Movies Like Edward and Stefan

If you liked Edward and Stefan (1984), a tv movie and war movie directed by Andrzej Konic, 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
The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
★ 7.1/10Also tv movie and war
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 that the Nazis decide to assassinate him…
2
Sahara (1995)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie and war
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…
3
Jacknife (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also war
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 they both survived.
4
The Resistance Fighter (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also war
Based on the true story of Jan Nowak-Jezioranski, who served as a courier between the commanders of the Polish Home Army and the Polish Government in Exile in London. He must return quickly to Warsaw to transmit orders…
5
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
★ 7/10Also war
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
6
303 Squadron (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also war
After the fall of the September Campaign of 1939, two Polish pilots are forced to fight for their nation in foreign battlefronts.
7
Battleground (1949)
★ 6.7/10Also war
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…
8
Fatherland (1994)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie and war
Fictional account of what might have happened if Hitler had won the war. It is now the 1960s and Germany's war crimes have so far been kept a secret. Hitler wants to talk peace with the US president. An American…
9
The Kill Team (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also war
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 Sergeant, he faces a moral dilemma…
10
Uprising (2001)
★ 6.6/10Also war and tv movie
In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.
11
An Ordinary Man (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also war
A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his maid.
12
Dear John (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also war
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah…
13
Waiting for Anya (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also war
During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
14
Red Dawn (1984)
★ 6.3/10Also war
It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers band together to defend their town—and their country—from invading Soviet forces.
15
Shoulder Arms (1918)
★ 6.8/10Also war
An American doughboy, stationed in France during the Great War, goes on a daring mission behind enemy lines and becomes a hero.
16
Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
★ 7.4/10Also war
A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity…
17
The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also war
Chickie wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild—personally bring them American beer. What starts as a well-meaning journey quickly changes Chickie's life and perspective.
18
Filip (2023)
★ 6.9/10Also war
During World War II, a Polish food server at a luxury German hotel tempts fate as he romances local women while hiding his Jewish identity.
19
Civil War (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also war
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
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The Devil's Brigade (1968)
★ 6.3/10Also war
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…