Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 12, 2026

10 Best Movies Like War Stories

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

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#1
Danny Boy

Danny Boy

2021★ 6.8

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

Soldier Brian Wood, is accused of war crimes in Iraq by the human rights lawyer Phil Shiner. The two men go head to head in a legal and moral conflict that takes us from the battle...

#2
Hyena Road

Hyena Road

2015★ 6.8

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

Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars – all stand at the intersection of modern warfare – a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems. ...

#3
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to War Stories for fans of Drama & War & TV Movie. 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...

#4
Jacknife

Jacknife

1989★ 6.3

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

A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle ...

#5
Bat★21

Bat★21

1988★ 6.3

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

Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows...

#6
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955★ 6.8

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

A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High Command's dismissal and neglect of the aerial fighting forces....

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