Movies Like 1942

If you liked 1942 (2005), a war and horror movie directed by Kelvin Tong, 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
Beast of War (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also action and war
When their boat sinks while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a troop of young Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they…
2
Ghosts of War (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and war
A group of World War II American soldiers encounter a supernatural enemy as they occupy a French castle previously under Nazi control.
3
God Is a Bullet (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also action and horror
Vice detective Bob Hightower finds his ex-wife murdered and daughter kidnapped by a cult. Frustrated by the botched official investigations, he quits the force and infiltrates the cult to hunt down the leader with the…
4
Wolf Hound (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also war and 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…
5
Daylight's End (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also action and horror
Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station…
6
Sahara (1995)
★ 6.7/10Also action 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…
7
Bunker (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and 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.
8
Hell Hath No Fury (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also action and 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…
9
Monster Hunters (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also action and horror
When an alien prison ship crash lands and unleashes creature after creature in the California desert, they make quick work of the army that tries to stop them. Now, the only hope of stopping the aliens rests with a…
10
Home Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and action
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
11
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also action and war
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife.
12
The Stakelander (2016)
★ 5.8/10Also action and horror
When his home of New Eden is destroyed by a revitalized Brotherhood and its new Vamp leader, Martin finds himself alone in the badlands of America with only the distant memory of his mentor and legendary vampire…
13
Wolves (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also horror and action
The coming-of-age story of Cayden Richards. Forced to hit the road after the murder of his parents, Cayden wanders lost without purpose... Until he meets a certifiable lunatic named Wild Joe who sets him on a path to…
14
Primeval (2007)
★ 6.2/10Also horror and action
A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.
15
Screamers (1995)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and war
SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one…
16
The Hunt (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also action and horror
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport…
17
Azrael (2024)
★ 5.8/10Also action and horror
In a world where no one speaks, a devout female hunts down a young woman who has escaped her imprisonment. Recaptured by its ruthless leaders, Azrael is due to be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil deep within the…
18
The Driver (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and action
After a plague of the undead decimates human life on Earth, a former hit man (Mark Dacascos), his wife, and daughter live quietly in a survivalist compound. But when their base is attacked, a massive explosion summons…
19
Dog Soldiers (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also horror and action
A band of soldiers is dispatched to war games deep in the woods. When they stumble across a rival team slaughtered in camp, they realize they're not alone.
20
Werewolf by Night (2022)
★ 7/10Also action and horror
On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the…