War movies

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Realistic Tense Bleak Restrained Deliberate

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Germany, 1944. Leyna, the 15-year old daughter of a white German mother and a black African father, meets Lutz, a compassionate member of the Hitler Youth whose father is a prominent Nazi soldier, and they form an unlikely connection in this quickly changing world.

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Family loyalty under pressure, Coming of age, Jew persecution, Interracial romance, State sanctioned racism, Displacement and motherhood

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Realistic Tense Steady Bleak Fast-paced

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Forced into exile by the English after being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce fights to reclaim the throne.

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Loyalty vs oaths, Exile and rebellion, Legitimacy and crown, Power vs popular support, Alliance through marriage, Guerilla warfare

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Realistic Tense Bleak Dry Deliberate

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Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.

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Duty versus personal life, Dual life under pressure, Spy ethics under pressure, Espionage tension and risk, Race against science, Hidden loyalties and deception

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Dry Clinical Relentless Fast-paced Minimalist

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True story of Ashraf Marwan, who was President Nasser's son-in-law and special adviser and confidant to his successor Anwar Sadat - while simultaneously Israeli Intelligence's most precious asset of the 20th century. Based on NYT bestselling book 'The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel' by Uri Bar-Joseph.

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Loyalty under pressure, Shifting alliances and diplomacy, Strategic manipulation and restraint, Secrecy and trust, Corruption exposure and ascent, Personal cost of public service

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The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history -- Sgt. Stubby -- and the enduring bonds he forged with his brothers-in-arms in the trenches of World War I.

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Bleak Measured

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In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, banker Walraven van Hall is asked to use his financial contacts to help the Dutch resistance. With his brother Gijs, he comes up with a risky plan to take out huge loans and use the money to finance the Resistance.

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Illicit finance networks, Deception through forged assets, Resistance funding under occupation, Coercion and survival under oppression, Conflicting loyalties and betrayals, State power versus clandestine finance

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A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.

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Germany, 1945. Soldier Willi Herold, a deserter of the German army, stumbles into a uniform of Nazi captain abandoned during the last and desperate weeks of the Third Reich. Newly emboldened by the allure of a suit that he has stolen only to stay warm, Willi discovers that many Germans will follow the leader, whoever he is.

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Realistic Steady Claustrophobic Bleak Fast-paced

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A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.

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Leadership under pressure, Risk and sacrifice, Loyalty and trust, Family vs duty, Coalition coordination, Post 9/11 intervention

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Realistic Tense Brutal Bleak Measured

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After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, a Norwegian resistance fighter finds himself fleeing the Gestapo through the snowbound reaches of Scandinavia.

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Survival under pressure, War resilience under occupation, Deception under occupation, Collective loyalty under duress, Aid under risk

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