Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Breakthrough

If you loved Breakthrough, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
9th Company

9th Company

2005★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakthrough for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Russian army recruits complete training and take their posting in late 1980s Afghanistan, where the insurgents are slowly gaining the upper hand....

#2
1942: Unknown Battle

1942: Unknown Battle

2019★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakthrough for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

WWII 1942: Rzhev, USSR. Stuck in a crucial strategical position, a small company from the Red Army does whatever it takes to fend off the Nazis....

#3
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow

1971★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakthrough for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate majo...

#4
Infiltration

Infiltration

2022★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakthrough for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ivan sets off on a dangerous mission into Syria to save his ex-commander Grey after his capture by ISIS. With the help of U.S. military patrols, he succeeds in freeing Grey and att...

#5
The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

2020★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakthrough for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of the Podolsk cadets’ heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets were sent to the Ilyinsky line, fighting alongside units from the Soviet 43rd Army to hold back...

#6
The Beast

The Beast

1988★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Breakthrough for fans of War & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the war in Afghanistan a Soviet tank crew commanded by a tyrannical officer find themselves lost and in a struggle against a band of Mujahadeen guerrillas in the mountains....

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