Movies Like A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo
If you liked A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (1945), a war and drama movie directed by Mikio Naruse, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The War Below (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also war and dramaDuring World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.
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The Kill Team (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also war and dramaWhen Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent Sergeant, he faces a moral dilemma…
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and warA dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces.
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Jacknife (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and warA conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.
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The One That Got Away (1957)
★ 6.8/10Also war and dramaBased on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.
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Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also war and dramaThere were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley…
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Devotion (2022)
★ 7/10Also war and dramaThe harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
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Waiting for Anya (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and warDuring the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
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Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also war and dramaVietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, recruits and volunteers who have never…
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Men in War (1957)
★ 6.6/10Also war and dramaIn Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic…
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Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
★ 6.3/10Also war and dramaAn American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly…
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The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and historyFr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him…
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Sergeant York (1941)
★ 7.2/10Also war and dramaAlvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most…
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Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also war and dramaA group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also war and historyIn 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
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The Beast of War (1988)
★ 7.1/10Also war and dramaDuring the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains.
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The Monuments Men (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also war and dramaBased on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians…
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Munich - The Edge of War (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and historyAt the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.
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Ararat (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and warInterrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.
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Max (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also war and dramaIn 1918, a young, disillusioned Adolf Hitler strikes up a friendship with a Jewish art dealer while weighing a life of passion for art vs. talent at politics