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10 Best Movies Like The Fighting Generation

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

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#1
Waiting for Anya

Waiting for Anya

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fighting Generation for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain....

#2
Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fighting Generation for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops...

#3
Shoulder Arms

Shoulder Arms

1918★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fighting Generation for fans of War. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero....

#4
The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

1951★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fighting Generation for fans of War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he learns that the Union actually wo...

#5
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fighting Generation for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to...

#6
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Fighting Generation for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have c...

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