Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Only the Dead

If you loved Only the Dead, 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 Dead.

View Review →
#1
Korengal

Korengal

2014★ 6.6

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

Korengal picks up where Restrepo left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war....

#2
Capsule

Capsule

2015★ 5.1

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

Guy is an experienced British fighter pilot who is in command of Britain's first manned mission to space. He has trained for this for three years at the height of the Cold War and ...

#3
The Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker

2015★ 6.3

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

As his country is gripped by revolution and war, a Ukrainian victim of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster discovers a dark secret and must decide whether to risk his life and play his ...

#4
While We're Young

While We're Young

2015★ 6.0

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

An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple....

#5
War Machine

War Machine

2017★ 5.6

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

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrysta...

#6
Filth

Filth

2013★ 6.8

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

A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion....