Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 13, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Taking Sides

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

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#1
For the Boys

For the Boys

1991★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Taking Sides for fans of Drama & War & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Talented USO entertainer Dixie Leonard and comedian Eddie Sparks deal with their relationship over the course of 5 decades from World War II to the Vietnam War era to their twiligh...

#2
Buck Privates

Buck Privates

1941★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Taking Sides for fans of War & Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former...

#3
The Kill Team

The Kill Team

2019★ 6.4

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

When Andrew Briggman — a young soldier in the US Army during the invasion of Afghanistan — witnesses the murderous behavior of fellow soldiers, under the direction of a malevolent ...

#4
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

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

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding...

#5
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1957★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Taking Sides for fans of Drama & 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....

#6
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955★ 6.8

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

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces....

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