20 movies like Take the High Ground, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), The Deer Hunter(1978), Journey Together(1945), Sands of Iwo Jima(1949), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp(1943), Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018), Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever?(1959), Stop-Loss(2008), Wings(1927), Full Metal Jacket(1987), Sergeant York(1941), The Red Badge of Courage(1951) ...
War
USA
1953
101 Minutes
Richard Widmark Karl Malden Elaine Stewart Russ Tamblyn Carleton Carpenter Steve Forrest Jerome Courtland William Hairston Bob Arthur Maurice Jara Chris Warfield
instructor sergeant soldier recruit friend woman brash patriotic powerful military base texas scars war alienation tough love respect transformation sacrifice rise 1950s
In 1953, at Fort Bliss, Texas, two former Korean War combat veterans work as drill sergeants and fall in-love with the same woman.
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.
War, Drama
USA
1978
183 Minutes
Robert De Niro Christopher Walken John Savage John Cazale Meryl Streep George Dzundza Chuck Aspegren Shirley Stoler
soldier friend girlfriend wife enemy blue-collar worker bleak disturbing powerful intense emotional brutal clairton, pa. battlefield vietnam pow camp wedding town horrors of war vietnam war
An in-depth examination of the ways in which the U.S. Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania.
War
UK
1945
95 Minutes
pilot friend cadet instructor brash patriotic rousing england united states canada flight school airplane training camp world war ii basic training mission aspirations aviation friendship quest
British propaganda film from WW2 stressing the importance of the navigator on RAF's bomber crews.
War
USA
1949
110 Minutes
John Wayne John Agar Forrest Tucker Adele Mara Wally Cassell James Brown Richard Webb Arthur Franz Jacqueline Wells James Holden Peter Coe
sergeant marine private corporal woman patriotic gritty intense hawaii pacific ocean iwo jima, japan battlefield apartment world war ii military life war training respect survival sacrifice
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Romance, War, Drama
1943
163 Minutes
Emeric Pressburger Roger Livesey Deborah Kerr Anton Walbrook John Laurie James McKechnie Neville Mapp
soldier major general teacher nurse nazi gripping melodramatic witty england pow camp south africa germany love friendship war aging military love transformation sacrifice
A Boer War subaltern (Roger Livesey) becomes a World War II colonel, with three lovers (Deborah Kerr) along the way.
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.
Drama, War
West Germany
1959
93 Minutes
Joachim Hansen Wilhelm Borchert Wolfgang Preiss Carl Lange Horst Frank Peter Carsten Richard Münch Günter Pfitzmann Sonja Ziemann Gunnar Möller
german officer nationalist german soldier enemy soldier engaging suspenseful fascinating gripping melodramatic heartwarming germany stalingrad stalingrad, russia war zone war world war ii ideologies nationalism national identity
In the winter of 1943, against the background of battle scenes, a young German Lieutenant who increasingly distrusts the inhuman Nazi ideology struggles with the concept of war.
War, Drama
USA
2008
113 Minutes
Ryan Phillippe Abbie Cornish Channing Tatum Joseph Gordon-Levitt Ciarán Hinds Timothy Olyphant Victor Rasuk Rob Brown Mamie Gummer Alex Frost Linda Emond
soldier friend sergeant fiancée emotional intense iraq texas washington, d.c. new york city iraq war awol post-traumatic stress disorder military new identity stop-loss policy quest sacrifice transformation 2000s
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
War, Drama, History
1927
139 Minutes
Clara Bow Charles Rogers Richard Arlen Jobyna Ralston Gary Cooper El Brendel Arlette Marchal Richard Tucker Julia Swayne Gordon Henry B. Walthall George Irving
pilot cadet friend love interest volunteer military officer rousing suspenseful emotional paris small town air force base airplane world war i friendly fire friendship patriotism duty horrors of war adventure
Two World War I pilots (Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Richard Arlen) woo a young woman (Clara Bow) and fight the Germans.
War, Drama, History
UK|USA
1987
116 Minutes
Matthew Modine Adam Baldwin Vincent D'Onofrio R. Lee Ermey Dorian Harewood Arliss Howard Kevyn Major Howard Ed O'Ross
marine journalist drill instructor sergeant photographer prostitute dark disturbing raw gripping frightening sad barracks parris island, s.c. vietnam city boot camp war zone war violence
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
War
USA
1941
134 Minutes
Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Joan Leslie George Tobias Stanley Ridges Margaret Wycherly Ward Bond Noah Beery Jr. June Lockhart Dickie Moore Clem Bevans
war hero military officer mother pastor girlfriend marksman endearing patriotic inspiring small town army base battlefield france tennessee war the bible pacifism murder sacrifice rise
A marksman is drafted in World War I and ends up becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.
