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Plot Summary:
In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between a Mestizo soldier and a Filipina lass who lived at the end of the 19th century.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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Rosario (2010)
Plot Summary:
Based on a true story and set in one of the most colorful periods in Philippine history, ROSARIO is destined to be a modern masterpiece in Philippine filmmaking. It is a monumental yet intimate portrait of a woman's emancipation and the sometimes painful consequencesof following one's desires.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: neo noir, silent, noir, silent film
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Yesterday Today Tomorrow (2011)
Plot Summary:
It’s a story of people and their secrets that tear them apart...The movie follows a surprising decision that each family member will make in the aftermath of a tragedy… life changing decisions that will either lead them to a future lasting happiness, or one full of despair.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, soap opera, unusual plot structure, contemplative
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Moment Once More (1995)
Plot Summary:
Two lovers, who are oceans apart, discover that distance can either make the heart grow fonder or render it numb with grief.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 207
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: tagalog
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Red Psalm (1972)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 1890s on the Hungarian plains, a group of farm workers go on strike in which they face harsh reprisals and the reality of revolt, oppression, morality and violence.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Musical, War
Country: Hungary
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: political, contemplative
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See You in the Next War (1980)
Plot Summary:
The two enemies from war, Slovenian partisan Berk and German soldier Bitter, meet each other during holidays in Spain. Recalling the war through conversation, Berk remembers Anton, his fellow comrade he had spend the most time with.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 165
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags:
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Under the North Star (2009)
Plot Summary:
Perustuu Väinö Linnan samannimiseen romaanitrilogiaan, joka on yksi suomalaisen kirjallisuuden tärkeimmistä teoksista.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 783
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Finland
Duration: 193 min
Plot tags: family saga, epic, serious, captivating
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Andreas Hofer (2002)
Plot Summary:
Based on historical events, this is the story of the Austrian folk hero Andreas Hofer. Hofer was an innkeeper in the Tyrol in Austria, who emerged as the leader of the populace in their effort to withstand the occupation of their land by Bavarian troops, which were bound in alliance to Napoleon of France. Initially mentored and supported by a man of the church, Hofer soon became the sole leader of the Austrian freedom fighters and a hero among the population. However, powerful people in his own country soon used him to further their own political interests. Hofer, whose fighting had been motivated by a desire for social justice, did not find any support from the Austrian rulers when Napoleon was set on revenge. In 1810, Hofer paid the ultimate price for his bravery and was executed.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Austria, Germany, Italy
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags:
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Tactical Guerilla (1974)
Plot Summary:
Yugoslav partisans battle Nazi invaders in a series of bloody confrontations which eventually culminate in the Battle at Hell River.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Yugoslavia, USA, Liechtenstein
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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In Your Eyes (2010)
Plot Summary:
Ciara (Claudine Barretto) is a senior physical therapist who works for a rehabilitation center in the United States. She has devoted her entire life to her younger sister Julia (Anne Curtis) who was left in her care after the untimely demise of their parents. After 8 years of separation, Ciara and Julia reunite when the latter acquires her student visa. Storm (Richard Gutierrez), Julia's boyfriend who earns a living as a freelance photographer, joins Julia despite the lack of a definite plan. In a desperate move for Storm to gain immigrant status, Julia asks Storm to enter into an arranged marriage with Ciara, who is already an American citizen. As Storm struggles to find his place in a foreign land, Julia works hard to chase after her own dream of finishing school, causing the two of them to drift apart.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, serious, captivating, realistic, tagalog
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Bonifacio, the First President (2014)
Plot Summary:
The true story of Andres Bonifacio, a man who rose as a leader in the fight against the Spanish oppressors, and would gain the enmity of even those fighting for the same cause.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 132
Genere: Drama, History
Country: Philippines
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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Deserter (1992)
Plot Summary:
During the Yugoslav break-up, Federal Army officer is fed up with war and takes some leave in Belgrade. However, it turns out that he is less haunted by war horrors than with some sentimental skeletons in the closet. He meets his former comrade and best friend who is AWOL, but can't report him because he had an affair with his wife.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags:
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Amigo (2010)
Plot Summary:
Rafael, a village mayor caught in the murderous crossfire of the Philippine-American War. When U.S. troops occupy his village, Rafael comes under pressure from a tough-as-nails officer to help the Americans in their hunt for Filipino guerilla fighters. But Rafael's brother is the head of the local guerillas, and considers anyone who cooperates with the Americans to be a traitor. Rafael quickly finds himself forced to make the impossible, potentially deadly decisions faced by ordinary civilians in an occupied country.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 651
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA, Philippines
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: captivating, serious, cult classic, emotional, realistic, contemplative, tear jerker, independent film, tearjerker
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Dog Jack (2010)
Plot Summary:
"Dog Jack" is the story of a slave boy and his dog who escape the master's plantation, join the union army, and have to face their former master on the battlefield. The story is inspired by the historical true-life adventures of the beloved mascot of the Pennsylvania 102nd, who was so prized by his regiment for his skills in battle that he was twice exchanged for a Confederate prisoner of war.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, uplifting, bleak, independent film
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1898: Our Last Men in the Philippines (2016)
Plot Summary:
The Spanish troops in the Philippines Have to fight for their lives as they are forgot by the Spanish Empire.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: perverse
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Weekend at Dunkirk (1964)
Plot Summary:
In June 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied troops to England, French sergeant Julien Maillat and his men debate whether to evacuate to Britain or stay and fight the German troops that are closing-in from all directions. - from IMDB.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags:
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Havana (1990)
Plot Summary:
An American professional gambler named Jack Weil (Redford) decides to visit Havana, Cuba to gamble. On the boat to Havana, he meets Roberta Duran (Olin), the wife of a revolutionary, Arturo (Julia). Shortly after their arrival, Arturo is taken away by the secret police, and Roberta is captured and tortured. Jack frees her, but she continues to support the revolution.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, atmospheric, serious, stylized, romantic, neo noir, sentimental, touching
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Snow and Fire (1991)
Plot Summary:
While the Nazis occupied most of France, Jacques (Vincent Perez) has been active in the liberation underground. Now that the Allies have freed a significant portion of their country from German control, he and his buddy Michel (Matthieu Roze) can join the Free French army and fight with them to help bring about the downfall of the German empire. Both of them are quite young men, and their first love turns out to be the same woman, a lovely nurse named Christiane (Geraldine Pailhas). Michel woos her first, and she becomes pregnant by him. However, she is much more interested in Jacques, even though she is considering marrying an American solely for practical reasons.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 135
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, emotional, realistic
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My Brother's War (2005)
Plot Summary:
Civil War drama directed by Whitney Hamilton. Grace Kieler disguises herself as a man and takes her brother's place in the Confederate army in an effort to protect him from the horrors of the war. When she meets young war widow Virginia Klaising (Dana Bennison), the two form a bond that may get complicated once Grace reveals her true identity. My Brother's War is based on Hamilton's novel.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, independent film, entertaining
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The Four Feathers (1978)
Plot Summary:
They made him a hero by branding him a coward . . . the story of a man who conquered fear.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 683
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
Plot Summary:
Shortly after WWII an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in deep love. Eventually he will return to USA and both expect that she will soon follow him. Emilia's mother is sick but would recover by available medicine. Somehow the mother but not Emilia knows that there will only be one ticket. Realising that Emilia would never abandon her, the mother secretly throws away the daily doses given her by Emilia - and dies.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Poland, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: contemplative, intellectual, depressing, atmospheric, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, gloomy
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Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
Plot Summary:
A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: realistic, suspenseful, tense, serious, touching
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In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
Plot Summary:
During the Bosnian War, Danijel, a soldier fighting for the Serbs, re-encounters Ajla, a Bosnian who's now a captive in his camp he oversees. Their once promising connection has become ambiguous as their motives have changed.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: serious, emotional, realistic, touching, erotic, exciting, romantic, sexy, romantic drama, bleak
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The Biggest Battle (1978)
Plot Summary:
A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 570
Genere: War, Drama
Country: Italy, West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: macaroni combat, exciting, rough, bleak, serious, realistic
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Breakthrough (1979)
Plot Summary:
Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in its mission by coming up against a Russian tank. Steiner then takes a furlough to Paris just as the Allies launch their invasion of Normandy.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: West Germany
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags:
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Ride with the Devil (1999)
Plot Summary:
Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us to a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border where a staunch loyalist, an immigrant's son, a freed slave, and a young widow form an unlikely friendship as they learn how to survive in an uncertain time. In a place without rules and redefine the meaning of bravery and honor.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: bloody, realistic, epic, erotic, sexy, gothic, sex comedy, indie film, atmospheric, touching
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Cold Mountain (2003)
Plot Summary:
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA, Italy, Romania, UK
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, serious, period piece, touching, emotional, sentimental, heartbreaking, captivating, sad
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The Four Feathers (2002)
Plot Summary:
The story, set in 1875, follows a British officer (Heath Ledger) who resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Sudan for the conflict with the Mahdi. His friends and fiancée send him four white feathers which symbolize cowardice. To redeem his honor he disguises himself as an Arab and secretly saves the lives of those who branded him a coward.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: period piece, costume drama, serious, atmospheric, touching, captivating, epic, intense, inspirational, romantic
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Gettysburg (1993)
Plot Summary:
Summer 1863. The Confederacy pushes north into Pennsylvania. Union divisions converge to face them. The two great armies clash at Gettysburg, site of a theology school. For three days, through such legendary actions as Little Round Top and Pickett's Charge, the fate of "one nation, indivisible" hangs in the balance.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 271 min
Plot tags: epic, factual, realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, breathtaking, intense, period piece, patriotic
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Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Plot Summary:
Doctor Zhivago is the filmed adapation of the Russian novel by Boris Pasternak from director David Lean that was an international success and today deemed a classic. Omar Sharif and Julie Christie play two protagonists who in fact love each other yet because of their current situation cannot find a way be together.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy, UK, USA
Duration: 197 min
Plot tags: epic, atmospheric, emotional, romantic, scenic, costume drama, visual, sentimental, serious, realistic
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The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Plot Summary:
Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. There, on the eve of an attempted coup, he befriends a Chinese Australian photographer with a deep connection to and vast knowledge of the Indonesian people and also falls in love with a British national.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: political, atmospheric, thought provoking, sad, art house, sensual, historically accurate, tense, clever, serious