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10 Best Movies Like Letters from Iwo Jima

If you loved Letters from Iwo Jima, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

2006★ 6.9

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

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six survi...

#2
A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

1977★ 7.2

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

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over th...

#3
The Court Jester

The Court Jester

1955★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Letters from Iwo Jima for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England....

#4
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

Little Forest: Summer/Autumn

2014★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Letters from Iwo Jima for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the...

#5
Jazzclub - Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm

Jazzclub - Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm

2004★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Letters from Iwo Jima for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A musician tries to get by working several jobs....

#6
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Letters from Iwo Jima for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in...