Films like Empire of the Sun (1987)

Empire of the Sun (1987) is drama, history, war. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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  Schindler's List (1993)

  Also drama and history. 8.6/10

  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.

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  Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

  Also drama and history. 8.2/10

  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…

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  Saving Private Ryan (1998)

  Also drama and history. 8.2/10

  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…

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  The Imitation Game (2014)

  Also drama and history. 8.0/10

  Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at…

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  Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

  Also drama and history. 7.1/10

  After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

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  Braveheart (1995)

  Also drama and history. 7.9/10

  Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village…

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  1917 (2019)

  Also drama and history. 8.0/10

  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.

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  The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)

  Also drama and history. 7.8/10

  When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems…

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  Young Washington (2026)

  Also drama and history. 7.9/10

  Before he led a nation, George Washington was a young soldier thrown into a global conflict. With alliances crumbling and war closing in, he must choose who to trust and confront…

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  13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

  Also drama and history. 7.3/10

  An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

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  The Patriot (2000)

  Also drama and history. 7.2/10

  After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But…

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  The Thin Red Line (1998)

  Also drama and history. 7.4/10

  The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War…

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  9th Company (2005)

  Also drama and history. 6.7/10

  Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand.

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  Pearl Harbor (2001)

  Also drama and history. 6.9/10

  The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval…

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  Come and See (1985)

  Also drama and history. 8.2/10

  The invasion of a village in Belarus by German forces sends young Flyora into the forest to join the weary Resistance fighters, against his family's wishes. There he meets a girl…

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  Midway (2019)

  Also drama and history. 7.1/10

  The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.

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  Alexander (2004)

  Also drama and history. 6.0/10

  Alexander, the King of Macedonia, leads his legions against the giant Persian Empire. After defeating the Persians, he leads his army across the then known world, venturing…

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  Napoleon (2023)

  Also drama and history. 6.3/10

  An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship…

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  Das Boot (1981)

  Also drama and history. 8.1/10

  A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and…

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  Downfall (2004)

  Also drama and history. 7.9/10

  In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin…

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  The Woman King (2022)

  Also drama and history. 7.6/10

  The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever…

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  The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

  Also drama and history. 7.4/10

  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…

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  The Zone of Interest (2023)

  Also drama and history. 7.0/10

  The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

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  The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

  Also drama and history. 6.4/10

  In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its…