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10 Best Movies Like Heartbreak Ridge

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

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#1
Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron

1977★ 7.1

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

It is 1943, and the German army—ravaged and demoralised—is hastily retreating from the Russian front. In the midst of the madness, conflict brews between the aristocratic yet ultim...

#2
Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket

1987★ 8.1

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

A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue....

#3
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941★ 7.2

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

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to...

#4
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955★ 7.1

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

#5
Men in War

Men in War

1957★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Heartbreak Ridge 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...

#6
The Yellow Birds

The Yellow Birds

2018★ 6.0

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

Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promis...

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