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10 Best Movies Like Red Dawn

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

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#1
Youngblood

Youngblood

1986★ 6.1

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

A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hock...

#2
Sons of Summer

Sons of Summer

2023★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Red Dawn for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

To mark the anniversary of his father's death, Sean takes his friends on a road trip to his surfer dad's favorite beach. But Sean's drug-dealing friend forces him to do one last fa...

#3
Bernie the Dolphin 2

Bernie the Dolphin 2

2019★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Red Dawn for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The kids are thrilled that Bernie has come back. But so has their old enemy Winston, who's about to kidnap the talented dolphin. Kevin and Holly must rescue their splashy friend be...

#4
Soul Man

Soul Man

1986★ 5.3

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

A white prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American sc...

#5
Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada

1992★ 6.7

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

Shada: a prison built by the Time Lords for defeated would-be conquerors of the universe. A scientist named Skagra needs the help of one of the prison's inmates. He finds nobody kn...

#6
The Backwoods

The Backwoods

2006★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Red Dawn for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An English couple's holiday in Spain is interrupted when they discover a girl imprisoned in a cabin....