Movies like Dunkirk
If Dunkirk's mix of sacrifice, world war ii and evacuation stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Dunkirk's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Dunkirk
2017 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 107 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, evacuation, survival · Also war and drama
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…
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Patton
1970 · Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · 172 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, normandy, france · Also war and drama
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third…
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A Bridge Too Far
1977 · Directed by Richard Attenborough · 175 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, historical battle · Also drama and war
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany.
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Darkest Hour
2017 · Directed by Joe Wright · 125 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, dunkirk
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
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Saving Private Ryan
1998 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 169 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, normandy, france · Also war and drama
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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Against the Sun
2014 · Directed by Brian Falk · 99 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, survival
A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.
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The Six Triple Eight
2024 · Directed by Tyler Perry · 130 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also drama and war
During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible mission: sorting through a three-year backlog of 17 million pieces of mail that hadn't been delivered to American soldiers…
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Greyhound
2020 · Directed by Aaron Schneider · 92 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also war and drama
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII.
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The Guns of Navarone
1961 · Directed by J. Lee Thompson · 160 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also drama and war
A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.
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Midway
2019 · Directed by Roland Emmerich · 138 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also war and drama
The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.
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Battle of Britain
1969 · Directed by Guy Hamilton · 132 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also war and drama
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.
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Midway
1976 · Directed by Jack Smight · 132 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also drama and war
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.