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10 Best Movies Like Étoiles Françaises

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

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#1
The Codes of War

The Codes of War

2025★ 6.2

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

War stories about family, ethics and honor include the true story of two U.S. Marines who in a span of six seconds, must stand their ground to stop a suicide truck bomb, a Navy Cor...

#2
The War on Democracy

The War on Democracy

2007★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Étoiles Françaises for fans of Documentary & War. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger s...

#3
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

2021★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Étoiles Françaises for fans of Adventure & War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide; stay alive whatever happens; the mission is...

#4
Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Étoiles Françaises for fans of Documentary & 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...

#5
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

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

Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large th...

#6
They Shall Not Grow Old

They Shall Not Grow Old

2018★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Étoiles Françaises for fans of Documentary & War. 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....

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