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Schindler's List (1993)

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.

Directed bySteven Spielberg

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  1. 01

    Saving Private Ryan

    Same director

    1998 · 169 min · Drama · History · War

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    As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  2. 02

    The Grey Zone

    Strong story similarity

    2001 · 108 min · Drama · History · War

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    The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of assisting in the extermination of fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp and historical drama
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  3. 03

    Conspiracy

    Strong story similarity

    2001 · 96 min · Drama · History · TV Movie · War

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    At the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" can be best implemented.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: holocaust (shoah) and jew persecution
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  4. 04

    Triumph of the Spirit

    Strong story similarity

    1989 · 120 min · Drama · History · War

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    During World War II, Salamo Arouch, a passionate boxer, is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. Soon, he is forced to box against his fellow prisoners for the sake of entertainment.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp and biography
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  5. 05

    The Pianist

    Strong story similarity

    2002 · 150 min · Drama · War

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    The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: biography and ghetto
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  6. 06

    Glory

    Similar atmosphere

    1989 · 122 min · Drama · History · War

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    Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  7. 07

    The Last of the Mohicans

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    1992 · 112 min · Drama · History · War

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    In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  8. 08

    Defiance

    Strong story similarity

    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 story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  9. 09

    Life Is Beautiful

    Strong story similarity

    1997 · 116 min · Comedy · Drama

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    A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: concentration camp and holocaust (shoah)
    • a closely matched era
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  10. 10

    Stalingrad

    Strong story similarity

    1993 · 134 min · Drama · History · War

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    A German Platoon is explored through the brutal fighting of the Battle of Stalingrad. After half of their number is wiped out and they're placed under the command of a sadistic captain, the platoon lieutenant leads his men to desert. The platoon members attempt escape from the city, now surrounded by the Soviet Army.

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