20 movies like Hearts of the World, ordered by similarity : The Big Parade(1925), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018), To Hell and Back(1955), Sergeant York(1941), Westfront 1918(1930), The Battle of Russia(1943), Wings(1927), Dunkirk(2017), Kings Go Forth(1958), 1917(2019), Halls of Montezuma(1950) ...
War
USA
1918
117 Minutes
Adolph Lestina Josephine Crowell Lillian Gish Robert Harron Jack Cosgrave Kate Bruce Ben Alexander Marion Emmons Frances Marion Dorothy Gish Robert Anderson
american beautiful girl friend german soldier father mother patriotic melodramatic rousing inspiring france village battlefield inn household world war i duty heroism love triangle german occupation
Young lovers in a French village are torn apart with the coming of the Great War.
War
USA
1925
126 Minutes
John Gilbert Renée Adorée Hobart Bosworth Claire McDowell Claire Adams Karl Dane Robert Ober Tom O'Brien Rosita Marstini
soldier father mother ingénue brother girlfriend emotional melodramatic france battlefield countryside family home farm world war i horrors of war young love family growing up love quest
A young American soldier witnesses the horrors of the Great War.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
War, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
Ireland|France|USA|Canada|Belgium|UK
2018
84 Minutes
army recruit dog soldier enemy french officer army officer cheeky heartwarming emotional touching uplifting boot camp france village battlefield cafeteria dog war soldiers world war i
The true story of a stray dog who joins his new master on the battlefields of the First World War. For his valorous actions, Sgt. Stubby is still recognized as the most decorated dog in American history.
War
USA
1955
106 Minutes
Marshall Thompson Charles Drake Jack Kelly Paul Picerni Gregg Palmer David Janssen Richard Castle Paul Langton Bruce Cowling Denver Pyle Art Aragon
soldier mother lieutenant brash rousing patriotic texas africa sicily italy france hospital battle world war ii sharecropping heroism sacrifice 1940s
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
War
USA
1941
134 Minutes
Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Joan Leslie George Tobias Stanley Ridges Margaret Wycherly Ward Bond Noah Beery Jr. June Lockhart Dickie Moore Clem Bevans
war hero military officer mother pastor girlfriend marksman endearing patriotic inspiring small town army base battlefield france tennessee war the bible pacifism murder sacrifice rise
A marksman is drafted in World War I and ends up becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.
War, Drama
Germany
1930
90 Minutes
Fritz Kampers Gustav Diessl Claus Clausen Gustav Püttjer Jackie Monnier Hanna Hoessrich Else Heller Aribert Mog Vladimir Sokoloff
lieutenant student soldier wife mother friend brooding dark disheartening somber france trenches battlefield village germany world war i horrors of war disillusionment death military life
A group of German solders fight on the front line in France at the end of World War I.
History, War, Documentary, Drama
USA
1943
83 Minutes
american soldier russian soldier nazi adolf hitler mussolini joseph stalin patriotic rousing inspiring thrilling stalingrad, russia battlefield military base battle of stalingrad world war ii russian history allied forces siege heroism quest
Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
War, Drama, History
1927
139 Minutes
Clara Bow Charles Rogers Richard Arlen Jobyna Ralston Gary Cooper El Brendel Arlette Marchal Richard Tucker Julia Swayne Gordon Henry B. Walthall George Irving
pilot cadet friend love interest volunteer military officer rousing suspenseful emotional paris small town air force base airplane world war i friendly fire friendship patriotism duty horrors of war adventure
Two World War I pilots (Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen) woo a young woman (Clara Bow) and fight the Germans.
War, Drama, History
UK|Netherlands|France|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Fionn Whitehead Tom Glynn-Carney Jack Lowden Harry Styles Aneurin Barnard James D'Arcy Barry Keoghan Kenneth Branagh Cillian Murphy Mark Rylance Tom Hardy
soldier enemy captain pilot chilling emotional gripping inspiring intense beach europe boat world war ii invasion escape battle rescue survival escape rescue
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
Drama, War
USA
1958
109 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Tony Curtis Natalie Wood Leora Dana Karl Swenson Ann Codee Eddie Ryder Jackie Berthe Marie Isnard
soldier military officer love interest mother melodramatic france village beach battlefield love triangle interracial relationship marriage racism world war ii love transformation 1940s
Toward the end of World War II, two American soldiers fighting in Southern France become romantically involved with a young, American woman. Her background will reveal more about them than her.
