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10 Best Movies Like War

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

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#1
The Son of a Thousand Men

The Son of a Thousand Men

2025★ 7.4

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

In a small village, a lonely fisherman yearning for a son is drawn to an ethereal light that links him to others and their long-buried secrets....

#2
Sergio

Sergio

2020★ 6.6

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

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Brazilian Sérgio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most tr...

#3
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone

2016★ 6.6

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

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives....

#4
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

2020★ 6.2

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

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime....

#5
Almost Friends

Almost Friends

2017★ 6.3

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

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a s...

#6
Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

2004★ 6.5

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

Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van ...

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