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) ...
War, Drama, History
Italy|Algeria
1966
125 Minutes
Jean Martin Yacef Saadi Brahim Haggiag Tommaso Neri Samia Kerbash Michele Kerbash Fusia El Kader Mohamed Ben Kassen
leader colonel captain terrorist guerrilla fighter bleak shocking algeria prison apartment street algerian war uprising military occupation patriotism violence torture wretched excess pursuit revenge
In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.
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.
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.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
1978
121 Minutes
Brad Davis Randy Quaid John Hurt Bo Hopkins Paul L. Smith Mike Kellin Norbert Weisser Irene Miracle Paolo Bonacelli Michael Ensign Kevork Malikyan
prison guard prisoner police officer girlfriend judge bleak gutsy shocking istanbul prison airport prison life prison break drug trafficking foreign relations torture escape transformation wretched excess 1970s
Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
Drama, War
UK
2002
91 Minutes
Paul Fox Tom Hardy Kate Maberly Aitor Merino Yorick van Wageningen Javier Alcina Christian Mulot Dugald Bruce Lockhart Enzo Cilenti Bruno Lastra Katie Jones
englishman algerian british soldier french officer gory brutal intense suspenseful profound thrilling war zone algeria battle fighting algerian war adventure discovery rise fall pursuit
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.
War, Drama, History
UK|USA
1967
149 Minutes
Lee Marvin Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson Jim Brown John Cassavetes Richard Jaeckel George Kennedy Trini Lopez Ralph Meeker Robert Ryan Telly Savalas
colonel prisoner murderer nazi rapist major brash spirited gory england france revenge world war ii special ops retribution adventure revenge pursuit 1940s
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.
Musical, Drama, History
UK|USA
2012
158 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Russell Crowe Anne Hathaway Amanda Seyfried Eddie Redmayne Helena Bonham Carter Sacha Baron Cohen Samantha Barks Aaron Tveit Daniel Huttlestone Isabelle Allen
prisoner prison guard peasant waif innkeeper love interest spirited touching bleak france prison street inn poverty injustice historical events prison break class conflict underdog pursuit
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.
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
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.
Drama, History
South Korea
2017
132 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang So Ji-sub Song Joong Ki Lee Jung-hyun Su-an Kim Kyeong-ho Yoon Seung-hwan Shin Seong-il Park
korean person prisoner japanese soldier rebel leader officer bleak brutal disturbing frenetic frightful shocking island prison japan labor camp ship imprisonment uprising power
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.
Drama, History, War
South Korea
2017
140 Minutes
Byung-hun Lee Yun-seok Kim Ko Soo Woo-jin Jo Hae-il Park Hee-soon Park
king soldier bleak gory passionate rousing solemn suspenseful striking fortress korea forest war invasion suffering sacrifice rivalry revenge quest pursuit
In 1636, King Injo hides in the mountains to avoid being part of the Qing dynasty.
War, Drama, History
Norway|Sweden|Denmark|Ireland
2016
133 Minutes
Jesper Christensen Anders Baasmo Christiansen Tuva Novotny Karl Markovics Katharina Schüttler Ketil Høegh Gerald Pettersen Hans Jacob Sand Erik Hivju Rolf Kristian Larsen Jan Frostad
king soldier german german officer bleak inspiring moving emotional frightening norway oslo invasion war difficult choices difficult decision dignity royalty king courage sacrifice
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.
War, Drama, History
USA
2017
118 Minutes
Max Hubacher Milan Peschel Frederick Lau Waldemar Kobus Alexander Fehling Samuel Finzi Wolfram Koch Britta Hammelstein Bernd Hölscher Sascha Alexander Gersak Blerim Destani
soldier nazi nazi commandant prison guard prisoner deserter uneasy intense tense unrestrained brutal bleak concentration camp truck woods base camp office fraud nazi collaboration power
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 »
War, Biography, Drama, History
USA
1995
177 Minutes
Mel Gibson Sophie Marceau Patrick McGoohan Catherine McCormack Brendan Gleeson James Cosmo David O'Hara Angus Macfadyen Peter Hanly James Robinson
warrior hero wife prince rebel dark thrilling inspiring scotland prison forest england betrayal murder revolution revenge courage violence revenge sacrifice
Scottish warrior William Wallace leads his countrymen in a rebellion to free his homeland from the tyranny of King Edward I of England.
War, Drama, History
UK|Norway
1985
123 Minutes
Al Pacino Donald Sutherland Nastassja Kinski Joan Plowright Dave King Annie Lennox Steven Berkoff John Wells
trapper son soldier british colonial official moving emotional tense shocking solemn patriotic america united states war revenge battle torture american history american revolutionary war revenge escape
A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.
War, Drama
1963
97 Minutes
Kolya Burlyayev Valentin Zubkov Ye. Zharikov Stepan Krylov Nikolay Grinko Dmitri Milyutenko
nazi russian spy boy orphan captain chilling powerful dark russia prison camp east germany military academy spying war traumatic past murder world war ii prison break transformation revenge
During World War II, a 12-year-old Russian sneaks behind enemy lines to spy on the Germans who killed his parents.
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, History
Algeria|France|Germany|Switzerland
1994
93 Minutes
Hassan Abdou Nadia Kaci Mohamed Ourdache Mourad Khen Mabrouk Ait Amara Nadia Samir Ahmed Benaissa
baker political activist sister leader young man boss tense chilling engaging algeria neighborhood apartment sea bakery islamic fundamentalism propaganda religion political activism oppression violence
Follows the conflict between a young Algerian man and the local Islamic fundamentalists.
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.
War, Drama
USA
1979
195 Minutes
Marlon Brando Robert Duvall Martin Sheen Frederic Forrest Albert Hall Sam Bottoms Laurence Fishburne Dennis Hopper G.D. Spradlin Harrison Ford Jerry Ziesmer
assassin captain tribal leader military officer engaging dense powerful jungle cambodia boat river vietnam war animal cruelty insanity imperialism rebellion pursuit rivalry revenge 1960s
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
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.