20 movies like The Great War, ordered by similarity : They Shall Not Grow Old(2018), Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero(2018), Dunkirk(2017), Saving Private Ryan(1998), Pursuit of the Graf Spee(1956), Lone Survivor(2013), Battle for Haditha(2007), The Bridge at Remagen(1969), Saints and Soldiers(2003), Westfront 1918(1930), Hearts of the World(1918), The Lost Patrol(1934) ...
War
2019
110 Minutes
Ron Perlman Billy Zane Bates Wilder Judah McFadden Aaron Courteau Edgar Damatian Jordan McFadden Hiram A. Murray Andrew Stecker Ryan J. Gilmer
soldier officer black man white man bleak disheartening engaging gritty moving profound battlefield europe trenches world war i rescue segregation rescue 1910s
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, 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, History
UK|Netherlands|France|USA
2017
107 Minutes
Fionn Whitehead Tom Glynn-Carney Jack Lowden Harry Styles Aneurin Barnard James D'Arcy Barry Keoghan Kenneth Branagh Cillian Murphy Mark Rylance Tom Hardy
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Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
War, Drama, History
USA
1998
169 Minutes
Tom Hanks Ed Burns Tom Sizemore Jeremy Davies Vin Diesel Adam Goldberg Barry Pepper Giovanni Ribisi Matt Damon Dennis Farina Ted Danson
captain soldier brother enemy parachutist mother dark gritty gripping washington, d.c. france death world war ii invasion rescue honor horrors of war rescue quest 1940s
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
War, Adventure
UK
1956
119 Minutes
John Gregson Emeric Pressburger Anthony Quayle Peter Finch Ian Hunter Bernard Lee Patrick Macnee Christopher Lee
boat captain nazi soldier british officer commandant gory suspenseful thrilling brooding profound intense ship atlantic ocean great britain harbor world war ii battle explosion sinking ship escape
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
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
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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?
Action, War
2003
90 Minutes
Corbin Allred Larry Bagby III Kirby Heyborne Alexander Polinsky Lincoln Hoppe Peter Holden Ruby Chase O'Neil Ben Gourley
sniper intelligence officer sergeant medic corporal private bleak frenetic gutsy powerful belgium battlefield field world war ii behind enemy lines nazis chase murder moral dilemma rescue
A Mormon sniper (Corbin Allred) and an atheist medic clash as their platoon struggles to survive behind Nazi lines.
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.
War
USA
1918
117 Minutes
Adolph Lestina Josephine Crowell Lillian Gish Robert Harron Jack Cosgrave Kate Bruce Ben Alexander Marion Emmons Frances Marion Dorothy Gish Robert Anderson
american beautiful girl friend german soldier father mother patriotic melodramatic rousing inspiring france village battlefield inn household world war i duty heroism love triangle german occupation
Young lovers in a French village are torn apart with the coming of the Great War.
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
USA
1930
105 Minutes
Lew Ayres Louis Wolheim John Wray Raymond Griffith Slim Summerville Russell Gleason William Bakewell Scott Kolk Walter Rogers Ben Alexander Owen Davis Jr.
soldier teacher drillmaster student military officer dark brutal profound germany school boot camp trading post trenches world war i patriotism horrors of war growing up adventure 1910s
A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
War, Drama
USA
1957
86 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Ralph Meeker Adolphe Menjou George Macready Wayne Morris Richard Anderson Timothy Agoglia Carey Christiane Kubrick Bert Freed
military officer soldier bleak gutsy passionate france battlefield military base horrors of war world war i battle fatigue wretched excess sacrifice fall 1910s
After refusing to attack an enemy position, a general accuses the soldiers of cowardice and their commanding officer must defend them.
War, Adventure, Action
UK|USA
1969
158 Minutes
Richard Burton Clint Eastwood Mary Ure Patrick Wymark Michael Hordern Donald Houston Peter Barkworth Robert Beatty William Squire Derren Nesbitt Anton Diffring
commando soldier spy traitor nazi impostor suspenseful rousing gripping castle alps military base germany world war ii prison break rescue betrayal mission disguise rescue
Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis are holding American brigadier general George Carnaby prisoner, but that's not all that's really going on.
War
USA
1980
113 Minutes
Lee Marvin Mark Hamill Robert Carradine Bobby Di Cicco Kelly Ward Siegfried Rauch Stéphane Audran Serge Marquand Charles Macaulay Alain Doutey Maurice Marsac
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A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.
War, Drama, History
USA|UK|India|Spain|Canada|China
2019
119 Minutes
George MacKay Dean-Charles Chapman Mark Strong Andrew Scott Richard Madden Claire Duburcq Colin Firth Benedict Cumberbatch Daniel Mays Adrian Scarborough Jamie Parker
british soldier young man corporal brother confident emotional gripping passionate rousing battlefield ruins occupied france following orders world war i rescue race against time delivery message adventure pursuit
April 6th, 1917. As a regiment assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
War
UK
1964
86 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Tom Courtenay Leo McKern Barry Foster Peter Copley James Villiers Jeremy Spenser Barry Justice
private captain military officer lawyer gritty bleak england battlefield courtroom horrors of war world war i desertion trial military trauma fall underdog 1910s
During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
War, Drama, History
Norway|Sweden|Denmark|Ireland
2016
133 Minutes
Jesper Christensen Anders Baasmo Christiansen Tuva Novotny Karl Markovics Katharina Schüttler Ketil Høegh Gerald Pettersen Hans Jacob Sand Erik Hivju Rolf Kristian Larsen Jan Frostad
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April 1940. Norway has been invaded by Germany and the royal family and government have fled into the interior. The German envoy to Norway tries to negotiate a peace. Ultimately, the decision on Norway's future will rest with the King.
War
USA
1964
99 Minutes
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In Guadalcanal during World War II, a private and his sergeant clash during the heat of battle with the Japanese.