MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987 · 140 min

A somber, slow-building siege drama that feels like a history lesson with a heavy sense of doomed duty.

Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Genres
Tv movie, Western
Overview
Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the USNot loaded yet.
Directed by
Burt Kennedy
Genres
Tv movie, Western
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • war
    • survival
    • betrayal
    • freedom
    • death
    Places
    • military
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

    More like this

    Titles like The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

    Movie

    The Alamo

    1960

    A grand, old-fashioned epic that builds slowly toward a tragic, heroic stand, mixing camaraderie with inevitable doom.

    About war and survival · true story

    Via
    • war
    • survival
    • true story
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    202 min
    Details
    The AlamoHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    1966

    A sprawling, sun-scorched standoff of greed and betrayal, told through lingering stares and operatic tension.

    About war and survival · ensemble

    Via
    • war
    • survival
    • ensemble
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    161 min
    Details
    The Good, the Bad and the UglyHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Man from the Alamo

    1953

    A lean, stoic Western that trades spectacle for quiet resolve, following a shamed man through dusty frontier towns as he seeks to clear his name.

    About survival and betrayal

    Via
    • survival
    • betrayal
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    79 min
    Details
    The Man from the AlamoHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Geronimo

    1962

    A sturdy old-fashioned Western that plays out its frontier conflict with earnest, unhurried seriousness.

    About war and survival · true story

    Via
    • war
    • survival
    • true story
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    easy-watch
    Runtime
    101 min
    Details
    GeronimoHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Texas

    1995

    A sweeping, old-fashioned historical pageant that moves deliberately through battles and political intrigue, feeling sturdy and sincere rather than gripping.

    About war and survival · true story

    Via
    • war
    • survival
    • true story
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    180 min
    Details
    TexasHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998

    A harrowing, immersive plunge into combat that leaves you shaken, then quietly moved by the weight of sacrifice and brotherhood.

    About war and survival · ensemble

    Via
    • war
    • survival
    • ensemble
    Pacing
    brisk
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    169 min
    Details
    Saving Private RyanHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Last Command

    1955

    A somber, old-fashioned historical epic that builds slowly to a tragic, inevitable stand, mixing personal loss with battlefield tension.

    About war and survival · true story

    Via
    • war
    • survival
    • true story
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    110 min
    Details
    The Last CommandHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Che: Part Two

    2008

    A patient, granular immersion into a doomed guerrilla campaign, more procedural than heroic, watching conviction grind slowly against exhaustion and failure.

    About war and survival · true story

    Via
    • war
    • survival
    • true story
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    demanding
    Runtime
    135 min
    Details
    Che: Part TwoHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Comanche Station

    1960

    A taut, spare ride through sunbaked badlands, where quiet men carry old wounds and every conversation hums with unspoken threat.

    Same writer: Burt Kennedy · About survival and betrayal

    Also
    Same writer: Burt Kennedy
    Via
    • survival
    • betrayal
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    74 min
    Details
    Comanche StationHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    Texas Rising

    2015

    A sweeping, earnest historical drama that mixes battlefield tension with a rugged frontier atmosphere.

    About war and survival · true story

    Via
    • war
    • survival
    • true story
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Seasons
    1
    Details
    Texas RisingHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Patton

    1970

    A sweeping, character-driven war epic that immerses you in the mind of a brilliant, flawed commander, balancing grand battles with intimate psychological study.

    About war and betrayal · true story

    Via
    • war
    • betrayal
    • true story
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    172 min
    Details
    PattonHidden from your suggestions.
    TV series

    Combat!

    1962–1967

    A sober, character-driven war drama that keeps you close to the squad's tension and camaraderie without graphic spectacle.

    Same director: Burt Kennedy · About war and survival

    Also
    Same director: Burt Kennedy
    Via
    • war
    • survival
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Seasons
    5
    Details
    Combat!Hidden from your suggestions.

    Cast

    Where to watch in the US

    Change country

    We have not loaded where to watch in the US for this title yet. Check again in a day or two.

    Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

    Details