Movies Like Etopirika: A Bird That Spins Thoughts
If you liked Etopirika: A Bird That Spins Thoughts (2022), a war movie directed by Minori Yamada and Mitsuo Kobayashi, 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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Hell Hath No Fury (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also warBranded a traitor by her countrymen, French national Marie DuJardin is rescued by American soldiers on one condition: to survive, she must lead them to a cache of gold - before the Nazis return to claim it for…
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Waiting for Anya (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also 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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The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
★ 6.4/10Also warHenry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually won the battle, shame over his cowardice…
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A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
★ 7.2/10Also warA German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.
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Cloak and Dagger (1946)
★ 6.5/10Also warItalian partisans help a professor sent by the OSS to find an atomic scientist held by Nazis.
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The Battle of San Pietro (1945)
★ 6.1/10Also warThis documentary movie is about the battle of San Pietro, a small village in Italy. Over 1,100 US soldiers were killed while trying to take this location, that blocked the way for the Allied forces from the Germans…
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Boudica (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also warInspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers, Boudica’s kingdom is left without a…
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Wolf Hound (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also warInspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 German-occupied France and follows the daring…
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Walking with the Enemy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also warRegent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent…
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Jacknife (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also 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 Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)
★ 6.9/10Also warDuring World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
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The Eastern Front (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also warA dwindling group of German soldiers battle to return to their lines on the harsh Eastern Front.
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What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
★ 5.9/10Also warA by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way…
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The Kill Team (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also warWhen 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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Battleground (1949)
★ 6.7/10Also warMembers of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their…
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Bunker (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also warTrapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other.
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Decision Before Dawn (1951)
★ 6.8/10Also warWWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners…
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Father Soldier Son (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also warWhen Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch is critically wounded in Afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy.
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An Ordinary Man (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also warA war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his maid.
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Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
★ 6.3/10Also warWorld War II, 1943. Mallory and Miller, the heroes who destroyed the guns of Navarone, are sent to Yugoslavia in search of a ghost from the past.