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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
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

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

A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle ...

#2
Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Only the Brave 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...

#3
Men in War

Men in War

1957★ 6.6

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

#4
The Kill Team

The Kill Team

2019★ 6.4

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

#5
King Rat

King Rat

1965★ 7.1

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

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners ...

#6
Letters from Iwo Jima

Letters from Iwo Jima

2006★ 7.5

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

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it....

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