10 Best Movies Like Platoon
If you loved Platoon, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.
Witness
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Platoon for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
While protecting an Amish boy – the sole witness to a brutal murder – and his mother, a detective is forced to seek refuge within their community when his own life comes under thre...
The Transformers: The Movie
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Platoon for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack fr...
Barfly
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Platoon for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures t...
Born on the Fourth of July
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Platoon for fans of Drama & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for....
The Terminator
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Platoon for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is desti...
Something Wild
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Platoon for fans of Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up....