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10 Best Movies Like The Somme

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

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#1
1917

1917

2019★ 8.0

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

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers....

#2
Journey's End

Journey's End

2017★ 6.3

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

Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, variously await their fate....

#3
The Lost Battalion

The Lost Battalion

2001★ 6.8

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

Fact-based war drama about an American battalion of over 500 men which gets trapped behind enemy lines in the Argonne Forest in October 1918 France during the closing weeks of Worl...

#4
They Shall Not Grow Old

They Shall Not Grow Old

2018★ 7.8

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

A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of Armistice Day, and the end of the war....

#5
When Trumpets Fade

When Trumpets Fade

1998★ 6.6

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

In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commandin...

#6
Beneath Hill 60

Beneath Hill 60

2010★ 6.8

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

The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH ...

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