20 movies like China Doll, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?(1959), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp(1943), The Cranes Are Flying(1957), Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018), Habermann(2010), First Comes Courage(1943), The Garden of the Finzi-Continis(1971), The Dam Busters(1955), Sands of Iwo Jima(1949), Midway(2019), Joan of Paris(1942) ...
War
USA
1958
88 Minutes
Victor Mature Li Hua Li Ward Bond Bob Mathias Johnny Desmond Stuart Whitman Elaine Devry Ann McCrea Danny Chang Denver Pyle Don "Red" Barry
pilot young woman priest soldier young boy gritty melodramatic spectacular touching china bar airstrip los angeles airplane world war ii alcoholism pregnancy depression responsibility unusual romance
American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional "owner" of a Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen. The unlikely couple falls in love and marries, but not without tragedy brought on by the 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.
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.
Romance, War, Drama
1943
163 Minutes
Emeric Pressburger Roger Livesey Deborah Kerr Anton Walbrook John Laurie James McKechnie Neville Mapp
soldier major general teacher nurse nazi gripping melodramatic witty england pow camp south africa germany love friendship war aging military love transformation sacrifice
A Boer War subaltern (Roger Livesey) becomes a World War II colonel, with three lovers (Deborah Kerr) along the way.
Romance, War, Drama
1957
95 Minutes
Tatyana Samoylova Aleksey Batalov Vasili Merkuryev Aleksandr Shvorin Svetlana Kharitonova Valentin Zubkov
woman soldier cousin father brooding melodramatic touching moscow russia world war ii promises love love fall 1940s
A Moscow girl (Tatyana Samoylova) loves a World War II soldier (Aleksey Batalov) but marries a pianist.
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.
Drama, Romance, War
Germany|Czech Republic|Austria
2010
104 Minutes
Mark Waschke Karel Roden Ben Becker Hannah Herzsprung Radek Holub Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht Zuzana Kronerová Jan Hrusínský Franziska Weisz Andrej Hryc Oldrich Kaiser
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A mill owner in the Sudetenland and his family's lives are changed as Europe heats up in 1938.
War
USA
1943
88 Minutes
beautiful woman nazi british soldier doctor secret agent old flame melodramatic emotional norway small town love triangle espionage resistance deception romance world war ii quest sacrifice love 1940s
Nicole Larsen is detested by her countrymen because they suspect she is collaborating with the occupying Germans. In reality she is working for the Norwegian underground, risking her life passing secrets to the resistance fighters.
War, Drama
Italy|West Germany
1971
95 Minutes
Helmut Berger Lino Capolicchio Dominique Sanda Fabio Testi Romolo Valli Camillo Cesarei Inna Alexeieff Barbara Pilavin Katina Morisani Ettore Geri Camillo Angelini-Rota
brother sister friend lover passionate spirited italy estate countryside fascism friendship love triangle wealth young love world war ii growing up forbidden love discovery fall 1940s
The story of the Finzi-Continis, a noble family of Ferrara, during the Jewish persecution in Italy's 1930s.
War
UK
1955
119 Minutes
Richard Todd Michael Redgrave Ursula Jeans Stanley Van Beers Raymond Huntley Hugh Manning Patrick Barr Basil Sydney Ernest Clark Derek Farr Laurence Naismith
pilot military officer government official engineer bomber confident gripping patriotic powerful airplane workplace bar united kingdom world war ii war fighting bombing adventure pursuit quest
The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.
War
USA
1949
110 Minutes
John Wayne John Agar Forrest Tucker Adele Mara Wally Cassell James Brown Richard Webb Arthur Franz Jacqueline Wells James Holden Peter Coe
sergeant marine private corporal woman patriotic gritty intense hawaii pacific ocean iwo jima, japan battlefield apartment world war ii military life war training respect survival sacrifice
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
War, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2019
138 Minutes
Ed Skrein Patrick Wilson Luke Evans Woody Harrelson Dennis Quaid Mandy Moore Aaron Eckhart Nick Jonas Darren Criss Tadanobu Asano Geoffrey Blake
navy pilot fighter pilot japanese soldier american soldier wife naval officer brooding gripping emotional passionate patriotic spectacular naval base pacific ocean transport ship military base war zone ship world war ii battle of midway
The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.
War
USA
1942
91 Minutes
Michèle Morgan Paul Henreid Thomas Mitchell Laird Cregar May Robson Alan Ladd Jack Briggs Richard Fraser Alexander Granach Paul Weigel John Abbott
pilot love interest priest nazi emotional suspenseful paris france fugitives world war ii romance survival resistance love pursuit sacrifice 1940s
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.
War
USA
1942
102 Minutes
John Wayne John Carroll Anna Lee Paul Kelly Gordon Jones Mae Clarke Addison Richards Edmund MacDonald Bill Shirley Tom Neal Chester Gan
mercenary pilot hero enemy thrilling china military base airplane hangar airplane war battle air raids invasion china quest sacrifice 1930s
Capt. Jim Gordon's command of the famed American mercenary fighter group in China is complicated by the recruitment of an old friend who is a reckless hotshot.
War
UK|USA
1962
105 Minutes
Steve McQueen Robert Wagner Shirley Anne Field Gary Cockrell Michael Crawford Bill Edwards Chuck Julian Robert Easton Al Waxman Tom Busby George Sperdakos
bomber pilot copilot captain lieutenant girlfriend sergeant brash confident thrilling melodramatic england air force base english channel love triangle world war ii aviation friendship mission rivalry transformation
In 1943, while stationed in Britain, arrogant Captain Buzz Rickson is in command of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, but his recklessness is endangering everyone around him.
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.
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
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Richard Widmark Karl Malden Elaine Stewart Russ Tamblyn Carleton Carpenter Steve Forrest Jerome Courtland William Hairston Bob Arthur Maurice Jara Chris Warfield
instructor sergeant soldier recruit friend woman brash patriotic powerful military base texas scars war alienation tough love respect transformation sacrifice rise 1950s
In 1953, at Fort Bliss, Texas, two former Korean War combat veterans work as drill sergeants and fall in-love with the same woman.
War, Drama
India
2004
185 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Hrithik Roshan Preity Zinta Om Puri Sharad S. Kapoor Raj Zutshi Sushant Singh Prashant Chainani Aditya Srivastava Abir Goswami Parmeet Sethi
young man soldier young woman patriotic passionate brooding intense melodramatic suspenseful india military academy military base military war fighting love discovery adventure metamorphosis fall
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
War
UK
1958
132 Minutes
soldier nurse captain driver nun spy brooding suspenseful melodramatic north africa ambulance bar car desert journey espionage secret identity world war ii military discovery
During World War II in North Africa, a medical field unit must cross the desert in their ambulance in order to reach the British lines in Alexandria.
War
USA
1951
102 Minutes
John Wayne Robert Ryan Janis Carter Jay C. Flippen Don Taylor William Harrigan
marine pilot major captain sergeant brother-in-law intense thrilling inspiring military base airplane guadalcanal okinawa, japan world war ii aviation obsession discipline resistance alcohol quest
Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.