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10 Best Movies Like Fires on the Plain

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

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#1
Wife of a Spy

Wife of a Spy

2020★ 6.7

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

It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’...

#2
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

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

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

#3
Destination Tokyo

Destination Tokyo

1943★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fires on the Plain for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a secret mission. They are to gather information in advance of the planned bombing of...

#4
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

1957★ 7.0

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

A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by...

#5
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

1944★ 7.4

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

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat....

#6
Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958★ 6.9

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

The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for ...

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