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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
Men in War

Men in War

1957★ 6.6

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

In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding...

#2
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....

#3
The Kill Team

The Kill Team

2019★ 6.4

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

When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent ...

#4
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

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

A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle ...

#5
The Boy in the Woods

The Boy in the Woods

2023★ 6.9

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

The remarkable true-life survival story of a Jewish boy hiding and being hunted in the forests of Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, based on Maxwell Smart's memoir....

#6
Hyena Road

Hyena Road

2015★ 6.8

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

Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars – all stand at the intersection of modern warfare – a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems. ...

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