20 movies like The Scarlet Coat, ordered by similarity : Hannibal(1960), Papillon(2017), The Last of the Mohicans(1992), The Great Locomotive Chase(1956), The Crusades(1935), This Is Congo(2017), Bridge of Spies(2015), Rescue Dawn(2006), Drums Along the Mohawk(1939), Carve Her Name With Pride(1958), The Alamo(2004), I Was an American Spy(1951) ...
Drama, History
USA
1955
101 Minutes
Cornel Wilde Michael Wilding Anne Francis George Sanders Robert Douglas John McIntire Rhys Williams John Dehner James Westerfield Ashley Cowan
spy traitor major general brash intricate thrilling west point, n.y. fort espionage revolutionary war gen. benedict arnold greed deception quest escape 1780s
As World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.
Drama, History
Italy
1960
103 Minutes
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Victor Mature Rita Gam Gabriele Ferzetti Milly Vitale Rik Battaglia Franco Silva Terence Hill Andrea Aureli Bud Spencer
general senator niece roman soldier brash melodramatic rousing thrilling rome north africa alps camp hannibal conquest war journey unlikely romance leadership temptation
During the Second Punic War in 218 BC, Carthaginian general Hannibal attacks the Roman Republic by crossing the Pyrenees and the Alps with his vast army.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Romance, Adventure, Drama, History, War
USA
1992
114 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Madeleine Stowe Russell Means Eric Schweig Jodhi May Steven Waddington Wes Studi Maurice Roeves Patrice Chéreau
sister frontiersman colonel native american traitor brother thrilling powerful melodramatic new york state fort wilderness waterfall indian village adirondack mountains brotherhood changing times loyalty cross-cultural romance abduction
Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Drama, History
USA
1956
85 Minutes
Fess Parker Jeffrey Hunter Jeff York John Lupton Eddie Firestone Kenneth Tobey Don Megowan Claude Jarman Jr. Harry Carey Jr. Slim Pickens Morgan Woodward
soldier spy conductor thrilling rousing railway georgia tennessee train train robbery espionage theft american civil war chase escape quest adventure 1860s
During the Civil War Union spy Andrews and his men volunteer to steal a Confederate train and drive it to Union territory while destroying the Confederate railway system along the way.
Drama, History
USA
1935
123 Minutes
Loretta Young Henry Wilcoxon Ian Keith Katherine DeMille C. Aubrey Smith Joseph Schildkraut Alan Hale C. Henry Gordon George Barbier Montagu Love Hobart Bosworth
king richard i sultan crusader knight muslim princess spectacular rousing thrilling jerusalem palestine castle palace church crusade captivity politics forced marriage religion war
King Richard and the Third Crusade (1190-1192) are given the DeMille treatment with more spectacle than history.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|Germany|India
2015
141 Minutes
Tom Hanks Mark Rylance Alan Alda Amy Ryan Eve Hewson Peter McRobbie Billy Magnussen Austin Stowell Domenick Lombardozzi Michael Gaston Sebastian Koch
pilot spy lawyer cia agent airy brooding dark somber soviet union prison berlin cold war soviet union espionage prisoners of war escape quest rescue 20th century
During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
War, Drama, History
USA|Luxembourg
2006
125 Minutes
Christian Bale Steve Zahn Jeremy Davies Galen Yuen Abhijati "Meuk" Jusakul Chaiyan "Lek" Chunsuttiwat Teerawat "Ka-Ge" Mulvilai Yuttana Muenwaja Kriangsak Ming-Olo Pat Healy Toby Huss
pilot prisoner survivor military officer prisoner of war thrilling gritty laos prison camp jungle escape bombing mental illness hope violence torture escape quest 1960s
A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Drama, History
USA
1939
103 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Henry Fonda John Carradine Edna May Oliver Eddie Collins Dorris Bowdon Jessie Ralph Arthur Shields Robert Lowery Roger Imhof Francis Ford
husband wife widow native american tory patriotic thrilling albany, n.y. farm fort dayton mohawk valley frontier life colonialism revolutionary war love daunting task quest rivalry sacrifice 1770s
Newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins.
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, History
USA
2004
137 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Billy Bob Thornton Jason Patric Patrick Wilson Jordi Mollá Emilio Echevarría Marc Blucas Leon Rippy Matt O'Leary Edwin Hodge W. Earl Brown
general davy crockett jim bowie colonel leader gen. santa anna brash confident thrilling spirited san antonio texas fort mission battlefield alamo the alamo territorial disputes texas revolution outnumbered
Based on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.
Drama, History, War
USA
1951
84 Minutes
Ann Dvorak Gene Evans Douglas Kennedy Richard Loo Leon Lontoc Chabing Philip Ahn Marya Marco Lisa Ferraday Howard Chuman Freddie Revelala
secret agent dancer spy soldier tense thrilling manila, philippines singapore nightclub prison claire phillips marriage world war ii torture loss espionage escape rescue sacrifice 1940s
During WW2, an American woman posing as an Italian cabaret owner spies on the Japanese in Manila but becomes the target of a suspicious Japanese intelligence officer.
War, Drama, History
UK
1948
96 Minutes
Robert Beatty Jack Warner Simone Signoret Gordon Jackson Paul Dupuis James Robertson Justice Gisèle Préville John Slater Peter Illing
priest pretty woman secret agent spy engaging suspenseful belgium england dangerous assignment espionage deception nazism betrayal world war ii discovery adventure quest 1940s
British agents engage in hazardous duty behind German lines.
Kids & Family, Drama, Animation, History
USA
2003
75 Minutes
elderly person general dog bird napoleon bonaparte russian charming thrilling lighthearted russia countryside apartment park revenge war animals birds schemes transformation quest
From the baddest black action hero of all time; more bone-breaking, more name-taking, more booty-shaking and more love-making. Dolemite is back from Africa with his all-girl kung-fu army.
Drama, Action, History, War
Switzerland|UK|USA
1980
120 Minutes
Gregory Peck Roger Moore David Niven Trevor Howard Barbara Kellerman Patrick Macnee Kenneth Griffith Patrick Allen Wolf Kahler
spy colonel captain femme fatale ex-soldier german spy calm cool suspenseful gutsy goa, india hotel military base boat casino world war ii espionage english intelligence dangerous mission old age
During World War II, the British must attack a German ship, but it's safe in neutral Goa. As a result, they send civilians: former soldiers who are about sixty years old.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
India
2015
159 Minutes
Akshay Kumar Anupam Kher Tapsee Pannu Danny Denzongpa Kay Kay Menon Rana Daggubati Sushant Singh Rasheed Naz
intelligence officer agent terrorist traitor spy police chief brash confident frenetic gripping gritty intricate patriotic suspenseful thrilling pakistan india turkey terrorism prevention espionage
An elite counter-intelligence unit learns of a plot, masterminded by a maniacal madman. With the clock ticking, it's up to them to track the terrorists' international tentacles and prevent them from striking at the heart of India.
Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|USA
2010
97 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Dominic West Olga Kurylenko JJ Feild Lee Ross David Morrissey Ulrich Thomsen Ryan Atkinson Paul Freeman Liam Cunningham Noel Clarke
roman survivor general leader governor british soldier fiery spirited suspenseful thrilling dark frightening scotland fort village forest army camp revenge roman empire war
A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.
Drama, History
UK
1989
137 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Derek Jacobi Brian Blessed Ian Holm Paul Scofield Michael Maloney Alec McCowen Emma Thompson Geraldine McEwan Simon Shepherd James Larkin
king princess soldier henry v patriotic rousing emotional thrilling battlefield royal court royal palace inn england france war political intrigue royalty treason heroism leadership
In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
Drama, History
1965
115 Minutes
Orson Welles Jeanne Moreau John Gielgud Margaret Rutherford Marina Vlady Keith Baxter Norman Rodway
friend girlfriend prince henry iv hostess wife brash cheeky amusing sad england battlefield castle pub inn royal life father/son relationship friendship loyalty war
Welles' adaptation of "Falstaff" and other Shakespearean works, chronicling the nobleman's relationship with Henry V.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
USA|UK
2012
120 Minutes
Ben Affleck Bryan Cranston Alan Arkin John Goodman Victor Garber Tate Donovan Clea DuVall Scoot McNairy Rory Cochrane Christopher Denham Kerry Bishé
cia agent specialist hostage revolutionary ambassador wife brutal tense suspenseful thrilling tehran, iran cia office canada united states airplane protest iran hostage crisis on the run political intrigue schemes
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.