Movies like Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

20 movies like Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), The Great Escape(1963), Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018), The Last Full Measure(2020), Only the Brave(2006), The Captain(2017), The Thin Red Line(1998), Sobibor(2018), Is Paris Burning?(1966), The Wooden Horse(1950), The Bridge at Remagen(1969), The Purple Heart(1944) ...

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.

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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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The Great Escape

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

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Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

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.

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The Last Full Measure

Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. ("Pits") is awarded the nation's highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield.

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Only the Brave

A searing portrait of war and prejudice, 'Only the Brave' takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII - the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In ... See full summary »

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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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The Thin Red Line

Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.

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Sobibor

Soviet officer Alexander Pechersky organizes a revolt and mass escape of prisoners from Sobibór extermination camp in October 1943.

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Is Paris Burning?

The departure of the German Army from Paris in 1944.

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The Wooden Horse

True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany.

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The Bridge at Remagen

As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. But will it happen?

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The Purple Heart

This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: ... See full summary »

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A Walk in the Sun

During WWII, a platoon of American soldiers trudge through the Italian countryside in search of a bridge they have been ordered to blow up, encountering danger and destruction along the way.

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Sands of Iwo Jima

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.

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The Inglorious Bastards

Two officers (Bo Svenson, Ian Bannen) lead military misfits on a mission to steal a Nazi V-2 rocket gyroscope.

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The Burmese Harp

Kon Ichikawa's anti-war parable about a Japanese soldier burying his fallen comrades at the end of World War II.

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Hacksaw Ridge

World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

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Midway

A dramatization of the battle that was widely heralded as a turning point of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.

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Girls of the Sun

A Kurdish female battalion prepares to take back their town from extremists.

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Fury

A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.

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