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10 Best Movies Like Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd

If you loved Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Battle of the Year

Battle of the Year

2013★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Ame...

#2
Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys

2014★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Music & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A musical biopic of the Four Seasons—the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far...

#3
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding...

#4
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country....

#5
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton....

#6
Purple Hearts

Purple Hearts

2022★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real....

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