Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

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.

🏆

Expert Review & Ratings

See our full critical analysis and audience score for Only the Brave.

View Review →
Advertisement
#1
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...

#2
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...

#3
A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

1958★ 7.2

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

A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II....

#4
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...

#5
Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones

2016★ 6.8

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

In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew ...

#6
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

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

Advertisement