Movies like The Battle of Algiers

20 movies like The Battle of Algiers, ordered by similarity : Rescue Dawn(2006), Papillon(2017), Midnight Express(1978), Deserter(2002), The Dirty Dozen(1967), Les Misérables(2012), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), The Battleship Island(2017), The Fortress(2017), The King's Choice(2016), The Captain(2017), Braveheart(1995) ...

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The Battle of Algiers

In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.

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Rescue Dawn

A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.

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Papillon

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.

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Midnight Express

Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.

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Deserter

Unlikely friends in a melting pot of confusion. Simon Murray fights for the French Foreign Legion. Pascal Dupont fights for himself. War torn men question honour, hope, morality...because you can desert everything...except yourself.

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The Dirty Dozen

During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.

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Les Misérables

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.

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Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.

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The Battleship Island

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ("Hashima Island") to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape.

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The Fortress

In 1636, King Injo hides in the mountains to avoid being part of the Qing dynasty.

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The King's Choice

April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the King.

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The Captain

After the tragic deaths of her husband and daughter, Sarah Doyle moves back to her childhood home with her estranged brother, Richard. It's not long before Sarah begins to experience ... See full summary »

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Braveheart

Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.

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Revolution

A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.

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My Name Is Ivan

During World War II, a 12-year-old Russian sneaks behind enemy lines to spy on the Germans who killed his parents.

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They Shall Not Grow Old

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.

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Bab El-Oued City

Follows the conflict between a young Algerian man and the local Islamic fundamentalists.

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Restrepo

A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.

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This Is Congo

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.

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Apocalypse Now Redux

A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.

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The Old Man & the Gun

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

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