20 movies like Shock and Awe, ordered by similarity : The Post(2017), Battle for Haditha(2007), Alexander Nevsky(1938), All the President's Men(1976), The Tuskegee Airmen(1995), Megan Leavey(2017), State of Play(2009), Kill the Messenger(2014), Harriet(2019), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939), Paterson(2016), Hannibal Brooks(1969) ...
6.3/10
Drama
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Woody Harrelson James Marsden Rob Reiner Milla Jovovich Jessica Biel Tommy Lee Jones Luke Tennie Richard Schiff
journalist politician citizen military official confident engaging gutsy inspiring patriotic newsroom united states washington, d.c. iraq war patriotism investigation journalism politics discovery mystery
A group of journalists of the Knight-Ridder news service covering President George W. Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the President's claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons of mass destruction."
7.2/10
Drama, History
USA|UK
2017
115 Minutes
Meryl Streep Tom Hanks Bruce Greenwood Matthew Rhys Bob Odenkirk Michael Stuhlbarg Sarah Paulson Tracy Letts Bradley Whitford Alison Brie Jessie Mueller
publisher editor richard nixon writer soldier board member confident intense inspiring intricate suspenseful engaging washington, d.c. office newsroom court new york city white house scandal vietnam war
A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.
6.9/10
War, Drama
UK
2007
93 Minutes
Elliot Ruiz Matthew Knoll Nathan DelaCruz Yasmine Hanani Andrew McLaren Thomas Hennessy
marine army officer iraqi refugee victim woman bleak intense touching brutal melodramatic sad iraq war zone battlefield war war aftermath iraq war battle refugees
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.
7.6/10
Drama, History
Soviet Union
1938
111 Minutes
Dmitri Vasilyev Nikolai Cherkasov Nikolai Okhlopkov D. Orlov Andrei Abrikosov Anna Danilova Vera Ivasheva Sergei Blinnikov Lev Fenin Ivan Lagutin Vladimir Yershov
warrior knight prince engaging gutsy inspiring battlefield russia patriotism war love rivalry underdog quest 13th century
The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.
7.9/10
Drama
USA
1976
138 Minutes
Robert Redford Dustin Hoffman Jack Warden Martin Balsam Hal Holbrook Jason Robards Jane Alexander Meredith Baxter Ned Beatty Stephen Collins Penny Fuller
reporter editor politician teamwork engaging intricate tense emotional washington, d.c. watergate hotel apartment newsroom parking deck big city journalism political intrigue richard nixon carl bernstein bob woodward scandal
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Drama
1995
106 Minutes
Laurence Fishburne Allen Payne Malcolm-Jamal Warner Courtney B. Vance Andre Braugher Christopher McDonald John Lithgow Cuba Gooding Jr. Mekhi Phifer Daniel Hugh Kelly Rosemary Murphy
pilot lieutenant senator major eleanor roosevelt confident engaging inspiring patriotic alabama air force base airplane world war ii race relations tuskegee airmen military underdog quest rise 1940s
Grueling training and racist officers challenge black recruits in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
7.1/10
War, Biography, Drama
USA
2017
116 Minutes
Kate Mara Edie Falco Ramon Rodriguez Tom Felton Damson Idris Bradley Whitford Common Geraldine James Will Patton Corey Johnson Jonathan Howard
marine dog drill instructor mother doctor emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring intense desert iraq washington, d.c. war militarism animal taming love sacrifice quest 2010s
Based on the true life story of a young Marine corporal whose unique discipline and bond with her military combat dog saved many lives during their deployment in Iraq.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK|France
2009
127 Minutes
Russell Crowe Ben Affleck Rachel McAdams Helen Mirren Robin Wright Jason Bateman Jeff Daniels Michael Berresse Harry Lennix Josh Mostel Michael Weston
reporter congressman informant rookie insider engaging intricate suspenseful washington, d.c. newsroom investigation corruption murder journalism mentorship discovery pursuit mystery 2000s
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2014
112 Minutes
Jeremy Renner Rosemarie DeWitt Ray Liotta Tim Blake Nelson Barry Pepper Oliver Platt Michael Sheen Paz Vega Michael Kenneth Williams Mary Elizabeth Winstead Andy Garcia
journalist cia analyst drug dealer crack addict nicaraguan lawyer brooding chilling dark washington, d.c. courtroom newsroom apartment car street drugs cia secrets danger journalism
Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contras/freedom fighters in Nicaragua.
6.6/10
Action, Biography, Drama, History
China|USA
2019
125 Minutes
Cynthia Erivo Janelle Monáe Leslie Odom Jr. Joe Alwyn Clarke Peters Jennifer Nettles Vanessa Bell Calloway Omar J. Dorsey Henry Hunter Hall Tim Guinee Nick Basta
freedom fighter slave slave trader civil rights activist civil rights leader racist cheery confident cool emotional engaging gripping gutsy heartwarming intense inspiring patriotic positive powerful profound
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
8.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
125 Minutes
James Stewart Jean Arthur Claude Rains Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee Thomas Mitchell Eugene Pallette Beulah Bondi H.B. Warner Harry Carey Astrid Allwyn
senator politician secretary uplifting inspiring engaging washington, d.c. courtroom office politics aspirations leadership corruption underdog discovery rise 1930s
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
7.4/10
Comedy, Drama
France|Germany|USA
2016
118 Minutes
Adam Driver Golshifteh Farahani Barry Shabaka Henley Cliff "Method Man" Smith Chasten Harmon William Jackson Harper Masatoshi Nagase Sterling Jerins Rizwan Manji
bus driver passenger dog bartender wife writer calm emotional heartwarming inspiring profound new jersey bus bar house small-town life writing working class work-life balance discovery
A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
6.6/10
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
prisoner of war soldier englishman elephant escaped convict zookeeper charming cheeky confident endearing fascinating incredible prison camp private zoo alps munich mountain war zone world war ii prison break
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.
7.4/10
Drama, History, Biography
USA|France|UK|Japan
2005
93 Minutes
David Strathairn Patricia Clarkson George Clooney Jeff Daniels Robert Downey Jr. Frank Langella Ray Wise Robert John Burke Reed Edward Diamond Tate Donovan Grant Heslov
reporter politician employee television producer cool engaging patriotic washington, d.c. communism mccarthyism journalism adventure underdog quest 1950s
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
6.7/10
War, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2018
110 Minutes
Rosamund Pike Jamie Dornan Tom Hollander Stanley Tucci Jeremie Laheurte Hilton McRae Fady Elsayed Raad Rawi
war correspondent photographer friend love interest colleague brooding gripping intense raw syria iraq afghanistan libya london war zone war journalism middle east terrorism evil plot
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.
5.5/10
War, Action, Drama, History
Yugoslavia|USA|Liechtenstein
1974
90 Minutes
Rod Taylor Adam West Brioni Farrell Peter Carsten Olivera Katarina Velimir `Bata' Zivojinovic Branko Plesa
partisan german officer captain colonel general nazi powerful engaging tense intense dark gutsy yugoslavia world war ii nazism former yugoslavia war heroes battle life during wartime pursuit
Partisans in Yugoslavia clash with the Germans that have invaded their homeland in several confrontations until the climactic battle at Hell River.
8.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, History
India
2016
140 Minutes
Akshay Kumar Nimrat Kaur Inaamulhaq Avtar Gill Feryna Wazheir Purab Kohli Lena Kumud Mishra
young man young woman daughter driver emotional endearing gripping powerful inspiring incredible kuwait city house war zone american civil war iran--iraq war stranded airlift quest pursuit
When Iraq invades Kuwait in August 1990, a callous Indian businessman becomes the spokesperson for more than 170,000 stranded countrymen.
6.2/10
Drama
UK
2012
91 Minutes
Lenora Crichlow Lily James Noel Clarke Rupert Graves Bradley James Philip Davis Lorraine Burroughs Lashana Lynch Dominique Tipper
girl runner team member coach father physical therapist confident dreamy emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring london united kingdom racetrack locker room council estate family home sports team
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
6.5/10
War, Biography, Drama
USA|India
2017
108 Minutes
Miles Teller Haley Bennett Joe Cole Amy Schumer Beulah Koale Scott Haze Keisha Castle-Hughes Brad Beyer Omar J. Dorsey Jayson Warner Smith Sean Bridgers
soldier commander wife daughter son bomber emotional chilling moving solemn tense raw iraq truck united states house bar veteran's hospital iraq war post-traumatic stress disorder
A group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield.
7.3/10
Drama, War
West Germany
1959
93 Minutes
Joachim Hansen Wilhelm Borchert Wolfgang Preiss Carl Lange Horst Frank Peter Carsten Richard Münch Günter Pfitzmann Sonja Ziemann Gunnar Möller
german officer nationalist german soldier enemy soldier engaging suspenseful fascinating gripping melodramatic heartwarming germany stalingrad stalingrad, russia war zone war world war ii ideologies nationalism national identity
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.
7.3/10
War, Biography, Drama
USA
2014
132 Minutes
Bradley Cooper Sienna Miller Jake McDorman Luke Grimes Navid Negahban Keir O'Donnell Max Charles Kyle Gallner Cory Hardrict Sam Jaeger Mido Hamada
navy seal sniper soldier insurgent husband father brooding dark intense iraq building war zone war hospital house wedding iraq war post-traumatic stress disorder sniper family courage
Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
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