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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

  • Comedy
  • War
  • 95 min
  • 6 age guide
  • ★ 8.1/10 from 6,322 ratings

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.

Directed byStanley Kubrick

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  1. 01

    Fail Safe

    Strong story similarity

    1964 · 112 min · Drama · Thriller · War

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    Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: cold war and general
    • a closely matched era
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  2. 02

    Paths of Glory

    Same director

    1957 · 88 min · Drama · War

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    A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • strong shared themes: anti war and black and white
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  3. 03

    The Bedford Incident

    Strong story similarity

    1965 · 102 min · Action · Drama · Thriller · War

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    During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the Bedford discovers a Soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his crew to breaking point.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: cold war and nuclear missile
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 04

    1941

    Strong story similarity

    1979 · 118 min · Action · Comedy · War

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    In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared production studio: Columbia Pictures
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  5. 05

    1984

    Strong story similarity

    1956 · 90 min · Drama · Science Fiction

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    In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared production studio: Columbia Pictures
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  6. 06

    Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

    Strong story similarity

    1956 · 83 min · Action · Science Fiction

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    Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared production studio: Columbia Pictures
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  7. 07

    Seven Days in May

    Strong story similarity

    1964 · 118 min · Drama · Thriller

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    A U.S. Marine Corps colonel alerts the president of a planned military coup against him.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: black and white and cold war
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 08

    The Apartment

    Strong movie match

    1960 · 126 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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    Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

    Why it connects

    • strong recommendation signals
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