20 movies like The Desert Rats, ordered by similarity : Hell Is for Heroes(1962), Darkest Hour(2017), Fury(2014), The Wooden Horse(1950), Play Dirty(1969), The Bridge at Remagen(1969), The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957), Hell River(1974), Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018), The Enemy Below(1957), Days of Glory(2006), Back to Bataan(1945) ...
6.7/10
War
USA
1953
88 Minutes
Richard Burton James Mason Robert Newton Robert Douglas Torin Thatcher Chips Rafferty Charles Davis Ben Wright
general captain australian soldier british soldier nazi rousing gritty north africa battlefield fort port city tobruk, libya siege of tobruk world war ii field marshal erwin rommel armed conflict camaraderie underdog quest 1940s
Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them.
7.0/10
War, Drama
USA
1962
90 Minutes
Steve McQueen Bobby Darin Fess Parker Harry Guardino James Coburn Mike Kellin Nick Adams Bob Newhart
sergeant private hustler nazi soldier gritty intense france battlefield bunker church bar horrors of war world war ii bravery armed conflict heroism sacrifice quest 1940s
Small squad must hold off German attack.
7.4/10
War, Biography, Drama, History
UK|USA
2017
125 Minutes
Gary Oldman Kristin Scott Thomas Ben Mendelsohn Lily James Ronald Pickup Stephen Dillane Nicholas Jones Samuel West Richard Lumsden Charley Palmer Rothwell Hannah Steele
winston churchill nazi king soldier politician adolf hitler brooding rousing passionate striking tense spirited london great britain war zone nazi germany government building house of parliament world war ii nazi occupation
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
7.6/10
War, Drama, History
USA|China|UK
2014
134 Minutes
Brad Pitt Shia LaBeouf Logan Lerman Michael Peña Jon Bernthal Jason Isaacs Brad Henke Jim Parrack Xavier Samuel Scott Eastwood Kevin Vance
sergeant soldier crew member nazi commander german brooding confident cool germany england france battlefield united states tank world war ii survival courage nazi hunting friendship
A grizzled tank commander makes tough decisions as he and his crew fight their way across Germany in April, 1945.
7.0/10
War
UK
1950
101 Minutes
Leo Genn Anthony Steel David Tomlinson David Greene Peter Burton Michael Goodliffe Anthony Dawson
prisoner of war captain british soldier british officer nazi commandant lieutenant intense tense suspenseful gripping engaging gutsy nazi germany concentration camp survival prisoners of war world war ii nazism tunneling gymnastics
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany.
6.8/10
War
UK
1969
117 Minutes
Michael Caine Nigel Davenport Nigel Green Harry Andrews Bernard Archard Daniel Pilon Aly Ben Ayed Takis Emmanuel Enrique Ávila Mohamed Kouka Mohsen Ben Abdullah
captain mercenary nazi criminal soldier spy gritty suspenseful dark libyan desert military base café village secret mission world war ii betrayal battle dangerous assignment unlikely allies quest
During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital Nazi oil depot.
6.7/10
War, Drama, History
USA
1969
115 Minutes
George Segal Robert Vaughn Ben Gazzara Bradford Dillman E.G. Marshall Peter Van Eyck Hans Christian Blech Heinz Reincke Joachim Hansen Sonja Ziemann
army officer military officer soldier nazi gripping suspenseful germany battlefield river bridge recording studio remagen, germany war world war ii battle honor adventure rivalry quest 1940s
As the Allied armies close in, the Germans decide to blow up the last Rhine bridge, trapping their own men on the wrong side. But will it happen?
8.1/10
War, Drama
UK|USA
1957
161 Minutes
William Holden Alec Guinness Sessue Hayakawa Jack Hawkins James Donald Geoffrey Horne Andre Morrell Peter Williams John Boxer Percy Herbert Harold Goodwin
soldier captain rival prisoner of war captor gritty military base bridge burma world war ii munitions construction military battle bombing rivalry quest revenge 1940s
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, not knowing that the allied forces are planning to destroy it.
5.5/10
War, Action, Drama, History
Yugoslavia|USA|Liechtenstein
1974
90 Minutes
Rod Taylor Adam West Brioni Farrell Peter Carsten Olivera Katarina Velimir `Bata' Zivojinovic Branko Plesa
partisan german officer captain colonel general nazi powerful engaging tense intense dark gutsy yugoslavia world war ii nazism former yugoslavia war heroes battle life during wartime pursuit
Partisans in Yugoslavia clash with the Germans that have invaded their homeland in several confrontations until the climactic battle at Hell River.
6.9/10
War, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
Ireland|France|USA|Canada|Belgium|UK
2018
84 Minutes
army recruit dog soldier enemy french officer army officer cheeky heartwarming emotional touching uplifting boot camp france village battlefield cafeteria dog war soldiers world war i
The true story of a stray dog who joins his new master on the battlefields of the First World War. For his valorous actions, Sgt. Stubby is still recognized as the most decorated dog in American history.
