation, Singing Family, Third Reich

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Legends of the Fall (1995)

3.75 Stars

Drama, Romance, War

In the early 1900s, three brothers and their father living in the remote wilderness of Montana are affected by betrayal, history, love, nature, and war.

Similarity: 5.48 (Similar)

F Word, No Opening Credits, Sex Scene, Sexual Positions, Violence, Bear, Dog, Guilt, Racism, Soldier

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Free State of Jones (2016)

3.45 Stars

Action, Biography, Drama

A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.

Similarity: 5.48 (Similar)

American Civil War, Based On True Story, Civil War, Election Fraud, Interracial Marriage

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The Dam Busters (1955)

3.70 Stars

Drama, History, War

The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.

Similarity: 5.47 (Similar)

Aircrew, British Military, Dangerous Mission, Raf Bomber Command, Risk Taking, Based On Book, Based On True Story, World War Two

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The Water Diviner (2014)

3.50 Stars

Drama, History, War

An Australian man travels to Turkey after the Battle of Gallipoli to try and locate his three missing sons.

Similarity: 5.42 (Similar)

1910s, Australian, Battle Of Gallipoli, Gallipoli, World War One, Anzac Cavalry, Based On True Story

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Deathwatch (2002)

2.95 Stars

Drama, Horror, War

In the middle of World War I, nine British soldiers caught behind enemy lines seek refuge in a complex network of German trenches. What they soon discover is that they aren't alone - and it isn't a German soldier that's hunting them

Similarity: 5.42 (Similar)

British Soldier, German, German Soldier, Soldier, Trench

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Border (1997)

4.00 Stars

Action, Drama, History

In 1971, along the border region of Longewala, a small battalion of Indian soldiers goes up against a large Pakistani strike force.

Similarity: 5.29 (Similar)

Battle Of Longewala, India Pakistan Border, Indo Pakistani War, Soldier, Year 1971

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The Deer Hunter (1979)

4.05 Stars

Drama, War

An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.

Similarity: 5.28 (Similar)

American Imperialism, Russian Roulette, U.s. Army, U.s. Soldier, Vietnam War Veteran, Drunk, Pittsburgh Steelers, Vietnam War, Wedding Reception

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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: 5.27 (Similar)

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

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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: 5.25 (Similar)

Captain, Chained, Lapp, Russia, Soldier

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Full Metal Jacket (1987)

4.15 Stars

Drama, War

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.

Similarity: 5.23 (Similar)

Boot Camp, Drill Instructor, Military, U.s. Marine, Vietnam War

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United 93 (2006)

3.80 Stars

Action, Drama, History

A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on September 11th, 2001 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

Similarity: 5.20 (Similar)

Flight, Islamic Terrorism, Passenger, Plane, September 11 2001, Based On True Story