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Movies Like Bow to the Ground

If you liked Bow to the Ground (1986), a war and drama movie directed by Leonid Osyka, 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. 1The History of Love

    The History of Love (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.

  2. 2Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines

    Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also war and drama

    Seal Team Eight must fight their way deep into Africa's Congo, decommission a secret uranium mine, and stop our most dangerous enemy from smuggling weapon's grade yellow-cake out of the country.

  3. 3The Kill Team

    The Kill Team (2019)

    ★ 6.5/10Also war and drama

    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…

  4. 4Every Time We Say Goodbye

    Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)

    ★ 6/10Also war and drama

    A Protestant World War II pilot and a Jewish girl fall in love in Jerusalem, even though their diverse backgrounds threaten to pull them apart.

  5. 5Battleground

    Battleground (1949)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and 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…

  6. 6Dear John

    Dear John (2010)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    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…

  7. 7Field of Lost Shoes

    Field of Lost Shoes (2015)

    ★ 6.1/10Also war and drama

    A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.

  8. 8Maria's Lovers

    Maria's Lovers (1984)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.

  9. 9Firebird

    Firebird (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and romance

    At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base.

  10. 10A Time to Love and a Time to Die

    A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and war

    A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.

  11. 11Jacknife

    Jacknife (1989)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and 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.

  12. 12The Aftermath

    The Aftermath (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also war and drama

    In the aftermath of World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German widower who lives with them.

  13. 13Ship of Fools

    Ship of Fools (1965)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    A varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early-1930s society.

  14. 14Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers (2000)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, decides to go to Bosnia to find him.

  15. 15Bat★21

    Bat★21 (1988)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war and drama

    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 the area he's in is going to be…

  16. 16The Messenger

    The Messenger (2009)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and romance

    Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant who has returned home from Iraq, is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with Captain Tony Stone, to give notice to the families of…

  17. 17The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and war

    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.

  18. 18An Ordinary Man

    An Ordinary Man (2017)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and war

    A war criminal in hiding forms a relationship with his only connection to the outside world - his maid.

  19. 19Walking with the Enemy

    Walking with the Enemy (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama 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…

  20. 20Play Dirty

    Play Dirty (1969)

    ★ 6.3/10Also war and drama

    During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital Nazi oil depot.

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