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Schindler's List (1993)
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Schindler's List (1993)

Oskar Schindler is a vainglorious and greedy German businessman who becomes an unlikely humanitarian amid the barbaric German Nazi reign when he feels compelled to turn his factory into a refuge for Jews. Based on the true story of Oskar Schindler who managed to save about 1100 Jews from being gasse β€¦d at the Auschwitz concentration camp, it is a testament to the good in all of us. (Read More)

Subgenre:
christ allegoryepic
Themes:
starvationforgivenessholocaustcrueltyhopeevilguiltpsychopathracismheroweddingmarriagefriendshipmurderdeath
Locations:
waterbathtubcemeterysnow
Characters:
german soldierengineergermansecretaryjewmaidjewishdoctorhusband wife relationship
Period:
1930s1940s1990sworld war two
Story:
cold blooded killersadistic crueltyholocaust survivorgood versus eviltragic herodark herodeath campcolor segues into black and whitechild shot through the chestfellow travelerrighteous among the nationsrifle scopechild shot in the backyad vashemlapel pin β€¦thrill killnazi retaliationchild shot in the chestred coatselectiongirl killedmachinisthiding jewsconcentration camp survivorkrakow polandchild shot in the headtalmudnazi concentration campreference to greta garbomenorahshabbatboxcargold toothchild shotlicefoundationgratitudesabbathboy killedinfestationfire hosemanicureblack and white segues into colorlistreference to karl marxinvestorouthousedeath of title characterman hits womanemaciationends with biographical notesfreezingchild killedruthlessnessbarracksindustrialistmass murdererhometownmass gravepolishliberationhiding under a bedhiding placecoldfamous scorehanged manbloody body of childauschwitzashesconsciencebunk bedfilm starts with textrabbirailwayvillahiding in a closetswastikafull frontal male nudityworkerpresentaccountantdead girlshaved headdeath of protagonistdead boyfieldconcentration campblack and whiteghettojob interviewsoapanti semitismdiamondcompassionhonorwomanizerfriendship between menblockbusterarchitectreference to adolf hitlerwhat happened to epiloguechild murdershavinghatesplattertypewriterfull frontal female nudityhangingringcharacter's point of view camera shotsuitcasechampagnefactoryuniformcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguebusinessmanprologuebirthday partychild in perilno opening creditsman with glassesfemale pubic hairprisonerwidowcandlesubjective cameramale pubic hairpianoapostrophe in titlerescueshot in the headurinationmirrormachine gunbased on bookcryingbased on true storyshowerpistolmale full frontal nuditycharacter name in titletwo word titlebloodviolence (See All)

Son Of Saul (2015)
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Son Of Saul (2015)

Two days in the life of Saul Auslander, Hungarian prisoner working as a member of the Sonderkommando at one of the Auschwitz Crematoriums who, to bury the corpse of a boy he takes for his son, tries to carry out his impossible deed: salvage the body and find a rabbi to bury it. While the Sonderkomma β€¦ndo is to be liquidated at any moment, Saul turns away of the living and their plans of rebellion to save the remains of a son he never took care of when he was still alive. (Read More)

Themes:
holocaustmurderdeath
Characters:
german soldiergermanjewjewishdoctor
Period:
1940sworld war two
Story:
nazi concentration campsabbathpolishauschwitzashesrabbidead boyconcentration campanti semitismsuitcaseprologuefemale pubic hairprisonermale pubic hairrescue β€¦machine guncryingshowercharacter name in titletwo word titlebloodviolence (See All)

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The Pianist (2002)
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The Pianist (2002)

In this adaptation of the autobiography "The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945," 'Wladyslaw Szpilman' (qv), a Polish Jewish radio station pianist, sees Warsaw change gradually as World War II begins. Szpilman is forced into the Warsaw Ghetto, but is lat β€¦er separated from his family during Operation Reinhard. From this time until the concentration camp prisoners are released, Szpilman hides in various locations among the ruins of Warsaw. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationholocaustmurder
Locations:
bathtub
Characters:
jewish
Period:
1930s1940sworld war two
Story:
hiding jewsboy killedchild killedhiding placebloody body of childdead boyconcentration campghettoanti semitismchild murderno opening creditspianoshot in the headbased on true storyblood β€¦violence (See All)

Defiance (2008)
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Defiance (2008)

On the run and hiding in the deep forests of the then German-occupied Poland and Belorussia (World War II), the four Bielski brothers find the impossible task of foraging for food and weapons for their survival. They live, not only with the fear of discovery, contending with neighboring Soviet parti β€¦sans and knowing whom to trust but also take the responsibility of looking after a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. Women, men, children, the elderly and the young alike are all hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forests in the darkest times of German-occupied Eastern Europe. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationholocaustdeathmurderfriendship
Locations:
snow
Characters:
german soldierjewishhusband wife relationship
Period:
world war two
Story:
black and white segues into colormass gravecoldhanged manfilm starts with textswastikaaccountantanti semitismwhat happened to epiloguecharacter repeating someone else's dialogueprologueno opening creditsshot in the headurinationmachine gun β€¦based on bookbased on true storypistolviolenceblood (See All)

The Counterfeiters (2007) is one of the best movies like Schindler's List (1993)
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The Counterfeiters (2007)

The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrest β€¦ed by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen. Upon his arrival, he once again comes face to face with Herzog, who is there on a secret mission. Hand-picked for his unique skill, Salomon and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Bernhard. The team, which also includes detainee Adolf Burger, is given luxury barracks for their assistance. But while Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germany's allied opponents, Adolf refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop Operation Bernhard's aid to the war effort. Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationholocaustmurderdeath
Characters:
germanjewjewishdoctorhusband wife relationship
Period:
1930s1940sworld war two
Story:
nazi concentration campmanicureemaciationbarracksauschwitzbunk bedconcentration campanti semitismsuitcasechampagneprologuesubjective cameramale pubic hairshot in the headurination β€¦mirrorcryingbased on true storyshowerpistolmale full frontal nuditybloodviolence (See All)

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Downfall (2004)
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Downfall (2004)

In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Soviet Armies closing in from the west and south. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his Generals and advisers to fight to the last man. "Downfall" explores  β€¦these final days of the Reich, where senior German leaders (such as Himmler and Goring) began defecting from their beloved Fuhrer, in an effort to save their own lives, while still others (Joseph Goebbels) pledge to die with Hitler. Hitler, himself, degenerates into a paranoid shell of a man, full of optimism one moment and suicidal depression the next. When the end finally does comes, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender. (Read More)

Themes:
holocausthoperacismheroweddingmarriagedeathfriendshipmurder
Locations:
snow
Characters:
german soldiergermansecretaryjewjewishdoctorhusband wife relationship
Period:
1940sworld war two
Story:
ruthlessnessbunk bedswastikadead girljob interviewanti semitismhonorarchitectwhat happened to epiloguetypewriterhangingchampagnecandleshot in the headmirror β€¦machine gunbased on bookcryingbased on true storytwo word titleviolenceblood (See All)

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas (2008)
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The Boy In The Striped Pajamas (2008)

Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in prewar Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and SS Commandant father. The family relocates to the countryside where his father is assigned to take command a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped paj β€¦amas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationholocaustfriendship
Locations:
cemetery
Characters:
german soldiergermanjewmaidjewishdoctorhusband wife relationship
Period:
1940sworld war two
Story:
nazi concentration campemaciationswastikaconcentration campanti semitismcharacter's point of view camera shotuniformprisonersubjective cameracryingshower

The Believer (2001)
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The Believer (2001)

