20 movies like The Bitter Tea of General Yen, ordered by similarity : Seven Women(1966), Battle for Haditha(2007), Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?(1959), Hannibal Brooks(1969), A Private War(2018), Welcome to Sarajevo(1997), Where Hands Touch(2018), Fanny's Journey(2016), Waterloo Road(1945), The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story(2019), Candlelight in Algeria(1944), Satan Never Sleeps(1962) ...
Drama
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Nils Asther Walter Connolly Gavin Gordon Toshia Mori Richard Loo Lucien Littlefield Clara Blandick
warlord missionary fiancé spy servant expatriate tense melodramatic spirited intricate china war zone orphanage war missionary work suicide interracial romance opposites attract honor escape
A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love.
War, Drama
UK
2007
93 Minutes
Elliot Ruiz Matthew Knoll Nathan DelaCruz Yasmine Hanani Andrew McLaren Thomas Hennessy
marine army officer iraqi refugee victim woman bleak intense touching brutal melodramatic sad iraq war zone battlefield war war aftermath iraq war battle refugees
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
Drama, War
West Germany
1959
93 Minutes
Joachim Hansen Wilhelm Borchert Wolfgang Preiss Carl Lange Horst Frank Peter Carsten Richard Münch Günter Pfitzmann Sonja Ziemann Gunnar Möller
german officer nationalist german soldier enemy soldier engaging suspenseful fascinating gripping melodramatic heartwarming germany stalingrad stalingrad, russia war zone war world war ii ideologies nationalism national identity
In the winter of 1943, against the background of battle scenes, a young German Lieutenant who increasingly distrusts the inhuman Nazi ideology struggles with the concept of war.
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
prisoner of war soldier englishman elephant escaped convict zookeeper charming cheeky confident endearing fascinating incredible prison camp private zoo alps munich mountain war zone world war ii prison break
A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
War, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2018
110 Minutes
Rosamund Pike Jamie Dornan Tom Hollander Stanley Tucci Jeremie Laheurte Hilton McRae Fady Elsayed Raad Rawi
war correspondent photographer friend love interest colleague brooding gripping intense raw syria iraq afghanistan libya london war zone war journalism middle east terrorism evil plot
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
Drama
UK|USA
1997
101 Minutes
Stephen Dillane Woody Harrelson Marisa Tomei Emira Nusevic Kerry Fox Goran Visnjic James Nesbitt Emily Lloyd Igor Dzambazov Gordana Gadzic Juliet Aubrey
tv reporter journalist human rights worker serb militia member child powerful raw intense sarajevo, bosnia-herzegovina holiday inn orphanage bus war zone orphans war political unrest crimes against humanity smuggling media
Journalist Flynn from the U.S., Michael Henderson from the U.K., and their teams meet at the beginning of the Bosnian war in Sarajevo. During their reports, they find an orphanage run by ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama, History
UK
2018
122 Minutes
Amandla Stenberg George MacKay Abbie Cornish Christopher Eccleston Tom Sweet Will Attenborough Alec Newman Tom Goodman-Hill Tim Faraday
young girl hitler youth teenager young boy love interest officer emotional gripping intense sad somber touching germany labor camp war zone home berlin following your heart war consequences
A rites of passage story of a bi-racial teen struggling for survival in Nazi Germany.
Drama
France|Belgium
2016
94 Minutes
Léonie Souchaud Fantine Harduin Juliane Lepoureau Ryan Brodie Anaïs Meiringer Lou Lambrecht Igor Van Dessel Pascaline Crêvecoeur Jeanne Abraham Alice D'Hauwe Cécile de France
girl young girl young boy group leader soldier sister amusing intense charming melodramatic heartwarming powerful france war zone german occupation childhood war fear travel survival
Fanny and her sisters attempt to escape Nazi occupied France but many dangers are ahead of them.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1945
76 Minutes
John Mills Stewart Granger Alastair Sim Joy Shelton Alison Leggatt Beatrice Varley
soldier draft dodger wife doctor ex-girlfriend air raid warden spirited cheeky engaging intense heartwarming london train station air-raid shelter office street household world war ii marriage deception
A drama set during World War II. A tale of adultery and desertion.
Drama
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Sharman Joshi Stephen Baldwin Shari Rigby Prakash Belawadi Aditi Chengappa Manoj Mishra
journalist pregnant woman missionary wife child tense intense emotional disheartening uneasy hospital office india house mission religion illness missionary work undercover operations investigative journalism
In India, a journalist investigates whether or not an Australian missionary is performing illegal conversions on the local townspeople.
