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Movies like A Film in Case of Untimely Death

The best movies like A Film in Case of Untimely Death are Walking with the Enemy (2014), Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012) and The Untold History Of The United States (2012). If A Film in Case of Untimely Death hooked you with its history, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Walking with the Enemy (2014)

    Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent Horthy gives up control of his country to the Nazis, who quickly move Hungarians to ghettos and death camps, with no hope in sight. But the despair changes when a young man named Elek emerges. Separated from his family during the relocations and aided by the woman he loves , Elek defies the enemy by becoming one of them. In a race against time, disguised as a Nazi Officer he embarks on a mission to save his family and thousands of his countrymen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  2. Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)

    A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  3. The Untold History Of The United States (2012)

    Oliver Stone charts the history of the United States from the Second World War to the present.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  4. Field of Lost Shoes (2015)

    A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  5. Dalíland (2022)

    In 1973, a young gallery assistant goes on a wild adventure behind the scenes as he helps aging genius Salvador Dali prepare for a big show in New York.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

  6. Game Change (2012)

    During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  7. The Secrets We Keep (2020)

    In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps her neighbor and seeks vengeance for the heinous war crimes she believes he committed against her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  8. Munich - The Edge of War (2021)

    At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  9. Emperor (2020)

    An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  10. A Month in the Country (1987)

    A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  11. Mayerling (1968)

    Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria clashes with his father, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, over implementing progressive policies for their country. Rudolf soon feels he is a man born at the wrong time in a country that doesn't realize the need for social reform. The Prince of Wales, later to become Britain's King Edward VII, provides comic relief. Rudolf finds refuge from a loveless marriage with Princess Stéphanie by taking a mistress, Baroness Maria Vetsera. Their untimely demise at Mayerling, the imperial family's hunting lodge, is cloaked in mystery.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  12. Mr. Turner (2014)

    Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  13. Original Sin (2001)

    A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  14. Kings of the Sun (1963)

    In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  15. Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)

    What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of human history.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  16. Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)

    At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  17. Radium Girls (2020)

    Young women toiling in a factory are exposed to hazardous material which takes a disastrous toll on their health.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  18. Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)

    The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  19. Richard Jewell (2019)

    Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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  20. The Unknown Known (2013)

    Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both history

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What are the best movies like A Film in Case of Untimely Death?

The closest matches to A Film in Case of Untimely Death are Walking with the Enemy (2014), Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012) and The Untold History Of The United States (2012). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after A Film in Case of Untimely Death?

Start with Walking with the Enemy (2014), the closest match to A Film in Case of Untimely Death.

What is the highest-rated movie like A Film in Case of Untimely Death?

Richard Jewell (2019), rated 7.4/10 by 2,844 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like A Film in Case of Untimely Death?

Dalíland (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

How are movies similar to A Film in Case of Untimely Death chosen?

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