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Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Directed byMel Gibson

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    Warrior

    Strong story similarity

    2011 · 140 min · Action · Drama

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    The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • similar audience response
    • shared production studio: Lionsgate
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    1917

    Similar atmosphere

    2019 · 119 min · Drama · History · War

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    At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
    • similar audience response
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  3. 03

    We Were Soldiers

    Shared themes

    2002 · 138 min · Action · History · War

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    The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops. His target: the Ia Drang Valley, called "The Valley of Death." As Moore prepares for one of the most violent battles in U.S. history, he delivers a stirring promise to his soldiers and their families: "I will leave no man behind...dead or alive. We will all come home together."

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: hero and soldier
    • substantial genre overlap
    • shared production studio: Icon Productions
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    The Last Samurai

    Strong story similarity

    2003 · 154 min · Action · Drama · War

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    Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: alcoholic and japan
    • substantial genre overlap
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  5. 05

    I Still Believe

    Same studio

    2020 · 115 min · Drama · Music · Romance

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    The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.

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    • strong recommendation signals
    • shared production studio: Lionsgate
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  6. 06

    The Last Full Measure

    Strong story similarity

    2020 · 110 min · Action · Drama · War

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    The incredible true story of Vietnam War hero William H. Pitsenbarger, a U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen medic who personally saved over sixty men. Thirty-two years later, Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman investigates a Congressional Medal of Honor request for Pitsenbarger and uncovers a high-level conspiracy behind the decades-long denial of the medal, prompting Huffman to put his own career on the line to seek justice for the fallen airman.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Defiance

    Similar atmosphere

    2008 · 137 min · Drama · History · War

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    Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  8. 08

    Fury

    Shared themes

    2014 · 135 min · Action · Drama · War

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    April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened army sergeant commands a Sherman tank with a five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.

    Why it connects

    • shared themes: hero and world war ii
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  9. 09

    Silence

    Shared cast

    2016 · 161 min · Drama · History

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    In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a principal cast member
    • a closely matched era
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    Lincoln

    Strong story similarity

    2012 · 150 min · Drama · History

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    The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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