War
1951
69 Minutes
Audie Murphy Bill Mauldin John Dierkes Douglas Dick Royal Dano Arthur Hunnicutt Andy Devine Robert Easton Smith Ballew Glenn Strange Dan White
soldier friend military officer enemy general intense gritty patriotic battlefield woods camp united nations american civil war fear courage honor horrors of war redemption sacrifice transformation
Based on Stephen Crane's novel of a young Union soldier panicked upon exposure to his first Civil War battle.
War, Drama
India
2004
185 Minutes
Amitabh Bachchan Hrithik Roshan Preity Zinta Om Puri Sharad S. Kapoor Raj Zutshi Sushant Singh Prashant Chainani Aditya Srivastava Abir Goswami Parmeet Sethi
young man soldier young woman patriotic passionate brooding intense melodramatic suspenseful india military academy military base military war fighting love discovery adventure metamorphosis fall
An aimless, jobless, irresponsible grown man joins the army and matures into a battlefield hero.
War, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2019
138 Minutes
Ed Skrein Patrick Wilson Luke Evans Woody Harrelson Dennis Quaid Mandy Moore Aaron Eckhart Nick Jonas Darren Criss Tadanobu Asano Geoffrey Blake
navy pilot fighter pilot japanese soldier american soldier wife naval officer brooding gripping emotional passionate patriotic spectacular naval base pacific ocean transport ship military base war zone ship world war ii battle of midway
The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.
War, Drama
Spain|USA
2019
87 Minutes
Nat Wolff Alexander Skarsgård Adam Long Jonathan Whitesell Brian Marc Osy Ikhile Anna Francolini Rob Morrow Elham Ehsas
soldiers sargeant civilian soldier enemy commanding officer brutal dark powerful thrilling intense disturbing afghanistan military base family home destroyed city war zone tank afghanistan war military industrial complex
A young American soldier in Afghanistan is disturbed by his commanding officer's behavior and is faced with a moral dilemma.
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
prisoner of war soldier englishman elephant escaped convict zookeeper charming cheeky confident endearing fascinating incredible prison camp private zoo alps munich mountain war zone world war ii prison break
A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
War, Drama
Poland
2014
130 Minutes
Józef Pawlowski Zofia Wichlacz Anna Prochniak Antoni Królikowski Maurycy Popiel Filip Gurlacz Michal Mikolajczak Karolina Staniec Jasmina Polak Tomasz Schuchardt
soldier touching sultry tense shocking powerful moving gritty emotional warsaw, poland war zone world war ii love rise escape underdog 1940s
A story of love, friendship and the pursuit of adventure during the bloody and brutal reality of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
War
UK|USA
1962
105 Minutes
Steve McQueen Robert Wagner Shirley Anne Field Gary Cockrell Michael Crawford Bill Edwards Chuck Julian Robert Easton Al Waxman Tom Busby George Sperdakos
bomber pilot copilot captain lieutenant girlfriend sergeant brash confident thrilling melodramatic england air force base english channel love triangle world war ii aviation friendship mission rivalry transformation
In 1943, while stationed in Britain, arrogant Captain Buzz Rickson is in command of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, but his recklessness is endangering everyone around him.
Romance, War, Drama, History
1966
373 Minutes
Lyudmila Saveleva Sergei Bondarchuk Vyacheslav Tikhonov Oleg Tabakov Boris Zakhava Anatoliy Ktorov Anastasiya Vertinskaya Antonina Shuranova Viktor Stanitsyn
count countess military officer soldier wife socialite creative gripping passionate russia royal palace family home battlefield countryside war love marriage infidelity horrors of war love
Drama, War, History
Australia
1980
107 Minutes
Edward Woodward Jack Thompson Bryan Brown John Waters Rod Mullinar Lewis Fitz-Gerald Charles "Bud" Tingwell Vincent Ball Frank Wilson Terence Donovan Russell Kiefel
military officer lord soldier enemy prisoner of war somber south africa court battlefield military base horrors of war war murder court battles injustice sacrifice fall 1900s
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.