20 movies like Tobruk, ordered by similarity : 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi(2016), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Paisan(1946), The Hurt Locker(2008), The King's Choice(2016), Shepherds and Butchers(2016), In the Valley of Elah(2007), As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me(2001), Flags of Our Fathers(2006), The Kill Team(2019), Warsaw 44(2014), Khartoum(1966) ...
Drama, War
Czech Republic|Slovakia
2008
100 Minutes
Petr Vanek Radim Fiala Jan Meduna Robert Nebrenský Michal Novotný Martin Nahálka Matús Krátky Krystof Rímský Petr Lnenicka Andrej Polák Petr Stach
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Set in the Libyan Desert in WW2 a battalion of Czech soldiers face the siege of Tobruk.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama
USA|Malta|Morocco
2016
144 Minutes
James Badge Dale John Krasinski Max Martini Pablo Schreiber Toby Stephens Dominic Fumusa Matt Letscher David Denman David Costabile David Giuntoli Demetrius Gross
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During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
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.
Drama, War
1946
134 Minutes
Carmela Sazio Robert Van Loon Dotts Johnson Alfonsino Maria Michi Gar Moore Harriet Medin Renzo Avanzo William Tubbs Dale Edmonds Carlo Pisacane
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Six vignettes from Roberto Rossellini focusing on American soldiers' experiences in World War II Italy.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, Action
USA
2008
127 Minutes
Jeremy Renner Anthony Mackie Brian Geraghty Guy Pearce Ralph Fiennes David Morse Evangeline Lilly Christian Camargo Christopher Sayegh Suhail Aldabbach Sam Spruell
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During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
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
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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.
Drama
South Africa|USA|Germany
2016
106 Minutes
Andrea Riseborough Steve Coogan Deon Lotz Robert Hobbs Garion Dowds Marcel van Heerden Nicola Hanekom Eduan van Jaarsveldt Carel Nel
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A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
War, Drama
USA
2007
121 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Charlize Theron Jason Patric Susan Sarandon James Franco Barry Corbin Josh Brolin Frances Fisher Wes Chatham Jake McLaughlin Jonathan Tucker
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A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.
Adventure, Drama, War
Germany
2001
157 Minutes
Bernhard Bettermann André Hennicke Michael Mendl Irina Pantaeva Irina Narbekova Antonio Wannek Johannes Hitzblech
bear soldiers lieutenant colonel emotional prison camp europe escape work band escape 19th century
At the end of WW2, a German POW doing hard labor in the Soviet Gulag escapes from his Siberian camp to return to Germany but he's pursued by a Soviet NKVD officer.
War, Drama, History
USA
2006
132 Minutes
Ryan Phillippe Jesse Bradford Adam Beach John Benjamin Hickey John Slattery Barry Pepper Jamie Bell Paul Walker David Patrick Kelly Robert Patrick Neal McDonough
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The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.
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.
War, Drama
Poland
2014
130 Minutes
Józef Pawlowski Zofia Wichlacz Anna Prochniak Antoni Królikowski Maurycy Popiel Filip Gurlacz Michal Mikolajczak Karolina Staniec Jasmina Polak Tomasz Schuchardt
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A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
Drama, History
UK
1966
134 Minutes
Charlton Heston Laurence Olivier Richard Johnson Ralph Richardson Alexander Knox Johnny Sekka Michael Hordern Zia Mohyeddin Marne Maitland Nigel Green Hugh Williams
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In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed Ahmed el Mahdi (Sir Laurence Olivier).
Drama
USA
1944
111 Minutes
Anne Baxter Thomas Mitchell Selena Royle Ward Bond Bobby Driscoll Addison Richards Edward Ryan Trudy Marshall John Campbell James Cardwell John Alvin
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The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are ... See full summary »
War, Drama
USA
2020
110 Minutes
Sebastian Stan Christopher Plummer William Hurt Ed Harris Samuel L. Jackson Bradley Whitford Jeremy Irvine Alison Sudol Michael Imperioli Linus Roache Peter Fonda
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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.
Drama
USA
1942
134 Minutes
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Dame May Whitty Teresa Wright Reginald Owen Henry Travers Richard Ney Henry Wilcoxon
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A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II.
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.
Drama, History
Austria|Luxembourg|Germany
2014
96 Minutes
Christian Friedel Birte Schnoeink Stephan Grossmann Katharina Schüttler Sebastian Hülk Sandra Hüller Eva-Maria Kurz Hana Sofia Lopes
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Berlin, the Romantic Era. Young poet Heinrich wishes to conquer the inevitability of death through love, yet is unable to convince his skeptical cousin Marie to join him in a suicide pact. ... See full summary »
Drama, War
Poland|Lithuania
2013
119 Minutes
Piotr Adamczyk Przemyslaw Cypryanski Jan Englert Jan Wieczorkowski S?awomir Zapa?a Miroslaw Zbrojewicz Michal Zebrowski Romuald Andrzej Klos Robert Zoledziewski
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September 1st, 1939. German battleship Schleswig-Holstein marks the start of World War II by firing on the garrison stationed at the Westerplatte peninsula in Poland.
War, Drama, History
2011
141 Minutes
Christian Bale Ni Ni Huang Tianyuan Zhang Xinyi Han Xiting Zhang Doudou Dawei Tong Atsuro Watabe
american soldiers civilian emotional refuge convent flowers women second sino-japanese war love 19th century
An American (Christian Bale) tries to protect a group of Chinese students and prostitutes from Japanese soldiers in 1937 Nanjing.
War, Drama, History
Canada
2008
Minutes
Caroline Dhavernas Gil Bellows Paul Gross Joe Dinicol Alex Arsenault Meredith Bailey David Lawrence Brown Tom Carey Jason Cermak Adam Harrington
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The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele.