20 movies like D-Day, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Instrument of War(2017), Hell River(1974), The Inglorious Bastards(1978), The Wooden Horse(1950), Anthropoid(2016), USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage(2016), Battle of Britain(1969), Five Graves to Cairo(1943), Wunderland(2018), The Captain(2017), Nine Men(1943) ...
War, Action
USA
2019
90 Minutes
Chuck Liddell Randy Couture Weston Cage Jesse Kove Mike C. Manning Matthew Dennis Lewis Kellan Rhude Geoff Meed
soldier bleak disturbing gory intense rousing tense normandy coast world war ii d-day pursuit 1940s
When an elite group of American soldiers are ordered to take out a series of German machine gun nests, they find themselves blindly venturing into hostile territory.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
War, Drama, Action
USA
2017
90 Minutes
Jack Ashton Elliot James Langridge Daniel Betts Rupert Simonian Urs Rechn Andrea Deck Andreas Wisniewski Callum McGowan Barney White Ethan Vincent
bomber pilot prisoner of war british soldier nazi german soldier tense suspenseful gripping dark engaging nazi germany world war ii prisoners of war survival captivity oppression escape pursuit quest rescue
When U.S. B-24 bomber pilot Clair Cline is shot down and captured in northern Germany, one war ends and another begins -- to keep hope alive. Now behind German barbed wire and oppression, ... See full summary »
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.
War, Action
1978
93 Minutes
Bo Svenson Fred Williamson Ian Bannen Peter Hooten Jackie Basehart Michel Constantin Debra Berger Raimund Harmstorf Michael Pergolani
soldier deserter thief assassin prisoner lieutenant intense confident gutsy thrilling dark patriotic france world war ii prison break dangerous mission captivity nazism friendship adventure
Two officers (Bo Svenson, Ian Bannen) lead military misfits on a mission to steal a Nazi V-2 rocket gyroscope.
War
UK
1950
101 Minutes
Leo Genn Anthony Steel David Tomlinson David Greene Peter Burton Michael Goodliffe Anthony Dawson
prisoner of war captain british soldier british officer nazi commandant lieutenant intense tense suspenseful gripping engaging gutsy nazi germany concentration camp survival prisoners of war world war ii nazism tunneling gymnastics
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany.
Mystery & Thriller, War, Drama, History
Czech Republic|UK|USA|France
2016
120 Minutes
Cillian Murphy Jamie Dornan Charlotte Le Bon Anna Geislerová Toby Jones Harry Lloyd Alena Mihulová Bill Milner Pavel Reznícek Jirí Simek Sam Keeley
soldier resistance fighter agent nazi commandant assassin gripping tense intense thrilling suspenseful czechoslovakia world war ii assassination plot nazi occupation resistance fighters secret plans quest pursuit 1940s
Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.
Drama, Action, History, War
USA
2016
135 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Tom Sizemore Thomas Jane Matt Lanter Weronika Rosati Cody Walker Brian Presley Emily Tennant Callard Harris Emily Marie Palmer
captain lieutenant admiral childhood friend chief petty officer love interest thrilling tense intense suspenseful brash gripping philippines sea disaster world war ii uss indianapolis military seafaring courage
During World War II, an American navy ship is sunk by a Japanese submarine leaving 890 crewmen stranded in shark infested waters.
War, Drama, Action
UK
1969
132 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Michael Caine Christopher Plummer Robert Shaw Susannah York Trevor Howard Curt Jurgens Ian McShane
soldier pilot prime minister dictator nazi british soldiers tense gripping london england war air raids battle bravery underdog adventure sacrifice 1940s
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
War
USA
1943
96 Minutes
Franchot Tone Anne Baxter Erich von Stroheim Akim Tamiroff Peter Van Eyck Fortunio Bonanova Konstantin Shayne Fred Nurney Miles Mander Leslie Denison Ian Keith
soldier innkeeper clerk field marshal erwin rommel tense thrilling engaging hotel desert cairo war espionage dangerous assignment world war ii adventure sacrifice pursuit 1940s
In the North African campaign a British straggler manages to pass himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered as Rommel's headquarters. He has thoughts of assassinating Rommel but his cover may have an even better use.
War, Drama
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Tom Berenger Steven Luke Wade Dienert Andrew Stecker Cody Fleury Aaron Courteau Casey Sill Jeremy Michael Pereira Zach Hardin Billy Zane Luke Steinborn
soldier enemy medic lieutenant commander civilian bleak brutal intense gritty gripping patriotic battlefield woods road belgium france luxembourg battle of the bulge war
Christmas 1944, The Germans make one final push against the attacking allied armies in the West. Lt. Robert Cappa and his platoon of 2nd Infantry Division soldiers have been ordered to hold... See full summary »
War, Drama, History
USA
2017
118 Minutes
Max Hubacher Milan Peschel Frederick Lau Waldemar Kobus Alexander Fehling Samuel Finzi Wolfram Koch Britta Hammelstein Bernd Hölscher Sascha Alexander Gersak Blerim Destani
soldier nazi nazi commandant prison guard prisoner deserter uneasy intense tense unrestrained brutal bleak concentration camp truck woods base camp office fraud nazi collaboration power
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 »
Adventure
UK
1943
68 Minutes
Jack Lambert Gordon Jackson Fredrick Piper Grant Sutherland Bill Blewett Eric Micklewood
lieutenant sergeant british soldiers german troops italian soldier nazi intense tense suspenseful engaging gripping inspiring libya world war ii survival flashbacks desert trek africa combat escape
The Nine men of the title are a British WWII Army patrol stuck in a desert fort during the African campaign. The Men must defend the fort against the Italian and German troops until they ... See full summary »
War, Drama
USA
1953
68 Minutes
Frank Silvera Paul Mazursky Kenneth Harp Stephen Coit Virginia Leith
soldiers peasant woman general bleak dark gripping intense profound tense uneasy forest river military base war psychology trauma murder escape fall 1950s
Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires.
War
USA
1943
126 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Paulette Goddard Veronica Lake George Reeves Barbara Britton Walter Abel Sonny Tufts Mary Servoss Ted Hecht John Litel Mary Treen
nurse lieutenant soldier priest patriotic engaging tense rousing spirited hospital tunnel philippines bataan war medicine female bonding world war ii sacrifice escape rescue
A group of nurses returning from the war in the Phillippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.
War
USA|Denmark|Panama|UK
1970
98 Minutes
Martin Potter Jane Seymour Ove Sprogøe Ebbe Rode Helle Virkner Benny Hansen Bendt Rothe Kjeld Jacobsen
ballet instructor jewish refugee family nazi assistant friend bleak chilling dark disturbing gripping intense denmark nazi occupation survival danish resistance jewish people evacuation world war ii discovery
A Jewish family try to escape from Denmark in October 1943 during the German occupation.
War
USA
1960
74 Minutes
Van Johnson Jean-Pierre Aumont Dany Carrel
government agent war criminal nazi general sergeant resistance fighter tense suspenseful intense engaging thrilling patriotic france ambush secret identity war crimes world war ii counterespionage resistance fighters escape
An American OSS agent and the French underground attempt to rescue a Nazi general, who is awaiting execution by the Germans, and help him escape to London.
Horror, Action, Mystery & Thriller
South Korea
2020
116 Minutes
Gang Dong-won Lee Jung-hyun Re Lee Hae-hyo Kwon John D. Michaels Min-jae Kim Do-yoon Kim Ye-won Lee Daniel Joey Albright Pierce Conran Geoffrey Giuliano
zombie soldier militia member sister nephew brother-in-law family mobster rogue agent bleak brutal chilling dark creepy eerie engaging gripping gritty intense uneasy
A zombie virus has in the last 4 years spread to all South Korea. 4 Koreans in HK sail thru the blockade to Incheon for USD20,000,000 on a truck.
Action
Italy|France|West Germany
1968
105 Minutes
Frédérick Stafford Daniela Bianchi Curt Jurgens John Ireland Adolfo Celi Helmut Schneider Michael Constantine Faida Nicols Howard Ross Anthony Dawson Jacques Monod
soldier war hero nazi prisoner of war thief bleak emotional intense engaging suspenseful netherlands amsterdam world war ii war crime war aftermath theft adventure rivalry escape pursuit
Holland. Spring 1945. Two armies face each other in the final confrontation of World War II. On the one hand are the powerful forces of the Allies, on the other, all that remains of the ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
2013
100 Minutes
Jason Statham Agata Buzek Vicky McClure Benedict Wong Victoria Bewick David Bradley Siobhan Hewlett Lee Asquith-Coe Senem Temiz Ian Pirie
soldier ex-soldier homeless person fighter british man girl dead person nun romantic interest love interest criminal crime boss dark gripping gritty gutsy intense shocking suspenseful tense
A damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
1984
108 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton Michael Biehn Paul Winfield Lance Henriksen Rick Rossovich Bess Motta Earl Boen Dick Miller Shawn Schepps Bruce Kerner
good guy woman android murder victim roommate cyborg gory suspenseful intense tense thrilling los angeles alternate reality police station club city apartment motel room violence robots time travel
A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.