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10 Best Movies Like Joe Maddison's War

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

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#1
Battleground

Battleground

1949★ 6.7

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

Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatri...

#2
The Kill Team

The Kill Team

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joe Maddison's War 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 ...

#3
Field of Lost Shoes

Field of Lost Shoes

2015★ 6.1

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

A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valle...

#4
Walking with the Enemy

Walking with the Enemy

2014★ 6.3

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

Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness ...

#5
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joe Maddison's War for fans of War & Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large th...

#6
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joe Maddison's War 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....

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