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Movies Like The Prelude to an Undeclared War

If you liked The Prelude to an Undeclared War (1984), a war and history movie directed by Jigjidsuren Gombojav, 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. 1Waiting for Anya

    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.

  2. 2The Scarlet and the Black

    The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

    ★ 7.1/10Also history 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…

  3. 3Walking with the Enemy

    Walking with the Enemy (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also history and war

    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…

  4. 4The Last Rifleman

    The Last Rifleman (2023)

    ★ 6.6/10Also history and war

    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 the courage to face the ghosts of his…

  5. 5Wolf Hound

    Wolf Hound (2022)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    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…

  6. 6The Secret of Santa Vittoria

    The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)

    ★ 6.9/10Also war

    During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.

  7. 7The Kill Team

    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…

  8. 8Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)

    ★ 7/10Also history and 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.

  9. 9Jarhead: Law of Return

    Jarhead: Law of Return (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war

    Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken…

  10. 10Hell Hath No Fury

    Hell Hath No Fury (2021)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    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…

  11. 11Cast a Giant Shadow

    Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war

    An American Army officer is recruited by the yet to exist Israel to help them form an army. He is disturbed by this sudden appeal to his Jewish heritage. Each of Israel's Arab neighbors has vowed to invade the poorly…

  12. 12Ararat

    Ararat (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also war and history

    Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.

  13. 13The War Below

    The War Below (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10Also war and history

    During World War I, a group of British miners are recruited to tunnel underneath no man's land and set bombs from below the German front in hopes of breaking the deadly stalemate of the Battle of Messines.

  14. 14The Soviet Story

    The Soviet Story (2008)

    ★ 7.3/10Also war and history

    “The Soviet Story” is a story of an Allied power, which helped the Nazis to fight Jews and which slaughtered its own people on an industrial scale. Assisted by the West, this power triumphed on May 9th, 1945. Its…

  15. 15Beneath Hill 60

    Beneath Hill 60 (2010)

    ★ 6.8/10Also history and war

    The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring…

  16. 16Bunker

    Bunker (2023)

    ★ 6.7/10Also war

    Trapped in a bunker during World War I, a group of soldiers are faced with an ungodly presence that slowly turns them against each other.

  17. 17Devotion

    Devotion (2022)

    ★ 7/10Also war and history

    The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.

  18. 18Munich - The Edge of War

    Munich - The Edge of War (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also history

    At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become reluctant spies racing to expose a Nazi secret.

  19. 19Why We Fight: Prelude to War

    Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war

    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 of the necessity of combating the…

  20. 20Jacknife

    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.

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