Movies like Swing Shift
If Swing Shift's mix of world war ii, home front and riveter stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Swing Shift's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Summerland
2020 · Directed by Jessica Swale · 99 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, 1940s · Also drama and romance
A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
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Suite Française
2015 · Directed by Saul Dibb · 103 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, 1940s · Also drama and romance
France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war.
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Their Finest
2017 · Directed by Lone Scherfig · 117 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, 1940s · Also romance and war
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits.
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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 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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Dunkirk
2017 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 107 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, 1940s · 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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The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · Directed by William Wyler · 171 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also drama and romance
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
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A Walk in the Clouds
1995 · Directed by Alfonso Arau · 103 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also drama and romance
World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.
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Memphis Belle
1990 · Directed by Michael Caton-Jones · 107 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also drama and war
The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home.
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Purple Hearts
2022 · Directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum · 122 min8.0
Why you'll like itAlso romance and drama
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.