"The Believer" explores a Jewish student's private journey to understand the meaning of Judaism in his life. Set in New York City, the Plot follows a morally confused young adult struggling with the conflict between his beliefs and his heritage. "The Believer" examines themes of religion, family, an β€¦d self-loathing. It is a psychological examination into the forces of intolerance, both on the individual and society as a whole. (Read More)

Themes:
holocaustracismmurderdeath
Characters:
german soldierjew
Period:
world war two
Story:
holocaust survivorconcentration camp survivortalmudlistreference to karl marxauschwitzrabbiswastikaconcentration campanti semitismreference to adolf hitlerhateurinationbased on true storyviolence β€¦blood (See All)

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Enemy At The Gates (2001) is one of the best movies like Schindler's List (1993)
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Enemy At The Gates (2001)

In World War II, the fall of Stalingrad will mean the collapse of the whole country. The Germans and Russians are fighting over every block, leaving only ruins behind. The Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev stalks the Germans, taking them out one by one, thus hurting the morale of the German troops. The β€¦ political officer Danilov leads him on, publishing his efforts to give his countrymen some hope. But Vassili eventually start to feel that he can not live up to the expectations on him. He and Danilov fall in love with the same girl, Tanya, a female soldier. From Germany comes the master sniper Konig to put an end to the extraordinary skilled Russian sniper. (Read More)

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
hopeherofriendshipmurderdeath
Locations:
snow
Characters:
jewjewishhusband wife relationship
Period:
1940sworld war two
Story:
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Black Book (2006)
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Black Book (2006)

Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where she is working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September 1944. Rachel is in trouble when her hiding place is bombed by allied tro β€¦ops. She gets in contact with a man from the resistance and joins a group of Jews who are to be smuggled across the Biesbosch by boat to the freed South Netherlands. Germans from a patrol boat murder them all however. Only Rachel is able to escape. She is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers. When Kuipers' son is captured after trying to smuggle weapons, he asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmfuhrer Ludwig Muntze. Soon she will find out the attack in the Biesbosch wasn't a coincidence. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationholocaustfriendshipdeathmurder
Characters:
german soldiergermanjewjewishdoctor
Period:
1940sworld war two
Story:
hiding jewsmass graveliberationhiding placeswastikareference to adolf hitlersuitcaseprologuefemale pubic hairprisonerpianorescueshot in the headurinationmirror β€¦machine guncryingbased on true storyshowerviolenceblood (See All)

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
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Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

In 1944, upper class boy Julien Quentin and his brother Francois travel to Catholic boarding school in the countryside after vacations. Julien is a leader and good student and when the new student Jean Bonnet arrives in the school, they have friction in their relationship. However, Julien learns to  β€¦respect Jean and discovers that he is Jewish and the priests are hiding him from the Nazis. They become best friends and Julien keeps the secret. When the priest Jean discovers that the servant Joseph is stealing supplies from the school to sell in the black market, he fires the youth. Sooner the Gestapo arrives at school to investigate the students and the priests that run and work in the boarding school. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationfriendshipdeath
Locations:
bathtubsnow
Characters:
german soldiergermanjewjewishdoctorhusband wife relationship
Period:
1940sworld war two
Story:
sabbathfreezingbarracksauschwitzaccountantanti semitismhateprisonerwidowcandlepianourinationmirrorcryingblood

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V For Vendetta (2005)
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V For Vendetta (2005)

Tells the story of Evey Hammond and her unlikely but instrumental part in bringing down the fascist government that has taken control of a futuristic Great Britain. Saved from a life-and-death situation by a man in a Guy Fawkes mask who calls himself V, she learns a general summary of V's past and,  β€¦after a time, decides to help him bring down those who committed the atrocities that led to Britain being in the shape that it is in. (Read More)

Themes:
hopedeathmurder
Story:
good versus eviltragic herodark herochild shot in the backgirl killedchild shotdeath of title characterchild killedmass gravehiding under a bedbloody body of childdead girlshaved headdeath of protagonistchild murder β€¦hangingprologueno opening creditsprisonermirrorcryingshowercharacter name in titlebloodviolence (See All)

