Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Five Cartridges

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

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#1
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943★ 6.5

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

Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists ...

#2
Land and Freedom

Land and Freedom

1995★ 7.3

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

David Carr is a British Communist who is unemployed. In 1936, when the Spanish Civil War begins, he decides to fight for the Republican side, a coalition of liberals, communists an...

#3
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Five Cartridges for fans of War & Drama. 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....

#4
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

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

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War....

#5
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Five Cartridges 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 ...

#6
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Five Cartridges for fans of War & 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...

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