Movies like The Man Who Saved the World

20 movies like The Man Who Saved the World, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), This Is Congo(2017), Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience(2007), Canal Zone(1977), This Is Not a Movie(2019), Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018), Heimat is a Space in Time(2019), National Bird(2016), Legion of Brothers(2017), Burden(2016), Armadillo(2010), Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?(1959) ...

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The Man Who Saved the World

Retired Soviet Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov, who saved the world from WW3, talks about his life as retiree and shares his opinions on the Cold War with actor Kevin Costner in this melancholic mixture of documentary and reenacted footage.

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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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This Is Congo

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.

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Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

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 »

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Canal Zone

On the one hand, you have the Panamians, but Frederick Wiseman shows them as the Americans see them: from a distance. They are poor and of no particular interest to them even if Panama is ... See full summary »

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This Is Not a Movie

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).

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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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Heimat is a Space in Time

In this immersive film essay, master documentary filmmaker Thomas Heise dives into four generations of his own family archives to trace the profound cultural and political upheaval of Germany's last century.

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National Bird

Drone whistleblower interviewed about borderless information gathering by the government.

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Legion of Brothers

Immediately after the 9/11 attacks, fewer than 100 US Troops were sent on a secret mission to overthrow the Taliban. What happens next is equal parts war-origin story and cautionary tale, ... See full summary »

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Burden

The life of the always provocative artist Chris Burden, whose work consistently challenged ideas about the limits and nature of modern art, from his notorious performances in the 1970s to his later works.

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Armadillo

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.

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Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?

In the winter of 1943, against the background of battle scenes, a young German Lieutenant who increasingly distrusts the inhuman Nazi ideology struggles with the concept of war.

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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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Surrender -- Hell!

An officer leads a band of Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese in anticipation of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return.

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The Sorrow and the Pity

Seven mercenaries on a mission into Simba controlled Congo territory requisite with typical sterotypes.

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For Sama

FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.

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The Fog of War

The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.

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Control Room

A documentary on perception of the United States's war with Iraq, with an emphasis on Al Jazeera's coverage.

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The Trials of Henry Kissinger

A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.

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Iraq in Fragments

Stories from modern day Iraq as told by Iraqis living in a time of war, occupation and ethnic tension.

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