Movies like A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1958) is a action movie directed by Roy Ward Baker. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. 1917 (2019)
★ 8.0 · 14,009 votes · War, Drama, History
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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2. Dunkirk (2017)
★ 7.4 · 18,097 votes · War, Action, Drama
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
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3. Schindler's List (1993)
★ 8.6 · 18,038 votes · Drama, History, War
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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4. Greyhound (2020)
★ 7.4 · 3,501 votes · War, Action, Drama
A first-time captain leads a convoy of allied ships carrying thousands of soldiers across the treacherous waters of the "Black Pit" to the front lines of WWII. With no air cover protection for 5 days, the captain and his convoy must battle the surrounding enemy Nazi U-boats in order to give the allies a chance to win the war.
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5. Wonder Woman (2017)
★ 7.2 · 21,289 votes · Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
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6. In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
★ 6.8 · 4,536 votes · Thriller, Drama, Adventure
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.
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7. The Elephant Man (1980)
★ 8.1 · 4,088 votes · Drama, History
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity.
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8. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
★ 7.9 · 12,285 votes · Drama, History
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
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9. Deepwater Horizon (2016)
★ 6.9 · 5,079 votes · Drama, Action
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
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10. The Perfect Storm (2000)
★ 6.5 · 2,691 votes · Drama, Adventure, Action
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
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11. The Finest Hours (2016)
★ 6.6 · 1,809 votes · Action, Drama, History
The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
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12. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
★ 7.4 · 409 votes · Adventure, Drama, History
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
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13. Flyboys (2006)
★ 6.5 · 877 votes · Drama, History, War
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
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14. Midway (1976)
★ 6.6 · 344 votes · Action, Drama, History
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
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15. Against the Ice (2022)
★ 6.8 · 650 votes · Drama, Adventure, History
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
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16. Kursk (2018)
★ 6.6 · 735 votes · Drama, History, Thriller
Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely manage to survive, their families push for accurate information and a British officer struggles to obtain from the Russian government a permit to attempt a rescue before it is late. But general incompetence are against all their efforts.
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