Movies like Decoded
If Decoded's mix of china, world war ii and mathematics stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Decoded's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Imitation Game
2014 · Directed by Morten Tyldum · 113 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, code breaking · Also history and drama
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and…
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Eye of the Needle
1981 · Directed by Richard Marquand · 108 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, 1940s · Also drama and thriller
Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an…
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Schindler's List
1993 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 195 min8.6
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, historical drama · Also drama and history
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
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Hero
2002 · Directed by Zhang Yimou · 99 min7.5
Why you'll like itWith Chen Daoming · Also a Chinese drama
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
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Saving Private Ryan
1998 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 169 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, 1940s · Also drama and history
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held…
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Pi
1998 · Directed by Darren Aronofsky · 84 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: mathematics · Also drama and thriller
A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.
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Operation Mincemeat
2022 · Directed by John Madden · 128 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also history and drama · From the same decade (2020s)
In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing the Allied forces were planning…
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Dunkirk
2017 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 107 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, 1940s
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…