Top 20 movies like The War Magician
Top 20 Movies like The War Magician
- 1. They Were Expendable
- 2. Sink the Bismarck!
- 3. Apocalypse Now
- 4. All Quiet on the Western Front
- 5. The Tale of Jean Valjean
- 6. The Right Stuff
- 7. The Count of Monte Cristo
- 8. The Eagle Has Landed
- 9. Dragonard
- 10. Hopeaa rajan takaa
- 11. „Psáno na pranýř“
- 12. Země duní
- 13. Delusions of Grandeur
- 14. Great Expectations
- 15. When the Last Sword Is Drawn
- 16. Fukushima 50
- 17. Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
- 18. The Great Raid
- 19. The Other Boleyn Girl
- 20. The French Lieutenant's Woman
1. They Were Expendable
After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.
It has an average vote of 6.514 on TMDB.
2. Sink the Bismarck!
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
3. Apocalypse Now
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
It has an average vote of 8.285 on TMDB.
4. All Quiet on the Western Front
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during World War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
It has an average vote of 7.766 on TMDB.
5. The Tale of Jean Valjean (ジャン・バルジャン物語)
In 19th century France, an escaped convict seeks redemption while caring for a young woman whose mother he once protected, and aligning himself with a band of student revolutionaries.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
6. The Right Stuff
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.
It has an average vote of 7.445 on TMDB.
7. The Count of Monte Cristo
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
It has an average vote of 7.658 on TMDB.
8. The Eagle Has Landed
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.
It has an average vote of 6.585 on TMDB.
9. Dragonard
In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British sugar-planters. When caught having sex with his owner's wife, Abdee is given 100 lashes with the dreaded "dragonard" whip. This sentence is meant to be fatal but Abdee survives and later joins in a slave revolt which puts an end to the island's era of savage whippings.
It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.
10. Hopeaa rajan takaa (Hopeaa rajan takaa)
In the summer of 1941, the Karelian youths Wist and Anttala decide to seek family silver hidden under Wist's home behind the border line of the truce.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
11. „Psáno na pranýř“ („Psáno na pranýř“)
(„Psáno na pranýř“)
13. Delusions of Grandeur (La Folie des grandeurs)
Don Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by The Queen, a beautiful princess Bavarian, of having an illegitimate child to one of her maids of honor, he was stripped of his duties and ordered to retire to a monastery.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
14. Great Expectations
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
15. When the Last Sword Is Drawn (壬生義士伝)
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
16. Fukushima 50 (Fukushima 50)
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
It has an average vote of 6.386 on TMDB.
17. Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End (Arn: Riket vid vägens slut)
Arn has served his term in the Holy land and returns home to be reunited with his beloved Cecilia. When he returns home, he discovers that political forces tries to separate him and Cecilia - but thanks to queen Blanka they can finally get married. Arn knows that war is looming and with his martial knowledge he starts to build an army at his new home at Forsvik.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
18. The Great Raid
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
It has an average vote of 6.58 on TMDB.
19. The Other Boleyn Girl
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
It has an average vote of 6.683 on TMDB.
20. The French Lieutenant's Woman
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
It has an average vote of 6.43 on TMDB.