20 movies like God Is My Co-Pilot, ordered by similarity : Unbroken(2014), Reach for the Sky(1957), The Grandmaster(2013), Haseena Parkar(2017), The Wind Rises(2013), Carve Her Name With Pride(1958), Poorna(2017), Man of Conquest(1939), Resistance(2020), The Last Emperor(1987), Dangal Yuddham(2016), First Man(2018) ...
Biography
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Dennis Morgan Dane Clark Raymond Massey Andrea King Alan Hale John Ridgely Stanley Ridges Donald Woods Craig Stevens Warren Douglas Mark Stevens
general pilot colonel airman engaging spectacular thrilling texas india china china air force world war ii flying determination training adventure pursuit underdog 1940s
During WW2, American volunteer pilots are stationed in China where, as part of the Flying Tigers unit, they dog-fight against Japanese warplanes.
Drama, War, History, Biography
USA
2014
137 Minutes
Jack O'Connell Domhnall Gleeson Garrett Hedlund Miyavi Finn Wittrock Jai Courtney Maddalena Ischiale Vincenzo Amato John Magaro Luke Treadaway Louis McIntosh
athlete olympic athlete crew member air force pilot prisoner of war prison guard uplifting patriotic inspiring japan pacific ocean air force base prison camp berlin world war ii prisoners of war olympic games survival air force airplane crash
After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
War, Biography
UK
1957
123 Minutes
Kenneth More Muriel Pavlow Lyndon Brook Alexander Knox Sydney Tafler Nigel Green Dorothy Alison
fighter pilot squadron leader thrilling suspenseful spectacular spirited patriotic inspiring frenetic plane united kingdom office world war ii biography flying career battle of britain underdog rise rivalry
Biopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WW2.
Biography, Sports & Fitness, Drama
Hong Kong|China
2013
130 Minutes
Tony Leung Zhang Ziyi Chang Chen Wang Qingxiang Jin Zhang Benshan Zhao Hye-kyo Song Cung Le
kung fu master fighter father love interest doctor bruce lee engaging brutal thrilling melodramatic china fighting attraction lost love kung fu adventure rivalry pursuit quest love
The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.
Crime, Biography, Drama
India
2017
135 Minutes
Shraddha Kapoor Siddhanth Kapoor Ankur Bhatia Rajesh Tailang Priyanka Sethia
sister young woman gangster indian victim brutal engaging thrilling suspenseful emotional gripping mumbai, india india family family bloodline gangsters crime syndicate feminism adventure revenge
This is the story of the slightly-less-notorious sister of a notorious gangster.
Anime, Biography, Drama, History
Japan|France|USA
2013
126 Minutes
pilot designer engineer dreamy spectacular profound striking uplifting heartwarming japan town biography world war ii airplanes great depression japanese history love work adventure love
A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.
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.
Biography
India
2017
100 Minutes
Rahul Bose Dhritiman Chatterjee Arif Zakaria John Kottoly Heeba Shah Aditi Inamdar Keshav Deepak Gyanendra Tripathi Manoj Kumar Ramesh Birajdar
young girl rock climber friend inspiring emotional melodramatic rousing moving intense india mountain mount everest talent training mountain climbing trust ambition adventure discovery underdog
An Adivasi 13-year-old from Telangana becomes the youngest girl in history to climb Mount Everest.
Biography
USA
1939
105 Minutes
Richard Dix Gail Patrick Edward Ellis Joan Fontaine Victor Jory Robert Barrat George "Gabby" Hayes Ralph Morgan Robert Armstrong
davy crockett andrew jackson texan native american soldier governor rousing confident thrilling emotional texas tennessee frontier alamo battlefield texas revolution race relations war freedom sam houston
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|France|Germany|USA
2020
120 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Ed Harris Edgar Ramírez Clémence Poésy Matthias Schweighöfer Félix Moati Géza Röhrig Karl Markovics Bella Ramsey Alicia von Rittberg
resistance fighter resistance leader child jewish child jewish man nazi bleak brooding engaging gutsy heartwarming intense moving quirky sad suspenseful tense thrilling touching france
The story of mime Marcel Marceau as he works with a group of Jewish boy scouts and the French Resistance to save the lives of ten thousand orphans during World War II.
Biography, Drama, History
UK|Italy|France
1987
162 Minutes
John Lone Joan Chen Peter O'Toole Ying Ruocheng Victor Wong Dennis Dun Ryuichi Sakamoto Maggie Han Ric Young
emperor servant gardener tutor peasant war criminal engaging hedonistic spectacular powerful china palace prison forbidden city japan political coup revolution royal life exile leadership
The story of the final Emperor of China.
