Movies Like Desert Terror

If you liked Desert Terror (2022), a science fiction and action movie directed by Matt Poitras, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Wolf Hound (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also action
Inspired by the real-life German special operations unit KG 200 that shot down, repaired, and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan horses, "Wolf Hound" takes place in 1944 German-occupied France and follows the daring…
2
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
★ 6.7/10Also action
The life and career of Erwin Rommel and his involvement in the plot to assassinate Hitler.
3
The Dogs of War (1980)
★ 5.8/10Also action
Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.
4
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
★ 7.2/10Also action
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting…
5
Walking with the Enemy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also action
Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent…
6
Battleground (1949)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their…
7
Sahara (1995)
★ 6.7/10Also action
After the fall of Tobruk in June 1942, U.S. Army sergeant Joe Gunn leads his tank into the Sahara desert, in order to evade advancing Rommel's forces and reach Allied lines. Along the way he picks up few Allied…
8
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
★ 7.6/10Also action
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of…
9
Zygote (2017)
★ 7/10Also science fiction
The two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.
10
Monsters of Man (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and action
A robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing…
11
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
★ 6.3/10Also action
At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan…
12
Allied (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also action
In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
13
Hell Hath No Fury (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also action
Branded a traitor by her countrymen, French national Marie DuJardin is rescued by American soldiers on one condition: to survive, she must lead them to a cache of gold - before the Nazis return to claim it for…
14
Shadow in the Cloud (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also action
A WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight.
15
Rage of Stars (2026)
★ 6.4/10Also action and science fiction
A story about a woman from the International Special Forces Unit, who has a premonition about the impending end of humanity.
16
Shout at the Devil (1976)
★ 6/10Also action
During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar…
17
Blood Diamond (2006)
★ 7.6/10Also action
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the…
18
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
19
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
★ 7/10Also action
During World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A true story about a secret British WWII organization — the Special…
20
The Woman King (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also action
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen, and General Nanisca as she trains…