Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Pour le Mérite

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

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#1
The Devil's General

The Devil's General

1955★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pour le Mérite for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The adaptation of the eponymous play by Carl Zuckmayer tells the story of renegade general Harras of the German Luftwaffe, who during WWII openly criticizes the Nazi regime. As a c...

#2
Jarhead: Law of Return

Jarhead: Law of Return

2019★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pour le Mérite for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously su...

#3
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pour le Mérite 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....

#4
The Codes of War

The Codes of War

2025★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pour le Mérite for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

War stories about family, ethics and honor include the true story of two U.S. Marines who in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb, a Navy Cor...

#5
Twelve O'Clock High

Twelve O'Clock High

1949★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pour le Mérite for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip hi...

#6
Operation Crossbow

Operation Crossbow

1965★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Pour le Mérite for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant. The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 m...

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