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10 Best Movies Like Two Days in October

If you loved Two Days in October, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Two Days in October for fans of TV Movie & War & History. 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...

#2
Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Two Days in October 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...

#3
The Last Rifleman

The Last Rifleman

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Two Days in October for fans of War & History. 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...

#4
The War on Democracy

The War on Democracy

2007★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Two Days in October for fans of Documentary & War & History. 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...

#5
The Kill Team

The Kill Team

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Two Days in October for fans of 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 ...

#6
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

2019★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Two Days in October for fans of War & History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Vietnam War, 1966. Australia and New Zealand send troops to support the United States and South Vietnamese in their fight against the communist North. Soldiers are very young men, ...

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