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10 Best Movies Like Ruckus

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

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#1
The War

The War

1994★ 6.6

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

The son of a Vietnam War Veteran must deal with neighborhood bullies as well as his dad's post-traumatic stress disorder while growing up in the deep south in the 1970's....

#2
Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

1983★ 6.2

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

Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymang...

#3
Combat Shock

Combat Shock

1986★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ruckus for fans of Drama. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A dangerously disturbed Vietnam veteran struggles with life 15 years after his return home, and slowly falls into insanity from his gritty urban lifestyle....

#4
Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

1983★ 6.3

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

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese....

#5
Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder

1977★ 6.8

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

A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead,...

#6
Cutter's Way

Cutter's Way

1981★ 6.5

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

Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter ...

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