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005) is one of the best movies like Schindler's List (1993)
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Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)

The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's lif β€¦e: a journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless. (Read More)

Themes:
guiltpsychopathherofriendship
Locations:
snow
Characters:
german soldiergermanjew
Period:
1940sworld war two
Story:
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The Dark Knight (2008)
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The Dark Knight (2008)

Set within a year after the events of Batman Begins, Batman, Lieutenant James Gordon, and new district attorney Harvey Dent successfully begin to round up the criminals that plague Gotham City until a mysterious and sadistic criminal mastermind known only as the Joker appears in Gotham, creating a n β€¦ew wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against the Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to "confront everything he believes" and improve his technology to stop him. A love triangle develops between Bruce Wayne, Dent and Rachel Dawes. (Read More)

Subgenre:
christ allegoryepic
Themes:
hopeevilpsychopathherofriendshipmurderdeath
Characters:
engineersecretarydoctorhusband wife relationship
Story:
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The Godfather: Part II (1974)
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The Godfather: Part II (1974)

The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
crueltymurderfriendshipdeath
Locations:
bathtub
Period:
1940s
Story:
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Anthropoid (2016)
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Anthropoid (2016)

ANTHROPOID is based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the World War II mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich. The Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler, Heydrich was the main architect behind the Final Solution and the leader of occupying Nazi forces  β€¦in Czechoslovakia whose reign of terror prompted self-exiled Czech and Slovak soldiers (played by Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan) to hatch a top-secret mission that would change the face of Europe forever.i (Read More)

Themes:
herodeathmurderfriendship
Locations:
cemeterysnow
Characters:
german soldiermaiddoctorhusband wife relationship
Period:
1940sworld war two
Story:
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Everest (2015) is one of the best movies like Schindler's List (1993)
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Everest (2015)

On the morning of May 10, 1996, climbers from two commercial expeditions start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. With little warning, a violent storm strikes the mountain, engulfing the adventurers in one of the fiercest blizzards ever encountered by  β€¦man. Challenged by the harshest conditions imaginable, the teams must endure blistering winds and freezing temperatures in an epic battle to survive against nearly impossible odds. (Read More)

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
hopedeath
Locations:
snow
Characters:
doctorhusband wife relationship
Period:
1990s
Story:
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The Water Diviner (2014)
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The Water Diviner (2014)

After the Battle of Gallipoli, in 1915, an Australian farmer, Connor (Russell Crowe), travels to Turkey to find his 3 missing sons. While staying at a hotel in Istanbul, he meets Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), the hotel manager. And tries to find a way to Gallipoli.

Themes:
forgivenesshopemarriagedeathmurderfriendship
Locations:
water
Characters:
germanhusband wife relationship
Story:
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The Monuments Men (2014)
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The Monuments Men (2014)

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an imp β€¦ossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys - seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 - possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind's greatest achievements. (Read More)

Themes:
hopemurderdeath
Locations:
snow
Characters:
german soldierengineergermandoctor
Period:
1940sworld war two
Story:
gold toothmass graveswastikaarchitectreference to adolf hitleruniformno opening creditsman with glassesrescuebased on bookbased on true storyshowerpistolblood

Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
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Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)

Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant 'T.E. Lawrence' (qv) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his s β€¦uperior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port. (Read More)

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epic
Themes:
herodeathmurder
Locations:
watersnow
Period:
1930s
Story:
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Valkyrie (2008) is one of the best movies like Schindler's List (1993)
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Valkyrie (2008)

In Nazi Germany during World War II, as the tide turned in favor of The Allies, a cadre of senior German officers and politicians desperately plot to topple the Nazi regime before the nation is crushed in a near-inevitable defeat. To this end, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, an Army officer convince β€¦d he must save Germany from Hitler, is recruited to mastermind a real plan. To do so, he arranges for the internal emergency measure, Operation: Valkyrie, to be changed to enable his fellows to seize control of Berlin after the assassination of the Fuhrer. However, even as the plan is put into action, a combination of bad luck and human failings conspire on their own to create a tragedy that would prolong the greater one gripping Europe. (Read More)

Themes:
friendshipdeathmurder
Characters:
german soldierjewhusband wife relationship
Period:
1940sworld war two
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Fury (2014)
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Fury (2014)

1945, in World War II Germany, the tough Sergeant Don 'Wardaddy' Collier commands a tank and survives a German attack with his veteran crew composed of Boyd 'Bible' Swan, Trini 'Gordo' Garcia and Grady 'Coon-Ass' Travis. He receives a rookie soldier Norman Ellison as the substitute for his deceased  β€¦gunner and he tries to harden the youth along the way. (Read More)

Themes:
deathmurder
Period:
world war two
Story:
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War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017)
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War For The Planet Of The Apes (2017)

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and β€¦ the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. (Read More)

Subgenre:
christ allegoryepic
Themes:
starvationhopemurderdeathfriendship
Locations:
watersnow
Characters:
husband wife relationship
Story:
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The Railway Man (2013)
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The Railway Man (2013)

Eric Lomax was one of thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of the Thai/Burma railway during WW2. His experiences, after the secret radio he built to bring news and hope to his colleagues was discovered, left him traumatised and shut off from the world. Years later, β€¦ he met Patti, a beautiful woman, on a train and fell in love. Patti was determined to rid Eric of his demons. Discovering that the young Japanese officer who haunted her husband was still alive, she faced a terrible decision. Should Eric be given a chance to confront his tormentor? Would she stand by him, whatever he did? (Read More)

Themes:
starvationforgivenesshope
Locations:
cemetery
Characters:
husband wife relationship
Period:
world war two
Story:
emaciationends with biographical notesrailwayreference to adolf hitlerwhat happened to epiloguehangingbased on true storyviolence

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The Shining (1980)

Signing a contract, Jack Torrance, a normal writer and former teacher agrees to take care of a hotel which has a long, violent past that puts everyone in the hotel in a nervous situation. While Jack slowly gets more violent and angry of his life, his son, Danny, tries to use a special talent, the "S β€¦hining", to inform the people outside about whatever that is going on in the hotel. (Read More)

Themes:
psychopathmarriagemurder
Locations:
bathtubsnow
Characters:
doctorhusband wife relationship
Story:
good versus evilmass murdererfamous scorejob interviewblockbusterchild murdertypewriterchild in perilfemale pubic hairmirrortwo word titleblood

Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
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Once Upon A Time In America (1984)

Epic tale of a group of Jewish gangsters in New York, from childhood, through their glory years during prohibition, and their meeting again 35 years later.

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
crueltyguiltdeathfriendshipmurder
Locations:
cemetery
Characters:
jewish
Period:
1930s
Story:
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The Untouchables (1987)
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The Untouchables (1987)

1920's prohibition Chicago is corrupt from the judges downward. So in going up against Al Capone, Treasury agent Eliot Ness picks just two cops to help him and his accountant colleague. One is a sharp-shooting rookie, the other a seen-it-all beat man. The four of them are ready to battle Capone and  β€¦his empire, but it could just be that guns are not the best way to get him. (Read More)

Themes:
psychopathracismheromarriagemurderdeath
Period:
1930s
Story:
famous scoreaccountantblockbustersuitcasecharacter repeating someone else's dialoguechild in perilman with glassesshot in the headbased on bookbased on true storytwo word titleviolenceblood

SalΓ², Or The 120 Days Of Sodom (1975)
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SalΓ², Or The 120 Days Of Sodom (1975)

Nazi-Fascist Northern Italy, 1943-44. Four senior members of government, aided by henchmen and Nazi soldiers, kidnap a group of young men and women. They hold them for 120 days, subjecting them to all manner of torture, perversion and degradation.

Themes:
crueltyevilpsychopathweddingmurderdeath
Characters:
maid
Period:
1940sworld war two
Story:
villadead girlhangingfemale pubic haircandlesubjective cameramale pubic hairpianoshot in the headurinationcryingmale full frontal nudityviolenceblood

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enor β€¦mous family fortune -- all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent. (Read More)

Themes:
psychopathracismweddingmarriagefriendshipmurderdeath
Locations:
bathtubcemeterysnow
Characters:
germanmaid
Period:
1930s
Story:
bunk bedpresenthatetypewriterchampagneuniformno opening creditsprisonerwidowcandlesubjective cameracryingpistolviolenceblood

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King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017)
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King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017)

Subgenre:
christ allegory
Themes:
hopefriendshipmurderdeath
Locations:
water
Characters:
maidhusband wife relationship
Story:
good versus eviltragic herodark herofilm starts with textblockbustercharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguechild in perilprisonercandlesubjective camerarescueshot in the headbased on bookcharacter name in title β€¦violenceblood (See All)

Malcolm X (1992)
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Malcolm X (1992)

Biograpical epic of Malcolm X, the legendary African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a Garveyite Baptist minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Malcolm became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when β€¦ let out of jail, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, there he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim and changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz. He is assassinated on February 21, 1965 and dies a Muslim martyr. (Read More)

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
racismmurderdeath
Characters:
husband wife relationship
Period:
1930s1940s
Story:
tragic herodeath of title characterdeath of protagonistcompassionhateman with glassescryingpistolcharacter name in titletwo word titleviolenceblood

Munich (2005)
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Munich (2005)

After Black September's assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, Prime Minister Golda Meir okays a black-box operation to hunt down and kill all involved. A team of five gathers in Switzerland led by Avner, a low-level Mossad techie whose father was a war hero and whose wife β€¦ is pregnant. It's an expendable team, but relying on paid informants, they track and kill several in Europe and Lebanon. They must constantly look over their shoulders for the CIA, KGB, PLO, and their own sources. As the body count mounts -- with retribution following retribution -- so do questions, doubts, and sleepless nights. Loyalties blur. What does it mean to be a Jew? (Read More)

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
heromarriagemurderdeath
Characters:
germanjewjewishdoctorhusband wife relationship
Period:
world war two
Story:
reference to karl marxreference to adolf hitlerwhat happened to epiloguehatehangingbusinessmanchild in perilno opening creditsfemale pubic hairprisonercandlepianoshot in the headmachine gunbased on book β€¦cryingbased on true storyviolenceblood (See All)

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Gomorrah (2008)

"Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia.

Themes:
crueltyweddingfriendshipmurderdeath
Characters:
husband wife relationship
Story:
manicurevillaaccountantghettochild murderchampagnefactorychild in perilsubjective camerashot in the headmirrormachine gunbased on bookbased on true storypistol β€¦violenceblood (See All)

Hunger (2008)
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Hunger (2008)

Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost  β€¦limit. (Read More)

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
starvationcrueltydeathmurder
Locations:
waterbathtubsnow
Characters:
doctor
Story:
emaciationwhat happened to epiloguesuitcaseuniformprologueprisonermale pubic hairshot in the headmirrorcryingviolenceblood

Glory (1989)
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Glory (1989)

Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers.

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
racismherodeathfriendship
Story:
mass gravefamous scorehonorfriendship between menwhat happened to epiloguehateuniformbased on bookbased on true storypistolviolenceblood

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Yip Man (2008)
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Yip Man (2008)

In 1935 in Foshan, south China, there are martial arts schools on every street corner. Ip Man is the undisputed martial arts champion, yet he has not devoted himself to teaching. Despite this, it seems that all the kung fu masters of the city are eager to fight him to improve their reputation.

Subgenre:
christ allegoryepic
Themes:
racismfriendshipmurder
Characters:
husband wife relationship
Period:
1930sworld war two
Story:
good versus eviltragic herocompassionhonorblockbustercharacter repeating someone else's dialogueshot in the headpistolcharacter name in titletwo word titlebloodviolence

Life Is Beautiful (1997) is one of the best movies like Schindler's List (1993)
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Life Is Beautiful (1997)

In 1930s Italy, a carefree Jewish book keeper named Guido starts a fairy tale life by courting and marrying a lovely woman from a nearby city. Guido and his wife have a son and live happily together until the occupation of Italy by German forces. In an attempt to hold his family together and help hi β€¦s son survive the horrors of a Jewish Concentration Camp, Guido imagines that the Holocaust is a game and that the grand prize for winning is a tank. (Read More)

Themes:
holocaust
Characters:
jewjewishhusband wife relationship
Period:
1930s1940sworld war two
Story:
nazi retaliationnazi concentration campdeath of protagonistconcentration campblockbustercharacter's point of view camera shotsubjective camera

The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
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The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)

Themes:
hopeevilguiltheromarriagemurderdeath
Locations:
snow
Story:
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The Good Son (1993)
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The Good Son (1993)

Following his mother's death, Mark is sent to Maine to visit his aunt and uncle while his father goes on a business trip to Tokyo. Mark meets his cousin, Henry, and the two quickly form a friendship. However, Henry begins to show signs of violent behavior that worry Mark.

Themes:
crueltypsychopathfriendshipmurderdeath
Locations:
snow
Period:
1990s
Story:
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A Very Long Engagement (2004)
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A Very Long Engagement (2004)

Five desperate French soldiers during The Battle of the Somme shoot themselves, either by accident or with purpose, in order to be invalided back home. Having been "caught" a court-martial convenes and determines punishment to be banishment to No Man's Land with the objective of having the Germans f β€¦inish them off. In the process of telling this tale each man's life is briefly explored along with their next of kin as Methilde, fiancee to one of the men, tries to determine the circumstances of her lover's death. This task is not made any easier for her due to a bout with polio as a child. Along the way she discovers the heights and depths of the human soul. (Read More)

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
starvationhopemarriagedeathmurderfriendship
Locations:
bathtubcemetery
Characters:
german soldiergermanhusband wife relationship
Story:
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Ying Xiong (2002) is one of the best movies like Schindler's List (1993)
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Ying Xiong (2002)

In ancient China, before the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a minor official defeats Qin's three principal enemies, he is summoned to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising victory.

Subgenre:
christ allegoryepic
Themes:
hopeherofriendship
Story:
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Ben-hur (2016)
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Ben-Hur (2016)

Subgenre:
christ allegoryepic
Themes:
forgivenesshopemarriagemurderdeath
Locations:
watercemeterysnow
Characters:
jewhusband wife relationship
Story:
compassionfriendship between menno opening creditsprisonershot in the headcharacter name in titleviolenceblood

The Iceman (2012)
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The Iceman (2012)

In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski is working as a porn film lab tech until his mob bosses persuade him to change his career into that of a contract killer. For years, Kuklinski gains a reputation for cold blooded professionalism even as he raises a family who are kept in the dark about his true career β€¦. Unfortunately, mob politics ultimately forces him to secretly work independently with the psychopathic Robert 'Mr. Freezy' Pronge. As much as Kuklinski tries to keep his lives separate, circumstances and his own weaknesses threaten a terrible collision as the consequences of his choices finally catch up to him. (Read More)

Themes:
forgivenesspsychopathfriendshipdeathmurder
Locations:
cemeterysnow
Characters:
jewishhusband wife relationship
Story:
polishcoldhiding in a closetwhat happened to epilogueshavingcharacter repeating someone else's dialoguebirthday partypianoshot in the headbased on bookcryingbased on true storypistolcharacter name in titletwo word title β€¦violenceblood (See All)

Ben-hur (1959)
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Ben-Hur (1959)

Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. Together with the new governor his old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. At first they are happy to meet after a long time but their different politic views sep β€¦arate them. During the welcome parade a roof tile falls down from Judah's house and injures the governor. Although Messala knows they are not guilty, he sends Judah to the galleys and throws his mother and sister into prison. But Judah swears to come back and take revenge. (Read More)

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
murderdeathfriendship
Locations:
water
Characters:
jewjewishhusband wife relationship
Story:
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Gran Torino (2008) is one of the best movies like Schindler's List (1993)
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Gran Torino (2008)

Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. He is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 19 β€¦72 Gran Torino he keeps in mint condition. When his neighbor Thao, a young Hmong teenager under pressure from his gang member cousin, tries to steal his Gran Torino, Kowalski sets out to reform the youth. Drawn against his will into the life of Thao's family, Kowalski is soon taking steps to protect them from the gangs that infest their neighborhood. (Read More)

Themes:
forgivenessracismdeathmurder
Locations:
bathtub
Characters:
engineerdoctorhusband wife relationship
Story:
tragic herodeath of protagonistghettoanti semitismcompassionhonorblockbustercharacter's point of view camera shotbirthday partyno opening creditssubjective camerarescuemachine gunpistoltwo word title β€¦blood (See All)

Woman In Gold (2015)
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Woman In Gold (2015)

Maria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.

Themes:
holocaustguiltdeathmurder
Locations:
cemetery
Characters:
german soldiergermanjewjewishdoctorhusband wife relationship
Period:
world war two
Story:
rabbiswastikajob interviewanti semitismwhat happened to epiloguemirrorcryingbased on true story

Sophie's Choice (1982)
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Sophie's Choice (1982)

Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live in Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust. They befriend Stingo, the movie's narrator, a young American writer new to New York City. But the happiness of Sophie and Nathan is endanger β€¦ed by her ghosts and his obsessions. (Read More)

Themes:
starvationholocaustpsychopathracismmurder
Period:
world war two
Story:
sadistic crueltyconcentration camp survivormass murdererpolishconcentration campapostrophe in titlecryingcharacter name in titletwo word title

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Doctor Zhivago (1965)
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Doctor Zhivago (1965)

During the Russian Revolution, Yuri Zhivago, is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father's suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar, who has been having an affair with her mother's lover, Victor Komarovsky, an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, howeve β€¦r, ends up marrying his cousin, Tonya. But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites. (Read More)

Subgenre:
epic
Themes:
starvationmarriagemurderdeath
Locations:
cemeterysnow
Characters:
engineerdoctorhusband wife relationship
Period:
1930s1940s
Story:
famous scoreblockbusterbusinessmanwidowcharacter name in title

Sicario (2015) is one of the best movies like Schindler's List (1993)
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Sicario (2015)

When drug violence worsens on the USA Mexico border, the FBI sends an idealistic agent, Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) on a mission to eradicate a drug cartel responsible for a bomb that had killed members of her team.

Themes:
friendshipdeathmurder
Characters:
husband wife relationship
Story:
tragic herodark herobloody body of childfilm starts with textchild murdercharacter's point of view camera shotcharacter repeating someone else's dialogueno opening creditssubjective camerarescueshot in the headurinationmachine gunpistolviolence

Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
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Interview With The Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

It hasn't even been a year since a plantation owner named Louis lost his wife in childbirth. Both his wife and the infant died, and now he has lost his will to live. A vampire named Lestat takes a liking to Louis and offers him the chance to become a creature of the night: a vampire. Louis accepts,  β€¦and Lestat drains Louis' mortal blood and then replaces it with his own, turning Louis into a vampire. Louis must learn from Lestat the ways of the vampire. (Read More)

Themes:
guiltdeathmurder
Locations:
watercemetery
Story:
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