Movies like The Final Countdown
If The Final Countdown's mix of airplane, world war ii and time travel stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Final Countdown's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Midway
2019 · Directed by Roland Emmerich · 138 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, pacific war, naval warfare · Also war and action
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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Midway
1976 · Directed by Jack Smight · 132 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, pacific war, naval warfare · Also action 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.
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Greyhound
2020 · Directed by Aaron Schneider · 92 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, naval warfare · Also war and action
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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Battle of Britain
1969 · Directed by Guy Hamilton · 132 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, 1940s · Also war and action
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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Dunkirk
2017 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 107 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, 1940s · Also war and action
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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Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013 · Directed by Jay Oliva · 81 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: time travel · Also action and science fiction
The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.
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Edge of Tomorrow
2014 · Directed by Doug Liman · 114 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: time travel · Also action and science fiction
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him.
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X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · Directed by Bryan Singer · 132 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: time travel · Also action and science fiction
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
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Saving Private Ryan
1998 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 169 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii, 1940s
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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Stargate: Continuum
2008 · Directed by Martin Wood · 98 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: time travel · Also action and science fiction
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
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Memphis Belle
1990 · Directed by Michael Caton-Jones · 107 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: world war ii · Also war and action
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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Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
2019 · Directed by Sam Liu · 77 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: time travel · Also action and science fiction
The Justice League faces a powerful new threat — the Fatal Five! Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman seek answers as the time-traveling trio of Mano, Persuader and Tharok terrorize Metropolis in search of budding Green…