Action, Biography, Drama
USA|UK|Australia|Kenya|Namibia|India
2016
161 Minutes
Aamir Khan Sakshi Tanwar Fatima Sana Shaikh Sanya Malhotra Zaira Wasim Suhani Bhatnagar
wrestler daughter coach confident endearing engaging gripping powerful rousing spectacular india wrestling ring wrestling competition gender roles father/daughter relationship underdog 2000s
Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
2018
141 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Claire Foy Jason Clarke Kyle Chandler Corey Stoll Patrick Fugit Christopher Abbott Ciarán Hinds Olivia Hamilton Pablo Schreiber Shea Whigham
neil armstrong astronaut wife son engineer test pilot thrilling intense confident inspiring moon florida space center space shuttle family home spaceship moon space exploration space travel life story
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
War, Biography, Drama, History
Australia|USA
2016
139 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Sam Worthington Luke Bracey Teresa Palmer Hugo Weaving Rachel Griffiths Vince Vaughn Richard Roxburgh Luke Pegler Richard Pyros Firass Dirani
private conscientious objector soldier commander enemy president confident emotional uplifting tense moving raw okinawa, japan airplane ship bunker white house car conscience world war ii
World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK|Germany|USA
2016
105 Minutes
Taron Egerton Hugh Jackman Jo Hartley Tom Costello Jack Costello Mark Benton Edvin Endre Rune Temte Iris Berben Jim Broadbent Christopher Walken
british man ski coach skier snowplow driver trainer olympic athlete charming uplifting emotional london germany ski slopes training area gym calgary, canada skiing training failure hope determination
The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
War
USA
1944
130 Minutes
Jane Ball Richard Benedict Lee J. Cobb Jeanne Crain Mark Daniels Jo-Carroll Dennison Peter Lind Hayes Judy Holliday Lon McCallister Jim Nolan Edmond O'Brien
barber best friend cadet wife sergeant pilot engaging emotional air force base flying air force military life war training friendship pursuit underdog rise 1940s
Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the... See full summary »
Biography
USA
1975
126 Minutes
Roger E. Mosley Paul Benjamin Madge Sinclair Alan Manson Albert P. Hall Art Evans James Brodhead John Henry Faulk Vivian Bonnell Dana Manno Timothy Pickard
blues singer musician prisoner friend engaging intense louisiana texas prison stage leadbelly performance racism imprisonment blues music underdog discovery 1940s
The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
India
2016
122 Minutes
Sonam Kapoor Shabana Azmi Yogendra Tikku Shekhar Ravjiani Sadh Orhan Abrar Zahoor
young woman mother father terrorist passenger gripping thrilling intense powerful inspiring india city house airplane bedroom cockpit chasing dreams ambition abusive marriage hijacking
Neerja is the story of the courageous Neerja Bhanot, who sacrificed her life while protecting the lives of 359 passengers on the Pan Am flight 73 in 1986. The flight was hijacked by a terrorist organization.
Biography
USA
1978
113 Minutes
Gary Busey Don Stroud Charles Martin Smith William Jordan Maria Richwine Conrad Janis Albert Popwell Amy Johnston Jim Beach Jake Barnes Fred Travalena
performer band member wife rock star engaging frenetic rousing texas nashville, tenn. concert stage harlem, n.y. airplane buddy holly rock 'n' roll ambition freedom tragic death quest underdog love
The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death.
Biography
USA
1958
158 Minutes
Ingrid Bergman Curt Jurgens Robert Donat Ronald Squire Athene Seyler Richard Wattis Noel Hood Joan Young
innkeeper military officer love interest mandarin spirited emotional china small town mountain england inn daunting task romance culture clash war rescue escape love 1930s
A tenacious British woman becomes a missionary and runs an inn for travelling merchants in China during the Japanese invasion and the tumultuous years leading up to the Second World War.
Biography
USA
1931
91 Minutes
Greta Garbo Ramon Novarro Lionel Barrymore Lewis Stone C. Henry Gordon Karen Morley Alec B. Francis Blanche Frederici Edmund Breese Helen Jerome Eddy Frank Reicher
mata hari officer general chief spy love interest sultry melodramatic thrilling paris nightclub apartment world war i espionage seduction jealousy affair love sacrifice rivalry
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.