20 movies like All the Young Men, ordered by similarity : Retreat, Hell!(1952), The Hook(1963), The Glory Brigade(1953), They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Sands of Iwo Jima(1949), The Thin Red Line(1998), El Alamein: The Line of Fire(2002), Enemy at the Gates(2001), Operation Chromite(2016), Wunderland(2018), The Siege of Firebase Gloria(1988), Jungle Fighters(1961) ...
War
USA
1960
87 Minutes
Alan Ladd Sidney Poitier James Darren Glenn Corbett Mort Sahl Ana St. Clair Paul Richards
marine sergeant lieutenant private soldier emotional tense striking korea battlefield korean war prejudice racial tension military life battle survival rivalry discovery 1950s
During the Korean War, a platoon leader dies, leaving his inexperienced black Sergeant in charge of his squad of belligerent and racist white men.
War
USA
1952
95 Minutes
Frank Lovejoy Richard Carlson Russ Tamblyn Anita Louise Ned Young Lamont Johnson Bobby Ellis Paul Smith Dorothy Patrick Mort Thompson Joseph Keane
marine army commander soldier intense brooding gory brutal profound korea war zone battlefield korean war battle marines military adventure discovery pursuit revenge rescue
The saga of a battalion of U.S. Marines during the Korean War, starting with their training, landing at Inchon in 1950, advance into North Korea and their subsequent retreat back to the 38th parallel.
War
USA
1963
98 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Robert Walker Nick Adams Pancho Magalona Nehemiah Persoff John Bleifer Mark Miller
sergeant private prisoner of war enemy soldier gripping passionate tense emotional ship ocean korea korean war compassion military life moral dilemma prisoners of war seafaring rivalry escape
In the final days of the Korean War, an enemy airman is captured by three American soldiers who cannot bring themselves to follow the order to execute their prisoner.
War
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Victor Mature Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Richard Egan Alvy Moore Nick Dennis Roy Roberts Russell Evans Henry Kulky Gregg Martell Lamont Johnson
lieutenant soldier corporal army officer patriotic tense thrilling korea battlefield korean war cowardice betrayal prejudice racism adventure discovery 1950s
During the Korean War, an American unit of combat engineers must work with Greek troops in order to perform a reconnaissance mission behind Communist lines.
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
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.
War, Drama, History
USA
1998
170 Minutes
Sean Penn Adrien Brody Jim Caviezel Ben Chaplin George Clooney John Cusack Woody Harrelson Elias Koteas Jared Leto Dash Mihok Tim Blake Nelson
deserter soldiers native military officer enemy japanese soldier dreamy calm intense striking battlefield battleship guadalcanal south pacific tropical island world war ii armed conflict meaning of life male bonding desertion
Adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
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 »
War, Drama
Ireland|UK|France|Germany|USA
2001
131 Minutes
Joseph Fiennes Jude Law Rachel Weisz Bob Hoskins Ed Harris Ron Perlman Gabriel Marshall-Thomson Eva Mattes Matthias Habich Sophie Rois Mikhail Matveev
russian soldier german soldier double agent beautiful woman intense powerful passionate russia battlefield military base war battle of stalingrad rivalry romance betrayal rivalry quest 1940s
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
War, Drama, History
Canada|USA
2016
115 Minutes
Liam Neeson Sean Dulake Jung-jae Lee Justin Rupple Dean Dawson Beom-su Lee Se-Yeon Jin Cheol-min Park Jun-ho Jeong Kim Byeong-ok Seon-a Kim
american soldier squadron leader north korean spy general brooding disturbing engaging frenetic gripping intense south korea war zone inchon, south korea military base north korea secret mission helping others military opposing ideals
In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.
War, Drama
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Tom Berenger Steven Luke Wade Dienert Andrew Stecker Cody Fleury Aaron Courteau Casey Sill Jeremy Michael Pereira Zach Hardin Billy Zane Luke Steinborn
soldier enemy medic lieutenant commander civilian bleak brutal intense gritty gripping patriotic battlefield woods road belgium france luxembourg battle of the bulge war
Christmas 1944, The Germans make one final push against the attacking allied armies in the West. Lt. Robert Cappa and his platoon of 2nd Infantry Division soldiers have been ordered to hold... See full summary »
Drama, War
Australia|USA|Philippines
1988
100 Minutes
Wings Hauser R. Lee Ermey Albert Popwell Robert Arevalo Mark Neely Gary Hershberger Clyde Jones Margi Gerard Richard Kuhlman
sargeant military officer soldier viet cong bleak brutal crafty confident fiery gutsy gory intense raw wild vietnam vietnam war battle military survival survival skills
A tough sergeant and his sidekick roll into a demoralized firebase and proceed to rebuild morale and fortifications in advance of the climactic battle with the VietCong.
War
UK
1961
105 Minutes
Richard Todd Laurence Harvey Richard Harris David McCallum Ronald Fraser John Meillon John Rees Kenji Takaki
sergeant prisoner of war corporal private soldier tense emotional gritty burma jungle dangerous assignment military world war ii competition survival prisoners of war quest rivalry 1940s
In 1942, a group of British soldiers is sent on a mission in the Malaysian jungle and gets lost into the Japanese controlled zone.
War
USA
1952
80 Minutes
Bonar Colleano Lee Marvin Arthur Franz Richard Kiley Nick Dennis James Griffith George Cooper Dickie Moore
soldier private sergeant enemy sniper brash confident gutsy emotional italy abandoned building army camp world war ii battle brotherhood military life leadership difficult decision rescue temptation
During WW2 in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land.
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.
War
USA
1934
74 Minutes
Victor McLaglen Boris Karloff Wallace Ford Reginald Denny J.M. Kerrigan Billy Bevan Alan Hale Brandon Hurst Douglas Walton Sammy Stein
sergeant commander enemy pilot soldier dark intense mesopotamia desert oasis horrors of war world war i battle lost daunting task survival rescue discovery 1910s
A dozen British soldiers, lost in a Mesopotamian desert during World War I, are menaced by unseen Arab enemies.
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.
War, Drama
USA|UK
2013
121 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Taylor Kitsch Eric Bana Emile Hirsch Ben Foster Sammy Sheik Yousuf Azami Ali Suliman
navy seal soldier afghan terrorist warlord survivor bleak frenetic dark intense suspenseful afghanistan field desert battlefield betrayal determination surveillance shoot-out war
Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
War, Drama
UK
2007
93 Minutes
Elliot Ruiz Matthew Knoll Nathan DelaCruz Yasmine Hanani Andrew McLaren Thomas Hennessy
marine army officer iraqi refugee victim woman bleak intense touching brutal melodramatic sad iraq war zone battlefield war war aftermath iraq war battle refugees
An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
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?
War, Drama
Germany
1930
90 Minutes
Fritz Kampers Gustav Diessl Claus Clausen Gustav Püttjer Jackie Monnier Hanna Hoessrich Else Heller Aribert Mog Vladimir Sokoloff
lieutenant student soldier wife mother friend brooding dark disheartening somber france trenches battlefield village germany world war i horrors of war disillusionment death military life
A group of German solders fight on the front line in France at the end of World War I.