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10 Best Movies Like Only the Brave

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

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#1
The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

1951★ 6.4

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

Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually wo...

#2
I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

1949★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Brave for fans of War & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the t...

#3
Bat★21

Bat★21

1988★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Brave for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows...

#4
Love Me Tender

Love Me Tender

1956★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Brave for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the end of the Civil War, a Confederate team is ordered to rob a Union payroll train but the war ends leaving these men with their Union loot, until the Feds come looking for it...

#5
Men in War

Men in War

1957★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Brave for fans of War. 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 Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Brave for fans of War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army....

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