20 movies like The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan, ordered by similarity : Restrepo(2010), The Outpost(2020), Armadillo(2010), Lone Survivor(2013), A Thousand Times Goodnight(2013), Battle for Haditha(2007), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Hyena Road(2015), This Is Not a Movie(2019), The Breadwinner(2017), Mother of Mine(2005), Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience(2007) ...
Drama, Documentary, History, War
UK|Afghanistan
2004
95 Minutes
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In 2001, the Taliban government of Afghanistan destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, the world's tallest stone sculptures. By the summer of 2002, after the fall of the Taliban, more than 250 ... See full summary »
Drama, War
USA|Bulgaria
2020
123 Minutes
Scott Eastwood Caleb Landry Jones Orlando Bloom Jack Kesy Cory Hardrict Milo Gibson Jacob Scipio Taylor John Smith Jonathan Yunger Celina Sinden Alexander Arnold
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A small team of U.S. soldiers battle against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
Documentary, War
Denmark|Sweden
2010
100 Minutes
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Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.
War, Drama
USA|UK
2013
121 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Taylor Kitsch Eric Bana Emile Hirsch Ben Foster Sammy Sheik Yousuf Azami Ali Suliman
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Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
War, Drama
2013
117 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Lauryn Canny Adrianna Cramer Curtis Maria Doyle Kennedy Larry Mullen Jr. Mads Ousdal Chloe Annett
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A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).
War, Drama
UK
2007
93 Minutes
Elliot Ruiz Matthew Knoll Nathan DelaCruz Yasmine Hanani Andrew McLaren Thomas Hennessy
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An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
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A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
War, Drama
Canada
2015
120 Minutes
Rossif Sutherland Paul Gross Christine Horne Nabil Elouahabi Allan Hawco David Richmond-Peck Karl Campbell Clark Johnson Jennifer Pudavick Nikki Duval
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Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars - all stand at the intersection of modern warfare - a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems.
Documentary
Canada|Germany
2019
106 Minutes
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The groundbreaking and often game-changing reporting of legendary foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk is profiled in the latest from acclaimed documentarian Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze).
Animation, Drama
Ireland|Canada|Luxembourg|USA|Japan|UK|France
2017
94 Minutes
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In 2001, Afghanistan is under the control of the Taliban. When her father is captured, a determined young girl disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family.
Drama, History
Finland|Sweden
2005
105 Minutes
Topi Majaniemi Marjaana Maijala Maria Lundqvist Michael Nyqvist Esko Salminen Aino-Maija Tikkanen Brasse Brännström Marie Göranzon Kari-Pekka Toivonen Åsa Persson Leif Andrée
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During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict. From the award-winning Klaus Härö (Elina - Som om jag inte fanns (2002)), "... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2007
81 Minutes
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A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men. Some writings were published in the New Yorker in summer 2006. A... See full summary »
War, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
Ireland|France|USA|Canada|Belgium|UK
2018
84 Minutes
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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.
War, Drama
Spain|USA
2019
87 Minutes
Nat Wolff Alexander Skarsgård Adam Long Jonathan Whitesell Brian Marc Osy Ikhile Anna Francolini Rob Morrow Elham Ehsas
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A young American soldier in Afghanistan is disturbed by his commanding officer's behavior and is faced with a moral dilemma.
Drama, War, History, Biography
USA
2014
137 Minutes
Jack O'Connell Domhnall Gleeson Garrett Hedlund Miyavi Finn Wittrock Jai Courtney Maddalena Ischiale Vincenzo Amato John Magaro Luke Treadaway Louis McIntosh
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After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
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A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
Drama
France|Belgium
2016
94 Minutes
Léonie Souchaud Fantine Harduin Juliane Lepoureau Ryan Brodie Anaïs Meiringer Lou Lambrecht Igor Van Dessel Pascaline Crêvecoeur Jeanne Abraham Alice D'Hauwe Cécile de France
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Fanny and her sisters attempt to escape Nazi occupied France but many dangers are ahead of them.
War, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2018
110 Minutes
Rosamund Pike Jamie Dornan Tom Hollander Stanley Tucci Jeremie Laheurte Hilton McRae Fady Elsayed Raad Rawi
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One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
War, Drama
USA
2018
130 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Michael Shannon Michael Peña Navid Negahban Trevante Rhodes Geoff Stults Thad Luckinbill Austin Hébert Austin Stowell Ben O'Toole Kenneth Miller
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12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
Drama
France|Greece
2016
102 Minutes
Soko Muriel Coulin Ariane Labed Ginger Romàn Karim Leklou Andreas Konstantinou Efthymis Papadimitriou Jeremie Laheurte Alexis Manenti Robin Barde Sylvain Loreau
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Two young French soldiers take a three-day leave in Cyprus after finishing their tour of duty in Afghanistan.