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Movies Like Beginning of the Great Revival

If you liked Beginning of the Great Revival (2011), a drama and action movie directed by Han San Ping and Huang Jianxin, 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.

  1. 1Walking with the Enemy

    Walking with the Enemy (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also action and drama

    Regent 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…

  2. 2Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)

    ★ 7/10Also history and drama

    A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.

  3. 3The Eight Hundred

    The Eight Hundred (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also war and history

    In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.

  4. 4The New One-Armed Swordsman

    The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and drama

    Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. That he proves with just the help of…

  5. 5Hidden Blade

    Hidden Blade (2023)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and history

    Follows the story of underground workers who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland, set after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor when the Wang Jingwei regime declared war on Britain and the U.S.

  6. 6The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge

    The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war and history

    Commander Wu Qianli leads the 7th Infantry Company soldiers to Funchilin Pass where they are tasked to destroy a bridge to stop enemy troops from retreating.

  7. 7Rescue at Dongji

    Rescue at Dongji (2025)

    ★ 8.4/10Also drama and history

    Inspired by the real life rescue of over 300 British soldiers in 1942, Dongji Rescue is a rousing, action-packed story of heroism on the high seas. When the Japanese warship Lisbon Maru is torpedoed off the coast of…

  8. 8The Battle at Lake Changjin

    The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and war

    Korean War, winter 1950. In the frozen and snowy area of Changjin Lake, a bloody battle is about to begin between the elite troops of the United States and China.

  9. 9Devils on the Doorstep

    Devils on the Doorstep (2001)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama and war

    During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The…

  10. 10Field of Lost Shoes

    Field of Lost Shoes (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10Also war and drama

    A 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.

  11. 11Hidden Man

    Hidden Man (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action and drama

    A martial arts-infused spy thriller set in 1937 Beijing. A time when China was lurching between revolution, prosperity, and chaos.

  12. 12Waiting for Anya

    Waiting for Anya (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and war

    During 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.

  13. 13Battleground

    Battleground (1949)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action and drama

    Members 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…

  14. 14Sacrifice

    Sacrifice (2010)

    ★ 6/10Also history and drama

    For generations the Zhao family has wielded power, until their mortal enemy TU’AN GU slaughters the entire clan, determined to wipe out their influence forever. But one Zhao baby survives hidden by CHENG YING the…

  15. 15Police Story: Lockdown

    Police Story: Lockdown (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10Also action and drama

    A man looking for the release of a long-time prisoner takes a police officer, his daughter, and a group of strangers hostage.

  16. 16SAS: Red Notice

    SAS: Red Notice (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also drama and action

    An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the…

  17. 17S.W.A.T.

    S.W.A.T. (2019)

    ★ 7.3/10Also action and drama

    The story centers on the Chinese Special Police Unit, from their hard training to their first mission.

  18. 18Assembly

    Assembly (2007)

    ★ 6.9/10Also action and history

    Follows a soldier trying to gain recognition for comrades who died in 1948, at a turning point in the civil war between the communists and the nationalist forces of the Kuomintang.

  19. 19The Secrets We Keep

    The Secrets We Keep (2020)

    ★ 6/10Also history and drama

    In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.

  20. 20Wolf Hound

    Wolf Hound (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war and action

    Inspired 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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