Drama
UK
1944
85 Minutes
James Mason Carla Lehman Raymond Lovell Enid Stamp-Taylor Walter Rilla Pamela Stirling Leslie Bradley Michael Morel Bart Norman Hella Kürty
spy nazi general woman frenchman disturbing melodramatic intense patriotic suspenseful profound algeria war zone bedroom nightclub algerian war danger spying travel adventure
An American sculptress in wartime Britain gets mixed up with a British agent and a Nazi spy who knows that a top-secret meeting of Allied military leaders will be taking place in Algeria--... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1962
126 Minutes
William Holden Clifton Webb France Nuyen Athene Seyler Martin Benson Edith Sharpe Robert Lee Marie Yang Andy Ho Burt Kwouk Weaver Levy
priest colonel cook nun friend mother dark charming intense melodramatic china mission village bedroom garden war rape religion communism riots
During the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost.
Drama, History
UK|Spain|Switzerland
1972
160 Minutes
Charlton Heston Hildegard Neil Eric Porter John Castle Fernando Rey Juan Luis Galiardo
queen egyptian lover rival roman seducer brooding emotional gripping intense moving powerful egypt kingdom chamber desert love sacrifice rivalry power
After the murder of her lover Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor: Octavius.
Drama
UK
1936
75 Minutes
Harry Baur Laurence Olivier Penelope Dudley Ward Robert Cochran Morton Selten Athene Seyler
captain war profiteer nurse spy roommate parent sad gripping suspenseful melodramatic russia hospital courtroom war debt espionage family love triangle jealousy rivalry
During World War I, Russian Captain Ivan Ignatoff falls in love with his nurse, Natasha Kovrin. But she is subject to an upcoming marriage of family convenience to Brioukow, a wealthy ... See full summary »
War, Drama
Canada
2015
120 Minutes
Rossif Sutherland Paul Gross Christine Horne Nabil Elouahabi Allan Hawco David Richmond-Peck Karl Campbell Clark Johnson Jennifer Pudavick Nikki Duval
soldier sniper freedom fighter intelligence officer canadian afghan emotional engaging fiery gripping intense powerful afghanistan war zone war mission helping others military insurgency survival
Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars - all stand at the intersection of modern warfare - a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems.
Drama
Afghanistan|France
2013
85 Minutes
Haji Gul Aser Wajma Bahar Mustafa Abdulsatar Brehna Bahar Assib Ibrahim Saleha Ibrahim Tahera Hashemi
afghan woman man love interest student pregnant woman disheartening thrilling tense intense moving melodramatic afghanistan kabul, afghanistan love sex unwanted pregnancy secret love family honor family relationships
It's snowing in Kabul, and gregarious waiter Mustafa charms a pretty student named Wajma. The pair begins a clandestine relationship - they're playful and passionate but ever mindful of the... See full summary »
Drama, Biography, History
UK
1958
116 Minutes
Virginia McKenna Paul Scofield Jack Warner Denise Grey Alain Saury Maurice Ronet Anne Leon Sydney Tafler
spy woman man soldier husband daughter confident emotional engaging patriotic france england germany train concentration camp espionage war love death pursuit
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.
War, Drama
2013
117 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lauryn Canny Adrianna Cramer Curtis Maria Doyle Kennedy Larry Mullen Jr. Mads Ousdal Chloe Annett
family photojournalist young woman mother daughter husband emotional engaging fiery gripping intense powerful war zone home kabul, afghanistan africa refugee camp ireland career family
A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).
Drama
2007
93 Minutes
David Haig Daniel Radcliffe Kim Cattrall Carey Mulligan Julian Wadham Martin McCann Richard Dormer
soldier family officer young man englishman moving tense trenches war zone france england war world war i trench warfare family sacrifice sacrifice rise 1910s
Author Rudyard Kipling (David Haig) and his wife (Kim Cattrall) search for their son (Daniel Radcliffe) after he goes missing in action during World War I.
War, Drama, History
Australia
2019
118 Minutes
Travis Fimmel Luke Bracey Daniel Webber Richard Roxburgh Nicholas Hamilton Matt Doran Stephen Peacocke Myles Pollard Uli Latukefu Anthony Hayes Sam Parsonson
soldier friend enemy officer vietnamese man brooding engaging gripping intense vietnam war zone barracks war death power uncertainty hope strength discovery escape
In August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.