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Plot Summary:
On 8th October 1941, Stalin issued a secret order forming a female aviation unit.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 122
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, sincere, sentimental
Best tv shows and movies like Night Swallows (2013):
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High Flyers (2020)
Plot Summary:
Follow three friends through their many years of intensive training to become fighter pilots with the Royal Netherlands Air Force and as they graduate and carry out a dangerous mission in the Middle East.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: rough, realistic, captivating, exciting
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Ladoga (2014)
Plot Summary:
The Second World War. Leningrad was in blockade in the winter of 1941. The only way to deliver food and other supplies to the city is through the icy Lake Ladoga, the so-called “Road of Life”. The path itself passes through the ice of the lake. But the Nazis are preparing a diversion along the way, and their informant is most likely a truck driver. To deal with this situation entrusted to the captain of the NKVD Sergienko.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 208 min
Plot tags: touching, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, realistic
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From Here to Eternity (1980)
Plot Summary:
From Here to Eternity was short-lived dramatic television series that aired in 1980. It was a spinoff of the successful 1979 miniseries of the same title. The series featured most of the cast members from the original miniseries, including William Devane and Kim Basinger. Barbara Hershey replaced Natalie Wood for the role of Karen Holmes.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 121
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags:
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Officers (1971)
Plot Summary:
Two friends are army officers, and the turbulent times throw them from the Civil War in the early 20s to the Soviet conflict in Finland, from China to the Urals.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: breathtaking, captivating, tense, uplifting, thought provoking, epic
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We Are from the Future (2008)
Plot Summary:
Four 21st century treasure seekers are transported back into the middle of a WWII battles in Soviet Union.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, rough
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The Attackers (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Eastern Front, 1943. Two Soviet pilots, straight out of training, join a veteran fighter squadron on the front line.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 150
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags:
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The Confrontation (2006)
Plot Summary:
Moldavia, 1944. An elite squad of Red Army scouts is sent to stop an equally elite squad of Germans soldiers committing war crimes behind Soviet lines.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 147 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, bleak, suspenseful
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Saving Leningrad (2019)
Plot Summary:
September 1941. In a turn of events young lovebirds Kostya and Nastya find themselves on board of a barge that will evacuate people from sieged Leningrad. At night the barge gets into the storm. When it starts sinking, enemy planes - but not rescuers - are the first to arrive at the scene.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: disturbing, exciting, thought provoking, suspense, suspenseful
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Tankers (2018)
Plot Summary:
The film is based on the true story about a Soviet KV-1 crew of a Soviet KV-1 tank, under the command of Semyon Konovalov , whom despite being heavily outnumbered by German forces, destroyed 16 tanks, 2 armored vehicles and 8 other enemy vehicles at the village of Nizhnemytyakin, Tarasovsky district, Rostov region on July 13th, 1942.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, bleak, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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Mission of Honor (2018)
Plot Summary:
The story of the Polish fliers who found themselves fighting for the freedom of their own country in foreign skies. Seen through the eyes of Jan Zumbach, fighter ace and adventurer, it tells how the Poles, driven across Europe by the German war machine, finally made their last stand. Flying Hurricanes for the RAF over Britain, they became a key component in the legend of ‘The Few’. Up against the might of the Luftwaffe they hoped that, by saving Great Britain from Nazi invasion, they were keeping the dream of a free Poland alive.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK, Poland
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, suspenseful
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We Are from the Future 2 (2010)
Plot Summary:
Two young Russian historians are going to Ukraine to take part in the reconstruction of the Lvov-Sandomierz operation in July 1944. On sight they fall into conflict with Ukrainian nationalists, and some magical twist of fate, move into the middle of real warfare from more than 60 years. Miraculously avoiding death at the hands of Ukrainian nationalists, caught in the middle of fighting between the Red Army and the Nazis.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, captivating, entertaining
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The King in Love (2017)
Plot Summary:
Set during the Goryeo dynasty, Won, crown prince, has a sweet appearance hiding a lust for conquest. He is best friends with Rin, an elegant man of royal descent and Won's bodyguard. When beautiful San, the sole daughter of the wealthiest man in the nation, enters the lives of the two young men, the three at first become friends but a tragic romance ensues afterwards. Based on the novel of the same name by Kim Yi-Ryung.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 369
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, romantic, touching, captivating, disturbing, historical drama
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All In (2003)
Plot Summary:
All In is a 2003 South Korean television drama series that aired on SBS from January 15 to April 3, 2003 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Inspired by the life of professional poker player Jimmy Cha, it starred Lee Byung-hun and Song Hye-kyo in a story about one's man's rise through the fiercely competitive world of casino gambling as he clashes with his rivals over money, success, and love. The drama was a ratings success in South Korea, with its final episode reaching a peak viewership rating of 47.7%, which is the 42nd highest-rated Korean drama episode of all time. It also won several awards, notably the Grand Prize for Lee Byung-hun at the 2003 SBS Drama Awards.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: realistic, captivating, psychological, sentimental, exciting, clever, serious
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The Saboteur (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two young intelligence officers headed by a tough captain are assigned various secret missions on the Nazi-occupied territories.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 739
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 208 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, humorous, feel good
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Convoy 48 (2019)
Plot Summary:
Yesterday's Leningrad schoolgirl Masha Yablochkina, after a fierce blockade winter of 1941-1942, comes to the railway courses hoping to survive and gain strength. From there, the girl is sent to the construction of the Shlisselburg highway, which connects the city with the mainland and is in direct sight of German artillery. So the heroine gets into the 48th locomotive column of the special reserve NKPS, which, at the cost of the deadly risk, will have to deliver 75% of all cargo and military equipment to Leningrad.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 385
Genere: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, bleak, suspense, suspenseful
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Under Military Law (2015)
Plot Summary:
It is July 1941, and the Nazis are advancing towards Kyiv. A special squad is tasked with investigating major cases by acting both at the frontline and in the city itself, where rising criminals are joining German subversives in infiltrating the city, while a number of Soviet government representatives are happily profiting from other people’s misery.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, War
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: rough, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, touching
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SIX (2017)
Plot Summary:
Action drama series inspired by the real missions of Navy SEAL Team Six.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense
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Wolf Hound (2022)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 German-occupied France and follows the daring exploits of Jewish-American fighter pilot Captain David Holden. Ambushed behind enemy lines, Holden must rescue a captured B-17 Flying Fortress crew, evade a ruthless enemy stalking him at every turn, and foil a plot that could completely alter the outcome of World War II.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: tense, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, exciting
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Convoy PQ-17 (2004)
Plot Summary:
"PQ-17 was the code name for an Allied Second World War convoy in the Arctic Ocean. In July 1942, the Arctic convoys suffered a significant defeat when Convoy PQ-17 lost 24 of its 35 merchant ships during a series of heavy enemy daylight attacks which lasted a week.".
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 91
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 416 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Rocket Hunter (2020)
Plot Summary:
In one of the most dangerous missions of the war, an American B-17 pilot volunteers to fly a surrendered Messerschmitt 109 on a daring flight through the heart of Germany to try to prevent the people of London from being terrorized by the V-2 rockets. "Rocket Hunter" tells the story of an amazing pilot and his bombardier brother from the time they are teenagers dreaming of taking to the skies to the dark days of January 1945.
IMDB Rating: 1.4
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful
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Born to Hate... Destined to Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
While fighting for the political supremacy of their respective families, a Hindu man and a Muslim woman share a forbidden romance.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: emotional, realistic, serious, romantic, tense, captivating, entertaining, sad, exciting
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Squadron 303 (2018)
Plot Summary:
After the fall of the September Campaign of 1939, two Polish pilots are forced to fight for their nation in foreign battlefronts.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, War
Country: Poland, UK
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, sincere
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Time of Honor (2008)
Plot Summary:
Days of honor is a Polish World War II television drama series, broadcast on TVP2 since September 7, 2008.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 783
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, exciting
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The Young Guard (2015)
Plot Summary:
A young partisan Viktor Tretyakov and his school friends decide to organize a resistance group to the fascists. They call it the "Young Guard" and attract familiar boys and girls to it. After a while, the Young Guards are joined by scouts sent to the city to collect information — Lyubov Shevtsova and the Artist. For a long time, the "Young Guard" manages to successfully commit sabotage, but they are opposed by an experienced and insidious enemy, who, in the end, manages to expose the Young Guards.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 56
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, thought provoking, captivating, suspense
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Dresden (2006)
Plot Summary:
At a Dresden hospital in 1945, nurse Anna Mauth (Felicitas Woll) cares for badly injured British pilot Robert Newman (John Light), whom Anna believes to be a German deserter. As Allied forces close in, Anna grows close to Robert despite her engagement to Dr. Alexander Wenninger (Benjamin Sadler). The gripping historical romance won a 2006 German Television Award.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 176 min
Plot tags: tense, touching, serious, captivating, political thriller, period piece, realistic, tragic
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Stalingrad (2013)
Plot Summary:
Drama set in 1942, during one of the most important battles of World War II, which stopped the progress of Nazi forces and turned the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Soviet army mounts a counter-attack on the Nazi forces that occupy half of Stalingrad on the other side of the Volga, but the operation to cross the river is unsuccessful. A few soldiers who managed to get to the other side take refuge in a house on the bank of Volga. Here they find a girl who didn’t escape when the Germans came. While the whole might of the German army descends onto them, the heroes of Stalingrad experience love, loss, joy and the sense of ultimate freedom that can only be felt by those about to die. They defend the house at all costs while the Red Army prepares for another attack.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, exciting, rough, serious, bleak, epic, historical drama
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Allies (2014)
Plot Summary:
August 1944 two months after D-Day, the Allies are advancing across France. A team of British and American commandos are dropped behind enemy lines on a secret mission to ambush a German Officer and steal maps charting the location of the enemy artillery along the front line.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, tense, suspense
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Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976)
Plot Summary:
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, sitcom, vintage, period drama
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Generation War (2013)
Plot Summary:
Berlin, 1941. Five friends eager to become heroes in an adventure that will change the face of Europe - and that will forever change them as well.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 270 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, serious, thought provoking, anime, mind blowing, realistic, controversial, epic, period drama
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Saints and Soldiers: The Void (2014)
Plot Summary:
Germany, May 1945, deep in the Harz Mountains a U.S. tank crew discovers a platoon of Germans preparing to ambush U.S. supply trucks.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: tense, serious, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, realistic, christian film, historical drama, independent film