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10 Best Movies Like This Means War

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

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#1
Safe House

Safe House

2012★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Means War for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlike...

#2
Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Means War for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. However, unbeknownst to the pol...

#3
The Sitter

The Sitter

2011★ 5.6

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

Noah, is not your typical entertain-the-kids-no-matter-how-boring-it-is kind of sitter. He's reluctant to take a sitting gig; he'd rather, well, be doing anything else, especially ...

#4
Stuart: A Life Backwards

Stuart: A Life Backwards

2007★ 7.4

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

Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers f...

#5
The War Lord

The War Lord

1965★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Means War for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the duke's authority in the face o...

#6
Sweet Autumn

Sweet Autumn

2020★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to This Means War for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Maggie, a successful entrepreneur, returns home for a will reading and discovers she’s inherited half of her aunt’s famed maple candy business. What she doesn’t understand is why A...