20 movies like The Night of the Generals, ordered by similarity : The Sisters Brothers(2018), Anthropoid(2016), #AnneFrank. Parallel Stories(2019), Hard Contract(1969), The Day of the Jackal(1973), Hell Is a City(1960), The Army of Crime(2009), Cohen and Tate(1988), Darkest Hour(2017), The Goose Steps Out(1942), Terminal(2018), Tokyo Drifter(1966) ...
Crime, Drama
UK|France
1967
148 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Omar Sharif Tom Courtenay Donald Pleasence Joanna Pettet Philippe Noiret Charles Gray Coral Browne John Gregson Nigel Stock Christopher Plummer
major general prostitute nazi adolf hitler thrilling intricate suspenseful warsaw, poland paris nazi occupation historical events world war ii assassination plot discovery pursuit quest 1960s
In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau (Omar Sharif) of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades.
Comedy, Crime, Western, Drama
France|Spain|Romania|Belgium|USA
2018
120 Minutes
John C. Reilly Joaquin Phoenix Jake Gyllenhaal Riz Ahmed Rebecca Root Allison Tolman Rutger Hauer Carol Kane Patrice Cossonneau
criminal gunslinger brother chemist detective assassin amusing brash thrilling suspenseful unrestrained witty wild west saloon camp wilderness desert guns robbery assassination
In 1850s Oregon, the infamous duo of assassins, Eli Sisters (John C. Reilly) and Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix), chase a gold prospector and his unexpected ally.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History
Czech Republic|UK|USA|France
2016
120 Minutes
Cillian Murphy Jamie Dornan Charlotte Le Bon Anna Geislerová Toby Jones Harry Lloyd Alena Mihulová Bill Milner Pavel Reznícek Jirí Simek Sam Keeley
soldier resistance fighter agent nazi commandant assassin gripping tense intense thrilling suspenseful czechoslovakia world war ii assassination plot nazi occupation resistance fighters secret plans quest pursuit 1940s
Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.
Documentary, Drama, History
Italy
2019
92 Minutes
Helen Mirren Anna Migotto Anne Frank
anne frank jew nazi nazi collaborator holocaust survivor bleak chilling dark disheartening disturbing emotional engaging gripping incredible melancholy moving amsterdam concentration camp hideout holocaust
It is based on five women who did survive the Holocaust but shared her same fate of "deportation, suffering and being denied their childhood and adolescence," according to promotional materials.
Crime, Drama
USA
1969
106 Minutes
James Coburn Lee Remick Lilli Palmer Burgess Meredith Patrick Magee Sterling Hayden Claude Dauphin Helen Cherry Karen Black Sabine Sun
assassin cia agent socialite nazi divorcée cool thrilling europe airplane office tangiers, morocco assassination love morality transformation pursuit 1960s
A cold hearted American hit man goes to Europe for 'one last score'. His encounter with a beautiful young woman casts self doubt on his lifeblood, and influences him to resist carrying out the contract
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|France
1973
141 Minutes
Edward Fox Michael Lonsdale Tony Britton Terence Alexander Cyril Cusack Alan Badel Michel Auclair Denis Carey Maurice Denham Adrien Cayla-Legrand Vernon Dobtcheff
hit man charles de gaulle police detective police officer suspenseful engaging paris apartment building assassination plot political intrigue investigation secret identity torture quest pursuit 1960s
A professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" plots to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France.
Crime, Drama
UK
1960
98 Minutes
Stanley Baker John Crawford Donald Pleasence Billie Whitelaw
inspector escaped convict murderer detective gang leader criminal gripping thrilling suspenseful tense intense engaging manchester, england jailbreak on the run mission criminals murder investigation money discovery
In Britain, a Manchester police inspector becomes obsessed with capturing a criminal who escapes from prison.
War, Drama, History
USA
2009
139 Minutes
Simon Abkarian Virginie Ledoyen Robinson Stévenin Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet Lola Naymark Yann Trégouët Ariane Ascaride Jean-Pierre Darroussin Ivan Franek Adrien Jolivet Horatiu Malaele
resistance fighter wife bomber marksman volunteer nazi brooding gripping suspenseful france berlin countryside house resistance fighters husband/wife relationship nazi hunting world war ii vichy france nazi occupation revenge
Based on the true story of the double initial killings in Rochester, NY.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1988
85 Minutes
Roy Scheider Adam Baldwin Harley Cross Cooper Huckabee Suzanne Savoy Marco Perella Tom Campitelli
witness assassin mafia boss murderer father mother intense suspenseful thrilling gory brutal house criminal underworld kidnapping mafia witness protection danger trust fear adventure
When a little boy witnesses a mob hit, he is kidnapped by two professional assassins who are not what they seem.
War, Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2017
125 Minutes
Gary Oldman Kristin Scott Thomas Ben Mendelsohn Lily James Ronald Pickup Stephen Dillane Nicholas Jones Samuel West Richard Lumsden Charley Palmer Rothwell Hannah Steele
winston churchill nazi king soldier politician adolf hitler brooding rousing passionate striking tense spirited london great britain war zone nazi germany government building house of parliament world war ii nazi occupation
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Comedy
UK
1942
79 Minutes
Will Hay Frank Pettingell Julien Mitchell Raymond Lovell Charles Hawtrey Barry Morse Peter Croft Anne Firth Aubrey Mallalieu Peter Ustinov
british man teacher spy nazi adolf hitler hitler youth suspenseful thrilling disturbing disheartening intense profound united kingdom nazi germany school spying nazis world war ii secret weapon adventure
A bumbling teacher turns out to be the double of a German general. He is flown into Germany to impersonate the general and cause chaos and hilarity in a Hitler Youth college.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Ireland|UK|Hong Kong|Hungary|USA
2018
96 Minutes
Margot Robbie Simon Pegg Dexter Fletcher Mike Myers Max Irons Katarina Cas Nick Moran Les Loveday Jourdan Dunn Matthew Lewis Thomas Turgoose
femme fatale assassin teacher janitor waitress mastermind cool confident sultry intricate thrilling suspenseful strip club hotel club diner backstage stage revenge double life
A film noir taking place in a train terminal at night. Add 2 male assassins, female assassin, waitress, teacher, janitor and crime boss. Add revenge. Who says mystery is a lost art?
Action, Crime, Drama
Japan
1966
83 Minutes
Tetsuya Watari Chieko Matsubara Ryuji Kita Hideaki Nitani Tamio Kawaji Tsuyoshi Yoshida Eimei Esumi Eiji Gô Isao Tamagawa Michio Hino Tomoko Hamakawa
crime boss rival thug assassin young woman thrilling suspenseful eerie tokyo inner city countryside gang war betrayal murder plot crime pursuit rivalry revenge 1960s
After his gang disbands, a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
China|USA
2019
99 Minutes
Chadwick Boseman Sienna Miller J.K. Simmons Stephan James Taylor Kitsch Keith David Alexander Siddig Louis Cancelmi Victoria Cartagena Gary Carr Morocco Omari
police officer criminal detective murderer family member murder suspect cool confident thrilling suspenseful intense intricate new york city subway apartment crime scene police station car murder manhunt
An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
Drama, History
Germany
2017
110 Minutes
Aaron Altaras Max Mauff Alice Dwyer Ruby O. Fee Victoria Schulz Florian Lukas Andreas Schmidt Sergej Moya Lucas Reiber
jewish man jewish woman nazi german soldier tense suspenseful striking powerful moving engaging berlin nazi germany germany jewish people jewish identity nazis nazi occupation secret life world war ii escape
While Joseph Goebbels infamously declared Berlin "free of Jews" in 1943, 1,700 managed to survive in the Nazi capital through the end of WWII. The Invisibles traces the stories of four young people who learned to hide in plain sight.
History, War, Drama
USA|Germany
2014
118 Minutes
George Clooney Matt Damon Bill Murray John Goodman Jean Dujardin Bob Balaban Hugh Bonneville Dimitri Leonidas Cate Blanchett Justus von Dohnányi Holger Handtke
art expert historian expert nazi adolf hitler soldier bleak brooding chilling amusing powerful nazi germany art gallery museum apartment school old city art theft preservation nazis
An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Germany|Norway
2009
152 Minutes
Michael Nyqvist Noomi Rapace Lena Endre Peter Haber Sven-Bertil Taube Peter Andersson Marika Lagercrantz Bjorn Granath Ingvar Hirdwall Per Oscarsson David Dencik
wealthy man niece journalist hacker nazi brother suspenseful brutal moving thrilling mansion island city sweden cabin office family secrets missing persons murder investigation sexual abuse
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Norway|Denmark|Sweden
2014
116 Minutes
Stellan Skarsgård Pål Sverre Hagen Bruno Ganz Hildegun Riise Peter Andersson Birgitte Hjort Sørensen Jakob Oftebro Anders Baasmo Christiansen Jon Øigarden Gard Eidsvold Goran Navojec
snowplow driver murderer son gangster drug lord melodramatic intense suspenseful thrilling brooding brutal norway criminal underworld drug house murder death of a child retribution mafia underworld adventure
After his son is murdered by drug dealers, a snowplow driver starts seeking revenge.
Crime, Drama
UK
1960
90 Minutes
Terence Morgan Yôko Tani Mai Zetterling William Hartnell John Crawford Dennis Price Ann Lynn Charles Kay Douglas Robinson Gillian Maude Trevor Reid
playboy wealthy man criminal gangster ambassador daughter engaging charming playful cheeky thrilling london england crime robbery attraction fighting danger discovery adventure
In London, a wealthy playboy, an American adventurer, a small-time thief and a retired safe-cracker team-up to rob a foreign embassy's safe by digging a tunnel from the London Underground into the embassy's cellar.
Crime, Drama
UK
1962
97 Minutes
accountant killer gang members gang leader nightclub owner suspenseful somber brutal thrilling intense brooding london nightclub criminal underworld crime syndicate extortion crime gangs murder rivalry
A small time thief is recruited by a mobster to help with the racketeering. He doesn't like the job, but with the mob on his back, a femme fatale in his bed and a sick friend to care for, he will have to keep all his wits about him.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Crime
Denmark|Germany|Sweden|Norway
2016
119 Minutes
Nikolaj Lie Kaas Fares Fares Johanne Louise Schmidt Søren Pilmark Jakob Oftebro Pål Sverre Hagen Lotte Andersen Signe Anastassia Mannov Laura Bro Divya Das Amanda Collin
detective investigator murder suspect murder victim criminal thrilling gripping suspenseful shocking boarding school crime scene police station denmark crime investigation murder cold case serial murders discovery mystery
Two intertwined cases linking the past with the present will require the aid of Department Q to catch an elusive serial killer, while time is running out.