7.5/10
War
USA
1957
98 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Curt Jurgens Theodore Bikel Al Hedison Russell Collins Kurt Kreuger Frank Albertson Biff Elliot Alan Dexter Doug McClure Joe Di Reda
captain sailor soldier enemy friend doctor gritty tense gripping ocean ship world war ii battle showdown survival respect quest rivalry 1940s
During World War II, an American destroyer discovers a German U-boat, thus ensuing in a deadly duel between the two ships. The American Captain must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
7.0/10
War, Drama
Algeria|France|Morocco|Belgium
2006
125 Minutes
Jamel Debbouze Samy Naceri Roschdy Zem Sami Bouajila Bernard Blancan Mathieu Simonet Benoît Giros Mélanie Laurent Antoine Chappey Assaad Bouab Aurèlie Eltvedt
captain colonel soldier military officer enemy powerful france algeria italy battlefield world war ii battle bigotry nazism sacrifice 1940s
During WWII, four North African men enlist in the French army to liberate that country from Nazi oppression, and to fight French discrimination.
6.7/10
War
USA
1945
97 Minutes
John Wayne Anthony Quinn Beulah Bondi Fely Franquelli Richard Loo Philip Ahn J. Alex Havier Lawrence Tierney Leonard Strong Paul Fix Abner Biberman
colonel soldier guerrilla fighter girlfriend tense spirited island philippines world war ii armed conflict rebellion battle courage prisoners of war underdog quest 1940s
In 1942, after the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese, U.S. Army Col. Joseph Madden stays behind to organize the local resistance against the Japanese invaders.
7.4/10
War
USA
1949
118 Minutes
Van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Marshall Thompson Jerome Courtland Don Taylor Bruce Cowling James Whitmore Douglas Fowley Leon Ames
mexican-american soldier general nazi chaplain inspiring patriotic thrilling europe belgium battlefield world war ii military bravery battle of the bulge underdog adventure sacrifice 1940s
True tale about a squad of the 101st Airborne Division coping with being trapped by the Germans in the besieged city of Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in December of 1944.
6.9/10
War, Drama
USA
1951
88 Minutes
James Mason Cedric Hardwicke Jessica Tandy Luther Adler Everett Sloane Leo G. Carroll George Macready Richard Boone Eduard Franz
general doctor wife adolf hitler gritty rousing north africa military base germany field marshal erwin rommel conspiracy honor world war ii assassination fall quest sacrifice revenge 1940s
The story of the final years of the respected World War II German general, Erwin Rommel.
7.1/10
Drama, War
Italy
2002
117 Minutes
Paolo Briguglia Pierfrancesco Favino Luciano Scarpa Emilio Solfrizzi Thomas Trabacchi Piero Maggio Giuseppe Cederna Roberto Citran Silvio Orlando Antonio Petrocelli
private lieutenant sergeant soldier gritty tense africa desert battlefield horrors of war survival desert trek battle fatigue world war ii underdog sacrifice escape 1940s
War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel ... See full summary »
7.0/10
War, Drama, Action
UK
1969
132 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Michael Caine Christopher Plummer Robert Shaw Susannah York Trevor Howard Curt Jurgens Ian McShane
soldier pilot prime minister dictator nazi british soldiers tense gripping london england war air raids battle bravery underdog adventure sacrifice 1940s
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.
6.5/10
Mystery & Thriller, War
USA
1955
117 Minutes
John Wayne Lana Turner David Farrar Lyle Bettger Tab Hunter James Arness Wilton Graff Richard Davalos John Qualen Paul Fix Luis Van Rooten
sea captain german spy nazi british officer commander suspenseful rousing australia ship south pacific port dangerous assignment world war ii espionage military nazism moral dilemma pursuit escape
As World War II begins, German freighter Captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany through a gauntlet of Allied warships.
7.2/10
War
USA
1955
106 Minutes
Marshall Thompson Charles Drake Jack Kelly Paul Picerni Gregg Palmer David Janssen Richard Castle Paul Langton Bruce Cowling Denver Pyle Art Aragon
soldier mother lieutenant brash rousing patriotic texas africa sicily italy france hospital battle world war ii sharecropping heroism sacrifice 1940s
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
7.4/10
Drama, War
USA
1956
107 Minutes
Jack Palance Eddie Albert Lee Marvin Robert Strauss Richard Jaeckel Buddy Ebsen Jon Shepodd Peter Van Eyck Jimmy Goodwin Steven Geray Jud Taylor
soldier lieutenant german troops coward captain suspenseful gripping patriotic belgium battlefield war world war ii arrogance battle of the bulge revenge escape rivalry 1940s
In 1945, an American Infantry company sets up an artillery observation post, but tensions between Captain Cooney and Lieutenant Costa run high.
8.3/10
Documentary, War, Drama, History
UK|New Zealand
2018
99 Minutes
soldier army recruit british officer british soldier british soldiers german soldier german troops bleak emotional moving patriotic powerful sad somber war zone france belgium united kingdom trenches training camp
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
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