War, Drama, History
USA|UK|India|Spain|Canada|China
2019
119 Minutes
George MacKay Dean-Charles Chapman Mark Strong Andrew Scott Richard Madden Claire Duburcq Colin Firth Benedict Cumberbatch Daniel Mays Adrian Scarborough Jamie Parker
british soldier young man corporal brother confident emotional gripping passionate rousing battlefield ruins occupied france following orders world war i rescue race against time delivery message adventure pursuit
April 6th, 1917. As a regiment assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
War
USA
1950
113 Minutes
Richard Widmark Jack Palance Robert Wagner Jack Webb Reginald Gardiner Karl Malden Philip Ahn
lieutenant soldier enemy doctor thrilling patriotic gripping rousing japan island world war ii invasion battle courage quest rescue sacrifice 1940s
A company of Marines races against the clock to find a Japanese rocket base.
War
Australia
1941
100 Minutes
Grant Taylor Betty Bryant Chips Rafferty
australian cavalryman soldier enemy frenchwoman officer rousing thrilling melodramatic patriotic palestine desert middle east battlefield australia world war i horsemanship battle of beersheba survival palestinian campaign
Three young Australians join the army at the beginning of World War I and are assigned to the Australian Light Horse cavalry, which is serving in Palestine. The three eventually take part ... See full summary »
War, Drama, History
2010
85 Minutes
Shinobu Terajima Keigo Kasuya Emi Masuda Sabu Kawahara Shima Ônishi
soldier husband wife villager war hero disabled person disheartening melodramatic sad japan village household second sino-japanese war military disfigurement marriage heroism disability quest transformation
In 1940s Japan a villager must fulfill her duty to her husband, a decorated soldier who returned from war a quadruple amputee.
War
USA
1944
91 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Robert Ryan Ruth Hussey Frank McHugh Barton MacLane Richard Martin Edmund Glover Russell Wade Bob Anderson Michael St. Angel Martha Vickers
marine major captain lieutenant love interest soldier thrilling patriotic melodramatic guadalcanal australia papua new guinea naval base bar hospital world war ii marines war injury military life friendship
A U.S. Marine major tries to keep his captain on the right track through combat on Guadalcanal, training new recruits in San Diego, and a relationship with a WAAAF while on leave in Australia.
War
USA
1921
132 Minutes
Rudolph Valentino Alice Terry Pomeroy Cannon Joseph Swickard Brinsley Shaw Alan Hale Bridgetta Clark Mabel Van Buren Nigel de Brulier
landowner german frenchman grandson soldier married woman melodramatic rousing striking passionate argentina paris berlin ranch castle battlefield world war i family ties disapproval affair
An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.
War, Drama, History
USA|China|UK
2014
134 Minutes
Brad Pitt Shia LaBeouf Logan Lerman Michael Peña Jon Bernthal Jason Isaacs Brad Henke Jim Parrack Xavier Samuel Scott Eastwood Kevin Vance
sergeant soldier crew member nazi commander german brooding confident cool germany england france battlefield united states tank world war ii survival courage nazi hunting friendship
A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.
War, Drama, History
USA|India
2011
146 Minutes
Emily Watson David Thewlis Jeremy Irvine Peter Mullan Niels Arestrup Tom Hiddleston Benedict Cumberbatch Toby Kebbell Patrick Kennedy David Kross Celine Buckens
farm boy horse father british officer german soldier incredible heartwarming thrilling england farm countryside france battlefield trenches human-animal friendship world war i horses reunion quest growing up
Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on.
War, Action
1978
93 Minutes
Bo Svenson Fred Williamson Ian Bannen Peter Hooten Jackie Basehart Michel Constantin Debra Berger Raimund Harmstorf Michael Pergolani
soldier deserter thief assassin prisoner lieutenant intense confident gutsy thrilling dark patriotic france world war ii prison break dangerous mission captivity nazism friendship adventure
Two officers (Bo Svenson, Ian Bannen) lead military misfits on a mission to steal a Nazi V-2 rocket gyroscope.
War
USA
1944
100 Minutes
John Wayne Susan Hayward Dennis O'Keefe William Frawley Leonid Kinskey J.M. Kerrigan Grant Withers Paul Fix Ben Welden William Forrest Addison Richards
construction worker soldier coworker marine enemy doctor heartwarming patriotic japan military base island construction war jealousy instincts invasion love triangle quest rescue rivalry
During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack.