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19 Movies Like Dunkirk (2017)

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1 The Imitation Game (2014) ★ 2014

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During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
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2 Atonement (2007) ★ 7.8

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Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
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3 Schindler's List (1993) ★ 9.0

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In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
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4 The Book Thief (2013) ★ 7.5

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While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.
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5 Darkest Hour (2017) ★ 7.4

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In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
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6 The Zookeeper's Wife (2017) ★ 7.0

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Keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, must save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion in WWII Poland.
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7 Pearl Harbor (2001) ★ 6.2

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Pearl Harbor is a classic tale of romance set during a war that complicates everything. It all starts when childhood friends Rafe and Danny become Army Air Corps pilots and meet Evelyn, a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and he and Evelyn and Rafe hook up. Then Rafe volunteers to go fight in Britain, and Evelyn and Danny get transferred to Pearl Harbor. While Rafe is off fighting, suddenly one morning comes the air raid we now know as "Pearl Harbor."
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8 Flags of Our Fathers (2006) ★ 7.1

In 1945, the Marines attack twelve thousand Japaneses protecting the twenty square kilometers of the sacred Iwo Jima island in a very violent battle. When they reach the Mount Suribachi and five Marines and one Navy Corpsman raise their flag on the top, the picture becomes a symbol in a post Great Depression America. The government brings the three survivors to America to raise funds for war, bringing hope to desolate people, and making the three men heroes of the war. However, the traumatized trio has difficulty dealing with the image built by their superiors, sharing the heroism with their mates.
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9 American Sniper (2014) ★ 7.3

A screen adaptation of the memoirs of Texas Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who served as a sniper in Iraq and became the record holder for the number of enemy soldiers killed, for which the Iraqis nicknamed him the devil. In addition to the war itself, the film recounts the memories of Chris's wife, who witnessed her husband's growing affection for his fellow soldiers.

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10 Black Hawk Down (2001) ★ 7.7

The story of 160 elite U.S. soldiers who dropped into Mogadishu in October 1993 to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord, but found themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
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11 Saving Private Ryan (1998) ★ 8.6

In the wake of Normandy, two brothers lay dead in their blood. Meanwhile, a third brother has been killed fighting Japan on New Guinea. After learning that another one is missing French countryside, an Army General Staff ordered to find him and return him safely home with mixed feelings from his team who are risking lives for "Private Ryan".
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12 Fury (2014) ★ 7.5

A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.
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13 Greyhound (2020) ★ 7.0

With a convoy of ships in tow, the USS Greyhound led its escort through rough seas. For 50 hours and with no air cover from planes above them they were vulnerable to submarine attacks. What was worst fears became reality when word spread that their convoy had been targeted by U-Boats!
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14 Midway (2019) ★ 6.7

The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.
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15 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) ★ 7.7

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Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) is on #15 spot of movies related to Dunkirk (2017). The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) was released in 2008, made by Mark Herman and has average rating 7.7 in 2022. Main stars of the The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) film are: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend.

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16 The 12th Man (2017) ★ 7.3

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True World War II story about Jan Baalsrud, one of the 12 saboteurs sent in 1943 from England to the Nazi occupied Northern Norway. After their boat is sunk by the Germans, Jan goes on the run towards the neutral Sweden. However, the brutal weather conditions turn out to possibly be an even greater foe than the Nazi patrols.

The 12th Man (2017) film was made by . Main stars of the movie: Thomas Gullestad, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Marie Blokhus. You can find The 12th Man (2017) in the the next genre categories: Drama, History, Thriller and The 12th Man (2017) has average rating 7.3, according to Screench user votes.

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17 Unbroken (2014) ★ 7.2

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After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.
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18 Land of Mine (2015) ★ 7.8

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In post-World War II Denmark, the Danish government puts their hated German prisoners of war to work clearing the 1.5 million landmines from the western beaches of the country. At one such beach, Sgt. Carl Leopold Rasmussen finds himself in charge of one such labor unit and finds they are largely all inexperienced boys. As the boys struggle to complete and survive their dangerous work, Sgt. Rasmussen's hate for Germans gradually cools as he grows to understand the horrific situation these child soldiers are in even as the mines claim more and more victims. Eventually, the boys and the Sergeant must decide what can be done in a situation that would be later be denounced by later generations as the worst war crime committed by the Danish government in its history.

Land of Mine (2015) movie was filmed by as Director, starring Roland Møller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman. Land of Mine (2015) belongs to the next genres: Drama, History, War and has average rating 7.8, according to user votes.

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19 1917 (2019) ★ 8.3

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April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.

1917 (2019) is one of the last movies similar to Dunkirk (2017) and it was released in 2019. Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Daniel Mays are the main stars of the film and it belongs to the next genres: Action, Drama, War and has average user rating of 8.3 according to IMDB and Screench votes.

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