Top 20 movies like As If They Were Angels

The little known story of one of the worst non-combat disasters in the history of the US Navy, …AS IF THEY WERE ANGELS is a story of courage, heart, sacrifice and the heroism of miners & fishermen of 2 small towns, who risked their lives to save nearly 200 American sailors, shipwrecked on the rugged cliffs of Newfoundland. Narrated by Peter Coyote, it’s a deeply layered tale of navigation errors, courts martial mistakes, a steep loss of life, and resonates today as if the very telling of its deep humanity offers a lifeline for our fractured times.

As If They Were Angels is of 1 hour(s) and 25 minute(s). It is Produced By: Health, Education & Videotape, Inc, Terry Strauss Productions. It was released on 2018-10-06. It has the tagline: A deeply layered WWII tale of shipwreck, a steep loss of life, courage, sacrifice and human endurance; of rescue and remembrance.

Genres: Documentary

1. Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms

This drama-documentary evokes what it was like to work closely with Churchill in the Cabinet War Rooms during the dark days of the Blitz and the later bombing raids on London. The programme combines superb archive film from the Imperial War Museum’s vast collection, with atmospheric dramatisations actually filmed inside the Cabinet War Rooms – the real locations from where Churchill led the nation. Includes first-hand accounts which reveal the challenges of working with Britain’s bullish war leader at close quarters.

It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.

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2. Fyra dagar som skakade Sverige - Midsommarkrisen 1941 (Fyra dagar som skakade Sverige - Midsommarkrisen 1941)

At dawn on June 22, 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. On the same morning, Germany demanded permission from the Swedish government to transport 18,000 German soldiers from Norway to Finland across Sweden by railway. This was a difficult problem for the Swedish government. On one hand remaining friendly with Germany at the height of its power, on the other maintaining a strict neutrality. The Swedish cabinet meet in Stockholm to decide upon the best reply to the German demands.

It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.

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3. Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française (Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française)

(Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française)

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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4. Le Temps des assassins (Le Temps des assassins)

(Le Temps des assassins)

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5. 12 balles dans la peau pour Pierre Laval (12 balles dans la peau pour Pierre Laval)

(12 balles dans la peau pour Pierre Laval)

It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.

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6. The Camps of Death

Human torture. Factories of death. War atrocities. The crimes that haunt the pagse of history are chronicled in the piercing documentary Camps of Death. Following Hitler's murderous career, the film traces his rise to power, his ultimate demise, and the subsequent nuremberg trials that publicized the horrors of Hitler's regime. Concentration camp footage combines with chilling POW interviews to graphically create the nazi nightmare that few could hope to survive. A powerful look at the third reich adn the horrifying fate of its enemies.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

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7. My House Without Me (Mój dom)

Two women, one house. An intimate story about a Pole and a German placed by war on enemy sides and their parallel lives accidentally brought together. The film reflects on the concepts of invaders, victim, guilt and forgiveness. It confronts different experiences and their paradoxical similarities. It deals with the controversial subject of the post-war accountings. The visual narration is flowing, guided by memories and archives. Traditional documentation confronts experimental use of archival footage in the cinematic impression about displacement.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

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8. Integrating the Marine Corps: The Montford Point Marines

In the backdrop of a world on the brink, the Montford Point Marines rise, transcending not just enemy lines, but also the formidable barriers of racial segregation. Their journey, spanning from rural Virginia to the frontlines of World War II, the Korean War, and the jungles of Vietnam, is a reflection of their indomitable spirit and unyielding resolve. Confronting racial prejudices, the heartbreaks of war, and the turbulent transition to civilian life, these men never wavered in their commitment. "Integrating the Marine Corps" dives deep into the uncharted terrains of the Black experience in the early 20th century Marine Corps, illuminating stories often shadowed in history's corners. With cinematic finesse fit a global streaming audience, the film weaves these warriors deeply personal narratives into a rich tapestry, culminating in an epic saga of heroism, perseverance, and the enduring legacy of the American veteran.

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9. Götterdämmerung 1945: Die letzten 10 Wochen des Dritten Reiches (Götterdämmerung 1945: Die letzten 10 Wochen des Dritten Reiches)

"Götterdämmerung 1945: The last 10 weeks of the Third Reich" - from the battle of the Ardennes till the end. Die Deutsche Wochenschau was the title of the unified newsreel series released in the cinemas of Nazi Germany from 1940 until the end of World War II.

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10. Night and Fog (Nuit et Brouillard)

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.

It has an average vote of 8.206 on TMDB.

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11. No Job For a Woman

Martha Gellhorn, Ruth Cowan, Dickey Chappelle: Three tenacious journalists who forged legendary reputations as war correspondents during a time when battlefields were considered no place for a woman. Their repeated delegation to the sidelines to cover the “woman’s angle” succeeded in expanding the focus of war coverage to bring home a new kind of story— a personal look at the human cost of war. Featuring an abundance of archival photos and interviews with modern female war correspondents, as well as actresses bringing to life the written words of these remarkable women.

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12. Double Solitaire

The filmmaker's father and uncle, Norm and Stan, are third generation Japanese Americans. They are "all American" guys who love bowling, cards and pinball. Placed in the Amache internment camp as children during World War II, they don't think the experience affected them that much. But in the course of navigating the maze of her father's and uncle's pursuits while simultaneously trying to inquire about their past, the filmmaker is able to find connections between their lives now and the history that was left behind.

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13. Forgotten Transports to Latvia (Zapomenuté transporty do Lotyšska)

In January of 1942, two first transports with hundreds of Czech Jews leave Theresienstadt for the east. After a journey lasting several days, the trains reach the Latvian capital of Riga.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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14. Dirty Gold: The Disappearance of the Japanese war booty

From 1937 to 1948 gold, silver, platinum and diamonds were looted by the Imperial Japanese Army during its campaigns throughout Asia-a treasure trove worth billions whose location has remained unclear until today. Rumor had it that hundreds of tones of gold were buried in the Philippines. In an exciting investigation of the 20th century history, director Egmont R. Koch embarks on the trail of Japan’s stolen gold, a journey that takes him to the Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan. He discovers documents that prove that the disappeared loot was used to finance the Cold War in Asia and to corrupt nationalist Japanese politicians.

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15. Brigadistas (Brigadistas)

(Brigadistas)

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16. Russen und Deutsche - Sieben historische Wendepunkte (Russen und Deutsche - Sieben historische Wendepunkte)

(Russen und Deutsche - Sieben historische Wendepunkte)

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17. People of Russia

This FitzPatrick Miniature visits the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , the largest geographically unbroken political unit in the world, covering one-sixth of the world's land mass.

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